Chapter 10: A New Era
\n“Dragon Clan?”
\nZuo Meng was puzzled. He\u2019d suppressed the laws himself, keeping this new world\u2019s power level barely above the real world. Yet dragons emerged anyway. As creator, he had endless time to kill\u2014still half-asleep, he decided to watch this world unfold. Maybe he\u2019d learn something useful for the real world.
\nThe Dragon Clan crawled ashore first, starting a great migration.
\nIt happened during low tide. Countless sea creatures scrambled onto land, mirroring the Ancient Era but with key differences. Back then, all land-crawlers were Transcendent beings with extraordinary powers. Now, most were weak. Many starved\u2014unthinkable in the Ancient Era.
\nThe Dragon Clan quickly claimed the land.
\nThey bred endlessly.
\nDragon subspecies multiplied, bloodlines tangled. Creatures fought over territory, throwing the continent into chaos.
\nThe Earth Dragon Clan and Eagle Dragon Clan joined the fray.
\n“We\u2019re noble dragons! Born rulers!” roared Di Chong, young leader of the Earth Dragon Clan, lunging at enemies.
\nThis skirmish reflected the wider conflict. The Earth and Eagle Dragon Clans allied against the Black Bear King Clan for control of Heigula Mountain\u2019s sole water source. The bears dominated the region with brute strength, oppressing both dragon clans. Tensions had boiled over.
\nDi Chong used bloodline bonds to ally with the Eagle Dragon Clan.
\nTogether, they attacked the bears.
\nZuo Meng noticed Di Chong exuded a strange power\u2014something world-influenced, like the chaotic beings of old. But this felt deeper, tugging the creator\u2019s attention.
\nWorld\u2019s favor? Great fortune?
\nZuo Meng studied this new force, absent in the Ancient Era. He\u2019d only tweaked rules toward real-world logic, yet spawned unprecedented changes. Did real heroes blessed by the Great Dao truly exist? Reality seemed darker and riskier than it appeared. Better to stay in the Dream World where he ruled. In the real world? Lay low and grow quietly.
\n“Slaughter these idiots!”
\nThe owl-like Eagle Dragon Clan had giant eagle wings, hence their name.
\n“For the clan\u2019s glory!”
\n“Uphold the totem!”
\nBlack Bear warriors hefted massive logs, their worshipped totem glowing faintly. Empowered, they held against two dragon clans.
\n“The totem!”
\n“These savages have a totem?!”
\nCRACK!
\nAs battle peaked, lightning struck the bear totem. The explosion flung warriors back, clearing the battlefield\u2019s center.
\nROAR!
\nA golden five-clawed dragon emerged from storm clouds.
\nIts Pressure crushed the battlefield. Weaklings collapsed trembling.
\n“From today, this land belongs to the five-clawed dragon god. Cease fighting.”
\nReluctantly, all leaders knelt\u2014even ambitious Di Chong.
\n“True dragons…” Di Chong gripped a black stone leaking mysterious energy, subtly enhancing him. He hid his burning ambition. “I\u2019ll become one too.”
\n“That stone\u2026” Zuo Meng recalled the Seven Stones he\u2019d made from Ancient Era\u2019s mightiest beings, then discarded. This pup found one.
\nClever. The five-clawed dragon merged with a totem, sidestepping bans on extraordinary powers. Zuo Meng watched essence flow from every being below into the dragon. Compared to Di Chong\u2019s “named supporting role” aura, this dragon radiated “destined protagonist” energy.
\n“World\u2019s will?”
\nHe\u2019d restricted extraordinary powers to totems, mimicking the real world. Yet this dragon hybridized totem and self, creating permitted loopholes. A fledgling world-will whispered:
\nLimits exist, but paths remain. True strong individuals always find ways.
\n“Let\u2019s see how far dragons go.”
\nZuo Meng observed without interfering. The stone-bearing Earth Dragon? Unworthy\u2014its power was obsolete.
\nThe five-clawed dragon flew west, subduing tribes, growing stronger with each conquest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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