I Returned from My Tribulation, Only to Find My Dragon Replaced by an Earthworm

After descending to the mortal realm to undergo a trial, I returned to the Heavenly Realm and discovered that my dragon child was gone. In his place was an earthworm wearing my child’s dragon hide and possessing his spiritual roots. He knelt before me, respectfully calling me “Divine Father,” his eyes full of obedience. But I recognized at a glance that he wasn’t my dragon child. The four children I’d adopted all tried to persuade me. “Divine Father, it hadn’t hatched yet when you left. Of course you wouldn’t recognize it. This is your son.” Did they really think I wouldn’t recognize my own flesh and blood after spending two months in the mortal realm? I sneered, reached out, and grabbed the creature by the throat. Under the gaze of all the gods in the hall, I strode toward the throne. “Where is my child? Where is my dragon child?!”