The冥灯龙, sensing the effectiveness of the mental prompt, pressed its remaining three claws into the ground.
Its movement halted, and its head gradually regained control over the direction of its energy blast.
About thirty seconds had passed since it began unleashing its energy.
Yet, aside from an intensifying internal glow that made its translucent hide even more radiant, the energy beam showed no signs of weakening.
The King and Queen of the Blazing Sun, who were scattering dust in the sky, immediately sensed something was wrong.
The absurd duration of the blast, coupled with the冥灯龙's increasingly fluid head and neck movements, made the seemingly random energy beam a vastly amplified threat.
The two dragons increased their flight speed to avoid being caught in the blast.
"Fifty seconds, meow!" Dilu exclaimed.
"Could it be... it doesn't need to aim precisely?" Yudora mused, realizing her previous assessment had overlooked the energy blast's sustained duration.
"The King of the Blazing Sun's dust has already been detonated prematurely. Even if they unleash a dual supernova, its power will be severely diminished," Li Fan commented.
He wasn't sure if the冥灯龙 had intended this, but the massive energy beam, sweeping across the sky, was indeed rapidly clearing the Blazing Sun dust.
The sudden reversal of fortune caught the Blazing Sun couple completely off guard.
They had likely never imagined being forced into a disadvantage by such an unreasonable combat style.
The King of the Blazing Sun let out a low roar, a wave of intense heat surging around its body. Before the Queen of the Blazing Sun could respond, it ceased flapping its wings and plummeted downwards.
The冥灯龙 sensed something approaching from directly above and tilted its head upwards.
"Trying to exploit my lack of body awareness to launch an attack, are you?" Li Fan deduced the impending course of the battle from the direction of the incoming attack.
*Whoosh~*
Just as it was about to collide with the upward-angled energy beam, the King of the Blazing Sun rapidly flapped its wings, decelerating and changing its orientation.
The冥灯龙, its head now pointed vertically towards the sky, attempted to pursue, but its neck, already at its limit, could not bend further backward.
*Bang!* The King of the Blazing Sun slammed into the冥灯龙's back and gave a powerful kick.
The impact caused the冥灯龙's head and neck to jolt, forcing it to interrupt its energy blast, which had been continuous for over a minute.
*Whoosh~ Whoosh~*
Its massive body swayed slowly from side to side.
It seemed to be trying to shake off the King of the Blazing Sun, but the gentle movements were utterly ineffective.
The King of the Blazing Sun dug its claws into the冥灯龙's back, propped itself up, and lowered its head, opening its mouth, which was engulfed in flames.
*Boom~*
A breath attack, filled with roaring inferno, erupted.
Feeling the searing pain on its back, the冥灯龙 tried to break free but didn't know how.
"Lift the claws you've embedded in the ground first. How can you break free if you can't even move your body?"
*Roar!*
The冥灯龙 responded with a roar, conveying: Insolence! How dare you question my decision? And what is with your tone?
Hearing the response, Li Fan was speechless.
"Fine, then don't lift your claws."
*Roar~*
It was a half-finished roar, implying: This King's actions...
Li Fan surmised that it likely couldn't finish the sentence in its mind due to the unbearable pain.
*Sizzle~ Sizzle~...*
Large patches of the冥灯龙's back hide began to char, melt, and indent.
Unfortunately, the King of the Blazing Sun's explosive breath attack wasn't as sustained as the energy blast.
However, seizing such a prime opportunity, it chose to lie down and charge.
At this moment, the冥灯龙 attempted to lift its two front claws, which were embedded in the ground.
Discovering that its upper body could indeed move more freely, it then lifted its hind claws outwards.
*Bang~ Bang~...*
The冥灯龙 began to crawl.
*Roar~*
Remember, this is something I realized myself.
Although it refused to admit it, the tone of the冥灯龙's roar had significantly lowered.
As it crawled faster, the jolting experienced by the King of the Blazing Sun grew more intense.
By the time its explosive breath attack was fully charged, it stood upright again.
"It's over. Its hide is definitely going to be burned through this time," Yudora said worriedly.
"There's nothing that can be done. The gap in combat experience is too significant... What's with this energy flow?" Li Fan suddenly noticed that the energy previously gathered in its head was now converging entirely towards its back.
"Could it be that it's going to..."
*Boom~* The explosive breath attack erupted from the King of the Blazing Sun's mouth once more.
As its hide indented and melted, a blinding white light, formed by immense energy, began to emanate from within.
Seeing more and more beams of light shooting out from the inferno, the King of the Blazing Sun, realizing the danger, immediately ceased its breath attack and attempted to fly away.
*Boom!*
Before its back could even crack open, a beam of light from within burst through the hide and surged outwards.
Hit by the blast, the King of the Blazing Sun tumbled several times in mid-air before crashing to the ground.
The two humans and the cat all stood with their mouths agape, faces filled with disbelief.
"Directing internal energy to erupt from a wound, what kind of combat style is this?" Li Fan had witnessed many unreasonable fighting methods, but the冥灯龙's was simply too outlandish.
"So, when we fight, we can't easily touch our wounds?" Yudora analyzed.
"No, everywhere carries risk," Li Fan said with a grave expression.
"Why, meow? The energy was only gathered on its back just now," Dilu asked curiously.
"That's because the冥灯龙 hadn't entered its critical state yet. Otherwise, its entire body would be infused with energy. For now, we can only hope it doesn't comprehend that too soon," Li Fan explained.
*Bang! Bang!*...
The冥灯龙 didn't stop immediately. Instead, it charged towards the columnar crystal mountain range and then awkwardly turned its body.
Ensuring its back was against the mountain range, it propped up its massive body with its hind claws, attempting to stand.
The charging Queen of the Blazing Sun, unable to find an angle to attack its back, could only ascend and quickly retreat.
Energy surged from its chest cavity, flowing towards its head and neck.
*Buzz!* The energy blast resumed.
With only the limited experience gained earlier, the冥灯龙 could now freely change the direction of its blast.
Facing the sweeping beam of light that pursued it, the Queen of the Blazing Sun constantly shifted its position to evade.
Although it didn't seem like a significant threat, the dust particles floating in the air were being continuously cleared.
*Roar!* At this moment, the King of the Blazing Sun roared, taking flight and hovering in mid-air. The remaining dust particles immediately flashed with light.
*Boom!* A weaker supernova was unleashed.
The team in the distance, only feeling a gust of hot wind and dust, didn't even bother to dodge.
Was the King of the Blazing Sun giving up because it couldn't deal with the冥灯龙?
Li Fan found it somewhat incomprehensible.
The dust concentration was low, and it hadn't synchronized its supernova with the Queen of the Blazing Sun to enhance its power. This attack was simply too reckless.
"The Kushala Daora has appeared, meow!" Dilu, holding a telescope, pointed out its location.
Li Fan shifted his gaze and saw the Kushala Daora flying with a somewhat erratic trajectory.
"It doesn't seem to be in good condition. Was it only because of its injuries that it didn't participate in the battle?" Li Fan vaguely felt that the three Elder Dragons might not possess a winning trump card.
The Blazing Sun couple began to retreat, moving towards the Kushala Daora.
However, the Kushala Daora made no move to assist their retreat, landing and holding its ground.
At this point, the King of the Blazing Sun also landed, turned towards the冥灯龙, and the Queen of the Blazing Sun descended between the two dragons after retreating a short distance.
Thus, the three Elder Dragons formed a straight line, their front facing the冥灯龙.
Although the supernova had interrupted the energy blast, this linear formation was baffling to Li Fan.
Because if it restarted its blast, this clearly looked like an attempt to take on all three at once.
If it were a combined attack like the Extreme Fire Storm, the Blazing Sun couple should have been positioned together.
The Queen of the Blazing Sun in the middle bared its teeth, flames erupting from its body.
*Whoosh~* Propelled by the hot wind, black dust particles, faintly glowing red, drifted outwards from its body.
"What kind of dust is this?" Li Fan sensed something unusual.
*Roar~* A roar echoed in his mind.
"Have you seen my performance?"
"Didn't see it."
*Roar!* The冥灯龙 berated Li Fan for his foolishness.
However, Li Fan currently had no time to attend to it.
He speculated that the Queen of the Blazing Sun might have achieved some form of mutation, similar to Xixi's unknown mutation, which hadn't appeared in the game.
No, if the Queen of the Blazing Sun could mutate, then the King of the Blazing Sun should be able to as well, just like Little Fool's mischievousness, bestowed by the Ancestral Dragon...
At this thought, Li Fan sensed a possibility.
The King of the Blazing Sun at the forefront was not scattering dust in sync but was slowly stepping forward.
Li Fan glanced at the Kushala Daora standing outside the dust cloud behind them and suddenly understood why they had adopted such a formation.
"Yudora, in the sighting reports near the Divine Realm, didn't it mention that the King of the Blazing Sun once carried a heavily injured Kushala Daora away from the crimson storm emanating from the Divine Realm?" Li Fan asked.
"Hmm... it seems so..." Yudora pondered, tilting her head.
"Yes, meow. Also, the Zorah Magdaros and the Queen of the Blazing Sun on its back in the report did not evade," Dilu confirmed.
"No wonder Baolie said the Queen of the Blazing Sun was the key. It turns out only it has mutated."
"Mutated? Wait, if the Queen of the Blazing Sun mutated, then the King of the Blazing Sun should have too." Yudora also noticed something abnormal.
"The King of the Blazing Sun missed its chance because of the Kushala Daora. At that time, the heavily injured Kushala Daora couldn't withstand it, or rather, the crimson storm wouldn't help it mutate, and might even cause harm. This is probably why the Kushala Daora wanted to seize the Wind God Dragon's Jade earlier." Li Fan voiced his speculation.
"I never expected something like this. If they had mutated simultaneously, then..." Yudora said, looking at the three Elder Dragons standing in a straight line.
"Then the King of the Blazing Sun might not have had to fight so desperately."
As soon as Li Fan finished speaking, the King of the Blazing Sun suddenly began to charge on the ground.
The previous attack hadn't incapacitated its flight ability; its primary purpose in charging was clearly to attract the冥灯龙's attention.
Although the aura emanating from the Queen of the Blazing Sun made the冥灯龙 feel extremely disgusted, with an urge to destroy and obliterate it, the pain inflicted by the King of the Blazing Sun had not yet subsided.
Furthermore, it was charging directly at it. The冥灯龙 found no reason to retreat.
*Buzz~ Buzz~ Buzz...*
Sensing energy continuously being injected into its body from its chest cavity, the冥灯龙 proactively began to increase its energy output, rather than merely channeling the energy flow to concentrate a constant total energy in a specific part of its body, as it had done before.
Seeing a sense of evenly matched strength, Li Fan didn't know how to balance the battle.
As black dust particles drifted, the once clear sky gradually darkened.
The冥灯龙, glowing white all over, was already impossible to ignore against this backdrop.
In contrast, the King of the Blazing Sun, radiating heat, seemed like an orange candle flame about to be extinguished.
The King of the Blazing Sun leaped from the ground. The冥灯龙 hesitated for a moment, then lifted its front claws and swiped downwards.
Dodging with a sideways turn, its sharp claws grazed the冥灯龙's head.
The attacked冥灯龙's head recoiled slightly, and it raised its other front claw to swipe horizontally.
The King of the Blazing Sun stomped its claws, leaping onto its opponent's back once more.
*Roar~* The King of the Blazing Sun let out a low growl.
"You are unworthy of being called a king."
Then, its explosive breath attack began to spew forth.
*Bang! Bang!*
The冥灯龙 propped itself up with its claws.
It arched its back and then slammed backward forcefully against the crystal rock wall.
*Boom! Boom!*
After two impacts, a large concave pit appeared in the crystal rock wall.
However, the King of the Blazing Sun, clinging with its four claws, was not dislodged.
Instead, it continued its explosive breath attack during the intervals of the collision.
"If it blasts from the wound on its back now, the King of the Blazing Sun probably won't be able to dodge," Yudora predicted.
"That might be its objective." Li Fan turned his gaze towards the Queen of the Blazing Sun. The black particles, flashing with red light, were already swirling everywhere.
The Kushala Daora also hovered, constantly flapping its wings and accumulating a large amount of misty white airflow.
*Boom! Crash!*
Large chunks of crystal fragments fell. The King of the Blazing Sun, vomiting blood from its mouth, had one of its horns on its head broken under the pressure.
Yet, its four claws remained firmly dug into the冥灯龙.
*Buzz~ Boom!*
An energy beam erupted from the wound on its back, instantly melting through the crystal rock wall. The King of the Blazing Sun flew out from the other side of the rock wall and fell to the ground.
Having dealt with one, the冥灯龙 turned to face the other two.
It paused briefly upon seeing the countless black particles dancing in the air.
*Roar~* "Are you there? This King has something to ask you."
"Protect your vital points."
The冥灯龙 understood for a moment, then felt the source of the energy output within its chest cavity.
It then extended its front claws, and its massive body crashed onto the ground.
The Queen of the Blazing Sun stopped flapping its wings and crossed them in front of its body.
Although it was no longer in a flying posture, its altitude slowly began to rise.
*Roar!* The Queen of the Blazing Sun let out a furious roar.
A powerful gust of wind surged from behind it, carrying the black particles forward.
Red light and black light exploded simultaneously. The sky seemed to instantly turn to night.
The Queen of the Blazing Sun, its body shimmering with an eerie dark red glow, exuded a ferocious aura.
"This is an extremely high concentration of dragon-elemental energy..." Li Fan was now certain of the energy's nature.
However, he had never seen dragon-elemental energy manifest in this form before.
So that's how it is. Not only does life energy on the new continent crystallize when it reaches a certain level, but dragon-elemental energy also changes when highly condensed.
However, this energy is unstable, which might also be why the Queen of the Blazing Sun cannot maintain a constant mutation. Li Fan speculated in his mind.
"This attack should decide the winner. Let's evade for now. Regardless of the outcome, we must strike decisively later."
Zhao Lala reminds you: Remember to collect after reading.