Chapter 1885: 524 Supreme True Dragon's Commission_2

Chapter 1885: 524 Supreme True Dragon’s Commission_2

“I eventually came to see it as nothing more than a performance, a way to comfort and deceive those clan members who still had expectations.”

“I had thought that I could only be free once all the members of our family had grown old or died.”

“I didn’t expect that day to come so soon…”

Her tone held some wistfulness, but there was also a sense of relief that wasn’t present before.

Matthew looked at her and said,

“But you were already assimilated by the Blood River Will, weren’t you?”

He had noticed very obvious demonic traits in her.

Sandrine bit her lip,

“Of course.”

“Living in purgatory for generations unavoidably leads to contamination by the Blood River Will…”

“Even the most devout believers find it hard to completely resist…”

Matthew smiled.

He didn’t continue to press down on her pitiful pride and false devoutness.

In his eyes,

the decline of the Seistan Family was likely due to their own doing.

Sandrine’s description certainly concealed the family’s tendency to play both sides between the Blood River Will and the Supreme True Dragon after entering purgatory.

The reason was simple.

Matthew knew that the Supreme True Dragon rarely cared for worldly matters.

However, it didn’t mean He would cut off His responses to the believers without reason—

Matthew’s former defeated subordinate, now the elite undead dragonman overlord, Cossack, was also a follower of the Supreme True Dragon.

He even held the Pentashade Dragon God Baruch in feigned reverence while worshipping the Supreme True Dragon.

Even under such circumstances,

the Supreme True Dragon hadn’t withdrawn His blessings from Cossack.

The nearly hundred layers of Blood of Glory on him had left a deep impression on Matthew.

If not for the overwhelming power of the Undead Calamity,

Cossack might have caused Matthew even more trouble.

In short,

there had to be another reason behind the Supreme True Dragon’s lack of response to the prayers of the Seistan Family.

This family was at least not as pure and immaculate as Sandrine had described.

“I understand.”

“Arrange a secret chamber for me.”

Matthew exchanged a few words with his two companions,

then went alone to a secret chamber beneath Dragon Castle.

After setting up a soundproof barrier and a concealment barrier,

he placed the painting scroll on his lap.

A moment later,

he gently caressed the surface of the fragment with both hands and channeled a wisp of his mental power into it.

Almost instantaneously,

a feeling like a thorn in his side surged through Matthew’s heart.

Somewhere in the darkness,

he saw a bonfire burning brightly!

A voice, full of prestige, came from the fire:

“Boy, you killed my follower and dared to show up before me?”

With that,

a tremendously powerful shockwave struck Matthew’s soul!

Luckily, Matthew’s mental power was formidable.

Within two or three seconds,

he had resisted the assault from the Supreme True Dragon.

“If faith were truly so important to You, then You would have cursed them when the Seistan Family betrayed You, rather than simply ignoring the matter.”

Matthew coolly responded to the other party.

He was not yet certain whether the will communicated through the fragment was the Supreme True Dragon Himself, or merely a projection or a sliver of will.

But it was always right to be respectful and cautious.

After all, He was one of the three Transcendents he knew of, the other two being the Calamity Mage and the suspected ascended Platinum Shield of Capital!

“Heh, you are right,”

the Supreme True Dragon chuckled lightly,

“Believers mean nothing to me, and even the universe of Aindor is meaningless to me.”

“Other than leaving some necessary traces, I can’t be bothered to exert more influence.”

“So, boy, if you were hoping to gain something from me, you are likely to be disappointed.”

Matthew immediately said,

“I had no intention of gaining anything from this fragment; having a conversation with You is already an unexpected joy.”

The Supreme True Dragon responded indifferently,

“Then your joy can end here.”

The next second,

the bonfire gradually faded from Matthew’s view.

He quickly said,

“So, what exactly is Transcendence?”

The fading of the bonfire suddenly halted.

The voice of the Supreme True Dragon came after two or three seconds:

“Very limited choices, that’s all.”

Matthew asked,

“What kind of choices? To become a high-dimensional life form?”

The True Dragon said,

“It’s not that mystical.”

“As a Legendary-mage, you can choose to hide in the mountains after death, or make up your mind to bury yourself at the bottom of the sea.”

“A Transcendent? It’s just that they’ve a few more places to lay their bones.”

Matthew tried to probe,

“A few?”

“Do you mean several more universes?”

The True Dragon laughed and said,

“That’s pretty much the idea.”

Matthew pondered,

“So you mean, the so-called Transcendents, the so-called high-dimensional beings, don’t differ much in terms of thinking, lifespan, or behavior from the lives in Aindor?”

The True Dragon said,

“There’s a difference, but no distinction, pretty much.”

Matthew was surprised,

“Pretty much?”

The True Dragon replied,

“That’s all I can say. There are many things that cannot be precisely described by prophecies, but trust me, Transcendents are nowhere near as enjoyable as a Cosmic Supreme.”

Cosmic Supreme?

Matthew was about to ask more.

But the other party already seemed a bit impatient and said,

“Alright, kid, I’ve always detested explaining things.”

“If you want to know more, then help me find the other fragments of this painting. If you agree to take on this task, I can grant you a portion of the divine power of the True Dragon, making you the patriarch of the Dragon God Sect in the Aindor universe.”

“Any more questions, wait until you’ve collected the True Dragon Painting.”

With that,

The bonfire quickly faded.

Matthew felt much lighter all over and, when he came to his senses, the fragment had closed on its own.

…

“Hint: You have received the recognition of the Supreme True Dragon.

A new function has been activated on the True Dragon Fragment—

One, when you approach other fragments, you will have a strong sense in your heart;

Two, you can slowly strengthen your abilities in the fields related to celebrity or Prestige by absorbing the Prestige of the True Dragon on the fragments (the current default ability is ‘Above the Dragon’)

Three, you’ve gained more Exploration Degree in the Giant Dragon Domain!

You have acquired new abilities from the Giant Dragon Domain, ‘Dragon Breath Skill’ and ‘Dragon Scale Talisman’!

Dragon Breath Skill: You have gained Dragon Breath ability (lightning & fire) equal to your own Level, usable three times per day; the effect of this skill will increase as your Level increases;

Dragon Scale Talisman: You can infuse magic power into dragon scales to obtain a series of spells and charms that surpass the power of same-level peers.”

…

“The Supreme True Dragon doesn’t seem so Transcendent after all.”

“He just doesn’t care about faith, but he still closely watches over this universe.”

Matthew thought to himself.

Moreover,

While Sandrine and others schemed in vain for a response from the Supreme True Dragon, Matthew had been noticed with just a few touches, which made him somewhat suspicious.

Even if the Seistan Family had betrayed the Supreme True Dragon,

He still felt it was not that simple.

“It seems that even if I can find other fragments in the future, I need to be more cautious.”

A hint of caution flashed in Matthew’s eyes.

As for the two abilities from the Giant Dragon Domain,

The Dragon Breath Skill was a nice close-range Counterspell capability that was good because it could grow and was almost instantaneous, a bargain not to be missed;

The value of Dragon Scale Talisman was in its quick production and enhancement of spell power and related assessments.

Matthew’s pack was now full of dragon scales.

He tried it.

Making a Dragon Scale Talisman only took five seconds.

The spells released through the talisman had 5 to 10 times the range of the original!

It was as if it were a range amplifier that transformed single-target spells into group spells.

That was without considering the increase in power of spells and related assessments.

Matthew made several sets of Dragon Scale Talismans right there and kept them close, like Group Malicious Transformation, Death Reaper Curse, Deadly Scissors…

As long as ordinary dragon scales could bear it,

He tried making them all once.

“This is much stronger than Scrolls!”

“It’s just a bit pricey.”

After trying them out, Matthew gathered all the materials and packed them away.

Then,

He took out the Nine Prisons Document and examined it carefully.

…

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