For a moment, the entire Anzeta Desert was silent. Whether it was the people and monsters on the ground or the gods in the sky, they all turned their eyes to the crowned dragon.

Cassius's expression did not change.

He felt the crown on his head, felt the gazes coming from all directions, and issued his own imperial declaration:

"I, Cassius Claudeu Norichius, hereby declare—"

"The Burning Empire was established."

The tone was not passionate, but full of power, making everyone present feel its heavy weight.

"good very good."

"You are more cunning than I thought. I thought you would be an obedient child."

Tiamat stared at the red dragon on the altar with his vertical pupils, his eyes revealing endless anger and greed. He slowly spread his wings that covered the sky.

Suddenly, Cassius felt an incomparably powerful force descending, a dark shadow enveloped the earth, and the almost tangible pressure pressed on his shoulders like a heavy mountain.

But he is no longer the same as before.

Cassius used all his strength to raise his head in this terrible pressure, and looked directly into Tiamat's greedy eyes with his light golden vertical pupils.

"you flatter me"

"Your Majesty Tiamat."

Cassius clenched his teeth and made this sound almost from the depths of his throat.

At this moment, the appearance of this atavistic red dragon was extremely ferocious and terrifying.

His muscles bulged and veins popped out, the bony spines on his back stood up, white smoke billowed out of the pores on his neck, and ripples like magma surged on the surface of his scales.

The next moment, the pressure suddenly dissipated.

Cassius also breathed a sigh of relief.

He could be said to have nothing to fear from Tiamat.

If Tiamat openly attacked the newly emerged red dragon under such circumstances, it would only make the five-colored dragons on the continent feel grief-stricken and cause her faith to wither - the always shrewd Dragon Queen would not do such a thing that would not be worth the loss.

Tiamat hoped to use Cassius' coronation ceremony to further expand her power and spread the reputation of the Dragon Queen without sacrificing any actual benefits.

But obviously, his plan to get something for nothing failed.

As the pressure dissipated, the shadow of Tiamat in the sky withdrew all its power and said indifferently: "Cassius, you should know what will happen to those rebels who are my enemies."

"I hope you don't go down that path."

As soon as the words fell, the figures of the five giant dragons disappeared into the void.

Cassius simply nodded slightly in the direction where the Dragon Queen disappeared and said politely, "I will follow your teachings and take them as a warning."

He looked towards the other side of the sky again, and saw the giant platinum dragon with a slightly mocking smile on his face: "It was really a good show."

The grudge and hatred between these two dragon gods have been entangled for thousands of years and have become extremely deep. They are willing to use any means to stop each other, and even caused the tragic "Dragon Fall Battle".

Bahamut turned to look at Cassius, his expression becoming serious.

"It is indeed the breath of the abyss."

"You have the potential to become a dragon king. Don't go astray."

After leaving these words that only Cassius could hear, the pale blue light flickered again, and the shadow of the platinum dragon gradually dissipated - the sky that was originally full of wind and clouds and strange phenomena became clear and open again.

The hundreds of thousands of people present were silent, just staring silently at the new emperor on the altar.

No one dared to interfere in the conflicts among the gods.

"Dragon God?"

Cassius looked up at the blue sky, watching the giant platinum dragon leave. His expression was extremely calm, and the golden crown on his head shone brightly. He had no good feelings towards these dragon gods, and he would not follow them, whether they were good dragons or evil dragons.

If he had to believe in something, it could only be himself.

At this moment, the panel appeared in front of him after a long absence, several pieces of information were refreshed one after another, and another red-gold trophy appeared.

[You built an empire of your own and obtained the legendary achievement [Emperor]]
【emperor】

"The sun never sets above the empire."

—Aragon I, Holy Fadran Emperor

Your characteristic [Kingdom Domain] is upgraded to advanced characteristic: [Empire Domain]

Charisma+5
Ruler proficiency +18
[Imperial Supremacy]: You enjoy supreme power within the empire, comparable to that of a god. Your will can turn any area into a dead magic zone, cause a magic frenzy, and permanently change the climate and shape the terrain.

[Emperor's Supremacy]: You have a unique status in the empire. You will be immune to all control over your body, mind, and even soul.

[Imperial Grace]: You can bestow your own power on your subjects at a very small cost. The subjects who accept grace will become attached to you physically, mentally, and even spiritually, and your soul strength will be strengthened.

"Roar--"

Cassius raised his head and roared happily, feeling the invisible force acting on his body.

It was already evening and the sun was slowly setting.

The afterglow of the setting sun cast a faint golden glow on the surface of the red dragon's scales, and also made the crown emit a flickering light.

Everyone in the venue looked up at the top of the altar. For some reason, they instinctively felt that the red dragon had become more noble and great. Some people even knelt on the ground, trembling all over.

If the previous red dragon gave people the feeling that it looked down upon everything and was superior to all living beings, then the current red dragon only gave them one feeling - comparable to a god.

This is the role of [Imperial Domain].

"This power..."

"Even if Tiamat's incarnation comes, I will not be afraid."

Cassius felt the absolute control and couldn't help but smile on his face, which was the satisfaction of power.

"I was originally planning to use the gift of blood to give them some 'surprises', but now is a good time to try out this new ability."

He thought so as he looked down at the quiet crowd in the conference hall.

This was also part of Cassius' original plan.

The red dragon spread his wide wings and flapped them, and accompanied by the whistling wind, he slowly rose to a height of hundreds of meters.

As time passed, the sun was about to set completely, the curtain of night slowly fell, the sky became dark, and only an orange-red horizon was left at the junction of the sky and the ground.

Suddenly, exclamations broke out in the conference hall.

"Look, what is that?"

"How can there be light at this hour?"

"how is this possible?"

"That...that is? Gods!"

Hundreds of thousands of people in the venue looked up at the same time, and saw that half of the sky was illuminated by light, and the originally dark sky was dyed orange.

Its daybreak.

A second sun appeared in the sky.

—That was Cassius.

(End of this chapter)