NOVEL NEXT Chapter 37
Chapter 37: Vilyric’s Divine Kingdom?
Kaka, kaka, kaka, kaka……
In the air above the river, a magnificent golden gate suddenly appeared, heavy and profound, radiating pure light and a heavenly melody.
Though it couldn’t compare to the size of Noah’s Ark or the turtle Nasarion, it was still about the same size as the city gate of Wanku Fortress.
Faced with this fantastical and brilliant scene, Liliya and the others on deck hadn’t even managed to gasp in surprise before two beams of golden light descended from the opened gate, and in an instant, Vilyric and the old turtle had vanished from their sight.
Meanwhile, in another pure white space.
The Holy Crystal Dragon, Xiao Guang, was lazily sprawled on the ground, yawning while fiddling with its own claws.
Unlike the human form seen outside, in this virtually infinite world, she revealed her more comfortable dragon form.
Though she was only a few dozen meters long, smaller than the turtle Nasarion, Xiao Guang’s pure crystalline body, like white crystal, was elegant and powerful. Each light golden scale resembled finely crafted gems, varying in size but almost identical in shape, emitting a brilliant luster.
This was the Holy Crystal Dragon, one of the peak breeds of Giant Dragon, combining the powers of both the Holy White Dragon and the Diamond Crystal Dragon, extremely rare.
Even in the realm of the “Dream World,” Vilyric had never heard of another player acquiring a second Holy Crystal Dragon.
Swish.
With a flash of light, the black-haired girl and the giant turtle appeared simultaneously in the boundless white space, startling Xiao Longniang into jumping up.
”Roar! Who dares to intrude upon my master’s domain!!”
The sharp dragon eyes narrowed, erupting with an overwhelming aura. The wide and beautiful dragon wings suddenly spread wide, and the giant dragon seemed ready to soar into the sky, descending judgment upon any intruders!
“Don’t be alarmed, it’s just me.”
“Roar… huh?”
The familiar and pleasant voice caused the giant dragon to freeze, and it quickly folded its wings in, lying back down, even wagging its tail with the fervor of a Shiba Inu, nearly writing “I’m a good girl” on its face.
“Master! Why did you come here? If you needed something, you could’ve just summoned me! There’s nothing here, it’s really boring.”
Suddenly running over to Xiao Longniang, startling her, were of course Vilyric and the old turtle Nasarion.
Indeed, what the old turtle mentioned— a place where they could talk quietly— Vilyric had actually thought of the pet space.
Originally, only pets under contract with players were allowed in, but after crossing into this world, for some reason, it had become empty with only Vilyric’s pet dragon, Xiao Guang, remaining.
Also, Vilyric, who should not have been able to enter the pet space, suddenly found a way to unlock it.
However, while the contracted Xiao Longniang could come and go freely, Vilyric would need to open that great door if she wanted to bring anything in, and since it caused quite a stir, this marked her first real attempt.
However, here… while theoretically the space should be infinite, it was completely devoid of anything. There was not even any ground, and while beings clearly floated in the air, there was an odd sensation as if they stood firmly on solid ground— it was all very bizarre.
Vilyric had considered using this space to transport people or store items, but ridiculously, no matter where she went, it seemed that besides Xiao Guang, anything else would reappear in the space upon her return.
So, what exactly was this pet space? What could it be used for? Vilyric still hadn’t quite figured it out.
“Praise the Demon God! It’s here, it’s definitely here! You possess a divine kingdom too! Lady Vilyric, you truly are one of the heavenly gods! May I ask what exactly happened among the deities?!”
Nasarion’s elderly yet booming cheer echoed through the space like rolling thunder, obviously extremely excited. If he weren’t a turtle, he might have started dancing on the spot.
“Ugh, too loud! Be quiet!”
“Eep!”
Having transformed back into her original form, Xiao Longniang glared at the dancing old turtle, slamming her long platinum tail in the air, causing Nasarion to instantly retract his head and limbs back into his shell, rendering him too frightened to speak loudly.
“You, you are the Guardian Dragon under the deities? What a graceful figure… Even my father couldn’t exude an aura as fearsome as yours, have you already reached the divine tier? I am Xiao Longniang, the son of the Demon Dragon Nasatrik, may I ask your esteemed name? Do you know my father?”
“?”
Xiao Longniang tilted her head, glancing at the ball of nerves that was the old turtle, seeming to find it inconvenient to talk to Vilyric in this manner. With a flash of light, she transformed back into her human form, dragging her big tail, looking utterly puzzled.
“Master, did you bring this turtle with you? It’s so weak, but it has a decent lineage; it should have lived quite a long time. Is this my rations?”
“What… no, absolutely not!”
The old turtle’s head, which had barely peeked out, was frightened back in immediately, trembling all over, unable to speak coherently.
It seemed terrified of Xiao Longniang, and still, didn’t entertain the thought of resistance, only imploring humbly for mercy.
“Alright, Xiao Guang, stop scaring it. Didn’t I just show you what happened? This guy’s quite interesting, seems to know a lot of ancient intel.”
“Tch… Fine, since the master says so, I won’t eat it this time. Hey, how long are you going to shiver there? Come out and speak!”
“Uh…”
Nasarion cautiously peeked out his head again. Even though the two petite girls in front of him were less than a scale’s size, the ancient old turtle knew that true terrifying existences couldn’t be measured by size.
For example, his father’s master, a terrifying being once known as the Demon God, also appeared as a human female.
Nasarion had once been fortunate enough to gaze upon her, and recalling, she seemed to be even smaller than the two before him.
“Now then, old turtle, since I didn’t make a move outside, it means I have no intention of harming you. More importantly, you mentioned the divine kingdom; what do the gods mean by that?”
Vilyric waved her hand, casting a calming spell on Nasarion. As a level 100 Holy Crystal Dragon, Xiao Guang’s innate pressure skill would become terrifying against lower-level beings, especially those mixed with dragon blood. It was remarkable that the old turtle hadn’t fainted from fear.
While uncertain if this dragon was indeed that dragon, the skills’ effectiveness was undeniable.
With Vilyric’s help, combined with Xiao Longniang intentionally suppressing her aura upon Vilyric’s signal, Nasarion instantly felt much more at ease. At least fluent conversation was now possible.
“Thank you… but may I ask what you meant earlier? As a deity, don’t you know about the divine kingdom…?”
Nasarion raised his massive dragon head, surveying the completely empty pure white space around him.
“Strange… it is indeed completely undeveloped… but that feeling of comfort akin to returning home cannot be wrong; this is definitely a divine kingdom of the gods.”
“When my father was present, I had the fortune to dwell for a while in the divine kingdom of that being. There were many companions even more powerful than I.”
The old turtle’s sincere tone didn’t seem deceitful.
However… why did it refer to the pet space as a divine kingdom? He mentioned that black dragon, Nasatrik’s title as the Demon Dragon, could it be that the so-called master deity is named the Demon God?
Demon God, Demon God… Wait, Demon God?!
Hadn’t I heard that title somewhere before?