High above the Sky Sacrifice Mountains, robes fluttering in the wind, a tall figure streaked across the sky, arriving at the highest point of the 'Dragon Dao'—the 'Dragon Head' location, where a large castle stood.
With flowing azure hair and a face as sharp as if carved by a blade, the newcomer descended directly before the castle gates.
The patrolling warriors at the castle gates immediately bowed respectfully upon seeing the person: "Clan Leader!"
The newcomer was none other than the Azure Dragon Clan Leader, the strongest of the Azure Dragon Clan—Gasrisen & Redding! As a son of the Highgod 'Azure Dragon,' Gasrisen's power was unfathomable.
"Hm, why are none of the Elders in the castle?" Gasrisen furrowed his brow. He instantly determined that no Elders were present within the castle.
"The Elders have gone to Death Valley to witness the life-and-death battle," a patrolling warrior reported promptly.
"A life-and-death battle?" Clan Leader Gasrisen frowned. "A single life-and-death battle, and so many Elders had to go? What's going on?"
"It's Elder Emanuel. He's engaging in a life-and-death battle with a Mid-god named Lin Lei," the warrior explained.
"Lin Lei? A Mid-god?" Gasrisen was completely baffled. "An esteemed Elder fighting a Mid-god to the death, hmph." With a cold snort, Clan Leader Gasrisen turned into a streak of light and shot off at extreme speed toward Death Valley.
Meanwhile, the scene inside Death Valley was peculiar.
The battle had begun, but Elder Emanuel, who seemingly held a clear advantage, was hesitating, not attacking. His heart was filled with fear, regret, and unwillingness!
"It's him! It's really him!!!"
Emanuel was furious. "He has the Azure Dragon Ring, so his soul defense must be strong. But his body..." Emanuel had originally planned to win through 'physical attacks.' He was confident his body was indeed strong, but having witnessed that floating image, he knew Lin Lei's body was far more formidable than his own!
Who would have thought that Lin Lei was the powerful individual who had appeared on Miluo Island?
"Emanuel, what's wrong? Shall I attack first?" Lin Lei sneered.
Instantly, Death Valley buzzed with whispers, especially among the patrolling warriors who were confused by Emanuel's inaction.
"Lin Lei..." Emanuel started to say something.
"Since you're being polite, Elder, I'll attack first," Lin Lei said coldly. His speed erupted, turning into a phantom that streaked across the sky. Emanuel immediately bellowed—
"Boom~~" The heavens and earth suddenly erupted with massive waves. Endless waves surged directly toward Lin Lei, quickly transforming into mist that enveloped him. In that instant, Lin Lei couldn't see the situation clearly with his eyes.
"Shing!" "Shing!" "Shing!"...
Sharp ice arrows abruptly shot out from the mist. Each arrow spun, all following curved trajectories. Countless ice arrows, spinning, all shot toward Lin Lei. The sky filled with arrows, their combined force tearing through the air—
Rifts appeared in space.
"Worthy of an Elder," Lin Lei thought to himself.
Lin Lei didn't dodge. He stood mid-air, like a god.
Streams of Earth divine power radiated outward from Lin Lei. A hazy, earthy-yellow light expanded, forming a massive spherical barrier five hundred meters in diameter. Emanuel, unable to dodge in time, was encompassed within it.
Black Stone Space!
Terrifying gravitational force acted upon the multitude of ice arrows, slightly altering their trajectories. This slight deviation caused the arrows to lose their accuracy. They could no longer form a unified strike.
"Phut!" "Phut!" "Phut!"...
Only eight ice arrows struck Lin Lei's body, creating clear, metallic sounds upon impact. Every arrow shattered, while Lin Lei's dragon scales merely bore a few white marks.
"What?!" Emanuel's expression changed drastically.
Even prepared, he was still shocked by Lin Lei's defense.
"No good!" Emanuel felt the immense gravity acting on his body and immediately tried to flee. But in an instant, the downward gravity suddenly shifted direction, now pulling toward Lin Lei.
"Think you can run?" Lin Lei laughed angrily and lunged at Emanuel.
After struggling against the gravity, Emanuel's speed was naturally inferior to Lin Lei's.
"How did it turn out like this?" The thousands of patrolling warriors were completely dumbfounded. In their eyes, the life-and-death battle, which should have been one-sided, was indeed one-sided—but the one holding the upper hand was the 'Mid-god'.
"This Lin Lei, how is he...?" They were agape.
"Lin Lei, he's not a Mid-god. He can't be."
Setting aside the stunned patrolling warriors, the observing elders, upon seeing Lin Lei's transformation, already knew the outcome.
"Emanuel is in for it this time!"
"He kicked an iron plate."
The elders remained silent. After all, Emanuel had agreed to a life-and-death battle. They couldn't intervene.
"Damn it!" Emanuel, trapped in that gravity zone, felt as miserable as a mortal stuck in a quagmire. And Lin Lei's figure was closing in at extreme speed. Emanuel didn't have the courage to engage Lin Lei in close combat.
"Ah~~~"
Emanuel looked frantic, roaring.
"Chi chi~~" Strange blocks of ice materialized out of thin air, forming a large, thick ice wall before Emanuel. The ice wall shimmered with bright light. This massive wall was also affected by the gravity—
It hurtled toward Lin Lei at high speed!
Not only did the ice wall feel the pull of gravity, but Emanuel himself was also intentionally driving it toward Lin Lei.
In an instant, the ice wall reached Lin Lei.
"Break!" Linlei shouted in a low voice. His right fist, carrying boundless power and utilizing the Earth Laws' 'Might' profound mystery, slammed onto a point on the ice wall.
"Bang!" The entire ice wall shuddered slightly, then disintegrated into icy powder.
By the time Lin Lei passed through the cloud of ice powder and continued the pursuit, Emanuel had already reached the edge of the gravity zone. At that very moment, instead of fleeing, Emanuel abruptly turned and let out a deep roar—
Suddenly, an Azure Dragon phantom appeared behind Emanuel. The phantom's cold eyes stared directly at Lin Lei, then let out a low hum.
Innate Divine Ability—Dragon's Roar!
"Not good." Lin Lei's expression changed.