Chen Tian's cerulean phoenix and Xie Tianyi's azure dragon collided directly, unleashing a terrifying surge of energy that shook the void several times.
Chen Tian's expression turned grave. His opponent was an equal, no simple feat! The power of annihilation was particularly troublesome; if only there was a way to neutralize it.
While Chen Tian was deep in thought, Xie Tianyi seized the opportunity to strike. Hesitation on the battlefield was a cardinal sin. Xie Tianyi's hands, in dragon claw form, slowly unfurled. The power of annihilation and black flames fused completely. He thrust his hands forward, palms aimed at Chen Tian, and with a roar, a beam of black fire erupted.
The sound jolted Chen Tian back to the present. His face contorted in alarm as he witnessed the black flame beam. A cerulean longbow materialized in his hand. He drew the string taut, pouring elemental energy into the bow. At its center, a cerulean-purple point of light began to glow. Observing the rapid depletion of his elemental reserves, Chen Tian released the string, and a cerulean-purple radiance shot forth.
The two beams collided, one following the other, their light illuminating the entire void. Chen Tian then saw the void appear as if wrapped in a cerulean-purple starry sky.
With a thunderous explosion, the starry sky shattered, and the beams disintegrated. Chen Tian's cerulean-purple beam hurtled towards Xie Tianyi. Seeing this, Xie Tianyi swiftly coalesced his wings, forming a shield before him.
The beam struck the black dragon wings, merely producing a sizzling, burning sound. Xie Tianyi spread his wings and slowly regarded Chen Tian. This destined one was proving to be quite troublesome.
Despite unleashing his full power, he had not subdued him. It was a disgrace. As a superior being of the Evil Dragon clan, humans were meant to be beneath their feet.
His eyes turned a void-like black. A terrifying power erupted from his body, his very form consumed by the raging power of annihilation and black flames. Chen Tian stared, dumbfounded. He was unleashing his ultimate move.
Chen Tian opened his status panel. Most of his skills were on cooldown. His gaze fell upon a specific area, and after what seemed like a decision, he moved.
Blue flames ignited on his left hand, while crystalline purple ice formed on his right. A tempest raged beneath his feet, and the gale flowed up his legs, entering his hands.
A terrifying energy reaction occurred. This was Chen Tian's first attempt at such a maneuver. He had failed before, but this time, failure was not an option. He needed to be exceedingly cautious.
Instantly, a cerulean-purple sphere of light appeared in Chen Tian's hand, a gentle wind swirling around it. Chen Tian rejoiced. He clapped his hands together, and with his left hand, he slowly raised it. A furious wind materialized from the void, gathering in a vortex around his hand.
A cerulean-purple wheel of light grew larger in Chen Tian's left hand, gradually covered by formidable blue flames and icy purple crystals, forming a massive, spiraling wheel of light.
"Elemental Ghost Disc!"
Chen Tian roared, unleashing the wheel with all his might. The cerulean-purple disc, carrying the frigid bite of ice crystals, shot forth, slicing through the void like a beautiful horizon, streaking towards Xie Tianyi.
Meanwhile, Xie Tianyi's lips parted, and a torrent of annihilating power and black flames converged within his mouth. His long-awaited attack was unleashed.
Countless black spikes, like steel needles, formed a wave of light that shot towards Chen Tian. Chen Tian's elemental disc met the oncoming wave head-on.
The elemental disc, rotating with colors of blue, purple, and white, cut through the void, directly bisecting the wave of black spikes and continuing its trajectory toward Xie Tianyi.
Xie Tianyi's expression turned to shock. His entire body inflated, enveloped in black energy. The disc plunged into the blackness, causing a black scale to flake off.
Chen Tian's face grew solemn. This was the final confrontation. He spoke softly, "Dragon Transformation!"
His body began to change. A colossal azure dragon, hundreds of meters long, appeared in the sky, its entire being shimmering with nine-colored light. Its head, eyes, and claws were all nine-colored. Chen Tian's own body shrank considerably, and after adjusting to the new size, he nodded.
The Ancestral Dragon's form was too immense for agile movement; a smaller size was preferable. Fortunately, beast races had a fixed ability to grow and shrink, unlocked with level progression. Otherwise, Chen Tian's original size would have made him an easy target.
On the other side, a massive black dragon wing unfurled, resembling a swallow's wing, covered in black feathers. To Chen Tian's bewilderment, there seemed to be no bone structure supporting it.
Xie Tianyi's colossal form materialized before Chen Tian. His body was flesh and blood, with a head resembling a Tyrannosaurus Rex, but distinct due to its two black dragon horns. Powerful claws and limbs, a muscular physique, yet his entire body gave Chen Tian a sensation of lacking any skeletal structure; not a single bone was visible.
Chen Tian was deeply curious about Xie Tianyi's true form. Dragon races did not have bone-less dragons. Chen Tian and Xie Tianyi's eyes met. Both were now in their dragon forms.
Chen Tian's body moved with agile grace towards Xie Tianyi. Xie Tianyi opened his sharp, black maw, revealing rows of gleaming dragon teeth, and lunged at Chen Tian.
Chen Tian was not about to let him succeed. Dragon battles in their true forms were a matter of brute force, body against body.
Chen Tian whipped his tail, striking Xie Tianyi's head with a resounding smack. He then extended his nine-colored dragon claws, aiming to rend Xie Tianyi's body.
Xie Tianyi also extended his claws. His fleshy appendages felt distinctly different from Chen Tian's boney ones.
Their claws clashed. A sizzling sound emanated from Chen Tian's claw. Chen Tian then opened his mouth and spat a fireball. Xie Tianyi countered with a black fireball from his own maw.
An explosion occurred, and Chen Tian reappeared to the side. Nine-colored scales on his dragon claw began to peel off. Chen Tian grumbled, "Damn power of annihilation, what can I do?"
The previous collision had negated half the power of his dragon claw. The corrosive effect of the black flames was evident; otherwise, his Ancestral Dragon body wouldn't have suffered like this.
Chen Tian grew despondent. The Ancestral Dragon form was immune to attacks from other dragons, but not against Xie Tianyi. While they shared a dragon origin, Xie Tianyi's attacks and skills carried the black flames, a different energy that could harm Chen Tian. This was why the battle was so arduous.
Chen Tian unleashed his full nine-colored radiance, his nine-colored wings unfurling. Cerulean-purple energy gathered in his maw, and he spat out four to five cerulean-purple orbs. Then, a nine-colored vortex formed in his mouth, and a nine-colored beam erupted.
He followed closely behind, charging forward. Xie Tianyi, sensing Chen Tian's intent, stomped his limbs. The immense power caused the void to collapse, creating a vast, transparent pit beneath him. Xie Tianyi remained stationary.
The cerulean-purple fireballs and the nine-colored beam passed through Xie Tianyi's form. However, Chen Tian's claw was caught in Xie Tianyi's mouth. Xie Tianyi then flung Chen Tian upwards into the sky.
Chen Tian stabilized himself and examined his nine-colored dragon claw. A black spot appeared and began to spread. With a thought, nine-colored light flared, and the black wound healed.
However, Chen Tian's health had decreased by 15%, while Xie Tianyi's had dropped by 10%. The previous claw strike had indeed harmed him. But Chen Tian couldn't comprehend how Xie Tianyi had ignored his fireballs and beam.
Chen Tian suddenly recalled something, a smile appearing on his face. If his deduction was correct, he could win.
His nine-colored wings slowly unfurled. His nine-colored dragon claws emanated a nine-colored glow, and the claws seemed to grow several times larger.
Chen Tian concentrated all his power into his dragon claws. He spat more cerulean-purple fireballs and nine-colored beams, charging towards Xie Tianyi.
Xie Tianyi sneered. Had the previous lesson not been enough? Such foolishness, repeating the same tactic. He remained rooted to the spot.
He hadn't noticed any change in Chen Tian's dragon claws, other than their increased size. What was there to fear?
The cerulean-purple fireballs and beam approached Xie Tianyi, but midway, they vanished. A nine-colored ray streaked past. Xie Tianyi exclaimed, "Not good, I've been tricked!"
Before he could move, a nine-colored claw appeared before him, piercing his body.
Chen Tian praised, "Very well done, knowing to shroud yourself in the power of annihilation to disregard energy attacks, making me fall into your trap. Unfortunately, you don't understand that an Ancestral Dragon's power is six times that of other dragons. My armor-piercing effect, when at its maximum, renders your annihilation power protection useless. And you were quite foolish; by enveloping yourself in the power of annihilation, you lost the ability to wield it. You truly gave me an opportunity."
Chen Tian's voice echoed from behind Xie Tianyi. Xie Tianyi's body slowly disintegrated into fragments rather than starlight. A black aura surged skyward.
"Kid, you wait. I will avenge this clone."
A black vortex appeared in the void, then sealed shut. Chen Tian's body coiled, and he reverted to his human form.
Spatial fluctuations began to appear in the surrounding void, and soon, the original scene was restored.
This was a characteristic of the game "Epoch of Time and Space." Even after battles, the map would automatically repair itself, eliminating concerns about destruction.
As long as combat ceased, restoration was immediate. Chen Tian checked his interface. There were no rewards. This was likely because he had not defeated the true boss. He then approached the skeleton warrior and directly removed the black bead.
The skeleton warrior was immobile; only when Xie Tianyi possessed it had it launched its attacks. Now that Xie Tianyi had been shattered into pure energy and returned to his main body, there was no further danger.
Chen Tian then stepped out and headed towards the tunnel exit. Yager was already there, shield held defensively before him.
"Yager, let's go. It's done. We'll head to the other side!"
Chen Tian's voice rang out. Yager slung his shield onto his back and looked at Chen Tian. "Chen Tian, you're finished? Are you not suffering from any negative effects?"
"No, you worry too much. Let's go to the other side. If my calculations are correct, there should be no danger there."
"Alright!"
Yager and Chen Tian walked together towards the white passage. On the other side, as Chen Tian predicted, there was no danger. White pillars were embedded in enormous transparent shells.
Chen Tian and Yager reached a stone gate. Two black and white bamboo stalks were slowly inserted into the mechanism on the gate. The gate opened. Just as Chen Tian was about to step through, he found himself unable to enter.
"Ding! This boss can only be entered by one person. No party play! Adventurer Hero restriction!"
Chen Tian saw the message appear on his screen and looked at Yager. "I'll leave it to you. I can't enter the boss inside!"
"Ah! But I can't handle this in my current state either!"
Yager said with a troubled expression. Before he was subjected to the sealing technique, defeating this boss would have been easy. Now, he only had level thirty stats and abilities. How could he possibly win?
"Sigh! I'll help you one last time. I'll see this through to the end!"
Then, a different magic circle imprint slowly appeared on the back of Chen Tian's hands. He opened his left hand, and a rose-shaped magic circle materialized. It was a seven-pointed star formation. He murmured words, and a young man slowly appeared.
"Dragon Spirit, heed my call and appear!"
The young man slowly knelt. Chen Tian withdrew his hand, and the magic circle dissipated.
Yager's eyes nearly fell out of his head as he looked at Chen Tian. This was a Summoner class, summoning living beings!
"Gulp!"
"Chen Tian, how many classes do you have? Just now I saw you as an Angel, then a Dual-Speed Assassin, and now a Summoner. You're too monstrous!"
"Heh! You can ask Wu Que Nan and Brother Shu Zi about the specifics. Is this the Dragon Spirit? He can temporarily act as your battle pet and enter. I'll wait for you outside. Dragon Spirit's level is seventy-five, which should be enough to help you."
"It's more than enough! This is incredible!"
"With this level, he can instantly kill the opponent."
Yager nodded joyfully. Chen Tian then made a few adjustments on his interface and said to Dragon Spirit, "Help him defeat the guy inside, then return to Dragon City."
"Yes, Master!"
Dragon Spirit nodded with a solemn expression. As a summoned being, even though the contract's terms had changed, his master was still his master, and he had to abide by the rules.
"Go in!"
Chen Tian said calmly, looking at the stone gate. Yager nodded and stepped through with Dragon Spirit.
Then, an interface panel appeared before Chen Tian. He scratched his head and tapped on it.
Instantly, a magic circle materialized beneath his feet, a sixteen-faceted rhombus-shaped formation resembling a blooming lotus, radiating light. Chen Tian's figure vanished before the stone gate.