Chapter 79: Chapter 76 - Xiantian
Having two remaining, Dragon God to fight Caelum had gone ahead to fight them and finally gain the reward from his quest knowing that it would be the perfect moment to be the catalyst in breaking through the Xiantia realm. The Soul Warming Lotus was the perfect item in refining his Spiritual Sea or Sea of Consciousness and helped nourish his soul.
Though, he had yet gained the primal infant did not mean he does not have soul with only difference between the two was his soul is currently a mortal rank while gaining a primal infant that is created by shattering the energy accumulated from a Golden Core is obviously a lot stronger than a mortal soul.
Caelum had been occupied in both helping his Essence Gathering Cultivation and Body Transformation Cultivation with the addition of tempering his mind and heart that helped his magic grow stronger. It was perfectly being refined into one and Caelum believes that this 3002 magic is the series in the creation of the worlds.
He had kept a bottleneck at each type of cultivation, having reached the pinnacle of the world he was in. Caelum may be limitless and unrestricted and was only held back by the world's he was in. Though, he still needed to gain all magic and those that will be discovered in the future.
Furthermore he was interested in joining fairy tail and seeing how things went. Caelum is more interested if Natsu would exist along with the other dragon slayer but it was not his problem anymore. Besides, he wanted the girls in canon namely Mirajane.
"Is this the place?"
His group arrived in a secluded mountain where he spread his spiritual sense to find the dragon god. However, it was not the only thing that he was able to find from scanning the area.
Caelum didn't know if he should laugh or cry upon stumbling people that weren't hiding their killing intent. He merely flew to the trap they set up that instantly activated a powerful rune magic below him then soon his enemy revealed themselves.
He looked at them curiously having seriously taught that a simple magic that sealed the power of mages was enough to stop him.
"Who are you people?"
They didn't say anything, merely leap forward bringing out weapons that seemed to emanate death and tried to stab Caelum into the abdomen. The unknown trio smirked believing that they were able to kill him only to be dumbfounded when their ally was grabbed by the neck.
"What!? How!?"
"You all overestimate yourselves. Sure I can't use Ethernano but who said I can't use other means?"
Caelum didn't try to ask any question since they would refuse to tell anything and decided to devour the two individuals that instantly made him feel a profound energy begin to whirl within his abdomen that caused a fluctuating energy that seemingly tried to disintegrate his other energy. He could feel his vigorous vitality was being ripped apart by the energy.
The bursting chaotic energy causes the surrounding to wither and die while Caelum remains unmoving and the two individuals who saw this an opportunity tried to attack him only to be stopped by Mio and Mia who stood before him. Caelum circulated the energy trying to assimilate the newfound energy into his system but it lacked the other half. Fortunately, his skill gave him the perfect adaptability that allowed to have control over his energy.
At that time, he opened his eyes to see Mio and Mia had killed the remaining two enemies.
'I didn't expect that it would be this violent.'
[ You have acquired "Death" Energy ]
Caelum emanates a serene darkness that seems to poison the air around him and wither everything. He was unsure if this could be considered a blessing when the energy was too much when mixed with other energies. It was important to have balance and lacked the Life energy that he needed to control it.
"Emissary of Ankhseram. The only reason for them to appear is if you have interfered with life and death."
Selene remarked looking at him wanting to get her answer since even for a dragon god like her trying to break the cycle was near impossible. Only a fool would try to fight the law of the world itself.
"I have and this is only given more than it should. However, I must ask if Aldoron truly has the power over life?"
"...He does? Why did you ask?"
"It's important as what I've gained from them is both a blessing and curse. I need to acquire a piece of what that dragon has to offer."
Caelum said having thought that having Life energy could bring out the true potential of death energy. He turned his attention to the Earth Dragon God but frowned that it had already been sealed by the three individuals. Fortunately, it registered that he had subdue the dragon god in the system.
"It seems that the Earth Dragon God had been sealed by the three. They are probably trying to stop whatever I am doing."
He assumed that they accurately thought that he was doing this to get stronger and tried to halt him. Caelum didn't care much what they did since it was an easy win for him.
"I guess we're going to find Aldoron now."
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The next few weeks of travel, they were able to quickly find Aldoron and amaze by the size of the dragon, easily the same as Caelum dragon form. It was the largest dragon that he had ever seen before and his body was encompassed by all tree bark, with tree and other wood-like features adorning him. His face is mainly a large plank with small slits as his eyes and mouth, with a pair of wooden horns protruding from his head
Caelum could tell he was the third strongest dragon god he has seen. Second being Viernes because of his magic to grow stronger the more greedier he got. Though, he can also speculate that the earth dragon god could be tricky open when everything is earth element.
"I should transform into my dragon form for this."
He began to transform into his dragon form letting Selene see it for the first over the time they spent with each other and couldn't help being drawn by the magnificent sight before her. She seems convinced to conceive his child upon seeing his beautiful form.
Rooooaar!
Caelum gave a thundering roar that attracted the Wood Dragon God who could see that he was a threat quickly summoned a barrage of thorn needles and shot them toward Caelum who merely shrugged it off. He strikes him straight to the face, deciding his magic is too much for this fight.
Aldoron roared in pain and summoned wood from the ground that ensnared his opponent who tried to break through but it slither around his body allowing the wood dragon god to bite into him.
"Master seems to be struggling a bit not to hold back."
"That's because Aldoron wood magic gave him the ability to absorb Ethernano and energy from his enemies."
"Basically wood style?"
"Wood style? What's that? A type of magic?"
"Sort of."
Selene ponders about the term that Mio mentions while they continue to watch Caelum who roared not in anguish rather excitement and broken free from his shackles then grabbed a hold of the wood dragon god before slamming it into the ground causing the vast land to quake violently.
Aldoron didn't let it pinned in the ground for too long and produce thick tree branches that tried to stabbed Caelum, however, he was baffled by the thick scale that Caelum had. He was aken aback when his wooden flesh was bitten into and consumed by his enemy.
It could feel a large part of it had been absorbed into its body and roared in anguish while Caelum froze for moment trying to unify the Life Energy from his enemy which gave Aldoron the opportunity to escape from his grasp.
Caelum knew that his about to broken through the Xiantian Rank and couldn't miss the opportunity which force him to use [ Unlimited Imprisonment ] on Aldoron who baffled when he suddenly surrounded by multicolored light that covered his area completely.
"What is that magic barrier? It seem to distort dimension."
"That's called Unlimited Imprisonment which seal a person power and won't degrade through time."
"Fascinating…"
She watched as Aldoron struggled to break the barrier roaring in anguish while Caelum turned into his human form and deeply concentrated while releasing a violent current of energy around him with his skin starting to tear apart. The intensity that he was feeling within his abdomen was violent but didn't let it stop him.
The once disorganized energy within his Dantian was slowly being established where at the center was his Aether that shattered then expanded even further within his Dantian that soon started to purify itself turning into sparkling dust that appeared like a ring within the life and death energy.
He essentially did not have any core anymore and naturally absorbed the energy from the surrounding. Caelum could feel his skin remove the remaining impurities that soon gave him the energy that he's been trying to gain.
[ Aether turn into Stardust energy ]
[ You have broke through the Xiantian Realm ]
Caelum's appearance changes, having his hair grown that reaches his back while having bluish hair and having a more pretty boy look than just manly appearances. Selene who saw everything could feel that his both there and not there that even though she tried her best to gauge his power was completely lost upon it was like overflowing water that remain undisturbed.
[ Image here ]
He opened his golden eyes and scanned his body having expanded his Dantian and Spiritual Sea. The space within his abdomen appeared like a whirling vortex where at the center was the Life and death energy while the other energy surrounded them like a ring of planets. The stardust was akin to river of star within the space.
'It feels like World energy but weaker…'
[ Side Mission!( Completed ) ]
[ Objective: Find all of the Dragon gods and subdue each of them. Do not kill.
Rewards: Soul Warming Lotus, Compression art, Illusory Essence Art.
Failure: Unable to get stronger for 100 years in real time.
Time Limit: 5 Years ]
Caelum finished the mission looking at Aldoron who was fiercely trying to escape but he decided to seal him forever upon knowing that he would cause destruction if left alive for too long. He turned to his woman who quickly went closer and inspected him if he was alright.
"Now that you've defeated all the dragon gods, what are you going to do?"
"Return to my empire and wait 500 years to see how things goes. You are welcome to come with me."
"After what I have seen, I'm determined to make you my mate and bear my children."
"Suit yourself."
Caelum was pleased that he acquired not only more power but also a new woman along the way. The group quickly left the Guilitina continent and returned to Ishgar Continent where his Archeapeiron Empire. Once they arrived, his citizens gave them a warm welcome and Caelum saw how the empire was prospering because he had left a clone to run the place. It was fortunate that he was able to control clones whatever the distances.
Of course, he refused to use his clone to have his way with his woman. Meanwhile, Selene was impressed by the sight of human and dragon co-existing, then noticed how other dragons had human forms.
"I am amazed how peaceful this place is."
"Dragons and humans lack the necessary leadership from the past but now that I, their emperor, have stepped foot and brought a new era that allowed them to mature for the future."
"Won't this trigger a war against the gods?"
She knows that the god won't stand still upon seeing unified and growing nations of humans and dragons. They let the dragon god grow knowing that they won't team up and eventually kill each other but now that Caelum appeared this had changed things.
"Hahahaha they can try but that bring more benefits to me anyway."
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