Chapter 195: Chapter 197: The Blazing Flame Dragon King
Chapter 197: The Blazing Flame Dragon King
Heat. Overwhelming, scorching heat radiated from Liu Erlong, far surpassing even that emitted by Ye Tianxin.
The ring configuration around her was clear: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black.
"She really is a Soul Douluo!" Dragon Duke Meng Shu was taken aback.
Yet, he had no idea that this woman before him had already undergone the trials of Sea God Island. The eight soul rings she displayed were a carefully crafted illusion.
Before Meng Shu could react, Liu Erlong lunged forward, flames scorching the ground and transforming it to magma in her wake.
Though Meng Shu was seasoned and resilient, he was unprepared for Liu Erlong's ferocity. He raised his dragon headed staff to block her sudden blow, only for his expression to twist in shock.
"What immense strength!"
In the blink of an eye, Meng Shu was sent flying hundreds of meters into the sky from a single punch.
Not one to relent, Liu Erlong kicked off, using the blazing flames beneath her feet as propulsion to close the distance.
"Sixth Soul Skill: Explosive Crush!"
Meng Shu, watching Liu Erlong approach with blazing fists and a glistening black soul ring, quickly summoned his own soul rings.
"Don't get cocky! I am the Dragon Duke, Meng Shu! Seventh Soul Skill: Dragon Staff True Form!"
In an instant, Meng Shu transformed into his martial spirit's true form a colossal dragon headed staff extending over ten meters, like a small mountain emitting a palpable aura of strength.
Liu Erlong's ferocious strike collided with the dragon's head, but her attack left only a glowing red mark.
Seizing the opportunity, Meng Shu used his augmented true form to unleash a close range soul skill, retaliating with a wave of intense, fiery breath that sent Liu Erlong flying.
Meng Shu's dragon staff, while superior in quality to Snake Lady's serpent staff, had limitations. It lacked the sharpness of a blade and the weighty impact of a hammer, placing it in an awkward position as a weapon. From the outset, Meng Shu had chosen to focus on control based techniques, relying on long range attacks to restrict opponents.
Thus, Meng Shu knew that despite the ferocity of his strike, it was unlikely to have dealt a severe blow to Liu Erlong. He cautiously turned his gaze to the dust and smoke rising from the area where she had landed.
"A mere deputy dean with such strength... has Tianxing Academy produced such monstrous talents?" Meng Shu couldn't help but feel a pang of regret for his earlier arrogance.
The top academies on the continent had only three Soul Douluo level powerhouses among their upper echelons, and now, seeing this formidable woman from Tianxing Academy, he realized he had gravely underestimated them.
A muffled groan sounded through the haze, laced with a touch of anger.
Liu Erlong stood, her form enveloped in flames, releasing the full aura of a Soul Douluo. Her once sharp eyes now gleamed with the cold, reptilian slits of a dragon's.
"Seventh Soul Skill: Martial Spirit Avatar Blazing Flame Dragon King!"
A resonant roar filled the forest as Liu Erlong transformed, growing into a towering, eighteen meter red dragon.
This dragon was unlike any common flame or red dragon. Its angular, lizard like head bore four scarlet horns that gleamed like rubies. Its powerful limbs and menacing claws looked capable of tearing through anything, while its massive thirty meter wings cast a looming shadow.
Meng Shu stared in awe at the sight. Although his own martial spirit had ties to dragons, his dragon headed staff could hardly compare to true dragon martial spirits. In fact, true dragon spirits had become legendary relics.
Among the surviving true dragon martial spirits, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was the most renowned. Its violent nature often caused its bloodline to deviate, resulting in derivative dragon spirits most commonly, flame dragons.
Liu Erlong's fire dragon spirit, once impure with lingering traces of lightning, had evolved under Ye Wen's guidance. After winning her loyalty, Ye Wen had not only granted her access to Sea God Island for rigorous training but had also personally refined a special celestial herb for her that purified her spirit, leaving only pure flame power.
Now, Liu Erlong was reborn. Her flames were close to reaching the threshold of extreme heat, and her martial spirit had evolved into the Blazing Flame Dragon, a true dragon spirit surpassing the power of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
Glaring at Meng Shu, who hovered in the air on guard, Liu Erlong's voice boomed.
"It's time to pay for your actions, old man! Tianxing Academy is not yours to insult."
"Eighth Soul Skill: Blazing Inferno Blast!"
A beam of fiery breath surged from her mouth, shooting straight for Meng Shu.
He tried to evade, only to find the attack locked onto him. Fear crept into his eyes.
At that moment, a familiar figure raced toward him from below. It was Snake Lady, her soul power almost exhausted, but she managed to leap into the air, shouting.
"Old man!"
Relief flooded Meng Shu's face as they seamlessly joined forces, years of fighting side by side allowing them to act in unison.
"Martial Spirit Fusion Skill: Dragon Serpent Strike!"
The two unleashed their combined might, and an explosion of soul power ravaged the area, leaving a charred wasteland in its wake.
The intense clash alerted the true ruler of the forest's perimeter to their presence.
Meng Shu, who had borne the brunt of the attack, emerged from the blast covered in burns, his skin blackened and scorched. Snake Lady, trembling as she picked herself up, shot him a disapproving glare.
"Look at what you got us into, you reckless fool!" she scolded.
Meng Shu, still dazed, shook his head to clear his senses. Then, a powerful gust of wind swept through the area.
Hovering overhead, Liu Erlong in her dragon form flapped her wings, sending shockwaves through the air.
"This will be the first and last warning, Snake Lady. Take this time to explain things to your husband. Tianxing Academy doesn't bully others without reason, but neither will we tolerate insults."
With that, Liu Erlong turned and left.
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