The End of Dragons

It could go with the flow, or against it. Since gods could become human, then humans could naturally become gods. There was no fundamental difference between humans and gods—only a difference in ability.

The Colossus Divine Transformation Scripture created by Zul'ra was likewise founded on the principle that things held no inherent distinction, only differences in understanding. It erased those distinctions, allowing mortals to possess the mighty power of the Titans, reshape the world, and forge the universe.

After completing the Colossus Divine Transformation Scripture, Zul'ra immediately began cultivating it.

Unlike his previous blind fumbling, this time, with the Old God's power, Zul'ra materialized countless pieces of wisdom and knowledge from his own universe and organized them into a system. Cultivating no longer required the dragons' protective power, nor external artifacts or rituals. He only needed to directly wield his own spiritual will and soul energy.

Using his soul energy as a vessel, he inscribed his spiritual will upon it. His scattered consciousness and soul merged into one, melting into the core of his new phylactery. With his mind unified, Zul'ra immediately broke free from the Old God's illusion and returned to his mortal body.

Zul'ra's body was wrapped in the tentacles within the Twilight Dragon's cranial wound. Inside the flesh cocoon, his muscles and skin had begun to melt away. If his entire body melted and then re-formed, it would mean that N'Zoth had completely devoured him.

Because N'Zoth had hidden within the Twilight Dragon, and the Twilight Dragon had been killed when Zul'ra drove a spike through its skull, the flesh cocoon lay within the wound. No one on the battlefield noticed it, so no one came to disturb him.

After returning to his body, Zul'ra found his skin riddled with corrosion. Fortunately, his internal organs had not