Ember Dragon

The atmosphere was extremely tense.

Even the five-colored dragons did not dare to speak, for fear of angering these two powerful dragons and getting involved in their dispute.

Tiamat remained calm and maintained a soothing tone: "Cassius, you are still as unique as ever, but greedy, brave, and decisive, this is what we five-colored dragons should be like."

The green dragon head smiled and said, "Haha, you are probably worried that I will try to seize your authority over Hell, right?"

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Cassius did not answer, but flapped his wings and stared coldly at the five monsters not far away, as if he was thinking.

The blue head of the Dragon Queen gave a deep, magnetic voice of enticement: "Cassius, don't worry, I won't covet this little power, you can completely rule Avernus by yourself.

I will stand behind you and support you fully, you just need to make this place a paradise for the five-colored dragons and rule here together with your brothers and sisters."

"At that time, you will become a hero of your tribe, the Duke of Avernus that all dragons look up to! You will be extremely powerful among the five-colored dragon tribe, commanding countless giant dragons!"

Tiamat's tone was rhythmic and very inciting.

The five-colored dragons surrounding Him flapped their wings, stretched their necks and roared, and the roars were endless.

"Praise His Majesty the Dragon Prince!"

"Duke Avernus!"

"We will follow you, and hell will become a paradise for true dragons!!"

Bayer didn't even dare to breathe, for fear of missing something. If that terrifying red dragon and the five-colored dragon queen joined forces, he would have absolutely no power to resist.

"Your Majesty Tiamat, you are right."

Cassius paused, and without the slightest hesitation, he said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "But please allow me to refuse!"

At this moment, Cassius was sneering in his heart, he knew Tiamat too well.

Lord Avernus?

He had obtained the authority of Hell with his own hands, so when did he need the authorization of the Dragon God?
If the Lord of the Nine Hells came to him, he would probably become the scapegoat, while Tiamat would be able to gain a large number of believers without any effort.

It can even indirectly control Avernus through the five-colored dragon clan!

This would completely disrupt his plan to semi-colonize Avernus and introduce many harmful elements, which would do more harm than good to the development of the empire.

Tiamat's expression finally turned ugly, and the red dragon head roared fiercely: "Cassius, are you deliberately disobeying me?"

The majestic pressure of divine power spread out, like an abyss or an ocean, covering the sky.

Seeing this, the blue and green dragons loyal to Tiamat all showed anger and roared, "Cassius, don't be ungrateful!"

"Bold!"

"How dare you disobey the order of Her Majesty the Dragon Queen? Have you forgotten your identity as a five-colored dragon?"

Despite the harsh words, these five-colored evil dragons honestly hid behind Tiamat, fearing that Cassius would attack them in anger.

Only the female red dragon still had a dazed look on her face, eyes full of admiration.

That Dragon Prince, no, Emperor Burning Cinders actually dared to reject His Majesty Tiamat in person. What courage and confidence he had!
What a powerful male!
After all, for a creature like the red dragon whose brains are all muscle, strength is the most important thing, and so-called loyalty and faith are bullshit.

Facing the aggressive five-colored dragon, Cassius relied on the authority of the "Dragon of Hell" to resist the pressure of the racial god, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Your Majesty Tiamat, I did not intend to disobey, but..."

He paused, then said, "I have signed a contract with Lord Bayer. As an ally, how can I break my promise?"

Cassius spoke righteously, looking like a messenger of justice?

Contracts, allies, integrity, shouldn't these things be just decorations to the five-colored dragons, especially the cruel, tyrannical, and capricious red dragons?
Even Bayer's face was full of doubt. He was sure that Cassius was lying and that the greedy red dragon definitely did not think that way.

Tiamat laughed in anger, and the black divine light covered the sky: "Cassius, you actually want to use this excuse to fool me and deceive your mother goddess!!"

Faced with the overwhelming pressure, Cassius did not retreat. Instead, he took a step forward and spread his hundreds of meters long wings with flowing lava ripples.

The pressure from Avernus also erupted in an instant, sweeping across tens of thousands of meters, competing with the power of Tiamat.

"boom--"

The two collided, forming a fierce storm. Even the five-colored dragons surrounding Tiamat fell to the ground. They flapped their wings wildly in the strong wind, roaring noisily, and barely maintained their flight.

The five heads of Tiamat opened their mouths at the same time, roaring loudly and repeatedly, shaking the heavens and the earth: "Cassius! Don't forget the fate of those who rebelled!"

"I have seen too many five-colored dragons like you! Many of them were arrogant and powerful, and tried to set up their own factions, but they all ended up with tragic consequences!"

"is it?"

Cassius flapped his dragon wings slowly, trying his best to resist the pressure of the divine power, and said in a calm tone: "But Your Majesty Tiamat, I have never done anything that is not good for you or the Five-Colored Dragon Clan."

"On the contrary, I have always devoted myself to the great cause of the Five-Colored Dragon Clan. I'm sorry, but I really can't agree to your request this time."

Cassius saw through Tiamat's bluff, and the other party did not dare to attack with all her strength in the Hell of Baator.

After all, his kingdom of God borders on hell. Once he falls out with the Lord of the Nine Hells, he will face threats at any time. The price is too heavy.

So Tiamat came with a large group of five-colored dragons to block the door, wanting to use the power of the true god to force Cassius to surrender, and take this opportunity to indirectly control Avernus.

As for Asmodeus' counterattack?
Naturally, it was undertaken by Cassius, a temporary worker.

Looking at the calm and composed Cassius, Tiamat finally couldn't bear it anymore, and a dragon flame containing divine power spurted out from the head of the most reckless and manic red dragon.

Breath of Tiamat!

"This old guy is actually serious?"

Cassius was startled, but he didn't dare to delay at all. He raised his head and mobilized the power of Avernus in his body. A raging hellfire gushed out from the depths of his throat.

"boom!!"

The two flames collided with each other, causing a violent explosion that burned everything around them to ashes.

Almost in an instant, Cassius's breath of hell was engulfed by Tiamat's flames. The horrific breath rushed over and madly washed over Cassius's body.

Even the hellfire containing the authority of Avernus could not stop the invasion of this evil divine power, and the lava was instantly melted by its huge body.

This is the power of the true God!

He still underestimated Tiamat!

Amid the severe pain, a terrible thought emerged in Cassius' mind: Could it be that this Five-Colored Dragon Queen had already regarded him as a real scourge and wanted to take this opportunity to wipe him out? !
In an instant, the more than 500-meter-long "Hell Dragon" had shrunk by more than half, with large wounds exposed.

No, we must leave immediately!

Thinking of this, Cassius frantically waved his dragon wings and flew out of Tiamat's divine fire in a panic, trying to tear apart the space of Avernus.

But Tiamat stopped at this moment and shook her head: "See? My child, you are still too young and impetuous. In the face of true power, everything you rely on is vulnerable." "As the mother goddess of all five-colored dragons, I am willing to give you another chance, a chance to reform yourself."

Tiamat's voice was low and slow.

Cassius understood what the other party meant.

If intimidation failed, he could only use force to suppress others. But he still didn't expect that Tiamat would actually dare to take the risk of going to war with the Nine Hells and take action in Hell.

Cassius's hellish body had gradually dissipated under the impact of divine power, revealing his original sixty-meter-long body, which was covered with scars and flowing with boiling dragon blood.

But Tiamat stared at the blood flowing from the wound, his expression changed slightly, and there was even a hint of surprise in his greedy eyes.

He took a drop of blood from the air, observed it carefully, and said softly: "Is this the blood of the third generation ancestor dragon?"

Cassius thought to himself that this was not good.

When he transformed into a Hell Dragon, in order to maintain his own form, he used the ability of [Original Return] to upgrade part of his body to the level of a third-generation ancestor dragon.

And now, this has been discovered by the Five-Colored Dragon Queen!
Tiamat raised her head again, and the five pairs of dragon eyes revealed irrepressible greed and ecstasy.

"Casius, you really surprise me. I didn't expect that after tens of thousands of years, our dragon race can still produce such an outstanding descendant."

The five monsters raised their claws and whispered bewitchingly, "Come, become my chosen one, you will become the next Dragon King, and the beginning of the five-colored dragon clan's rule over the multiverse!"

Cassius only felt a blur in front of his eyes, as if tens of thousands of five-colored dragons were roaring and calling loudly in his ears.

"Convert to the Dragon Queen! Convert to the Dragon Queen!"

Under this strong spiritual shock, Cassius even had the urge to worship.

Fortunately, after being tempered in the abyss, his will was extremely strong, and he was able to resist Tiamat's temptation and tear open the space in front of him.

"Tiamat, you have crossed the line. Do you wish to go to war with the Nine Hells?"

A low and hoarse voice was heard, and a devil in a red robe appeared in the sky.

The devil had black eyes and a goatee, and his figure was a little blurry, as if he was just a phantom.

Although his stature was not tall, he made everyone present feel an unprecedented sense of oppression, as if he was the embodiment of all evil in the world, an existence that controlled everything.

At this moment, all the demons looked at the sky and became a little crazy.

"That's... that's the one!"

"It's the Lord of the Nine Hells!"

"Praise the great Lord of the Nine Hells, the King of Evil—Asmodeus!"

Tiamat's expression changed slightly, and all five heads turned to the devil, growling hoarsely: "Asmodeus, this is a conflict within our dragon clan, don't meddle in other people's business!"

Asmodeus said coldly: "But you are in the territory of Hell. Taking action here would be an offense to the order of the Nine Hells!"

"Don't forget our agreement, Your Majesty Tiamat. Don't forget that your kingdom of God still relies on us, Baator."

The devil tapped the scepter gently, and hellfire shot up into the sky, turning into thick chains. An extremely powerful force of hell bound Tiamat's body.

This is the Nine Hells.

In this plane, Asmodeus is like the creator god, able to manipulate everything at will, and even gods cannot match him.

Seeing that her body was about to be expelled from hell, Tiamat gritted her teeth but was helpless.

"let's go!"

He took the initiative to tear open the space of Hell and opened a portal to Tiamat's Lair. A world full of darkness and filled with five-colored evil dragons appeared before everyone.

The blue and green dragons that followed Tiamat roared, flapped their wings, and entered the portal one after another.

"His Highness Cassius"

Before leaving, the female red dragon looked at Cassius reluctantly, her golden pupils full of desire.

And the five-headed monster, as huge as a mountain and as ferocious as a nightmare, also crawled in.

As she was about to leave, Tiamat turned around and looked at Cassius meaningfully, her eyes deep: "Cassius, my rebellious child."

"Soon, I will return to the material plane at the call of the world. That will be your last chance to atone for your sins."

"If you insist on standing in my way and blocking the great cause of the Five-Colored Dragon's revival, don't blame me for being merciless."

The space crack slowly closed, and the mighty divine power that enveloped the sky gradually dissipated.

"According to the timeline of my previous life, the dragon tyranny will not begin for at least three years. However, under my influence, this major event has been advanced a lot." Cassius thought.

He still had some lingering fears about Tiamat's terrifying power.

Then, Cassius nodded slightly in the direction of Asmodeus and said respectfully: "Thank you for your help, honorable Lord of the Nine Hells."

"Casius, you did a great job. I didn't expect you to be able to kill the frost giant. It was really unexpected."

Asmodeus smiled, shook his scepter gently, and asked on impulse, "Are you interested in falling into hell?"

"As long as you are willing to transform into a creature of Hell, I can give you the position of Lord Avernus."

Bailton, who was standing next to him, looked embarrassed, as if he had recalled some unspeakable memories, and his heart was in his throat.

Hundreds of years ago, the Lord of the Nine Hells also used this method to drive him down from the position of Lord of Hell. Asmodeus just tapped the ground lightly with his scepter, and Bayer lost all his power and became a stray dog.

Cassius calmly refused: "Sir Asmodeus, you should know that I have no interest in the power of Hell, otherwise I should have agreed to Tiamat's proposal just now."

"After all, the Burning Empire is my foundation, and I am only willing to do things that benefit the Empire."

"Why bother? The mortal kingdom is fleeting, but the rule of hell is eternal." Asmodeus shook his head regretfully, then turned into a ball of fire and dissipated in the air.

Bayer then breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, he had finally kept his job and was not driven out of office.

He stepped forward with a hypocritical smile on his face: "Your Majesty Cassius, Avernus will always be a solid ally of the Empire."

Cassius also smiled: "Of course, the friendship between the Empire and Avernus is as eternal as your rule."

The two looked at each other and smiled, each with their own hidden agenda.

Bayer was thinking about how to promote his own confidants, consolidate Avernus' rule, and eliminate the influence of Cassius.

He didn't believe that this greedy red dragon was really as selfless and indifferent to the power of hell as the other party said.

But Cassius thought in his heart: If he ruled Avernus under the appointment of Asmodeus, he would just be working for someone else.

But he has a bigger ambition - he wants to turn Avernus into a part of the empire's colonial system. (End of this chapter)