“Is that not the case?”

Yekaterina paused, slightly taken aback by Saga’s words, and instinctively asked.

Saga shook his head, sighed deeply, and continued:

“How could that be? I did it all for your sake.”

“I know you’re competitive and losing to me must have been tough on you. To prevent you from becoming discouraged and listless, I had to motivate you in this way.”

Looking directly into Yekaterina’s eyes, Saga spoke with heartfelt sincerity:

“Yekaterina, my proud and powerful sister, it pains me every time you bow your head to me. I can’t bear to see you, so full of pride, in such a state. But to better motivate you, I must endure this pain and force myself to do so.”

His tone became one of relief as Saga reflected:

“Now, seeing you not only avoiding despair but working even harder without slack, I feel truly satisfied. It’s time to let go of the heavy psychological burden and tell you the truth.”

Across from him, Yekaterina’s usually icy demeanor melted away, revealing a touched expression.

“Th-thank you, Saga. I never realized you were so considerate of me.”

Yekaterina, not used to expressing gratitude, spoke stiffly but sincerely, her head slightly lowered as she unconsciously averted her gaze from Saga. The eye contact made her heart race, which was unusual for a warrior dragon like her, who could normally control her body well.

Look, she even has to thank me. Little Saga’s tail swayed with pleasure at the thought.

Manipulating the aloof and tsundere dragon sister to reveal a different side of herself always brought Saga joy.

Then, Saga changed the subject and asked Yekaterina:

“You’ve been in the Deep Sea Dragon City for about six years, haven’t you ever thought about when you might leave? I’m ready to leave this place.”

The Little Dragoness was momentarily startled.

“You’re leaving?”

Saga nodded.

“My initial goal in coming here was to take the championship, and now that I’ve achieved it, I’ve grown to miss the freedom of the outside world, where I can rule as king.” He said.

A longing shone in Yekaterina’s ruby-like eyes.

“To have my own territory in the outside world, to fight bloodily against enemies, to climb to the pinnacle step by step – I crave such a life.”

“Although the Deep Sea Dragon City has hunting grounds where I can spar with other dragons, we are ultimately under the protection of stronger dragons. I always feel like something is missing.”

She said.

Looking at Saga, Yekaterina asked earnestly:

“Saga, you’ve lived on your own for a while now. Can you tell me, what exactly am I missing from my life in the Deep Sea Dragon City?”

Saga grinned and said:

“You lack the thrill of dancing on the edge of a knife, the rush of life and death situations.”

The spirit of adventure is etched in the bones of dragonkind, especially the inherently domineering and ferocious Red Dragons.

Few dragons are willing to live a mediocre life, safely developing through their youth. Because they are not very strong in their youth, venturing out is when dragons have the highest chance of dying young.

But!

Those who do not live a mediocre life, whether through cunning or strength, who can cut through thorns and clear all troubles, who can pass through their youth with an unstoppable demeanor, invariably become rulers of their domain after growing up. Such dragons, if they live through the ancient dragon phase and survive the life and death threshold, are almost certain to become ancient dragons, and the chances of becoming a primordial dragon are also very high.

Ordinary dragons that just hide in some corner and slowly develop safely, due to poor accumulation, rarely become ancient dragons.

Even if they do become ancient dragons by luck, they are among the weakest at that level, completely incomparable to other ancient dragons who have fought their way up.

Dragonkind, as one of the top species in the multiverse, follows a path of climbing to the pinnacle by stepping on the heads of other species. Timid dragons are not respected by their kin.

Either succeed to the top and become the ruler of a world, or die and fall into obscurity.

Even among White Dragons, considered a disgrace to dragonkind, there are few who live a life of mediocrity.

For most dragons, living in weakness is far worse than dying on the path to strength.

“Dancing on the edge of a knife, the fine line between life and death.”

Yekaterina murmured, her eyes brightening.

As a hybrid of Red and Golden Dragons, Saga has the domineering pride of a Red Dragon and the rational majesty of a Golden Dragon, a perfect blend of the two dragon types’ characteristics. Yekaterina, more like a pureblood Red Dragon, is wild, domineering, and dismissive of all. The difference is, she is stronger than a normal pureblood Red Dragon and has a more intense desire for battle.

Saga’s words were exactly to Yekaterina’s taste.

She yearned for such a dragon life.

To dance gloriously between life and death, to either kill the enemy or die trying, to ascend to the pinnacle over mountains of corpses and seas of blood, rather than staying in the safe Deep Sea Dragon City, training day after day in the training grounds with constructs.

“I’ve decided, I too will leave the Deep Sea Dragon City.”

“With my current strength, I can already wreak havoc outside of Dragon City. I’m not weak; I have the confidence to survive and thrive on my own.”

Yekaterina said.

Whether it was Saga or Yekaterina, although they were young dragons, they already possessed the strength to rival ordinary adult dragons, even mature dragons, and they also had powerful parents to rely on. Compared to some ordinary dragons that venture out at a young age, they already had exceptional conditions.

Just as Yekaterina was excited and couldn’t wait to leave,

A glint of gold slowly emerged.

The majestic figure of the Golden Dragonfather appeared in the vision of the two young dragons.

Looking down, the Golden Dragonfather gazed at Yekaterina and said in a stern tone: “Yekaterina, it’s not yet time for you to leave the Deep Sea Dragon City. Now is not the right moment.”

Turning his head towards Saga, the Golden Dragonfather slowly said:

“Saga, as for you. I won’t stop you from leaving the Deep Sea Dragon City, because I believe you can survive well on your own.”

Yekaterina was silent for a few seconds, then looked up at the massive Golden Dragon and voiced her thoughts:

“Father, why can Saga survive on his own outside, but I can’t?”

“Although I lost to Saga in the final, it wasn’t easy for him to win. I’m not weaker than Saga! If we were to fight again, it’s not certain that Saga would win.”

“You’ve said not to dwell on a momentary defeat.”

“You can’t deny my strength just because of a temporary failure and prevent me from leaving the Deep Sea Dragon City.”

Yekaterina thought that the Golden Dragonfather was treating her differently because she lost to Saga.

At that moment,

The Golden Dragonfather’s gaze shifted between the two young dragons, then settled on Yekaterina.

Looking directly at his dragon daughter, who resembled Renata in personality, the Golden Dragonfather’s expression softened and he spoke in a gentle but firm tone:

“Because your nature is different from Saga’s.”

“I know, deep down, you both have extraordinary pride, even arrogance, that’s beyond compare.”

“But unlike you, Saga also has a meticulous and rational mind. Faced with danger, he won’t rush in blindly but will first assess the pros and cons.”

“Arrogant as he may be, Saga has a clear understanding of himself. When facing an unbeatable foe, he would never provoke rashly. Sometimes, you think he’s taking risks, but in reality, there’s no danger to him at all.”

“If you and he were to have a thousand more finals, regardless of how perilous the process, I believe the ultimate winner would always be Saga.”

Am I that impressive?

The little Golden Dragon scratched his head.

Feeling slightly embarrassed to be praised so directly by the Golden Dragonfather, Saga couldn’t help but feel pleased.

At this moment, the Golden Dragonfather’s voice suddenly echoed in Saga’s mind.

“You little brat, don’t be so smug.”

“If Yekaterina insists on leaving the Deep Sea Dragon City, then you will stay here in her place.”

If it weren’t for Saga’s instigation, Yekaterina wouldn’t be so eager to leave Dragon City, and the Golden Dragonfather was well aware of this.

“Ah?”

The little Golden Dragon, who was enjoying the drama, was momentarily taken aback.

At the same time, Yekaterina’s facial armor showed a look of grievance and anger because the Golden Dragonfather only praised Saga.

The Golden Dragonfather then continued to speak to Yekaterina:

“However, Yekaterina, my daughter, you possess a noble courage that Saga does not have. Even when facing an opponent far beyond your strength, you dare to bare your fangs, willing to risk your life to leave a lasting scar on them.”

The noble courage that Saga lacks.

Because of the Golden Dragonfather’s different treatment, Yekaterina, who was initially upset and aggrieved, now heard the Golden Dragonfather’s words and immediately relaxed, feeling a little happy.

Noble courage. Saga raised an eyebrow slightly.

“Father really understands Yekaterina. And he sure knows how to speak.”

He thought to himself.

Low EQ: Reckless and impulsive.

High EQ: Noble courage.

“Father, I have noble courage, so why won’t you let me leave the Deep Sea Dragon City?”

Yekaterina’s attitude softened considerably, and she asked with curiosity.

The Golden Dragonfather spoke seriously and unhurriedly:

“Yekaterina, your noble courage is a quality even I do not possess.”

“However, what you don’t realize is that dragons with this quality often die young, because the tree that stands out in the forest is the one most likely to be cut down. Being too outstanding sometimes carries its own risks.”

Yekaterina pondered.

“My daughter, you are so exceptional, and as your father, I do not wish to hear news of your demise in the outside world. It would cause me immense sorrow and grief.”

“At the very least, I will be more at ease letting you go on your own after you reach adolescence.”

The Golden Dragonfather spoke solemnly:

“With the noble courage and exceptional talent you possess, there’s no need to rush. Sooner or later, you will become a renowned dragon, and the title of Dragon Empress will eventually echo throughout the multiverse.”

Yekaterina’s tail tip unconsciously perked up, swaying gently from side to side.

“Alright, Father.”

“You’re right; I misunderstood at first.”

“I’ll wait until I fully enter adolescence before leaving the Deep Sea Dragon City.”

Yekaterina’s dragon face bore a happy smile as she accepted the Golden Dragonfather’s explanation.

The Golden Dragonfather smiled slightly.

“That’s good.”

Saga breathed a sigh of relief.

Having stayed in the Deep Sea Dragon City for too long, always under the covert observation of some ancient dragons, Saga felt uncomfortable all over, as if ants were crawling under his scales.

When the Golden Dragonfather mentioned having him stay in the Deep Sea Dragon City, Saga had even planned how to woo the nobles of the sea monsters and then make a roundabout departure to the Sea Monster Empire.

Smiling, he turned his head, and the Golden Dragonfather looked down at Saga.

“Little Saga, I’m proud of you for standing out among the dragons and taking the championship.”

“But!”

“If you really lead all these talented young dragons away, I will personally bring you back to the Deep Sea Dragon City, and like me, wait until you reach legendary status before letting you go.”

Not all the talented young dragons can just leave as they please.

The powerful ancient dragons in Dragon City pay close attention to such young dragons, as they are destined to become pillars of the Metal Dragon race once they grow up. They won’t let them leave Dragon City unprepared; otherwise, the premature death of a few would be a huge loss to the Deep Sea Dragon City.

For example, the Golden Dragon that went to the Stellar Realm always had a primordial dragon following it, and not just any primordial dragon.

If any creatures in the Stellar Realm noticed this young dragon and had malicious intentions, they would most likely have to face the wrath of a primordial dragon first.

But not all popular young dragons have powerful direct relatives.

Not all primordial dragons are willing to give up their own affairs and spend time and energy to guard young dragons.

If the popular young dragons really insist on leaving en masse, the Deep Sea Dragon City would indeed have a headache.

“So you mean, it’s okay if I lead away fewer of them, right?”

Saga quickly picked up on the loophole in the Golden Dragonfather’s words and said.

“Having too many talented young dragons together often causes trouble, but if it’s just two or three, assisting each other and growing together is a good development.”

The Golden Dragonfather spoke slowly.

“I understand.”

The little Golden Dragon’s eyes lit up as he said.

Immediately, the majestic figure of the Golden Dragonfather gradually faded away.

Yekaterina turned her head to look at Saga, her head slightly raised, and the smile brought on by ‘noble courage’ couldn’t stop.

At the same time, the very pleased Yekaterina said to Saga:

“Saga, my adorable little brother, although you lack noble courage, I won’t despise you. You still have the right to be compared with me.”

“After leaving the Deep Sea Dragon City, remember to be careful if you lack noble courage. If you encounter a strong enemy, there’s no need to show off. Just follow your heart and run away.”

“When I come out, I’ll back you up and seek revenge for you.”

With the Golden Dragonfather’s praise, Yekaterina’s tail was now aiming for the sky, acting like a big sister, patting her chest and telling Saga.

Her tone was as if she was the champion.

Saga: …

I wouldn’t want that noble courage even if you gave it to me.

Saga subconsciously wanted to retort.

However, seeing the melting ice and joy on Yekaterina’s dragon face, the rare smiling expression, Saga swallowed the words that were about to escape his lips.

“Let her be silly and happy for a while.”

Muttering to himself, Saga looked at the Little Dragoness and said:

“Fine, when you leave Dragon City later, we’ll stand side by side outside. When we encounter a strong enemy, you go first.”

“That’s exactly what I want! You can just hide behind me!”

The Little Dragoness with ‘noble courage’ proudly raised her head.

Saga shook his head slightly, then walked away from the coral training ground, returning to his own sleeping chamber.

Submerging his entire body in the lava pool, with only a few dragon horn tips peeking out, Saga’s body completely relaxed.

“I’ll have to set up a lava pool in my own territory in the future.”

Before long, Saga called for the water spirit maids, enjoying the attentive and tender wiping service they provided.

“Your Highness is about to leave, remember to miss me.”

Saga said with his eyes half-closed, speaking flirtatiously.

“We will.”

“This sleeping chamber will always be kept for you. When you return, it will still be as bright as new,” the maids replied with charming smiles.

After enjoying the service of the water spirit maids for the last time, Saga stepped out of the lava pool and called for the Amethyst Dragon, Tishir.

However, before the Amethyst Dragon Tishir arrived,

Led by a crab general, the colorful Golden Dragon Lolita arrived at Saga’s sleeping chamber in a huff.

“Ah, detestable Saga, I’m going to bite you to death!”

The colorful Golden Dragon, whose scales shone in a dazzling array of colors, shouted as soon as she saw Saga, then pounced on him.

A few minutes later, looking down at the colorful Golden Dragon struggling beneath him, Saga asked in surprise:

“Beautiful Lolita, I haven’t seen you since the semifinals. Why do you want to bite me as soon as we meet?”

Hearing the praise for her beauty and looking at the even more majestic little Golden Dragon than when they first met, Lolita, a seasoned lookism enthusiast, couldn’t help but lose half of her anger.

“Let me go first.”

Realizing that Saga was half-lying on her, the colorful Golden Dragon’s tone weakened a lot and said.

“Don’t bite me, okay?”

Saga stepped off the colorful Golden Dragon, no longer suppressing her.

The colorful Golden Dragon stood up and then said indignantly and aggrievedly:

“Why did you have to win against Hyperion in the semifinals?”

“The fact that I told you Hyperion’s weakness was discovered, and then I was locked up for two years.”

“Two whole years, ah, two whole years without anyone admiring my beauty. Do you know how much psychological damage this has caused to my young heart!”

The more injured a Golden Dragon is, the stronger it becomes.

The key to Saga’s victory over the Golden Dragon was not the information provided by the colorful Golden Dragon. However, her elders still punished her for leaking her dragon brother’s secrets.

So that’s how it is, Saga realized.

“You clearly had the strength to rival Hyperion, but you made me think you were far inferior to it, extracting information from me.”

“Wah, I’m so angry, you’re too bad.”

The more the colorful Golden Dragon thought about it, the angrier she became. Although she couldn’t bring herself to dislike the good-looking Saga in front of her, she still felt an itch in her teeth and wanted to bite Saga a few times to vent her anger.

But remembering that she was no match for Saga, she barely suppressed the urge.

Meanwhile,

The Amethyst Dragon Tishir, who had been invited by Saga, also arrived, curiously looking at Saga and the colorful Golden Dragon.

Sensing the strange atmosphere here, the Amethyst Dragon chose to sit elegantly and dignifiedly on the side, eating melon seeds and watching the drama.

Saga looked at the colorful Golden Dragon, pondered for a moment, chose his words carefully, and his expression gradually became serious and solemn, then slowly said:

“Lolita, there may be some misunderstanding between us.”

After a pause, under the somewhat puzzled gaze of the colorful Golden Dragon, Saga continued:

“I was able to defeat Hyperion in the semifinals and even beat the Dragon Empress Yekaterina in the finals, not because I was so strong.”

“But because of you!”

The colorful Golden Dragon was slightly stunned.

“Because of me?”

She asked subconsciously.

Saga nodded emphatically and said:

“Yes, it’s because of you.”

Without waiting for the colorful Golden Dragon to question, Saga pressed on, resolutely saying:

“At the start of the semifinals, when facing such a formidable opponent as the Golden Dragon, I remembered your encouragement and blessings to me.”

“Remember? You once wished me victory over Hyperion!”

“The thought of such a beautiful you blessing me ignited a blazing fire in my heart, unwilling to let down that wish.”

“I felt an endless surge of power within me , it fueled me to win the semifinals and then push through the finals, emerging as the champion!”

Pointing to the crown of pure gold on his head, Saga declared with conviction:

“See this? This champion’s crown has a part of you in it!”

Under Saga’s words, the colorful Golden Dragon became dazed and said:

“Really? So I misunderstood you.”

To think that a dragon won the championship because of her encouragement. Knowing the difficulty of winning the championship, Lolita’s eyes sparkled as she stared at Saga, feeling that the little Golden Dragon before her seemed to grow in stature and allure.

At the same time, the Amethyst Dragon’s voice, tinged with amusement, echoed in Saga’s mind.

“That’s quite impressive, I almost want to applaud you.”

After a pause, Tishir’s voice took on a dangerous edge as she continued:

“However, just how many dragons have a share in that crown of yours?”

While enjoying the supply of Tishir’s singularity dragon breath, Saga had once said that if he became the champion, the credit would definitely include a part for the Amethyst Dragon.

“It doesn’t matter!”

“Tishir, no matter how many dragons have a share, yours will definitely be the biggest,” Saga replied with firm righteousness.

“Hmph, I’m not so easily fooled.”

The Amethyst Dragon Tishir rolled her eyes slightly, but she didn’t pursue the matter further.

Meanwhile, as Saga communicated with Tishir through telepathy, he was also double-threading his persuasion on the colorful Golden Dragon, having already mentioned his plans to leave the Deep Sea Dragon City and inviting her to his ‘prosperous’ territory.

“In the outside world, there will be even more species that will marvel at your beauty.”

“Here in the Deep Sea Dragon City, we only have our own dragon kind and sea creatures.”

Saga said.

Since Lolita was already charmed by the charisma emanating from Saga, with her eyes now filled with Saga, and his words were quite tempting, she immediately agreed:

“Okay, okay.”

“I’m also tired of the Deep Sea Dragon City. I want to go to new places to play, so I’ll go with you.”

Saga asked:

“Can you make the decision on your own? Do you need to ask your elders first?”

The colorful Golden Dragon and the Golden Dragon were siblings with a blood connection, both backed by formidable ancient dragons. Leaving the Deep Sea Dragon City wasn’t something she could decide on her own.

Saga guessed that, given Lolita’s personality, her elders wouldn’t easily let her leave.

“I don’t know, let me go ask.”

The colorful Golden Dragon left in a hurry.

Not long after, while Saga was talking with the Amethyst Dragon, she returned, full of excitement, and exclaimed:

“They agreed!”

“I can leave the Deep Sea Dragon City!”

Saga was surprised and asked, “How did you convince your elders?”

The colorful Golden Dragon didn’t think much and simply said, “It was easy, I just told them that I was going with you and Tishir, not just wandering outside by myself.”

At the same time,

The voice of the Golden Dragonfather, somewhat helpless, resounded in Saga’s ears.

“Saga, you really don’t make things easy for me. I just told you not to lead too many young dragons away, and you turn around and say the colorful Golden Dragon is also leaving Dragon City.”

“Just now, an ancient Golden Dragon elder told me that if anything happens to Lolita outside, it would come looking for me.”

Ancient Golden Dragons, at least five thousand years old, have the right to be called ancient dragons.

And the threshold for a primordial dragon is just twelve hundred years.

The age gap between a primordial dragon and an ancient dragon is much wider than between a hatchling and an ordinary primordial dragon.

As the head of the Metal Dragons, even if a Golden Dragon is of average talent, as long as it lives to become an ancient dragon, it is likely to step into the realm of demigods. There are only a few ancient dragons in the entire Deep Sea Dragon City.

“So that’s how it is,”

Saga realized, and responded casually in his mind:

“Don’t worry, don’t you know your own son? I’m reliable in my actions.”

“I hope so,” the Golden Dragonfather said.

At that moment, the colorful Golden Dragon said cheerfully:

“I secretly took many treasures from my grandfather’s treasury. I don’t know why, but his treasury was unguarded today.”

“With these treasures, even if we leave the Deep Sea Dragon City, we won’t face too much danger.”

Not knowing why. It was intentional to let you take them.

Leading away such a well-connected young dragon with many good things seems profitable. Too bad the Golden Dragon couldn’t come along; I wonder how long it takes for it to complete its tempering. Saga thought to himself.

Dragons generally have strong mobility.

Once they decide on something, they act quickly.

Having decided to leave the Deep Sea Dragon City and prepared accordingly, Saga decided to set off immediately, not waiting for other popular young dragons whose thoughts were still unclear.

After all, he had left a way to communicate.

When popular young dragons like the Twin Silver Dragons decide to leave Dragon City, they can contact him if they want to go to his territory.

After asking the Amethyst Dragon and the colorful Golden Dragon to wait in his chamber, Saga went to bid a brief farewell to Dragon Sister Yekaterina. He called for the Golden Dragonfather, ready to leave.

Accompanied by a flash of golden light, the Golden Dragonfather appeared before the three young dragons.

Looking down, his gaze sweeping over the three young dragons, the Golden Dragonfather’s eyes finally rested on Saga.

“Little Saga, when you get to Thorn Isle, give my regards to your mother.”

Because the reinforcement of the seal that banished Casserly to the Abyss was at a critical moment, he couldn’t leave here, so the Golden Dragonfather wasn’t planning to visit the Red Dragoness at Thorn Isle for the time being.

Hum!

Thick golden light enveloped Saga, Tishir, and Lolita. As it completely wrapped around the three young dragons, the golden light flashed and vanished, accompanied by a violent spatial fluctuation, disappearing from the spot.

The vast Dragon Palace suddenly became much quieter.

The Golden Dragonfather stayed in place for a few seconds, then his figure also disappeared from the spot.

In another chamber, Yekaterina, who was coiled up, opened her eyes and silently whispered in her heart.

“Saga, my delightful yet vexing little brother, when I reach adolescence, we shall meet again.”