Chapter 228: The Mysterious Blue Glow in the Abyss.
The steel dragon’s body flattened out, air currents flowing over its wings built for flight as the world raced beneath Ji Jie.
Because of his correct direction, he soon spotted the Extinction Dragon aimlessly rampaging on the ground.
Where there’s chaos, she always appears. But is she alone?
Her current madness already spoke volumes; her white thorns had broken from self-inflicted attacks, and her body was now covered with hardened black thorns.
The ground trembled—was it because of the Extinction Dragon’s frenzy?
As he descended, Ji Jie immediately noticed something off about the energy concentration.
The Extinction Dragon’s madness stemmed from an earthquake; she desperately wanted to join the battle underground.
Could the Ground Crying Dragon and Glittering Dragon be fighting?
The chances of them meeting underground were slim to none.
While Ji Jie pondered, the destruction below reached its peak, and the Extinction Dragon let out a trembling cry as she sank further into the ground.
The surface began to collapse, shattering into a vast blue abyss.
“◎◎◎, (°Д°)!”
The Odd-Faced Tribe had long distanced themselves from the center of the Extinction Dragon’s chaos and the earthquake, now peeking out from all directions, screaming in terror at the sight of the abyss.
Ji Jie paid them no mind, descending into the abyss from the sky.
Though the overwhelming dust cloud obscured the blue glow, the strong Earth Pulse Energy couldn’t be hidden.
“Ho-o-owwwr!”
With a powerful flap of his wings, he avoided the charging Extinction Dragon, unleashing a storm breath that disrupted her balance, forcing her to descend and investigate the situation.
The Steel Dragon’s dominance was fully displayed here.
No sound of heavy impact came, but instead, the lively roar of the Extinction Dragon echoed upward.
Good, she wasn’t instantly killed upon descent.
“Roarrr!”
But soon, another sharp roar reached Ji Jie’s ears, followed by a beam of light piercing through the smoke and darkness, narrowly missing him as it swept upwards.
The tornado that sent the Extinction Dragon plummeting was instantly shattered by a tangible impact.
“Did someone open the box on the Míng Dēng Lóng???”
Such distinctive breath attacks could only belong to the Míng Dēng Lóng or the Crimson Míng Dēng Lóng.
Isn’t the Míng Dēng Lóng still supposed to be in its cocoon?
He had tried to open the Míng Dēng Lóng’s box before but ended up with the Glittering Dragon instead.
He knew his actions would cause a butterfly effect, but who turned that flutter into a storm?
As he descended, thoughts raced through his mind, and the answer became clear when a flash of golden light confirmed it—
The Glittering Dragon!
Due to the energy fluctuations caused by the consciousness of the Míng Dēng Lóng, the Glittering Dragons of the New Continent should have been in hibernation.
But one remained active due to his repeated provocations.
Clearly antagonistic towards each other, the Glittering Dragon and the Míng Dēng Lóng were enemies.
He didn’t directly open the Míng Dēng Lóng’s box, but inadvertently brought out a monster capable of opening it.
Damn, I’ve truly become a plot destroyer.
Thoughts of the future swirled in Ji Jie’s mind, but amidst the fleeting moment, the Steel Dragon flapped its wings, dispersing the dust and revealing the scene below.
The familiar Glittering Dragon was mostly buried under falling debris.
Was she dead?
No, just unconscious.
Ji Jie’s nerves twitched as his gaze shifted from the Glittering Dragon to the Extinction Dragon.
The Extinction Dragon lunged toward a pile of rubble in the corner but was blasted back mid-air by a blue beam.
Ji Jie’s eyes left the Extinction Dragon and followed her attack direction, landing on something—or someone—hiding in the edge corner.
It? He? She?
She.
When the surface collapsed, she evidently avoided most of the damage by hiding near the edge, unlike the Glittering Dragon who got knocked unconscious. Still, she was partially buried under rubble.
She was pulling herself free from the debris.
Míng Dēng Lóng.
The Míng Dēng Lóng monster glowed with blue light all over her body, from her face to her horns. Her pair of eyes and three glowing organs looked identical, though they lacked functionality.
Unable to rely on vision, she attacked based on the energy sources within living organisms.
A shadow flashed by—it was the Extinction Dragon charging again.
This time, she successfully reached the Míng Dēng Lóng, latching onto her neck and biting.
“ROOOAAARRR!!!”
The Extinction Dragon’s attack clearly stimulated the Míng Dēng Lóng, causing the ultra-large monster to go berserk and burst out of the rubble.
The immense force once again hurled the Extinction Dragon away.
Hanging motionless in the air, Ji Jie observed the Míng Dēng Lóng, assessing the situation.
Despite being newly hatched, she already measured around forty meters in length.
Her gelatinous shell, infused with abundant energy, radiated blue, projecting a brilliant azure glow outward.
It was as if one could see the flow of energy inside her.
Her limbs were slender, with translucent membranes resembling blooming flower buds at their ends, where energy flickered like blue flames.
On her uncovered back, one could clearly see the red glow emanating from her chest organs and the network of energy flowing throughout her body.
Wings?
Is it because she emerged prematurely due to the threat of the Glittering Dragon?
This was excellent—losing her flight potential meant she couldn’t escape.
But Ji Jie did not underestimate the Míng Dēng Lóng simply because she was not fully developed.
The abyss created by the collapsed surface and the unconscious Glittering Dragon all indicated her dangerous nature.
Even though she had just been born, this was her weakest state, and thus the best opportunity.
The Steel Dragon shed its Wind Wrap Armor, transforming into regular wind. The monster with white thorns tore through its steel shell, diving headfirst toward the Míng Dēng Lóng on the ground.
The brittle white thorns exploded against the Míng Dēng Lóng’s body, but the sharp steel claws easily pierced her gelatinous shell.
This layer of gelatinous shell appeared to be an incomplete tissue layer exposed and hardened, with the inner glow even turning Ji Jie’s face blue.
Bite, tear.
There was nothing worth savoring; the small piece torn from the Míng Dēng Lóng’s body was as valueless as its taste.
Though her defense was lacking, the gelatinous shell was thick, and the secreted tissue fluid quickly hardened.
An incredible regenerative ability.
Sensing the energy source and touch on her back, the Míng Dēng Lóng began wildly thrashing and struggling.
The violent movements caused Ji Jie to sway, tearing off another piece of the shell before being thrown off.
The sharp claws left distinct marks on her body, yet she healed instantly.
He could leap back up with another effort, but scavenging her shell was meaningless. Her massive size made her shell thicker than ordinary monsters.
She was not prey to be taken lightly.
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