No, not even the Dragon King.
Anyone would go mad under such circumstances.
After countless efforts, they had barely managed to cultivate their tribe's numbers to a million.
Yet here, over a hundred million of their kin had been persecuted.
The Dragon King was heartbroken.
"Mmm."
Below, a Chaos Beast weakly opened its eyes.
It was a giant bird with a single leg.
"Dragon King?"
The one-legged giant bird’s eyes held a glimmer of hope. "Are you… the King of the Chaos Tribe? From the Tenth Land?"
"Yes."
The Dragon King nodded solemnly.
Then, with a boom, the Dragon King directly revealed his dragon form.
His colossal golden body suppressed heaven and earth.
"I am the Dragon King, one of the overlords of the Tenth Land, the King of the Chaos Tribe." His voice echoed through the heavens and earth.
Below, all the refined Chaos Beasts saw the golden dragon.
A dragon with five claws was a born king.
"Good, good, good."
The one-legged giant bird smiled. "Our Chaos Tribe will finally have its own place to dwell. Good, good…"
The Dragon King resumed his human form, his face grave. "How can I save you?"
"You cannot save us."
The one-legged giant bird's eyes were filled with sorrow.
But soon, a divine light returned to them. "Regardless, our Chaos Tribe finally has a place to dwell. Dragon King… this is how it will be for us, but you must take them away and let them live well."
As he spoke, the giant bird began to struggle painfully.
Every movement of its massive body was an agony that drowned out its will.
Its pupils gradually became ferocious, but it paid no mind, continuing to move its body with all its might. Simultaneously, its voice spread throughout the 'hell': "Clear the passage."
"Roar."
Roars filled with boundless anguish.
A wisp of spiritual light flew from the forehead of hundreds of millions of Chaos Beasts – their foundation for life.
Then, a narrow passage appeared.
At the end of the passage was a cramped, small space, inhabited by tens of thousands of emaciated Chaos Beasts.
These small beings were all newborns, looking at the Dragon King at the end of the passage with fear.
"Roar."
At this moment, the Dragon King could no longer contain his rage and sorrow.
That small space had been carved out by hundreds of millions of Chaos Beasts, with their lives.
The walls of the space were their life force.
These hundreds of millions of Chaos Beasts had sacrificed their lives to protect these small beings, the future of the Chaos Tribe.
"Roar."
The Dragon King's pupils turned bloodshot, turning mad.
His colossal dragon body shook the heavens and earth.
The entire Five Elements Dao Realm was rapidly collapsing.
There was no other reason than the need to vent his fury.
The Dragon King wished he could flatten this world.
"It's unfair."
He roared in anger. "Why must our Chaos Tribe endure such tribulations again and again? It's unfair…"
His roar shook the heavens and earth.
"Dragon King."
Sounds filled with anticipation called the Dragon King back.
Within the 'hell' below, all the Chaos Beasts were looking at the Dragon King, their eyes full of hope. "Take them to a peaceful place and let them grow up safely. These children have been trapped here since birth and have never seen the real world."
"I understand."
The Dragon King regained his composure, but the killing intent in his eyes became even denser. "Rest assured, I will send people to escort them back to the Tenth Land. That is… our base camp. I will raise them well."
"Thank you, Dragon King."
The one-legged giant bird breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, it loudly declared, "Everyone, our descendants will be able to live on."
"The Dragon King has rendered great service to our Chaos Tribe, establishing a place for us to survive. Therefore… I, standing here, wish to declare the Dragon King as the master of our Chaos Tribe. Do any of you object?"
"…"
Silence.
No one spoke, which meant they agreed.
"Good."
The giant bird spoke again. "Then come…"
Hum.
The moment its words fell, the last trace of bloodline light surged from the bodies of all the Chaos Beasts, including the giant bird.
This light was an imprint passed down through their bloodline.
Every Chaos Beast possessed it, but they would never reveal it to others.
For it was the inheritance of a tribe.
Even among their own kind, no one was willing to display their inheritance to others.
And now, hundreds of millions of Chaos Beasts simultaneously unleashed their inheritance light.
"You are…" the Dragon King asked, confused.
The giant bird smiled weakly, offering no explanation.
Hum.
In the next instant, the inheritance light of hundreds of millions flew out, and the dense specks of light all landed on the Dragon King.
Finally, a special scale condensed on the Dragon King's abdomen.
"Dragons have an inverse scale."
The giant bird's body was collapsing.
These were its last words. "We are useless; we cannot protect our descendants. We can only place our hope on the Dragon King. We have imprinted our final bloodline blessings onto the Dragon King. You… will henceforth be the true master of the Chaos Tribe."
"Please, Dragon King… carve out a true world for our Chaos Tribe."
Bang…
With the sound of all their hopes, the giant bird's body dissipated.
Simultaneously, hundreds of millions of Chaos Beasts also vanished.
All of them disappeared at once.
They had placed all their hopes on the Dragon King.
The true Lord of Chaos.
"Hoo."
At this moment, the Dragon King's expression was extremely solemn.
The inverse scale on his abdomen glowed brilliantly. He felt the support of the bloodline and the hope.
It was the hope of countless Chaos Beasts, supporting him to become the true Lord of Chaos.
"I promise you."
The Dragon King's expression was intensely serious. "As the Dragon King, I shall carve out a true world for our Chaos Tribe."
Having spoken, his gaze finally fell upon the tens of thousands of infants.
They were the future of the Chaos Tribe.
"Little ones."
The Dragon King was not adept at smiling, but at this moment, he forced a smile.
It was difficult for him.
Yet, he did so, saying gently, "From now on, you will never have to live in this cramped place again. Come with me, I will take you to a better place."
The tens of thousands of little ones looked at the Dragon King, no longer with fear.
They felt a kinship from their bloodline.
At this moment, a small snake, colorful and shimmering, with a childlike voice, called out, "Greetings, Dragon King…"
The little snake was the oldest among them.
"Haha."
This laugh came from the Dragon King's heart.
With a lift of his hand…
Hum.
All the little ones were gathered by him.
Simultaneously, his voice boomed, "Phoenix Lord, Golden Crow, Chi Yu, Taotie, Magic Butterfly, Tian Qi… come and see me at once."
The Dragon King called out eight names in one breath.
Boom.
In the distance, tremendous auras spread.
The eight Chaos Beasts he had named quickly approached.
The moment they saw the Dragon King, they froze in surprise.
The Dragon King was still the Dragon King, but behind him, they saw the figures of hundreds of millions, bowing to the Dragon King.
"Lord of Chaos?"
The Phoenix Lord's eyes suddenly lit up.