96: During the era of the four great monarchs, the Silver-ranked dragon legions possessed the potential to ascend to legendary status.

Izanagi left, taking the Holy Grail and the Holy Remains, departing towards an unknown direction.

Of this, the Black King knew nothing.

After losing the White King, his only peer-level life form, the Black King felt immensely lonely. Several times, he roared towards the sky, flapped his sky-obscuring dragon wings, and flew towards the ends of the sea.

He yearned to find new strong individuals!

However...

Under the influence of the simulator, unless permitted by Sacred Terra, no creature could leave or enter the simulated area!

The Black King failed.

After flying over the sea for three days and three nights, he eventually returned disappointed. From then on, the lonely Black King slumbered on the Ice Throne, accompanied by the White King's remains day after day, falling into a long period of slumber...

Time flew by like an arrow.

For powerful creatures like the Dragon Clan, time was a trivial thing. After the White King's Rebellion, it took several epochs for the Dragon Clan to barely restore a semblance of civilization with the help of humans.

They were not in a hurry.

They had all the time in the world.

Thus, another long epoch passed. Harsh winters, scorching summers, droughts, tsunamis... various natural disasters drastically altered the landscape of this continent.

The seas turned into mulberry fields, and the stars shifted...

In the late eleventh epoch, the Black King, who had been slumbering for nearly two epochs, finally awoke. However, this time, even the primordial Dragon Clan of yesteryear had withered away.

Amidst the vast world, only the Black King remained, having walked from that once glorious era...

Loneliness struck again.

Boundless, like a tide, irresistible.

Day after day, year after year, in this unbearable loneliness, the Black King once again violated a taboo!

He wanted to create life again!

However, this time, without the help of Sacred Terra, the Black King's current power was insufficient to create life on the same level as the White King.

So he settled for the next best thing.

Using the Alchemic items left over from the glorious era, he erected a tall altar on the earth, prostrating himself. The arrogant Black King, for the first and only time in history, showed submission.

He was atoning to Sacred Terra!

Facing the Black King's plea, will you forgive his sins?

"Sins?"

Su Bai was startled, then waved his hand, "They're just a few lives, let him be."

The Black King's devout prayer was sensed by Sacred Terra. The benevolent Terra forgave his sins and allowed him to create new beings.

Having received Terra's promise.

The Black King no longer hesitated. He used the power of Word Spirit to ignite the fire of life creation, and then, with his peak-developed Alchemy, he disassembled the White King's remains, dividing its life essence into four parts. From this, he nurtured four brand new life forms...

Having learned from the previous lesson.

This time, although the Black King felt lonely, he dared not bestow all his power upon his creations. He split each portion of power in half, thus, the four Dragon Kings that were born were all twins.

Milestone event 'Four Great Monarchs' achieved! Reward: 1000 creation points.

"It's here!"

Su Bai's spirit was invigorated. His consciousness sank into the Origin Realm, where he could clearly see, at the center of the Dragon Clan Continent, on the ruins of the former Terra Temple,

a giant black dragon, deeply focused, with golden wisps of aura seeping through the gaps in its scales... Dragon King's bloodline!

He bestowed his Dragon King's bloodline upon the Four Great Monarchs. Thus, each Monarch possessed a faint trace of the Dragon King's bloodline!

As the bloodline entered their bodies, eight ethereal light clusters finally solidified at this moment!

The simulator gave a prompt:

The Black King created the Four Great Monarchs! Eight Gold-tier life forms were born! Infused with a trace of the Dragon King's bloodline, all eight Monarchs broke through to Gold Rank peak!

Eight Gold Rank peaks!

The Dragon King's bloodline was indeed terrifying. Such powerful effects explained why the outside world coveted the Dragon King's bloodline.

However... Su Bai recalled the Black King's reasons for creating life twice, and his expression was a bit strange:

"Why do I always feel... the Black King has a sense of being an empty-nest elder?"

Empty-nest Old Black, longing for companionship~

No,

that's too ridiculous.

The Black King's entire image would collapse!

Su Bai stopped his wild thoughts and continued to look. The information on the simulator had already transitioned to the era of the Four Great Monarchs...

The Black King created the Four Great Monarchs, each Monarch being a pair of twins. They respectively ruled the four most fertile lands in the southeast, northwest!

Of the remaining three continents, two were occupied by humans. The Black King guarded his Ice Throne, watching all this with satisfaction, feeling a long-lost warmth...

However.

Good times didn't last.

Perhaps it was inherent in the Dragon Clan's bloodline; even the most filial dragons could not resist the deep-seated desire for power and authority.

The Monarchs, who had acquired four continents, gradually became dissatisfied with their territories.

Moreover, their dissatisfaction with the Black King above them grew daily. They disliked anyone being above them, and as dissatisfaction accumulated, the seeds of rebellion were sown at this moment...

Late in the eleventh epoch.

Humans, who had been enslaved for a full seven epochs, finally glimpsed a ray of hope. They seized upon the Four Great Monarchs' dissatisfaction with the Black King and used this to further incite conflict between the Black King and the Four Great Monarchs.

The Black King paid no mind to humans, whom he saw as ants. At the same time, his arrogance prevented him from believing he would repeat his past mistakes.

Conversely, the Four Great Monarchs.

Although they understood the true intentions of humans, the arrogant Dragon Clan never regarded humans, whom they saw as ants, with any importance.

Thus, a rebellion, guided by humans, grandly unfolded!

The simulator also updated with a new message at this moment:

Early in the twelfth epoch!

Humans unleashed their full potential. Countless Half-bloods, for the future of humanity, braved fire and water, overcame obstacles, waded through blood, and stepped over the bones of their companions to declare war on their former masters, the Dragon Clan!

In the same year.

The Four Great Monarchs united in rebellion. This time, unlike the White King's Rebellion, the Black King's prolonged slumber had caused him to lose control over the Dragon Clan!

And the nascent Dragon Clan had also lost their reverence for the Black King. They followed in the footsteps of the Four Great Monarchs, challenging this former King of the Dragon Clan!

From the south to the north, from the ends of the earth to the other side of the ocean, the Dragon Clan and humans united for the first time, challenging the Black King who reigned upon the icy throne, looking down upon the world!

At the same time.

The Black King, at this moment, finally had to admit one thing.

He had failed again.

Perched in the glacial mountains, he looked down at the swarming army in the distance. Among them were giant dragons, Half-bloods, and of course... the most humble humans.

At this moment.

The Black King finally moved.

He slowly rose, a pair of sky-obscuring dragon wings bringing the aura of death. At the same time, his dark golden dragon eyes, after several epochs, once again appeared before the world!

Word Spirit: Emperor!

A vast Dragon King's might spread, and Word Spirit: Emperor directly forced many giant dragons to their knees, causing them to explode and die. This was the Black King's campaign against his challengers!

At the same time.

Behind him, a black sun descended, cold as deep winter, yet containing the terrifying power to destroy the world!

The Black King said faintly: 'Word Spirit: Black Sun!'

The next instant

Heaven and earth crumbled!

The simulation information briefly paused,

then lit up again:

The Black King annihilated the world!

The power of Word Spirit: Emperor controlled almost all of the Dragon Clan. The Dragon Clan and Half-bloods massacred each other, and the Four Great Monarchs, isolated and without aid, eventually all perished!

By this point, only the Black King, a single giant dragon, survived!

This creation simulation has ended!

Survived for twelve epochs, total creation points earned: 7600

Two Diamond Rank creatures and eight Gold Rank creatures were born, and the extraordinary creature — the Dragon Clan — was nurtured!

The Silver-Rank Legion 'Dragon Legion' was born!

Due to the Dragon Clan possessing both Alchemy and Word Spirit, two extraordinary techniques, its evaluation has improved, and it possesses the potential to be promoted to a Legendary Legion!