Chapter 1605 Dragon Clan [3]

Chapter 1605 Dragon Clan [3]

There was nothing new about the heir wars. It was a Dragon Clan tradition that would take place every time an old Dragon Emperor decided it was time to end his reign.

This one was special mainly because of the circumstances behind it.

Nobody was ready for it. Not a single person expected it.

The Dragon Emperor always seemed like he was in good health, and even the greatest experts believed his vitality would allow him to rule for another 100,000 years without a problem.

However, they were wrong.

The Dragon Emperor never revealed any weakness and never directly told anyone why he decided to start the heir wars now. As such, most of what was said about him was just guesses.

Still, historically, there had only ever been one reason for a Dragon Emperor to step down.

He was dying.

While speculations about his health flew around in many communities, that didn't stop people from preparing for the heir wars.

There were three main rules that absolutely had to be followed in this time of preparation.

No violence was allowed. Until the heir wars had truly begun, the several dragon clans weren't allowed to get into altercations with each other. If they did, they would lose their spot entirely. Their clan would essentially be blacklisted.

The participants had to be under a hundred years old.

Logically speaking, this rule didn't make sense. Why would children compete to become the Dragon Emperor? They didn't have the experience, the power, or the maturity to take on such a position of power.

The Dragon Emperor wouldn't die immediately. Once the heir wars were announced, the Dragon Emperor's lifespan could be estimated to have at least a thousand years remaining.Finnd new chapters at novelhall.com

The dragon who stood above all others and rightfully earned the heir position would be personally trained by him and instilled with the values of an Emperor from their youth.

Adults were too stubborn. As they'd lived their entire lives developing their own opinions on the world, it was impossible to tell them what to do and expect them to follow. The position of Dragon Emperor was simply too important. That person would gain absolute control over all dragons, and someone who would abuse those privileges couldn't be allowed to sit in the seat.

A child who was raised to be an Emperor...while there were many factors that could cause such a prospect to go horribly wrong, it had never happened before. This was the method that allowed the Dragon Clan to function as it had for the past several eons.

The second rule usually didn't make the competition any less fierce, since people under a hundred years old could still be sufficiently powerful.

However, in the current situation of the Dragon Clan, it created problems.

If Damien won, then wouldn't that defeat the entire purpose?

Rather than gaining the favor of these dragons, he'd only earn their ire.

'I could also ignore the heir wars completely, but...'

This was the Azure Dragon's final wish. As his memories in Damien's mind became clearer, that fact became painfully obvious.

The child in his care was born for the sole purpose of taking that throne.

It definitely wouldn't be easy to raise a dragon, especially when it needed to be done over the course of a year at most, but Damien was up to the challenge.

Hadn't he been looking for ways to put pressure on himself? Even if he wasn't directly participating, supporting and backing a contestant was just as much of a challenge.

Raising a disciple wasn't easy. When that disciple needed to inherit the techniques of the Azure Dragon Clan rather than Damien's inherent techniques, it became even harder.

'That senior...I wonder if he saw this coming.'

The power of a Holy Dragon couldn't be underestimated, especially not when he was one of the first Holy Dragons to ever exist.

'A lot has changed since he left the Heavenly World.'

The Arulion that existed now was nothing like the one in the Azure Dragon's memories.

And, from what Damien could gather, the Azure Dragon bloodline that existed in the current Holy Dragon Clan...

'...it's a fake.'

It wasn't the same bloodline that the child possessed. Since Damien hadn't seen it in person, he couldn't say anything for certain, but he was sure of it.

'He didn't leave this world voluntarily.'

There was a conspiracy behind it all that needed to be unraveled.

And Damien had no plans of letting darkness fester for any longer than it already had.

The Heavenly World could only ever be a beacon of light.

Otherwise, it was impossible for them to stand against the malevolent darkness of the Sacred Abyss Universe.