Rebirth as a Time Dragon

Dragon Court Plane.

After nearly a century of development, the Dragon Court Plane has seen significant progress compared to its initial narrow and rudimentary state.

The current Dragon Court Plane spans an area equivalent to several hundred standard primary material worlds combined. Several magically created suns are embedded within the planar barriers, hanging high in the sky and casting brilliant and gentle sunlight in all directions.

In this expansive plane, surrounded by floating winds and clouds, countless legendary dragons reside in their self-created floating islands, mountain ranges, or palaces. Occasionally, legendary dragons bathe in the sunlight, spreading their wings and showcasing their majestic forms, their massive bodies slicing through the winds and clouds, soaring across the sky.

Dragon auras interweave and fluctuate.

Meanwhile, at the center of the Dragon Court Plane, above a magnificent and dazzling grand hall, a colossal silver figure suddenly manifested from the void. Its scales shimmered in the sunlight, radiating a mystical golden and silver brilliance, exuding both might and beauty.

"Master, welcome."

Halis, the spirit of the Eternal Hall, floated out in a phantom form, still resembling the initial crystal skull. It spun around in front of Garon, its lips moving as it spoke.

"Halis, use the full power of the Eternal Hall to stabilize the Dragon Court Plane."

Garon looked at Halis and instructed.

"Yes, Master."

Without questioning the reason, the crystal skull phantom vanished. Simultaneously, chains of rules belonging to the Dragon Court Plane burst forth from the Eternal Hall. In Garon's vision, they appeared as radiant, dazzling chains of divine iron, crisscrossing and densely filling the space of the Dragon Court Plane, locking and stabilizing it.

At the same time, due to the presence of Garon, the master of the Dragon Court, feeling the immense dragon aura from Garon, the legendary dragons looked toward the silver dragon with reverence and admiration. They bowed their heads and folded their wings in respect from a distance.

The anomaly of the Eternal Hall naturally drew the attention of some dragons.

However, ordinary legendary dragons lacked the insight to perceive the fundamental rules of the universe. Only ancient dragons and quasi-divine dragons squinted their eyes, looking at the wildly fluctuating chains of rules crisscrossing the Dragon Court Plane.

Garon spread his wings, unleashing his dragon aura.

The vast and overwhelming dragon aura swept in all directions, carrying Garon's mental will.

"The Dragon Court will soon be relocated and merged into the Realm of Heroes, becoming one of its four main layers."

"Members of the Dragon Court, do not be alarmed by the upcoming disturbances. Instead, use your power to stabilize the Dragon Court Plane."

The numerous legendary dragons exchanged glances and quickly responded.

Various spell-like abilities and magic were cast, further stabilizing the space of the Dragon Court Plane along with the Eternal Hall.

The purpose of stabilizing the Dragon Court Plane was not to make the relocation more difficult, but to ensure that the Dragon Court Plane did not fracture during the intense shaking of the relocation.

Relocating a plane-level world is no simple task.

Meanwhile, Garon took a deep breath.

The hundred-meter-long silver dragon's body expanded, and under the respectful gazes of the legendary dragons, it quickly transformed into a colossal beast akin to a silver star, its enormous wings blocking out the sky.

The legendary dragons looked up, their view filled with the vast wings of the dragon, imprinted with ring-like patterns.

Garon, now almost at the level of intermediate divine power, was so large in his full form that he could serve as a continental land, supporting all life. Even his smallest scales were hundreds of meters across.

"Bahamut, Lantiss, Karex, Kronips."

"Everyone, let's begin. The Realm of Heroes and the Dragon Court Plane are ready."

Then.

Four dragon gods, who had previously discussed and prepared for the relocation of the Dragon Court with Garon, appeared simultaneously within the Dragon Court Plane.

At this moment, Garon stood in the central position of the Dragon Court Plane. As the master of the Dragon Court, he guarded the Eternal Hall. With the assistance of Halis and the help of the legendary dragons, he manipulated the chains of rules, locking and stabilizing the space of the Dragon Court Plane.

Meanwhile, with Garon at the center, the four dragon gods appeared at the east, west, south, and north of the Dragon Court Plane, unleashing their divine power.

In the east, a dazzling golden and mithril light surged, radiant and blinding.

In the west, the world seemed to be ablaze, the space a fiery red.

In the south, a shadowy outline resembling scales enveloped a vast area of the Dragon Court space.

In the north, a rolling, dark light curtain rose, with long, narrow dragon eyes, the Eyes of Judgment, overlooking the surroundings.

"Rise!"

The four dragon gods simultaneously unleashed their full power.

A storm of divine and dragon auras surged, causing the entire Dragon Court Plane to churn, the divine light from the dragon gods spreading and covering the entire Dragon Court Plane.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Inside the Dragon Court, all the dragons felt the upheaval of the space.

To the naked eye, the Dragon Court was filled with divine phenomena due to the power of the dragon gods, but in the spatial perception of the legendary dragons, every inch of the Dragon Court Plane's spatial coordinates was rapidly changing, transforming at a dizzying speed.

Without the stabilization of the Dragon Court space, such intense upheaval during the relocation would shatter the space into pieces.

Meanwhile.

In the central position, with wings spread high and surrounded by the continuous power of time, Garon also felt an undeniable pressure.

Currently, the Dragon Court Plane was like a sheet of paper being torn and twisted by forces from all directions. Garon needed to manipulate the spatial rules within the Dragon Court to ensure it wasn't destroyed in the process.

However, before formally relocating the Dragon Court, Garon had carefully reviewed the situation with the other dragon gods.

The pressure Garon felt was significant but within a manageable range.

As time passed, the spatial coordinates of the Dragon Court Plane drew closer to those of the Realm of Heroes.

After some time, as they approached the Realm of Heroes.

Boom!

The Dragon Court Plane, shimmering and drifting in the Phlogiston Sea, seemed to collide with an iron plate, shaking heavily.

Crack! Crack! Caught off guard, the internal space of the Dragon Court Plane fractured like a mirror struck by an external force. A few legendary dragons were caught in the shattered space, falling into the Phlogiston Sea, their fate unknown.

Simultaneously, Garon felt as if his head had been hit hard.

Taking a deep breath, the silver dragon's gaze turned solemn and fierce, his entire body glowing brilliantly.

Under Garon's will, the chains of rules crisscrossed, repairing and mending the damaged space of the Dragon Court, filling the cracks.

"That was an invisible divine barrier blocking our path. There are many more such barriers ahead."

The voice of the Metal Dragon God echoed in Garon's mind.

"Divine barriers..."

Some god, or gods, upon discovering the movements of the Dragon Court Plane, quickly understood the dragon gods' intention to relocate the Dragon Court into the Realm of Heroes. They secretly set up barriers along the path to obstruct the relocation.

As for which gods exactly, Garon could not be sure.

Currently, it's unknown how many gods do not wish to see the dragons continue to develop. Even those who appear amicable on the surface might secretly hinder their actions.

Regardless of the dragon gods' exact purpose, other gods saw it as beneficial to impede their plans.

"As expected, these entities would not sit idly by and watch our actions."

It's not just the dragon gods' actions that face obstruction.

In various plane worlds, the actions of ordinary dragons also encounter open and covert targeting from other intelligent races. The dragon gods and their followers are mired in struggles.

Buzz.

A dark light shot out from within the Dragon Court, falling outside the plane.

With scales darker than the deepest night, gleaming with metallic luster, the ferocious head of the first generation Iron Dragon King shot through like a dark arrow, smashing through one invisible divine barrier after another, paving the way for the Dragon Court Plane.

For the relocation of the Dragon Court Plane, the four dragon gods and Garon were more than enough.

However, the first generation Iron Dragon King had been brought in advance to counter potential divine obstructions.

Now, it was clear that the dragon gods' caution was necessary.

Because the gods were not fully united and unwilling to expose their identities and become targets of the dragon gods' vengeance, they set up barriers with less than their full strength. Consequently, one barrier after another was shattered, allowing the Dragon Court Plane to proceed.

Eventually, they safely arrived at the Realm of Heroes.

"As long as they lack the resolve to openly oppose the dragons,"

"The development of the dragon race cannot be completely stifled."

"The current difficulties are temporary. True dragons will soar across the sky again."

The dragon gods understood this clearly.

While the gods feared the dragon pantheon, no god or pantheon was willing to be the one to declare war on the dragons directly.

The reason was simple.

Even if it meant striking the dragons down again, no god dared to say they could handle the dragons' wrathful retaliation easily. It was very likely they would be dragged down with them. Moreover, they couldn't guarantee that if they took the lead, other gods would follow suit.

The most likely scenario was that if a pantheon, emboldened by the gods' instigation, declared war on the dragons, those who shouted the loudest might disappear in the next moment.

The gods were not unified, which was one reason the dragons maintained confidence and resisted despite the gods' overwhelming suppression.

Returning to the

 main topic.

On a macro scale, the Realm of Heroes and the Dragon Court Plane were now merging, their planar barriers intertwining and gradually becoming one.

Inside the Realm of Heroes.

The spirits in the Sky Garden, sensing something, paused in their activities.

Ordinary spirits looked bewildered, feeling something was off but unable to pinpoint it.

Demigod-level spirits looked up, their gaze piercing the sky, faintly seeing a vast, ethereal world filled with dragons and buildings suspended in the flowing winds and clouds.

Simultaneously, the rules within the Realm of Heroes were undergoing dramatic changes, especially in the Sky Garden, adjacent to the Dragon Court Plane.

During the plane's fusion, mountains suddenly collapsed, rivers boiled or dried up...

"The Dragon Court has moved into the Realm of Heroes."

"It seems the dragons are indeed determined to make the Realm of Heroes their stronghold."

"Those damn dragon gods, acting without consulting us, so domineering. This place is no longer suitable for us."

Feeling the ongoing changes, the gods of the Realm of Heroes, whose strength peaked at intermediate divine power, had complex emotions.

No matter how angry they were, the dragon gods' occupation of the Realm of Heroes was a fait accompli that they couldn't change.

The more astute gods, who had started packing their divine realms when Garon became the Lord of Spirits, now saw the Dragon Court Plane merging into the Realm of Heroes, abandoning any last vestige of hope and decisively leaving.

The transformation of the Realm of Heroes lasted two years.

With the efforts of Garon, the Lord of the Dragon Court and Lord of Spirits, along with several dragon gods, the Realm of Heroes and the Dragon Court Plane completely fused after more than two years.

Henceforth, the Realm of Heroes, in the planar guides circulating through the major plane worlds, gained a new name—The Fourfold Realm of True Dragons.

The current Realm of Heroes consists of four layers.

The first layer is the Dragon Court, the dwelling place of true dragons, an ethereal plane without land or gravity.

Under the will of the Lord of Spirits, the Spirit Hall, originally in the Sky Garden, fused with the Eternal Hall of the Dragon Court, now known as the Eternal Spirit Hall.

The second layer is the Sky Garden, the primary residence of spirits, featuring grand and magnificent landscapes.

The third layer is the Land of Fire, the home of fire attribute beings and spirits, still bearing the scars of divine wars, with very few living beings.

The fourth layer is the Dwarven World, a subterranean world with countless tunnels and rock chambers, inhabited by dwarves, gnomes, and dark elves, rich in rare and precious mineral veins, with very few spirits.

The gods originally in the Sky Garden and the Land of Fire wisely left when the Dragon Court moved in.

However, the situation in the Dwarven World was somewhat different.

"Laduguer, God of the Gray Dwarves."

"Urdlen, God of Gnomish Betrayal and Evil."

In the dragon nest of the Eternal Spirit Hall, the silver dragon lay atop layers of glittering gems, eyes closed, with a thorny flower crown on its head emitting a faint glow.

Garon's gaze focused on the Dwarven World.

Two divine domains in different locations, along with the landscape of the Dwarven World, appeared in Garon's vision.

Crisscrossing tunnels, underground forests, rocky domes, and vast rock chambers. The Dwarven World is a subterranean world, primarily inhabited by gray dwarves who love dark caves and are inherently malicious. The gnomes are mainly evil-natured gnome rats similar to gray dwarves.

Of course, these were not the main points.

The key issue was that the God of the Gray Dwarves and the God of Gnomish Betrayal and Evil had not left the Dwarven World nor intended to, and they were backed by the dwarven and gnome pantheons.

The dwarven chief god Moradin, a god of great power, resided on Mount Celestia and had met Garon a few times.

As for the gnome chief god Garl Glittergold, also of great power, Garon had not interacted with him.

"With their pantheons backing them, they feel it's safe to stay in the Realm of Heroes."

Through the authority of the Lord of Spirits, Garon observed the situation in the Dwarven World, contemplating silently.

In fact, an outer plane can accommodate many gods. Not only were Bahamut and Garon the only dragon gods here, but even if all the dragon gods came to the Realm of Heroes, it could still hold them and welcome more gods.

However, since the Realm of Heroes was being prepared as the dragons' stronghold, Garon didn't intend for other gods to reside here.

Ordinary intelligent races didn't matter because every adult dragon was a lord and needed other intelligent beings as followers, who could be tamed and have their faith in their original gods removed.

But having other gods here was unacceptable.

Regardless of their influence on their races, if war broke out, the divine domains of other gods within the Realm of Heroes would be unstable factors.

As the Lord of Spirits, Garon could indeed restrict the divine realms here.

However, they could still pose a threat to the Realm of Heroes.

If the God of the Gray Dwarves and the God of Gnomish Betrayal and Evil were independent gods without pantheons, the threat wouldn't be high. But with their pantheons behind them, they posed a significant potential threat.

"Two pantheons, not small ones, should not be ignored, nor overly concerned about."

In fact, even if the dwarven and gnome pantheons combined, they might barely contend with the now weakened dragon pantheon. Moreover, two different pantheons cooperating seamlessly was unlikely, as many members of the dwarven and gnome pantheons were antagonistic towards each other.

For example, the God of the Gray Dwarves and the God of Gnomish Betrayal and Evil did not have a harmonious relationship.

"Given that all the gods are openly and secretly restricting the dragons, their opinions no longer matter."

"Anyway, they won't ease their restrictions on the dragons unless things come to a head."

In his mind, Garon quickly communicated with the Metal Dragon God, who shared similar thoughts.

The silver dragon's gaze turned icy.

Next, Garon, still at the quasi-minor divine power stage but close to intermediate divine power, headed directly to the Dwarven World, first descending upon the divine domain of the God of the Gray Dwarves.

___________________

(Support with power stones, comments, or reviews)

If you enjoy this story, support me on Patreon! For just $5 per month, you'll get access to over 500 chapters in each novel and enjoy 3 daily updated chapters.

Read Ahead

Patreon.com/INNIT