Ashen Dragon

Cassius looked up at the ever-lowering shadow canopy, his eyes filled with eager interest, with a hint of destructive desire once again flickering in the depths of his pupils.

"Tsk tsk, so nostalgic, this spell again."

"Then... let's tear it apart."

A smile appeared on that grim dragon face.

"Reckless fool, you will become nourishment for the Nether Shadow Realm!"

Mortifael's voice echoed through the sky of the Shadow Domain like a venomous curse, though it carried a subtle note of panic.

Cassius suddenly flapped his wings, ascending almost vertically. Chaotic, disorderly light patterns appeared in the crystal on his chest.

Before the colossal black canopy covering the city, in front of that soul-crushing tide of shadows—even the thirty-meter-long Red Dragon seemed tiny—yet Cassius showed no fear. Instead, his entire body radiated fervor, and he even let out a joyous roar.

"Boom——"

Dark red flames spewed from his mouth, heading straight for the shadow canopy.

The pitch-black canopy was torn apart!

The moment the Chaos Flame touched the shadow, the canopy was instantly pierced, creating a massive red wound.

Flames continued to burn fiercely at the edges of the gap, spreading relentlessly, with the undead shadows vanishing before even having the chance to wail.

And the Red Dragon had already plunged into the thick black fog without hesitation, the chaotic light flames around him incinerating all approaching shadows into more chaotic particles.

"Mortifael, your hiding is meaningless!"

"My Breath of Chaos will purify everything!"

Cassius roared, rampaging through the shadowy fog, creating one burning hole after another in the pitch-black canopy, making it look like a tattered black cloth.

Meanwhile, the Shadow Dragon moved through his domain, seeking an opportunity.

This Dragon Shadow Mage had fought countless battles over centuries, developing an exceptionally venomous combat system.

When the dark canopy descended, the Shadow Walking Magic allowed Mortifael to move through the shadows unseen, appearing anywhere the shadows reached, and the Obsidian Eye let him perceive everything within the shadows. With Soul Cursing Shadow Magic, Shadow Curse Magic, Shadow Shaping Magic—he could simulate any spell he knew within his domain, transforming it into shadow magic.

However, the Chaos Flame surrounding the Red Dragon threw him into complete disarray. These flames seemed alive, disrupting every spell he constructed, continuously devouring his shadow domain, making his hiding place ever smaller.

As time passed, the shadow domain he had accumulated over a hundred years would eventually be entirely dissipated!

"Damn Divine Favored, damn flames!"

Mortifael muttered darkly.

Yet this sound, faint as it was, revealed a clue to Cassius.

"Rats in the shadows..."

"I've caught you."

Cassius grinned, revealing a ferocious smile. He suddenly flapped his powerful wings, instantly covering hundreds of meters, diving straight into the hidden shadow.

"I will grant you the most thorough destruction! You should be honored!"

"Let me show you my new strength!"

"Roar——"

The Red Dragon let out a roar that shook the night. His eyes were bloodshot, his pupils filled with a desire for destruction.

Large amounts of saliva and flame dripped from his gaping jaws, and boiling blood seeped through the gaps in his scales, giving them a bloody sheen.

With his roar, the gloomy region around him and even the world aboveground trembled. Countless living creatures shivered in the face of this terrifying might, quivering under this frenzied will.

Boiling rage—this was the Bloodscale Frenzy!

"Impossible..."

The Shadow Dragon in the darkness felt an endless terror rise from the depths of his soul.

For centuries, he had been a nightmare to all living beings, a harbinger of countless nightmares.

But now, Mortifael tasted the long-forgotten flavor of fear, not only leaving him flustered but also bringing an incredible sense of defeat. Experience exclusive tales on My Virtual Library Empire

That strong, terrifying, frenzied Red Dragon flapped his wings, stirring a supernatural wind laced with the stench of blood and blowing away the incorporeal shadow, revealing the Shadow Dragon hidden within.

Shadow Walking Magic

The Shadow Dragon hurriedly cast a spell, preparing to flee into the shadows.

However, Cassius's speed was frighteningly fast, creating a piercing sonic boom in midair. The next moment, the Red Dragon appeared before the Shadow Dragon without warning.

Gazing at the rapidly approaching Red Dragon, Mortifael gritted his teeth and cast a spell.

Shadow Shaping Magic

Endless shadows were summoned by him, forming a deep vortex before him to try to tear the Red Dragon apart.

In the sky, pitch-black meteors appeared, hurling themselves at the Red Dragon in simulation of the Meteor Burst spell.

Mortifael's eyes flashed with a deep light, casting multiple terrifying illusions successively.

However, Cassius's expression grew even more savage. He opened his jaws wide, issuing a frenzied roar like a wild prehistoric beast. More blood seeped from his scales, forming a crimson veil that blocked all spells around him.

"Roar——"

Dracon's Fury

Under the Bloodscaled Fury's wrath, all illusions were easily shattered, the barriers of spells breaking like fragile walls under the Red Dragon's powerful body.

"No, such power..."

"How can he possess such power!"

Mortifael's voice was laced with panic and fear, as well as endless jealousy and greed.

To seek power, he had abandoned dragon dignity, collecting undead shadows at all costs, only to see his spells ruthlessly crushed by a young dragon barely decades old.

This Shadow Dragon desire nothing more, he yearned to possess Cassius's strength, to replace him and become the Dragon Queen's favored one.

"This all should be mine!"

Mortifael screeched in a piercing, overlapping wail.

Shadow Curse Magic

Black mist swirled around him, the shadows coalescing into hideous Shadow Dragons in midair, encircling the Red Dragon.

They shrieked in unison, spitting torrent-like Shadow Breath.

Yet despite his severely diminished reason, Cassius harbored the most frenzied Spell Breaking Core.

He saw through the true form of the Shadow Dragon in an instant, flapping his wings violently, easily breaking through the countless strange shadow magic barriers, a red streak charging at the Shadow Dragon. His powerful arm with its iron-like bulging muscles gripped its slender neck.

The Shadow Dragon struggled continuously, trying to dissolve into shadow and escape, but the Chaos Flame emanating from the Red Dragon's body nearly drove him to despair.

"I... caught you."

"I'm going to tear, destroy, everything."

In the state of the Bloodscale Frenzy, his words came out almost crazed.

Cassius gazed into the Shadow Dragon's gray eyes, his entire body enveloped in a turbulent white smoke, his pupils filled with the desire for destruction—exactly like Karex in the illusion.