Side Story (1): The Day of Destruction Plan Dies in the Cradle

Coiling Dragon's Lonely Soul Side Story 1: The ' Day of Destruction ' Plan Fails

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"...

A terrifying sound rang out from outside, a deep, resonant sound that seemed to shake the earth, causing tiles to fall from the ceiling of the hall.

"What's going on outside?" In the hall, the patriarch of the Degu Clan frowned, a sense of foreboding creeping into his heart.

His son immediately followed his father out of the hall, and many nobles also ran outside to see what had happened that made such a loud noise.

But at this moment--

"Boom!"

A gigantic foot descended from the sky and landed directly in the front yard of the Degu Clan. The enormous foot stomped on the Degu patriarch and his son, who had just entered the yard. With a sound of bones shattering, the Degu patriarch and his son were crushed into a bloody pulp, their blood staining the ground.

Its feet were three or four meters long and covered in golden down.

"Ah!" Many people looked up and saw the monster's true appearance.

This is a golden-haired giant ape that is nearly ten meters tall, as tall as an eight-story building. The eyes of this giant golden-haired ape are like two large purple wheels. In particular, the aura that faintly surrounds the surface of this golden-haired giant ape makes the air vibrate.

"Purple-Eyed Golden-Haired Ape, Saint-level beast from the Purple-Eyed Golden-Haired Ape!!!" A purple-haired youth stared in disbelief upon seeing this beast.

The Purple-Eyed Golden-Haired Ape looked up and shouted excitedly, speaking in human language, "Haha, kill! Kill them all! Slaughter them all! The more you kill, the more rewards the king will surely bestow upon you! Haha, kill!!!"

"Boom!" "Roar!"...

The nobles heard roars from all directions, as if from all corners of the world. They saw endless, overwhelming flying monsters in the sky.

"Winged Bird Dragon, it's Winged Bird Dragon, this..." A blue-haired youth was also dumbfounded.

A swarm of Winged Bird Dragon, so numerous they covered the sky, flew in from afar; their numbers were so great that they could not be counted at a moment.

In an instant, everyone felt as if the end of the world had come.

"What exactly happened?"

Everyone was filled with panic. They had just been attending a banquet when a Saint-level magical beast, the ' Purple-Eyed Golden-Haired Ape,' suddenly descended from the sky, followed by what appeared to be a large number of other magical beasts. The dense swarms of Winged Bird Dragon in the sky were even more terrifying.

Not only were they stunned, but the entire city was stunned.

"What on earth is going on?" Linley, who happened to be passing by, was staying at a hotel when he witnessed this scene that looked like the end of the world.

At this moment, the whole world began to descend into chaos, but Linley was not too panicked. He flew alone to a high place and looked at the scene around him.

The ground nearby was littered with corpses; too many people had died. And many more were still fighting the monsters.

"So many Warcraft."

Linley was truly shocked. Even though he had ventured into the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts, he had never encountered so many different kinds of magical beasts at once.

The sky was filled with all sorts of flying magical beasts— Winged Bird Dragon, Azure Wind Eagle dragons, Twin-Winged Pegasus, Thunder-Winged Pegasus, Green Dragon, Fire Dragon, Black Dragon... and various other dragon races. The scene of them densely covering the sky was enough to send shivers down one's spine.

The number of monsters on the ground was astonishing.

"That is?"

Linley looked toward the source of the magical beasts, where more than a dozen giant magical beasts were gathered.

"Earth Violent Bear, Blood-Eyed Mane Lion, Thunder-Winged White Tiger, Thunder Dragon, Tyrant Wyrm Thunder-Racing Electric Leopard..." Linley stared at the legendary Saint-level magical beasts in the sky, completely dumbfounded. There were so many Saint-level magical beasts appearing.

With so many magical beasts, even he would probably have a lot of trouble dealing with them.

Among this group of Saint-level magical beasts, the leader appeared to be a human standing in mid-air.

He was an eerily handsome young man, his dark gold robe fluttering in the wind.

A vertical line ran across his forehead. This eerie young man coldly surveyed the countless screaming and howling humans below. "Is he also a magical beast?" Linley remained silent.

Born into the Legendary Baruch Clan, he naturally knew that magical beasts could transform into human form after becoming gods.

"Could it be that another god-level expert has appeared on the Yulan Continent?" Linley knew that god-level experts were not easy to come by. Although the Baruch Clan had many Saint-level Dragonblood Warrior, they had never produced a god-level expert, at least not on the Yulan Continent.

The entire Yulan Continent originally had three top powerhouses: the ' War God ' of the O'Brien Empire, the 'High Priest' of the Yulan Empire, and the 'King' of the Dark Forest.

Linley was surprised to find that another 'king' had appeared among the magical beasts, who could also transform into human form.

"Breaking through the Saint-level and stepping into the God Realm. A God-level magical beast, this..." Linley knew very well how terrifying a God-level magical beast was. This new magical beast king in front of him, apart from bringing the War God and the High Priest, would only be a death sentence for any number of other Saint-level experts.

"But this city is also part of my Baruch Empire's territory, and these people are also my Baruch Empire's people. How can we just stand by and watch them be slaughtered by monsters?" Linley understood one thing: the higher one's status, the greater the responsibility one bears.

"Boss, don't be foolish. You're not a god; you can't beat them." Bebe the God-Eater Rat on Linley's shoulder immediately began to advise his boss.

His eldest son is good in every way, and usually very smart, but sometimes he tends to get stuck on things.

"Don't worry, Bebe. I originally planned to break through gradually by following the path of Fusion Profound Mysteries, but it seems I have no choice but to become a god ahead of schedule." Without becoming a god first, no matter how confident Linley was, he wouldn't dare to face a god-level powerhouse.

"I just don't know if the heavens and earth will recognize me if I break through with the help of this treasure?" Linley had long known that the so-called 'becoming a god' meant having the Natural Laws test whether the understanding of the laws in one's mind had reached the standard.

However, his current situation is different. In terms of pure comprehension of the laws, he is still far from becoming a god.

However, he had previously obtained that treasure, which allowed him to merge his mind with the ' Laws of the Earth ' in an instant. In that state, he was almost versed in the mysteries of all the Laws of the Earth, making it not difficult for him to become a god.

"Let's give it a try." Linley wouldn't want to resort to such underhanded methods unless he was forced to. But the situation was urgent, and he couldn't worry about that now.

Linley immersed his mind in his own Soul Ocean, once again communicating with the ' Earth Origin '.

In an instant, the surrounding elements of heaven and earth began to swirl around Linley, and his mind merged with the earth like never before, with endless Earth Element energy continuously surging into Linley's body.

"Buzz"

A tremendous, soul-shaking power suddenly descended, completely engulfing Linley and distorting the space around Linley. It seemed to isolate Linley from the other areas, and Linley was actually lifted into the air.

It floated up uncontrollably.

"How terrifying." Linley could sense that vast, boundless, ancient, and strange power; to be precise, it was something akin to a law or rule. Before it, Linley felt like an ant.

"This must be the Laws of the World that determines whether one becomes a god." Linley was deeply shocked.

A terrifying Natural Laws descended, startling even the strange youth in the air. He stared in astonishment at Linley, who was suspended in mid-air, his peculiar aura spreading out. In an instant, he understood what was happening.

"At this time, someone actually became a god?" Dylan also found it somewhat unbelievable.

"Huh..." In the distant Dark Forest, an old man in Black Robe also let out a surprised exclamation, but his surprise was due to the little mouse on Linley's shoulder.

No one could stop the process of becoming a god. Dylan could only watch helplessly as the other party became a god, and unsurprisingly, the other party chose to split their soul in two.

"Sir, please make these demonic beasts retreat." Linley was surprised that his actions actually worked, and immediately flew into the sky to confront the strange young man.

"You've only just broken through, yet you dare to try and stop me?" A hint of disdain flashed in Dylan's eyes. He was a peak expert among the Lowgod, and he cultivated the powerful Edicts of Destruction. In addition, he was Divine Beast with innate Innate Divine Ability.

He couldn't find a reason for his defeat.

"Then let me experience your skills!" Linley knew his own limitations. Although he had broken through by taking a shortcut, his true combat strength was not low.

"Look! There are people in the sky!"

In this battle, Dylan, a Peak Lowgod, was defeated by Linley, the god of earth, and a storm that could have World Destruction was thus quelled.

(P. S.: I don't even know what this chapter is about. I just wanted to write a simple side story, but it's almost time and I still can't come up with anything... Anyway, the main story is finished, and the side story was just something I wrote casually anyway, so let's leave it at that.)