Chapter 274: Golden Three-Headed Dragon

Boom!

A thunderclap split the sky in midair, shattering the eardrums of the battling barbarians and trolls, leaving them dizzy and nauseous. The Extreme Warriors, protected by a weakened version of the Truth Willpower, were barely affected; their movements stalled briefly, but they recovered first and killed the stunned enemies.

The Thunderclap Technique sent a violent shockwave; directly beneath the spell, a ragged figure tumbled out.

Bo Erqi was in a brief daze, unable to react.

Lei En immediately activated the Exile Technique on his staff, pointing at Bo Erqi; an enigmatic invisible light blossomed from the void and fell down.

Bo Erqi, just shaking off the dizziness and about to counterattack, was instantly enveloped by that light.

He was exiled.

The Exile Technique creates an independent space that traps the target inside, preventing movement, while those outside cannot strike the target; it is both a cage and a shield.

The spell deals no direct damage, yet it is an excellent means of imprisoning foes.

It can temporarily remove a powerful enemy's threat and also use the exile duration to fully prepare for battle, delivering a full‑force strike the moment the exile ends.

The Four‑ring Exile Technique can trap an ordinary person for over ten minutes.

The stronger the power, the higher the resistance, the shorter the exile duration.

A legendary Mid‑stage giant dragon can be held by the Four‑ring Exile Technique for only a few seconds, but for Lei En that is sufficient.

He instantly flashed to Bo Erqi's side.

Under Bo Erqi's angry stare, Lei En first switched back to Song of Azure Sky, empowering himself with the Five‑ring Dragon Power Technique, then tipped his head back to gulp a bottle of 'Fury Beast Blood Potion', a melody resonating from his body, and finally drew a lightning‑crackling war hammer.

Three layers of amplification caused his strength to surge nearly fourfold instantly, approaching ninth‑level power!

Lei En's muscles swelled, as if he possessed endless strength.

He smiled at Bo Erqi within the exile space, his gaze full of malice.

Today, I will slay a dragon!

Lei En never imagined becoming a dragon rider; the difficulty is too great.

Bo Erqi is clearly not the kind of gentle, calmly communicative giant dragon; forging a soul contract with him is virtually impossible.

A soul contract is highly peculiar; it only takes effect when both parties consent voluntarily.

If either side is not willing—being under mental control, suggestion spells, or coerced by external force—even if a blade is pressed to the throat and they verbally agree, a soul contract cannot be signed.

Known dragon riders develop feelings with their dragons over time, building bonds, or share a special connection; the dragon voluntarily chooses the rider, and the contract is formed within their souls.

Moreover, Bo Erqi is evidently an evil dragon.

Becoming his rider is no good; it may even bring disaster.

Bo Erqi sensed what Lei En intended, already aware of Lei En's identity, his face showing terror, he let out a roar and revealed his true giant‑dragon form.

The strong barbarian's body swelled like a blown‑up balloon, instantly breaking free of the Exile Technique.

Roar!

Accompanied by a dragon's roar that rang across heaven and earth, a massive shadow rose before Lei En, crushing down directly.

The dragon's roar carried terrifying draconic might.

Everyone in the castle who heard the roar—human or transcendental—crouched in fear, clutching their heads and fleeing.

Some with weaker Willpower even wet themselves on the spot and fell unconscious.

Lei En, at the forefront, was entirely unfazed by the roar's intimidation, raising his war hammer to strike.

With a bang.

The Thunder Hammer seemed to hit a solid wall; a layer of flowing‑gold magical shield appeared, was pierced by the hammer, and finally struck a swath of golden scales.

The incredibly hard scales dented, oozing lava‑like thick blood, which was instantly vaporized by the hammer's lightning, turning into a charred wound.

Aaar…

A painful, furious roar erupted as the massive form leapt into the air, soaring upward.

Only now did Lei En have a chance to see the giant dragon's full form; his expression froze, a great wonder stirring within: "What kind of dragon is this?"

A golden‑radiant giant dragon blocked the sky.

Its whole body seemed forged of gold, covered in golden scales, its length exceeding twenty‑five meters; judging by that, its age should be about two hundred years, already in adulthood.

Its dragon heads resembled the wise faces of scholars, each the size of an entire carriage; the chin bore dozens of soft, whisker‑like spines, two horns swept back from the snout forming a crown, matching the two fin‑like wings on its long neck. The wings stretched from the shoulders to the tail, supported by individual dragon bones like massive golden sails, their lines smooth and graceful, moving through the air as if swimming.

If one only looks at these, it is clearly a golden dragon.

However, this dragon has three heads!

The golden head sits in the middle, while two other necks sprout from the body, one red and one black, each bearing a red‑dragon head and a black‑dragon head respectively, aligned side by side.

The three heads are similar in size; the red dragon is on the left, the black dragon on the right.

The red dragon looks arrogantly angry, while the black dragon appears ferociously brutal.

Each head possesses its own soul, each with a different Element, yet they maintain a close relationship, achieving a wondrous balance.

Lei En immediately recalled the records in the Chronicles of the Giant Dragon.

When different giant dragons combine, such as a blue dragon with a green dragon, their offspring are usually either blue or green, though there is a low probability of an exception, producing a malformed dragon.

These malformed dragons usually appear as two‑headed dragons, bearing two distinct heads.

A two‑headed dragon isn't necessarily stronger than a pure giant dragon; they may have flaws, such as weaker spellcasting or slow growth.

However, in most cases, a two‑headed dragon has a great advantage, possessing at least two kinds of dragon breath.

Two‑headed dragons are already rare; three‑headed dragons are even more uncommon!

Golden Three‑Headed Dragon?

Lei En's gaze turned odd; when this giant dragon's parents mated, did they engage in a multi‑dragon… activity?

One golden dragon, one red dragon, one black dragon.

Without three dragons participating simultaneously, a three‑headed malformed dragon could not be born.

In the sky, the red dragon head on the left roared angrily: "Mortal, you dare harm the great Bo Erqi!"

It flies a short distance and instantly turns agilely back.

At this moment, a glaring wound can be seen on the giant dragon's chest, continuously spouting dragon blood, caused by Lei En's hammer strike.

Hoo!

The giant dragon swoops down, flames erupting from its eyes, its wings ignited with crimson fire, turning into massive wings of gold and red that blot out the sky. Heat waves roll across the heavens, the surrounding temperature surges sharply, and a whiff of sulfur fills the castle as if the air itself were about to ignite.

"It's about to unleash its dragon breath!"

Lei En's eyelids twitch wildly; dragon breath is the giant dragon's most terrifying attack—one blast can demolish half a castle.

He might be able to withstand the dragon breath himself, but the Extreme Warrior may not.

None of the humans inside the castle can survive.

"Fire!"

Lei En shouts.

At this point, the Extreme Warrior has already wiped out the Manfarab Mercenary Corps, and Sikarius and the others point their barrels skyward, pulling the triggers.

Bullets pour out like a storm, striking the dragon scales and scattering sparks, all being deflected.

A portal opens, and Lei En rushes through.

The other end of the portal is in the sky; he falls down, adjusts his posture slightly, and lands precisely on the giant dragon's red head, between its two horns.

Lei En raises his war hammer and strikes down with force.

Bang!

The red dragon head, about to open its mouth and exhale dragon breath, receives a thunderous blow; its scales shatter, and the massive force drives the entire head downward, the mouth snaps shut, the breath is trapped in its throat, and its nostrils spew scorching flame.

Lei En intends to hammer a few more times, when a massive gaping mouth flashes from the side like lightning.

He cannot dodge and is bitten squarely.

Crack!

A tooth‑aching cracking sound rings out; the golden dragon in the middle lets out a painful cry and loosens its huge mouth.

Lei En falls out of the mouth, with deep bite marks on his chest and back, yet no blood flows; his muscles ripple like liquid and recover in an instant.

He just attempts to use Electric Flash Teleport to create distance, but is seized by the black dragon.

Again a crisp snap sounds as the black dragon gnaws wildly, chewing furiously, trying to shred Lei En into fragments with its sharp teeth.

A few crackling sounds follow; the black dragon feels as if it is chewing a solid gold ingot, its mouth aching from the grind, and instead of crushing the enemy, its teeth shatter.

Pah!

The black dragon, terrified, spits out Lei En, and several broken dragon teeth fall with him.

This time the giant dragon behaves, not biting him again.

All three heads and six eyes are filled with astonishment and pain; they have never encountered such a hard human who can withstand their own tearing bites.

In truth, Lei En also feels terrible.

His Tier‑3 steel body has been pierced multiple times inside the dragon's mouth; without the activated metal repairing his wounds in time, he would have been swallowed and digested.

In his Soul Eye, he sees that each of the three dragon heads has an Arcane Element glowing.

The giant dragon decides to attack with spells.

Fireball!

Shadow Corrosion!

Thunderstorm!

All are spells of five circles or higher, cast faster than dragon breath; elemental energy in the air boils, as if multiple legendary Wizards were casting simultaneously.

Lei En anticipates, flips and uses Electric Flash Teleport to slip through the gaps between the heads, appearing above the dragon's back.

Suddenly losing its casting target, the giant dragon must halt, sensing the enemy landed on its back, it rolls wildly in mid‑air.

Simultaneously, a layer of high‑temperature flame erupts from beneath the dragon scales, exploding outward indiscriminately.

Boom!

The four‑circle "Resisting Fire Ring" instantly blasts Lei En off the dragon's back. His clothing, already torn to shreds, turns to ash from the burn, and his skin is blistered red, like boiled lobster.

With a splash, Lei En ignores his injuries, uses Electric Flash Teleport to chase the golden three‑headed dragon, and lands again on its head.

An Arcane Torrent Staff appears in his hand, instantly generating a Stasis Field.

When this six‑circle spell activates, centered on Lei En, the space within a thirty‑meter radius freezes; the staff's floating ribbons sink into void, binding everything inside, rendering them immobile.

The golden three‑headed dragon watches with wide eyes as Lei En lands on the central golden dragon head.

He does not swing his war hammer; instead, a phantom red‑white sphere coalesces in his right palm, solidifying after a few seconds and emitting an uncanny glow.

Lei En hurls the sphere, which penetrates the golden dragon's head.

His eyes brim with anticipation; unable to sign a soul contract, perhaps the pet master on his phone could help, so he gives it a try.

As the sphere is released, a surge of Willpower floods his mind—anger, anxiety, fear... this must be the giant dragon's current emotion.

Lei En is greatly delighted, but before he can rejoice, the Stasis Field's effect ends.

The giant dragon breaks free, flips its body and flings Lei En away; a massive tail sweeps through the air, striking Lei En and sending him plummeting.

With a bang, Lei En crashes into the ground outside the castle, leaving a crater.

When he leaps out of the pit, he sees the giant dragon's head flying westward without looking back.

That is the direction of Shi Jie Shan Mai.

"Earl of Glamorgan, Borchi swears to 'Ti Ya Si Si', today's hatred will be avenged, just wait!"

The giant dragon's voice echoes through heaven and earth, its massive, golden‑radiant body swiftly vanishing above the clouds.

Lei En spits a mouthful of blood.

He watches the golden three‑headed dragon's departing direction, undeterred; during the fight he subtly set things in motion, and this dragon cannot escape his grasp.

Unwittingly writing until near dawn... while the double bonus still lasts, please give me a few monthly tickets, ha!

(End of chapter)