Treaty

The negotiations ended there.

The Fire Giant Empire and the Embers of the Burned Empire signed an "《Empire Friendship and Exchange Agreement》".

The two monarchs, the Fire Giant Grand Sultan and the Embers of the Burned Emperor Keosius, swore an oath to the essence of the Fire Elemental Plane and entered into a pact on behalf of their respective nations.

1. The Fire Giant Kingdom provides the Embers of the Burned Empire with twenty-five wishes each year for at least ten years.

2. The Fire Giant Kingdom will pay the Embers of the Burned Empire five million Ginar in the form of elemental ores to purchase a large quantity of weapons.

3. The Fire Giant Kingdom relinquishes control of the City of Pig Iron and the Black Iron City, and ends its harassment of the Brass Fortress.

The Grand Sultan angrily caused his projection to explode, creating a crater a hundred meters in diameter on the spot, while his real body continued to recuperate in his Charcoal Palace.

The fire giant Pasha Ismail was dejected as he led his soldiers back to the City of Brass.

As is customary when Pasha is defeated, he will face punishment from the Sultan and challenges from ambitious Fire Giant warriors.

Despite the Fire Giant' officials' strict control over speech, news of the battle spread like wildfire, causing widespread panic within the Fire Giant.

In just a few days, the news of the "Battle of the Scorching Wasteland" had spread throughout the Fire Giant Kingdom and even reached the Holy Flame Rebel Army.

According to the legend, this red dragon emperor from the material plane bit off Ismail Pasha's head, and Ismail was only able to be resurrected and escape when the Sultan arrived in person.

After unseen negotiations and at an unknown cost, the two sides finally ceased hostilities—some even rumored that the Grand Sultan paid the price of one hundred wishes per year to drive away this plague god.

And the name of Keosius spread far and wide throughout the Inner Plane.

Many residents of the Fire, Wind, Water, Earth, Positive Energy, and Negative Energy Plane knew the name of this giant dragon, especially the terrifying title "Soul-Devouring Dragon."

Outside the Black Iron City, in Scorching Wasteland.

As a former battlefield, the earth is riddled with holes, with scalding magma flowing through the deep cracks and pits, and bursts of flames erupting from time to time.

"Roar--"

The Red Dragon roared to the sky, suddenly spread its wings, and extended its left claw.

Flames, symbolizing the essence of the plane, surged from all around, forming a complex magic circle in his palm.

Summon Elemental Giant

A vortex of flames appeared in mid-air, and a huge monster more than ten meters tall crawled out of it. It roared and obediently knelt down in front of Keosius.

Its body is made of flames and lava, and every inch of its body contains violent Fire Elemental energy, enough to turn mortal cities into ashes and ruins.

[Fire Elemental Giant]

Challenge Rating: 16 "Not bad".

Keosius gazed at the giant in the distance, nodded in satisfaction, and with a casual wave of his claw, the giant vanished.

He lowered his head and stared at the cluster of red flames in his claws.

This represents an extremely small fraction of the power of authority within the Fire Elemental Plane.

After several days of testing, he has become proficient in mastering the power that comes from Ismail Pasha—or more precisely, from the Fire Giant Sultan.

He had even sensed the essence of this power—it was Quasi-divinity that influenced the Elemental Plane.

The Elemental Lord do not rule their respective planes and all the elements there. The authority they receive is only superficial, not true divine power, but it is only a hair's breadth away.

The Grand Sultan's plan is likely to bring the entire Fire Elemental Plane under the rule of the Fire Giant Kingdom, elevating his "authority" to the level of the entire plane.

It surprisingly shares a similarity with the domain of Keosius.

Those six Pasha were undoubtedly the vessels of the Grand Sultan's power, carefully cultivated sacrifices for his ascension to godhood. He himself hadn't even had a chance to use them, but Keosius had already consumed one of them.

However, even if Keosius did not "devour" this Pasha, the Greater God Flame Lord would not allow anyone to covet his authority.

For the sake of maintaining a balance of power, the Burning War will continue for a long time.

There will be no real winners in this game. If there are any, it can only be outsiders like Keosius who take advantage of the chaos and reap the benefits.

Keosius grinned, feeling the power, which was close to the essence of Fire Elemental, filling his body.

"What a pleasant surprise! After absorbing this power, I can at least be considered an Elemental Noble, right?"

"That's really interesting."

The flames in his claws constantly changed, sometimes turning into birds, sometimes into fish, and sometimes into a giant dragon flapping its wings.

After absorbing this power, Keosius's control over fire had reached an extremely terrifying level.

Red Dragon possess Elemental Core and are often regarded by scholars as half-elemental beings. After obtaining the power of the Fire Giant Pasha, Keosius can be considered, to some extent, a "native of the Fire Elemental Plane".

[Elemental Command]

As Elemental Controller, you may attempt to control elemental creatures of the same type as yourself. The target will be under your complete control unless an elemental save is granted.

With a thought, Keosius's pale golden pupils flashed.

Instantly, the firebirds in the orange sky were under his control and arranged into various formations.

One by one, the Fire Child jumped out of the magma and stood in a neat row, as if the Red Dragon were their natural king.

"Tsk tsk, what a wonderful place. If I could have a safe haven here, I would love to sleep here forever."

"Unfortunately, I signed a contract with the Sultan to leave the Fire Elemental Plane within ten days."

"In that case, let's meet Holy Flame Prince before we leave."

That's what Keosius thought.

And so, the Red Dragon flapped its wings, stirring up hurricanes carrying ash and Mars across the Scorching Wasteland, and its massive body soared into the air.

"Roar--"

With another long roar, Keosius flapped his wings once more, his dragon body transforming into a crimson afterimage that pierced the orange-red sky and flew into the distance.

The imperial soldiers and free citizens on the city walls gasped in astonishment as they watched the figure streak across the sky like a shooting star.

"Look!"

"It's His Your Majesty Keosius!"

"So that's how it is! His Majesty... he's left the Fire Elemental Plane!"

"Great Red Dragon!"

A sense of loss and reluctance permeated the city walls.

Many soldiers and free citizens knelt down in the direction the Red Dragon had left, muttering something as if they were praying for something.

Black Iron City, Serkan was still directing the repair of the city's defenses, raised his head, looked into the distance, and pounded his chest with his fist, performing a standard "loyalty" salute.

His eyes were filled with determination and emotion.

Your Majesty Keosius

"I will certainly live up to your expectations and become a qualified Colonial Governor, building a solid base for the Empire in the Fire Elemental Plane to welcome your next visit."

"At that time, you will become the master of the Fire Elemental Plane."

——Requesting monthly votes——