Chapter 322: Chapter 228 Final Evolution! _2
If it were any other moment, Ai Lin would certainly explain in detail, but now she didn’t have the time nor the mood.
As expected, the water surface was getting increasingly turbulent, and the fisherman realized the danger. He hastily grabbed his bag of money and ran away.
Suddenly, the water exploded, and a slender black dragon burst out!
"Xiaoyou! Adult form!"
Ai Lin looked at Xiaoyou joyfully. Simultaneously, she noticed that Xiaoyou’s natural adult-sized Shadow Dragon body was much larger than usual, and she marvelled at the numerous blades on the dragon’s wingtips and claw tips, an image contrary to the traditional Shadow Dragon. This was presumably due to the advanced evolution through the four Dragon Marks, wasn’t it?
Xiaoyou ascended into the sky, her eyes wandering for an instant. However, she quickly snapped back to normal. She turned her head and roared at Ai Lin who flew up hastily to land on her back. As Xiaoyou forcefully flapped her wings, Ai Lin had to firmly grasp the bone spurs on Xiaoyou’s back to prevent herself from getting thrown off!
What incredible speed!
Looking at the huge shadow disappearing into the horizon and then at the destroyed fishpond. The fisherman weighed the money bag in his hand and laughed joyously, "It seems that my fishpond needs to be expanded this year! Fairy Dragon, indeed a good luck charm!"
"Ah! It’s too hot! It’s really too hot!" Long Yi shouted atop Bajie’s head. Dragon knights usually stood upon their dragon’s back - but Bajie’s back was covered with jagged bone armor, and the only flat place was his head. So Long Yi simply stood there, clutching one of Bajie’s head bone spikes. He was completely encapsulated in dragon breath armor, but the surrounding heat made it hard for him to breathe.
"Roar!"
"What? You get used to it? Your head’s temperature would cook a normal person alive! Any longer and we’re looking at a full-blown Maillard reaction! Are you sure you don’t have a fever?"
Long Yi shouted loudly.
"Roar!"
"No fever? Come on, you must be holding too much dragon breath in your belly. Let me check your dragon breath! It’s settled then, Charmander! Dragon Breath, exhale!"
Having just fully evolved, Long Yi was so excited that his words were nonsensical to those listening. However, upon hearing his command, Bajie let out a thunderous roar, his abdomen suddenly started to glow.
"Roar——"
A surge of unprecedentedly powerful dragon breath was expelled! Amid the dense flames was molten iron!
This time, Yake didn’t dare to be careless. If he was hit by the flowing molten iron, it would cause severe damage not only to him but also to his Mount Dragon!
Many years ago, a mage in the Black Dragon Empire, who was seeking his own demise, attempted to summon a dragon from a different plane using magic. Surprisingly, he ended up summoning a Demon Abyss Dragon. Then, in an instant, a city in the Black Dragon Empire was levelled to ruins. This ruined city was henceforth referred to as the Black Iron Ruins because the entire city was smelted into pitch-black metal by the dragon breath of the Demon Abyss Dragons. The molten iron from the dragon breath could stay warm for a very long time under the dragon breath’s influence. Once it cooled, the metal would become extremely difficult to work with, so much so that even the Dwarves shook their heads at it.
As of today, the ruined city is completely rusted.
"Come on, Yake! Let me see what you’ve got!"
Out of nowhere, Long Yi drew a dragon spear and, infusing it with Fighting Aura, threw it directly at Yake. Yake, in disdain, raised his Dragon-slaying sword to parry. He had assumed that he could easily knock Long Yi’s spear away, but to his surprise, Long Yi’s dragon spear didn’t deviate from its trajectory when it brushed past the Dragon-slaying sword — it pierced straight through the wing of the Black Dragon!
A dragon’s wing, incredibly sturdy, is such that even a direct attempt to cut through it might yield no result. Yet, Long Yi’s dragon spear pierced through the Black Dragon’s wing in a single blow!
Yake looked at the Dragon-slaying sword in his hand in disbelief. Even though his attack just now was casual, it still had the strength of eight layers of Fighting Aura. The fact that he couldn’t knock Long Yi’s dragon spear off its course was simply inconceivable!
At that moment, when his Dragon-slaying sword made contact with Long Yi’s dragon spear, Yake immediately felt that nearly all his Fighting Aura on his sword was gone! Although the Fighting Aura on the opponent’s dragon spear had also disappeared, it still pierced through the dragon wing with overwhelming force.
In a fight, this level of damage to a dragon wing is nothing. However, it conveyed a message to Yake - Long Yi’s attacks are undefendable!
"Bastard!"
With an immense roar, the Black Dragon charged at Bajie, simultaneously exhaling dragon breath. Long Yi sneered, "Even though I haven’t learned Dragon Fighting tactics, my aerial combat experience is a billion times better than a wretch like you!"
In the blink of an eye, Bajie’s massive body rolled midair astonishingly. However, he abruptly spread his wings, stopping his roll, and at the same time, Long Yi’s second dragon spear was already thrown out!
"Break it for me!"
This time, Yake did not dare to take any chances. With a full-force slash from his Dragon-slaying sword, he finally deflected the dragon spear, but his hand stung with pain from the effort. The destructive force of Fighting Aura on the dragon spear was still present, and Yake had to bear significant recoil. However, Long Yi had thrown the dragon spear from such a wicked angle that if Yake hadn’t used all his might to deflect it, the Black Dragon might have suffered lethal damage!
"Heh! Here’s another one!" Long Yi pulled out another dragon spear. Meanwhile, Yake didn’t have the luxury to keep waiting for Long Yi to exhaust himself. He had to make his move!
Yake understood that the Demon Abyss Dragon was formidable, its 80-meter-long body providing massive defensive ability and dragon breath advantage. Simultaneously, being from a different plane could potentially give Long Yi an enormous advantage. But, in a dragon knight’s battle, these advantages were merely bells and whistles. The most important factors in a dragon knight’s battle were still their techniques! And speed!
Yes, you are mighty, but you are cumbersome!
It had been a long time since Yake used these tactics. The adversaries he faced were too weak, so weak that he didn’t need to use these tactics. Moreover, he didn’t use these tactics even when he faced Ai Lin because she was too strong. Her strength was superior to the point where he had lost even before he could use any of his tactics.
"Consider yourself lucky, Long Yi, because you will have the honor of dying by my sword!"
Yake launched a full-out attack, merging with his dragon into a single entity. This was the first time that Long Yi experienced aerial combat with a true dragon knight. Fighting Aura provided lethal power, but ensuring that this lethal power could be laid upon the enemy depended on the combat techniques.
Yake was indeed strong. He not only had the eight Dragon Marks but also possessed a solid set of combat skills!
Unfortunately, it made for a somewhat awkward situation for the newcomer Long Yi. His unfamiliarity with aerial combat quickly put him at a disadvantage in the fight.
In a short span of time, Long Yi found himself in such a predicament that he could barely hold his ground! (To be continued. If you like this story, please visit qidian.com to vote for a recommendation or monthly tickets. Your support motivates me greatly. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
