At that moment, Nidhogg's body and soul had completely fused into one.
Even on Yi Tian's Employee Panel, the two employee panels for the "Black Prince" and the current "Black Emperor," Nidhogg, merged into one, becoming his true identity:
Black Emperor-Nidhogg.
He had regained all the Black Emperor's abilities. Although his strength was still some distance from its peak, he already bore a shadow of his former self.
And so, when this manifestation of the World Tree's will saw the pitch-black dragon...
It felt as though a lifetime had passed.
"How could this be...?"
Hundreds of years ago, as the guardian god of the Yagu Continent, he had personally watched Nidhogg grow from a hatchling into the ruler of the Dragon Race, then conquer countless other races...
In fact, the original Yagu Continent had not possessed only one powerful race, the Dragon Race. Many powers had stood alongside one another, and the various Primordial Races had been just as mighty!
Until Nidhogg appeared and ruled the entire Yagu Continent with overwhelming force.
He had exterminated all the other Primordial Races, while directly subjugating the remaining races as the Dragon Race's slaves and underlings.
Then Nidhogg had proclaimed himself the "Black Emperor"...
And begun leading the Yagu Continent's Dragon Race into wars against other worlds, conquering other races through brutality and iron-fisted force!
At the time, the World Tree had strongly disapproved of this.
Because recklessly launching a war between races could have severe consequences for one's own side if it ended in defeat or failed to secure an advantage;
Even victory could invite attacks from other races because of the brutality involved...
Yet even gods had underestimated Nidhogg's strength and madness at his peak.
At home, Nidhogg ruled as a tyrant, using iron-fisted methods to force every dragon to support