Chapter 378 Coronation (IV)

"Carry it to the top of the altar!"

"Hey! Hey!"

Accompanied by heavy panting, eight strong ogres appeared at the end of the road carrying a huge and heavy metal box.

They climbed up the stairs step by step, climbed to the top of the altar, opened the box together, and then knelt down.

Suddenly, a golden light burst out from the box, and the onlookers couldn't help but exclaimed - they saw a crown made of pure gold lying there quietly, inlaid with various luxurious gems, shining in the sunlight.

That was the Supreme Dragon Crown.

Suddenly, the onlookers suddenly had such a question in their minds: According to tradition, the emperor needs others to crown him. Even Aragon I, the "Sun King" of the Holy Fadlan Empire, was crowned by the archbishop of the Amaunator Church at that time.

And who is qualified to crown this "Burning Emperor" Cassius?

Thinking of the nickname of the ruler "Dragon Prince", people suddenly remembered a familiar name, but they did not dare to say it easily.

At this time, a huge shadow appeared over Istalia, and an unimaginable pressure filled everyone's heart, making them feel instinctive fear.

"Gods"

"That is."

People looked up at the deep sky, but found that the nightmare-like aggregate enveloped the earth.

It was a monster-like dragon body, dark cloud-like dragon wings, and five necks and five heads twisting and turning on the dragon body. Those terrible vertical pupils were focusing their eyes on Cassius.

This was just a projection of Him in the main material plane, but it made everyone present tremble.

"It's Him!"

"Tiamat."

Someone shouted the name in panic.

The crowd was in an uproar again. They did not expect Tiamat to favor the red dragon to such an extent that he would personally send down the projection.

"Your Majesty the Dragon Queen! He actually came in person!"

Christina looked up at the sky, her expression extremely excited.

"Is it really coming?"

Casius raised his head without hesitation and met the sight directly, thinking so in his heart.

He had expected this situation to happen.

With Tiamat's character, once he was crowned, he would definitely appear at the first time. It seemed that he was granting Cassius "divine grace", but in fact he wanted to tie the empire to the chariot of the five-colored dragon.

If he really allowed Tiamat to crown him, it would be equivalent to completing his team and declaring war on the good forces such as the metal dragon.

Thinking of this, Cassius bowed slightly and tightened his wings to show his respect for the gods.

"Good day, Your Majesty the Dragon Queen."

"Cassius, you did a good job."

The five heads of the Dragon Queen grinned together, revealing a chilling and hideous smile.

"Good enough to get my personal congratulations."

"If there are more outstanding children like you, why worry about the revival of the five-colored dragons and the restoration of the dragon's rule on the earth?"

"You are too kind."

Cassius replied neither servile nor arrogant.

He sighed in his heart. In a few words, Tiamat said that the Burning Kingdom, or the Empire, was the common property of the five-colored dragons.

So, he politely responded: "My country cannot be compared with your great achievements."

In the words, Cassius once again divided the two concepts.

The shadow of Tiamat in the sky could not see any joy or anger, but narrowed his eyes slightly: "Cassius, you need a formal and grand coronation ceremony."

"For example, a god will personally coronate you."

For this seemingly tempting proposal, Cassius did not respond immediately, but nodded slightly and bowed his head in thought.

In fact, he was waiting, waiting for a special guest to arrive.

The cold north wind suddenly whistled.

Tiamat's expression suddenly changed.

When everyone looked up again, they saw a blue light like the midsummer sky flickering in the sky, and a slender and winding platinum dragon shadow also appeared in the sky.

"This is..."

"Is it His Majesty Bahamut?"

The silver dragons Olivia and Cruzere in the venue exclaimed in unison, and their moods were lifted.

Olivia was particularly excited. She even imagined what Cassius would look like after turning over a new leaf and believing in Bahamut.

The expressions of the blue dragons became particularly wonderful.

The crowd watching was stunned and even numb. They never thought that the legendary "Five-Colored Dragon Queen" and "Platinum Dragon King" would appear at the same time in this ceremony.

But people from all over Fianso also deeply felt the importance of this dragon.

"Good day, His Majesty Bahamut."

Evil dragons often show respect for Bahamut's wisdom and strength, and Cassius is no exception.

Tiamat roared and cursed:

"Bahamut! Your Chosen One has been defeated by my offspring, how dare you show up here!"

Bahamut said calmly: "I will be happy for any potential dragon, as long as they are willing to turn back from their mistakes."

"You are talking nonsense!"

The two magnificent divine powers confronted each other in the air, causing violent fluctuations, causing the sky to surge for a while.

Casius stared at the chaos in the sky, his expression was not panicked.

A few months ago, when he cleared the Bahamut aura attached to the gem, he also sent a message to the other party - it was an invitation.

The other party also understood and arrived as promised. Perhaps the Platinum Dragon King did not really want to recruit Cassius, but just wanted to take the opportunity to disgust Tiamat - but this was enough.

The more ancient and powerful the dragons were, the more they could detect the true colors of these dragon gods, and the oldest dragons rarely obeyed them.

Cassius did not want to become a pawn of Tiamat, nor did he want to be completely in the hands of the Dragon Queen. He wanted to swing back and forth between the various camps and gain the greatest benefits for his empire.

However, due to Cassius's past experience of defeating the silver dragon and Tiamat's deliberate guidance, more and more people on the continent regarded him as Tiamat's chosen one, or even his own son.

He did not want to see this happen.

In the past, when he was not strong enough, Cassius might have used Tiamat's tiger skin to intimidate the enemy.

Now, when he is strong enough, this identity will only bring him more enemies and troubles.

Not to mention stingy gods like Tiamat, who rarely grant gifts, but will use believers as much as possible to achieve their own goals.

The clouds rolled in the sky, and thunder and lightning exploded. The projections of the two gods alone brought unimaginable pressure.

The blue dragon and the silver dragon in the venue were also on edge, their muscles tensed, ready to start fighting at any time.

And in this tense and chaotic atmosphere, Cassius took the lead and finally broke the deadlock.

"To be crowned in front of the two majesties' eyes--"

He paused.

Under the attention of hundreds of thousands of people, the red dragon quickly walked to the metal box, stretched out his claws without hesitation, and quickly put the crown on his head.

"It's really my great honor."

At this moment, Cassius' voice was particularly steady.

The momentum created by the two gods was enough to make the reputation of the Burning Empire reach its peak.

In fact, before this coronation ceremony, Cassius had already made up his mind: as the emperor of the new Burning Empire and the supreme ruler, he did not need anyone to crown him - not even a god. (End of this chapter)