The Demon's Evil Domain pressed down, the Legendary Demon suppressed the rest, rejected dissent, and sealed off the world.
The Empire's Authority expanded, and under the Dragon Emperor's majesty, all things were forbidden to raise their heads.
The urgent ringing of bells continued, sending out substantial ripples, with layers of waves rolling.
The Empire's Authority Domain directly clashed with the Great Demon's nascent Divine Kingdom.
The Legendary Demon Sakretes's Demon Domain emulated the Divine Kingdoms created by those deities who held high positions in the astral realm.
In his thousands of years of rising conquests, he had defeated tens of thousands of large and small Devil Lords.
The weaker ones were discarded by him like worn-out shoes, thrown into the Abyss Blood Pool, and transformed into his minions for conquest.
As for the outstanding Lords of each race, this Great Demon would extract the root power from their bloodlines, which he would then devour.
The dense evil eyes on his wings grew over many years in this manner.
Until the Great Demon's body could no longer bear more of the Abyss's root power, the bloodline sources of those Demon Lords would be extracted by him, condensed into the Demo 's eyes, and inlaid onto his Godbane Sword.
Accumulating small amounts to achieve a great whole.
The Legendary Great Demon Sakretes pursued the supreme laws that created the world within the entire Abyss, using the most outstanding Devil bloodline sources nurtured from countless races in the Abyss.
Although such an action was no different from a pipe dream, even if this Legendary Demon slaughtered all the endless layers of the Abyss Plane worlds, he would still find it difficult to collect the laws that created the world from the chaos, from the slightest external manifestation of laws contained within this vast sea of bloodline origins.
But in the Great Demon Sakretes's fanciful idea, it was enough for him to gather the fragmented power of the origins contained within thousands of Devil Lord bloodlines, condensing them into his own Domain.
A Demon's Kingdom woven from the will of the Legendary Great Demon as the leading, and the abyssal power of thousands of powerful Devils.
In the domain of this Demon's Kingdom, the will of the Great Demon Sakretes was the supreme master; even the effects of magic lay dormant under the Great Demon's will, unable to stir up elemental frenzies.
The abyssal power of those Demon Lords, combined with the power of the Great Demon Sakretes, served as the laws within this domain, suppressing the Ancestral Red Dragon's vast magic and profound power.
The Ancestral Red Dragon's body also felt heavy, as if pressed down by shackles of abyssal power.
However, when the Empire's Authority Domain suddenly unfolded under Kalon's spiritual authority and will, it directly tore open the deep abyssal night.
The faith of nearly a million imperial citizens in this world, under the Emperor's authority, was condensed into a terrifying boundary, intending to pierce through the encroaching will of the Abyss with the authority wielded by human conviction.
The collision of the two boundaries was almost silent in the real world, but it stirred up monstrous waves in the spiritual world.
Whether Demon, human, or Dragon, it seemed as if two worlds clashed and collided, causing the spirits of all living beings to sway and vibrate upon a turbulent deep sea.
The interference of spirit with tangible force, and the collision of spiritual will twisting matter.
At this moment, the shackles on Kalon's massive body snapped one by one, and boundless abyssal death energy was swept away by the Empire's Authority Domain, which filled the sky.
The Great Demon Sakretes's earth-shattering strike missed, and the blade of the Godbane Sword slashed open a straight, several-mile-long, hundreds-of-meters-deep Rift in the torn earth.
Even a High Demon can possess mind teleportation spells, let alone the Ancestral Red Dragon, who specializes in spells.
Kalon did not need to use the ability that required dissipating into energy and transforming into an elemental form; the spells of blinking and spatial leaping were already manifesting within the runic light bands flowing around his body.
A sound like thunder passing through rang above the Great Demon Sakretes's head, as if a gap had been torn through the sky by an irresistible force.
What crashed down was a thunderous roar, a winged, colossal shadow descending like a collapsing mountain; there was no furious roar, no bellow, but an unparalleled majesty had already poured down.
The Legendary Demon Sakretes let out a terrifying roar, locked by the Ancestral Red Dragon's Dragon's Might and spiritual focus, making it impossible for him to teleport through space at this critical moment.
His entire body erupted with an ocean-like pressure; abyssal death energy and purple evil flames swirled around him, devouring all surrounding light.
The long, ox-horn-like horns on his head reached up to the sky, like a Devil King breaking free from shackles in the Abyss, rising from the Abyss and colliding with the Ancestral Red Dragon's headbutt.
This was the first time these two colossal beings met head-on with unparalleled violence.
The Ancient Dragon's six horns were even more formidable weapons than the Iron Dragon claws on its body; even the Godbane Sword could not cut a bone-deep wound into Kalon's Dragon horns.
The Legendary Devil's horns were as hard as dead iron from the Abyss, and the collision of the two echoed with the clang of steel, but this time, it was an even match.
Even with Kalon's aerial advantage, the downward impact still failed to gain an advantage against this Legendary Demon.
The Legendary Demon was struck into the ground fissure by this blow, but Kalon was also rebounded by the immense force, tumbling repeatedly in mid-air, and the barrier shield on his body swayed with rapid ripples.
But by the time Kalon stabilized his posture, the Legendary Demon had already soared into the sky, hovering in mid-air.
"Are you learning my techniques?"
The Legendary Demon's enraged expression had already subsided; his goat-like face showed confusion and surprise.
His entire body was enveloped in purple flames, filled with destruction and restless vitality, like a Demon King within the Demon Domain that covered the world like a dark sky.
"I have never seen a Dragon like you, even though countless Dragons have died by my hand, but there is no divine favor on you.
Can a mortal Dragon achieve such accomplishments?!"
Only at this moment did the serious Legendary Demon discover some characteristics of the Ancestral Red Dragon before him: the newly born Empire's Authority Domain was not a skill this Dragon possessed beforehand.
Instead, it was temporarily constructed at a speed that even the Legendary Demon found unbelievable, after referencing his own Demon Domain.
Although this nascent domain appeared incredibly crude, it could only be maintained within a few hundred meters around the Red Dragon, repelling all abyssal aura and deep darkness.
If Sakretes wished to exert more of his power, he could even burn through this nascent domain with the evil flames of the Abyss.
But as time was calculated in minutes and seconds, this Red Dragon's domain was gradually maturing, like stacked building blocks, rapidly building up from its foundation.
Kalon was breathing deeply, and the pale Dragon Flame emanating from his massive body flickered on the scales of his skin.
With each deep breath, the sounds of the Ancestral Red Dragon's two hearts beating began to resonate like heavy drums.
Originally, a Dragon could gain powerful blessings when in its self-created empire.
Just like a long-inhabited nest, the entire empire had subtly become the Dragon's super-sized nest field.
With a deep foundation, coupled with this Legendary Demon's example, and the Ancestral Red Dragon's formidable computing power after its evolution, it was not surprising to Kalon that it converged into the Empire's Authority Domain.
This was his accumulation, and also his wisdom.
A deep Dragon Language voice rang out, and Kalon smiled, "If all greatness in the world needed to rely on divine bestowal, then it would be too tragic."
"Simply relying on external forces, how can one truly reach the peak? True miracles are created by mortal beings."
"Just like you, if you merely relied on your bloodline to advance to Legendary, how would you possess such powerful means?"
Sakretes curled his lips, revealing coarse, sharp teeth, largely agreeing with the Red Dragon's words.
"Your words are close to blasphemy. I think, perhaps you could come to my Plane and become one of my Lords, Red Dragon, your strength is quite good."
"I only achieved such accomplishments after having a second life and acquiring this body," Sakretes said,
"When I cast aside those bloodthirsty, chaotic, low-level thoughts, I realized the terror of true knowledge. After stepping into the Legendary realm, I gained the opportunity to acquire Legendary Destiny."
"This is precisely the means by which those weak mortals can contend with innate powerhouses like us. And when innate powerhouses like us, Demon's and Dragons, acquire the same knowledge as those weaklings, how much stronger will we become?"
"This is precisely why weaker races can survive, develop, and grow strong in this world," Kalonobserved the Legendary Great Demon's body, whose vast blood aura had begun to make countless swirling Demon souls around him manifest, almost possessing a new body.
"However, I command an entire empire, and the power and knowledge I possess are not something you can bestow," Kalon said indifferently.
The undulating magical runes on the Dragon's body shifted with each breath of the Dragon, as if spontaneously seeking an opportunity to break through the Legendary Demon.
What the Legendary Demon spoke of regarding Legendary Destiny was not new in the Ancestral Red Dragon's knowledge base, which had received orthodox inheritance.
Based on one's own constructed cognitive system, with mastered related powers as pillars, after ascending to Legendary, one's life and power will also undergo a Legendary transformation.
Only by constructing a unique, self-consistent, and relatively complete system, supported by enough power to sustain that system, can one achieve a stronger transformation and possess power akin to the rules of Destiny, which is the Legendary Destiny Law.
Mortal beings, by acquiring such power, are sufficient to contend with, and even defeat, powerful races like Dragons and Demons, who are innately at the top of the world based on bloodline power.
If creatures like Dragons and Demons also acquire the same power, they will undoubtedly become infinitely stronger.
This was also why Kalon had been preserving his strength, waiting for the Imperial legions to seal the Abyss Plane portal, cutting off the Great Demon's source of power.
Even this Empire's Authority Domain was only guided by Kalon's authority and did not consume too much of his mental energy. The spiritual power from nearly a million imperial citizens was the main source of power for constructing this Authority Domain.
If the Plane's portal was not cut off, the Legendary Demons, with the blessing of the Abyss Plane, would be able to obtain an endless, almost inexhaustible supply of power.
Therefore, Kalon would not refuse to delay time.
But the Legendary Demon Sakretes said no more; his demon Domain covered hundreds of miles, staining the space into a dark sky.
The Godbane Sword in his hand seemed to have absorbed all the abyssal death energy, and its evil eyes also became lifeless.
Countless howling Demon souls were instantly absorbed by this sword, and with the power to break all order, it lunged and slashed down towards the Red Dragon.
Even if Kalon used the Authority Domain to expand the space by several hundred meters, he could not escape the Legendary Demon's lock-on.
Facing such a powerful opponent at full strength, Kalon could not possibly hold back any longer.
Kalon's claws pressed against the earth; as a Dragon, the king of the sky, but also a master on the land.
The Ancestral Red Dragon's claws lightly struck the ground, and layers of airwaves rose from him as the center, surging in all directions.
Layers of earth walls rose, blocking the path of the Legendary Demon's pounce.
The War Stomp ability, which warriors needed long practice to master, was but a light strike under the Ancestral Red Dragon's immense power.
And Kalon, facing the charging Legendary Demon, let out a deep roar, an ancient, heavily fluctuating Dragon's roar, as if carrying the power and echo of ancient witchcraft, raising his momentum to an unprecedented level.
It was like releasing the shackles sealed on his body; his innate immense power gradually erupted under increasingly boiling dragon blood.
Furious winds swept across the land, large amounts of soil and rocks were thrown into the air, and pale flames transformed into swirling flame storms, encircling Kalon's massive body.
A more intense inferno descended instantly, incinerating all surrounding abyssal death energy and forces not belonging to fire, leaving no ashes, directly evaporating and vaporizing them.
This was the Ancestral Red Dragon's natural immense power, used to suppress and protect himself, a domain where all things must turn to ash.
In these blazing pale flames, the scales on Kalon's chest, abdomen, and neck suddenly glowed.
From his chest and abdomen all the way to his throat, the scales lit up one after another, like flashes of electricity, weaving into patterns of fire.
As Kalon opened his upper jaw, a dazzling, scorching flame surged forth from his throat, shooting towards the Great Demon who was tearing through the earth walls and airwaves.
What a terrifying strike!
Even though they were separated by the entire strait, dozens of miles away, under the city walls, Leggins and the Dragonborn Wolf, affected by the outer edge of the Demon Domain, could feel the incredibly terrifying high temperature.
The demonic Dragons controlling fire in the sky also wailed in sorrow, unable to bear the unbearable heat that made their skin begin to scald.
The seawater near the Ancient Dragon's domain suddenly bubbled vigorously, and the sea itself boiled.