Above The Sky

Chapter 2116 - 54: Starting Today, I’ll Be the Ash Dragon King

[Just now... when the crystal was handed over, was it Ian?]

As he handed the inheritance crystal of the Terra Dragon to the Heart of Terra, the Duke of Steep Ridge keenly sensed the change in aura at that moment.

It was not merely instinct; rather, as a ’Degraded Incomplete Star God,’ he only possessed the peak power of the Fourth Energy Level, but his sensitivity to parallel space-time was no less sharp than Ian’s.

If he hadn’t been trapped in Steep Ridge Fortress by the True Aether Furnace and his own wrong choices, he might have even traced back to Ian’s current location in space-time based on that single instant of Ian’s appearance.

Of course, if Ian had already infiltrated the Ether Sea, he’d have no way to do so.

"Indeed, he was."

And the Heart of Terra, without any intent to conceal, nodded readily and said: "Father is with me."

"Not just him, but he is with all his friends and subjects."

[This is a realm higher than mine]

The Duke of Steep Ridge could only sigh.

He was indeed a genius; even with his Bloodline True Form locked and suppressed by The Empire, he still forged a brand new path.

Although he originally wanted to circumvent the power level limitations with the True Aether Furnace and become a Star God in one step, his lack of immortality led to failure, yet his failure provided Ian with more inspiration.

Perhaps, in a certain lifetime, he was the teacher who inspired Ian’s thinking on ’transcending time and space, infinite parallel universes.’

Having been thoroughly impressed by Ian’s current realm, the Duke of Steep Ridge also reminded: [The inheritance of the Terra Dragon I possess is only half, or even less than half, of the entire Terra Dragon inheritance]

[It contains Terra Dragon’s research on parallel space-time and how to truly control the True Aether Furnace, and it was these skills that inspired me to reach my current state]

[Even the Ancestral True Dragon needs to study this knowledge to achieve success; it can be said that the difference between the Ancestral True Dragon and the Fifth Energy Level Dragon Kings of our world is precisely the True Aether Furnace and the inheritance concerning parallel space-time!]

"Indeed." The Heart of Terra slightly nodded, as an artificial intelligence carrying all of Ian’s memories and thought patterns, it certainly understood the relationship between dragons and Star Gods.

This is the method by which the Ancestral True Dragon becomes a Star God, a sublimation path distinct from that of humans.

No wonder Bokang thought he could exploit a glitch to use the True Aether Furnace to reach the heavens in one step.

Yet he didn’t understand that the True Dragon’s Dragon Soul is itself a stream of aether within the Great Aether Circulation, inherently immortal.

They do not need immortality, but humans do!

Humans forcefully mimic dragons, ultimately becoming failures like him.

[And the other half] The Duke of Steep Ridge said: [is located at the Imperial Capital]

[During the era of Inega II, the core furnace of the Imperial Capital underwent an essential enhancement, transforming what was originally a defensive planetary facility into today’s powerful megastructure capable of transforming planets]

"I know." And the Heart of Terra nodded slightly: "I’ve already reached the Imperial Capital and Atlantian Megalopolis."

The Duke of Steep Ridge was slightly stunned, then shook his head with a wry smile: [Is that so? That’s what I could never achieve]

Meanwhile.

Silver humanoids simultaneously appeared in the Imperial Capital and Atlantian Megalopolis.

They appeared in the center of the streets at the same time, immediately heading decisively towards the center of this Empire’s capital and largest breeding ground.

"Ian?"

Many people noticed Ian. Though the Imperial Capital is now jointly controlled by the East-West Empire, the Imperial Capital itself and surrounding satellite cities are undoubtedly the core of The Empire. The residents living within are far more knowledgeable and bold than others.

They clearly understood that the silver humanoid before them was likely some projection of ’Ian,’ a form of Aether True Body or Heart Light Body projection, so not only did no one avoid it; instead, they followed closely behind him from a distance.

And under ’Ian’s’ strides, feeling the Empire Capital start to rumble apart from the Sunbird, ’another master’ began.

Above the firmament, the boundless clouds previously gathered over the Imperial Capital began to retreat layer by layer, the sky becoming blood-red because on that solitary mountain, the once constantly erupting ’planetary force field shield beam’ was retracting, extinguished.

The energy input into the planet’s atmosphere, protecting the entire Terra, has now become a blood-colored tunnel leading to the deepest core of the Imperial Capital.

In the past, only the ’Sunbird’ could enter.

But now, with the disappearance of the ultra-high Spirit Energy pressure in the ’Upper City District,’ everyone can follow ’Ian’s’ steps, step by step, to the top of the Imperial Capital, and then...

Deepen into the heart of the Imperial Capital.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As ’Ian’ stepped into the Upper City District, into the area where once he would be doomed upon entering, the tremors of the Imperial Capital intensified.

Accompanied by thunderous booms, at the edges of the Imperial Capital, inside those enormous, hundreds of meters high ’walls,’ something was swelling, rising.

Then, like seeds sprouting through iron, wooden roots began to push the outer alloy walls, protruding, and spreading from the cracks. These roots of the Divine Tree, containing the utmost vitality, once permitted, started spreading their roots, penetrating their ’protective layer,’ intending to burrow into the earth!