241 Two Heavenly Dragons (1/2)

With the help of the perfectly timed opening of Kaora's exit door, Elric brought the Emperor over at the holy land of the Tunga - the hidden world of Light Elementals deep inside the Earth's surface.

The moment they entered was also the time when the exit door closed, thus trapping the Emperor inside the world of light Elementals.

The Emperor was still in a dazed state. In just a blink of an eye, he was punched a hundred times and forced him to this place without even resisting a bit. His body was still paralyzed by the Heavenly presence that assaulted him when emerged to devour Elric at the desert sand.

Not to mention, Elric seems to have overtaken the test of heaven, thus his normal attacks now possessed the heavenly essence.

Fortunately for the Emperor, he has an immortal body. As a naturally formed being made from the millions of accumulated negativity through all realms, he was the complete embodiment of darkness and has an almost infinite potential.

The only downside was that he was trapped in the vast and colorless Realm of Darkness. As time passed that he gained sentience, he was fascinated by how the beings from other realm were able to live colorfully.

He may have the ultimate power but his life was dark and empty. He wanted something else. He wanted fun. He wanted a journey. He wanted a body that will excite him and make him understand what it would feel to be really alive.

He envied their freedom, the colorful lives, love, and brightness of their lives. He also coveted the meaningful physical contacts, the temptation of the fleshy matter, and their bright smiles that he could never understand.

The more he watched them, the more he realized how empty he was. He started to feel hate, anger, greed, and lust forever other realms to offer.

All this almost infinite negativity, the Emperor molded them into his current army. He tried a thousand times to break the barriers that limited him from his realm and invade the other only to lose miserably every single time.

But then he learned to wait, he learned to observe and realize that laws that maintained the balance between the realms together with the authorities responsible for it.

The more he knew about the world, the more he wanted them all. All! All of them! He wanted to devour them and know how they feel!

Slowly, he took advantage of the available options that come ones every full lunar eclipse. As a powerful being that possesses an overwhelming power, getting inside the other realm is like an elephant trying to fit into a needle's hole.

He realized he needed a better opportunity and a better environment.

And thus he started to make a detailed plan.

Slowly but surely, he managed to plant seeds of hate, greed, lust, envy, and betrayal in the hearts of the Elemental Lords. With those emotions growing in their hearts, they swiftly fell into his plans only to end up destroying each other.

It was all part of his plans. Everything went according to his will until this man arrived.

Bwaash!~

Elric came out of the white river while dragging the limping body of the Emperor. Then, he slammed the dark figure under the Tree of Temptation.

”How...” the Emperor has plenty of questions.

All of Elric's timing was perfect.

He was just seconds away before devouring the Guardian Ships and their knowledge and attaining the wisdom for final evolution only to get intercepted by the man before him.

Then he dragged him under that desert land, only to fall on his set up.

He was paralyzed and got pummeled until he reached the current place with a perfectly timed entrance to a closing door.

No matter how much he looks at it, they were not mere coincidence but perfectly calculated movements.

”Kaora...”

He finally understood. It was all because of that being. To be able to anticipate even the movements of heaven is only something that a perfect and mysterious human can do.

However, he soon recovered his confidence.

”Hahhahahaha! What are you gonna do next, oh strongest Alpha Dragon? Kill me?”

It was a confident question from the Emperor. He knew that he has an undying body. Even if Elric will pound his body and incinerate them into ashes, the Emperor would only feel a temporary pain before quickly recovering back to his peak state.

After all, he was the embodiment of darkness and is indestructible.

”Well, let's see about that,” Elric replied rather confidently as well. His hand suddenly rose and a certain royal blue fruit located at the east side of the Tree of Temptation was suddenly plucked and flew into Elric's hand.

The Emperor saw the blue fruit and immediately panicked. He tried to summon his strength to fight back but the presence of Light essence in the air was his nemesis while Elric continued to dominate him with raw strength. After all, the strength of a heavenly Dragon was not something to mess with.

The Tree of Temptation is a tree planted using a seed that came from the heavenly realm. The fruits it produces contained various unimaginable powers and effects that could easily break the balance of the world.

The reason was unknown, but in order to keep it out of the reach of the unwanted hands, it was placed in the center of the land of Tunga under the protection of all Elementals of Light - the strongest Elementals. A wall of light was also placed on its border to keep the earthly creatures who coveted its power at bay.

The only way to get inside is by removing the negativity and greed of the fruits of Temptation in one's heart or using the hidden door of Kaora which is now completely gone after being used by Arkhoz's team.

For whatever reason, the Tree of Temptation is the tree that can be both beneficial or destructive.

Under Kaora's guide, Elric plucked a certain fruit for a certain purpose.

Before the Emperor could even move away, Elric forcibly shoved the fruit inside its wide mouth.

”No! No!” the Emperor was genuinely scared this time because the fruit that Elric fed him was the Fruit of Obedience.

”No! Do you think you can make me surrender like this!? Don't make me laugh! I am the Emperor! I will~ I...”

The moment it touched his mouth, the fruit melted like a smooth liquid before being absorbed into his system like a flash.

The Emperor's resisting body quickly relaxed. His wicked expression calmed down and is now looking like an emotionless humanoid demon. It was the instantaneous effect of the Fruit of Obedience.