Ashen Dragon

"Aoo—"

Tiniya slowly got up from the ground, her face marked with claw prints still showed excitement, drool dripping from her mouth, as if still savoring the slap just now.

The White Dragon lowered its head and muttered softly, "Master, please forgive me, I misunderstood…"

It seems curing this White Dragon's innate madness is still a long way to go.

Cassius sighed, no longer looking at her, instead extending his Dragon Claw to release a clear Magic Image.

The image showed a vast lake surrounded by mountains, with hundreds of Chromatic Dragons of various colors hovering above, gathering around the lake, emitting loud roars.

This is Tewar Lake, located at the southeastern border of the Ashen Empire, also the "Duel Arena" chosen by Cassius for the dragons.

"So many dragons..."

Tiniya stared blankly at the Magic Image, since her birth, it was the first time she saw so many True Dragons gathered together.

"Why are they gathering there, is there a precious treasure buried beneath the lake?" The White Dragon tilted its head, a hint of greed instinctively flashing in its eyes.

This is Tiniya's intuition as dragonkin, even Tiamat's Divine Oracle might not get hundreds of True Dragons to agree, probably... only extremely valuable things could attract so many Five-colored Dragons.

"What do you think?"

Cassius' tone was calm.

Tiniya scratched her head, then realized something was amiss, her face changed drastically, even her expression became ferocious: "Divine Oracle! It's the Dragon Queen's prophecy! Those chromatic dragons are all female dragons!"

She looked at the dragons in the Magic Image, a fierce look in her eyes, her scales bristled, even her spine arched as if meeting a mortal enemy.

Tiniya looked anxiously at Cassius, gritted her teeth, and said, "Master, those despicable beings dare to covet your lineage—I will tear them apart! I'll make them regret coming into this world!!"

Cassius glanced at her: "Do you want to fight a hundred alone? Or invite the Dragon Queen's Divine Punishment and become a traitor of the Five-Colored Dragon Clan?"

Tiniya stammered: "What, what should I do, am I just supposed to watch you..."

Cassius said: "I will hold a traditional dragon duel at Tewar Lake, only the victor is entitled to meet me, I want you to participate and make those female dragons sent by the Dragon Queen fail."

"I see." Tiniya thoughtfully nodded, her eyes gradually firming up: "Don't worry, Master, I will surely win, and won't disgrace you!"

Cassius nodded slightly, then took out a warhammer with an ancient design, emitting white mist.

—This is part of Matalotok, the "Father of Frost".

As a Divine Artifact, Matalotok can split into weapons possessing part of its strength, and what Cassius holds is one of them.

If the user obtains Cassius' approval, this warhammer can even release seventy or eighty percent of the main body's Frost Divine Power.

"Master, this is..."

Tiniya's eyes widened, instinctively licking her lips, the cold aura making the White Dragon feel extremely comfortable.

She could feel a very strong oppression—that was the aura of Frost Divine Power, especially enticing for a giant dragon of ice attribute like her.

This is a Divine Artifact!

Thinking of this, Tiniya couldn't help but take a cold breath, could it be that Cassius intends to lend her the Divine Artifact?

Cassius added: "Among the chromatic dragons receiving the Divine Oracle this time, there are quite a few strong individuals valued by the Dragon Queen, even you might not beat them.

This piece of Matalotok, which matches your attribute perfectly, is awarded to you."

What? An award?

Instantly, Tiniya's not-so-plentiful brain was filled with immense shock and wild joy.

This is a Divine Artifact!

Even if it's just a part, it is solidly sub-artifact level, a priceless treasure, enough to trade for heaps of gold.

Even a Dragon God like Tiamat would regard it as a precious treasure.

In the eyes of the Five-Colored Dragon Clan, such a thing has to be hidden deep in nests, swallowed down, absolutely mustn't let anyone discover, if perceived, they must be silenced.

Yet her master waved his hand generously and awarded it! This is so against the nature of giant dragons!

No, could it be the master's test? Just to see if I have any desire for his treasure?

The Ogre told me, this should be called... trial?

Thinking of this, although Tiniya's eyes sparkled, she suppressed the instinctive impulse, trembling and dazed on the spot.

Seeing the White Dragon stuck in place, trembling all over, Cassius couldn't help but chuckle: "What, don't want it? Then I'll take it back—"

"Mas-Master, wait!"

Tiniya finally couldn't restrain the agitation within her, pounced forward, embraced the warhammer emitting Frost Divine Power, and started licking it fiercely.

She looked joyful and delighted, rolling on the ground like a pet dog with a new toy, completely forgetting Ramp's earnest "advice".

After a while, Tiniya came to her senses, lying in front of Cassius with a face full of joy, kept kowtowing, tail constantly wagging: "Thank you for your blessing, Master! Thank you for your blessing!!"

Hmm, the essence of the White Dragon is a husky, indeed no mistake.

Cassius shook his head helplessly, saying: "I gave you this warhammer for you to take into battle, not for burying it in your nest... go and test its power."