Chapter 1

I am the luckiest man in the world.

I have the most perfect wife, Princess Aria of the Eastern Sea.

Six hundred years ago, I willingly took a magical potion to bear a child, not wanting my beloved wife to endure the pain of childbirth.

Little did I know that my child would turn out to be an extraordinary golden dragon, a species thought to be extinct for millennia.

Yet, on the day of his birth, I raised my sword and severed his head, kicking it around like a ball.

My wife clutched our child's lifeless body, her eyes red from crying, begging me to stop.

I turned and plunged my sword into the chests of my in-laws.

Blood stained my white robes, but I felt nothing.

I didn't stop until I had slaughtered the entire Eastern Sea clan, only halting when my sword's edge had become blunt.

Then, holding the golden dragon's head, I sat in a pool of blood, waiting for divine punishment to arrive.

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It's rare for a man to give birth, let alone to the world's only golden dragon.

On the day my child was born, golden light filled the sky, celestial music played, and the entire palace was filled with the fragrance of flowers.

The Eastern Sea rejoiced. The bloodline of the ancient golden dragons, extinct for tens of thousands of years, had reappeared.

The entire realm was in a frenzy. The Dragon Kings of the Four Seas and fairies from all directions rushed to celebrate.

But as they entered the Eastern Sea, they were greeted by the thick smell of blood.

Red everywhere, ironically fitting for such a joyous occasion.

However, the hosts of this celebration were now lying neatly in pools of blood.

I stared blankly at everything before me, picked up the golden dragon's head, and kicked it to the feet of the newcomers.

I spoke softly, "Are you looking for him?"

Seeing the severed head of the golden dragon, shock filled everyone's eyes.

"This... this is a golden dragon, how could you!"

"What are you doing? Even tigers don't eat their cubs, this is your child!"

"Ah! Brother, I told you we shouldn't have kept that mysterious black snake! Look what's happened now!"

"You're nothing but a lowly black snake. If Aria hadn't taken a liking to you, you wouldn't have these good days. My brother kindly let you marry into the Eastern Sea, and you killed his entire family. You're utterly heartless!"

The speakers were King Neptune and King Poseidon, the good brothers of my father-in-law.

I laughed coldly. Yes, I had married into the Eastern Sea, wedded to Aria, the most beautiful woman in all the realms.

I was the luckiest man in the world.

King Triton had no son, so he treated me like his own.

He even publicly promised that my child would be the next Dragon King of the Eastern Sea!

I was once the object of everyone's envy. They all wondered how I deserved such fortune.

A mere lowly black snake, gaining the favor of the most beautiful woman, who rejected the Prince of the Northern Sea for me.

And King Triton handed over the Eastern Sea's legacy to me.

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