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Chapter 2106 The Power of the Dragon Vein

"The Dragon Vein... Lord's profession, you're still in the state of a Blessed One!?"

Even Blaze, who had weathered many storms, was taken aback at this moment. The last LV1 Blessed One he had seen was Greenland in its complete initial state because the Great Red Dragon had separated from it, and its class, skills, and level had all been reset to zero.

At that time, Greenland unexpectedly gained an extremely special profession, [Messiah LV1]. This profession could only be obtained by individuals who were absolutely pure, without any filth, and cleaner than a newborn baby, or rather, by a special race.

This LV1 only brings one skill: summoning the godlike Michael, using an absolutely pure body as a shell to contain and fully display all the power of the Seraph Michael.

Compared to [Messiah LV1], Zod's [Dragon Vein Master LV1] is simpler and more direct; you can sense the power it might possess just from its name.

Zod gripped Blaze's fist, wrestling with him in the same way, and his strength was surprisingly comparable to Blaze's, who held the title of Primal Giant.

No, it's not that he possesses power comparable to his.

Blaze's eyes narrowed, and his body went limp, disappearing from Zod's sight in an instant. He then turned and kicked Zod in the waist.

"You seem to have guessed my power, but unfortunately..."

Zod caught Blaze's kick and swung him towards the water, slamming him into the surface. Blinding lightning struck Blaze.

A thunderous roar erupted, unleashing a massive burst of lightning and water.

When the speed is fast enough, the water surface is no different from the hard rock. Being slammed to the ground by a force of equal strength almost knocked Blaze unconscious.

Fortunately, not long ago, he was hit head-on by an even more powerful Nebula Roar from Tiamat's corpse, which was much more destructive than this one, so he managed to withstand it.

After throwing the object, Zod opened his arms in a claw-like gesture toward Blazer, who was lying on the water.

"This is!?"

Fenrir's "Heavenly Upper Jaw" and "Earthly Lower Jaw".

Just as Zod was about to close the pin, Blazer snapped his fingers, and a spark burst forth.

This action startled Zod for a moment, but in that instant, the sparks suddenly magnified, bursting forth with blinding light, and then an explosion occurred.

An explosion of this magnitude wouldn't injure either of them, but it bought Blazer some time.

A section of the water surface vanished instantly. Blaze, who had dodged the attack, did not create distance but instead closed in, throwing a punch back at Zod, sending him flying like a stone skipping across the water, creating more than a dozen ripples on the surface.

"I see, so you can activate your abilities even if you can't see them." Blaze let out a sharp sigh of relief; his back was killing him.

Zod possesses a power similar to that of the High Prince, who is the Peace Olive Branch from Themis, and can replicate power.

However, the difference is that the Peace Olive Branch can only copy power, while Zod's can not only gain attributes, but also the opponent's skills, and even titles.

The brief exchange just now has confirmed this: strength, skills, and titles can all be copied, and these are abilities he has never demonstrated in orc territory before.

Zod stood up from the water and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"This is the power of the dragon vein, the connection. As long as the totems are connected, I can obtain your power. I can use anything described in the totem."

"Really? That's pretty impressive."

Blaze stretched his body forcefully, assuming a Pankrasen stance. "So, the difficulty of defeating you is simply surpassing your current self, nothing difficult at all."

"Moreover, this power doesn't seem to be as general and powerful as you described. You don't seem to know how the explosion just happened, which means that all you can obtain is the part recorded by the totem."

“That’s right, there’s not much to gain.” Zod readily admitted. “The power that the dragon vein can bring is ultimately just these superficial things. I can’t know your thoughts, and I don’t know what your next move will be.”

"However, I think this is a disadvantage for you. I won't make the same moves as you, so you're not going to defeat the you of today, but me."

"it's the same!"

"And there's another difference."

Blazer charged straight toward Zod, so fast that ripples only appeared on the water's surface when he reached Zod.

Zod, whose eyesight was naturally sharp enough to keep up, took a step back and used the Pancrass's footwork to disrupt Blaze's center. The moment Blaze lost her balance and fell, Zod raised her hand and chopped down.

"That's equipment."

Hermes Walker activated the engine from the back of his leg, and Blaze, who should have fallen, rose in an anti-gravity posture, grabbed Zod's wrist, and forced Zod into a close-quarters exchange of blows.

This kind of duel, which outsiders jokingly call a Hollywood-style duel, has no technical skill involved; it's just a matter of you throwing punches and me throwing punches to see who can last the longest.

Compared to Zod who has no equipment, he has a greater advantage when fully equipped.

The hardness and auxiliary power of the hand equipment [Poseidon's Abyss] are sufficient to participate in this level of struggle.

Zod met the attack head-on with a punch, the two fists colliding and creating a circular wave in the underground lake. Blaze, equipped with [Poseidon's Abyss], was unharmed, while blood splattered from Zod's fist.

Before Blazer could continue his assault, Jasmine's warning and the cracking sound of her right hand came simultaneously.

[Blaze, let go! This guy's dismantling your gear!]

Blazer immediately let go and created some distance, then looked down at his right hand.

【Poseidon's Abyss】is a pair of full-coverage gauntlets. The right one is broken and unusable. Several parts were loose and disassembled, causing the right gauntlet to malfunction and become unusable.

He had seen how Chiron maintained the Divine Age armory, and the Divine Age equipment was easy to dismantle, while the higher-level equipment was so difficult that even standing next to him, he wouldn't know how to take it apart.

Zod loosened the [Poseidon's Abyss] in the short time it took for him to grab his wrist.

"I see."

Blaze nodded knowingly and put away the [Poseidon's Abyss] on the right.

“You don’t seem surprised at all,” Zod said.

"Of course I'm surprised, but it's more like a pleasant surprise. The fact that you can disassemble the equipment from the Age of Gods means that the Age of Gods has also left its mark in the form of totems. Either its traces of the past still exist in this world, or I have revived the Age of Gods."

"It's a good thing either way."

(End of this chapter)