Ember Dragon

Chapter 644: Ancient Evil and the Dragon

Anzeta Wilderness, Dragon Blood Mountain. Although winter has come to the north, the area around this majestic mountain is still steaming hot.

"Roar--"

A loud dragon roar resounded through the sky, and a huge red dragon tore through space, appearing on the top of the mountain accompanied by flames and thick smoke.

"Finally home."

Feeling that familiar feeling of being in control of everything, Cassius smiled contentedly and finally felt completely relieved.

This is absolute security. Within his own empire, even the gods may not be able to do anything to him.

As the saying goes, "A nest of gold or silver is not as good as your own doghouse." Although North Essel is full of magical energy, in his heart it is ultimately inferior to Anzeta, the place where he has grown and developed step by step.

After staying in the North Aysir Plain for several months, Cassius finally returned to Anzeta and returned to the familiar imperial territory.

However, Cassius came back this time not to reminisce the past, but to deal with an extremely dangerous item that even he was not sure he could fully control - the Eye of Gruumsh.

As long as it is related to the gods, even if it is an object that has long been separated from the body, it contains power far beyond the imagination of mortals, so Cassius has to be cautious.

Because he keenly noticed one thing: the power in the Eye of Gruumsh was gradually reviving!

From the pool of blood created by the legendary battle between Gruumsh and Corellon Larethian, the "Elf Devourer" Idiak Oredil, one of the three famous ancient evil creatures, was born.

This ancient evil lurks in the mud of a forgotten layer of the Abyss all year round, feeding on the souls of elves and has sacked the elven kingdoms many times in known history.

Only when the conditions are met, as if it were killed in a demigod's native plane, can a mortal or a god truly kill Idiak-Oredil. Otherwise, it will always be reborn in the Abyss after ten years.

Even powerful gods like the God of Storms and the God of Elves could not kill him completely.

The blood of gods can give birth to such a horrible evil creature, so what about His eyes?

Therefore, Cassius had a guess that he could obtain this powerful divine item so easily, most likely with the tacit approval of Moradin and Corellon.

In this third era where gods are isolated from the material world, even powerful gods find it difficult to display their power in the material world. Once the Eye of Gruumsh completely breaks the seal, the consequences will be disastrous.

Rather than wasting the lives of dwarves and elves to seal the evil creature, it is better to let this equally troublesome dragon deal with the evil creature. Otherwise, it might end up with two tigers fighting each other, and one of them will be injured.

However, this is just an unfounded guess. After all, his alias has not been exposed yet, and the Burning Empire is also his own territory, which can protect against any prying eyes from the outside world.

Although this eye is only half and has been sealed for many years by two powerful gods, Moradin and Corellon, its power should not be underestimated.

In short, we must never let our guard down.

"Let me see what kind of power the remains of a powerful god can contain."

Cassius stretched out his dragon claws, inserted them into the extra-dimensional space prepared for him by his clone, took out the half Eye of Gruumsh, and held it in his palm.

Sure enough, that power revived!

"Ow—"

In an instant, an extremely strong evil force gushed out like a tide, the dark fog of war filled the surrounding space, and noisy and shrill war shouts and wails resounded through the sky.

The Red Dragon could feel the endless resentment pouring out, even washing over his mind.

Then, terrible divine powers from the fields of chaos, evil, war, power, and hatred poured out, like a terrible black hole, distorting everything around them.

"This is."

Cassius looked around, and the surrounding environment had become a battlefield full of holes, smoke and blood. The ground was full of spears and axes, and the bodies of orcs, elves and dwarves were everywhere.
That was a battlefield from ancient times!
In that distant era, when gods could still walk the earth, it is said that in that magnificent duel, Gruumsh, Corellon, and Moradin fought to the death.

The duel lasted for several years, bringing terrible disasters to the world, and finally ended with Corellon blinding Gruumsh's left eye and the orcs were defeated.

"Woo——"

A distant horn sounded in the distance. The red dragon raised his head and saw an orc god looking down at him with contempt.

——He was covered in a heavy and crude black full body armor, his figure was extremely tall and majestic, and he exuded an aura of evil and chaos. Behind that figure was a mottled sky of blood and black.

Even the red dragon could feel a strong sense of oppression on his shoulders, which was the suppression of the divine life level.

If you only look at his appearance and aura, his identity is obvious - the orc god Gruumsh.

Since then, Gruumsh has ruled the other orc gods with an iron fist. He is a terrible and cruel god who revels in war and is forever seeking new territories for his race.

Under Cassius's gaze, the orc god slowly spoke: "Why don't you worship me, mortal?"

The red dragon remained where it was and did not pay its respects. Instead, it tilted its head and looked at the orc as if it was examining something new and curious.

Seeing that the other party had no reaction, the orc god's face suddenly became ferocious. He raised the spear in his hand and roared angrily: "Dragon! Do you know what kind of existence is standing in front of you?"

“Of course I know.”

The orcs really didn't expect that the red dragon in front of them would not be afraid at all, and just said: "It's just a divine evil creature pretending to be a ghost!"

"What? How could you."

The orc "god's" pupils suddenly dilated, and a look of panic appeared on his face.

Cassius continued to sigh, "Tsk tsk, it's worthy of being an evil creature transformed from the remains of a powerful god. It can actually perform such a disguise.

Even I can't tell the pressure and divine power of this person. It's almost the same as the incarnation of a god, except..."

Cassius changed the subject, grinned fiercely, and his voice turned into a roar: "This is the Burning Empire!"

"boom!"

The red dragon suddenly clenched its claws, and in an instant, dense cracks like spider webs appeared in the surrounding space, and shattered with crisp sounds.

Whether it was the mottled sky or the magnificent ancient battlefield, they all disappeared at this moment and turned into scattered mist.

The figure of the "Orc God" in the sky also became distorted, like a monster that was forcibly stitched together, and seemed to be about to fall apart. "Who gave you the courage to play tricks on my territory!" Cassius suddenly raised his dragon wings and flew into the air.

The dragon crystal on the red dragon's chest released an extremely dazzling light. The ancestral dragon blood, sun god power, order power, and chaos fire in the body began to circulate rapidly, releasing tremendous energy.

An endless torrent of flames poured out from Cassius' body, becoming an extension of his limbs. The dragon body, which was originally sixty meters long, continued to expand, and in just a few breaths, it suddenly reached hundreds of meters in length.

At the same time, Cassius's [Imperial Domain] was also launched with all his strength without reservation, and the surrounding lightning, flames, air currents and even the laws of time and space were all controlled by him.

At this moment, the red dragon is the god in this area!
The red dragon raised its head and roared, raising its front paws. Countless violent fire dragons rose from the ground and attacked the orcs in the sky.

"Damn it! I am Gruumsh, the Never-Sleeping Lord of War!" The orc howled to the sky, waving the spear in his hand and roaring, and an unparalleled aura of divine power spread.

Obviously, he still wanted to make a final struggle and scare the red dragon with the power he displayed.

But Cassius sneered, waved his dragon wings, and stirred up a gust of fierce wind that was enough to shatter space.

"Do you know what the most famous title of the Orc God is now? One-Eyed God!"

Cassius did not hesitate. He spread his wide wings and swooped down from the sky with terrible power, cutting through the sky.

[Empire Realm: Outbreak]

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This time, not only did the flames, thunder, and light sweep in like a tsunami, but even the surrounding space was pressed towards the orc. The broken space was like a sharp blade, piercing straight into the orc's body.

"Ow—"

An ear-piercing scream sounded, containing endless malice and hatred. Just hearing this sound was enough to drive a mortal crazy.

The orc's figure became more and more bizarre. Hundreds of eyes densely packed on its head, and its arms and torso were covered with eye sockets, emitting an aura of chaos.

This evil creature can no longer maintain the form of Gruumsh, and his body is about to disintegrate, revealing his true form as an ancient evil!
That is hatred from ancient times, the most chaotic existence bred from divinity, with destructive instinct!

At this moment, this evil force from ancient times is even infecting the imperial territory, destroying the order built by Cassius, and trying to pollute Dragon Blood Mountain and even the entire Anzeta!
"The only way to deal with extreme chaos is with the purest order."

Looking at the increasingly ferocious orc, the red dragon did not panic, but thought carefully. As he thought of this, terrifying energy surged in the basal blood vessels in his body, penetrating through the scales like flickering roots.

The red dragon took a deep breath, feeling the force of order flowing in his body, then opened his mouth. Silver-white flames accumulated deep in his throat, emitting a radiance like the day in the sky.

【Returning Breath】

In an instant, accompanied by the explosion of the air, the silver-white flame poured out and streaked across the sky like a comet!
"boom!"

The silver-white pillar of fire directly pierced through the thick black fog spewed out by the ancient evil creature and directly bombarded the body hidden behind the black fog.

The [Fire of Order] not only evaporated the moisture in the air, but also burned away the chaotic and evil aura emitted by the ancient evil creatures, making the surrounding space full of order.

"Why!"

"Why are you my enemy? Why do you want to bind me?
I am the incarnation of Gruumsh, a powerful deity. All who stand against me—whether elves, dwarves, or dragons—will be destroyed!"

The shrill screams caused the space to shake and tremble continuously, as if the world was about to collapse.

The silver-white pillar of fire tore apart the last disguise of the ancient evil creature. Hundreds of tentacles covered with eyes broke through the skin and discarded the skin that looked like a burly orc.

Finally, a huge eyeball covered in mucus broke out of the skin, its dark pupils containing endless hatred, but the eye was only half, as if it had been neatly cut in half with a knife.

The diameter of the main body of the eyeball reached 100 meters, and each tentacle was thousands of meters long. The tentacles grew on the eyeball, wriggling and waving like countless pythons, almost covering the sky.

Those tentacles were covered with dense eye sockets, and each tentacle had almost thousands of eyes, all staring at the red dragon with resentment, making it look particularly creepy.

"I will tear you to pieces, you fool!
I am the End of All Things, the Destroyer of Elves and Dwarves, the Avenger, the Half-Eye of Gruumsh - Ivanis! "

A series of screams rang out, and evil shouted out its true name, causing all things to tremble.

Every minute and every second, this evil thing was emitting the forbidden aura from ancient times, polluting the surrounding space. If a mortal saw such a bizarre scene, his sanity would definitely drop completely and he would go crazy on the spot.

These are the ancient evils. Since ancient times, they have been sealed, imprisoned, and restricted by the forces representing the order of the worlds. Once they are released, they will cause monstrous crime and destruction, and destroy the world on which all races depend for survival and reproduction.

They are not gods, but they are just as immortal.

But Cassius flapped his wings and looked at the ancient evil creature in the distance that was somewhat similar to the Eye Demon. What appeared on the dragon's face was not fear - but disgust.

The red dragon frowned and couldn't help but sigh: "This is too ugly, even more disgusting than the fungus lady I saw two days ago."

Moreover, Cassius keenly noticed that this so-called ancient evil creature seemed to be much weaker than he had expected.

[Chaos Evil Eye - Ivanis (Challenge Level: 28)]

In Cassius's eyes, the ancient evil creature at this moment was actually much weaker than the red dragon under normal circumstances.

Compared with Cassius, who was like a god in the imperial territory, there was a world of difference between them, and it was not as terrifying as the form it showed.

"Could it be that it has not been completely unsealed yet?"

Thinking of this, a playful smile suddenly appeared on Cassius's dragon face: "So that's how it is."

This ancient evil creature really used "bluffing" to the extreme. It should have released all the remaining divine power of Gruumsh to create such a tremendous momentum, but its body was still trapped in that half of the stone.

Anyone else in this situation would likely have their mind broken when faced with the vision of Gruumsh, giving the ancient evil a chance to escape.

"In that case, let me show you the power of a 'mortal' like me."

The red dragon flapped its wings and stretched out its claws towards the sky. Then it clenched its claws from a distance. Suddenly, a thousand-meter-long, flashing red claw appeared in the sky and grabbed towards the eyeball of the evil creature.

"Ow—"

There was another sharp wail before the Chaos Evil Eye exploded in the air and turned into a ball of black mist.

(End of this chapter)