Chapter 127: The Blue Dragon Ensnared by Illusion

"Ahhh! You madman!"

Bronze Dragon Gonde cursed while trying to dodge the lightning, but the blue dragon exhaled four bolts of lightning at once; two of them struck Gonde's body, instantly scorching two of his scales to charcoal, and a whiff of meat scent rose.

In contrast, Naimi Xisi stood leisurely in place, flapping his massive wings; the lightning that hit his scales was completely absorbed by the magical runes.

Now, Naimi Xisi, thanks to his scales' strong anti‑magic resistance and the protection of Divine Spell, is completely unthreatened by an adult blue dragon's thunder.

In fact, unless it's high‑level magic of eight or nine rings, ordinary elemental attacks are less effective on him than a physical attack of hurling stones.

Compared to elemental creatures that have max physical resistance but negative magic resistance to corresponding elemental attacks, Naimi Xisi is the exact opposite.

The wounded Gonde, now enraged, gained a young dragon's support and the confidence to resist; with a massive claw he casually picked up a huge fragment of stone from the ground and, with a "whoosh", hurled it at the blue dragon.

Seeing it return to the ground, the blue dragon sneered and dove down, charging straight at the boulder; a swift swing of its hard tail shattered the stone.

Naimi Xisi watched the two dragons' clash with a cold eye for a while, then tossed out Hu Meng.

A shapeshift turned the howling Hu Meng in midair into a two‑headed giant hunter, comparable in size to a cloud giant, and the monster with two heads and four arms landed heavily on the sand, drawing the blue dragon's attention.

"Heh, a hybrid giant beast?" the blue dragon laughed loudly.

Naimi Xisi ignored it, waved his hand again, activating the effect of 【Wing of the Feathered Serpent】; three portals opened, from which emerged three beautiful creatures that resembled snakes yet bore wings.

The four summons immediately joined Gonde in attacking the blue dragon; the Bronze Dragon kept spewing scorching flames, combined with various three‑ring and even four‑ring spell attacks.

The giant charged at the blue dragon on the ground, but was flung away by the opponent's tail and easily rose back into the sky.

"Roar!!" Peng Peng roared in frustration, but having become a two‑headed giant, it had lost the ability to speak.

The three feathered serpents circled gracefully in the air, simultaneously activating Mana; the Shapemaster's great power let them forge a silver‑glinting energy bow, which they handed to Peng Peng.

The giant grasped the energy bow and continuously shot energy arrows at the blue dragon, but the blue dragon easily dodged the long arrows and even countered with a bolt of thunder that gravely wounded the giant.

"Magic resistance is decent, but it can't block my spells," Naimi Xisi observed the Bronze Dragon's spell attacks for a while and found their effect on the blue dragon negligible.

In fact, the Bronze Dragon's magical talent is already quite good among dragons; an adult Bronze Dragon is a level‑7 Sorcerer capable of four‑ring spells, whereas an adult blue dragon's spell level is only five.

Just by watching this blue dragon's fighting style, one can see that, compared to magic, the ten virtuous and evil dragons rely more on their limitless breath and powerful bodies; this blue dragon only used the three‑ring transformation spells 【Sharpness Technique】 and 【Enlargement Technique】, yet it could already stand unrivaled before the four monsters.

Of course, the blue dragon Wangmu La's personal physical attributes far surpass those of her age group, accounting for half the reason.

After observing for a long time, Naimi Xisi felt he had grasped the giants' battle methods; with Peng Peng already lacking combat power and Gonde struggling alone, he also intended to act.

【Twilight Curtain】, 【Illusion】, 【False Vision】, 【Retribution Phantasm】, 【Mirage】.

One illusion after another was cast by Naimi Xisi, and the heavens instantly changed color.

The blue dragon Wangmu La suddenly realized that the Bronze Dragon she was attacking had vanished, replaced by a massive grotesque tree covered in flesh, its branches swollen with bloody pus, and a faint green flame burning at the treetop.

"Damn it?! Illusion?!" As one of the highest‑tier Magic Creatures, the blue dragon instantly realized the situation was caused by illusion. "Is that the Juan Ce Long?" Wangmu La locked her target onto the unexpected guest.

The sun had vanished at some point, the ground turned into a bleak field of skeletal remains, and the atmosphere grew eerily terrifying.

Wangmu La did not panic; she opened her mouth and spewed several bolts of lightning around, trying to probe, knowing the real enemy was still nearby, only her five senses were affected.

The blue dragon's strong anti‑magic resistance was of no use, because these spells created projection‑like illusions by altering the surrounding environment, so her lightning had no effect after striking the projection.

However, in reality, one of the lightning bolts accidentally hit the unlucky Bronze Dragon, who immediately let out a wailing "Ow, ow".

Unfortunately, 【Twilight Curtain】 had completely cut off sounds beyond the illusion.

Seeing the attack ineffective, the blue dragon instantly flapped her wings and rose; she knew the illusion's range couldn't be vast, and once she escaped the area, the phantoms couldn't block her.

But as she flew in a direction, a massive wall of white bones suddenly rose, stretching thousands of miles with no visible edge, its surface studded with outward‑pointing sharp bones, attempting to block the blue dragon's exit.

Wangmu La scoffed; most illusions can't cause harm, and this exaggerated scene only confirmed its falseness, making her think the Juan Ce Long would never deceive a dragon.

But the next moment, the blue dragon, still utterly distrustful, collided with the wall, and the sharp bones instantly pierced her scales!

"Ahhh!!"

Wangmu La let out a horrified scream, unable to believe it—this is clearly an illusion. How could it? In reality, Naimi Xisi curled his mouth, watching as several holes appeared on Wangmu La's body, making her look like a headless fly.

This is the power of 【Retribution Phantasm】; the moment Wangmu La doubted, the spell turned its effect into reality.

Retribution Phantasm is a Five‑ring Spell, and with Naimi Xisi's talent boost, its summoned illusion can wound an adult blue dragon.

And this is the crucial point.

Wangmu La began to believe.

In the illusion, she fled everywhere, trying to find an exit, but various traps and obstacles kept appearing; after her first injury, she started to believe the illusion could cause harm.

This also triggered 【Mirage】—those who believe the illusion will suffer the same damage.

Compared to Retribution Phantasm, the Five‑ring Spell 【Mirage】 possesses greater power, because its conditions are harder to meet; after all, most people with magical knowledge know that illusions are untrustworthy.

But this was the final straw that crushed Wangmu La.

In the illusion, she was forced to stand on a rock, unable to move.

The surrounding ground was covered in lava, and a meter above her head was filled with endless sharp blades.

She had nowhere to flee.

(End of Chapter)