Chapter 1252: Chapter 112: Golden Despair
Ah Dai clearly felt that if he did not use the Sword of Hades, Sheng Xie’s state while practicing the eighth realm of True Qi was even more formidable. Even now, he was only slightly stronger than Sheng Xie, and that was when he was fully utilizing his martial arts. After all, dragons were the most formidable creatures on the continent. With Sheng Xie, who was more than 90% as powerful as himself, his heart finally felt much steadier, and Sheng Xie, who had grown in strength, might not lose to that Flame Dragon.
During the days away from the Illusive Forest, Sheng Xie had completely repaired the damage done to his body by the use of Dragon Language Spells. During the more than two years of slumber, he had not been idle. Whenever Ah Dai used the Sword of Hades, Sheng Xie would absorb some of the Evil Aura. The Light elements absorbed from the Dragon’s Blood transformed into Divine Energy within his body, continuously nourishing it. The vastly different energies of Divine and Evil continuously merged within his body. After waking up, he completely absorbed the remaining energy that helped in recovering his body and successfully evolved once again, entering the latter half of his growth period, significantly enhancing his strength.
Larthas, although surprised, was not intimidated by the immense creature before him. With a cold snort, he used the powerful magic power from his merged Divine Artifact to drive the three-turn Flame Dragon towards Sheng Xie, thinking to himself, I want to see whether my Flame Dragon is more formidable or this summoned dragon.
Facing the scorching Flame Dragon, Sheng Xie roared and exhaled a gray Dragon Breath containing both Divine and Evil Auras. The breath turned into a gray energy strip in the air, violently striking the Flame Dragon’s chest.
The body of the Flame Dragon paused under the assault of the Dragon Breath. The powerful Corrosion Power of the Dragon Breath continuously eroded the Fire Energy of the Flame Dragon. The Flame of Destruction and Sheng Xie’s Dragon Breath intertwined continuously, and the Flame Dragon’s energy dropped sharply due to corrosion.
After a single breath, the body of the three-turn Flame Dragon was left with less than half of its original size. Sheng Xie roared, his wings shook, and the earth seemed to tremble with the vibrations of his wings. He abruptly shot up from the ground and ferociously collided with the greatly weakened Flame Dragon. In a loud collision, Sheng Xie’s massive horn pierced through the Flame Dragon, and the surging Silver Energy suddenly dispersed from within Sheng Xie’s body, shattering the Flame Dragon’s body into flying red sparks.
Ah Dai rejoiced in his heart; even if he had transformed his hands himself, the effect would not be better than this. Ever since facing the Flame Dragon, he had continually been forced into an undefendable position. Sheng Xie indeed avenged him!
Although Sheng Xie had repelled the Flame Dragon, it was not easy for him. The scorching energy of the Flame of Destruction, even for his formidable body, was hard to endure. Waves of burning sensations continuously eroded his scales and body. The silver scales faintly turned red, emitting light wisps of smoke. Sheng Xie landed heavily in front of Ah Dai, continuously circulating his Dragon Power to relieve the uncomfortable burning sensation.
With Sheng Xie destroying the three-turn Flame Dragon, the Mage Guild’s side was suddenly filled with cheer, finally seeing hope for victory.
Larthas, stunned, watched the remaining energy of the three-turn Flame Dragon and for the first time, his firm confidence wavered. Gritting his teeth, while Sheng Xie was still recovering from the scorching energy of the Flame of Destruction, he quickly chanted, "Great Fire God! Please allow me to use the Bursting Flame, borrow your endless Divine Power of Fire, and break through the bottleneck of fire." As he chanted the spell, his body gradually floated above the ground, hovering one meter off the ground. Below his feet, a red six-pointed star slowly emerged. In the glow of the red light, Larthas appeared as mighty as the descent of the Fire God, with his hands clasped in front of his chest, quietly chanting something. The red six-pointed star continuously shimmered, and the massive magical energy wrapped around Larthas’s body like flames. With a wave of his left hand, the Shield of the Fire God disappeared in the red glow.
Suddenly, Larthas opened his eyes wide, his previous fury gone, a bright red glow shining on his forehead. His voice became unusually calm, clearly resonating in the gorge, "Kid, although I don’t know why you have such great strength, I really admire you. It’s astonishing that someone your age has achieved so much. It’s been thirty years since I last used my full power, the last time being when I sparred earnestly with Byinlog. Today, let me use my full power again to fight you, to see who among us mages who have reached this realm aren’t longing for a worthy opponent! Come, let’s decide the victory with one move, to see whether your Summoning Magic is strong or my Fire Magic Attack is stronger. Spin, Ascending Flame." The red light beneath his feet suddenly brightened, and the fiery red light completely enveloped Larthas’ body in a swirling vortex. A giant three-meter-wide column of energy shot into the sky, accurately hitting the barely remaining energy of the midair Flame Dragon.
The blight valley under the light of the flames became as visible as daylight, showing every fine detail. The energy of the vortex gradually expanded the body of the Flame Dragon in the air, with rings of hot air currents radiating outward from the Flame Dragon, pushing all the mages to chant their strongest Defense Magic. Various colored Energy Shields flashed continuously on both sides of the gorge, bringing an unusual radiance to the valley. All plants in the gorge withered into charcoal under the spreading heat, their vitality continuously vanishing under the powerful Fire Energy of Larthas.
