A Dragon against the Whole World

If a particularly powerful and highly esteemed Legendary Metal Dragon holds such extreme views, and has deep thoughts, seeing him as an "Evil Dragon" arrogantly sweeping across the young generation of the Dragon Domain, he might be regarded as a threat that must be eliminated.

The consequences would be unimaginable.

"Really not interested at all?"

Nasha refused to give up, continuing to tempt: "You might not know, but throughout history, nearly every Champion Dragon has managed to successfully break through the Legendary Barrier in a very short time."

"The rewards prepared for the champion by the Dragon Domain are so rich that even many Legendary Giant Dragons would be envious."

"These include numerous rare treasures that can induce giant dragons to undergo leapfrog growth."

Upon hearing the keywords "break through the legendary in a very short time," "envious legendary giant dragons," and "leapfrog growth," Galos couldn’t help but let his gaze flicker slightly.

He indeed had little interest in the competition in the Dragon Domain itself.

But on the other hand... those rewards... The Red Iron Dragon shook his enormous head vigorously, shaking these temptations out of his mind, quickly stabilizing his thoughts.

"Let’s talk about it later."

"At least for now, I have no plans to go to the Dragon Domain, nor will I waiver in my thoughts just for external things I’m uncertain I can obtain."

At this point, he paused slightly.

He asked, "From what you’ve said, these former Champion Dragons don’t seem to have been legendary to begin with?"

The Red Silver Dragon eagerly answered, "Of course not! The rules are clear: any giant dragon that has passed the adult sleep stage, regardless of its strength, is not eligible to participate."

"If someone hasn’t gone through adult sleep and is already legendary... then what’s the point in competing?"

"The Champion Dragon title and all the prizes can just be awarded directly to him; such a creature hasn’t appeared in many years."

That’s true.

Galos agreed internally.

Entering the Legendary Domain before the adult sleep stage is indeed extremely rare.

Each one is a top genius recorded in the history of the Dragon Race, truly a dragon among dragons.

Even someone as self-confident as Galos, with a strong gift and relentless training, wouldn’t dare say he has full confidence in achieving this.

However... deep inside, he felt he might have some chance.

Gradually, the conversation topic shifted between Nasha and Deborah to various anecdotes from their respective regions of the Dragon Domain, and the atmosphere became relaxed and pleasant.

After fully resting, Galos once again devoted himself to training.

The defense of scale armor, wings’ mobility, and the potential of his blood—these are the three major directions he is currently focused on enhancing, hoping to achieve key evolution during the youth sleep stage.

Besides, he never let up in his resistance and adaptation to crazy fire.

Often, during intense training, he would accumulate rage to a certain level, but instead of immediately venting it through battle or destruction, he forced himself to conduct complex thoughts in this restless, disturbed state, honing his ability to remain calm in anger.

Thus, time slowly passed amidst the howling wind and snow in the Border Area.

By now, it had been three full years since Galos awoke from his youth sleep stage.

In just three years, he led the Molten Iron Tribe to seize the Northwest and Central Regions of the wilderness, establishing his own empire.

Now, the Molten Iron Tribe’s rule in the wilderness is becoming increasingly deep-rooted and orderly.

The other two Regional Kings, Mountain King and Fungus King, likewise adopted similar strategies, without any intent for expansion, racing against time to transform the wilderness resources within their control into tangible might and heritage.

The Regional King War that swept across the entire Sel Wilderness has come to an end.

Now, it’s a period for all forces to digest war outcomes and accumulate power."

Then, in the New Calendar 278, Blue Dragon Heryam lived up to expectations, leading a meticulously assembled Pioneer Corps, officially heading north, stepping into the harsh environment of the Eternal Frost Tundra, paving a retreat for the Molten Iron Tribe.

In these peaceful development days, time seemed to pass extremely quickly.

At the same time, the war among the Southern Countries reached an unprecedented fever pitch.

At the beginning of the New Calendar 279, King O’Brien, armored and sharp, personally led the Legendary Guards awakened from the kingdom’s core land, personally going on a campaign!

A frail lion is still a lion.

The foundation of the Lotheren Kingdom is immensely deep, and the Legendary Guards, once appearing, immediately demonstrated overwhelmingly strong combat power.

Even the opposing factions, despite bringing out their bottom-line heritage, struggled to resist this torrent of royal will and ancient power, retreating step by step.

In the following six years, the royal faction gained momentum, triumphing repeatedly.

King O’Brien, like a Saint King reborn, under his wise command and leading from the front, the alliance force regained all previously lost strategic key points, advancing their edge into the enemy’s heartland.

However, the turning point in the war appeared in the New Calendar 285.

A battle broke out around the strategic waterway [Beckton River].

The Ripos Kingdom invested a large number of unprecedented war weapons in this battle.

Alchemy Giant Cannon capable of injuring legendary powerhouses, top-tier golems that can confront legendary head-on, and various new weapons with oddly functional and astonishing power.

The Lotheren alliance was caught off guard by the enemy’s sudden strength increase, suffering the most severe casualties since the war began.

King O’Brien himself was heavily injured and in peril, besieged by several opposing legends and war golems.

Ultimately, relying on the Legendary Guards’ desperate shielding at any cost, the king was escorted to a safe place, escaping the death trap.

The Battle of Beckton River became the turning point of the war.

In the subsequent four years, with endlessly emerging powerful war weapons, the Anti-King Faction led by the Ripos Kingdom successfully reversed their previous decline.

They reclaimed the strategic key points that were occupied.

They started advancing towards the core territory of the Lotheren Kingdom with a slow but unyielding posture, step by step.

By the New Calendar 289, signs of defeat were visible in the Lotheren Kingdom, and the defense line continuously contracted. Although fierce resistance continued, it was apparent to observant individuals that the situation had already become precarious.

It was also in this year that the seventy-year-old King of Iron, after ten years of relentless, furious training and an abundant supply of resources, reached the limit of mind and body and prematurely entered the youth sleep stage.

Typically, young dragons naturally enter the sleep stage around eighty years old.

"Time flies like an arrow, years fade fast... a decade has passed in the blink of an eye."

In the depths of Dragon Valley within the Border Area, the Red Iron Dragon raised his rugged head, looking at the swirling snow and wind.

During this ten-year stable development period, aside from daily training and self-tempering and handling necessary tribal affairs, nothing particularly significant, like the grand battles during the previous three-year domination period, occurred.

Thus, he felt time passed especially quickly.

The scenes of leading the tribe in battles across four directions and bleeding fights against strong enemies ten years ago remained vivid, clear as yesterday.

"The forces of Mountain King and Fungus King are growing increasingly stable, and activities have started to increase; the war in southern Lothern is nearing its end."

"It’s not the optimal time to sleep right now, but time waits for no one, adapt as necessary; sleeping and growing stronger is the most important thing now."

Galos thought to himself.

Soon after, he started arranging various tribal affairs.

Including entrusting well-connected allies and Metal Dragon friends to oversee things, explaining specific strategies to follower leaders and lords under his command, and more.

Once almost completing the arrangements.

King of Molten Iron swallowed the accumulated black oil crystals, assorted rare gemstones, a large quantity of magic precious metals..... and then walked into the meticulously prepared sleep place.