A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 544 Morning Star

"It seems the Empire has compromised with the dragons."

This can be seen from their previous disregard for the alliance.

Jiang Shuzhou sighed. He had thought the other party would have some dignity, but he hadn't expected things to turn out this way.

The former sublimity is forever gone; the empire of today has long since changed.

Even better, this gives Jiang Shuzhou even more reason to overturn it.

"Denozhi, go and handle other matters. There may be some unrest in the coming period."

Jiang Shuzhou turned his head to look at Denuozhi beside him.

He has already detected multiple dragon invasions through the system.

The territory of the Prime Plane and the other planes are under attack.

But that's not a big problem. Jiang Shuzhou isn't fighting alone; he has a lot of resources at his disposal.

Whether it's Hayes and Pierre, or Denozze, Grace and Renaultia, they can all help guard the territory.

"Professor, what about you?"

"Denozzi asked."

"I?"

Jiang Shuzhou smiled and then said.

"I still have some things to do. The floating city still needs to be built, and there's also the matter of advancement."

"Okay, professor, I will try my best!"

Denoz did not question her; she always resolutely carried out Jiang Shuzhou's orders.

"Do a good job and don't let me down."

After patting Denuozhi on the shoulder, Jiang Shuzhou began his classic PUA tactics again.

Denoz nodded in response, then turned and went to carry out Jiang Shuzhou's orders to guard other areas.

"Tiamat, ha, we still have to fight it out eventually."

The dragons' intervention was both unexpected and reasonable.

These lizards won't miss this opportunity.

If Jiang Shuzhou wants to completely take over the empire, he will face another difficulty.

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Dragon Island, the location of Tiamat.

"Useless! A complete waste!"

Tiamat's roar came from the lair, and the five chromatic dragons around her quickened their pace and left as fast as they could.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, the floating island that was originally floating in the air suddenly dropped a lot.

This is Tiamat's rage.

An immense dragon's might pressed down on all the dragons in the entire plane, causing them to feel suffocated.

"I...I can't breathe!"

"It is a black dragon," a black dragon said with difficulty.

"Dragon Mother, please don't be angry."

Dragons knelt down to pray.

Finally, after a long time, the terrifying pressure dissipated.

The reason wasn't that Tiamat had calmed down, but that she had found a new ally.

"Mother Goddess, why are you angry?"

A massive, terrifying black dragon asked Tiamat.

"That good-for-nothing! He ruined my request! I ordered him to kill that dragon freak! And what did he do? He didn't even see the enemy before being killed by an ant! He's a disgrace to our dragon race!"

Tiamat roared.

Heilong simply smiled and then said.

"That piece of trash is not worth mentioning. He's just a piece of garbage who rose to power through strange tricks and cunning schemes. Mother Goddess, since you are so anxious and angry, why don't you let me go and kill him? Wouldn't that solve all the problems?"

"Very good, Nidhogg, you truly are my most outstanding descendant, knowing how to share your mother's burdens."

Tiamat greatly admired Nidhogg's behavior.

"Here you go, this greatsword is for you. I obtained it from a legendary warrior. It has the ability to enhance fire damage, which is perfect for you."

Nidhogg naturally accepted the gift without hesitation, and then said...

"I will help you eliminate all invading enemies!"

"Very good, don't let me down."

Tiamat looked at her offspring and said.

Nidhogg remained silent, took his weapon, flapped his enormous wings, and quickly flew into the clouds. Then, he cast a spell and headed straight for the Astral Plane, intending to go to Jiang Shuzhou's location.

Seeing her offspring's confident expression, Tiamat relaxed slightly.

Tiamat thought, "A dragon of medium divine power should be able to complete the mission."

Nidhogg is already the most powerful force in Tiamat's ranks. If they fail again this time, Tiamat will have to take matters into their own hands.

However, she didn't want to risk her life.

The revival of the dragons belongs to the dragons, not to Tiamat.

She was not willing to pay for it with her life.

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Within Jiang Shuzhou's demiplane, in front of the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood.

Sitting cross-legged beneath the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood, Jiang Shuzhou closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep. Countless dream crystals burned, accelerating Jiang Shuzhou's perception of the laws.

Soon, Jiang Shuzhou opened his eyes.

Splash!

In an instant, a strong wind suddenly swept through the previously windless area.

rustling.

The branches of the flesh and blood mother tree were blown by the wind.

"It's done."

Suppressing his joy, Jiang Shuzhou felt the even more terrifying power emanating from his body and stood with his hands behind his back.

Finally, he broke through and reached the level of a weak god.

"As expected, it has reached its limit."

Deep within Jiang Shuzhou's soul, silver flames burned fiercely, dazzlingly brilliant.

However, Jiang Shuzhou's expression was not very good.

After all, he had already sensed it when Jiang Shuzhou was promoted just now.

Roland's claim of reaching the level of a weak god has now reached its peak.

Now, Jiang Shuzhou will pave the way forward.

With a sigh, Jiang Shuzhou picked up his pen and began writing his thesis.

The Legendary Ranking System

Now that Jiang Shuzhou has become the number one legend, it's time to completely sever ties with the gods.

First, there's the matter of how you address someone.

Jiang Shuzhou divides the legend into several stages.

First, there's the regular legendary game, which is pretty straightforward.

Then comes the high-level legends, the demigod level.

Then there are the senior high-level legends, corresponding to minor divine power.

Next comes the Morning Star Legend, corresponding to Lesser Godhood.

Next comes the Legend of the Shining Moon, corresponding to intermediate divine power.

Finally, there is the Legend of the Sun, which corresponds to powerful divine power.

From this point on, legends and gods will no longer be different paths leading to the same destination, nor will they be in a superior-subordinate relationship.

They will be on equal footing.

Jiang Shuzhou's birth, like the morning star, will tear apart this dark sky.

Soon, Jiang Shuzhou's paper caused a huge uproar.

"This? A new division?"

Some legendary mages felt their brains weren't quite up to par.

"Aren't the old divisions enough?"

"Of course not, after all, from now on, gods and legends will be completely separated."

A monk said.

"Didn't you see? Jiang Shuzhou is already a Morning Star!"

At this, all the monks fell silent.

"I never expected that he would leave last, yet arrive before us."

Pamela was somewhat emotional.

"Let's vote by raising our hands on whether to publish this paper."

"I agree with making it public!"

"Agreed!"

"Agreed!"

"..."

Soon, the paper was published, and it immediately caused a huge uproar.