Don't Mess with That Dragon-Chapter 470 - 023: The Difficult Road to Epic

"The epic path is difficult indeed..."

Within the secluded valley where he used to sleep and cultivate, Austin awakened from his slumber, his eyes glowing with blue light like lanterns, illuminating the world shrouded in the darkness of night like brilliant incandescent lamps.

It was as if an ancient giant beast awakened from its slumber, the void of the chamber trembled as if stirring an overwhelming tide of connection.

Lightning danced wildly in the void, storms and flames accompanied by the pouring of rain and hail.

Merely the release of energy caused celestial secrets and the earth’s energy field to descend into chaos.

Austin spread his wings, and that terrifying, all-encompassing aura rolled skyward. In the stormy, trembling void, it seemed as if the entire dark sky had descended.

An entire cold winter had passed, and a new round of slumber had awakened.

Apart from physical growth and an increase in power, this period of slumber had not brought much change to Austin.

In fact, compared to before, this time his slumber had been considerably shorter.

This was the result of his enhanced power.

In the growth process of the Giant Dragon Race, constant slumber increases their power. Essentially, it is the process of relentless stimulation of the body’s Legendary Law Origin through the accumulation of ample Magic Resources.

Until adulthood, when the Law Origin in one’s bloodline is fully released, it signifies the official step into the Legendary Realm.

However, Austin, despite being only in his teens, which in the eyes of the ordinary Giant Dragon Species, is just past the juvenile stage, his strength already equates to the peak power of the Legendary Level.

He achieved this level by relying on his own efforts, breaking into the Legendary Realm over more than a decade.

Entering the Legendary Realm, Austin relied mostly on his personal effort.

Thus, for a dragon like him, the very important process of slumbering in youth to awaken the Legendary Law Origin within his bloodline has become somewhat redundant at his current stage.

The primary reason for Austin’s slumber was his physical body’s need for growth.

And this is why, compared to the time required for his previous slumber, he was able to awaken in a shorter period this time.

Unfortunately,

Though a shorter slumber brought many benefits, aside from the growth of his physical body, it did not yield any other advantages.

For instance, the epic path that Austin valued most remained as opaque as ever.

"An epic, grasping a trace of the secret of time, leaving one’s mark in the river of time, and traveling the Multi-universe Plane with one’s own power..."

"How exactly can I break the limits of the Legendary and master such power?"

For a moment, Austin was troubled.

Since returning from the Spiritual Qi Revival Plane, more than five years had passed.

And in these five years, apart from tempering his body through Cultivation of Qi Blood, Austin had also delved increasingly deeply into mastering the Law Origins within himself.

Yet ultimately, regarding the power of the epic realm, he had no clue whatsoever.

Strength had been steadily growing.

But it was merely the continued deep understanding of the Law Origins to achieve mastery, with no information to explore or reference regarding the Power of Time.

Although the Giant Dragon Race carries memories of their heritage,

the Legendary memories of the Dragon Race are not almighty. Such memories are linked to a few generations of blood relatives; those ancestors were only ordinary legends who lived aimlessly. Before Austin advanced to Legendary, they were somewhat helpful, but after reaching Legendary, there was nothing left.

The advantage of the bloodline only allows a dragon to muddle through to Legendary.

"Epic, traversing the Multi-universe, the Power of Time..."

Recalling the time when he encountered the remnant spirit of an old priest in the Fallen Divine Kingdom, even after countless years, the mere remnants of power were enough to instill fear in Austin.

That sense of being utterly powerless was akin to the crushing suppression a higher-dimensional being holds over a lower-dimensional life form.

The scene from that moment was still vividly remembered by Austin even now.

And the Divine Crystal given to Austin by that old priest, left behind by the Beast God, even now, Austin could not discern anything from it, only knowing it contained a power he could not comprehend.

That immense power, just a tiny fragment as small as a fingernail, was sufficient to obliterate an existence that mastered the Law Origin.

For Austin, that Divine Crystal had no reference value whatsoever.

Perhaps only when he reached the epic level could he glimpse the true essence of such powers.

Yet this, in turn, became a vicious circle.

"It seems, without pursuing the remnants of the ancients’ epic legacy, there is no way to continue forward, or perhaps I need to go to Celestial Dragon Island to seek guidance from the elder powerful dragons there?" 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Ten years ago, through a chance encounter in the valley, Austin met the mysterious strong figure of the Giant Dragon Race, Guppa, and the Crystal Young Dragon Avril.

Later, in the great battle of the Beastman Royal Court five years ago,

Austin and Guppa crossed paths once more.

However, after that great battle, Austin stealthily left the battlefield, ultimately not knowing the final fate of Guppa.

According to Austin’s conjecture, that mysterious existence known as Guppa, even if not at the epic level, was at least approaching that threshold.

If he could receive guidance from those truly at the pinnacle of the world,

at least there would be a direction, and he would not remain stagnant for years without significant progress.

However, regarding Celestial Dragon Island, Austin actually harbored some apprehension.

After all, he could not truly count himself as part of the Dragon Race, at least his soul was not, and he feared it could cause some issues.

Moreover, his unreasonably fast advancement within the Giant Dragon Race was bound to attract the attention of countless dragons, and before those ancient and monumental beings that words could not describe, whether Austin could maintain his secrets was uncertain.

In the end, he was not confident.

Unless it was the final moment, he could not afford to be reckless.

This was the reason Austin had not ventured to Celestial Dragon Island to seek Guppa over these five years.

However, in this case, Austin’s path ahead became even more difficult.

In this world, the Legendary still existed as if a living legend.

Therefore, the epic realm was even more akin to the realm of myth and legend.

How hard it was to obtain any epic news from the outside world?

"First, I shall search to see if I can find some battlefield remains from great battles, or other relics left by ancient epic powerhouses. The battle of Ragnarok from tens of thousands of years ago should have left something, at least the fallen Divine Kingdom of the Beast God exists, so I can’t believe there’s no trace left by an epic level existence!"