"Greetings, Your Majesty, the Fiery Sun!"

"Congratulations on your smooth return, Ancient Dragon Your Majesty!"

"..."

At that moment, it wasn’t just the Dragon Race who was thrilled. All eyes were on the magnificent, dazzling being who shone like a great sun.

The Deities of the other Races were also overcome with surprise and delight.

’This is great!’

While it wasn’t always the case for the Dragon Race that a larger body meant greater strength, most of the time, that was exactly how it worked.

Furthermore, the fact that this Fiery Sun Ancient Dragon was treated with such reverence by the Earth Giant Dragon and the Dawn Giant Dragon meant its Power was undoubtedly in the upper echelons of the Authority Level.

Besides, which of the Ancient Dragons—a race of Ancient Deities—was ever weak?

However, amidst the excitement, the Elf Star God and the Human Star God exchanged a look, and both saw a hint of worry in the other’s expression.

If the Titans had been able to begrudgingly accept the Dragon Race wandering the Star Sea to bolster their ranks with refugees, this new development was something they would almost certainly not tolerate.

Even if the new Authority Level being was an ordinary dragon from an Ancient Dragon’s Clan, the Titan Race might not have taken serious action.

But now?

Three Ancient Dragons. This had likely crossed the line of what the Titan Race was willing to accept.

Although there were currently only four Ancient God Titans, let’s not forget, their Race still had over thirty beings at the Clan Authority Level.

With that kind of Power...

Honestly, after several battles and observations, both sides knew each other’s capabilities inside and out.

The Titans absolutely had the strength to annihilate the current ’remnants of the Dragon Race’.

This was no longer the same point in time as thirty thousand years ago, when both the Titan Race and the Dragon Race suffered devastating casualties.

The Titan Race now controlled several World Communities. Not to mention their top-tier combatants, the sheer number of their ordinary Deities from various races was at least ten times that of the Dragon Race.

If the Titan Race truly wanted to destroy the Dragon Race, given the current state of affairs, they absolutely had the capability to do so.

As for why they hadn’t made a move yet?

The reason was actually quite simple: the combination of the Earth Giant Dragon and the Dawn Giant Dragon was just too powerful.

One Giant Dragon specialized in combat, while the other specialized in support and providing buffs.

If those two were to fight, there was no telling how many Authority Level beings the Titan Race would lose.

Even one or two of the four Ancient God Titans might fall in battle.

It came down to the old saying.

Those with nothing to lose don’t fear those with everything to lose.

The Titan Race now had a vast empire and immense wealth.

There was simply no need for them to fight the Dragon Race to the death.

Besides, the Dragon Race had been relatively well-behaved over the years, constantly wandering.

Aside from the two Ancient Dragons, the forces under their command had seen no effective growth.

Just look at the situation now: not a single member of their Clan had reached the Authority Level.

The situation for those under the Ancient Dragons’ command was just that dire.

Any old rival with a vast empire to protect would likely be unwilling to risk life and limb against such desperados.

Of course, the Ancient God Titans could choose not to fight the Ancient Dragons to the death.

They could order their thirty-plus Clan Authority Level members to try and hunt them down.

But how many would die?

And how many years would it take for them to be resurrected?

If that happened, could the Titan Race still defend their vast territory?

Obviously not.

After all, the Titan Race was so powerful and occupied several World Communities; their rivals were far more numerous than just the two Ancient Dragons of the Dragon Race.

Even if their other enemies weren’t as strong as the two Ancient Dragons—with many having already been suppressed and killed by the four Ancient God Titans, now stuck in the "loading bar" phase of resurrection—the Titans still had to consider this problem.

Moreover, as the top-tier combatants on both sides, both factions were tacitly aware of a certain fact.

That is, if the Titan Race were to pay a huge price to actually destroy the Dragon Race World, the two Ancient Dragons, now without any ties, would be a massive headache for the Titan Race when they next resurrected.

After all, this was no longer the era of thirty thousand years ago, when death meant one could not be resurrected.

Now, whether it was the Giant Dragons or the Titans, they were all at the Authority Level.

War between Authority Level beings was not as simple as just killing the opponent.

There were far too many subsequent matters to consider.

Therefore, severely wounding an Authority Level being and then finding a way to imprison or seal them was the primary tactic in wars between Authority Level powers.

But to only severely injure the opponent without killing them—that required an extremely high level of precision in combat.

After all, if you held back in a fight against an opponent of similar strength, you could be the one to suffer the consequences in the next instant.

Thus, the price for doing so was even higher.

So, no matter how one looked at it, the Titan Race previously had no intention of completely falling out with the Dragon Race.

Both sides maintained a strange, unspoken understanding.

The Earth Giant Dragon and the Dawn Giant Dragon did their best not to provoke the Titan Race, focusing only on the continuation of their people.

And the Titans? They also did their best not to push the Dragon Race into a dead end. Their sole objective was to prevent the Dragon Race from taking root anywhere in the Star Sea and regaining the Power to challenge the Titan Race again.

Live and let live.

What’s not to like?

But now?

Lince’s appearance meant that this tacit understanding was completely shattered!

In fact, when the Earth Giant Dragon and the Dawn Giant Dragon openly and formally announced Lince’s existence, it meant they were already prepared for a complete falling out with the Titan Race.

The Elf Star God and the Human Star God, who knew more of the inside story, could not muster any expression of excitement.

Instead, their faces grew heavy and silent.

As for the Deities under their command, many of them also knew some of this inside information, but perhaps they hadn’t yet processed the implications. And so, they got caught up in the atmosphere and cheered along.

But it wouldn’t be long.

To be precise, after just a few moments of daze, the powerful analytical and computational abilities inherent in their Divine Formats would break down the situation, allowing their Spiritual Consciousness to grasp the full picture.