"What would other dragons think if they knew that their Dragon King pastime was to poke other dragons' muscles during the still time?"
Garos asked this sentence in a serious tone.
"Let's talk somewhere else, it's not convenient here."
Odhos responded.
He didn't explain much about what had just happened, or show any embarrassment.
Creatures that have lived for too long understand a truth. When something is irrefutable, the best way to deal with it is to let it pass lightly, as if it never happened.
"Okay, let's go."
Garos nodded.
He could see that Odhos was changing the subject. But he had no intention of pursuing it further.
Firstly, poking the muscles a few times is really not a big deal and not worth holding on to. Secondly, he is also curious about Gold Dragon King himself, so he just took this opportunity to chat more.
Odhos raised his right hand and waved lightly.
His movements were casual and elegant, as if he were brushing away a thin layer of dust from the pages of a book.
A ripple spread out from his fingertips, and ripples that were almost impossible to detect with the naked eye emerged in the air, creating circles of fine folds. Garos and him were wrapped in it.
Immediately afterwards, the two figures disappeared from the place at the same time.
Clean and tidy, leaving no traces.
Almost at the same moment, the still time resumed its flow.
The dust suspended in mid-air began to flutter again, and <Chronicle of Bernardo> continued to fall toward the ground. The pages of the book made a slight rustling sound when they were turned, and finally fell to the floor with a snap.
Kalwus blinked.
He was just talking about what he wanted to propose to the elders. Halfway through his words, his mouth was still slightly open, and then he stopped.
"Garos?"
The opposite side is empty.
Garos is missing.
From his perspective, it was like someone who was having a normal conversation one second suddenly disappeared without any warning the next moment.
Kalwus's pupils shrank slightly, and his body tensed subconsciously.
But then, he slowly relaxed again.
Dragon's Rest Corridor is where Dragon King is entrenched.
Although the other dragons don't know exactly where Dragon King is, everyone knows that Dragon King is probably in a special space in Dragon's Rest Corridor, but they can't find it.
"----Probably Dragon King is here."
Kalwus whispered to himself, "It's still as mysterious as ever."
There was awe in his eyes.
Any intelligent creature will have a sense of awe for things that are completely incomprehensible to itself.
For example, how did Dragon King come and how did he take Garos away?
He couldn't understand these at all.
Kalwus Without thinking any more, he bent down to pick up the book on the ground and put it back on the bookshelf. Then he picked up the book that he had not read at all, turned to the first page, and started reading from the beginning.
the other side.
Garos The scene in front of me has completely changed.
It is no longer the dome and bookshelf of Dragon's Rest Corridor, it has become a vast and boundless void.
There is nothing that can be called a reference here. The left, right, and front are just empty concepts. There is no ground under your feet, no boundaries with your hands, and only endless darkness extending in all directions.
But this darkness is not oppressive.
Countless time-related items float quietly in the void, emitting their own light.
"An unnatural dimension?"
Garos looked around and stretched his fingers.
Immediately afterwards, his body began to change.
The outline of the humanoid form rapidly expanded, and dense red dragon scales appeared on the surface of the skin. Each one looked like a soldering iron just taken out of the furnace, with a dark red luster.
The bones stretch, the muscles swell, and the spine lengthens one by one----
In the blink of an eye, Garos returned to its original form of huge peaks.
Not far in front of him, another equally huge dragon figure was emerging.
Odhos also revealed its true form.
The scales on his body are constantly changing in color, just like the fine lines on his face that are constantly appearing and disappearing when he is in other people's form, which looks quite strange.
However, the figure of Dragon King was completely outshone by Garos.
Although they are at the same level, Odhos needs to look up slightly to see Garos's eyes.
This is not a negligible gap.
For giant dragons of their level, the difference in size often represents strength and life level. As for Garos's huge size and the strength of his body, even Dragon King had to sigh secretly after seeing it.
What drew Odhos's attention even more was the ring-shaped dragon scales covering Garos's body.
Like the growth rings of trees, or some kind of ancient rune array, they circle around his neck, chest, wrists and ankles, like natural patterns.
They grow out in a short period of time.
However, it fits perfectly with Garos's body, as if he was born this way.
At this time, these dragon scales are disappearing one by one.
Odhos's eyes stayed on the ring-shaped dragon scales for a moment, and a flash of thought flashed deep in his pupils.
"So that's it. It's this layer of scales that allowed him to resist the influence of time that I had before."
"These scales----are different."
he thought to himself.
Opposite, Garos looked past Odhos and glanced at the surrounding environment.
Clocks with simple shapes, pocket watches with exquisite workmanship, hourglasses of different sizes, and things Garos cannot name - these time-related items float in the void, forming a bizarre exhibition hall.
He withdrew his gaze and looked at Gold Dragon King opposite again.
"Do you usually live here?"
"You can say that." Odhos nodded slightly, "For a long, long time, this has been my lair, my laboratory, and also my ---- refuge."
"Here, I can not be disturbed by anything and concentrate on studying the mystery of time."
Gold Dragon King used different descriptions to define this void.
He looked at Garos, his voice paused and then asked, "Do you feel it? The difference here."
Garos is thoughtful.
When he looked around just now, he already felt a slight sense of disharmony.
It's like the internal rhythm of the body is misaligned with the surrounding environment, and the heartbeat and blood flow seem to be different.
He closed his eyes and felt it carefully for a moment.
When he opened his eyes again, Garos's eyes became determined.
"The flow of time here is abnormal."
he said.
Odhos's mouth corners raised slightly, revealing a somewhat satisfied smile.
"Yes, you are very perceptive."
He nodded, "The flow of time here is ten times slower than the outside world."
Gold Dragon King raised one front paw and used the tip of the paw to slowly draw an invisible line in the void, as if outlining the trajectory of a river.
"In the outside world, a year is a year."
"Cycle of the Four Seasons, spring passes and autumn comes, time is like a never-ending river, carrying all living things forward."
"From birth to growth, from growth to peak, from peak to aging, from aging to death...
"No one can stop, and no one can look back."
The tips of his claws pointed downwards, and his voice was slightly lowered.
"But here - time has been stretched. One year has passed in the outside world, and ten years have passed here."
"Your heartbeat speed, your body metabolism - all are slowed down ten times, the growth rate of the body is slowed down ten times, and the aging rate is also slowed down ten times."
After hearing this, Red Iron Dragon frowned slightly.
Ten times slower?
Doesn't this mean that the speed of getting stronger here will be ten times slower.
Garos instinctively felt a kind of resistance.
He never slowed down.
His growth, his battles, and his breakthroughs are all advancing at a high speed and making great progress.
It is almost a torture for him to stay in a place where time flows ten times slower.
Gold Dragon King seemed to have seen through his thoughts and continued, "Here, the only thing that is not affected is thinking."
"The speed of thinking remains unchanged. Otherwise, if you stay here for a day, your brain will be as slow as being soaked in paste and you will not be able to think clearly."
Garos nodded thoughtfully.
He probably knows why Gold Dragon King lives here.
A dragon like him would definitely not be able to accept his growth rate being slowed down tenfold, but for those dragons who are entering their twilight years, this place is an excellent place to live.
This is a disguised means of extending life.
"Are you here to fight against Twilight?"
Garos asked..
"I don't have Immortal Realm after all."
"No creature without Immortal Realm can escape the erosion of time after all. Although Gold Dragon's lifespan is naturally longer than other dragons, I have spent too long. It can even be said that I am the longest-living one among Bernardo Dragonkin today."
Odhos lowered his head and looked at his pair of front paws.
Strong and sharp, without any signs of aging, with tight scales and flexible joints, but these are only the superficial characteristics of the dragon's body.
All dragons are older and more powerful. The aging of their bodies will not leave obvious traces on their appearance. Only they themselves know that something inside is being lost bit by bit.
He is actually already dying.
"I don't have much time left."
He raised his head and looked at Garos again, "However, studying the mystery of time is not something that can be completed overnight."
"I need time, lots and lots of time. Only in this way can I have the possibility of success."
"So I created this space."
He glanced at the floating clocks and hourglasses around him and said, "In other dragon eyes, I might just not show up for a hundred years, but here, I have actually been here for a thousand years."
"A thousand years, alone, facing these clocks and hourglasses, day after day, year after year."
"Occasionally go out for some fresh air, do a few random things, and then come back here."
"This is my life."
From Odhos's words, Garos heard loneliness.
But he didn't think it needed any mercy.
The road to pursuing your goals is never smooth.
Garos's road is forged with battle and Ironblood, and Odhos's road is paved with time and loneliness.
The methods are different, but the essence is the same.
All need to pay a price.
After a few seconds of silence, Garos asked a question he wanted to ask.
"Why are you so obsessed with studying time?"
He stared at Gold Dragon King, "With your accumulation and talent, you would have reached the top of the Immortal Realm as long as you changed your path. You don't need to stay in such a space to suppress yourself."
Hearing his question, Gold Dragon King smiled slightly.
He did not answer directly, but asked, "Garos, have you ever thought about what your life would be like if, in a certain timeline, you were not Red-Iron Hybrid, but were born with the blood of Gold Dragon or another Metal Dragon?"
Red Iron Dragon was silent for a moment.
When he was young, he thought about this more than once.
If you are not Red Iron Dragon, if you are not born in the wilderness, if you do not have the talent to adapt...
. But as he has come step by step to where he is today, these thoughts have long been left behind.
The voice of Gold Dragon King gradually became Bloodburst.
"If Primordial Era and Primordial Wild Gods win the war, what will the current situation of Multiverse be like?"
"If in Dragonfall Era, the dragons chose to put down their hatred, and Dragon Race's hegemony never ended, how glorious would Dragon Race be now?"
Odhos looked directly into Red Iron Dragon's eyes with burning eyes.
"You may think I'm crazy."
He said, "But I use my lifelong wisdom and hard work to guarantee that these timelines must be real."
"In endless time, there are endless possibilities."
"Every choice will lead to countless tributaries, and each tributary is a real world."
"Only by peering into the mystery of time can we cross those invisible and invisible barriers, freely shuttle through the turbulent torrent of time, and pursue countless possibilities."
His voice was eager, even fanatical.
After hearing these words, Garos finally understood why Ten-Thousand-Laws White Dragon and Silver Dragon King both said that Gold Dragon King's pursuit of time has reached the level of obsession, and no one can change his mind.
However, this is not derogatory.
Those who can reach the top of a certain path, without exception, have a clear understanding of themselves, know what they are pursuing, know why they exist, and know what they want.
Their faith is unusually strong.
Those who are not understood and recognized will be regarded as paranoid by others. Just like in the eyes of some creatures, Garos itself is also an extremely paranoid existence.
Finally, Garos said slowly, "I hope you can get what you want."
What he said was true.
There is no conflict of interest or ideological opposition between him and Gold Dragon King.
It can even be said that if Gold Dragon King can break through the Immortal Realm, there will be some indirect benefits for Garos.
Odhos's voice gradually calmed down, and his expression returned to calm.
"I already see a successful future for myself."
He said firmly, "I will definitely be able to understand the mystery of time and achieve what I want."
He paused and smiled at Red Iron Dragon.
"Compared with time, no matter how rich the treasure is, it pales in color. When the time comes, I may invite other dragons to join me in exploring various timelines that may be magical or dangerous."
"How about it, are you interested?"
Garos doesn't think Gold Dragon King can succeed.
This probability is too slim.
But he still nodded.
"Yes, if this day comes, I would be happy to see the timelines you mentioned."
If there really is a Gold Dragon Bloodline version of himself on a certain timeline. With only different origins and completely identical talents, at the same age, who is stronger and who is weaker?
Or.
If there is someone who does not have the talent to adapt and only has Red-Iron Bloodline, what height can he reach?
Garos is very curious about these.
After speaking, he stared at Gold Dragon King and changed the topic slightly.
"While I was sleeping, time flowed through me in an abnormal way."
"Does this matter have something to do with you?"
Gold Dragon King did not deny it.
He looked at Red Iron Dragon and said calmly, "I made some attempts on you. I tried to make time flow faster. Judging from the results, this attempt was successful."
Red Iron Dragon took a closer look at his current state.
He said, "I feel like I am over 600 years old, but my Life Level doesn't match."
If Gold Dragon King's methods are applied to other short-lived biological races, they may directly lead to their decline.
Even for the giant dragon, this means overdrafting its future potential.
If Garos develops normally until he is 600 years old, his Life Level will definitely be a bit taller than it is now, there is no doubt about it.
Gold Dragon King said of course, "Everything has a price. The torrent of time is not so easy to bear. It flows rapidly through your body and will inevitably bring some negative effects. This is inevitable."
Red Iron Dragon nodded slightly.
Compared with the rapid breakthrough of Destiny Rank, this price is actually completely acceptable.
However, a new problem also emerged.
He asked, "What is my actual age now?"
Gold Dragon King thought for a while and made a calculation in his mind.
"Just like you feel."
"Your actual age is over 600 years old, which falls into the category of Venerable Dragon. The next higher is Ancient Dragon."
At this point, his voice paused.
Odhos's eyes swept over Red Iron Dragon's exaggeratedly strong physique, and his tone was filled with emotion.
"Six hundred year old Dragon Race Destiny Rank----"
"There is no precedent in my inheritance. If there is no accident, when you break through the Immortal Realm, I may still be at Destiny Rank."
Garos nodded and said, "There is no precedent in my inheritance."
Immediately afterwards, he asked another question.
"Since you can make time flow faster, can you build a special space? Just like the space you are in now, but time flows faster."
If there really was such a place, Garos would be willing to live there like Gold Dragon King.
Exercise hard and get stronger.
Under his gaze, Gold Dragon King shook his head slightly.
"I know what you mean."
"However, I have to disappoint you. The difficulty of making time flow quickly in a short period of time and constantly creating a special space are not at the same level."
Gold Dragon King explained patiently.
"My mastery of the mystery of time currently only allows me to construct the space I am in now. The kind of space you mentioned where time flows faster can only be achieved when I break through the Immortal Realm."
He thought for a moment, smiled slightly, and his tone became more relaxed.
"Don't worry, I have learned a lot about time recently, and I will be able to break through the Immortal Realm soon."
"When the time comes, I can build a space specifically for you that you want."
Soon?
Garos is quite skeptical about this.
Odhos said it very quickly, it is probably just a relative concept.
Moreover, according to him, it should not be easy to build this kind of space.
Since it's not easy, why would he make such a promise?
Given Gold Dragon's nature, she would not say such things casually.
On the opposite side, Gold Dragon King seemed to see Red Iron Dragon's doubts.
He shook his tail and said with a smile, "I admit, what I said about "very soon" may be a little watery, but if I can get some things I need, "my "very soon" may become a reality."
After saying that, Gold Dragon King stared at Garos with burning eyes.
Garos followed his gaze, lowered his head slightly, and looked at his chest.
On his dragon's breastplate, the ring-shaped dragon scales that had previously resisted Time Stop were disappearing one by one, leaving only the last few remaining on the surface.
Gold Dragon King is staring at these dragon scales.
Garos raised his gaze and asked, "Do you want my scales?"
Gold Dragon King nodded quickly, "Yes, yes."
He did not hide his desire and said, "There seems to be some kind of connection between them and time. It is very special. I only need one for observation and research."
No wonder you are so enthusiastic about making promises.
It turns out that he was eyeing my dragon scales and drew a pie for me----
However, Garos is not an indecisive character.
He believed that this matter would be beneficial to both parties, so there was nothing to hesitate about.
"I was able to break through Destiny Rank in a short time, and I have to thank you for this."
"Take these scales."
He stretched out his paw and touched his chest.
He pulled out all the remaining ring-shaped dragon scales, more than one, and handed them to Gold Dragon King.
Gold Dragon King's breathing became heavier.
His movements were cautious, as if he were picking up some rare treasure, fearing any bumps.
He held the scales in his claws and almost looked at them with his eyes.
At the same time, after those ring-shaped scales left Garos's body, they began to fade at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a layer of grayish white appeared on the surface.
Gold Dragon King looked solemn, and ripples appeared between his sharp claws.
If the ripples had substance, they overlapped on these scales layer by layer, forming crystals similar to amber, temporarily sealing them up. Garos looked at his serious look and said, "Don't be so cautious."
"If you need, I can come again Radiant Dragon Realm, just in time, I also want to experience the power of time a few more times."
He wants to gain more time resistance.
Even the fast and intense Adaptive Evolution requires time and sufficient stimulation.
In the library, during the period when Odhos first appeared, Garos was almost unable to counterattack and could only passively endure it.
Later, his fighting characteristics came into full operation, allowing him to gradually get rid of some of the effects.
But he also noticed that before Time Stop, he actually had a hint of awareness.
After thinking about it carefully, Garos believed that this was related to the trace of time resistance he gained after fighting Time Crownbearer.
Garos is willing to cooperate, and Gold Dragon King naturally wants it.
"That's great." Gold Dragon King said, "I will invite you to the Radiant Dragon Realm when needed. As for now - I can't wait to study these scales."
An almost fanatical color appeared in his eyes again.
Gold Dragon King You need to be quiet when doing research.
Garos did not continue to disturb the other party, returned to Dragon's Rest Corridor's library, and transformed into a humanoid form again.
"Back?"
Kalwus was still in his original position. He raised his head and looked at Garos and asked, "Did you see Dragon King crowned?"
Garos nodded. "Well, we just met."
Kalwus had a look of anticipation on his face.
"Our Dragon King has always been mysterious."
"How is it? How does it make you feel? Is it mysterious, ancient and wise?"
Garos was silent for a few seconds.
Two pictures came to his mind.
One is Gold Dragon King surrounding him, poking him here and there in a very disgraceful way.
The other one is Gold Dragon King squatting in the void, holding the dragon scale carefully, his eyes shining and breathing heavily.
All we can say is that distance creates beauty.
Garos said slowly, "Yes, it fits your imagination of him, ancient, wise, mysterious, powerful and noble.
Kalwus nodded with satisfaction, then showed a hint of regret.
"I admire Dragon King with all my heart. Unfortunately, even though I am one of his descendants, I never saw him a few times when I was a child. Especially after I became an adult, I almost never saw him again."
Garos did not answer the call.
Afterwards, he did not stay in the Radiant Dragon Realm for long and returned directly to Atlant.
He also dabbles in space." When the need arises, it will come as soon as he asks.