The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 536 Showdown
Although Duke Davis was not aware of Ryan's record in the Federation, he learned some details of the Battle of Ferdinand Forest through secret intelligence. Even though Menea had issued a gag order at the time, he was unable to completely prevent the leakage of the news.

The Duke of Davis' words immediately made Jennifer, the beautiful woman in the front row, feel relieved.

It seems that not everyone thinks Ryan will lose.

Although Ryan had told her before that she didn't have to worry at all, Jennifer was still a little nervous because she was just an ordinary person.

Claire, who was standing beside him, was also relieved, and her slightly frowned brows relaxed.

She had heard many stories about the Imperial Guardians since she was a child, and had an almost natural awe and yearning for their strength. Overall, she was mostly worried about this competition.

In comparison, the barbarian girl Lagre has more confidence in Ryan. She has witnessed Ryan's rapid improvement in strength, and she has also witnessed him killing the super giant proto-dragon Corasius in the Howling Tundra half a year ago.

Now another half a year has passed, and Ryan's strength has already improved to an unknown level.

In Lagre's eyes, this 'Storm Cloud' is not a match for Ryan at all.

"Duke Davis, that's not necessarily true. The ancestor just submitted a statement to the imperial family yesterday. His dragon partner, Hazas, has entered the old dragon stage."

At this time, an old nobleman came into the aisle. It was the Duke of Durham. He came late and looked around with an arrogant look on his face while speaking.

"What! Old Dragon?" Duke Davis's face changed.

"How is this possible? It's not the Green Dragon Hazard." Duke Davis said half a sentence and immediately swallowed it back, as if he had thought of something.

Upon hearing the news, the surrounding high-ranking nobles, noble ladies and young ladies all let out a low cry. As the foundation of the Dragun Empire, the growth stages and differences of dragons were almost familiar to them.

Old dragons, even though there are individual differences, their strength is basically between mid-epic and epic peak.

Add to that the strength of the Dragon Knight Pantoskok himself, isn't it?
Duke Durham's words naturally changed the expressions of the three women in the front row. They looked at each other and couldn't help but worry.

"Look, here comes Ryan."

An unknown noble lady shouted, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

I saw a handsome young man in a wizard robe slowly walking into the center of the venue. Although he was young, he had a calm face and a faint smile on his lips. His eyes were as bright and black as gems, like the brightest stars in the deep night sky.

Many high-ranking nobles who saw Ryan for the first time began to whisper to each other.

Although many nobles, ladies and girls had heard of Ryan's name, this was the first time they had seen him in person.

"This is Ryan? The rising star of the Empire?"

"How young!"

"You're so young, yet you can fight against His Majesty Baoyun?"

in the venue.

It was Ryan's first time at the Royal Arena.

He looked up and around. This was an arena that was similar in shape to the ancient Roman Colosseum in his previous life, except that it was decorated with a large number of high-level defensive magic arrays. Therefore, both the white marble walls and pillars around it revealed intricate luminous patterns.

With his level of strength, he can naturally feel the various energies surging in these patterns.

His eyes were first focused on the most eye-catching central area of ​​the arena's circular stands, where there was a luxurious stand with the best viewing view. The gilded railings and exquisite sculptures indicated that this was an exclusive stand belonging to the imperial royal family.

And Ryan also saw that elegant figure. His gaze lingered for a moment and he smiled slightly.

Menea was sitting in the middle of the luxurious stands at this moment. Seeing Ryan's gaze, he naturally smiled and nodded in response.

Sitting on Mena's right was Prince Everton, and on his left was a beautiful young woman whom Ryan had never seen before, Princess Reinara.

"Grandma Menia, it seems like you are not worried at all that Ryan will lose?" Lenara asked curiously, holding Menia's hand affectionately.

She had naturally heard about her great-aunt and Ryan, and knew that it was the other party who saved her great-aunt on the way to the Federation. However, seeing that her great-aunt had a smile on her face throughout, it seemed that she was not worried at all that Ryan would lose this competition.

"Well, I have confidence in Ryan." Menia smiled and patted the back of Reinara's white hand.

Although Prince Everton on the side also had a smile on his face, he completely disagreed in his heart.

As Ryan continued to move forward, he soon saw several powerful men with restrained auras on the side of the royal stand, among whom was the familiar Reginald, the 'Pulse of the Earth'.

Obviously, these dozen or so people should all be the guardians of the empire, or in other words, the strong men of the empire at the same level.

"Huh? Is this Ryan? He's very powerful." An old man in a light blue wizard robe said with a serious expression.

He just took a quick peek at Ryan's strength, but found that he was blocked.

You know, those who can achieve this level are all veteran Dawn Wizards whose mental strength is similar to his.

He originally thought that Ryan was so young and it was already a natural talent for him to enter the Dawn, but now it seems that the opponent's strength is even beyond his expectations.

"Your Majesty Reginald, you know this young Lord Ryan best. Would you like to introduce him to me?"

"Haha, Your Majesty Whittaker, I don't think I need to waste my breath any more. Soon, you will all see the strength of Your Majesty Ryan."

Reginald naturally didn't worry at all about whether Ryan would win or lose.

"Oh? It seems that His Majesty Reginald has great confidence in the young Lord Ryan." An old man in a green wizard robe interrupted, "How about a small bet?"

"Okay, since His Majesty Perkins is interested, I will accompany you."

The other party was one of the tough conservatives, and his relationship with Reginald was not very harmonious, so Reginald said without hesitation.

However, Reginald's ready agreement made Perkins, who had spoken, pause and seem a little hesitant.

As Ryan continued to walk forward, his eyes met with the three women and he nodded slightly. Then he stopped on the right side of the center of the venue and looked up at the sky.

At this time, on the high platform on Reginald's side, a group of strong men also looked up at the sky.

Although there was nothing over there, an invisible pressure began to descend rapidly. A large cloud of dust quickly rose in the center of the venue, and some kind of witchcraft that concealed the body was suddenly lifted, and a huge green figure appeared in front of everyone.

In order to avoid disturbing ordinary people, Imperial Dragon Knights usually fly in stealth over the city.

The visitors were none other than the Imperial Guardian Pantoskok, also known as 'Storm Cloud', and his green dragon companion Hazas.

Upon seeing the man and the dragon appear, many nobles exclaimed:

"Why is this green dragon so big?"

"Yes, I remember seeing the green dragon of Pentoskirk once. I remember it was not this big at that time."

Not only among the high-ranking nobles, but even among the group of strong men that Reginald was a member of, many people were quite surprised.

"This is impossible. The green dragon Hazas of Pentoskok is more than a hundred years younger than my yellow dragon. How could he enter the old dragon stage first?"

"Could it be that there is some treasure? But I haven't heard that Pentoskirk has explored any ancient ruins recently."

"Tsk tsk, it seems that the timing chosen by this young man Ryan is really inappropriate. He just happened to encounter the promotion of the dragon of Pentoskirk?"

This made Perkins, who had originally made a bet with Reginald, laugh. He said, "Haha, Your Majesty Reginald, I'm afraid your chances of winning are slim. Are you sure we want to continue the bet?"

"Haha, why not? Let's wait and see." Reginald regained his composure after his initial surprise and said.

"Could it be that Your Majesty Reginald still thinks that young Lord Ryan has a chance of winning?" This made Perkins joke.

Perkins' words immediately focused everyone's attention on Reginald.

Just as Reginald was about to speak, two people in the venue spoke.

Ryan smiled faintly and said, "So this is what you rely on? A green dragon at the level of an old dragon?"

Ryan's indifference made Pantoskok stare at him. After a pause, he heard him persuade in the tone of an elder:
"Young man, it's not too late for you to admit defeat now."

"Perhaps one day, when you truly become an Imperial Dragon Knight and have a giant dragon as your partner, it would be more appropriate for you to compete with me."

If this was said in private, it might have some sincerity, but now, in front of everyone, there is no sincerity at all.

In fact, once the two men stood on the arena, no one could retreat easily, whether it was Ryan or Pantoskok.

"A green dragon at the level of an old dragon is not enough to make me admit defeat. It just so happens that I also brought a dragon with me." Ryan said with a mysterious smile.

"You?" Pantoskok's face became confused.

After all, judging from information from all sources, the young man in front of him did not have a dragon partner, and he had previously participated in the Imperial Dragon Knight reserve selection. How could he suddenly have a dragon?

Ryan waved his hand towards the passage on one side, and a huge wooden box placed on a pulley was dragged in by eight strong bulls.

The scene before them immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"What the hell is this?"

"It doesn't look like a living thing."

"Bah!"

As the buckles loosened, the wooden boards on all sides fell down one after another, and a ferocious mechanical monster emitting a metallic luster under the sunlight appeared in front of everyone!

"What is this?" Many nobles exclaimed with their eyes wide open.

After all, just from the opponent's huge size and sharp metal claws, it can be seen that once this big guy moves, its lethality will be absolutely terrifying.

In the strong stand on Reginald's side, many people immediately recognized the origin of Ryan's "mechanical Tyrannosaurus".

"This is a mechanical creation modeled after an ancient dinosaur."

"It seems to be ancient goblin technology?"

"Yes, I have seen similar descriptions during the exploration of ancient goblin ruins."

Seeing Ryan's mechanical Tyrannosaurus, Pantoskok's face relaxed and said, "So this is where your confidence lies. Haha, Lord Ryan, you will soon see the difference between a mechanical dragon and a real dragon."

"Hazard, let's say hello to this young Lord Ryan." Pantoskor patted the green dragon Hazard's back, and the man and the dragon immediately flew into the air. Although Pantoskor was not good at mechanical creation, judging from the appearance, he concluded that Ryan's mechanical Tyrannosaurus could not fly, and did not seem to be good at long-range attacks, so he immediately determined the tactics and fought in the air, thus becoming invincible.

"hold head high!!!"

After letting out a roar in mid-air, Hazzas immediately used his acid breath!
A large ball of dark green acid spurted out from Hazzas's bloody mouth, pouring down from the air like a green waterfall.

But this is not the end yet. Pantoskok silently chanted a spell and waved his blue crystal cane. A strong hurricane swept towards Ryan.

The acid was blessed by the hurricane, and its speed and power increased several times.

The simple breath of dragon combined with wind witchcraft unleashed a power that was almost as powerful as the Dawn Killing Move. This move of Pantoskok immediately won praise from many people.

"The biggest problem with mechanical creations is that they are made of metal. Under the corrosion of acid, they will quickly lose their combat effectiveness."

"His Majesty Pentoskirk has a wealth of combat experience. In comparison, although this young Lord Ryan is lucky enough to have obtained such a mechanical creation during the exploration of the ancient goblin ruins, it is a pity that he does not know enough about the intelligence of his opponent."

"Yes, it is such a pity that such an ancient mechanical creation of epic combat power is about to be destroyed. Your Majesty Reginald, why don't you come forward and talk to this young Lord Ryan and ask him to admit defeat now?"

The same thought popped up in Pantoskok's mind, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

But the next moment, he suddenly felt uneasy in his heart. Through the green acid rain curtain, he saw two suddenly lit red spots.

His instinctive sense of danger made him immediately control Hazzas to move slightly.

The next moment!
"Hey!"

Two red energy beams came from behind but arrived first, instantly piercing through the acid rain curtain and hitting the lower abdomen and left flesh wing of the green dragon Hazzas!

At the same time, a rain of acid poured down on the tall mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex like hail.

The attacks from both sides hit each other almost at the same time!

"what!"

"Injury for injury?"

Everyone's heart was immediately in their throat. Unexpectedly, both sides were injured as soon as the fight started.

How can this be called a competition?
This is even more intense than a duel!

"You!!" Pantoskok's face was gloomy and he glared at Ryan.

"Because you are bound to lose, you want to injure Hazas to satisfy your unwilling desire to win? As expected, I was right, Ryan. Your character is totally unsuitable to be the guardian of the empire."

A hissing sound of corrosion came from the Mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex, and a large amount of smelly smoke came out. The originally bright metallic luster was now corroded into pits and some of the wires at the junctions were even damaged.

In the eyes of everyone, although Ryan's attack injured the green dragon of Pantoskok, the mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex was more damaged.

"Oh? You're bound to fail?"

"Who gave you such blind confidence?" Ryan couldn't help but find it funny.

His Majesty, Baoyun, has a very good opinion of himself.

As Ryan spoke, he flashed and came to the side of the Mechanical Demon Tyrannosaurus. As he pressed his palm, a strong dark silver metallic light began to ripple from his palm and covered the tall body of the Mechanical Demon Tyrannosaurus.

This is exactly the core skill 'Quick Repair (Active)' that Ryan possesses after he changes his job to a Goblin Engineering Expert.

Every time the dark silver ripples covered the bumpy metal surface of the Mechanical Demon Tyrannosaurus Rex, the holes were repaired a little, just like wrinkled clothes being gradually smoothed out by an electric iron.

After just a few seconds, the Mechanical Demon Tyrannosaurus Rex returned to its original state. Naturally, everyone was stunned by this scene.

"Is this some kind of metal magic?"

"No wonder Lord Ryan chose to use this ancient goblin machine to fight. The effect of this witchcraft is simply too compatible with the metal machine."

The imperial guardians naturally recognized the core skills displayed by Ryan as some rare metal-based witchcraft.

After all, metal wizards are rare, and Ryan's "Quick Repair" is actually using metal energy particles, so it is normal to have such a misunderstanding.

"You" Pantoskok's eyes widened and he pointed at Ryan, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Because in comparison, it is impossible for Hazzas's injuries to heal quickly. From this perspective, what he just said was a ruthless irony to himself.

This made Pantoskok feel a little angry and embarrassed.

His face was slightly red, and he suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice: "It seems that I still underestimated you. However, it is still unknown who will win or lose!"

"Hazard, sleeping poison cloud!"

Hazzas, who was injured and in great pain, looked at Ryan with hatred in his eyes and immediately spit out a large ball of dark green mist towards Ryan.

Compared with the previous acid breath, the power of this poisonous cloud is naturally much greater. It is a killing move - the sleeping poisonous cloud.

Even the defensive magic arrays could not resist this thick fog with a sleeping effect. Only when light curtains rose up in the stands could the thick fog be kept out.

“Is this the sleeping poison cloud?”

Ryan had naturally heard of Pantoskok's famous trick.

It is said that anyone who is contaminated by this poisonous cloud will instantly fall into a deep sleep, as if being pulled into some kind of dream. Only with a strong mental strength can one become immune.

You have to know that in a duel between strong men, not to mention sleeping for one second, even 0.1 second can decide the outcome.

Therefore, as long as you get hit, the outcome is almost decided!
As the poisonous cloud spread, it soon covered most of the venue, and Ryan's figure was immediately enveloped.

"He didn't even hide?" Everyone exclaimed when they saw what Ryan did.

"It's not that I don't want to hide, it's that I can't hide."

"Level 1 Witchcraft Strong Wind Strike!"

"Level 2 Witchcraft Wind Cut!"

"Level 3 Witchcraft Tornado!"

"Level 4 Witchcraft Hurricane Vortex!"

"Dawn's ultimate move "Storm's Fury!"

As Pantoskok chanted loudly, a tornado that was extremely compressed and condensed, and constantly flashed with cold light, appeared in front of him.

Although this tornado is only a few meters in diameter, it contains a large number of extremely sharp wind blades. The vortex of the tornado, coupled with the sharp wind blades, will undoubtedly tear the enemy into pieces in an instant once it hits the enemy!

"Go!" Pantoskok shouted angrily!

This wind-type morning killer move, 'Storm's Fury', struck at Ryan, who was already covered by poisonous fog, like lightning!

The strong ones are in the stands.

"Hiss~ This. Pantoskok is obviously really angry. Your Majesty Reginald, are we really not going to stop him? I'm afraid your friend..."

"From the looks of it, this competition has completely turned into a duel!"

"Wait, I think we still shouldn't intervene. What if Lord Ryan has the means to fight back? Wouldn't that hinder normal operations?" Perkins, who made a bet with Reginald, said with a smile.

It can be seen that the other party said this with some intention of enjoying the show.

"Huh? Did you hear that? What's that sound?" a guardian frowned.

Everyone pricked up their ears and felt a buzzing sound coming from the poisonous cloud.

The next moment, the battle on the field suddenly changed!

A dark silver metal disc stirred up the poisonous cloud and flew out with a whoosh, colliding with the condensed tornado of Pantoskok at lightning speed!
"boom!!!"

I saw Chenxi's killer move 'Storm's Fury' exploded under the attack of external force!
A white air wave mixed with densely packed wind blades emitting cold light suddenly swept around like a tsunami.

The defensive magic array that was originally added to the surface of the Royal Arena and the pillars on the surrounding walls suddenly exploded, as if it could not withstand the energy explosion of that moment.

Although the upper end of the mushroom cloud had been weakened by the witch formation, it still shot straight up into the sky hundreds of meters high.

Nearly half of the people in the imperial capital heard the explosion and couldn't help but turn their heads to look at the location of the imperial palace.

"Could it be that another incarnation of the evil god has arrived and is attacking the imperial capital?"

"It doesn't seem like it. This time it only made a single sound. The previous time, the thunder-like sound lasted for a long time."

"That is how the matter?"

The people who did not know the truth immediately started talking about it.

"hold head high!!!"

The smoke and dust had not yet completely dissipated, and a roar of a giant dragon and the sound of something heavy falling to the ground were heard from inside.

"That seems to be the voice of the Hazards."

The top nobles in the arena's stands looked at each other, and then looked at Yanchen with an anxious expression, as if they wanted to see through Yanchen and determine the outcome of the competition as soon as possible.

As the smoke gradually dissipated.

Ryan's figure seemed to be still standing there motionless, but Pantoskok on the opposite side was kneeling on one knee, stroking the left side of his abdomen with his right hand. A clear wound almost cut off half of his waist, and his dragon partner Hazard was even worse!

The right wing was almost cut off at the root, leaving only less than half a meter of flesh membrane connecting to the torso, and the dragon head was stepped into the ground by Ryan's mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex with one foot.

Although he kept struggling, he was powerless to resist.

Seeing this scene, the huge Royal Arena was silent for a moment!

(End of this chapter)