"You must have gone through a lot." As her friend, failing to be by her side when she needed her the most left her feeling guilty. But everything happened so quickly that no one had ti to co to their aid.
The entire Empire’s teleportation arrays were sealed. Within a single night, an entire Empire was wiped out. To this day, no one knows who was responsible for this or who did this until Freya learned about the organisation.
"I admit things were not easy for ."
"I was on the verge of losing Laura if not for Aditya’s help. He fought against the organisation and protected Laura until the very end."
Only after rging with Laura did Athena realise just how much Aditya was there for Laura all those years. He always stood by her side whenever she needed him the most.
When she faced the risk of being assassinated right before the tournant, which would decide the new ruler of the Deep Sea Palace Empire, Aditya stood by her side as her bodyguard and even fought the strongest and deadliest Assassin within the six continents.
Even when she was about to be taken away by the organisation, Aditya showed up at the last second and saved her.
Without Aditya bringing Laura to the tunnel world, Athena never would have been able to find Laura on her own.
With very little ti left on her hands, it was just impossible to find Laura in this vast world.
Hearing how much Aditya had helped both of them, Freya’s impression of him improved even further. What she had already thought of him was good, but now it felt more real and personal. It was no longer just stories or distant praise. It was sothing she could connect to directly.
Even before eting him, she had heard about the Dragon Monarch who ruled the Istarin Empire. His na had spread far and wide because of what he had achieved in such a short ti. In just two and a half years, he had managed to accomplish things that most rulers could not do even in their lifeti. Because of that, she could not help but admire him and feel a deep sense of respect toward him.
At that ti, she had never seen his face. There were no portraits or paintings that she had co across, so she had no idea that the man she had been hearing about was the sa Aditya to whom she was engaged. But after learning everything and putting the pieces together, her thoughts changed even more. For a brief mont, the Goddess of War felt that Aditya was more deserving of the title "God of War" than she was.
Freya herself had achieved many great things, and her na carried weight across the battlefield. She was known as soone who could not be defeated once she stepped into war. Yet, when she compared herself to Aditya, she could not ignore the difference. His strength was not limited to one field. While she dominated the battlefield, Aditya seed to dominate everything he touched.
He was not just powerful in combat. When it ca to ruling and governing, he stood in a completely different class. The systems he built, the structure he created, and the way he managed his empire were far beyond what most rulers could achieve. In just a few years, the foundation he laid beca sothing other empires started to observe and learn from.
Freya was no exception. She had studied his thods and applied parts of his model within her own empire. And she had no hesitation in admitting that openly. Her pride did not stop her from learning. She was not the kind of person who would refuse to improve just to protect her image. If sothing worked better, she would accept it, learn from it, and make it her own.
Yes, she carried imnse pride in her ability to dominate the battlefield and remain undefeated. That confidence was built through countless wars and victories. But that was where it ended. Her pride was not sothing toxic that blinded her or made her look down on others. It did not stop her from learning or accepting that soone else could be better in certain areas.
In her mind, if strength was judged purely based on skills and abilities, then Aditya might very well be the strongest cultivator in the entire world. When it ca to the variety, depth, and power of his abilities, he stood at a level that was hard to compare. In that aspect alone, he could undoubtedly be placed at the very top.
Even so, she did not completely remove herself from that equation. She believed she still had a strong chance of competing for the top position, especially when it ca to actual combat. But deep down, she remained uncertain. She was confident in herself, but not arrogant enough to overestimate her own strength. Being the Goddess of War did not make her invincible. She understood that she could still lose, and that understanding was what kept her grounded.
"I feel like our conversation always ends up about him." Freya’s words made the three other girls laugh.
This was indeed the case.
"Speaking of him, where is he?" Freya asked Athena.
"He said that he was going to ditate in his bedroom. He just reached mid-fifth order, so I think he needs ti to stabilise his cultivation." Athena replied.
"But still, his cultivation is so frighteningly fast," Laura added.
At the beginning, Laura had already reached peak fifth order, while he was still a third order. But in such a short ti, he had managed to reach mid-fifth order and beco so powerful that no one within the fifth order in this world could defeat him.
"He is a very talented man." Freya has seen many things in her life. She ca to two conclusions after many observations.
In this world, there were generally two kinds of geniuses. The first kind showed their talent in everything they did from the very beginning. No matter the field, their ability was always visible, and they stood out naturally. The second kind was different. Their true talent did not appear imdiately but instead awakened at a certain stage, usually around the start or end of puberty, after which their growth would beco rapid and overwhelming.
Freya had always believed that the second type often turned out to be more extraordinary. Once their potential awakened, they tended to surpass others at an unbelievable pace. Their growth was not just fast, it was explosive, as if everything they lacked before suddenly ca together at once.
"He is also a Divine Crimson Strom dragon, which is the first of its kind. That alone must have made his cultivation a lot faster." It was no secret that special bloodlines gave cultivators a huge advantage. They allowed faster cultivation, deeper understanding of skills, and quicker breakthroughs. With such a rare bloodline, it was only natural that Aditya could grow at a speed far beyond normal standards.
"Did he really receive the title of Dragon Monarch?" Freya heard it first from Aditya’s father. It was so shocking to hear that soone would possess a title, and that title itself is so grand and extraordinary that she found it impossible to believe in.
So she could not help but ask the girls whether it was true or not.
"Yes!" Aditya had shown them his stats.
In this world, people can see their stats in special alters that can be found almost everywhere in this world.
"So he is really the King of all Dragons in this world?"
"There is only one king of all dragons, and that is our husband Aditya." Rin could not explain just how proud she felt when she spoke that sentence.
"As the Dragon Monarch, a drop of Aditya’s Divine Crimson Strom Dragon blood could turn an ordinary human into a dragon. They beco a special kind of dragon known as Dragonian."
"Yeah, I heard about Dragonians. But I could not find the source of their origin." The source of Dragonians is still a big mystery to the outside world. And it was a secret that was so tightly held that even most nobles of the Istarin empire did not know about this.
Freya suddenly beca silent. She could not help but think of a possibility.
"What are you thinking?" Athena asked. That awkward barrier between them was getting thinner as both began to get more comfortable.
"I am thinking, if Aditya will use this ability of his on the troops of his allies."
"Also, if there is any possibility of turning a few of my top soldiers into Dragonians." The soldiers whom she was talking about were 7th-order cultivators.
"Well, I am sure if you speak to him, he will definitely agree." Freya seriously nodded her head.
She also needed to ask him if her soldier’s loyalty towards her would change once they beco Dragonians. If her soldiers beco blindly loyal to the Dragon Monarch, then that was a problem.
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