[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-living-shadow-system-devours-to-make-me-stron":3,"chapter-my-living-shadow-system-devours-to-make-me-stron-my-living-shadow-system-devours-to-make-me-stron-chapter-970":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","My Living Shadow System Devours To Make Me Stronger",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},321253,587,"Chapter 970 - 971: Father Like Son-in-Law","my-living-shadow-system-devours-to-make-me-stron-chapter-970",970,"\u003Cp>The more Rexagon thought about it, the more the rage burned inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Losing a fight to Ashergon was one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashergon was another dragon, an equal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defeat between equals was nothing to be ashamed of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even losing to someone of similar strength could be endured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humiliation at the hands of something so small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So insignificant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare he...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rexagon’s massive claws dug into the stone beneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare that Damon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, the trick with the fake potion had angered him. But deception was not uncommon among lesser creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone would not have pushed him to such fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What truly drove him into madness was what came after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one of his claws he held a bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Small compared to his colossal body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the bone itself was still enormous, over three meters wide and nearly as long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been carefully cleaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And carved into its surface were words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Insulting words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Words Rexagon had read hundreds of times already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am your father today and tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Signed, Damon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon’s eyes burned with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rexagon was still injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wounds had not yet healed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was impossible for him to enter slumber while that memory lingered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his mouth slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of his massive fangs was missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broken by that wretched human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For weeks he had tried to ignore it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tried to forget the humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could endure it no longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damon, son of Kadelas...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice rumbled like distant thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You shall pay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great dragon rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wings spread wide, casting shadows that swallowed the forest beneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even torn and damaged, his wings were vast enough to blot out the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single beat of those wings—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forests for hundreds of kilometers trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trees were ripped from the earth like blades of grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rexagon’s mountain-sized body lifted into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flew east.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moon Glades...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His draconic eyes burned with venom and fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moon Glades.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in centuries, a great dragon set his sights upon the eastern continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he rose higher, he unleashed a roar that shook the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clouds twisted into violent storms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hurricane of wind and dust followed in the wake of his wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world of Aetherus was vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not vast enough to hide from a great dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon the Verdant Continent appeared beneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He passed over endless forest glades where elven kingdoms slept peacefully beneath the twin moons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ignored them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Searching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeking the one city empowered by the magic of the twin moons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damon... son of Kadelas...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You shall pay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kadelas stared in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sylvia still stood before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now he understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet it had felt real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been watching her from the moment she left her room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when had she switched places?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How had he failed to notice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bitter laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You never left your room, did you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The guards you attacked... that was an illusion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They never even saw you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You simply created the illusion to match what would have happened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sylvia’s expression didn’t change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"May the Goddess be with you, Father,\" she said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will be relying on you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice grew colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever you do... you cannot allow Rexagon to reach the skies above the city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kadelas glared at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash of silver light—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later he reappeared high in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Directly in the path of the approaching dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below him, the city erupted into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bells rang violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alarms echoed through the streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elven knights rushed to their positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magical barriers rose above the city like shimmering domes of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sylvia bit her lip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to stop Rexagon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not for the reason one might think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t because she feared the deaths of a few of her fellow elves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone did not concern her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What truly worried her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If her father chose to fight...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she chose to warn him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would that change the future she had seen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or had the agreement with the Unknown God changed nothing at all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was everything still inevitable?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, Father...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was barely a whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prove me right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*******\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sky, Kadelas faced a living mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon before him was vast beyond reason, its body so enormous it seemed less like a creature and more like a piece of the world that had grown wings. Yet Kadelas did not draw his weapon. Instead, he slowly raised his hand in greeting. Only a madman would rush to battle a great dragon. These were not mere monsters. A creature like this was a living calamity, but it was also an ancient being that could be reasoned with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great one, what brings you to my kingdom?\" His voice carried through the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rexagon paused when he sensed the aura surrounding the elf king. His massive golden eyes fixed upon Kadelas, studying him for a brief moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have come for penance,\" Rexagon replied, his voice like thunder rolling through the heavens. \"I bring retribution. I bring carrion and death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great one, I am Kadelas Moonveil, king of these lands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon was clearly enraged, but at least he had not attacked immediately. That meant there was still a chance to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great one, you are injured. Who did this to you? My kingdom holds many potions of great quality. Allow me to offer some to\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rexagon’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word struck him like a blade. That was how Damon had humiliated him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like father, like son,\" Rexagon growled, his voice dripping with fury. \"Even now you insult me with your words. I find your mockery unamusing. You shall die in short order, and your kingdom will become a field of carrion where I shall rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kadelas frowned, confusion crossing his face. He had no son. Only a daughter, and she was somewhere within the kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do not\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never finished the sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blinding flash of blue erupted from Rexagon’s jaws as molten liquid burst into the sky. Blue lava sprayed across the heavens for miles, raining down like a burning storm. The forests below were drowned beneath it, ancient trees melting as the searing liquid devoured everything as far as the eye could see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kadelas barely shifted out of the way in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand rose sharply as silver light gathered around him. From the depths of the Moonveil vaults a sword answered his call, streaking through the sky like a falling star. Armor followed behind it in fragments of shimmering silver, the pieces circling him before snapping into place across his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great one, calm yourself,\" Kadelas said, gripping the blade as moonlight gathered along its edge. \"I do not have a son.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lies,\" Rexagon roared. \"Lies. All you mice do is lie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon’s wings spread wide, blotting out the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now you die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1187,"2026-05-30T03:00:03.288Z","2026-06-01T04:30:06.958Z",1,"novelbin.me","d5ad10fb6d6820390505d11125fd47f27e78eca60eab63fac2e47c29859d40ed","my-living-shadow-system-devours-to-make-me-stron-chapter-971","my-living-shadow-system-devours-to-make-me-stron-chapter-969",1048,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-living-shadow-system-devours-to-make-me-stron-cover.jpg"]