Chapter 57: Second Stage

"No matter who tries to disturb my lord's slumber, they shall die!"

After the Dragon Scale shattered, the Half-Dragon Si Abala roared and leapt down from its mount, soaring upward as Mu Yi stared in disbelief.

It turned out the wings on its back were not mere ornaments—they could truly fly.

"This is entering the second stage!" Mu Yi forced a stiff smile.

He split a few bolts of thunder, and seeing Half-Dragon Si Abala not even dodge, Mu Yi knew it was probably useless.

Come to think of it... he seemed to have no aerial tactics.

His only specialty at range was thunder bombardment, but against this Half-Dragon it was of no use now.

The good news was that the sub-Dragon under Si Abala had vanished like a puff of smoke, so he didn't have to face two foes.

But soon Mu Yi understood why the sub-Dragon had fled like a puff of smoke.

"Roar!"

Half-Dragon Si Abala, soaring in midair, muttered incomprehensible draconic incantations.

When the final syllable left Si Abala's throat, a startling fire dragon burst from the void.

In an instant, the ferocious fire dragon exploded, turning into a rain of fire that fell from the sky.

The surging flames ignited the moment they hit the ground, rapidly spreading through the dense forest.

"Damn, they actually have this trick!"

Mu Yi felt a throbbing headache as the air grew hotter; the opponent had set the mountain ablaze—what could he do?

The forest that once blocked sight now served the enemy; no wonder they kept the trees despite having siege engines—it wasn't for a sliver of hope but to ensure total annihilation.

Now the hovering Half-Dragon completely altered its form; where it once resembled a human, it now looked more like a dragon, with bulkier limbs and a swollen body.

From a distance, Si Abala now resembled a small-scale dragon.

"Whatever it is, those who disturb my lord shall die!"

Transformed, Si Abala suddenly surged, vibrating its wings and crashing toward Mu Yi like a meteor.

Mu Yi's pupils narrowed slightly as Si Abala's massive form loomed over him like a black cloud!

"Boom!!"

Dust and smoke erupted, and the ground trembled.

Mu Yi darted aside, evading the massive strike.

Now a dragon, Si Abala's strength and constitution seemed heightened, and even its speed increased; if not for its straightforward attack intent, Mu Yi might not have been able to dodge.

Si Abala's impact carved a massive crater, and the earth quivered under the heavy blow.

"Who exactly is disturbing your master's slumber!"

Mu Yi watched the trembling ground, unable to grasp what the opponent was doing.

Thick dust rose from the ground like a gray cloud, mingling with smoke from the flames, obscuring the entire battlefield.

"So fast!"

Mu Yi's pupils trembled; though the smoke blocked his sight, the Killing Intent Perception field told him Si Abala was charging at high speed.

"Time Confusion!"

Mu Yi was forced to activate double-speed variation, dodging Si Abala's strike from another direction; the foe seemed to possess a way to locate him without sight.

At the moment Mu Yi reversed in his second phase, Si Abala abruptly braked and lunged toward Mu Yi's new direction.

Mu Yi was forced to trigger double-speed again, this time finally evading Si Abala's lunge.

"What kind of monster is this!"

Feeling the earth's tremor, Mu Yi couldn't help to comment.

In that instant, Si Abala's combat power surpassed even the Mountain Lords he had seen; while a Plane's secret realm BOSS can outclass a Dungeon BOSS, this seemed excessively overpowered.

Could this be the advantage of bloodline, where an ordinary tiger that got lucky became a Mountain Lord, yet still can't match a Half-Dragon with half-Dragon blood?

No wonder Zongwang Players on the forum label races like Dragons, Titans, and Angels as Transcendent species—indeed they are born far stronger than others.

"Bang!"

Unable to trigger Time Acceleration repeatedly in a short span, Mu Yi could only watch helplessly as Si Abala turned into a black blur and lunged.

Predictably crushed by the heavy force, Mu Yi instinctively adjusted his stance, retreating at the moment of impact, which lessened Si Abala's thrust.

Yet the unbearable impact pressed his chest with a painful thud!

A series of high-speed charges seemed to tax Si Abala's massive body as well; after hurling Mu Yi, it stopped, standing still and letting out a huge gasp.

Mu Yi rose from the ground, pursed his lips, and felt his throat dry.

He realized he felt no fear at all, only an unusual excitement!

This is what he seeks!

Clashing with strong foes, then treading on their corpses to reap victory and progress.

The pain in his chest constantly reminded Mu Yi that death was possible.

"I don't want to die, so..."

Mu Yi gently closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them again.

"Kill you!"

No teammates, no concerns—now he must go all out.

"It's just the second stage; who doesn't know how to transform?"

Mu Yi's eyes burst with a vivid crimson light, shedding all concerns, immersing his whole being in killing intent.

All this time, the Elite Talent that Mu Yi had suppressed and limited began to shine brilliantly.

As the first LV3 Elite Talent, its power far exceeded that of other Elite Talents, yet Mu Yi was constantly restrained, limiting its expression; he didn't want to become a puppet that only knows slaughter.

Only when truly wounded and utterly unrestrained can it unleash its full power.

The scarlet Inner Qi and the blood‑red light tangled with each other, and, astonishingly, clung to Mu Yi's body like a thin armor; the blood‑red light even spread onto the array sword.

Mu Yi's appearance at this moment was just like the towering Asura war general he faced when he first received the talent inheritance.

The illusory flames were at this moment rendered into a terrifying blood flame, and the ethereal, vague murderous intent materialized into a tangible force.

Mu Yi had never realized that, in his hands, tens of thousands of lives had indeed perished.

At this moment Mu Yi no longer resembled a human, but an Asura that had emerged from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.