Chapter 216: The Ice Curse Dragon’s body was spraying water.
The young Flame King Dragon watched the battle in the sky, focusing on the Flame King Dragon at the heart of the battlefield. His flames dimmed somewhat, gathering inward with a tinge of disappointment.
In the prime of his life, he hadn’t managed to make much of an impression, and his gaze revealed a flicker of loneliness.
The Flame King Dragon didn’t understand what kind of monster Jié Jié was or that his form came from devouring his elders. If he had known this, he might have been both shocked and enraged.
But now, all he saw was Jié Jié, in Flame King Dragon form, moving about with the scent and appearance of a Flame King Dragon, surpassing him as one.
The disheartened male turned his head, looking toward the Flame Empress Dragon not far away, a close relative from the same nest.
The young Flame Empress Dragon also observed the Flame King Dragon in the sky, making the young male feel restless. He wanted to call out.
Whether it was the couple retreating, or the Sky Dragon entangled with the Ice Curse Dragon who would still be a strong rival in future territory disputes, the lone Sunfire Dragon couldn’t compete. This made him seek a mate or partner urgently.
The Flame Empress Dragon turned her head and let out a warning growl. Just because they were from the same nest didn’t mean she would give him preferential treatment.
Young male dragons avoid mating with close relatives by choosing mates with better territories. These mates are usually stronger and older, leaving younger Flame King Dragons no chance to mate with their own age group.
Females always get preferential treatment. As long as they don’t enter the core territory, Flame King Dragons don’t mind overlapping with Flame Empress Dragons at the edges, unlike the pressure young Flame King Dragons face.
She had no need for companionship with the young Flame King Dragon. While issuing her warning, she continued to watch the Flame King Dragon battling the Ice Curse Dragon in the sky.
Thinking back to how he detonated dust earlier, she ground her teeth in excitement. The pheromones of the adult female grew stronger, spreading out and being picked up by the nearby young Flame King Dragon.
In the young Flame King Dragon’s eyes, she became even more charming.
Disappointment flared into a fierce blaze once more, burning with restlessness. He pounced on the Flame Empress Dragon.
Monsters don’t follow gentlemanly rules; desire and reason are but a thin line apart. Various complex hormones tore through that barrier, driving behavior.
Strength is the only rule.
“Roar!”
The Flame Empress Dragon, who had been on guard, quickly retreated, roaring at the Flame King Dragon.
As the Flame King Dragon continued his advance without stopping, the Flame Empress Dragon ceased retreating and instead engaged him in a fierce struggle. Her purple flames covered his red ones, scorching his body.
Her ability to choose a male mate was supported by her matching strength.
In the sky.
Jié Jié watched the Ice Curse Dragon, destabilized by the Flame Storm, flying erratically. Seizing the moment, he lunged forward, embracing the Ice Curse Dragon and crashing her against the rock wall, pinning her down.
At the moment of embrace, a large amount of cooling water burst forth from the tiny gaps in the Ice Curse Dragon’s shell, freezing instantly and attempting to encase his chest.
The sudden drop in temperature triggered a natural counterattack, with even fiercer flames flowing from his mouth, enveloping both their bodies.
After the breath weapon, the Flame King Dragon’s fiery fangs emerged.
At this moment, the Ice Curse Dragon was adorned magnificently, the flames reflecting off her ice armor and crystal-like exterior, appearing dazzlingly beautiful to Jié Jié.
The hottest body met the coldest, frost forming and melting, the delicate mist transforming between steam and cold air, draping a hazy veil over the reflected light.
She seemed to be melting.
His claws dug into her body, the melting ice armor shattering under his force, creating a tactile sensation.
She seemed to be breaking apart.
It took less than a second for him to bite her neck, but the beauty of this fleeting scene pierced his pupils and ran along his nerves in an instant.
How long does it take to fall in love? Just an instant.
His head moved closer, but his teeth hesitated for half a moment.
But the Ice Curse Dragon was no fragile ice sculpture. Her sharp ice armor was formed from ice spines that shot out from tiny shell holes, instantly freezing upon contact with cooling water.
The Ice Curse Dragon sprayed water, the cooling liquid freezing onto the Flame King Dragon’s fangs, mane, and face as it approached her neck.
Breath weapons also erupted from her mouth, fine ice crystals and cold currents forcefully accumulating in the folds of the Flame King Dragon’s wings.
With her limbs never ceasing to struggle, the Ice Curse Dragon broke free from the Flame King Dragon’s grip.
“You’re distracted.”
Jié Jié, with half his wing frozen, swayed as the flames surged again, melting and drying the ice on his mane, restoring its fluffiness.
Just as he was about to collide with the rock wall, shaking off the ice on his wings, a wave of heat exhaled by the Glittering Dragon below conveyed her long-brewing anger.
Melting the ice while powerful gusts pushed Jié Jié upward.
The wobbling Flame King Dragon regained altitude, facing the Ice Curse Dragon once again.
At this moment, the Ice Curse Dragon had just spread her wings in the air, her reformed ice armor reflecting rainbow hues alongside the airborne moisture.
Love at first sight lasts but a moment.
Jié Jié intended to gift her a Flame Storm for that fleeting love.
Gas and fire needed to churn and build in his mouth. The Ice Curse Dragon’s sharp wings had already slashed across his face, scattering shards of ice that lodged into the cracks before being melted by the high temperature.
Jié Jié flapped his wings and turned around, but the Ice Curse Dragon’s sword tail pierced through his wing membrane from behind.
They spun like an unstable gyroscope, the expanding Flame Storm swirling along with them.
Only when they collided with the rock wall did they separate.
The Flame King Dragon bent his limbs, tearing apart the rock wall. He ran along it, leaped over cave-like pits, soared past the crimson storm, and once again pounced on the Ice Curse Dragon above.
The storm’s wind and flames spread outward, wrapping around his body as he attacked the ice with his claws.
The ice fell.
The king of fire and wind watched the queen of ice fall, taking in the ancient dragons below.
The Ice Curse Dragon hit the ground and was then slapped out of sight by the Glittering Dragon.
The Glittering Dragon locked eyes with him for a moment, the ferocity in her pupils diminishing slightly. She seemed tired.
The two remaining Sunfire Dragons inexplicably fought each other, but the Flame King Dragon clearly wasn’t a match for the Flame Empress Dragon.
With the Ice Curse Dragon’s fall, the Sunfire Dragons clashed on the ground, leaving him alone in the sky, indicating the focus of the battlefield had shifted back to the ground.
On the ground, the destruction caused by the Glittering Dragon was shocking.
Beneath the spread of liquid gold lay rock layers shredded and crushed by the edge of her skirt, and collapsed areas struck by her massive horns. Activated magma rose, emitting waves of hot air.
The destruction caused by this single dragon surpassed the combined effects of many Sunfire Dragon dust explosions.
Fortunately, Dì Mǔ Shén seemed a bit tired too.
Chapter 217
