“Both prisoners of the Casserly Abyss, you sure have a lot of nerve.”

Saga’s tone was calm as he addressed the dragon before him.

“I am different from you. I may be a prisoner, but I am also a warden. It is my inherent duty to oversee you prisoners and ensure you suffer in the Casserly Abyss!”

Saga remained silent, quietly observing the other.

The first thing that caught his eye was the skeletal frame, with withered flesh stretched tightly over its skin and scales. Despite its wings looking like tattered rags, they still allowed it to fly nimbly.

Its claws and fangs were long and dark, and its black, gray, and olive-green scales formed a striped pattern. Its pitch-black eyes glowed with an eerie green light, and its expression was a chilling, toothy sneer.

“Eternal Punishment Dragon.”

Saga’s voice was low as he identified the dragon kind before him.

In the multiverse, there exists a very special kind of dragon known as planar dragons.

When ordinary dragons die, their dragon souls enter the River Styx or the Divine River, and then move to the outer planes. There, they have a high chance of being transformed into planar dragons by the rules of the planes.

For example, the Celestial Dragons of Paradise Peak, the Elysium Dragons of the Elysium Realm, the Harmonious Dragons of the Harmony Plane, the Axis Dragons of Mechanica, the Abyssal Dragons of the Abyssal Abyss, and the Hell Dragons of the Ninefold Hell.

And, the Eternal Punishment Dragon before him.

The Casserly Abyss, also known as the Domain of Eternal Punishment, gave birth to this dragon kind, hence the name Eternal Punishment Dragon.

Planar dragons also belong to the Dragon Kind.

However, while the planar dragons of upper planes like Paradise Peak are relatively well-off, those of the lower planes like the Abyss and Hell rarely identify as dragons and do not acknowledge other dragons.

“Prisoner, leave the high skies immediately.”

The Eternal Punishment Dragon reprimanded Saga, who was soaring through the skies.

“Or what?”

Saga clearly had no intention of complying.

“Or I’ll knock you out of the sky.”

As it spoke, the Eternal Punishment Dragon launched an attack.

The gaunt and menacing dragon opened its maw and unleashed its Dragon Breath on Saga.

The Eternal Punishment Dragon has two types of Dragon Breath. One of them is a will-weakening breath that targets the mind and soul, often causing enemies to lose the will to resist in battle.

It first used the will-weakening breath.

The breath covered a vast area, like a burst of green light, enveloping Saga.

The will-weakening breath of the Eternal Punishment Dragon is almost unavoidable, requiring a willpower check to resist.

The dense green light of the breath surrounded Saga, attempting to invade and weaken his will. However, Saga’s willpower at the Legendary level was nearly unbreakable. To him, the green light was no more than a gentle breeze, incapable of causing any disturbance.

He extended his dragon claw.

Under the angry gaze of the Eternal Punishment Dragon, the green light was drawn together, forming a concentrated mass.

Saga leaned in and took a deep breath.

The ethereal green light was inhaled through his nostrils and exhaled slowly from his mouth.

“Not bad, but that’s all it is.”

The Golden Dragon’s eyes narrowed slightly, as if savoring the faint mental stimulation, and he spoke unhurriedly.

To treat my Dragon Breath as a recreational inhalant.

The ancient Eternal Punishment Dragon was furious, its voice low:

“Prisoner! You’ve successfully angered me!”

Binding Spell!

With a thought, the red glow that filled the Casserly Abyss moved under the will of the Eternal Punishment Dragon, gathering around Saga and enveloping him. The life-draining power of the red glow increased exponentially.

Disintegration Breath!

Seeing the Golden Dragon shrouded in red light, the Eternal Punishment Dragon opened its maw and used its second type of Dragon Breath.

Invisible force field energy gathered in its mouth, forming a disintegration breath that shot straight at Saga.

Sizzle!

The disintegration breath hit Saga’s chest, penetrating his scales.

However, to the Eternal Punishment Dragon’s shock and disbelief, the dragon before it was not only unharmed but seemed to grow stronger from the attack.

“Haha, playing with force field energy in front of me?”

Force field energy isn’t something only Saga’s power essence can control. Some magic and special species can also use force field energy. Among dragons, there are Cobalt Dragons, Eternal Punishment Dragons, and others. But in this aspect, Saga has unparalleled dominance. The force field energy gathered by other beings is essentially a supplement for Saga.

Playing with force field energy in front of Saga—how naive.

A long dragon chant echoed.

As the Eternal Punishment Dragon ceased its breath attack, the Golden Dragon flapped its wings, enveloped in rolling red light. Its majestic face and prominent dragon horns appeared faintly within, exuding an overwhelming sense of oppression. In an instant, it vanished from its original spot and reappeared before the Eternal Punishment Dragon.

Smack!

A massive claw struck down, accompanied by splattering dragon blood and shattered scales. The Eternal Punishment Dragon was sent flying, rolling in the air.

Before it could stabilize itself.

The Golden Dragon, bathed in red light, pursued, standing tall and grabbing the Eternal Punishment Dragon by the neck, lifting it up.

“Cough, cough.”

Coming to its senses and feeling the increasing suffocation, under the cold gaze of the Golden Dragon, the Eternal Punishment Dragon’s once fierce eyes became much clearer.

“I ask, you answer. Understand?”

The Eternal Punishment Dragon couldn’t speak, but it nodded vigorously.

Saga relaxed his grip slightly and asked directly:

“Is there a Furious Titan in this sphere prison?”

Saga knew too little about the sphere prison he was in. He needed someone to provide information, and this Eternal Punishment Dragon, who seemed to have lived in the Casserly Abyss for many years, was a good choice.

The Eternal Punishment Dragon hesitated briefly, then answered honestly:

“Yes, the Furious Titan tribe occupies the largest mountain range in the sphere prison—the Sooty Mountains.”

“Which direction are the Sooty Mountains, and what is the overall strength of the Furious Titan tribe?”

With eyes glowing with the light of psychic energy that could discern lies, Saga continued to ask.

In front of this strange and powerful dragon, the Eternal Punishment Dragon dared not play tricks and continued:

“The Sooty Mountains are in the far south of the sphere prison. Fly south, and you’ll see an endless mountain range between the endless sands and the swamp. There’s a towering peak that reaches the sky, which is the Sooty Mountains occupied by the Furious Titans.”

“As for the strength of the Furious Titan tribe, they currently have two demigod Titan leaders and nearly a hundred Legendary Titans.”

“But this is already a significantly reduced force. The Furious Titans’ god and several demigods died because they discovered a rift leading to the material plane and tried to leave the Casserly Abyss, only to be killed by powerful dragons guarding the rift in the material plane.”

The Eternal Punishment Dragon’s whisper carried a hint of schadenfreude.

Dragons and giants can never coexist peacefully anywhere.

Even though the Eternal Punishment Dragon, as a planar dragon, did not see itself as an ordinary dragon, it still had irreconcilable conflicts with giants. Moreover, as a self-proclaimed warden, the Eternal Punishment Dragon could not stand the Furious Titans’ rampant behavior in this prison.

“I wonder which dragon in the material plane was strong enough to kill the Titan God of Wrath.”

Saga did not interrupt, and the Eternal Punishment Dragon couldn’t help but continue:

“Rumor has it that the dragon who killed the god was banished here by the Titan God of Wrath before his death. Over the past few years, the Furious Titans have issued a bounty, promising friendship and rewards to any creature that can provide information about the dragon.”

“Let me think, the dragon they described looks like…”

The Eternal Punishment Dragon thought carefully and then said, “It seems to be a Golden Dragon with diamond-like scales and three pairs of very distinctive dragon horns.”

At this point, it seemed to realize something.

The Eternal Punishment Dragon’s voice abruptly stopped, and a shiver ran through its heart.

Trembling, the Eternal Punishment Dragon looked at the Golden Dragon before it, who held it like a chick, rendering it powerless.

Layer upon layer of diamond-like, luxurious golden scales, shining brilliantly even in the oppressive Casserly Abyss. Three pairs of prominent dragon horns crowned its head, exuding an extraordinary temperament. A pair of golden dragon eyes shone like stars, radiant and dazzling, not like a prisoner but rather like an emperor ruling this realm.

“Why did you stop? What does the dragon who killed the god look like?”

The Golden Dragon spoke slowly, with a hint of amusement.

Hearing Saga’s whisper, if the Eternal Punishment Dragon could sweat, it would be drenched in sweat by now.

“How similar do you think I am to the dragon who killed the god? Do I look like someone capable of killing the Titan God of Wrath?”

Saga’s eyes narrowed as he continued to ask.

“Your Majesty, you…you must be joking.”

Facing a dragon who had killed the Titan God of Wrath in the material plane, the Eternal Punishment Dragon showed a look of reverence and used an honorific title. It said in a low voice, “So it was you who killed the Titan God of Wrath.”

“Your power is beyond my imagination.”

“I am willing to serve you. Please forgive my previous offense and disrespect.”

Planar dragons are generally more arrogant than other dragons, but in front of the dragon who killed the god, it put away all its pride and showed a humble posture.

Quietly gazing at the Eternal Punishment Dragon for a few seconds, watching its fearful and reverent expression, Saga released his dragon claw and said calmly, “Oh? I am a prisoner of the Casserly Abyss, and you are a warden. You are willing to serve me?”

“I overstepped. Please forgive my disrespect. You are different from those prisoners.”

The Eternal Punishment Dragon trembled as it spoke.

“I will give you a chance to serve me, and then decide whether to forgive your disrespect based on your performance.”

Hearing Saga’s words, it felt as if a great burden had been lifted, and it breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, Saga released his dragon claw, allowing the Eternal Punishment Dragon to regain its freedom.

“Your Majesty, my name is Arilos. How should I address you?”

“In the material plane, people call me the Emperor Dragon and address me as Your Majesty.”

“Understood, Your Majesty.”

The Eternal Punishment Dragon couldn’t contain its curiosity and asked:

“I see that you seem to be at the Legendary level now. Is it because your realm fell after the final battle with the Titan God of Wrath? How did you kill the Titan God of Wrath? In the material plane, deities like the Titan God of Wrath are almost invincible except for other deities.”

Saga smiled slightly and asked in return:

“Legendary, can’t a Legendary being kill a god?”

Hearing this, the Eternal Punishment Dragon was taken aback.

“I don’t know.”

“I’ve never heard of such a case before, unheard of.”

“Well, now you’ve heard.”

After a pause, Saga said, “Tell me everything you know about this sphere prison, especially the powerful abyssal prisoners or planar beings, those at the demigod level.”

The Eternal Punishment Dragon nodded and then began to recount the information it knew.

Listening to the Eternal Punishment Dragon’s account, Saga gradually gained a deeper understanding of this sphere prison.

In this sphere prison, the undisputed strongest was the Titan God of Wrath. He led the Furious Titans, occupying the most resource-rich and habitable Sooty Mountains, and had subdued many ferocious abyssal prisoners, including some demigods.

However, because he was focused on leaving the Casserly Abyss, the Titan God of Wrath had little interest in ruling the sphere prison and stayed in the south.

Besides the Titan God of Wrath, there were three other notable forces in the sphere prison, each with a demigod.

The Fortress of Final Wish.

Built on a large dry land, it was a chaotic place without a ruler, managed by four demigod prisoners together.

Various abyssal prisoners gathered here, seeking momentary solace in the eternal oppression. But no prisoner could be trusted. It was a place for revelry, as well as for finding assassins, spies, and other notorious individuals.

The bounty issued by the Furious Titans for Saga was through the Fortress of Final Wish.

The Worm Nest.

The most dangerous forbidden area in the sand zone, where terrifying worms devour all abyssal prisoners and planar beings who enter. The Mother Worm in the deepest part of the Worm Nest ruled here, with several demigod worms under her command.

Additionally, due to the sand essence stones that could be collected deep in the sands to resist the red glow and protect oneself from weakness for a time, many abyssal prisoners ventured into the Worm Nest to hunt worms.

The Crab Pool.

The domain of the swamp zone’s overlord, where powerful mud crabs roamed. It was also home to the renowned Mud Crab Queen, one of the most feared demigods in the sphere prison.

Similar to the sand zone, the swamp depths also contained stones that could resist the red glow’s erosion, called black swamp stones. Collecting black swamp stones required the protection of mud crab shells.

Black swamp stones and sand essence stones were absolute hard currency in the first layer of the Casserly Abyss.

They could be used to resist the red glow’s invasion or traded with other abyssal prisoners for needed items.

Therefore, many abyssal prisoners chose to hunt mud crabs in the Crab Pool. A few lucky ones succeeded, but many more became corpses in the swamp.

After listening to the Eternal Punishment Dragon’s introduction, Saga pondered.

“Abyssal prisoners, besides the Furious Titans occupying the Sooty Mountains, mainly gather in the Fortress of Final Wish. Among the planar beings, the strongest are the Mother Worm and the Mud Crab Queen.”

His eyes flickered as he looked at the Eternal Punishment Dragon and said:

“Do you have any sand essence stones or black swamp stones? Let me see what they are.”

As the hard currency of the Casserly Abyss, these two items were certainly not simple.

The Eternal Punishment Dragon used its claw to rummage through its neck scales and took out two types of stones.

One was a blood-colored sand essence stone mixed with golden sand, and the other was a red-black black swamp stone with a swampy smell.

Saga took the sand essence stone and black swamp stone.

In these two stones, he felt a very pure energy. With a light squeeze, both stones were crushed, and a dense blood light rose, which Saga inhaled.

His life force increased imperceptibly.

Saga’s spirit was lifted, and he blurted out, “They can enhance one’s life essence?”

The Eternal Punishment Dragon nodded and said:

“Your Majesty, the Casserly Abyss constantly drains the life force and various energies of prisoners. A small portion of this energy sinks into the sands and swamps, combining with the energies of two Primordial Gods to form sand essence stones and black swamp stones.”

“You mean, two Primordial Gods?”

Saga’s eyes narrowed.

The swamp zone was indeed the seal of another Primordial God, as he had previously guessed.

“Yes, the Primordial Gods of Destruction Sandstorm and the Swamp Lord. Their presence here is no secret. Many powerful abyssal prisoners have encountered them. Some wise prisoners speculate that the formation of sand essence stones and black swamp stones is part of the gods’ seal on them, continuously extracting their energy to keep them perpetually weak.”

The Eternal Punishment Dragon explained.

“They are the only things that can help prisoners in the first layer of the Casserly Abyss resist weakness, so they are very precious.”

Bathed in the omnipresent red glow of the abyss, Saga’s lips slowly curved into a smile.

Ordinary abyssal prisoners, even if they used the stones, could not grow stronger due to the constant red glow erosion. They could only temporarily resist weakness, with little progress in strength.

But Saga was not affected.

Feeling his life force slightly closer to the seventh tier of the Legendary level, Saga took a deep breath, his eyes bright and dazzling.

The Casserly Abyss.

Exile, how wonderful! Titan God of Wrath!

This prison plane might just be the place where I rapidly ascend to a demigod, or even higher.

Saga understood.