Chapter 20

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Elena and I both jumped into the sea together. Elena didn't ask why I had waited until this moment, she just believed it was enough.

"No, I want to change back to that appearance!" The Fallen Angel, influenced by the liquid, changed back to its original ugly form. The hope that had just been built up was shattered, and I couldn't accept it.

"It'll be okay!"

I rode the waves on the surface of the sea, swam behind the mutated Angel, and stabbed the "Demon-Burning Sword," which was entirely black and white, into the Angel's back. The energy gathered at the tip of the sword as it pierced through the chest, slowly separating the red liquid droplet by droplet.

The Fallen Angel lowered his head to look at the sword and suddenly said, "After thirteen million years, I see the 'Demon-Burning Sword' again!"

As I pulled out the sword, a drop of blood spurted out and collided with the red liquid, causing it to corrupt.

"Angel, it's time to understand who the true Holy Dragon is!"

The Fallen Angel came to his senses, his body no longer changing abnormally. He suddenly turned to face me, exclaiming, "Your Majesty, the Holy Dragon!"

"The Fallen Angel should address me as the Demon Dragon!"

I held both swords simultaneously, the "Demon-Burning Sword" in one hand and the "God Devourer" in the other. The retreating Angel froze in mid-air. The gods in The Divine Realm, who probed everything, could not sit still. I believe that someone among the divine beings knew that the fake Holy Dragon was a fraud but chose to conceal the truth.

"You are Qin Yang!"

"Oh? You know me!"

"The appearance of Your Excellency has been remembered by all the divine beings, although the Fallen Angels, who have always lacked virtue, have been suppressed and unseen. But I still have the ability to observe the outside world. However, today I have become a Fallen Angel, and the divine beings are my enemies. I will help Your Majesty, the Demon Dragon."

"No need. I must eliminate this ancient feud, but now I need to meet that person."

The golden "Sealing Demon Knot" bandage spread out a net, eliminating all elemental interference and capturing the aftermath of spatial Magic.

I held the swords with both hands, and the cross-shaped sword energy broke through the sky. The cross sword energy rotated in mid-air, stabbing out a massive diameter spatial hole.

"Fake, come out and face me!" With my left hand half-transformed into a dragon, the dragon's energy shot straight into the spatial hole. As it reached the other side in The Divine Realm, it cut through half of the palace, and the dragon claw brushed past someone's nose, knocking over his wine glass. Marutian, dressed in white, wore a faint smile but remained calm.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk~~ I didn't expect you to come to me voluntarily." Marutian conversed with me in dragon language, while a silver dragon head appeared beneath my feet, and Elena, transformed into a dragon, appeared underwater, surrounded by five floating objects.

Yu Yuanqing swaggered out this time, with a voluptuous water snake wrapped around Marutian, a far cry from our gentle and dignified senior sister.

"Marutian, your goal is to disrupt the balance of the three realms' world power. You use such circuitous methods to destroy the world. It seems that both of us are not in our prime. You may be stronger than me, but you won't be much stronger, right!"

Marutian squinted, concealing his gaze, but I was even more convinced. Although the transformation of the Dragon clan into humans and humans into dragons was a symbol of power, it was obvious in the case of the three-headed dragon that there was a special method to help in the transition between the two. The dragon cores of the three-headed dragon and the fire dragon were significantly different in brightness and purity. If I could see Marutian's dragon core, everything would be unraveled.

"Even if you're not much stronger, you are still stronger than you. Can you defeat me? If you really come to challenge me today, you might lose your own life and the life of your contract holder. Have you thought it through?"

"You need me, you need me very much. Otherwise, the three-headed dragon that's been chasing me won't appear between me and Ki-mei Luofei, and it even exposed its back to me! You're forcing me to dragonize, and my dragonization is the result you want! Without dragonization, you won't be able to kill me!"

"You're not here to kill me, and I can't kill you either. Do you think it's necessary for us to meet now? And don't be naive, if I kill you now and leave your dragon soul, I can still control you in turn. I have time to wait for you."

"You don't have time to wait anymore. The world has already told me that The Divine Realm will soon be destroyed by the energy released by the gods. The Divine Realm affects The Demon Realm, and The Human Realm will not be spared either. The outcome you desire is about to be achieved. Even I, who no longer transcends the three realms, will be implicated. But I don't understand why Marutian, if the outcome you desire is about to be achieved, why are you forcing me?"

Marutian stood up and threw down his goblet from the towering palace of The Divine Realm.

"The world? They have already spoken to you? Then they must have told you some truths!"

"Yes, this is the Primordial Dragon Realm, where you split this world! The Dragon of Time and Space!"

Suddenly, Marutian roared, "Not in the past, but it has always been so! You must remember that."

"Alright then, regardless of the past, you once had the ability to directly destroy what you're now trying to subvert, which makes me doubt you."

"Qin Yang, your doubts have led you to stand so recklessly in front of me, truly reckless!"

"Answer me, Marutian, what is the reason?"

Marutian took a deep breath and arrogantly said, "No comment."

I pointed my sword towards Marutian of The Divine Realm from The Human Realm, a sword energy sliced into The Divine Realm, and Marutian waved it off with his hand.

"In that case, let me ask you two questions. Did you really destroy the dragon realm that Ki-mei Luofei spoke about? And why have all the dragon tribes forgotten what the dragon realm is?"

"That fat dead man, Ki-mei Luofei, didn't expect to come to the Spiral Triple Realm on his own. The last time I saw him was in the Blue Temple of the Dragon Realm. The entire dragon realm has already shrunk, and the remaining dragon tribes can only wait in the Blue Temple for the last time the interrealm gate opens. By the way, do you still remember the blue rose in the Blue Temple?"

"Hey! Do you think I would still remember that? Answer my question."

Between Marutian and me, the coercion of the dragons was cast, causing an irresistible pressure on humans, gods, and angels alike, unable to fathom why the war had evolved into a standoff between the dragon tribes.

"What difference does it make if I don't answer? Will you never dragonize in your lifetime? Qin Yang, besides dragonization, what other choice do you have? The Divine Realm has already begun to mutate. As The Divine Realm shrinks, it's impossible for humans and The Demon Realm to maintain balance. How will you solve the fallen gods in the darkness? Remember, you no longer have the identity of a Holy Dragon. The divine beings who won't dragonize will not acknowledge you, and for the sake of their interests, they won't believe in you."

"But I have the identity of a Demon Dragon."

"If you want to conquer the Divine Realm with the demon race, you should understand the odds. Even if you conquer it in the fastest time of ten years, can the weakened Divine Realm wait for that long? You might as well ask the 'world'."

Ten years? If they could wait another ten years, they wouldn't be so urgent to talk to me.

"Not difficult! By eliminating the gods who harbor evil intentions towards the Divine Realm, balance can be restored," Elena suddenly interjected.

"Are you going to eliminate your father? Elena Brandt," Marutian clearly indicated that Elena's father was also involved. Taking it from a family standpoint, would Elena be willing to oppose her own father?

"Including him," Elena's eyes were as firm as a sharp blade.

"Choosing a husband over your father? But do you think executing this plan is so easy? None of your methods can bypass me. Transform into a dragon! What other choice do you have? Do you still want me to target one of these girls?" Marutian rubbed his fingers together, and the faces of the girls appeared one by one.

"Which one will you choose? Perhaps this way, I can address another issue in your mind, Qin Yang, you must have another question in your mind - that there is a reason for everything anyone does, including the reason for destroying the Spiral Tri-Realm. This is not because I am insane, nor because it amuses me, but to rebuild a complete and stable dragon realm, 'to break before rebuilding,' you should understand! I am a creator, the dragon realm spoken of by the Fire Dragon Qimilo is created by me, I know how to create it again."

"That's not something you created! You just seized the world power of the old dragon realm, which is the Spiral Tri-Realm, and reshaped it. At that time, apart from the dragon race, no other beings had a say, but now... you can't do this!"

"Haha! Except for the dragon race, no other group can compare with us. Gods, humans, and demons are the ruling races here, but they are equally voiceless in front of us. Our dragon race is too weak here, some hiding and sleeping at the bottom of the sea, some sealed in the snowy plains, some immobile for millions of years in unknown mountain forests pretending to be stone statues. You disappoint me so much, the only exception is you, Qin Yang, you are more promising but you are fighting against yourself, letting these lower races rule here for thirteen million years."

Suddenly, a flash of lightning struck Elena's floating object, as if Marutian was venting his anger like a disappointed child. Another heavier thunderbolt followed, its power sweeping away boats on the sea, unlucky ones capsizing.

"I find that asking you questions is a waste of time!"

Two swords appeared in front of Marutian, and I was protected by Elena's royal power, fearlessly guarding against the lightning attack, as the Space Magic instantly transported us to the Divine Realm to counterattack.

Yuyuan Qing in the Divine Realm's temple was taken aback, while Marutian crossed his hands to catch the two swords.

"Very well! To save time, I'll tell you, the destruction of the dragon realm spoken of by Qimilo is all because of you - Reisgolo!" Marutian lowered his sword and we locked eyes, and in the corner of my eye, I saw that now the Divine Realm was just a sky temple. The sky was completely filled with clouds, with no gap in between, no longer the clear sky scenery of the past.

"What evidence do you have to make me believe you?"

"Then stop asking!"

"Marutian! Since there are hardly any dragons left, even if you destroy the three realms, they cannot escape death. What's the point of rebuilding the dragon realm without them?"

"No need for them."

My "Sealing Demon Knot" in my hand moved slightly, and Marutian smiled and said, "It's useless. We're all 'Dragons of Time', able to harness the power of the timeline, and the timeline isn't meant for battle—it's a treasure trove, and we are the keys! Choose to transform into a dragon, Qin Yang, I'll give you a hint! Otherwise, even at the end of the world, you won't be able to defeat me."

Marutian released his magical power, the intensity of which was terrifying. Even if he was bluffing, this kind of display would easily strike fear into the hearts of people.