The source of the Variant Dragons' rise
The two dragon gods accepted the appointment and then withdrew.
Return to the ranks of the gods.
Bahamut was filled with anxiety, worried that he wouldn't be able to control these proud Astral Realm Dragon and fail to accomplish the task personally entrusted to him by Lord of Heaven.
Tiamat, however, was ambitious and eager to try. She wasn't worried about whether the Astral Realm Dragon would obey her; Tiamat was born to do great things.
While Jiang Yuu began to reward and appoint the meritorious gods and Angel one by one.
The Platinum Dragon God Bahamut expressed his concerns to his sister.
Tiamat, my sister, I have some worries.
Tiamat looked at him curiously and asked softly.
"Tell me, my brother."
"With our strength, the Astral Realm Dragon probably won't submit to us easily."
The Platinum Dragon God sighed softly.
"We too possess Grand Divine Power, but apart from the few Rule Sovereign Grade Astral Realm Dragon controlled by our Lord, there are many Alternative Supreme Dragon a great deal of Grand Divine Power among the remaining Astral Realm Dragon."
"We cannot establish dominance if we cannot suppress them with power."
"Furthermore, although we are dragons born in Feland, and are of Dragon same species as them, our ancestors diverged countless years ago. Even something like bloodline inheritance is something we created ourselves, not something passed down to the Astral Realm Dragon."
"Dragon like us, who previously lived in remote areas, probably weren't even considered a type of Dragon by them."
"In the eyes of these Astral Realm Dragon, Dragon like us are not recognized."
They inherently look down on us.
"Then how can we accomplish our Lord's task?"
Why should we gain their approval?
Tiamat asked curiously.
"My foolish brother, I have the backing of the great Master of Paradise Mountain; it is they who crave our approval!"
Even if they are naturally arrogant and don't take us seriously, would they dare not take our lord seriously?
"However, the phenomenon you described does indeed exist."
"But I've already thought of a way to divide them, and even in the future, to make the name 'Astral Realm Dragon' completely disappear from the River of History of the Astral Realm history."
What method?
The Platinum Dragon God was astonished.
That foolish dragon sister of his, who always loses to Tiamat in their battles, actually has a good idea?
Seeing Bahamut's shocked expression, Tiamat growled in displeasure.
"Damn it, Bahamut, I think I guessed what you were thinking. You're looking down on me?"
"Uh, absolutely not. I'm just surprised you could come up with a solution in such a difficult situation!"
"What kind of talk is that? I've always been very opinionated."
Tiamat frowned.
"Listen, Bahamut."
"Haven't we done something like this before?"
"What?"
"Your Metallic Dragon and my Five-Colored Dragon, weren't they both products of our research?"
"Metallic Dragon? Five-Colored Dragon? Why bring them up?"
Bahamut was puzzled.
"Since we can mutate into Metallic Dragon and Five-Colored Dragon based on the Primordial Dragon Feland, then we can use the same method on the Astral Realm Dragon."
"Based on the Astral Realm Dragon, create a second generation of Metallic Dragon and Five-Colored Dragon, and then spread them throughout the Astral Realm."
Bahamut shook his head.
"However, the Metallic Dragon and Five-Colored Dragon we created are too weak. Even if we use this method to modify the Astral Realm Dragon, these newly born Dragon will find it difficult to gain a dominant position in their respective races."
"The point is to make them weaker first."
"Moreover, forcibly reducing the Talent and strength of their offspring is advantageous to us."
"They won't resist?"
"Hmph, they're about to be Judgment. We just need to explain things to Chief Angel Michael, and we can get this done smoothly."
"Alright, Tiamat, I think you have a point, but there's one more thing: even if we do that, the bloodline of their Astral Realm Dragon is the bond that connects them!"
"I know, I have a next step."
Tiamat laughed.
"After we've done all that, we'll select the best souls from other intelligent races throughout the Astral Realm to replace their original dragon souls during the dragon egg stage."
"Dragon born in this way will not identify with the Astral Realm Dragon."
"Then, we'll borrow from Silvanus, the World Tree, the thing that can mutate these dragon eggs— the Mutagenic Spirit Seed."
"Every year, many strange and mutated Elf are born on the World Tree; this is the effect of these Mutagenic Spirit Seed."
"When the time comes, we'll have Silvanus amplify its mutated properties, retaining only a trace of its stable properties, and then we can get what we want."
"But such mutations are uncontrollable; some are good, some are bad, and the bad mutations will make up the vast majority!"
"If the mutation is bad, then die!"
Tiamat said indifferently.
Bahamut: "..."
"Abandon your pathetic sense of justice, Bahamut! Only the successfully mutated Dragon are the Dragon we can strive for in our future."
"If the mutation is successful and it grows up, it will become an extremely powerful being!"
"Thus, within a few epochs, a large number of powerful Dragon who did not identify with the Astral Realm Dragon Race were born, rose to prominence, and grew stronger."
"I call it Variant Dragon!"
"They are the foundation upon which we will eventually rule all Dragon across the entire Astral Realm."