At the edge of a massive fissure that had split the earth, with a grinding rush, dirt and gravel slowly slid down into the enormous chasm.
A body as large as a small hill was slumped to one side, its massive head swaying twice as those scarlet eyes stared in disbelief at the terrifying figure hovering in the sky—a Dragon Blood Warrior at the peak of his power! Those dark golden pupils swept downward toward the Tyrant Lizard.
Silence!
There was only the sound of wind blowing, leaves falling, and sand and soil sliding. Whether it was the Tyrant Lizard, or the Saint-level Lightning Dragon and Golden Dragon, all three had been shaken by Lin Lei's terrifying power.
"Wow, Dad is awesome!"
From a dirt mound in the distance, Tyler cheered. Beside him, Ceni and Sasha were both equally excited. In her heart, Dilia felt a growing sense of pride for Lin Lei—after all, he was her man! Bei Bei grinned beside them, showing his white teeth. "Those three Saint-level dragons are pretty decent—good enough to force Boss into his Dragon Blood Warrior form."
Lin Lei's transformation was different from before.
In the past, the dragon scales on his body had been black, but now they were a blend of black and blue-green, having turned into a deep cyan!
"Even though it was drinking the Blood of the Armored Back Iron Dragon that awakened the Dragon Blood Warrior bloodline in me, what truly gave me this great leap in power is the Dragon Blood Warrior bloodline itself," Lin Lei thought to himself. How could the energy contained in the Armored Back Iron Dragon's dragon crystal possibly compare to the Dragon Blood Warrior bloodline?
The pure Dragon Blood Warrior bloodline, upon transformation, should produce cyan scales like Wotton's.
Even if one drank the blood of another type of dragon, upon reaching the Saint Realm and transforming, the color of the scales would inevitably be close to cyan.
The Tyrant Lizard's enormous body rose into the air, joining the Lightning Dragon and Golden Dragon once more. The three dragons exchanged glances, then all regarded Lin Lei with solemn expressions—completely devoid of the arrogance and bluster they had shown upon arrival.
Lin Lei had now formed a clear understanding of these three Saint-level dragons.
The Tyrant Lizard's strength and offensive power were no weaker than a peak Dragon Blood Warrior's. The reason Lin Lei had been able to so easily seize its "dragon tail" was not simply due to overwhelming force, but also because of his "Pulse Guard," which had neutralized the impact.
Especially after transforming, the Battle Qi within Lin Lei's body was vastly more powerful than before.
Naturally, his "Pulse Guard" was far more formidable as well, neutralizing the impact and allowing him to seize the tail. That was how he had so easily smashed the Tyrant Lizard off into the distance.
As for the Lightning Dragon...
Lin Lei was certain that even in his transformed state, his speed should still be a notch below the Lightning Dragon's. It was just that the Lightning Dragon's offensive power wasn't great enough to harm him. Of course, "not great enough" was only relative to Lin Lei's absurd level of defense.
The Golden Dragon...
Was a dragon clan adept at magic. That was Lin Lei's assessment. Though their earlier exchange had been brief, so he couldn't say for certain.
"Have you finished discussing it?"
Lin Lei stood in midair, his dark golden pupils sweeping over the three Saint-level dragons as he called out in a clear voice, "You three—do you want to fight me to the death, or will you give me a little dragon blood?"
The three Saint-level dragons had long since made their decision. The leading Lightning Dragon spoke in a deep, resonant voice: "Lin Lei of the Chaos Lands, your strength has earned our respect. If you leave now, we can overlook everything that just happened."
The corner of Lin Lei's mouth curved slightly upward.
Twelve years of quiet meditation had certainly improved his temper.
"Looks like we'll have to let our fists do the talking," Lin Lei said, clenching both fists. Deep cyan Battle Qi surged around him like a tidal wave, and violent power immediately radiated outward in all directions. The entire space seemed to tremble.
Lin Lei's dark golden eyes coldly fixed on the three Saint-level dragons. "Come on. In these twelve years, I haven't had a single real all-out battle. Today... I'll have a proper go at it." His dragon tail swished casually, and each swing produced a sharp crack that sent ripples through space.
The three Saint-level dragons all focused their gazes on Lin Lei.
"What happened just now was merely our most casual, halfhearted combination—you really shouldn't think you can take on all three of us," the Lightning Dragon declared in its deep voice. "Lin Lei, let me tell you plainly: my next technique is called 'Flash Lightning and Thunder!'"
The Lightning Dragon was clearly brimming with confidence.
Lin Lei stood in midair like a demon god, steady as a mountain, utterly unconcerned by the three Saint-level dragons before him.
"Crackling~~~"
Electric serpents danced across the Lightning Dragon's green-scaled body, and the surrounding air seemed to have been pierced through by lightning, with stray bolts of electricity shooting in every direction. At the center of it all, the Lightning Dragon stared coldly at Lin Lei—then suddenly, a terrifying bolt of massive lightning hurtled toward Lin Lei.
No, it wasn't lightning—it was the Lightning Dragon's body!
"Haha..."
Laughter erupted as Lin Lei instantly split into several afterimages, his body moving at blinding speed. The space around him seemed to freeze in place at one moment, then overlap at the next—the surroundings had become completely blurred.
Dragon Blood Warrior "Lin Lei" was in constant motion.
Relying on his comprehension of the Wind Element Laws, he dodged the Lightning Dragon's charge entirely. The Lightning Dragon shot past Lin Lei's position without so much as grazing him. But its deep eyes, crackling with electric serpents, only grew colder.
"Boom~~~" Like a peal of thunder.
The source of that terrifying thunderclap was precisely where Lin Lei stood. The Lightning Dragon's powerful tail was ferociously whipping at Lin Lei, again and again. The speed of those tail strikes far exceeded the dragon's own movement speed, and Lin Lei simply couldn't dodge them all.
Because the tail whipped back and forth at extreme speed, it sent violent tremors through space, even producing the sound of terrifying thunder.
The tail strikes—that was the true essence of "Flash Lightning and Thunder."
Lin Lei's "Pulse Guard" had contracted to roughly twenty centimeters in thickness, but this compressed Pulse Guard was no weaker in its defensive power. Like an elastic membrane, each time the tail lashed against it, the Pulse Guard deflected the majority of the force.
One or two strikes—Lin Lei couldn't care less.
But in the blink of an eye, that tail had already lashed out over a thousand times.
"That speed really is terrifying." Lin Lei was truly at a loss for words. This was the fastest thing he had ever witnessed. A dragon's tail was generally frighteningly fast, and the Lightning Dragon, which excelled in speed, had taken that tail to an entirely new level.
"Is Dad going to be okay?" Sasha asked worriedly from a distance.
"Uncle Bei Bei, what about Uncle Lin Lei?" Ceni also sounded anxious. At this point they couldn't make out any details of the aerial battle happening far away—they could only hear the horrifying thunder roaring continuously and countless bolts of lightning flashing within the combat zone.
Bei Bei grinned, revealing his clean white teeth.