novelraw Chapter 250
Chapter 250
Chapter 250: Silver Dragon’s Homecoming
“Boom——”
A magnificent roar, accompanied by surging wind and waves, rushed towards her.
Above the forest, a silver dragon plummeted like a cannonball, its sturdy claws stamping heavily on the ground.
The silver dragon’s descent stirred up a billowing cloud of dust in the forest.
The ground trembled. Dragons of various sizes and scales poked their heads out from their lairs in the hills, deep underground, and atop tall, straight ancient pines, curiously observing this unexpected guest.
Dragon Homeland.
This was the place with the densest dragon population in the Azure Continent.
Dragons were innately solitary creatures, they didn’t like to huddle together for warmth.
But in this land with its pleasant climate, abundant resources, and no human threats, no dragon would refuse to settle down. Especially female dragons still in their breeding period, they preferred to lay and hatch their eggs in the Dragon Homeland. Only after the young dragons’ wings could fully extend and soar into the vast sky would they leave and return to their own territories.
“Roar…”
Pairs of dragon eyes, each with a different color, turned towards Lucia.
Dragons, with their powerful bodies, were naturally proud. Few were willing to use magic to shape their appearance into human form.
However, no dragon would question the figure standing in the crater.
Pureblood.
Untainted by any other bloodline, her body flowed with the purest blood of ancient dragons.
Compared to the surrounding dragons, only she was a true dragon.
This dignity, emanating from the depths of her soul, caused all the dragons to lower their heads, as if in human worship, silently expressing their respect to the figure in the crater.
It had been a long time since Lucia had released her aura like this.
Even after returning to the Azure Continent, she had suppressed herself, considering not causing trouble for Xia Li.
Only upon returning to her homeland did she truly become a dragon.
However…
Compared to her dragon body, she was actually more accustomed to her human form now.
She was willing to sacrifice power in exchange for a certain degree of agility. When her head wasn’t so heavy, it seemed even her rigid thinking had changed.
More importantly, this size was just right for Xia Li.
Girl… now it was actually more accurate to describe her as a ‘woman’.
The slender high heels formed from dragon scales fully supported her long, straight legs, making her already tall figure even more prominent.
Her graceful posture, full and elegant, exuded an aura and charm that could overwhelm anyone at any moment.
The almond-shaped, round, and lively eyes had completely lost their childishness. They were now slightly narrowed, long and noble, lazy yet filled with an unparalleled arrogance.
When she gazed upon the surrounding things, it was as if she was looking at a group of ants.
Lucia’s eyes moved slightly, finally settling on a tree.
The height of this tree was immeasurable at a glance. Even looking up along its thick trunk, one could only see its emerald leaves hidden in the sea of clouds.
The World Tree.
Legend had it that it was a divine tree born alongside this world.
Similar to the myths of Earth, a dragon also resided beneath the World Tree here.
However, this dragon was not a symbol of despair and disaster, nor was it gnawing at the tree’s roots.
Instead, it coexisted with the divine tree.
The divine tree provided shelter for the dragon, while the dragon nourished its roots with its powerful body. The two shared an almost endless lifespan.
“Click, ”
Lucia took a step forward, the crisp sound of her high heels echoing between the stones.
Before her body fully emerged from its invisible state, a pure white robe enveloped her, completely concealing her mature and charming figure.
At this moment, Lucia was actually the Lucia from Xia Li’s earliest memories.
If Xia Li had the chance to see this scene, he would probably swallow his saliva uncontrollably.
Then give a thumbs up and praise, ‘My wife is so beautiful,’ ‘My wife is incredibly beautiful!’.
“You are…”
“A new member I haven’t seen before. ”
A heavy voice sounded, as if from the depths of the earth and the distant sky.
The voice was like a wind that had traveled through millennia, carrying the dust of time, ancient and weathered.
Lucia stopped in front of the World Tree, which stood majestically atop the world.
The source of the voice was right in front of her. She steadied herself and could barely make out the outline of an old dragon’s head from among the thick, black ancient wood.
Neer Hulk.
Black dragon.
One of the ancient dragon species.
Because he had no offspring, his bloodline had never been passed down.
Legend had it that he had existed here since the beginning of the world.
Neer Hulk had spent his life guarding the World Tree. He had traded his freedom for immortality and all the wisdom in the world.
In the memories passed down through the silver dragon lineage, every generation of silver dragons had interacted with Neer Hulk to some extent, mostly as friends.
Therefore, when Lucia first met this black dragon, she felt a sense of familiarity that stemmed from her bloodline.
Although it was their first meeting.
He was indeed older than she had imagined.
“No, you are not a new member…”
Among the black tree trunks, the mottled bark suddenly moved, the constantly writhing bark forming the shape of dragon scales.
A massive black dragon head extended from the trunk. Its golden-red eyes, similar to Lucia’s, looked her over. After confirming her identity, its tone became more excited.
“You are… a descendant of the Silver Dragon Sivana bloodline!”
“No, Sivana should be in her juvenile stage at this time. You… who are you?”
Neer Hulk widened his eyes. Even though he possessed all the wisdom in the world, he was puzzled by the appearance of the silver dragon.
Lucia didn’t know how to introduce herself for a moment.
After judging that the old black dragon in front of her had no hostility, she pursed her lips and spoke softly.
“It’s a long story…”
“I am a traveler through time and space. ” Lucia said.
Each sentence was a statement devoid of emotion, her tone arrogantly cold and beautiful beyond compare.
But when such words came from Lucia’s mouth, they carried her own unique feelings.
It was as if she was different from the ‘cold-blooded’ dragons around her, possessing her own distinct emotions, independent of the dragon race.
“A traveler through time and space. ”
Neer Hulk repeated the words softly.
He could sense that the power emanating from Silver Dragon Sivana did not belong to this world.
She had utilized some power from another plane of existence to travel through time and space.
In this way, the ‘past’ of this world was about to change.
But, from another perspective, it was also a kind of ‘destiny’.
She was destined to return.
To travel through time and return here, standing beneath the World Tree in the Dragon Homeland, having this conversation with him.
This was ‘fate’.
It was Silver Dragon Sivana’s own fate, and the fate of this world.
“Haha, interesting…”
Neer Hulk laughed heartily.
“I have lost my freedom, forever sealed within the World Tree. I am the guardian of time in this world… and you, are a traveler…”
“You were destined to come here. ”
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Neer Hulk said something that left Lucia feeling profound.
“Tell me, what kind of story have you brought me? Miss Sivana from another time and space. ”
Neer Hulk’s range of motion was limited, he could only extend his head from the World Tree.
He received this time traveler with the utmost respect.
After a series of slight tremors, short roots emerged from the World Tree. The roots intertwined, quickly forming a mahogany table and a bench.
Lucia sat down without any hesitation, and soon a cup appeared in front of her.
The lush leaves of the World Tree rustled above her head, crystal clear morning dew dripping down the veins, gathering into a cup of dew.
Lucia looked at the reflection of her face in the dew, as if gazing into her own heart.
“I fell in love with a human. ” She said frankly.
“Oh~?”
The story of a dragon falling in love with a human was not the first time Neer Hulk had encountered it.
But for most dragons, such feelings were more like ‘an experience’.
Human lifespans were short, fleeting in the eyes of a dragon.
Dragons could hopelessly fall in love with a certain life during a certain experience, but few lives could accompany a dragon through its entire lifespan.
They loved this human, and after the human turned to dust, they would fall in love with another human…
This cycle would repeat until the dragon could no longer love, falling into its own lonely and long dragon life, beginning to enjoy the loneliness brought by the sorrow of blood.
This was the outcome of most human-dragon romances in this world.
And the silver dragon in front of him obviously didn’t want such an ending.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t be here.
“I want to…”
“No, ”
Lucia sat upright on the bench, she didn’t raise her head, her silver hair, as bright as the moon, cascaded over her shoulders. Her eyes at this moment became particularly determined.
“I want to be with him forever. ”
“I want to bind his life to mine for my entire life. ”
“…”
After a long time, the old black dragon, who had become one with the World Tree, finally moved.
He lowered his head, looking at Lucia in her human form.
Neer Hulk didn’t understand Silver Dragon Sivana’s actions.
In the long river of time, dragons could fall deeply in love with certain intelligent species.
But the inherent thinking of dragons, as well as their extreme arrogance and conceit, put a limit on their ‘love’.
They were powerful and long-lived species, with lifespans of thousands or tens of thousands of years, possessing power that looked down upon everything.
No dragon would want to be with a ‘human’ forever.
At most, this time limit would come to an end when the ‘human’s’ lifespan was exhausted.
Being able to stay with a human for a hundred years was already a considerably great thing.
But, if one were to gamble their own lifespan for a human’s lifespan…
This was a foolish act for a dragon.
Just as Neer Hulk was puzzled, he suddenly understood.
“Your ability to travel through time and arrive here smoothly is definitely not a simple coincidence, nor is it ‘luck’ obtained by stealing some power. ”
“This is an inevitable outcome…”
“Do you know what it means that you are standing here now?”
“It means that in countless journeys through time, in countless choices…”
“You have made the same decision. ”
“Only in this way will the ‘future’ not change. The ‘past’ will remain the same ‘past’. ”
“Only in this way will time and space not become chaotic, and this world will continue to exist peacefully. ”
“You are a traveler, and also a witness…”
After saying this, Neer Hulk sighed deeply.
He had even more respect for Silver Dragon Sivana. At the same time, he felt sorry for her.
“But, unfortunately, fate cannot be changed. The fate of every human in this world, even the most powerful magic, the greatest sacrifice, cannot make it deviate from its course… unless, all you want is a ‘living body’. The soul power of humans in this world has a limit. Even if you preserve his body, you cannot preserve his consciousness. ”
After hearing him finish, Lucia looked over, her golden-red eyes reflecting the vast branches of the World Tree.
“Then…”
“What if he is not from this world?”
Biting her red lips, Lucia’s face was slightly pale.
Her expression carried a hint of worry, a hint of uncertainty, but more than that, a deep fear from the bottom of her heart…
This was her only chance.
Apart from the old black dragon Neer Hulk, Lucia couldn’t think of anyone else who could solve her troubles.
Her heart knot, her confusion…
The fear deep within her when she dared not accept Xia Li.
The elderly with faltering steps downstairs in the apartment complex, the rain-swept graves during the Qingming Festival, the lonely figure of the old woman with white hair sitting in the shade of a tree…
Perhaps only a dragon like Lucia could feel the loneliness and fear at that moment.
Xia Li was bad.
He always used these things to scare her.
Lucia was very brave when she was a dragon, but when it came to this matter, she was very timid.
That feeling of loneliness forced her into a corner with nowhere to escape.
She had already come out of a world where she was all alone.
She already had Xia Li.
How could she dare lose him now?
“Not from this world?”
The old black dragon exclaimed in surprise.
“So, you and the one you love, not only traveled through time, but also through space?”
“Do you know about plane teleportation magic?” Lucia asked, looking up.
Neer Hulk suddenly realized.
Plane teleportation magic.
This was the only magic in this world that could interfere with the laws.
“If he is not from this world, then his shackles are unknown to me…”
“Theoretically, this ‘unknown’ can break all shackles. ”
A person not belonging to this world brought power not belonging to this world…
They had crossed space and time, reincarnating countless times, repeating countless times.
Even in countless choices, they made the same decision.
In this way.
The silver dragon was standing here.
And then, she would make the same choice she had made before.