I, The Dragon Overlord - Chapter 522
Chapter 522 – Incarnation of Order
“Your Highness Chauntea, I don’t think there should be anything more to discuss between us.”
When Chauntea’s voice reached Louie’s ears, the two gods split apart a part of their divinity to converse even while the battle raged on.
In the middle of the Astral Realm, Louie was fighting with the two war gods, Gorsh and Marzalis. In Louie’s divine kingdom, Dragonblight, a demigod incarnation of Chauntea appeared and was talking with him.
This was how unpredictable gods were. There was simply no problem in speaking during a battle since they did not mind their incarnations falling, while the true bodies of the gods would never move. Under this situation, let alone multi-tasking, there was no problem for them to create millions of demigod incarnations.
Just like now, Louie and Chauntea were clearly fighting each other in the Astral Realm, yet the two of them could have a chat in Louie’s divine kingdom as if nothing was happening outside.
“Your Highness Chauntea, you have come to my divine kingdom because you don’t want other gods to hear our conversation. So then, what do you seek?”
In Louie’s Sleeping Dragon Temple, Louie’s demigod incarnation sat on the host’s seat and spoke to Chauntea’s incarnation who was on the guests’ seat.
Although the two of them were fighting until one side obtained the divine authority, Chauntea was still a god so Louie showed her some basic respect.
For the same reason, the Mother Earth Goddess would not just rage when they meet. As gods, they would still maintain basic respect for each other.
“Your Highness Louie, I shouldn’t have to explain your current situation to you. You should know yourself…”
The Mother Earth Goddess in front of him was not as stunning as the Goddess of Love and Beauty. Her overall temper and dress were relatively plain, which made it understandable why the Goddess of Beauty would call her a rustic goddess. Even so, her beauty was still beyond imaginable for mortals.
“I naturally understand my current situation. Then Your Highness Chauntea, saying all these are not the reason you have come here, right? Do you perhaps think that you can use the current situation to threaten me?”
Even if Louie’s situation was extremely unfavorable, Louie would never humble himself. Moreover, it wasn’t that he had no other paths to take. In this situation, he would naturally still maintain his pride.
But in Chauntea’s eyes, this was only a dragon’s arrogance, not a god’s.
The Goddess of Earth laughed and gently said, “Of course not. I don’t think anyone can threaten you, Your Highness Louie. No one is willing to face the wrath of the Dragon God.”
She gave an empty compliment and continued, “It’s just that even if you’re a dragon, I think you should learn to compromise.”
“Oh? Your Highness Chauntea, do you mean to say that you want me to return the divine authority of the earth to you?”
Louie narrowed his eyes while on his throne.
“That’s exactly what I mean.”
“Hmph, you say that you don’t dare threaten me, but your current actions are basically a dagger pointed at my throat.”
Louie’s fierce glare was filled with draconic rage.
“Please be at ease, Your Highness Louie! Please let me finish my words… I am not simply asking you to give up the divine authority of earth. I know that you have a considerable number of humans among your followers, and the divine authority of earth is important to you.”
“But, you are ultimately the God of Dragons, and the divine authority of earth is insignificant compared to the divine authority of dragons. So I am willing to use the part of the divine authority of dragons that is about to be torn apart in exchange for the divine authority that belongs to me.”
The Goddess of Earth Chauntea slowly and methodically uttered a statement that contained a threatening message.
Louie frowned and looked deeply at the goddess and said, “Do you know what your actions mean?”
“Of course, I know what I am doing. After the Obsidian King ascends, he will be at his weakest. With His Highness Marzalis, His Highness Gorsh, and I, he will certainly let his guard down. Even though I’m not a goddess who is good at fighting, it is easy to kill a new god who has just ascended. As soon as the Obsidian King dies, your torn divine authority will automatically return. Even his dragon followers will be yours.”
The Earth Goddess easily uttered terrifying remarks. This was definitely an insidious ploy that the past Chauntea would never use. Perhaps the fragmentation of her most important divine authority had gradually shifted her nature.
“Your behavior is tantamount to betraying His Highness Marzalis.”
Louie said in a deep voice.
“His Highness Marxzalis fought you in order to start a war so that he could break through to the high-tier stage quickly. I fought you to receive the divine authority I lost to you. Our purposes are not the same, we just agreed on the process. If I can retrieve my divine authority, I don’t care about His Highness Marzalis’ goal. As a human god, I also do not want to see a war between humans and beastmen.”
“How about it, Your Highness Louie, I can swear on the River Styx that as long as you return my divine authority now, I will fulfill my promise and kill the Obsidian King for you.”
Chauntea seemed to be certain that she had Louie in her palms.
“So that’s how it is, Your Highness Chauntea. You never wanted to defeat me from the beginning, but to trade with me by backing me into a corner.”
Louie sighed once he learned of the elder goddess’s scheme.
“How could it be so easy to defeat such a powerful god like you? As you said, I was prepared to make a deal with you from the beginning.”
Chauntea continued lightly, “There is no loss for you in this deal because this is the only way for you to break the situation. If you do not agree, I might not be able to obtain my divine authority, but your losses will be greater. You have to learn to give and take, and know how to compromise.”
Louie was moved. He had indeed been moved by Chauntea’s words. If he did not have to use his final card, then that would be the best scenario. This option was indeed a good choice.
Although the divine authority of earth was very important to Louie and related to the food of his believers, the divine authority of dragons was much more important as it was related to his path to becoming the god of gods.
If he compromised, the only winner would be Chauntea. She will be able to gain her divine authority back without any effort and advance to a higher position. Marzalis would not lose anything despite the failure of his plan. The battle between humans and beastmen would never disappear. But because of his Dragon City, the war would just be delayed till hundreds of years later. For the gods, hundreds of years were not much.
In the end, the only loser would be Louie. He would not only gain nothing, but he would also lose the divine authority of earth. This was the first time Louie suffered this kind of grievance in the world of San Soliel.
In normal circumstances, the best choice was the lesser of two evils. Louie had already made his decision, but…
“Your Highness Louie, there is not much time left for you to think.”
Chauntea’s words deepened as she urged Louie.
On the east coast of the Land of Dragons, the Obsidian King’s ascension ceremony had reached the final hurdle, and he was about to succeed in ascending.
In the deepest part of Sleeping Dragon Temple, Louie there was another incarnation beside Louie’s true body. It was an incarnation that no other god would have imagined. One of his trump cards. Because Louie’s godhood was at level 12, he should only be able to make 6 incarnations, and all six incarnations were in the Astral Realm. In the perception of the gods, Louie should have no more incarnations available.
But here was Louie’s seventh incarnation — the incarnation of order.
For a moment, Louie hesitated. He could choose to let this incarnation kill the Obsidian King at the risk of this incarnation being found or he could agree to Chauntea’s proposal and exchange the divine authority of earth.
