The dragon’s inner mouth had hard skin, and it protected the dragon from the Ragnarok Exhalation Dragon Breath.
Neo, burning purple, created multiple lacerations inside the dragon’s mouth and tore the hard skin inside.
The flames burned the open wounds.
The dragon roared in pain. It thrashed around wildly.
Neo kept attacking until he was almost dead.
He devoured himself for energy and used it to return to the past.
“Beelzebub,” he called out.
While the caterpillar took care of chaotic time elementals, Neo checked the Abyss Mirror.
[Adamant Aegis (Rank: Stage 1, Mastery: Apprentice) total: 40.26% → 60.78%]
[Ragnarok Exhalation Dragon Breath (Rank: Stage 3, Mastery: Expert) total: 9.1% → 11.8%]
“The fight lasted only 2.05 seconds, but it got me 20% of Adamant Aegis and 2% of Ragnarok Exhalation.”
The ceiling caved in, and the dragon descended.
Neo attacked once and bolted out of the area.
He had no energy to return to the past if he fought the dragon now, and since he had devoured his body last time, he couldn’t do it again until he regenerated his body.
The humanoid mass of red lightning, Neo, dashed through the collapsing tunnels at high speed.
He was not able to use Hydraulic Motion Technique as it required muscles, and he did not have energy for All-Shadow. He could only depend on Pseudo-Gap to outrun the dragon, which was barely enough.
The dragon almost caught him.
Neo had to keep kiting the dragon and move through the walls to slow down the dragon’s large body.
Thankfully, no matter how small the clash was between them, it contributed to the percentage increase of Adamant Aegis.
Neo reached the large cave and stopped, allowing the dragons to catch up.
By then, he had regained 90% of his energy, which he swiftly used to regenerate his body.
He used Hydraulic Motion Technique to increase his punch’s force.
His fist clashed against the dragon’s clawed hand.
The second dragon used the opportunity while Neo was focused on the first dragon and slammed down its tail.
Neo used Hydraulic Motion Technique and Pseudo-Gap to dodge.
The first dragon was waiting at the location where Neo appeared.
The two dragons were in perfect sync, not allowing Neo even a moment to breathe.
Claws, tail slams, and punches came from all directions.
The dragons had large bodies, which made each of their attacks devastating.
Neo focused on dodging until he regained all of his energy.
His presence suddenly underwent a terrifying change, and he started his assault.
He created thousands of condensed Death swords, aiming them at the dragons.
The dragons were forced to use their wings to block the attacks.
While their eyes were covered, Neo used Hydraulic Motion Technique and Pseudo-Gap to instantly appear above the first dragon.
He increased his weight by thousands of times using mimicked Gravity.
His body shot down like a meteoric bullet, covering tens of thousands of meters in an instant, and tore into the dragon’s eye.
[Adamant Aegis (Rank: Stage 1, Mastery: Apprentice) total: 60.78% → 65.13%]
[Adamant Aegis (Rank: Stage 1, Mastery: Apprentice) total: 65.13% → 73.49%]
The dragon roared and tried to take Neo out of its eye.
But Neo moved further into its head, tearing apart muscles and nerves.
He condensed Death Elementals to the limit before making them explode.
[Adamant Aegis (Rank: Stage 1, Mastery: Apprentice) total: 73.49% → 87.19%]
[Adamant Aegis (Rank: Stage 1, Mastery: Apprentice) total: 87.19% → 99.73%]
Red lightning leaked out from the dragon’s injured eye in large quantities.
The dragon bellowed.
Its claws left huge lacerations in its skin as it dug its hand into its eye and pulled out Neo.
“Vermin!”
Neo sensed hatred in the dragon’s voice.
Before he could respond, the dragon smashed him into the ground.
Both dragons flew into the air. Their throats glowed, and they spewed purple flames. Unlike last time, they did not stop until they confirmed Neo’s death.
However, they quickly realized something was wrong.
The flames were not doing any substantial damage to Neo.
“This is a nice defensive Spell.”
[Adamant Aegis (Rank: Stage 1, Mastery: Apprentice) total: 100%]
The Spell worked with Neo’s other defensive abilities and wrapped his soul in an ironclad shield.
Only his body was being damaged.
And even that damage was heavily reduced.
Neo grabbed Obitus, feeling like it had been ages since he had swung it.
With his defense increased, he could finally fight the dragons without worrying about dying too quickly.
“Vermin!”
The first dragon, whose eye had been damaged, dived down like a bomber.
It paid no heed to the flames that were far larger than skyscrapers and aimed true for Neo.
“Be prepared to pay for your insolence!”
Divine Swordsmanship Eighth Stance: Kami no Shinpan
The sword cut through space and only stopped when it dug into the first dragon’s neck.
Neo clenched his jaw and tried to move the blade further in.
The dragon ignored the sword and fell on top of Neo.
Neo broke apart into countless pieces.
It took the dragon a moment to realize the Neo had been fake.
‘When did he deploy a clone—’
“I deployed it when you were facing me with your blind side.” Neo was standing on top of its head.
Before the dragon could do anything, Neo’s weight increased.
The dragon’s neck groaned. It couldn’t withstand the weight and fell to the ground.
Neo kept increasing the weight. His increased defense allowed him to use such reckless strategy.
The dragon’s scales cracked. Its bones and muscles snapped.
The second dragon in the sky roared, but Neo paid it no heed.
[Nyxtharion the Evernight Dragon Roar (Rank: Stage 1, Mastery: Apprentice) +0.1%]
He stabbed his sword into the first dragon’s forehead. Death condensed at the tip of his sword.
Death Essence wrapped in red lightning drilled into its skull.
The dragon thrashed, trying to escape the inevitable.
But the hundreds of thousands of tons kept it in place.
And eventually, the dragon stopped moving.
Neo wasted no time in summoning True Darkness and devouring the dragon corpse.