Rebirth as a Time Dragon

Outer Planes.

The Eternal Chaos Sea of the Outer Planes.

This is a vast outer plane, comparable to the Astral Plane in its boundless expanse. When conflicts erupt among the gods, they often choose the Astral Plane or the Chaos Sea as their battlegrounds.

Here, they can unleash their full divine power without restraint.

In the past, the Metal Dragon God and the Elven Main God fought in the Chaos Sea.

Under the chaotic rules of the Chaos Sea, countless traces of divine battles have been left behind. Of course, there are also remnants of quasi-divine power.

Silently.

An invisible planar gate opened, and the silver dragon's silhouette stepped out first.

Then followed the other three gods.

Since Garon and Divine Garon were on the same team, they had already merged into one before entering the Chaos Sea, forming the complete form of Garon Aurelian, a quasi-top-tier intermediate deity.

After Garon was the God of Strength and Courage, Cod, who had previously lost his divine kingdom to Garon in a wager of strength.

The God of Strength and Courage wore a lion's head helmet, draped in a red cloak, his upper body bare, displaying layers of muscles like the roots of an old tree, strong and robust.

Though he lost to Garon in a pure physical contest in the material world without using divine power, it did not mean Cod was weak.

On the contrary, his divine rank was as high as fifteen, at the pinnacle of intermediate divine power, and he was once seen as the greatest obstacle by Surtr, who sought the Crown of Heroes.

Then there was Erisnu, the God of Slaughter, exuding a bloodthirsty and killing aura, arriving together with the Dragon God of Destruction, whose scales were aflame.

The God of Slaughter, Erisnu, also had a divine rank of fifteen.

The Pantheon does not restrict alignments; whether benevolent or malevolent, all gods are welcome. After all, good and evil are indispensable parts of the multiverse's operation, and the Pantheon's purpose is to maintain the multiverse's balance, not to uphold justice or evil.

The God of Slaughter is a malevolent god.

His followers include various races like humans, gnolls, ogres, trolls, goblins, barbarians, etc., all of whom believe in the God of Slaughter.

These followers commit murder, arson, and plunder, mainly due to the teachings of the God of Slaughter.

Erisnu teaches his followers to create bloodshed for their own benefit, to covet what does not belong to them, and to kill anyone who stands in their way.

Stealing from others, especially from rivals, is seen as noble and exhilarating by the God of Slaughter. Enemies that cannot be killed should be crippled, and what cannot be stolen should be destroyed.

This malevolent god's divine rank is also fifteen.

As for the Dragon God of Destruction, although his divine rank is only ten, at the pinnacle of lesser divine power, he possesses quasi-top-tier intermediate divine power and is also considered a malevolent god, having a close relationship with the God of Slaughter.

The complete Garon, the God of Strength and Courage, the God of Slaughter, and the Dragon God of Destruction.

To ensure they could deal with the Mad Lord without fail, these four top-tier intermediate deities teamed up.

Moreover, thanks to the various blessings and protections from the Pantheon gods, these four top-tier intermediate deities descended into the Chaos Sea without causing any disturbance. Even if chaotic sea creatures passed by them, they would not notice the four gods.

Garon surveyed the surroundings, sensing the environment of the Chaos Sea.

What met his eyes was an indescribable chaotic color, with various elemental energies mixed together like a stew, slowly rotating and constantly changing, forming a scene like deep-sea undercurrents and whirlpools. Water and fire intertwined, flowers bloomed from stones, only to turn to dust in the chaotic whirlpool moments later.

Various energies mixed together, filling every inch of space here, creating a boundless sea of chaos with hidden undercurrents and whirlpools everywhere.

This is the origin of the name Chaos Sea.

A spellcaster of insufficient skill would face a ninety-nine percent chance of severe backlash and instant death if casting spells here.

"A very dangerous plane, unsuitable for most biological species to survive."

Garon commented.

Merely staying in the Chaos Sea is dangerous. Without the ability to resist the corrosive chaotic energies, one would lose life force every moment.

However, this posed no threat to the gods.

"We are already within the Mad Lord's territory."

"The Chaos Sea is boundless, and the Mad Lord's territory is vast. Finding him directly won't be easy."

Standing in the Chaos Sea, Cod looked around and said.

The Mad Lord, as the strongest of the three quasi-intermediate deity primeval wild gods in the Chaos Sea, was as mad and violent as his name suggested, devoid of wisdom, constantly roaming his territory, delighting in shattering the minds and thoughts of intelligent beings, turning them into worshipful lunatics. He had no fixed abode.

Thus, it was difficult to pinpoint the Mad Lord's location directly.

The silver dragon lifted his head slightly and pondered, "Since we can't find him easily, why not let him come to us?"

As soon as Garon spoke, the other three gods understood his meaning.

"Agreed."

"Using avatars to attack the Mad Lord's followers should attract his attention, then we can lure him out."

Gods communicate quickly, thoughts like lightning.

In the blink of an eye, Garon and the other gods finalized their plan to lure out the Mad Lord.

Within the Mad Lord's territory.

In the whirlpools formed by chaotic elemental energies, a city stood silently, unaffected by the waves of the Chaos Sea.

This city had a bizarre appearance, resembling a giant metal frog, with uneven walls and buildings inside, lacking any order, and no symmetry at all, yet it had a strange chaotic beauty.

The asymmetrical chaotic beauty was typical of Slaad cities.

This was a city of Slaads.

Inside lived countless Slaads.

As ordinary soldiers and spreaders of chaos, there were the red Slaads, the larger blue Slaads as advanced soldiers, the green Slaads with bone claws and higher intelligence serving as low-level commanders, and the gray Slaads with bone claws and wings, possessing overall leadership wisdom as high commanders.

To control the chaotic Slaad race he created, the Chaos Sea King Igor imposed restrictions, fixing their color forms and establishing a strict hierarchy.

Every Slaad's role was determined at birth.

Lower Slaads would unconditionally obey higher Slaads' orders.

However, chaos is the essence of Slaads, and they often mutate, bypassing the Chaos Sea King's restrictions. Some even rebelled against the Chaos Sea King, aspiring to rule, but they could not match his power and were either killed or subdued.

Like many other Slaad cities, this one was ruled by a gray Slaad of demigod level.

Visibly, many red and blue Slaads served as city guards, maintaining vigilance and alert around the city.

In the Chaos Sea, Slaads are the most numerous and famous native creatures.

But no plane has only native creatures; there are always many outsiders, just as Slaads sometimes go to other planes.

The Chaos Sea is considered a lower plane, also home to numerous demons, devils, Githyanki fleets, dragon creatures, naturally powerful chaotic magic beings, and more. Due to chaos's unpredictable nature, most are dangerous, posing great threats to Slaads.

However, this is the Mad Lord's territory.

Aside from Slaads, other intelligent species here face the danger of being turned into pure lunatics by the Mad Lord if encountered. Though the vast territory makes such encounters rare, some non-Slaad intelligent beings live here.

Nevertheless, this Slaad city standing in the Chaos Sea whirlpool is heavily guarded.

Because this city houses the Slaad race's most crucial item, the Spawning Stone.

Slaads can reproduce freely, but the probability is low. Their larvae mainly come from the Spawning Stone.

The Spawning Stone is a creation of the Chaos Sea King, difficult to replicate and limited in number. Not all Slaad cities have one. Its importance for the species' reproduction is self-evident.

"Igor created the Spawning Stone to control the Slaad race's lifeblood."

"The Mad Lord Sendam is also the guardian of the Spawning Stone."

"Attacking a city with a Spawning Stone in the Mad Lord's territory will likely draw his attention with his chaotic nature."

Hidden in the shadows, the silver dragon watched the Slaad city with dangerous eyes.

"Heh, leave the destruction and havoc to me."

"My greatest pleasure is hearing these insects' death wails and watching their painful struggles."

The Dragon God of Destruction grinned viciously.

At this moment, the Slaads were unaware of the impending danger.

The God of Slaughter's eyes gleamed with bloodthirsty intent. "How can a slaughter feast be complete without me? Karrex, don't think of enjoying it alone; let's dance in blood together."

"Just don't hold me back."

The Dragon God of Destruction snorted.

Garon said, "Then Cod and I will observe the surroundings, ready to welcome the Mad Lord's arrival."

For dealing with a small city in the outer plane, even sending avatars, two top-tier intermediate deities working together was already giving significant face.

Next.

The flames on the Dragon God of Destruction's body burned, peeled off, rolled and condensed, finally solidifying into the form of a Balor. The

 lava-like cracked demon body was shrouded in fierce flames.

Simultaneously.

Surging blood-like divine power emerged from the God of Slaughter, forming a blood cocoon that quickly broke open, birthing a blood demon avatar.

Balor and Blood Demon.

The two gods turned their avatars into the forms of demons also present in the Chaos Sea.

Immediately.

The Balor and Blood Demon flew straight towards the Slaad city.

From a macro perspective, it looked like a line of fire and a line of blood piercing through the Chaos Sea, rapidly and fiercely.

As the Balor and Blood Demon approached, the Slaad guards noticed the two hostile great demons.

The Slaad guards immediately sounded the alarm, but the two demons ignored it, crossing into the city's alert zone.

In an instant, the Slaads launched a counterattack.

Each Slaad inhaled deeply, absorbing the chaotic energy of the Chaos Sea, their bellies swelling, and then croaked, spitting out chaotic energy balls matching their body colors.

Croak! Croak! Croak!

Amidst the cacophony of croaks, a downpour of red, blue, and green chaotic energy balls rained down on the Balor and Blood Demon.

The Balor, with a ferocious expression, mimicked the Slaads, taking a deep breath, puffing out its cheeks.

Whoosh!

Scorching flames spewed from the Balor's mouth, initially a thin fire stream but soon igniting the chaotic energy outside, turning into a vast fiery waterfall.

The fire clashed with the Slaads' chaotic energy balls, producing thunderous booms.

Simultaneously, the Blood Demon, seemingly made of liquid blood, acted.

The Blood Demon extended its arm and flung it out.

The arm detached, splitting into billions of blood droplets, each turning into small blood swords, creating a rain of blood swords covering the Slaad city.

Croak!

A thunderous croak echoed.

"Where do these demons come from to cause trouble in my Slaad territory!"

"This is the Chaos Sea, not the Abyss!"

The gray Slaad city lord appeared.

It looked like a large gray toad with bone wings on its back and asymmetrically distributed bone claws on its sides, bizarre and grotesque.

The Balor and Blood Demon ignored the city lord's words.

The gray Slaad croaked coldly, perching on the highest wall, raising its head, and inhaling deeply.

In its mouth, a chaotic vortex appeared.

The blood sword rain was drawn in, shrinking as it approached, ultimately being swallowed by the gray Slaad.

The gray Slaad could absorb any energy attack, polluting it with its chaotic energy, and then spit it out as its attack.

Having absorbed the blood sword rain, the gray Slaad prepared to convert and expel it.

At the same time.

The Blood Demon's face twisted into a cruel smile.

Suddenly, the gray Slaad felt excruciating abdominal pain, realizing in horror that the blood sword rain was uncontrollable, rampaging inside its body.

From the outside, the gray Slaad's skin started to protrude with numerous sword-shaped bumps, and its mouth echoed with unbearable wails.

Seconds later.

Boom!

The gray Slaad's body exploded, utterly destroyed.

If it were an ordinary blood demon, the attack might not have harmed the gray Slaad, as it could perform better in the Chaos Sea. Unfortunately, it faced a 'blood demon' actually an avatar of a top-tier intermediate deity.

Meanwhile.

The fire sea from the Balor overwhelmed the Slaad soldiers' chaotic energy balls, roaring and engulfing the city.

Chaotic energy shields were activated to resist the flames.

However, the destructive fire from the Dragon God of Destruction was incredibly powerful, melting the shields within seconds.

The entire Slaad city was engulfed in flames within a minute, with the Spawning Stone inside inevitably destroyed.

At this point, Garon's eyes narrowed, his senses heightened, ready for the Mad Lord's arrival.

Deities could move freely in their own plane, and quasi-divine powers weren't much different.

A quasi-intermediate deity, upon noticing the Spawning Stone's destruction, could arrive instantly if desired.

Sure enough.

As the Spawning Stone was incinerated, the Chaos Sea surged like boiling water.

Endless chaotic energy gathered, forming a massive vortex.

Then, under the gods' watchful eyes, a golden figure emerged from the chaotic vortex.

A sense of madness and confusion suddenly filled the space.

The Mad Lord, guardian of the Spawning Stone, had arrived.

Though the Slaad lord, it looked nothing like a Slaad.

In appearance, it resembled a golden brain floating in golden-yellow sludge.

The brain remained still in the center, constantly emitting powerful psychic energy. The surrounding golden sludge, the strange substance encasing the brain, was solidified spirit energy.

As the golden brain appeared in Garon's vision.

An enticing fragrance reached Garon's nostrils, originating from the newly arrived golden brain in the Chaos Sea.

Contrary to its mad title, the golden brain exuded a sacred beauty, inspiring instinctive awe and reverence, a desire to worship, and an appetizing allure.

"What a fragrant scent."

The silver dragon remained calm, with a deep gaze, his belly naturally producing hunger due to the instinctive desire.

Nowadays, few things could evoke Garon's primal urge.

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