章節 314: Chapter 314: Deity Above Deities
After the battle between the Dragon Court's master and the two half-god elves concluded.
Countless true dragons and their kin's armies looked up at the sky, their eyes filled with almost tangible respect and admiration. As for the elves, who had just kindled a glimmer of hope in their hearts, the flame in their eyes faded once more, their expressions turning dull.
The Twin Flower Divine Envoys are the strongest among all the divine envoys under the Goddess of Life and even within the elven pantheon.
Yet, even so, when battling the master of the primary material world, the Dragon Court's master, they could not pose any threat. When their two-on-one strategy failed to hold him back, in a one-on-one situation, they were defeated one after the other in a very short time.
At the same time.
Many true dragons looked at the Thunderous Giant Bear, controlling the storm, with puzzled expressions.
They could not recognize this half-god, whose size was comparable to the Dragon Court's master, belonging to neither side, and wondered why he chose to join the dragon-elf war at this moment.
However, the similar divine transformation made the true dragons feel a certain connection between this half-god and their Dragon Court's master.
Seemingly quite close.
Garon looked at Volibear, asking, "Brother, how much strength do you think this body can exert?"
Volibear was not summoned in his true form.
It could even be said that at this moment, he was a manifestation of Garon's power, belonging to Garon's strength.
Only, this manifestation was controlled by the will of Volibear from another timeline, with the power of time transformed into his divine-like power.
Volibear was slightly startled, then looked down at his own bear claws, saying, "It can be fully exerted. Your Time Alliance indeed possesses a very peculiar ability."
Garon nodded slightly.
Considering the intense consumption of the power of time, if only a half-god body that couldn't exert full strength was condensed, he might have decided to seal away the ability of the Time Alliance in the future.
Now it seems, it's worth further development.
"Has anything interesting happened in Valoran lately?"
Garon stopped the power supply to the Time Alliance's manifestation. However, the time power that constituted Volibear's body still had some remaining, allowing it to exist for a relatively short period.
Taking advantage of Volibear's presence, Garon had a brief chat with him.
After the supply of time power ceased, Volibear's body began to turn transparent and illusory at a visible speed. Noticing this, he didn't mind much and said, "Our Four Pillars Faith followers are increasing. Now, I have faintly sensed something called divinity."
Garon nodded slightly.
In the recent battle, Garon indeed saw a trace of divinity emerging from Volibear.
There was, but it was very weak, far from comparable to a half-god.
However, the Four Pillars Faith was established not long ago, and the future looks promising.
"Very good, I look forward to the day when you brothers become gods."
Garon smiled, chatting with Volibear until he disappeared.
In the conversation, Volibear seemed to think of something, showing an annoyed expression, "Just that, around the Storm Mountains where we previously lived in Freljord, many purple worms have appeared out of nowhere."
Purple worms?
Garon looked puzzled, "Can they threaten you?"
Volibear shook his head, "Not really. However, when our followers venture out, they occasionally encounter these worms' attacks. I've killed many, but they keep coming. We're not sure where they are spawning from yet."
Garon thought for a moment and suggested, "Maybe there's a worm nest or something like a worm mother. You might want to look for it."
Volibear nodded, clenching his fists eagerly, showing a bloodthirsty look, "Sure, let me find out who's causing trouble in our territory, and I'll tear them apart alive!"
By this time, Volibear's body had become very transparent.
Garon's gaze could penetrate his body and see the distant mountains rising and falling.
"Little brother, next time you encounter an enemy, just call me."
Volibear, looking at his transparent body, told Garon.
Garon nodded, "And you brothers too, when you come to Valoran in the future, we'll have a good catch-up."
The Time Alliance works both ways; if Volibear and the others need Garon, they can also consume their divine-like power to condense Garon's manifestation.
"Haha, see you later."
With a wild roar, Volibear's figure completely disappeared into the air.
Garon withdrew his gaze, looking towards the devastated Elf Forest.
From the outside, it was already difficult to discern the forest's shape, thick smoke and fierce flames filled the severely damaged land, and the air was permeated with a ubiquitous stench of blood and the smell of burnt flesh.
At this time, the true dragons led a monster army, chasing down each stubbornly resisting or desperately fleeing elf soldier.
As time passed, one by one, the remaining elves died under the sharp claws or were captured alive, becoming toys for the true dragons to vent their anger.
Metallic dragons generally do not enjoy toying with their enemies.
However, for some dragons, like the chromatic dragons and some ferrous dragons, their methods towards enemies have always been exceptionally cruel.
Before long, as the smoke had yet to clear, the war had come to a complete end.
Now, no longer in his divine form, Garon hovered in the clouds above, looking around, overseeing everything below, and proclaimed, "Fellow kin, this victory belongs to my glory, as well as yours!"
The dragons let out high and excited roars.
Having been suppressed by the elves for years, the true dragons, having crushed the largest stationed elf army in the southern hemisphere in one fell swoop and successfully exacted revenge, finally vented the frustration that had been suppressed for a long time.
At the same time.
To Garon's surprise.
He noticed that many true dragon kin, those creatures that admired the power of true dragons, and even some young and newly adult true dragons, were looking at Garon with fervent eyes, murmuring to themselves.
"The great Dragon Court's master, your brilliance shines upon me, I will believe in you, praying for the protection of the mighty power of time."
Similar words came from various dragon mouths.
Already a half-god, Garon could clearly feel threads of power emanating from these true dragons and their kin, converging upon him.
Through these thread-like powers, he could clearly sense their emotional states.
Excitement, nervousness, awe, agitation, and devout faith.
"Dragonkin's faith."
Garon's gaze swept over those true dragons and kin creatures that provided him with the power of faith.
Clearly, his performance directly conquered these creatures' hearts. By appearing and turning the tide with the power of thunder, after being oppressed by the elf armies for a long time, a part of the true dragons converted into Garon's followers.
During times of war, faith is more easily fostered than in times of peace.
Compared to the distant, outer-plane dragon gods, Garon, who was present and demonstrated his mighty power, protecting the dragonkin of Kara, was more easily able to harvest faith.
In the war, the dragon gods certainly played an indispensable role. However, their battles with the elven gods were rarely witnessed by the dragons.
Therefore, it was not as impactful as Garon's battles in the primary material world against the half-god elves.
"Almost the most difficult faith to obtain, dragonkin faith."
Garon looked pleased, seeing that his charm was indeed powerful enough.
The faith from true dragons is said to be one of the hardest types of faith to harvest in the multiverse.
"I am already a half-god."
"If I could gain a level of divine power like the dragon gods,"
"With demi-godly power and supernatural divine power combined, my strength could leap forward once more."
Garon looked over the dragon army, contemplating briefly.
In the endless planes, supernatural divine power is the mainstream force, with no upper limit, and Garon knew that as long as he did not die, he would inevitably become a powerful divine force. However, what about beyond that?
Could his power of time surpass powerful divine power?
Above powerful divine power lies ultimate divine power.
Gods above gods are known as deities above deities, indicating gods above all other gods.
Deities above deities can transcend the constraints of faith, freely wielding supernatural divine power, or rather, the transformation of faith into supernatural divine power is perhaps a rule set by the deities above deities themselves.
However, in the current endless multiverse, traces of deities above deities are hard to find, with no miracles to speak of, as if they have grown weary of managing the multiverse and have completely let go, allowing it to operate naturally.
Through the Dragon Heritage, Garon knew of a deity above deities named AO, similar in pronunciation to the Ninefold Dragon God Aio in the common language, who truly existed.
Apart from AO, the Dragon Heritage also mentions some dubious news about deities above deities.
For instance, the Imperial Dragonkind, whose appearance and abilities are quite similar to the Chinese Dragon known from Garon's previous life, do not worship any dragon god. Instead, they believe in a deity named Haotian, who also seems to be a deity above deities.
Whether there are multiple deities above deities or if the different deities above deities are actually different aspects of the same deity is unknown.
"Faith. Perhaps I can create an avatar as a vessel for faith."
Garon thought silently.
He himself does not wish to become a god because, while becoming a god means gaining supernatural divine power through faith, it also means being bound by faith, which is not something Garon wishes to see.
But if he could have a divine avatar, while his main body remains a powerful divine force, that would be quite rare.
Garon does not aspire to become a deity above deities.
Such a goal is too far-reaching. The shining existence of a deity above deities, throughout the entire multiverse and endless timelines, might only be one, more a concept of the multiverse itself than a god. The gap between ordinary gods and deities above deities is as vast as the gulf between mortals and gods.
However, Garon is also ambitious.
His ambition is not grand, just a little bit.
To completely master the Time River, one of the multiverse's cornerstones, and to assimilate all the mighty power of time into himself, along with having a powerful divine avatar, would be enough.
For a time dragon who will inevitably become a powerful divine force, Garon truly feels his ambition is not great, even conservative.
Garon exhaled slowly, calming his emotions.
Then.
Under Garon's leadership, the spirited dragonkin took control of this lost land.
But the war on Kara had not yet ended.
This place was just one of the dragonkin territories occupied by the elves. In the southern hemisphere alone, many other elf-occupied areas remained, and Garon's initial visit to the northern hemisphere was similarly fraught with them.
"The largest elf stationed army in the southern hemisphere has been eliminated."
"I will head to the northern hemisphere to root out the elven forces on the other side of this planet. This place, I leave to you."
"I believe, with the strength of our kin, it is enough to crush the remaining elves."
Garon addressed the dragon army.
Upon his words, many true dragons let out excited roars.
"The great Dragon Court's master, rest assured, under your protection, we will be invincible, and the elves and their forests will turn to ashes and dust!"
Garon nodded slightly, not leaving immediately.
The golden light dissipated, transforming into the silver dragon Garon, who called over Uribis.
This serpent dragon was feasting on the corpses of high-ranking elves amidst the war and smoke, its draconic maw stained with glaring blood.
As it flew towards Garon, Uribis did not forget to tidy up its appearance, extending its long tongue to lick off the blood on its facial armor.
"Lord, you are truly formidable."
"Under your majestic form, even the elven gods can only face obliteration."
Uribis began with flattering Garon.
Then, it added, "Did you see my performance? As your follower, I hope I did not disappoint you."
After speaking, the serpent dragon lifted its head, looking for praise.
In this war, Uribis indeed took the lead, achieving quite commendable feats on the legendary battlefield, so Garon nodded slightly, "I saw your bravery."
"Continue, as my sharp claw, to strive for excellence."
After receiving Garon's praise, Uribis showed an excited look, loudly stating, "Of course, I am your deadliest claw! Your will is my mission!"
Garon nodded lightly, "The remaining elf stationed armies in the southern hemisphere, you will lead to eradicate them."
Uribis became serious, "I will not fail your expectations."
After promising, Uribis licked its tongue again, somewhat eagerly.
At the same time, Garon noticed that after the war ended, Uribis's aura had strengthened significantly, and its body seemed to have grown larger.
After devouring many legendary elves, including a considerable number of high-ranking elves, it had become stronger.
"If we develop a group of serpent dragons as the army to combat elves."
Garon pondered.
Serpent dragons can gain strength by consuming elves, making them natural enemies of elves. In the war against elves, as long as they survive, they will become stronger with each battle.
In the war against elves, Garon believed serpent dragons would be the best soldiers.
However, serpent dragons are too rare, with not a second serpent dragon to be found on Kara apart from Uribis.
In the Noah continent, there is another stone tomb serpent dragon.
"The breeding situation of serpent dragons seems to require external intervention."
Dragons' reproductive capabilities are not weak. If they wish, they can quickly become pregnant and can give birth to dragon-veined creatures across species, including serpent dragons. Thinking of this, Garon had some good ideas in mind and glanced at Uribis.
Uribis shrank its head, feeling a cold breeze and a bad premonition.
However, it was wartime, and Garon had no time to implement his ideas.
He looked at Uribis and applied several layers of
enhancement magic to his follower using world runes.
"Go, lead the dragonkin army here, annihilate the elven forces, and spread the eternal name of the Time Dragon."
Uribis nodded firmly, showing a ferocious expression, then slithered away.
Garon did not stay long in the southern hemisphere.
After the strongest elf army was annihilated, the remaining stationed areas could not stop the tide of the dragonkin army, being defeated one by one was only a matter of time.
In fact.
At this time, each elf stationed army on Kara, after hearing about the situation in the Twilight Plains, had already lost the courage to fight against the dragonkin. With the Dragon Court's master on Kara, they could not win no matter what.
One by one, the stationed areas activated their defensive arrays, hoping to hold out until reinforcements arrived.
But, it was doomed to be impossible.
Due to Garon's performance in the primary material world, the elven gods had wisely given up on Kara, no longer sending precious half-god elves to their deaths.
The elves left on Kara became sacrificial pieces.
Constructing a long-distance spatial teleportation spell, Garon returned to the Dragon's Nest in the northern hemisphere.
The Time Alliance consumed a lot, and after breaking through the Mysterious Lock Array, capturing two half-god elves, and obtaining several artifacts, his power of time had dropped to less than half. Thus, he needed to rest and replenish for some time.
Garon, being relatively prudent by nature, always felt uneasy when his power of time was less than half.
After spreading some treasures in the spacious Dragon's Nest to form a bed shining with various colors, Garon lay down.
He thought for a moment and took out a few Time Ambers.
Looking at his spoils of war, the half-god elves and a medium divine power saint, along with a few artifacts sealed in the Time Ambers, the dragon smiled contentedly, closed his eyes, and entered a state of sleep.
In the boundless River of Time, Garon's depleted power was quickly replenished.
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