Stronger Than Gods and Demon Kings?

(Heartfelt thanks to Wufeng Haotian, Yan Ai Ai, and Hiame Rakura for their tips!)

In the blazing sea of fire, Vali hovered in midair on the Devine Dividing behind his back. His head, covered by a helmet resembling a pure-white dragon's head, lifted as he stared at the crimson, savage gauntlet on Noah's hand and laughed delightedly.

"So you've finally used the Boosted Gear?"

Blue light wings flickered from the Devine Dividing behind Vali, and a voice rang out.

"It's been a long time, Ddraig."

At the same time as that deep voice sounded, another equally deep voice emerged from Noah's Boosted Gear.

"It certainly has been a long time, Albion. I knew you would appear before me again."

Because Noah had used the Boosted Gear, the consciousness of Ddraig, who resided within Noah's soul, had awakened as well.

It was probably because he sensed Ddraig's consciousness awakening that the White Dragon named Albion spoke up.

However, upon hearing Ddraig's voice, Albion suddenly fell silent for a moment before speaking in surprise.

"You seem different from before, Ddraig. Is that just my imagination?"

"No, I really have changed quite a bit." Ddraig's voice continued to echo from the jewel on the Boosted Gear.

"But you're the same. To think you chose a descendant of the Demon King as your host. It's not even funny. With his bloodline and talent, he should be able to surpass all your previous hosts quite easily, shouldn't he?"

"Choosing a host is a function of the system. We have no way of choosing one ourselves. This time was truly a coincidence, though even I was very surprised to end up residing within a descendant of the Demon King." Albion's voice remained deep.

"Still, I thought that with Vali as my host, there was no way