The Rise of the Titan

"Remember, don't let the divinity influence you and lead you astray." Hearing Muria's willingness to fuse with the divinity, the Wasteland Lord placed his broad hand on Muria's head. The divinity, already refined with his blood, seamlessly merged into Muria's forehead.

"I..." Muria managed to say only one word before freezing in place. His brain, or rather his soul, entered a state of shock.

Much like when he fused with the Dragon King's blood in his youth, he felt as though he was about to burst. However, this time it wasn't his body that was at risk of exploding, but his soul.

As the divinity followed the bloodline connection into Muria's soul, the three laws it carried surged out wildly, bombarding Muria's soul and instantly halting his thoughts, leaving him standing still.

"Perhaps I overestimated the extent to which the Dragon King's blood optimized your soul," Archimonde remarked, shaking his head slightly. The amount of divinity he had given was enough to elevate a human at the peak of legend to godhood. It seemed to be too much for Muria.

"Muria, young master!" Under the oppressive presence naturally emitted by the Wasteland Lord, Mia, unable to lift her head, gritted her teeth and called out to Muria, sensing that something might be wrong with him.

"Don't worry, he just needs to sleep it off," the Wasteland Lord reassured, watching as Muria's eyes slowly closed. He had already sensed the surrounding elements shifting, indicating Muria's body intended to process the divinity in the manner of a dragon.

As he spoke, the wind began to howl, and waves surged. Elemental energy from within a three-thousand-mile radius around Muria's cloud island started converging towards him, forming a brilliant, multicolored elemental tide corresponding to the elements Muria controlled.

"Absorbing divinity and advancing to legend—quite impressive." The Wasteland Lord nodded, his body quickly fading and disappearing within a few breaths.

With the departure of the epic titan, the oppressive force dissipated, allowing the creatures on the cloud island to finally move again.

"Muria, young master!" "Your Highness!" The moment they could move, Mia rushed to Muria's side to check his condition. The green dragon Fiona and the red dragon Cynthia followed suit.

However, as they approached Muria, they could no longer advance. The elemental concentration around him was astonishingly high, and due to Muria's influence, it had acquired some defensive properties, causing harm to those who came too close.

Burning, cutting, paralyzing... Understanding that Muria had entered a self-defense state, the three non-human girls stopped, refraining from trying to get closer.

Muria had undergone a transformation similar to the Wind King Eagle. Elements outside his body had condensed into crystals, forming an eggshell-like structure around him. Though it was nearly a hundred meters tall, it was small compared to the Wind King Eagle's scale.

"His Highness has entered a state of slumber and cannot manage everything, but the development of the cloud island cannot halt," Mia declared after confirming that Muria wouldn't wake up anytime soon. "I will manage everything on the island temporarily. Does anyone have any objections?"

"Can you handle all of this?" Seeing the blonde girl attempting to take control of everything, the red dragon Cynthia immediately objected.

"What do you propose?" Mia, whose golden dragon eyes had been on the green dragon, turned to Cynthia, surprised that this newly returned red dragon was the first to challenge her.

"Muria promised us that each dragon would have dominion over a floating city." Cynthia, with her red hair, looked at Mia. Though she felt disgruntled upon discovering that the floating islands Muria mentioned were still under construction, they were far better than her own small, run-down city.

However, driven by her greedy dragon nature, she wasn't willing to settle easily and sought compensation from Muria. Consequently, she obtained the right to conscript and hunt. She could lead voluntary creatures from the island to hunt evil beings, using the spoils for the development of her floating island.

This conscription and hunting right, except for the final one, was something any capable resident of the island could exercise, provided they had the means, information, and could persuade other powerful beings to follow. They could take several floating ships and freely fight evil and promote justice.

"I want the management rights for hunting on the island. All hunting parties must report to me, and a portion of their spoils must be turned over for the island's development."

"Agreed." Mia frowned for a moment, then nodded. Cynthia had the support of some of the island's most powerful factions—the wizard dragons raised by Muria. These proud beings would obey Muria but would not willingly submit to a dragonborn like Mia.

"I will handle the transactions with the Uranos Empire's merchants," the ancient green dragon Fiona stated, taking over an area where Mia had no influence.

"Agreed." The blonde girl frowned, then nodded reluctantly. Fiona had considerable influence, managing the talents Muria had taken from the Kingdom of Lockman, as well as the captured drow elves. She represented a significant interest group.

Soon, the three females divided the island's management among themselves and began organizing the resources acquired from the Synapse Continent, leading the island into a period of rapid development.

...The external turmoil had no impact on the slumbering Muria. He focused solely on absorbing and understanding the laws from the divinity, aiming to grasp even the slightest understanding, which would be enough for him to use.

Muria's soul, in a state of shock, grew rapidly under the stimulation of the divinity, pushing him towards legend. Simultaneously, his body underwent changes. The vast elemental energy he absorbed was used to strengthen his muscles, bones, tendons, and scales. The Titan bloodline and optimized Dragon King bloodline further awakened, evolving his body towards a legendary form.

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