Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire
Chapter 455 - 275: Ark Descends, Battle for Custody Rights_2

Chapter 455: Chapter 275: Ark Descends, Battle for Custody Rights_2

"This is the chastisement from the Divine, wail in despair, unbelievers!"

The scale increasingly grand, the light it radiates has already overshadowed the sun, the Savior Ark looks anything but benevolent, coming with a menacing aura.

It drew the attention of the four corners of the continent and even distant overseas lands, especially on certain lands where people viewed Holy Dragon belief as a pseudo-god heresy, relishing it as divine punishment.

Because the sacred aura exuded from this mass of light is so apparent, it easily prompts ignorant followers to associate it with their own divine entity.

Many believers, thinking their own god is manifesting, fell to the ground and kowtowed, feeling it’s the Divine delivering punishment.

Blocking the sky dome, the gigantic mass of light that even made the sun appear dim crashed through the clouds, hovered over Elisium City, and then ceased to move.

As the light around the Savior Ark gradually dissipated, this awe-inspiring divine creation also revealed its true form.

It appeared as a god-created city built with crystal and gemstone, bursting with radiant light, with towers reaching the clouds as if to touch the sky’s end, countless bridges and corridors like silk ribbons connecting all the majestic structures.

Inside the Ark, blossoms flourished, colors dazzled, with Holy Angels flitting about, divine servants from Heaven traversing, colorful phoenixes soaring, and even possibly extinct Sea Dragon Species swimming in a river and lake-like water circulation system...

When the Savior Ark stood revealed for the secular mortals to see, countless beings were shaken, regardless of age or status, from legend to bronze, all were awe-struck.

For none had ever seen a divine creation of such scale, not to mention mortals, even legends could only glimpse a corner of the Ark, it resembled a holy continent spanning heaven and earth.

The visible man-made traces within further evoked awe for the creator’s power, compelling kneeling in submission, even the Dragon People of Elisium City couldn’t help but feel reverence, even a sense of fearful unease.

For except for Noah, no one knew why the Ark descended.

This city needed to do nothing, just lowering a bit more, the glorious and prosperous Elisium City of a century would instantly turn to ashes.

The so-called first city of the Eastern Continent of Xilantia seemed too insignificant before this Ark, highlighting mundane smallness, unfit for comparison.

Just when the Dragon citizens of Elisim City, vast masses from the Holy Dragon Land, and nearby Atlas Kingdom were anxious and uneasy due to the Ark’s descent,

a melodious sacred hymn echoed from the Ark, clear and loud, resonating through the clouds, conveying to the four corners of the earth, bearing prayers for peace, blessings, and greetings to billions of creatures on earth.

Following the song’s source, even mortals with poor eyesight could see, one by one, Holy Angels with white wings flying about, their divine and approachable demeanor soothing almost everyone, except the local lord.

"What are you trying to do?"

Having faced many grand scenes, already confronted and recruited, even threatened by a Main God, Noah thought he could remain calm, but at this moment, he couldn’t hold it.

"Do you intend to seize my territory?"

"I’m just here to pick up my child along the way."

The Great Angel Leader, already in Noah’s Palace, responded lightly.

"Is such a grand display necessary? You could just send any Great Angel."

Noah had seen Arks before, but in a Shattered world of collapsing mountains, chaotic sky dome, almost blending into one, the Savior Ark, though impressive, was just so.

Yet when the Ark entered a normal Material Realm with stable order, the overwhelming pressure hit him instantly, a weapon capable of devastating a continent’s ecosystem in a short time.

"I need my child to gain a certain understanding and awareness of his mother in the shortest time."

Ophelia brushed off Noah’s inquiry,

"I think this is the best way, he should be willing to leave with me without coercion."

"You went to such lengths just for this trivial matter?"

Noah felt speechless, thinking this angel feared he would not relinquish custody rights while worrying their son raised for over a decade might not wish to go to Heaven, so simply brought the Ark,

"No need, I’ve already told him, Ilya is a very well-behaved child."

"Mom!"

At this moment, a little angel with dragon horns and a waggling dragon tail appeared at the door of Noah’s palace, timidly peeking out his head, looking at the Six-winged Great Angel in a stance against his father, with a gaze mixed with confusion and unease.

Though not unfamiliar with this mother through numerous cross-dimensional communications, it was indeed his first real-world contact with her since birth.

This familiar yet unfamiliar feeling made it hard for him to adapt. For according to his understanding and father’s descriptions, his mother was trying to save the world, a glorious and noble endeavor.

"Iliad, my child!"

When this super hybrid of Angel and Golden Dragon appeared, the previously tense and strained atmosphere in the palace dissolved instantly, Ophelia, who had looked daggers at Noah, already turned into a smiling, kind mother.

"Dad says you’re taking me to Heaven?"

"Yes, are you willing to go to Heaven with mom?"

Ophelia looked at the child before her, eyes filled with anticipation. The main purpose of bringing the Ark was to attract her own child, no male could resist the allure of piloting an Ark.

"Dad has talked to me, I’m willing to go, but how long will I stay in Heaven?"

Seeing Iliad, face upturned, innocently questioning her, Ophelia’s breath caught, glancing back at the leisurely Golden Dragon admiring the dome murals, then turned back, somewhat reluctantly asking,

"What if you were to stay in Heaven permanently, would you be willing?"

"Wouldn’t I never see my friends again then? I don’t want to go to Heaven, I want to stay with dad."

Upon hearing her inquiry, Iliad unhesitatingly stepped back a few paces, a move that instantly broke through Ophelia’s mental barrier,

"Mom is joking with you, I can build you a permanent cross-dimensional gate, so you can travel between Heaven and the Material Realm anytime you wish."

The angel played her ace, and the initially resistant Iliad hesitated for a while before nodding,

"Then I can go to Heaven."

"Go say goodbye to your friends; once in Heaven, there will be a very long study period. Only after completing your studies can you return through the cross-dimensional gate."

"Long? How long is it?"

"About twenty years."

"Twenty years? That’s too long, I don’t want to go."

Upon hearing such a long study period, Iliad immediately protested again, and Ophelia had to promise there’d be holidays during which she could take him back and forth, finally calming the little one.

"You’re feeling quite smug now, aren’t you?"

When Iliad went to say goodbye to his friends, Ophelia returned to an icy demeanor, looking at Noah.

"What’s there for me to be smug about?"

"He has a profound attachment and love for you and this land."

"Isn’t that a good thing?"