Ember Dragon

Chapter 867 Imperial Territory
"Tiamat, you have lost in the end."

Surrounded by countless golden points of light, Kaisius flapped his wings and soared into the air, gazing down at the three-headed dragon in the distance with burning eyes.

"This is the Burning Empire—my own kingdom!"

"impossible!"

Tiamat's three deep eyes were fixed on Caesus in the distance, her voice hoarse, filled with hatred and resentment.

"This is... a divine kingdom on earth?"

"This is absolutely impossible! Even I cannot break through the limitations of the laws of the material world, so how could you, a mere demigod, possess such power! You are bluffing!"

The five-colored dragon queen also saw the power that Kaisius had used—he had actually changed the laws of that space and withstood Tiamat's all-out divine punishment.

How is this possible?
Since the Third Age, even the most powerful gods have been unable to establish their own kingdoms on earth, and have been able to rule indirectly through churches and religious orders.

Once the divine kingdom is established on earth, the fragile structure of the material world will be overwhelmed and completely collapse, leaving only a desolate ruin.

However, this demigod red dragon accomplished what countless gods had dreamed of—establishing a divine kingdom on the earth!
"No, no, this must be a smokescreen! It's Bahamut's trickery! I'll tear your disguise apart!"

Tiamat flapped her dragon wings, creating a devastating gale, and glided rapidly northward, while the divine realm surrounding her also spread and expanded wildly.

However, after its edge came into contact with the imperial domain, an anomaly occurred. The indestructible divine domain was blocked from entering, and black divine power surged at the edge, condensing into a dark cloud-like shape.

Tiamat's expression froze.

This was no bluff; this red dragon had actually established a divine kingdom on the continent of Feanso in just over a decade!
Fortunately, Tiamat could also sense that the other party's "divine kingdom" was not as indestructible or possessed absolute control as a true divine kingdom.

As a being at the pinnacle of the material world, He still had the opportunity to kill Caesus.

Tiamat flapped her dragon wings, and her body, thousands of meters long, pressed down on Kaisius like a massive mountain collapsing down.

boom--

A dull rumble echoed through the sky, and Kaisius felt an unimaginable force crashing down upon him, causing even his imperial domain to tremble precariously.

Is this the divine body that Tiamat is so proud of?
What a powerful force!

Kaisius mobilized all the forces within the empire's territory to build an incredibly thick, invisible wall, keeping Tiamat at bay.

But at that moment, Tiamat revealed a ferocious smile on her face, and spewed out extremely powerful breaths from her three blood-red mouths, converging them into one, making the breath pierce through like a spear.

click-

In an instant, countless cracks appeared on the imperial fortress, resembling a spider web, and they continued to expand, as if they were about to collapse and disintegrate at any moment.

But Kaisius's gaze hardened, and he extended his dragon claws, unleashing new abilities.

[Imperial Territory: Sealed Off]

A barely perceptible beam of light shot out from the tip of his claw, and in an instant, all the elements and magical particles within a radius of several thousand meters seemed to have been paused.

Even Tiamat's dragon breath was no exception; the flames and lightning containing divine power struggled for only a moment before dissipating in this space that sealed off all things.

However, this is still not the end.

"Casius! Prepare to die!"

Tiamat roared angrily, twisting her body, her long, winding tail, dripping with black venom, lashing out violently towards the Imperial territory.

stab-

Under this concentrated attack, the imperial barrier forged by Kaisius shattered instantly, and Tiamat directly invaded the interior of the imperial territory. Dark divine power spread like venom, destroying its internal structure.

Kaisius inhaled sharply and exhaled a scorching pillar of fire. The surface of the dragon flame was imbued with a power that could destroy everything, distorting the surrounding space.

[Imperial Territory: Annihilation]

The pillar of fire swept across the sky like a sharp blade, moving at incredible speed, its target being the giant tail that Tiamat had pierced into the Empire's territory!
With a sound of flesh and scales being torn apart, Tiamatna's mountain-like tail was severed, and a hundred-meter-long tail tip dripping with venom fell from the sky, crashing to the ground with a dull thud.

"what?"

Tiamat whirled around, first letting out an incredulous gasp, then erupting in a furious roar: "Casius, I'll kill you—"

The enormous dragon body finally smashed through the outermost barrier, and like a moving mountain, carrying overwhelming divine power and pressure, it crushed towards Kaisius.

The size difference between the two was particularly striking. Under the influence of divine power, Tiamat's body was several thousand meters long, like a winding mountain range, while Caesus, who had not yet activated his "demigod body," was less than a hundred meters long. The size difference between the two was enormous.

But at this moment, Kaisius was not flustered at all; on the contrary, he was full of confidence.

Within the Empire's territory, while he could not be as omniscient and omnipotent as a true god, he could still easily possess some basic powers—such as manipulating spatial structures.

Kaisius extended his dragon claw, and the surrounding space twisted and folded, revealing a tunnel in front of him. He entered it and arrived ten thousand meters away, putting distance between himself and Tiamat.

Tiamat missed her target, and in a fit of rage, she raised her head, opened her massive maw, and unleashed several streams of dragon breath towards Caesus high in the sky.

But Kaisius flashed and instantly appeared behind Tiamat, his dragon claws clenching tightly, unleashing an invisible force.

[Imperial Territory: Change Terrain]

boom--

The earth shook violently, emitting a series of muffled roars. Several mountain peaks rose from the ground, piercing towards Tiamat, causing debris to fly everywhere and dust to fill the sky.

Caught off guard, with the sound of flesh and scales being pierced, Tiamat's body was pierced by a mountain peak, divine blood gushing out, the three-headed dragon roaring to the sky, letting out a furious howl of extreme pain.

"Cassius—" Cassius looked down at Tiamat below, extended his dragon claws, and continued to mobilize the power of the imperial domain.

The ground shook violently, and then more than a dozen mountain peaks rose from the ground, forming a continuous mountain range with sharp and rugged peaks, shaped like ferocious dragon claws, as if to imprison Tiamat within them.

But the five-colored dragon queen spread her wings, and a torrent of divine power surged forth, instantly flattening the mountain that blocked her way. Tiamat rose from the ground and flew into the air at a height of ten thousand meters, rushing towards Caesus.

The powerful storm of divine power swept in, swirling around Caesus and forming a tornado that connected heaven and earth, threatening to engulf him.

But soon, golden light slashed down like a long sword, forcefully splitting the tornado formed by divine power.

[Imperial Territory: Demise]

After slicing through the tornado, the golden light continued flying into the distance, directly striking Tiamat's sky-covering wings and severing half of them. Divine blood gushed out and splashed across the sky.

Tiamat's expression was solemn. With a mere flap of her wings, endless divine power surged and gathered, filling and repairing her wings, and forming hundreds of dragon heads with gaping, blood-red maws, tearing towards Caesus.

The Head of the Evil Dragons

"Stop being so stubborn, Tiamat! I've said it before—this is my kingdom!"

Kaisius roared and howled, golden light enveloping his body, and boundless power of law condensed into a dragon head as large as a mountain peak, devouring all the evil dragon heads formed from divine power.

This is actually an incarnation of the power of a law!

Tiamat raised her head, a hint of fear flashing in her eyes. Then, she gritted her teeth and roared coldly, "So what? I am your mother goddess! I am the only deity among all the five-colored dragons in the multiverse!"

Tiamat's mountain-like body rose high and collided with the golden dragon head in the sky. The terrifying aftershocks swept across the land, spreading tens of thousands of meters away from the point of impact. Countless plants and trees were uprooted and flew in the air.

As the Imperial Domain clashed with Tiamat's divine power, the surrounding space instantly warped, folded, and even shattered.

Under Tiamat's power, the golden dragon head exploded, turning into countless golden specks of light.

"You cannot defy the gods!"

Tiamat roared in resentment, the divine power within her surging and flashing incessantly. The immense divine power churned in mid-air, gradually condensing into countless ferocious dragon shadows. These dragons were of various colors, some only a few meters long, while others were over a hundred meters long, even larger than Caesus's original body.

This is the Shadow of the Evil Dragon!
From ancient times to the present, countless evil dragons that have existed in the multiverse, whether they are ancestral dragons with pure bloodlines, ferocious beasts with great reputations, or warriors who have roamed the battlefield, have all been summoned by Tiamat in the form of projections, numbering in the thousands.

They filled the entire sky and, to Tiamat's roar, surged toward Caesus in a mighty torrent.

Kaisius stared at the dragon shadows of various shapes with an extremely cold expression. He spread his dragon claws, and golden light burst forth from the depths of his pupils, within which the power of laws and faith surged continuously.

wow——

The power of faith within the empire surged towards Kaisius like countless rivers, and actually condensed in mid-air into semi-transparent armies.

Many elite followers, including Dragonsworn Paladins, Crimson Scale Conquerors, Dragon Pact Warlocks, and Vigitas monks, appeared in the ranks, arranged in a tight formation, their expressions solemn and their eyes filled with fighting spirit.

[Imperial Realm: Holy Legion]

"For the Empire!"

"For His Majesty Caesars!"

Accompanied by earth-shattering, unified battle roars, the holy legion, forged from the power of faith and law, charged toward the evil dragon legion summoned by Tiamat, its momentum overwhelming and showing no fear whatsoever.

The next moment, the two armies clashed like a torrent, their battle cries shaking the heavens. Evil dragons and imperial soldiers died one after another, turning into tiny specks of light in the sky and being swallowed up by the opposing legion.

This was not simply a battle between two armies, but a clash of divine power between Caesus and Tiamat. The death of every soldier and dragon meant a decline in the power of both sides.

In this brutal battle, the earth was riddled with holes and left in ruins, as if swept by a storm.

Surrounded by dragons, Tiamat roared to the sky, and three thick beams of light swept across the heavens, destroying a large portion of the Holy Legion created by Caesus.

But Kaisius retaliated with the fiercest force, his blazing dragon flames sweeping across the land. Even the ancient red dragons and ancestral red dragons formed from divine power could hardly withstand the flames that burned the world.

The battle became increasingly intense, with the combined forces of both sides numbering in the tens of thousands. Every moment, soldiers and dragons fell from the sky, turning into countless specks of divine power.

But soon, the number of evil dragon legions dwindled, while the holy legions continued to grow stronger, gradually surrounding Tiamat.

"This damned earthly divine kingdom."

Tiamat lowered her head and let out a guttural roar, a low, hateful sound that seemed to come from deep within her throat.

It turns out that within this imperial territory, Kaisius had nearly 30 million imperial citizens as his backing, and the power of their faith was practically inexhaustible.

Tiamat, who was inside the enemy's territory, was blocked by the power of [Imperial Domain: Seal], unable to contact the outside world or communicate with her divine realm. She could only rely on the powerful divine power accumulated within the Myriad Colors Returning to the Void Dragon to fight.

Moreover, at this time, Trump was broadcasting across the Empire, calling on all citizens to pray to the Burning Emperor and contribute their strength to the Empire.

In the far north, in the city of Bathor, the Tifflins kneel before the statue of the red dragon; in the city square of Northwind Keep, pilgrims clad in red robes sing the Hymn of Cassius; in the textile mill of Blackrock Keep, female workers, hoping for the early return of their husbands who have gone to war, look south and pray softly.
Your Majesty Cassius

"The Great Emperor of Burning Flames! Your Majesty the Supreme!"

At this moment, whether in the Anzeta Wasteland, Thrace, or northwestern Seleucia, tens of millions of the emperor's followers silently chanted the emperor's name in their hearts, sincerely hoping that he would achieve final victory.

Most of the people of the empire had emerged from the flames of war, and they had become accustomed to their current tiring, numb, but stable life. They did not want the empire to be destroyed by those brutal evil dragons, nor did they want the empire's order to be broken.

In this atmosphere, the power of faith gathered together and surged southwards like countless great rivers flowing into the ocean, giving Cassius a continuous source of strength.

With the support of this power, the "Imperial Territory" on the Thracian border became increasingly secure and impregnable, even making Tiamat feel somewhat suffocated.

(End of this chapter)