Hearing the Golden Dragon's words, the other two ancient dragons calmed down somewhat and looked at Lynn together.
Lynn replied, "The price is binding yourselves to this world and becoming so-called 'Dragon Gods' through the power of faith. Your strength will be somewhat weaker."
"After your promotion, your strength will be deeply bound to this world's power of faith. As long as you remain in this world, you will continue growing stronger as time passes and the world keeps expanding."
"But once you leave this world, your strength will fall back to its original level."
The Golden Dragon's pupils contracted slightly, but its voice remained steady. "What else?"
Lynn said, "Nothing else."
The three dragons exchanged looks, all breathing sighs of relief before huddling together to hold a quiet little discussion.
The Red Dragon's tail slowly swayed behind it, breaking the brief silence. "As long as we can become Dragon Gods, what does it matter if we're bound? We just won't leave this world."
It added, "Besides, this world has been constantly expanding, and its rules are becoming more complete. Staying here won't be a loss."
The Jade Dragon nodded. "In other words, the worst-case scenario is merely falling back to our current strength. We won't become any weaker than we are now."
As it spoke, it lowered its head slightly. "That hardly counts as a price. I can accept it."
The Golden Dragon was the last to state its position.
It had more to consider. The three dragons' strength had not improved even slightly for over a thousand years. The Dragon God realm was simply too difficult to reach.
Now that such a good opportunity stood before them, it was impossible not to be tempted.
Yet this would not be a breakthrough achieved through their own strength. Reaching the