Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire-Chapter 842 468: The Rebellious Divine Artifact and Indulgent Noah

Originally, as a weapon, even a True Divine Artifact, such experiences are normal; which weapon isn't like this? But the issue is, after the gods were extinguished on the spot, the surviving races from the Divine War found the Divine Artifacts and began worshiping them.
Thus, the Divine Artifacts replaced the positions of the ancient Divines, and the survivors, who craved divine power, started praying, worshiping, and offering faith to these artifacts.
Under the twisted faith that forged the immortal foundation of the Divines, there were no worries for a hundred years, no harm for a thousand, but with tens of thousands of years, what kind of Divine Artifact can still maintain its original loyalty and thoughts?
Noah had already investigated, and among various races, the Divine Artifact Masters of supreme status owe their honorable position to the True Divine Artifacts they possess, granting them power and even allowing them to wield the artifacts.
Just this alone grants such honor and special status. What position does a conscious Divine Artifact hold among the races that worship them?
Clearly, they are the supreme Sovereigns; who dares to defy them? Who dares to resist them? Without the support of Divine Artifacts, a race in the Space-Time Realm isn't worthy of being called a strong race, and would be wiped out by others holding Divine Artifacts.
In such a special environment, the True Divine Artifacts naturally hold an exalted position over many races, calling themselves ancestor gods, living freely and doing whatever they want for hundreds of thousands of years. How could they possibly return to the past?
Even Noah, when putting himself in their shoes, felt he couldn't endure it. When the former masters came back wanting to use them as mere tools, what a joke!
If they were the True Gods of the past at their peaks, it might have been another matter. But the problem is, they're just mortals with imperfect memories who haven't fully recovered their power or held an Ascension ceremony.
This is an impostor, expecting it to bow down?
Delusional!
With such reasoning, the rebellion of the Divine Artifacts is completely normal. These True Divine Artifacts have been treated as divine beings by powerful races in the Space-Time Realm for hundreds of thousands of years. They would never agree to return to the past, even maintaining the status quo is preferable.
Odin thought he found the Eternal Spear and fancied he could let Gungnir return with a mere touch, a rather naive and beautiful fantasy.
Amidst the long river of time, the True Divine Artifacts with clear will have long abandoned their past loyalty, comparing themselves to the gods of old; how could they possibly bow to the returning Divine King?
"That is my weapon, and I will personally break it!"
A weapon that no longer obeys orders, that rebels and kills its master, naturally has no reason to exist. Even if the Eternal Spear was crafted by a Divine King at his peak, it's no justification for betrayal or arrogance.
"Alright, the Eternal Spear is yours, but what about the other True Divine Artifacts?"
Though Noah's primary focus currently remains on collecting the Black King Set, he still quite covets those True Divine Artifacts.
Unfortunately, these True Divine Artifacts are each considered as gods and ancestors now, and to obtain them would require a fierce battle with the races that guard and worship them.
"If you can obtain them, they're yours naturally."
At this moment, Divine King Odin displayed his generosity and openness. Previously, Noah also coveted the artifacts in the Space-Time Realm, but when he proposed, the Divine King was vague, clearly unwilling to part with the weapons left by his subordinate gods.
Now, after such a major setback, the Divine King saw the situation clearly; an unfaithful weapon, no matter how good or strong, has lost its meaning, and the best way to handle it is to reforge.
"But you can only use these artifacts as offerings, never use them."
"Of course, I don't want to face betrayal at a critical moment!"
Once unfaithful, never again.
This is not just a standard for choosing partners, but also a principle for selecting weapons, which is even more crucial. After all, a traitorous partner only harms one's Essence, but a traitorous weapon on the battlefield can cost one's life.
If there's any perceived risk, treat it as a confirmed matter and handle it accordingly.
"Do what you want and go ahead!"
Odin's voice revealed weariness and disappointment,
"But once you start collecting True Divine Artifacts, be prepared for an assault!"
"Assault?"
Upon hearing Odin God's warning, Noah understood, though the Eternal Spear Gungnir was the main cause of Odin's setback, the true power causing his fall wasn't solely from this Divine Spear.
"Surely not all the True Divine Artifacts participated in the assault against you?"
"You've already guessed; I have nothing more to say."
"No, no, you still need to explain to me. I only guessed the general process, and surely you, who experienced it firsthand, can know more clearly. I want to know exactly which True Divine Artifacts took part in the assault against you."
"All of them!"
"All? Tsk, no wonder!"
As the resurrected Divine King, Odin's combat ability, seen by Noah, was invincible at the same level. Even if faced off against him, Noah would have felt insecure.
This Divine King had experienced numerous battles over the years, and even with only partially restored memories, in the Battle Domain, he was of Supreme Grandmaster Level, or a genuine War God.
To become a Divine King, none were unworthy of fighting. The Space-Time Realm doesn't allow any True God or Dragon King Level combat without Noah's development; theoretically, Odin would be invincible, not supposed to fall.
But being besieged by over ten True Divine Artifacts is another matter, and with True Divine Artifacts in action, those so-called Divine Artifact Masters certainly joined in.
In Noah and Odin's view, these individuals who became slaves to artifacts were extremely pitiable, but their combat power was undoubtedly real. Every Divine Artifact Master was a king-level elite within their race.
With the power of the Divine Artifacts, their combat power is far superior, even enough to crush most Material Realm Legends.
"You know enough already!"
Full of schadenfreude, Noah spoke as if enjoying the drama, while Odin's attitude grew more obvious.
"Odin God, rest assured, this matter will never reach the ears of any living being; outside the Space-Time Realm, aside from you and me, no third existence will know."
Though the news of an impostor old god, bound and suppressed, had become universally known within the Space-Time Realm, due to its unique structure, what happened inside rarely spread outside.
"That's best."
The guarantee made by the Golden Dragon was undoubtedly reassuring, but Noah had long ceased to be a traditional Golden Dragon.
Now, the only similarity with a Golden Dragon might be the golden scales, while the nature inside was entirely different. This guy had transcended his original race, evolving into a new Dragon Species.
Once he becomes a Dragon King, he will use himself as the source to develop and evolve a new branch of the Dragon Clan. How strong this new Dragon Clan branch eventually grows depends on him.
The upper limit of any Dragon Clan is determined by the creator's Dragon King or Dragon God, but it's not a matter of wanting and achieving.
"Speaking of which, you've suffered, will I also be implicated by you?"
Upon refocusing on the Space-Time Realm, Noah had to consider very practical problems. His avatar, Master of Mountains and Rivers White Emperor, had walked multiple times alongside Odin's incarnation, witnessed by many. Those races that worship the Divine Artifacts might investigate this sooner or later.
"You've finally asked; I was considering reminding you."
"Considering reminding me? Odin!"
Noah's expression changed.
"I haven't betrayed you, but they've indeed found out about you. They're now pressing me for your identity."
"Since you've already traced it to me, why did you hesitate to remind me?"
"You were laughing too happily."