Chapter 1577: Fighting the Lava Wyvern
The moment the Duel EX skill activated, Rhazor felt an invisible force lock onto his soul. He could neither flee nor hide. Until one of them died, the duel would continue, at least for Rhazor, since the wyvern could flee at any time.
The Lava Wyvern spread its massive wings, sending rivers of molten lava cascading down the mountain.
Looking at its massive size, Rhazor felt so small before it. He knew the Lava Wyvern wasn’t an opponent he could underestimate if size was the main factor.
But its size compared to him was insignificant. Killing it would take some effort.
But before he could start thinking of a way to bring it down easily, the creature moved, and Rhazor immediately wiped away the idea of it being an easy kill. This was going to be a difficult battle, and as a seasoned warrior, Rhazor knew that from its movement alone.
BOOM!
As it moved, the mountain exploded beneath its feet, its massive body speeding toward Rhazor like a deadly missile.
"So fast!" Rhazor muttered, his expression narrowing.
The enormous wyvern crossed several kilometers in the blink of an eye, a speed that, had it not been for [Nezha’s Wheels], would have outclassed him easily.
Thankfully, he got the wheels when he did.
Without hesitation, Rhazor released an arrow.
"God-Killing Arrow."
BOOM!
As the arrow flew from his bow, it transformed into a pillar of flames and shot toward the wyvern with devastating force.
As the arrow approached with even more alarming speed, the Lava Wyvern opened its mouth.
A beam of molten fire erupted from its throat, almost like a dragon’s breath, but this was solid, a clear indication of the kind of flame this monster possessed.
The two attacks collided, and a deafening explosion rocked the landscape.
BOOOOOOM!
The sky shook violently from the impact, and a powerful shockwave swept across the surrounding mountains, causing countless rocks to crumble into rivers of lava.
To Rhazor’s surprise, his attack was completely destroyed.
"What?" His brow knitted, and his grip on his bow hardened.
The Lava Wyvern burst through the explosion unharmed, its colossal body still surging with power and hunger to get its claws on this hateful human who dared fly over its resting and cultivation grounds.
With its speed, it closed in on Rhazor instantly, and with a deadly attack, its gigantic claw descended.
Rhazor activated Void Step, and his figure vanished.
The deadly claw that was meant for Rhazor slammed into the mountain below.
BOOOOOOM!
An entire section of the mountain disappeared, a clear sign that Rhazor would have sustained devastating injuries had he been struck by that claw.
Molten lava erupted like a volcanic apocalypse.
Rhazor reappeared several kilometers away, and his expression became serious.
He aimed his bow again and drew a deadly arrow, one crafted using the technique he received when his flames reached the Absolute Stage.
"Dominion Flaming Arrow."
A three-meter-tall metallic arrow appeared on his bow, and waves of flame essence poured into it.
With the [Dominion Flaming Arrow] allowing him to continuously pour flame essence into the attack, he went all out, channeling fifteen percent of his flame essence into the arrow.
Buzz!
A wave of deadly flame aura poured out from the bow, causing the space around Rhazor to start to melt. This clearly indicates that he had imbued too much flame energy into the arrow.
"Let’s see how you defend against this, punk."
He released the arrow, and the space around it shattered.
The metallic arrow tore through the air like a flaming judgment descending from the heavens. As much as Klaus hated the Heavens, he understood that most techniques created by them possessed a certain allure once mastered to a sufficiently high stage.
This arrow carried such an allure.
The space along its path shattered repeatedly, unable to withstand the terrifying concentration of flame essence packed into the attack.
This was Rhazor’s first time using the technique, but from what he had seen so far, it was no weaker than the [Beast God Claw Art].
Even before the arrow reached its target, the surrounding temperature surged to an absurd degree.
The rivers of lava below began to boil violently, while entire sections of the mountain range started melting as though they had been thrown into a furnace.
’Is this the true power of Absolute Flames, or is it because I possess Forbidden Flames?’ Rhazor’s eyes narrowed.
The Lava Wyvern sensed the danger immediately.
Its crimson eyes narrowed, and for the first time, despite its savage nature, traces of caution appeared within them.
"SCREEEEEECH!"
The Lava Wyvern released an ear-piercing scream that shook both heaven and earth, causing the space around it to shatter.
At the same time, countless runic patterns suddenly appeared across its scales, creating an additional layer of defense.
The lava surrounding the mountain seemed to come alive, and billions of tons of molten lava rose into the sky.
Rhazor narrowed his eyes, impressed and surprised at the same time.
’Impressive control.’
The scene was simply breathtaking.
From every mountain, canyon, and volcanic crater within thousands of kilometers, lava surged upward and gathered before the wyvern.
In just a few seconds, a gigantic shield of molten fire formed before the Lava Wyvern, standing between it and the deadly arrow racing toward it.
The shield stretched across the sky like a burning mountain.
Klaus had seen such shields before when he was friends with the Titans. He knew defenses like these were the real deal.
Yet despite that, Rhazor remained calm.
He had poured fifteen percent of his flame essence into this attack. That meant fifteen percent Chaotic Nirvana Flame, fifteen percent Soul Fury Flame, fifteen percent Void Incineration Flame, and fifteen percent Primordial Desolation Flame.
If it could be blocked so easily, then the Absolute Stage of the Forbidden Flame Elemental would be a joke.
"Break."
His voice was soft.
Yet the moment the word left his lips, the arrow accelerated.
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
The flaming arrow slammed into the massive lava shield.
For a brief second, nothing happened.
Then cracks began spreading across the shield.
One.
Ten.
Hundreds.
Thousands.
The cracks spread like a spiderweb, snaking through its colossal structure.
The Lava Wyvern’s eyes widened in terror. It had clearly not expected the arrow to have such an effect on its massive lava shield.
It could feel the terrifying, destructive power hidden within the attack.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
The shield exploded.
Billions of tons of molten lava erupted outward like a supernova before pouring back down toward the world below.
Meanwhile, the flaming arrow blasted through the shattered shield without losing any momentum.
The Lava Wyvern roared in fury, forcing its wings to expand to their limit as it desperately attempted to evade.
Unfortunately, the arrow had already locked onto its aura.
No matter where it moved, the attack would follow.
Even if it had not locked onto the beast, with four battle-hungry Flame Spirits controlling the attack, the arrow would continue pursuing its target relentlessly.
Seeing that escape was impossible, the beast opened its mouth once more.
This time, however, the attack it released was far more terrifying than before.
A dark-red sphere condensed before its jaws, and the surrounding lava instantly lost its heat and solidified.
Even the space around the sphere began collapsing inward.
Rhazor’s expression changed.
"Damn. Battling a God isn’t as simple as fighting Immortals."
Even from several kilometers away, he could feel the frightening power contained within that sphere.
This wasn’t an ordinary attack.
This was clearly one of the Lava Wyvern’s strongest abilities, and Rhazor knew he would have to be careful from this point onward.
