Chapter 522: Stab in the Back and Reaction

It takes 50% of one's internal Qi to forcibly plant a single Ice Tree.

Given Luo De's absurd recovery ability—recovering half his Qi with just one deep breath.

Eighty-six 【Howling Ice Trees】 are not the limit.

But considering future battles, Luo De restrained his frequency to avoid showing fatigue from frequent depletion and sudden recovery.

Aside from the minimum twelve Ice Trees maintained at one every five minutes.

Within an hour, he violently drained half his Qi seventy-four times.

This rate, absurd even among eighth-rank Qi warriors, still left Luo De unsatisfied.

After all.

His body is still not strong enough!

But with the +4 【Judian's Ice Blade Domain】 granting a 430% additional boost, it should suffice.

Puff—

A foul, scorching wind surged violently into the narrow canyon fissure.

Luo De opened his eyes.

Looked up.

There, through that "narrow" sky, he saw a deep red dragon diving wildly with massive wings.

Its furious eyes and majestic dragon horns radiated overwhelming authority, naturally exuding arrogance and disdain.

Its vivid dragon scales glowed like a burning furnace; even nearing it made the heat boil.

Red Dragon Nars!

Behind it, closely following due to wing injuries, was the black dragon Mikhail.

"Roar!!!"

The dragon's roar crashed down.

Violent shockwaves, carrying terrifying dragon authority, slammed violently into Luo De's nerves at the canyon's bottom.

Luo De stood motionless.

Behind him, vast amounts of blue-white soul mist erupted like a mad rush, coalescing into a massive white dragon body at visible speed.

His White Dragon battle spirit lacked scales.

But with the hidden assistance of the half-elf Lily using 【Phantom Great Dragon】 and a disguise field, these visual flaws were fully compensated.

A fearsome, wild white dragon with icy white scales suddenly descended.

Like a beast, it stared unafraid straight upward.

Let out the same dragon roar at Red Dragon Nars!

"Roar!!!"

In the canyon.

The two dragon roars—one above, one below—clashed head-on.

The former carried searing heat, like molten lava from a volcano.

The latter, layered with ice domain, carried frost in every motion.

One hot, one cold.

The moment the invisible shockwaves collided, they exploded into massive clouds of white steam.

The portion returning toward the red dragon instantly evaporated.

The portion returning toward Luo De condensed into mist, rapidly spreading through the canyon.

Mikhail behind him laughed outright.

Idiots are so reckless!

But the stronger the white dragon, the better! The stronger it is, the higher our chance to kill Nars!

Nars! Your era is over!

Hahaha—

Luo De did not share Mikhail's wild excitement.

Because what he was about to face

Was the most violent, ferocious flame breath among the five-colored dragon species.

The white ice mist above blurred the deep red dragon's silhouette.

Luo De, who possessed 【Insight Demon Eye】, was not fooled by this minor ice mist.

He saw the red dragon's chest swell, orange-red light glowing through the gaps in its scales, its inner Qi surging like magma.

"Roar—!"

With a deafening roar, the red dragon flung open its jaws, unleashing a torrent of blazing fire like a raging dragon.

Luo De activated 【Dragon Scale Technique】.

He was about to follow Black Dragon Mikhail's advice and dodge the first flame breath.

But—

A long-absent new buff appeared on his panel:

【Tree Armor Technique (Enhanced to 'Dragon Scale Technique'): When an individual with 'Tree's Blessing' uses Tree Armor Technique, it gains special enhancements based on the type of trees in the forest.

Current tree: Howling Ice Tree

Enhanced skill: Frost Explosion】

【Details: The individual's ice-based skills gain a 'Frost Explosion' property every five minutes, increasing explosion damage by 110%.】

As soon as he read it.

Luo De burst into wild laughter—and advanced, not retreated.

After nurturing ice trees for so long, not standing firm against this one blast would be a waste!

He instantly surged all his Qi into 【Judian's Ice Blade Domain】.

The more bestial head of his White Dragon battle spirit whipped back on its thick neck.

Then it opened its jaws wide.

The next instant.

A pillar of pale-white cold air, mixed with eerie deep blue, slammed into the flame breath twisting the very air with heat.

"Fool!"

Black Dragon Mikhail witnessed it all.

He immediately cursed inwardly—what an idiotic fool! Didn't I tell you to dodge the first breath?!

Red Dragon breath is notoriously brutal.

And ice is inherently weak against fire! Why are you standing your ground? Are you asking for punishment?!

But when he saw what happened next, his eyes widened in shock.

The eerie deep-blue frost exploded the instant it touched the flame.

It actually pushed back the red dragon's breath by a huge distance.

How is this possible?!

Advantage??

This is stronger than my acid breath!

Mikhail stared, dumbfounded.

Then he saw the frost breath clearly losing momentum, quickly being pushed back by the fire.

He finally calmed down.

Phew, good.

Just a strong burst—that's still pretty impressive, White Dragon brother.

Precisely because of that powerful frost explosion, the clash reached a brief equilibrium, and neither side suffered damage after both their Qi and fire sacs were fully depleted.

Luo De snorted.

He stepped out of the Qi Overload state.

【Qi Overload: After activation, enter 'Overload' state—consume small amounts of Qi per second, increase all Qi technique consumption by 15%, boost base stats by 20%, enhance all Qi technique effects by 30%.】

The 【Lovegrass Bracelet】 in his hand turned dull gray.

【Lovegrass Bracelet: A bracelet steeped in deep affection, amplifying the power and effects of Qi techniques and spells by 2 to 5 times.】

This one-time magical item, obtained from the cat-fairy witch Miao, finally made its debut.

Though it didn't achieve much in the end.

Damn!

Dragon breath is fucking brutal!

But Luo De was unlucky.

The 【Lovegrass Bracelet】 only granted the minimum 2x amplification—if it had been higher, he might have actually won the clash.

He looked up as the red dragon roared again.

True to Mikhail's words—it dove down for close combat.

Luo De took a deep breath and instantly restored his drained Qi.

He spurred his White Dragon battle spirit forward.

【Soul Spirit Impact】!

Red Dragon Nas shuddered, his majestic and domineering dragon face twisting in fury.

Using the momentum of his charge, he slammed the War Spirit back step by step.

"Is that all you've got?!"

Red Dragon Nas sneered with a roar.

Luo De did not answer; he knew the Black Dragon would strike soon.

Indeed, just as Red Dragon Nas launched another attack,

Black Dragon Mikhail, who had been idly watching, suddenly dove down and lunged hard at Nas's back from behind.

Yet.

Red Dragon Nas, as if foreseeing it, whipped his head around and counterattacked with a sudden lunge.

He displayed superb force-dissipating and close-combat skills, twisting his body to pin the sneaking Black Dragon Mikhail against the towering cliff face.

The heavy dragon body crashed with a thunderous boom, sending dust swirling and rocks flying.

Cracks appeared on the mountain's surface, and sections began to collapse.

Mikhail's eyes bulged with terror.

"Do you think I didn't know about your little tricks, Mikhail?!"

Red Dragon Nas roared at him fiercely.

"I, Red Dragon Nas, have been waiting for this moment—to deal with both of you at once!!!"

(End of Chapter)