Chen Tian watched the ground shake. In an instant, he transformed into the appearance of a Devourer and walked towards the city of the Devourers. His skill, "Conceal the Heavens and Cross the Sea," had been upgraded to allow him to change into any race's appearance.
Chen Tian was now indistinguishable from a Devourer, save for his unrevealed aura. His appearance was flawless. As he walked through the city, even though most of the Devourers had been lured away, hundreds of them still remained.
However, Chen Tian's target today was not them. He proceeded into the main city, where the City Lord's Mansion appeared before him. This was Chen Tian's objective for the day.
According to information from Rokes, Devourers had different ranks, and higher-ranked Devourers had the authority to command those of lower rank. Therefore, Chen Tian had come to eliminate the highest-ranking commander here, hoping to leave the Devourer horde leaderless.
The reason Chen Tian had asked Rokes and the others for help was to attract attention. After all, if he were discovered with so many enemies, it would be difficult for him alone.
He then stepped into the City Lord's Mansion. Thanks to Rokes and the others' prior actions, the guards of the City Lord's Mansion had also gone out. Chen Tian easily entered the mansion's interior.
In the main hall, a young man slowly opened his eyes and then coldly shouted, "What is it? Report quickly!"
Chen Tian looked at the young man before him. "Good heavens, it's that young man from the city. So, this Devourer is the highest-ranked one now!"
Chen Tian touched his forehead. Fortunately, he possessed the Ring of Hope. Otherwise, he might not have been able to win this fight.
The opponent was a being beyond White Blaze rank, not someone he could contend with now.
"What are you doing? Speak, what is it?" the young man shouted coldly. Chen Tian remained silent, only a slight curve of his lips as he said, "Your subordinate does indeed have something to say!"
"Speak!" Neil Lie said coldly. Chen Tian slowly opened his mouth and said, "That is, your life is mine!"
"Bang!"
"Kid, who do you think you are? Wait, who are you? Devourers can't hide their aura. Who are you, kid? You're looking for death!" Neil Lie said furiously. Just as he was about to make a move, a massive golden radiance instantly filled the entire interior of the City Lord's Mansion, enveloping it.
The golden light formed a barrier. Neil Lie and Chen Tian felt as if they were in a golden ocean. Chen Tian's figure was revealed, and he spoke, "Do you still recognize me?"
"Kid, it's you. I shouldn't have let you go back then. I didn't expect you to obtain the Ring of Hope. Very well, I will kill you and cut off humanity's last hope!"
He was about to extend his hands when he suddenly sensed something and was horrified. "How is this possible?"
"Give up. In this Sea of Hope, your strength will be suppressed by half. That means you can only exert the power of White Blaze rank ten."
Chen Tian said mockingly. The Sea of Hope, created by the Ring of Hope, could be used once every three days, but its effect was still significant. It could suppress the strength of any living being by half. This was also why Chen Tian dared to barge in alone.
Neil Lie then said dismissively, "Even with half my strength reduced, our tiers are different. How can you fight me? Half strength is sufficient."
"Heh heh!"
Chen Tian remained silent. Then, nine-colored light erupted from his body, instantly engulfing him. A terrifying aura shot straight into the sky. Simultaneously, Neil Lie sensed something and decisively attacked.
Chen Tian's figure shot towards his opponent. They collided instantly, and an explosion occurred. The surrounding golden ocean seemed undisturbed, as if it were solid.
Then, both retreated explosively. Chen Tian's hands transformed into nine-colored dragon claws, nine-colored dragon wings unfurled behind him, his legs became dragon claws, and three nine-colored dragon horns grew on his head, curving like a crescent moon. His entire body was covered in nine-colored dragon scales.
Human-Dragon Transformation!
This was an ability of the Dragon race profession. The Dragon race's Human-Dragon Transformation and Dragon Transformation had completed their cooldown. This was also why Chen Tian was so confident. Coupled with the enhancement from his Human-Dragon Transformation, Chen Tian's level had reached White Blaze rank three, and his attributes had become white dots.
However, he was still no match for Neil Lie. But don't forget that Chen Tian still had Trunk Reinforcement and Growing Stronger with Each Battle. These two amplification skills were activated, and his attributes instantly and continuously surged.
Chen Tian's nine-colored pupils gazed at Neil Lie and he said, "Well then! Let's begin our battle!"
Then Chen Tian made the first move. He stepped forward and turned into a nine-colored beam of light, charging at his opponent. Neil Lie also sensed that Chen Tian's strength was different from before and did not hesitate to attack with all his might. The two collided.
Chen Tian's dragon claws lunged towards his opponent, while the black palm of the latter also took on the shape of sharp claws. The claws clashed instantly. Both retreated. Chen Tian's figure instantly disappeared from his original spot. Skill: Teleportation. He instantly appeared behind Neil Lie and swung his dragon claw. A terrifying claw mark appeared in the air, as if the very air had been torn apart by the claw.
Neil Lie sensed it and blocked with his arm. His arm was as shiny as an animal's carapace. The black outer shell actually withstood Chen Tian's claw strike.
Chen Tian was shocked because this claw strike had triggered the armor-piercing effect, yet it hadn't repelled the opponent, let alone broken through his defense. What was going on?
Then, he flicked his arm, and Chen Tian's body spun 360 degrees in the air. With a "swish swish swish," a series of dragon scale blades shot towards the Devourer.
Neil Lie also swung his claw. Instantly, a huge black claw mark appeared and shot towards the dragon scale blade energy.
With a "bang" of an explosion, the two met eyes. Chen Tian looked at Neil Lie and activated his divine pupils, seeing the information before him. At the same time, he understood why the armor-piercing effect had been triggered but dealt no damage.
The reason was simple: the Devourer's shell had an ability nullification capability. That is, the effect just now was removed. It had triggered the armor-piercing ability, but it was erased. This meant that no ability could break their shell.
This was the Devourer's design. Chen Tian observed carefully, recalling the information Rokes had mentioned, and then thought of something. The Devourers' weaknesses were their heads and hearts, places where they had almost no shell defense.
Chen Tian remembered this and immediately attacked. This time, it was a probe, but Neil Lie was even faster than him and appeared directly before Chen Tian. Then, he swung his fists. Terrifying black clawed fists struck towards Chen Tian.