met free 980. Clash of Ice and Flame
980. Clash of Ice and Flame
In such a short time, Lieshan perished at Xiao Yan's hands, losing not only his soul but also his demonic core. This filled Zhu Mu, who had joined the attack, with a sense of shared sorrow, but even more so, it fueled his anger towards Xiao Yan.
"Boy, you have absolutely no chance of escaping today!"
Zhu Mu immediately transformed into the true form of the Ancient Dragon of the Void.
Zhu Mu's massive dragon mouth suddenly opened, roaring furiously in Xiao Yan's direction. Using a sonic fighting technique, the roar transformed into an astonishing energy sonic wave, its intent to severely injure Xiao Yan with a single blow.
This sudden roar did indeed interrupt Xiao Yan's brief respite after he had just killed Lie Shan.
While in mid-air, Xiao Yan was blasted backward by the sound waves that were almost tangible. At the same time, a jade-like luster appeared on Xiao Yan's body. Most of the sound waves that could instantly kill an opponent were blocked by this luster and could not damage Xiao Yan's internal organs.
Then Xiao Yan's soul power surged out like a raging torrent, and the huge vortex of soul power forcefully withstood the sound waves released by Zhu Mu.
Seeing Zhu Mu nearly go berserk, Xiao Yan snorted coldly, "You all like to reveal your true forms, then let's see what you get!"
The four different flames—the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, the Sea Core Flame, the Three Thousand Burning Flames, and the Red Lotus Karmic Flame—obeyed Xiao Yan's command and returned to his side one by one.
The four different flames transformed into a fire-glazed beast, no bigger than the palm of a hand. When it landed in Xiao Yan's palm, its eyes shone with intelligence, showing a deep affection for its master, Xiao Yan.
As they arrived one by one in Xiao Yan's palm, his Dou Qi continuously flowed into them. Replenished by Xiao Yan's Dou Qi, the four primordial flames transformed into Fire Glaze Beasts that swelled to over a hundred feet in size, surrounding the central Zhumu from four directions.
The four different flames were distinct yet worked together to unleash a raging inferno, trapping the Zhumu tree in the center. It was clear that they intended to burn it to ashes.
The dragon roar released by Zhumu could only repel the strange fire, but could not completely suppress it.
The power of the strange fires increased with the number of them. At first, one or two types of Zhumu could resist, but the continuous attack of the four strange fires made Zhumu feel more and more pressure.
Just as the four strange flames were constantly harassing it, a blue light suddenly shone in the huge eyes of the Zhumu, and an extremely terrifying chill flowed out from the gaps between the scales on its body.
"Celestial-Rank Combat Technique, Extreme Yin Dragon's Chill!"
The frigid air, capable of instantly freezing a person to death, was evenly matched with the surging strange fire from all directions.
"That's not enough. Since it's already been used, destroy it completely!"
Zhu Mu's enormous dragon mouth opened again, its blue color even more intense, sending chills down one's spine with just a glance. A chilling aura, infused with tiny ice crystals, spewed out, this time not dispersed to resist the invasion of the strange fire, but concentrated towards the most powerful Red Lotus Karmic Fire.
It's better to cut off one finger than to injure all ten of the enemy's fingers. Zhu Mu thought that he should first completely suppress one of Xiao Yan's different kinds of strange fire.
Under the direct impact of this unusually intense Heaven-Rank combat technique, the fire sparrow formed from the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire was constantly being repelled, and its originally dazzling flames gradually dimmed.
As the master of the primordial flame, Xiao Yan sensed the decline of the Red Lotus Karmic Flame and quickly forced it back to his side.
When Xiao Yan saw the Crimson Lotus Karmic Flame Beast with his own eyes, he was quite surprised. His own karmic flame beast had actually been affected by the cold energy, even losing some of its agility, which pained Xiao Yan greatly. He had always kept this primordial flame within his body, and now that he had used it in battle, he hadn't expected it to suffer such damage.
Xiao Yan was also somewhat surprised, not expecting that this Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan expert at the late stage of the two-star Dou Sheng realm would be so skilled in cold energy.
"My friend over there, your opponent, Zhu Mu, once obtained a Yinming Cold Pearl when he was young. After a thousand years of nurturing, it is extremely difficult to deal with. You must be careful!"
Seeing that the situation was not optimistic, Elder Qingshan of Donglong Island took the time to send a telepathic message to Xiao Yan to explain, hoping that he would not underestimate his enemy.
Xiao Yan had heard of the legendary Frost Pearl's reputation, but he had never seen it in all his years of traveling the continent. This was the first time he had ever seen it. Xiao Yan also knew that the Frost Pearl contained cold energy that its holder needed to constantly collect in cold, gloomy places; the more it used, the less there was left.
With such support, it's no wonder that after his companion Lie Shan perished, Zhu Mu not only didn't back down but seemed determined to keep Xiao Yan here.
As if to confirm what Elder Qingshan had said, a deep blue light flashed again from the huge throat of the Zhumu, and a ball of cold air condensed successfully again, spewing wildly at the Three Thousand Burning Flames on the other side.
The enormous fire dragon was also repelled. Xiao Yan knew that this thousand-year-old chill was extraordinary, not far removed from the power of the strange fire. Furthermore, with the four strange fires already separated from his body, the assistance Xiao Yan could offer was extremely limited. In a one-on-one fight, he was no match for this chill.
"It must be destroyed!"
Just as Zhu Mu was about to freeze the Sea Heart Flame's primordial fire completely in place for the third time, Xiao Yan seized the opportunity during Zhu Mu's moment of preparation and flashed into its mouth.
At that moment, a hint of cruel pleasure flashed in Zhu Mu's eyes: "Human brat, you finally couldn't resist falling for my trick!"
Zhu Mu's two signature skills were common knowledge within the Dragon Clan, as such information couldn't be kept secret. However, over the years, Zhu Mu had always cherished these two skills, especially the Frost Pearl, which he had finally obtained with great difficulty.
He himself was an ancient dragon of the Void, and had no special talent for cold energy. The reason he had such a powerful trump card was entirely due to his diligence in collecting it bit by bit from the extremely cold lands. Therefore, even the dragon race only knew that he possessed the Frost Pearl, and more specific information about him was extremely vague.
Therefore, during the intervals between attacks, he deliberately revealed a subtle weakness: he needed a short time to charge up his power during continuous attacks.
In reality, this was completely unnecessary. Zhu Mu only deliberately created an opening to lure Xiao Yan out, seeing that Xiao Yan was an extremely troublesome and difficult opponent.
Now Xiao Yan is extremely close to him; at this point, it's impossible for them to avoid each other.
"Even though you bastard are incredibly strong, you can't escape being caught off guard and sinking in the gutter. Die!" Zhu Mu silently cried out in his heart.