Chapter 999: Iridescent Dragon Legion

"Dragon God above!"

Oshilia was utterly shocked; she had actually created an Iridescent Dragon.

As a legendary dragon breed, the Iridescent Dragon has no hatchling stage; it is born directly into the juvenile phase, equivalent to having undergone two soul metamorphoses, and is born with near‑legendary power.

Oshilia examined the juvenile Iridescent Dragon closely and could find no difference from her own juvenile period.

All traits are exactly the same!

It has its own mind and body, and also possesses the Iridescent Dragon's innate gifts—Rainbow Light Principle, True Dragon Body, Rainbow Light Cloak, Dragon Breath, Dragon Might, Transformation Art, and so on. Though its level and potency are low, it can continue to grow and can master meditation to become a mage!

This is a genuine Iridescent Dragon, far beyond the scope of magical clones!

Moreover, because it already possesses abundant experience and magical knowledge, its power increases rapidly, with hardly any bottlenecks.

In perhaps just a few years, it could enter the youth stage and become a legendary mage!

Oshilia walked up to the Iridescent Dragon and stroked its delicate scales.

The sensation on her hand felt so real that, through the split soul, she sensed the texture of the scales as if she were touching herself.

"This…"

Oshilia experienced the novel feeling.

It was as if she had become two beings, each capable of independent thought yet highly unified, operating without interfering with each other, constantly synchronized so the clone perceived everything—truly marvelous!

Aseena, who had been watching from afar, couldn't help but dart over.

She looked at the newborn Iridescent Dragon, unable to hide the shock on her face, and, a bit puzzled, asked, "Is this your clone?"

Oshilia gave the female giant a sideways glance and modestly nodded.

"It's just a juvenile dragon clone; what use is there?" Aseena couldn't stand to see her look smug, so she pretended not to care.

Oshilia gave no answer; the Iridescent Dragon before her suddenly vanished, turning into another human woman who looked exactly like Oshilia—exquisitely beautiful, tall and well‑proportioned, like a twin, but completely naked.

She was unbothered by her nudity, lightly lifted her chin, and said to the female giant, "This is only temporary."

Aseena gave the Iridescent Dragon's torso a once‑over.

Subconsciously comparing herself, she concluded her own figure was better, especially her longer legs, feeling proud inside while muttering, "Shameless."

Oshilia heard it clearly but didn't mind; she never cared about such matters, and took out a magical robe to clothe her clone.

At that moment, Lei En finally withdrew his gaze.

He wasn't merely watching the beautiful woman's nakedness; he was observing the results of the Primary Mind Core and Creation Technique as Oshilia wielded them. The legendary dragon breed's innate gifts far surpass those of humans, making comparison impossible. Though both are clones, the juvenile dragon Oshilia created is over a hundred times stronger than his own "blank" clone, winning from the start.

The Iridescent Dragon's "blank" split soul isn't truly blank; it comes with innate gifts from birth.

Whereas a human is born with no innate gifts.

Only the Blood Soul Curse.

However, that's merely the gap of the blank clone. The Primary Mind Core can also create split souls bearing Elements, allowing the clone to reach Legendary Mid-stage directly, that is, the Thundercast Celestial Soldier.

Oshilia's Legendary Mid-stage power still falls short of a Thundercast Celestial Soldier by a fair margin.

Even so, it is a youth‑stage Iridescent Dragon plus a 15th‑level mage, far surpassing ordinary legendary transcendants, comparable to the Legendary Peak!

An already conceived idea can now be tried.

Lei En said with a playful expression, "Oshilia, create another clone."

"Using the Creation Technique will permanently lose the mana of one Nine-ring Technique; I've just reached 24th‑level Grand Mage and can only cast the Nine-ring Technique a dozen times…" the Iridescent Dragon hesitated, as mana is the source of its power and cannot be wasted lightly.

But she stopped mid‑sentence when she saw Lei En produce dozens of Soul Diamonds.

"Mana is no problem at all," Lei En said with a smile.

Oshilia's expression froze; she suddenly realized she could absorb Soul Diamonds to instantly replenish the lost mana.

If there were more Soul Diamonds than she could use…

Boom—

The thought rang in Oshilia's mind like a flash of thunder.

Her whole body began to tremble uncontrollably, her chest heaved violently, breathing rapid, a dizzy, vertiginous sensation rose, as if she were suffocating.

"I understand!"

"Haha, I finally get it…"

Oshilia became somewhat incoherent; it was the first time in her life she had lost composure like this, completely shedding her usual proud aloofness before others, as if struck by a 'Rage Spell.'

But she didn't care!

She finally understood why Lei En insisted she choose the Primary Mind Core and Creation Technique; indeed Lei En was right—they far surpass any legendary Element, granting her boundless potential and god‑like creative power!

"Lei En, is she crazy?"

Aseena, seeing the Iridescent Dragon's sudden loss of composure, felt deeply puzzled.

Lei En merely smiled and replied, "No, Oshilia just clarified some matters; she's overly happy."

Aseena remained doubtful, "Just a few magical clones; even if strong, can they match the original? Why so happy?"

"What do you know!"

Oshilia finally calmed, her eyes full of sarcasm, she said lightly, "If you studied more magical knowledge, you'd see how magnificent everything ahead will be."

"No matter how great, it's Lei En who gave it to you; what are you so smug about?" Aseena retorted, though she had already guessed some of the truth, her heart shaken, making her less confident.

"Hm."

Oshilia let out a cold snort, unwilling to waste time arguing.

She took the Soul Diamonds from Lei En's hand and began absorbing; after taking in four Soul Diamonds, the permanently lost mana was fully restored. Then she cut another small piece of flesh, suspended before her eyes, and started performing the Ougulevi Creation Technique.

The spell completed, energy infused.

The tiny flesh grew and swelled rapidly; minutes later, another Iridescent Dragon was born.

When the first Iridescent Dragon was created, Aseena had been farther away; this time she was close, watching the entire process, and was instantly shocked.

Oshilia was about to activate the Primary Mind Core when she heard Lei En say, "Let the split soul carry an Element."

"Good."

The Iridescent Dragon nodded.

She already knows that the Heart of the Primary Brain creates two kinds of sub‑soul: one is the simplest sub‑soul, like the state of her soul at birth; the other can carry an Element, instantly reaching Legendary Mid‑stage, but cannot undergo further soul metamorphosis, and its potential is inferior to the former.

This time the sub‑soul creation took longer; Ao Xiliya was still unskilled, and it took a few minutes to duplicate all the Elements of her own Legendary Mid‑stage into the sub‑soul.

Her brows furrowed again, and a burst of colored light flew out.

The light sphere shot into the sleeping Iridescent Dragon's skull, the dragon soul merging perfectly with its body, and the great dragon slowly awoke, its eyes opening.

Boom……

The Iridescent Dragon just stood up, and massive energy surged from the surrounding void, an invisible energy storm engulfing it and pouring wildly into its body.

The dragon's size grew at a visibly rapid pace, its skeleton and muscles expanding in sync, its wings widening, its strength increasing, its scales constantly shifting in hue like flickering rainbows, shrouded in a hazy rainbow light—utterly dreamlike.

At the same time, a strong magical pulse emanated.

Spell models formed within the Iridescent Dragon's dragon soul, carving out a deep lake, the first drop of lake water being mana, its surface reflecting the stars above.

When the energy storm subsided and the rainbow light faded, a thirty‑meter‑long Iridescent Dragon was revealed; its soul had metamorphosed five times, reaching Legendary Mid‑stage and entering the Youth stage. The dragon itself was immensely powerful, its mage level at fifteen, mastering dozens of spells, including the "Truth Willpower" and the Key of Doors obtained from Lei En.

A Xina was already staring dumbfounded.

Ao Xiliya herself was greatly shocked; this was a miracle!

She was exactly herself from a few years ago.

With just the mana of a Nine-ring Technique, she created a Youth‑stage Iridescent Dragon who is also a Legendary mage; is this the embodiment of magical might!

At this moment, the newly‑born Iridescent Dragon mage transformed into human form, and Ao Xiliya hurriedly produced another set of clothes for her to wear. She glanced left, then right; she now had two magic duplicates, standing together like triplets.

"Continue creating," Lei En signaled to her.

Ao Xiliya hesitated not at all, absorbing four Soul Diamonds to replenish mana, and performed the Creation Art again.

Ten minutes later, the third Iridescent Dragon was born.

"Again."

Lei En continued, and Ao Xiliya obeyed at once; she grew increasingly proficient with the Creation Art and the Heart of the Primary Brain, the time required shortened, soon reaching a speed where a single Iridescent Dragon could be created in just three minutes, then immediately absorbing Soul Diamonds to continue.

The void of Dragon Valley opened repeatedly, endless energy channeled in, one Iridescent Dragon after another was created!

After a little over half an hour, Lei En took out dozens of Soul Diamonds and used them all up.

Ao Xiliya finally got to rest a moment.

At this moment, ten magic duplicates surrounded her, i. e., ten Iridescent Dragons. Except the first duplicate was in the Childhood stage, the nine subsequently created, per Lei En's request, were Youth‑stage Legendary mages.

Because there were so many, Ao Xiliya's spare clothes were insufficient.

The later duplicates had to grant themselves "Rainbow Light Armor", a rainbow sheath covering their bodies, to avoid running naked in a crowd.

However, this armor could not block Lei En's gaze; to him it was as if it didn't exist.

His eyes swept over each stunning beauty; their faces and figures were identical, giving him a uniquely novel pleasure.

A ridiculous thought sprouted in his mind, beyond his own control.

He was already picturing it in his imagination.

"Every night a groom, never the same each day!"

"Double flights are nothing; I damn well want ten flights, a hundred flights! Uh… not acceptable, not acceptable, I'm a respectable person." Lei En forcibly halted the wicked fantasy; given Ao Xiliya's temperament, she would never agree to such nonsense.

A smile appeared on his face as he asked, "Ao Xiliya, how does it feel?"

"Miracle!"

Ao Xiliya still finds it unbelievable even now, as if in a dream, shaking her head and sighing, "The Iridescent Dragon species is extremely scarce; searching countless planes, their total may not even reach ten. Now the population has directly doubled, perhaps even more."

"Of course it's more," Lei En smiled, "If you've rested, then continue."

As he spoke, he produced dozens more Soul Diamonds.

Even though Ao Xiliya had some guesses, seeing Lei En pull out so many Soul Diamonds, as if they were endless, she was stunned and shouted, "Lei En, how many Soul Diamonds have you actually created?"

"I told you before, many; you won't have to worry about Soul Diamond supply in the short term, just keep creating duplicates," Lei En said without revealing details; his own mana pool had consumed most of its energy, only a few thousand units left, but he had stored a huge batch of Soul Diamonds in the Pixel World.

Converting energy into Soul Diamonds and hiding them in the Pixel World serves as energy storage.

Moreover, the capacity is unlimited, so there will never be a concern of over‑absorbing energy again.

Lei En thought for a moment, then said, "Today we'll first create a hundred Youth‑stage duplicates, then ten Childhood‑stage duplicates. I'll give you some Soul Diamonds specifically to nurture those ten mage duplicates, so they can quickly raise their levels."

"One hundred!"

Ao Xiliya's beautiful eyes widened, and she let out a startled cry.

She had imagined having many duplicates in the future, but that was later; now she would exceed a hundred today! These aren't ordinary magic duplicates, but Iridescent Dragons!

Within a day, the Iridescent Dragon population expanded tenfold!

Then, Ao Xiliya felt uneasy; this was absurdly beyond imagination, even a dream wouldn't dare conceive, yet it became reality. This is not a mortal's ability but a deity's authority—could it be treading into forbidden realms?

"Lei En, is this really okay?" she asked softly.

"What could be the problem?" Lei En shrugged, a look of obviousness on his face, "Just a hundred magical identities; do you know how many duplicates I have?"

Ao Xiliya's spirit was greatly shaken.

The twelfth‑level Heart of the Primary Brain can create 16,384 sub‑souls; Lei En's number of duplicates must be beyond imagination.

Then a flash of insight struck her mind, and she blurted, "Thundercast Celestial Soldier!"

"So all those Thundercast Celestial Soldiers are your duplicates!" Ao Xiliya's face lit up with realization, "I've never understood where you sourced so many powerful transcendent warriors; each is a legend, yet no one knows their origins, nor have we ever seen their faces beneath the masks."

A Xina also understood.

Although she spends most of her time in Albert Bay, every ten days or half a month she teleports to Gotham City to rendezvous with Lei En overnight, seeing many Thundercast Celestial Soldiers in the highland fortress.

These mysterious transcendent warriors seem to be everywhere in Lei En's domain.

Outsiders never know how many there are.

They are all Lei En's duplicates!

Asina could no longer contain her curiosity and asked, "Lei En, exactly how many Thundercast Celestial Soldiers have you created?"

"Hehe…" Lei En smiled smugly, "About ten thousand or so."

Sss…

The giant dragons and giants inhaled sharply together, their expressions as if struck by a bolt of lightning, bodies rigid and unable to utter a single word.

Ten thousand Thundercast Celestial Soldiers, that is, ten thousand Legendary Mid‑stage Combat Wizards!

Moreover, Lei En's strength far exceeds that of ordinary transcendents; even at the Legendary Mid‑stage he could repeatedly defeat multiple Naiser Elders, earning the title "Number One beneath the Holy Soul"! Ten thousand copies possessing Legendary Peak power are far beyond imagination.

It should be noted that the Naiser Floating City, which has the most Wizards, has only a little over two thousand Wizards.

Among them, just over sixty are Legendary Wizards.

And Lei En's more than ten thousand copies are all Legendary Wizards, not merely ordinary Legendary Wizards; the Oriense Empire's Legendary Wizards probably total fewer than five hundred. The Weizelan Floating City, where Lei En and Ao Xiliya hail from, now has only fourteen Legendary Wizards.

After a long while, Asina still could not accept the fact that Lei En alone wielded power surpassing the entire Oriense Empire.

Ao Xiliya was also at a loss for words.

She had always known Lei En's strength was unfathomable, that only a tip of the iceberg had been shown; now seeing the whole iceberg, she was frightened.

"Lei En, you possess such overwhelming power, why don't you rule the whole world?" Asina said softly.

"How do you know I haven't tried?" Lei En laughed playfully, "Otherwise, what do you think I've been doing all these years?"

"Ah…"

Asina was dumbfounded; she had only spoken casually to ease her shock, only to hear an even more explosive reply.

Seeing the two women overly startled, Lei En relaxed his expression and said softly, "Don't imagine me to be too terrifying. My magical clones are indeed numerous, but only Legendary Mid‑stage; in the Prime Material Plane I may have no match, yet compared with the Celestial Army and Abyss Demons, it's actually nothing."

"That's still impressive!"

Ao Xiliya was unconvinced, sighing, "The heavens have many gods, the Abyss has evil deities, and you, a mere mortal, possess such great power…"

"Hehe, you could also have this power." Lei En, not wanting to say more, urged, "Ao Xiliya, continue creating clones and use up this batch of Soul Diamonds."

"Alright!"

The iridescent dragon gladly agreed and immediately began casting.

Asina watched one iridescent dragon after another being created; she finally grasped the magical might Ao Xiliya spoke of, feeling a pang of jealousy, for Lei En gave the dragon the Core of the Primary Brain and Creation Technique, but not her.

Although she knew clearly that Ao Xiliya was far more suited to possess magical clones—only the caster can unleash their full power—her own casting ability was limited, relying mostly on the Titan Giant's instincts and innate talent to release lightning spells, far inferior to Ao Xiliya's.

Moreover, these iridescent dragons could form a dragon army for Lei En.

Yet she still felt unwilling, thinking Lei En was being biased.

With a large supply of Soul Diamonds, even with slightly weaker casting, she could create a Titan Giant army whose strength would not be far behind the iridescent dragon army. The giant army could also aid Elder Sorim in seizing the Storm Plane, reviving the glory of the Storm Giant clan.

Lei En sensed her mood and quickly sent a mental message, "Asina, I'll give you a batch of Thundercast Celestial Soldiers in equal numbers, fully obeying your command."

Then, he activated the "Wormhole".

Boom—

In front of Lei En, the void opened a massive passage over three meters in diameter, its interior pitch black like a bottomless pit, as if even light could not escape, rendering the view beyond the passage invisible.

A group of Thundercast Celestial Soldiers clad in golden armor emerged from the passage.

(End of Chapter)