As soon as Ophelia’s words fell, Noah agreed immediately.
After the communication with his mother ended, Ilya, already anxious, felt his unease magnify to the extreme. He looked at his father, who surrounded and closed in on him, with timid eyes.
"Come, my good son, you just heard it too, your mother said to let me take care of your equipment for safekeeping."
"What’s wrong? Are you worried that I would embezzle your equipment? Are you doubting your father’s character?"
Seeing his son’s face filled with hesitation, Noah immediately asked.
"No, father, I just can’t bear to part with them."
Ilya hurriedly explained.
"I understand how you feel, but be good, you’re still too young, and you haven’t met the minimum requirements to use this equipment. You hand it over to me first, and I’ll keep it safe for you, then return it to you when you’re older."
The Golden Dragon gently comforted his son’s unease.
Ilya hesitated for a while, realizing he had no way out. Despite his strong reluctance, he obediently handed over all twenty-three pieces of equipment he had.
He also knew that this equipment needed further processing by his parents, and he could use it openly when he was grown up; otherwise, taking it out now might bring endless trouble.
"Good, good, I’ll keep them safe for you. Are you hungry? I’ll immediately instruct Sifreya to prepare something for you."
Receiving these items, radiant with holy light and spirit brilliance, even bearing a trace of divinity, Noah couldn’t suppress the smile on his face.
Ilya trusted his father’s promise, knowing he would surely retrieve these pieces of equipment when he reached adulthood, but he clearly felt that the treatment he received had completely changed, for instance, he now had a Dragon Fairy exclusively serving him.
This super hybrid, during this period, truly felt the privilege of being the sole offspring of the Golden Dragon Lord.
Of course, the most significant change was that he was no longer confined to Noah’s inner palace, but could roam freely within Noah’s palace.
Through increasing contacts with fairies, giants, and the Dragon Clan, Ilya recognized and understood his unique status more accurately.
Amid this admiration, Ilya began to grow gradually, his range of activities expanding further, and the entire Elidis Mountain region became his playground.
Of course, this angel and Dragon’s Son with an extremely special identity would use the Transformation Technique to hide his identity whenever he went out.
Under the influence of the Golden Dragon Bloodline coursing through him, this noble mixed-blood Highness quickly picked up a special hobby common among the Golden Dragon Clan... transforming into various common animals to observe the lifestyles of various humanoid races.
During this period, Ilya also developed another hobby, transforming into a weak, vulnerable girl seemingly at others’ mercy, or a wealthy merchant with abundant assets and lacking protection—a very typical Golden Dragon quirk.
Entrapment enforcement.
Although the law-abiding spirit of Noah Territory was strong, resulting in a peaceful environment where people didn’t even lock their doors at night, good security was only relative, and crime couldn’t be completely eradicated.
Moreover, with a particular noble Highness using entrapment, even those who behaved well in ordinary times would find it hard to resist temptation, revealing the hidden darkness and evil within.
Of course, besides the criminals who couldn’t restrain themselves under entrapment and were punished, most citizens and paladins were delighted with the Holy Dragon Descendant’s entrapment actions.
Noah became increasingly beloved and revered by the populace due to this descendant’s frequent activities in the Elidis Mountain area.
The reason for this has to do with another great preference of the Golden Dragons, manifesting publicly as saints.
Doing good deeds without leaving a name is not a concept that exists for the Golden Dragon Clan.
Such values like doing things silently and hiding merits and fame are the most despised by the Golden Dragons, and anyone daring to promote this idea or encourage them to act this way would definitely have their heads smashed by the Golden Dragons.
Thus, it wasn’t long before the public under Noah’s rule learned that their revered Holy Dragon had an offspring, and this descendant, like his father, loved to punish evil, and uphold justice with a paladin’s stance towards evil.
"Who would have thought that a people-friendly Holy Dragon’s Son could bring such significant feedback."
Amidst the swirling nebula, the Golden Dragon looked at the fully ripened, purple-sun-like fruit on the Golden Tree crown and the root source still providing it with nutrients below.
Amid the waves stirred within, Noah saw a proud figure revealing its true body, interacting closely with the flocking masses below.
Faced with Ilya, resembling a small giant with scales and a dragon horn, the people’s reaction was not fear or retreat but fanatic pursuit, seeking the blessing of this noble Holy Dragon Son.
This was something Noah had never done. Even when in his younger form, he occasionally transformed into an animal, like a cat, to wander Elisium City, but he never revealed his true form or had intimate interactions with the populace, where his existence had almost become a sacred symbol.
Yet, Ilya’s existence and his frequent active presence narrowed the gap between the common people and the Holy Dragon, allowing people to witness a Holy Dragon’s Son in action against evil more realistically, beyond being merely an idol or faith symbol they offer worship to.
"Let me see, what kind of power you truly contain!"
Though the fruit’s size was indeed astonishing, so was Noah’s dragon physique, which had undoubtedly evolved. He had barely plucked the fruit and, with one bite, crushed it, tasting its flavor. After finding nothing special other than the usual sweetness and freshness, he swallowed it whole.
Purple gas surged and rolled, transforming into a vast purple sea, flowing gently yet mightily into Noah’s spiritual world, entirely enveloping his Dragon Soul.
In just a moment, Noah succumbed, his awareness muted and hazy, overwhelmed by the immense and turbulent power that began altering his spiritual world, impacting the essence of his Dragon Soul.
As Noah gradually absorbed and adapted to this mighty power, the mighty purple sea had nearly completed transforming his Dragon Soul, granting him authority that far exceeds his current race and power realm.
"Truly, terrifying to this extent!"
Even as Noah considered himself accustomed to storms and changes within the secular world and regimes, he couldn’t help but marvel at his transformation at this moment.
Now, his spiritual consciousness world had transformed into a vast ocean of purple gas, where his essence, the Golden Dragon Soul, joyfully soared and frolicked!
"If the Divine ever knew the power I’ve acquired now, even a True God might regard me with hostility."
Noah pondered the power he obtained, unable to restrain his sigh.
The purpose of Word Spirit·Emperor was utterly simple, merely utilizing the Power of Faith.
In other words, from this moment forward, the Power of Faith for Noah was no longer an intangible, unreachable concept; he could manipulate it as well, not for himself but for his believers’ benefit.
No, that’s inaccurate; he’s not a Divine; he should benefit those willing to follow and believe in him.