Material Plane itself is a huge concept, containing too many worlds to count. Among these many Material Worlds, there are vast Cosmic Starfields and boundless supercontinents.
At this moment.
In a deserted continent like Material World.
Strong winds roll in the yellow sand, polishing the cracked earth year after year. The sky and the earth are dim and the visibility is very low. In a world filled with yellow sand, the temperature difference between day and night is huge. During the day, it is so hot that rocks can crack, and at night, it is so cold that iron tools can break.
There is no doubt that this is a very harsh world.
It does not have a mild climate and water source, and naturally lacks soil for the birth of intelligent life. The living conditions are harsh. Although the entire world has existed for countless thousands of years, no civilization has been born.
The only living creatures that exist are some insect-like ferocious beasts without intelligence Magic Creature.
They rely on instinct to thrive under the sand sea and prey on each other. The entire ecosystem is built on a fragile food chain.
Barely trying to maintain the last vitality of this barren and desolate world.
These insects are probably the only masters in this world. They have survived here for countless generations, and each generation repeats the same life without any changes.
However, if given enough time to evolve, they may develop wisdom and develop a good civilization.
But the peace here "cannot last."
suddenly.
Click!
The ground surface rose, and a gap opened in the sand. Yellow sand poured into the gap, but was pushed back by invisible forces and accumulated on both sides of the gap.
A few seconds later.
A lump of wet stuff squeezed out of the crack.
It was only the size of a palm, pink and soft, with a layer of mucus hanging on the surface. When blown by the wind and sand, it shivered and shrank into a ball. In the aesthetics of some intelligent creatures, such a meat ball even has a slightly strange and cute feeling.
After all, it doesn't have any dangerous minions, it's just like a ball of pink meat.
Alone in such a harsh world, it even looks a little pitiful.
Any passing traveler who sees such a trembling little thing will most likely not associate it with danger.
The meat ball lies on the yellow sand.
Not long after, it squirmed a few times, as if it was adapting to or perceiving this strange world.
But it hasn't squirmed for long.
It was noticed by the predators in this world.
Under the sand layer, a sand scorpion-like ferocious beast quietly approached.
Its body was perfectly covered by the sand layer, with only a little protrusion on its carapace exposed.
With a body several meters long and giant claws like scissors, it is one of the predators here.
In its perception, this small ball of meat has no carapace or sharp claws. It is just a ball of plump soft meat. It does not pose any danger. To it, this is like a free meal falling from the sky. In the sand sea where food is scarce, such an opportunity is rare.
The ferocious beast suddenly pounced out, its giant pincers clamping down on its head.
It ends the fight with one blow without giving the prey any chance to escape.
However, at just such a moment, the positions between hunter and prey were reversed.
Without any warning, the meat ball suddenly expanded, and its body became larger. The body expanded more than ten times in a very short period of time, and before the attack of the vicious beast was completely landed, it in turn completely enveloped the vicious beast.
The beast struggled violently.
The flesh ball surrounding it swelled slightly, but other than that there was no other reaction, and struggling was of no use.
After a few breaths, there was no sound.
The meat ball shrank, digesting the first nourishment after arriving at New World, and grew in size.
Immediately, its originally soft surface began to have some wrinkles, vaguely forming some patterns that looked like runes or ancient writings. Just looking at it would make people dizzy.
At the same time.
Intangible and qualityless flames radiate out from its body inch by inch, then seep into the wind and sand, the earth, spread out quickly, and radiate into the body of every living thing it touches.
In this way, the peace of this continental world was broken.
The insect swarms under the sand sea began to surge.
The ferocious beasts Magic Creature, which originally followed their instinct to hunt, also had some behaviors such as lurking, escaping, digging traps, etc., had a crazy light in their eyes, turned around, and pounced on any living creature they could find.
Fighting is not the purpose, it is essentially for survival.
But at this time, they no longer kill to survive or eat, but just to kill, to vent their anger. However, the anger does not decrease with the killing. Instead, the fire in their hearts becomes more intense, continuously radiating and expanding to a wider distance.
Fighting, biting, distortion----
Granules sprouted from the insect shells, and the abdominal legs twisted into tentacles. The insects grew in size and were soon killed and devoured by more crazy similar creatures.
The insect bodies that have undergone mutation Fleshwarp accumulate and seep into the yellow sand.
In a short period of time, dark red meridians spread and intertwined under the sand layer, like a carpet of bacteria, covering the cracked earth inch by inch, meandering and sneaking to cover a considerable area in a short period of time.
The yellow sand world also changed accordingly, and was transformed into a hotbed of flesh and blood.
The source of all this.
The flesh ball that first appeared was lying in the center of the expanding flesh and blood earth. It was many times larger than when it first appeared. It shrank one by one.
From a distance, it looks like a heart.
But it's not the heart.
It is a Ancient Wild God born in Primordial Era. It has had countless names and titles, among which the most widely circulated is, Ten Thousand Ominous Manifestations.
That's right.
This ball of flesh is none other than Ten Thousand Ominous Manifestations who was killed in the starry sky.
After the death of the subject.
This separate body, which had been dormant for countless years, woke up, acquired all the memories, experiences, feelings, etc. of the original subject, and became a new subject, growing rapidly.
It needs to consume more lives to restore its strength.
The insects in this world are weak, but better than nothing.
More importantly, these distortions and killings will awaken its Divine Power bit by bit and consolidate its existence.
Its memory also returned quickly.
So, while it was devouring the vitality of this world and restoring its own state, it was recalling its own failure.
Lost.
It lost to a Material Plane creature whose age was only a blink of an eye away from it.
If you compare the time it has existed to a piece of Ocean, then the time Red Iron Dragon has existed is not even a drop of water, but it was such a young and insignificant opponent that defeated it in a head-on battle.
Moreover, it lost to the gods once again.
This is not the first time it has been defeated by a god.
In the distant Dawn War, it fought with those beings that were later called gods. The result of the war was a disastrous defeat. Not only it, but almost all Wild God lost.
Now, it was defeated by a guy who just Ascension to Godhood used the genuine Divine Authority of God.
Shame!
This is undoubtedly a huge shame for the ancient and noble Wild God.
But----
Ten Thousand Ominous Manifestations is actually used to failure.
Failure is no stranger to it. In its long life, it has suffered far more failures than victories.
The war between the two camps, Dawn War, was a complete defeat.
In a one-on-one battle with Lord of Rageflame, although it won, it has been entangled for countless epochs. Now, it is just another loss.
But it doesn't matter.
As long as you are still alive, sooner or later you will win back your capital with interest.
This is the creed of Ten Thousand Ominous Manifestations.
It has infinite time, a way of existence that will never truly die, and can accept countless failures.
Thinking of this, Ten Thousand Ominous Manifestations's mood has returned to calm, without even a trace of anger. As for Rageflame, which is still burning in the body, it cannot affect its mood.
It calmly accepted its defeat by Red Iron Dragon.
However, calm does not mean giving up revenge.
"This little thing's Divine Power----"
The god Divine Authority is not important. The noble Wild God scorns this power and cannot recognize it, but it cares very much about the Divine Power shown by Red Iron Dragon.
Adaptive Evolution!
"What a pure evolutionary Divine Power! His Divine Power has the same origin as mine. It also stems from the persistence of survival and the desire for a more perfect form----"
Ten Thousand Ominous Manifestations whispered in his heart.
What it knows is that Red Iron Dragon has just Immortal Realm, and Divine Power has also been condensed and born not long ago, so logically speaking it is still very raw.
But it has been able to offset or even suppress its own Divine Power.
Although this is related to the fact that he pays more attention to survival and is weak in frontal confrontation with Divine Power, it is enough to prove a lot of things.
"It's also evolution, it's change, it belongs to the evolutionary category Divine Power."
"But his is more of an evolution of order, while mine is a twist of chaos."
The process of Adaptive Evolution is from quantitative change to qualitative change, from low-level to high-level, just like a big tree starting from a seed, growing, and finally flourishing; and its mutation is random and uncontrollable. It may become stronger this time, and it may become weaker next time, which is very chaotic----
It's like, two extremes of one body.
Ten Thousand Ominous Manifestations has lived for countless thousands of years and has accumulated a lot of knowledge and experience.
It's too clear what this means.
In the eyes of ordinary creatures, extremes like water and fire cannot coexist. Water extinguishes fire, and fire evaporates water. The two are opposite and cannot be reconciled.
But it's clear that in Divine Power's realm, things are completely different.
If Divine Power belong to the same kind but are opposite to each other, they are opposite to each other and at the same time, they are constantly attracting each other.
Even.
It accidentally discovered Bernardo and encountered Red Iron Dragon. It is possible that the attraction between Divine Power was at work.
If so, it will encounter Red Iron Dragon in the future until one of them dies completely first, or until one of them captures the other's Divine Power.
What's more important.
This kind of opposite Divine Power, once it can be completed----
There will be a qualitative change!
The change of order and the change of chaos are combined into one. There is no doubt that it can go one step further and become a real Eternal Realm, comparable to the top Primordial Wild God!
"The question is, how to capture this Divine Power?"
The meat ball jumped up and down, Ten Thousand Ominous Manifestations thought deeply in his heart.
The complete Red Iron Dragon is too powerful next to Material Plane. This battle has proven that under Material Plane's Level-Forty Iron Law, its power is severely limited and it cannot exert its full strength.
But the power of Red Iron Dragon seems to be specially created for Material Plane.
It doesn't take advantage.
"Let me think----"
Ten Thousand Ominous Manifestations thought deeply, and the ancient wisdom began to work.
Very quickly.
The two most feasible methods surfaced as he thought about it.
The first method is to find a way to lead Red Iron Dragon to Outer Planes.
The heyday Ten Thousand Ominous Manifestations is far from being comparable to today's Red Iron Dragon.
In Outer Planes, without the suppression of Material Plane, it can use the essence of Primordial Life to crush Red Iron Dragon Hunt, without giving him any chance to react, and directly seize his Divine Power before he can react.
But problems also arise.
First of all, it must be able to lock the guy's position all the time, and secondly, it must make him leave Material Plane obediently and come to his preset position.
The former is difficult.
No matter what positioning or tracking method is used, it will be adapted to it.
The latter is more difficult.
This Red Iron Dragon has a huge empire under his command, and there is no need to go to Outer Planes to seek anything for a long time. And more importantly, with his Divine Power, he can obviously grow faster if he stays at Material Plane, and even if he goes to Outer Planes, he still has to consider the interference of the gods.
Just like Fey Wilds.
If you dare to act wildly, Fae gods are not vegetarians. Their weakness is only relative----
The heart-like flesh ball has many wrinkles on its surface.
Ten Thousand Ominous Manifestations is thinking about the second option.
The plan is also very simple.
Within Material Plane, fight Red Iron Dragon again, defeat it, and capture Divine Power.
But it already failed last time.
So, if you want to win next time - you must make changes.
For example, give up the existing forms of the main body and the separate body that you have changed for survival, gather all your strength, and constantly carry out new mutations, so as to obtain a new form that is better at fighting, and then fight him head-on.
A desperate move.
But the problem is that as a result, its survivability will be greatly reduced.
If it loses again and dies, then it may be truly killed, or completely sealed, never to be able to stand up again, and never have a chance to rise again.
Both approaches have risks.
The first method has lower risk, but it is extremely difficult to implement. The second method is simple to implement, but the risk of failure is too high----
How to choose?
The folds of the flesh ball slowly undulated, and Ten Thousand Ominous Manifestations fell into deep thought.
It is used to thinking in terms of epochs.
But the guy whose life is as short as an instant reminded him of it.
Times have changed too fast.
It can't think and wait for too long, but it really can't make a decision in a very short time.
After all, this is related to whether it can Eternal Realm in the future.
As time goes by, the sky is full of wind and sand sweeping across the earth, but at the same time, the yellow sand turns into flesh and blood, and the flesh and blood grows meridians - this barren continent is gradually Damnation while Ten Thousand Ominous Manifestations is thinking.
the other side.
Bernardo, Atlant, Red Emperor Royal City.
The royal city of Sacred Aura is now immersed in carnival. On top of Star Network, the scenes of Battle of the Deep Space are played back over and over again, and the number of views has already reached the top.
Look at all the victories of Red Emperor.
This victory was also second to none in dazzling glory.
Before, it was getting closer every day, and the giant star hanging in the sky was like Sword of Damocles, hanging over everyone's heads. Even if people believed that the empire was prepared and they were not nervous on the surface, in the middle of the night, countless people were still tossing and turning, unable to sleep and having nightmares.
But in the end.
Their great emperor turned people's nightmares into ashes in the most direct and shocking way.
Nausir, who had only joined Nausir for a short time, began to look up to and worship Lord of Sacred Aura from the bottom of his heart because of this victory. He regarded his victory as his own glory, and his resistance to Sacred Aura's rule has almost completely disappeared.
However, the excitement belongs to the people.
Garos is entrenched among Dragon Lair, and the surroundings are quiet.
He folded his wings and closed his eyes to rest.
After a period of rest and the replenishment of a large amount of Life Essence, the dragon's cracked scales have long since healed and regained their mirror-like luster, and the depleted energy in the body has been replenished again.
The Dragon Jade in the body has not recovered yet.
Although it has a rough outline, the surface is full of cracks, making it difficult to continue using it in a short period of time. The price of Jade Shatter is really heavy.
But beyond that.
Garos is no longer a serious problem.
His condition recovered quickly, because high-intensity fighting itself is a training, he received a lot of feedback in the process, and his recovery afterwards was also very fast.
There is also Divine Power of Wild God----
Red Iron Dragon slowly opened his eyes, took out the incomplete Mutation Divine Power, looked at it carefully for a while, and then put it away.
"Divine Power cannot be absorbed at will, even if it is incomplete."
"It's best to start at your most perfect and peak state."
Garos thought to himself.
Although Mutation Divine Power is incomplete, it is of the same type as his Adaptive Evolution and can bring him a lot of benefits. He has expectations in his heart.
As for the incomplete Rageflame Divine Power, he basically has no use for it and can keep it as an important resource.
In the future, it can be used for transactions, or as rewards for blood heirs or subordinates.
Phew!
A pair of wings spread out.
Garos stood up slowly, stretched his body a few times, and then left Dragon Lair without any hesitation, which was filled with treasures, and came to the high sky, hanging among the flowing wind and floating clouds.
Lower your eyes and take a look.
He could see that almost the entire Sacred Aura was still immersed in the afterglow of victory.
In the eyes of the people of the empire, when the emperor wins, they also win, and the glory of the empire is their glory. Although they have won a lot, the taste of victory is too good to make people tired. They just want more victories.
"The quantity and quality of faith are both improving."
Garos senses the state of faith.
As a being who can Ascension to Godhood at any time, and has stopped the Ascension to Godhood process twice, his perception of faith is sufficiently refined.
His faith is undoubtedly higher than the Demigod Saint Realm category of Material Plane. If Garos is not without Ascension to Godhood, if it exceeds this upper limit, his faith will begin to be lost and cannot be used.
But in the induction of Garos, these beliefs have not been lost.
They gathered together.
To be more precise, they converged towards Godhood of Garos. The Godhood that Titania promised him to build has been completed.
Phew! Phew!
The sound of dragon wings tearing through the strong wind came.
Iron Dragon Sorog and the red dragon Samantha arrived high in the sky one after another.
"How is your recovery from your injury?"
Sorog asked.
"That's almost it."
Garos stretched his neck and said, "Life Essence's supplies were very timely, and Bernardo didn't cause any trouble. Thank you for your hard work."
He won the battle, but he didn't take all the credit.
As for other contributions, Garos also sees them in his eyes.
In the eyes of Garos, the empire is not a war machine. Its greatest value lies in its logistics. If this machine cannot operate well, it will waste a lot of unnecessary time on the road of growth and training.
Sorog shook his head. "This is what I should do."
"It was your battle with Wild God in deep space that was truly shocking. Although the Star Network picture was delayed a lot and the distance was too far to make it clear, every Bernardo citizen saw the scene of you crushing Omen Star."
"Now everyone in the empire is singing the praises of this victory, and morale is at an all-time high."
"Of course."
Samantha interjected. "The opposite person is Wild God! A dangerous primitive existence, something that even the gods find troublesome, was killed by Garos. This kind of achievement will be resounding no matter which world it is placed in."
Actually, I didn't really kill this Wild God----
But that's right. Ten Thousand Ominous Manifestations has all the skills to survive. The most difficult thing about it is that its health bar is too long.
If Ten Thousand Ominous Manifestations has no other changes, as long as it is in Material Plane, it will be crushed by itself ten thousand times in another battle, and this process will only become easier and easier. It has basically reached its upper limit, and it will become stronger.
Garos thought to himself.
Iron Dragon said, "The most important thing is that after this victory, the Orc rebellion, Fury of the Starry Sky, Demon invasion - all the hidden dangers left over from the old era have been completely resolved. Bernardo, our base camp, has ushered in true peace and prosperity."
Garos nodded slightly.
Starting with one dragon, after Wilderness Conflict, the kingdom was in turmoil - and finally established a huge empire that unified the planet. In less than a thousand years, he has basically achieved the highest achievement in this Material Plane.
Bernardo is the origin and base camp of Sacred Aura.
It has no future troubles, which also means that Sacred Aura can concentrate on other great undertakings.
This is a very critical step.
If there are still problems at the base camp from time to time, it will be difficult to do anything important outside.
Samantha's eyes lit up, he took over the conversation, and couldn't wait to say, "Peace is the right thing. Once there is peace, we should start Great Expedition! Let the dragon flag of Sacred Aura fly in more worlds!"
Red Dragon does not value the growth of the empire as much as Sorog.
She simply wanted to see rivers of blood, of course, preferably the blood of her enemies. As for how much the empire's territory could expand, she didn't care.
Garos glanced at the red dragon and was not disappointed.
He nodded and said, "It's about time. Although the material universe we are in is vast, no other Living Planet has been found yet, and the exploration of the plane is too dangerous. It is better to start with other Material World."
Great Expedition.
For more resources, Hunt Immortal Realm Divine Power, etc. are just secondary goals incidentally, not the most important purpose.
Material Plane is the foundation of Multiverse.
If you master enough Material World and influence and interfere with the beliefs of the gods, then Garos can basically declare me invincible, and you can do whatever you want, becoming an unshakable special existence.
This is a very grand blueprint for a great cause, related to whether he can find ultimate peace.
"As for the first stop of Great Expedition, let's start with----"
Garos thought for a while.
He originally wanted to say Faerûn.
Hundreds of years ago, his two most trusted friends Emperor's Children, Galkro and Laria had already gone to Faerûn and established Dragon Breath Kingdom in this world. They had obtained a rich and vast territory and could cooperate with the base camp at any time.
It seems to be a good fit.
But after thinking about it carefully, Garos felt that it was not feasible and it was not yet time.
The water in this continent type Material Plane is very deep.
Even though Gods' Wrath has ended, the eyes of the gods are still intertwined, affecting the whole body. It is very unwise to rashly set the first target on Faerûn. If you use some game terms, then this is at least a high-risk copy.
Garos wants to start simple first.
"The first stop needs to be chosen carefully and the information collected first."
Garos changed his words and said, "Collect all the intelligence information collected by the Old Holden Empire and Nausir, as well as all the intelligence information about other Material World, make a list, confirm their general status, and then officially start when we have a suitable target."
"I'm already sorting out this information."
Sorog said in a deep voice, "Old Holden Empire once explored multiple Material World. Although most of the explorations have been interrupted, some coordinates and records are still left. Nausir also has some records about other worlds."
"The next step is to locate the world, and then send vanguard scouts to inquire about the specific situation and confirm whether the target is suitable."
Red Iron Dragon nodded slightly.
"That's good."
He remembered something again and said, "By the way, let's ask Galkro and Laria about their situation at Faerûn."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he thought about it and changed his mind.
"Wait, you don't have to worry about this matter. I'm going to go to Faerûn in person in a while to see what's going on with the Dragon Breath Kingdom. I'll also be able to see the situation in this world with my own eyes."
Garos said.
Although he is cautious, he is not timid.
At least, after arriving at the Immortal Realm, even if the situation in Faerûn's world is not simple, he is qualified to take a look for himself and take a look at the situation of his two heirs.
"What about me? What about me?"
Samantha stepped forward, wagging his tail quickly. "You both have great ideas, what should I do?"
"You?"
Garos glanced at her and said seriously, "You are responsible for recharging your energy."
"When the goal is determined and Great Expedition officially begins, you can take the lead, be the first to set foot on New World, and spread the reputation of Sacred Aura."
"Yeah!"
Samantha instantly became excited.
She couldn't help it, she spread her wings and rushed out of Dragon Court, flew high into the sky, and sprayed fierce flames against the clouds, burning half of the sky red.
Sorog looked at the red dragon's excitement and shook his head slightly.
Then, he looked at Red Iron Dragon and whispered, "In addition to the things about Great Expedition, I occasionally have dreams about Iron Throne, which linger."
He asked, "When will we fight for the inheritance of Ferrous Dragon King?"
Iron Throne, Ferrous Dragon King----
Ferrous Dragon King is not a god, this is a pure Immortal Dragon, and he stands at the top of Immortal Path. Immortal One at the level of Ferrous Dragon King is also called -Eternal One by the gods.
Eternal One, Eternal Realm Immortal Realm.
This level is even higher than Ancient One.
Huihong, ancient, Eternal Realm----These are also the three major levels of Immortal Path. Ten Thousand Ominous Manifestations is Ancient One, and Eternal One is above it, already comparable to Greater Deity.
Some of the main gods of Pantheon are basically at this level.
Involving the mystery of the death and legacy of one Eternal One.
This is definitely not something that can be easily profited, and the risk is very high.
"Let's not rush this matter."
Garos thought for a few seconds and said, "The inheritance is unclear. The information you got also has too many subjective ideas. We know too little about Ferrous Dragon King. The inheritance, the throne - no one can tell what is hidden behind it."
He thought about it and said, "Just in time, I want to go to Joyful Court."
"At that time, I will ask Titania about Ferrous Dragon King. She may know something and can give me some suggestions."
After saying that, Garos suddenly felt that he was not much relieved after the Immortal Realm.
A long time ago, he thought that he would be able to feel at ease after the Immortal Realm.
But it turns out that this idea is too naive.
The competition between Great Expedition, Iron Throne, and Immortal Realm Divine Power----Although he has reached this level where countless mortals look up to him, the things he has to face have not become less.
In other words, there are different crises and events at different levels.
No one is an exception.
No, the gods who are lofty in the eyes of mortals actually have to worry about the battle of faith. They are also in a cage and have their own prisons to make.
"When will it be the end?"
Garos sighed softly in his heart, and then Ziguang gradually became determined and calm.
Immortal Path, the path of the gods has almost no end. There will always be some more powerful beings, and there will always be new challenges. Even the main gods like Titania have not been able to find peace, and they have worked hard for Fae.
Therefore, Garos will pay attention to Great Expedition in Material Plane.
Expeditioning many Material Worlds and becoming the master of Material Planes is already the easiest way for him to gain ultimate peace of mind and ultimate peace.
Sorog I don't know what my emperor is thinking.
Although they are blood relatives, sometimes he can't understand Garos's thinking.
Moreover, he is rejoicing that Great Expedition is about to be officially launched. This is what he has been looking forward to, and now he is finally about to start it.
"Great Expedition's first destination, leave it to me to choose."
Iron Dragon showed an eager smile and said, "Garos, my dear brother, I am ready to make the worlds burn and let Material World surrender under the dragon flag of our Sacred Aura."
Garos glanced at him.
"I'll also wait and see."
He spoke simply for a while, and then the dragon claw reached forward and tore it apart gently.
A gap opened in the space, leading to Fey Wilds, and Red Iron Dragon stepped in.
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