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But to the cruel and ferocious Chromium Dragon, these words meant only one thing—as long as he wasn't killed, any form of torture was acceptable!
"Come...come...come! You lowly two-legged lizard, you poisonous worm! Leave your tails behind~"
With its limbs as sharp as knives, the Chrome Dragon, spreading a deathly chill through the forest, struck the Azure Rathalos and Pink Rathian cubs with a single limb, instantly bringing them to their knees!
In the blink of an eye, the chilled, sharp claws had already ripped off the spiked tails of the two fire dragons. The frenzied hailstorm further forced the two fire dragons to lose their balance and fall to the ground.
"Thanks for the snacks~ Lie down now."
Upon hearing that the guest contestant being compared to was Zilong, Zhou Han felt very regretful... regretful that he didn't have the chance to personally face that Zilong.
Having also mastered extraordinary combat techniques, Zhou Han was terrifyingly strong in close combat. The moment the Azure Rathalos and the Pink Rathalos met, Zhou Han was sent flying and fell into a pool of blood, his tail severed and flesh gouged out.
"It only left a few hundred cuts, which is no problem for the dragon. It can heal itself after a good night's sleep, right?"
Carrying away the severed tail and torn shoulder meat was like picking out your favorite delicacies at a market. But unlike the Red Dragon's explosive fireballs, the Chrome Dragon sensed a lurking danger in its surroundings—
They are the Gold Rathian and the Silver Rathian, the Yin-Yang Hymn engraved in the dragon's heritage, the undisputed monsters among the flying dragons... equally chosen ones.
"A rare species? It does qualify as a plaything under the claws of a chromodon."
"If I were to tear off your complete state after you ascended to godhood, it would be quite something to brag about~ But seizing the flag is more important now... You can pick up your comrades who are like stray dogs and run away with your tails between your legs!"
Even when facing the Gold Rathian and Silver Rathian alone, Cursed Frost, who had undergone rigorous training in the Chromium Dragon Clan, showed no fear.
"Twenty seconds~ Next, my freezing aura will stop. Pathetic dragons, I'm only giving you this much time to challenge me."
Determined to fight the Gold and Silver Fire Dragons, Zhou Han actually kept his word and stopped adding that extremely threatening hail breath to the freezing aura.
This was certainly not because she deliberately acted foolishly. By using her hail breath to form an aura and killing her way through, Zhou Han had already lost a considerable amount of demonic energy.
Without cultivating majesty, the aura skill that consumes the most mana is the type that condenses energy into a physical form.
Like the hail breath of the chrome dragon and the hot sand breath of the tungsten dragon, condensing these entities for attack, while having great destructive power, also consumes a lot of resources.
Fighting the two fire dragons also allowed me to recover some of my depleted magic power. As long as the silver dragon arrived in time, the two young dragons, one silver and one bronze, working together, should have no problem defeating the red-blue hybrid lightning dragon.
In the shadows, the Obsidian Dragon lurks, waiting for its chance. It waits for the Gold Rathian and Silver Rathian to create an opportunity for it to get close enough to use Dimensional Jump on the Chromium Dragon.
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Huang Ying knew that the cave containing both sides' flags could not be destroyed by the young dragon's abilities. As long as the ancestral young dragon stood there, it would truly be a single dragon guarding the pass.
While her ancestral bloodline was not as powerful as that of Flame Glaze, a chosen one, she was immune to the damage from the lightning breath of the Bronze Dragon. However, she would also suffer double the damage from the cold.
As long as the Cold Floss and the Cursed Cold arrive, the Blazing Lightning will surely be defeated.
As for Huang Ying herself, how can she withstand the combined attack of Yan Liu, Deng Liu, and Zhuang Daihua?
The answer is simple: she is going to do something that none of the other three baby dragons would do—burn the true blood of the ancestral golden dragon within her body to gain explosive power.
Lantern, possessing the bloodline of the Ice Dragon, cannot easily burn the ancestral white dragon blood within her. That would be tantamount to breaking the balance between the strengths of her bloodlines—
If things go wrong, the very nature of her life will change. From a brilliant white dragon, one in a million, she will become an ancient dragon whose reason is overtaken by wildness.
During their earlier conversation, Zhuang Daihua inadvertently revealed her secret. She was fighting using the purple dragon, which was essentially a summoned creature, from the Dragon Ring. However, the purple dragon in the ring had just had its bloodline enhanced and could not burn its true blood again.
Only Yan Liu remains. If Huang Ying is to defend the pass alone, she must do her utmost to defeat Yan Liu, the only one capable of burning true blood.
After that, Huang Ying would have three drops of ancestral true blood at her disposal! One drop was consumed by defeating the ancestral purple dragon in Zhuang Daihua's ring, and two drops were available after defeating Deng Liu.
Huang Ying had discussed the plan to burn her true blood with the other three young dragons. As an outsider, Zhou Han naturally didn't intend to gamble his true blood on a small victory.
Cold Floss and Dust Rust were eventually persuaded by the Royal Oriole. They prepared to condense a drop of true blood for emergency use.
Of course, if one drop wasn't enough, they wouldn't try again. Even with their ancestral bloodline, they were still just young dragons.
The crucial adolescence is just around the corner, and if a deficiency in true blood were to jeopardize one's future, it would be an absolutely unwise decision.
Knowing this, Huang Ying was certain that Yan Liu wouldn't use her true blood. She certainly wouldn't make such a choice to accept the fiery lightning inherited from the Colorful Princess.
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"Roar—anyone who takes another step forward...die!"
The five iron dragons, along with the other four chrome dragons besides the one with the curse, are the gold dragon's most steadfast allies in guarding the rear.
Centaurs and orcs aren't fools; fighting within the aura of the young dragons would be tantamount to suicide. So they continued to probe each other's strength in the jungle.
"It's none of your business!"
Nine red dragons, nine blue dragons, and four purple dragons (excluding Zhuang Daihua). Together, the colorful dragon army was invincible.
Since the Iron Dragon has no lightning resistance, the Blue Dragon naturally takes advantage of its range from the rear, unleashing its dense lightning breath on the enemy.
The bronze dragons, resistant to lightning, all joined the rusty dust in attacking the chromatic dragons' camp. This was actually a strategic blunder by the Royal Nightingale.
Given the capabilities of the ancestral bronze dragon, Dust Rust, the only young dragons capable of stopping her in a naval battle are Lantern and Royal Oriole, who can also breathe underwater.
Sending Dust Rust deep into enemy territory alone, while leaving the rest of the Bronze Dragons in the rear to work together to block the enemy's reverted dragons, seems to offer a better chance of victory.
Of course, Huang Ying didn't dwell too much on defending the pass. These bronze dragons could easily maneuver around the land and further tear apart the green and black dragons' defensive lines from the rear.
In this way, they can create more stable conditions for the cold fluff and the cold curse to advance.
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"Damn it... is it a dragon?"
On the other side, the silver dragon Leng Xu, without activating its cold aura, quickly traversed the battle zone using its own flight ability.
Scalding hot, almost bluish-white in color, even though the Golden Fire Dragon and Silver Fire Dragon were still young, under Qin He's devoted care, these little guys were already able to release breaths approaching the power of Calamity Flames.
"Yes... just a little closer."
The hidden obsidian dragon slowly examined its silver dragon cousin.
Obsidian dragons and silver dragons share a largely similar body structure and the same skull plates. They are even considered a fire-type gem subspecies of silver dragons, possessing the "Creation" ability to jump between planes and create demiplanes.
In terms of its uniqueness alone, the Obsidian Dragon is actually the noblest of all the baby dragons present.
"As long as I touch her, I can teleport. I only have one chance, and no matter what... I cannot let His Highness Qin He down."
Jumping to the Fire Elemental Plane is the only way to confront the Silver Dragon and Chrome Dragon cubs head-on without having any reverted baby dragons.
Once they are trapped, Chidian will only need to deal with Dust Rust Dragon.
In a one-on-one fight, Dust Rust is absolutely no match for any one of the four atavistic individuals of the Color Dragon.
Chapter 435 The Assassin Silver Fox Walks into the Trap
Unlike Zhou Han, Yinlong Lengxu was not aggressive. She conserved her strength to the greatest extent possible, minimizing her energy loss while rushing towards the Color Dragon's base camp.
Her location was discovered by the white dragons responsible for guerrilla warfare. They were also immune to freezing damage, and the white dragons' pure flight speed was even faster than that of the silver dragons.
Although Leng Xu's strength was enough to easily intercept and kill an ordinary white dragon, even if it tried to burrow underground, she would grab its tail and pull it out.
But their immediate priority is to reach Chidian, who is guarding the pass. Only by quickly creating a two-on-one or even three-on-one situation and taking down Chidian can they have any hope of victory.
As for Huang Ying, in order to stop Yan Liu and Deng Liu, she did not hesitate to use all three drops of true blood she had accumulated during her ancestral dragon years.
If the Metal Dragons are more daring than the Color Dragons, they will win this battle.
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Another pair of rare fire dragon cubs are ready. The magnificent figure of the atavistic silver dragon is very conspicuous in the sky above the forest, and it is only a matter of time before it is exposed.
"Ready? Go!"
Compared to the aggressive hail aura of the Chromium Dragon's Cursed Frost, the Silver Dragon's is a blizzard.
So far, she hasn't used magic energy to activate the freezing aura, which is an advantage for the two fire dragons.
If they attack with all their might, even a young, reverted dragon will have a headache. The obsidian dragons here are also ready, just waiting for an opportunity to strike.
"Roar--!"
The roar of the fire dragon echoed through the smoke-filled forest. Immediately afterwards, a faintly white-infused "calamity flame" surged from the mouths of the two young rare species.
The fireball approaching the Blazing Flame is their strongest attack during their juvenile stage.
In theory, Gold Rathian and Silver Rathalos cannot unleash a Ragnaros state comparable to that of an Elder Dragon when they are young.
However, with Qin He's top-level cultivation, the feeding of rare Fire Dragon Elixir, and their equally high fighting spirit, the impossible ultimately became possible.
"Fire dragon..."
Aside from the four reverted baby dragons, the rare fire dragons are the most troublesome on the color dragon side.
Their agile aerial combat abilities are so overwhelming that even a silver dragon awakened to all aerial combat spells would find it difficult to suppress them. Their dragon breath and poison, far more powerful than those of ordinary fire dragons, make it completely unrealistic to expect to defeat them with minimal losses.
As a silver dragon who had reverted to its ancestral origins, Leng Xu learned most of the aerial combat spells inherited from the silver dragon, including cloud-walking, feather-falling, wind manipulation, and weather manipulation.
However, without the crucial anti-gravity spell, it is extremely difficult to suppress the rare fire dragon in aerial combat without taking damage or with minimal injury.
Gold Rathalos and Silver Rathalos are destined to grow into gods, rivaling the Elder Dragons. The loss of even one is a tremendous blow.
They are the retinues bestowed upon Deng Liu by Qin He, and must not be killed.
If the words "cannot kill" were to the Chromium Dragon, it would mean using every means to torture and torment its opponent. For the Silver Dragon, holding back would be commonplace.
They knew how to be tactful. As the most human-friendly and benevolent true dragon species, the silver dragons always made their moves after careful consideration.
The Silver Rathalos's swooping claws are more deadly than any eagle's attack. Even a young, reverted dragon wouldn't survive a successful injection of venom!
"Please get out of the way!"
Using spells to manipulate the wind, Leng Xu unleashed a blizzard of strong winds combined with a freezing aura. The two fire dragons responded with another deafening roar!
In an instant, the wind and snow swirled, slowing down the Silver Fire Dragon's attack—to achieve this much, Leng Xu was already quite remarkable.
The Gold Rathalos, which is better at ground combat, can still fight against the Elder Dragon Kushala Daora, which manipulates storms, and even achieve a slightly better result.
Even the Silver Fire Dragon, specializing in aerial combat, was affected by the cold, swirling snow. Perhaps in terms of ruthless fighting techniques, she was no match for Curse Cold.
However, her use of her abilities far surpasses that of the chrome dragon, which unleashes its power at will.
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As Chidian finished its combat deployment, the dark clouds of Rumble gradually spread.
The sunlight that had just been shining down, illuminating the woodland with a peaceful glow, is now nowhere to be found.
In the rocky woodland, the hybrid monarch and the bronze dragon confront each other.
Without a word, aside from the outsider Chromium Dragon, both were the most ferocious creatures in each other's hordes, and the only sound in the forest was the ear-piercing roar of grinding teeth and sucking blood.
"Bronze Dragons, you... you may all come at me!"
The raging lightning tore through the sky, fueling the savage red dragon blood within the blood source. In the battle of elemental attributes, the blazing lightning had completely won.
They are immune to lightning, but the bronze dragon is not immune to her fire.
"Mixed-race...Should I praise your boldness, or tear apart your arrogance?"
The raging thunder roared and swept across the area. Even if lightning was ineffective against the enemy, Dust Rust would not allow his elemental abilities to be outdone.
Thunderclouds brought torrential rain, fiercely resisting the fiery aura surrounding the blazing lightning bolts. Their only option now was to fight! Only by being more ferocious than the other young dragons could they achieve victory in this battle.
By summoning wind, thunder, and torrential rain to counteract the aura, the consumption of dust and rust at this moment is no less than when the aura is active.
Its sleek, bronze-colored dragon body, once again displaying its awe-inspiring battle prowess on the beach—breaking through waves to devour sharks and slaying tigers—vanished instantly amidst the torrential rain.
No need to look; with its imposing seven-meter wingspan, the Blazing Lightning could easily block all enemies. If Dust Rust wanted to capture the flag, it would have to launch a direct assault from the main gate!
Sensing and anticipating the series of attacks the bronze dragon would unleash, Blazing Lightning fiercely extended its claws, as if determined to crush its inferior bronze dragon in a single blow!
—With the red dragon bloodline dominating the battle, the blazing lightning will absolutely overwhelm the bronze dragon's power!
After the battle, a terrifying explosion shattered the rain curtain, sending shattered scales flying everywhere.
Dust Rust growled as she retreated, leaving huge cracks in the ground beneath her feet. The advantage of agility vanished in the face of a dragon guarding the pass.
The hind claws sank three feet deep, symbolizing the violent dominance of lightning over the young dragon, mercilessly crushing her.
If she was already in such a predicament against the blazing lightning, she would probably be in an even more sorry state if she were to be confronted by the more brute force-bound Flame Glaze.
Of course, although the lightning bolt had the advantage in strength when she clashed claws with the bronze dragon, a narrow, long crack was left between her claws.
"A Bronze Dragon at its ancestral form, is that all there is?"
Dust and rust responded with a cold mockery in return:
"A half-blooded monarch? Nothing special!"
Having adjusted its attack stance, the bronze dragon reappeared before her, its claws lashing out with tremendous force, capable of shattering mountains and splitting the earth.
This time, sparks, lightning, and debris from the mine rocks combined to create a massive explosion and a terrifying shockwave, hurling all the debris from the battle between the two dragons into the pouring rain, and sending thick smoke billowing into the sky.