Ember Dragon

"Such powerful magic resistance!"

Erebus was shocked and his expression became more solemn. After this test, he found that the strength of this red dragon was far beyond his expectations.

But Erebus was not discouraged. Looking at the oncoming red dragon with great momentum, the ancient green dragon raised the dragonbone scepter high, with aura emanating from its eye sockets, and released an extremely powerful spell.

[Time Stands Still]

For a moment, the fire in the sky remained still, the dust and debris stayed where they were, and so did the rolling clouds.

Within a space of several kilometers in radius, everything was frozen at the moment the spell was released, as if the pause button had been pressed.

Cassius originally wanted to activate [Dragon's Magic Plunder] to resist the influence of this spell, but the moment he saw the dragon bone scepter, his pupils shrank sharply.

No, this is not an ordinary spell, but a divine spell released with the help of the power of gods!
With the blessing of divine power, even Cassius found it difficult to resist. He could only watch his body being frozen by the spell and the space around him gradually solidified.

This is Erebus’ hidden profession—[Destroyer of Tiamat]!
As a loyal servant of the Five-Colored Dragon Queen, the Profane Destroyer is a living embodiment of Tiamat's destructive power, able to replace all spells with divine spellcasting, unleashing terrible power.

This is Erebus's killer move!
"boom!"

Thunder crackled and struck Cassius' body, lighting up most of the sky like day, but the red dragon was unharmed, and lightning emanated from its scales.

Seeing this, the ancient green dragon raised the dragon bone scepter high, and a strange light burst out from its vertical pupils. The space above its head gradually twisted and deformed, forming an extremely terrifying dark green vortex, shaped like a tightly closed dragon eye.

His eyes were fierce, the corners of his mouth were raised, and he roared to the sky: "Alien Dragon! Pay the price for your arrogance! You will witness the power of the Mother of Evil Dragons with your own eyes!!"

"The evil dragon's destructive gaze (Dragon language)!"

Along with the ancient dragon language spell, the dragon's eye in the sky suddenly opened, emitting a faint green light.

Wherever the light passed, flowers and plants withered, trees dried up, deer and wild boars turned into dry bones, and the forest instantly turned into a lifeless wasteland. All life within a radius of one kilometer was killed.

Even Cassius was affected by this strange light, his muscles atrophied and his scales aged.

The dark green light shot directly towards the Red Dragon Emperor's head. If it hit the head, even if the dragon did not die, it would be robbed of thousands of years of vitality and turned into an old dragon heading into old age.

But at this moment, a dull "dong dong" sound came from the red dragon's huge body - that was the strong beating of the heart.

Some cracks appeared in the surrounding space, and a noisy buzzing sound was heard. The red dragon's body flashed red light, and bursts of hot steam were spewing out. Lines like molten gold appeared, and it began to tremble violently like a volcano about to erupt.

"boom!"

The next moment, the space within a hundred meters in radius suddenly collapsed like broken glass, time resumed its flow, flames jumped, and dark clouds rolled.

Cassius actually relied on his strong physique to break free from the shackles of [Time Standstill] and broke Erebus' magic!
Facing the oncoming death light, the Red Dragon Emperor opened his bloody mouth. Vast energy rushed through his blood vessels. A golden-red ball of light quickly took shape and appeared deep in his throat, like a supernova about to explode.

"boom--"

An extremely dazzling golden-red flame gushed out, and thousands of scorching rays of light were released, piercing through the dark clouds and almost illuminating the entire sky.

Endless light condensed, and it seemed that an illusory sun appeared in the sky, bringing light and life.

This is the [Sun Breath] that contains the power of the Sun God!
On the ground, countless Seleucids raised their heads, stared at the sky in a daze, and murmured to themselves: "Amaunator is above."

Count Adrian felt that familiar, friendly power and was shocked beyond words - could it be that the Red Dragon Emperor was really the Sun Angel who came to the earth?

In an instant, the golden-red flame and the dark green light collided with each other, and the two completely opposite energies representing life and death, light and darkness madly impacted each other.

"boom!"

As the two forces collided, dark green and golden-red flames spread everywhere, and the violent explosion instantly engulfed the space within a radius of hundreds of meters.

The terrifying shock wave produced by the explosion swept across the earth, creating a terrifying air wave that, like a raging tsunami, blew away countless onlookers, including humans, dragonborn, and even dragon beasts.

Even more unlucky were the soldiers who were affected by the aftermath of the energy. They were either hit by the green light spots, their bodies rotting, their flesh melting and turning into bones, or they were entangled by the golden flames, their bodies were burned to ashes.

In this horrific collision at the demigod level, all creatures within a kilometer from the center of the explosion died without exception, leaving only bones everywhere. The forest was burned to a scorched earth, and even the ground was flattened by three feet.

The thick smoke produced by the explosion covered the sky and enveloped the two powerful ancestral dragons. Only huge black shadows could be vaguely seen.

Just then, Cassius moved.

His light golden vertical pupils were blazing with fire, and his sharp and ferocious eyes penetrated the thick smoke and saw the ancient green dragon a thousand meters away.

Cassius suddenly spread his wings, burning the air with raging flames, tearing through the smoke, dragging brilliant flames behind him, and swooping down towards the ancient green dragon like a giant meteorite.

As he dived, an invisible force field spread out, as if to bind the ancient green dragon in place.

With fire reflected in his eyes, Erebus showed fear on his face. He quickly swung the dragonbone scepter, creating a deep crack and drilled into it at the last moment before the Red Dragon Emperor collided with him.

"boom!"

The Red Dragon Emperor, carrying an extremely terrifying force, crashed directly into a hill. The earth shook violently, dust flew everywhere, and the hill collapsed and was burned into lava by the raging flames.

Seeing that the attack missed, Cassius was not discouraged. Instead, he turned his head and looked up at the sky. He saw a faint green light surging in the sky, condensing into the ferocious body of the ancient green dragon, and a cruel and violent light surging in its vertical pupils.

Although he dodged Cassius's attack, the overwhelming flames still caused him some damage. Black marks appeared on his dark green scales and his flesh and blood were burned.

However, demigods are immortal, and the Ancient Green Dragon repaired this scar in just a moment at a speed visible to the naked eye, restoring its body to its original state.

Cassius looked up at Erebus and said, "Green dragon, I have to say that you are much stronger than I thought. However, I never thought that a dragon with such strength would be willing to become a lackey of Tiamat."

Erebus stared at the red dragon, his eyes narrowed, and his voice was low and cold: "Alien dragon, you are just a country bumpkin from the material world. You don't understand the greatness of Majesty Tiamat at all. The decline of the dragon's rule is because of you damned rebels."

"Great?" Cassius shook his head and said with a smile: "There are many five-colored dragons that were killed by Tiamat. You are still alive only because you are still useful." Erebus said in a grim tone, with a thrilling light flashing in his eyes: "Those worthless fools should be sacrificed by your majesty. Tens of thousands of years later, I will gain eternal life in the kingdom of God, and you - a pathetic alien dragon, will only turn into dust in the long time and be forgotten by everyone!"

Cassius flapped his dragon wings and flew into the air, smiling grimly: "Very good, then I will help you - now I will send you to see Tiamat!"

"Roar--"

In an instant, multiple spells such as [Flexible as a Dragon], [Aerial Maneuvers], and [Eternal Freedom] were cast upon the Red Dragon Emperor. Various colored spiritual lights shone together, and Cassius turned into a red afterimage, rushing towards the green dragon at an unimaginable speed.

What a great speed!

Erebus' pupils shrank suddenly, his eyes focused, and he began to recite the ancient dragon language. A dark aura immediately appeared on his body, and his figure instantly became illusory.

The bodies alternated, and a huge dragon beast exchanged positions with the ancient green dragon, replacing his original position and appearing on the path that the red dragon emperor had to pass, while Erebus appeared thousands of meters away.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, Cassius crushed the dragon beast directly, and it exploded and turned into charred fragments all over the sky, without even time to let out a wail.

In the face of absolute power, this dragon beast that is powerful enough to destroy a mortal army is nothing more than a piece of meat that can be slaughtered at will, posing no threat at all.

"You look more like a wandering rat than a green dragon—"

Cassius turned rapidly in the sky, transformed into a golden-red meteor, and dived towards the ancient green dragon again.

Erebus waved the dragonbone scepter, and a faint green light emerged from his body, overlapping. Eighteen identical ancient green dragons separated from his ferocious body and dispersed in different directions.

Then, the eighteen ancient green dragons raised their dragon bone scepters at the same time, and a torrent of necromancy burst out, converging in the sky and shooting towards the Red Dragon Emperor.

"Roar--"

Cassius roared, and the flames in front of him condensed into a thick shield, blocking all the beams of light. He opened his bloody mouth, and a vortex of magic appeared deep in his throat, sucking all the undead energy into his stomach and spewing it out.

Under the undead energy that swept across the earth, the cultists and dragon beasts under them died in large numbers, like wheat being harvested by a sickle. In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of Dragon Worshipers fell.

Cassius fell to the ground with a bang and pressed the ground with his huge dragon claws. The earth cracked, and eighteen flames surging underground quickly spread and rushed towards the terrifying figures of the ancient green dragons.

At the same time, streaks of flaming meteors streaked across the sky, accompanied by piercing screams and explosions, and smashed towards the direction of the ancient green dragon.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, pillars of fire shattered the ground and shot straight into the sky, and those flaming meteors also fell down, directly smashing the seventeen undead incarnations that had been differentiated from the ancient green dragon.

Under the bombardment of this horrific spell, the earth was riddled with holes and turned into ruins. Tens of thousands of cultists and dragon beasts died in the aftermath of the spell, but the Red Dragon Emperor in the distance showed no signs of fatigue.

Erebus's real body flapped its wings, and thick black fog appeared around it, blocking the scorching pillars of fire and meteors falling from the sky.

"Damn alien dragon! How can he have such an exaggerated spellcasting ability? It's clearly just a red dragon!" Erebus' face was gloomy and he was a little exasperated.

The ancient green dragon raised the dragon bone scepter again, wanting to continue casting spells to block the opponent's close attack.

The next moment, Cassius' figure flashed in the distance, instantly tearing through space and appearing in front of Erebus, grinning grimly: "I caught you, reptile, this boring game - it's time to end it!"

"What?" Erebus' pupils shrank sharply, and he activated his magic equipment, trying to teleport.

But it's too late now.

But before he could react, the Red Dragon Emperor's huge claws whizzed through the air and slammed directly on the neck of the ancient green dragon, pressing it down heavily.

"boom!"

The ground cracked, gravel flew, dust rose into the sky, dark green scales and warm dragon blood flew everywhere, and the ancient green dragon was smashed to the ground by the red dragon emperor's claw, creating a big hole.

The magic equipment on his body suddenly shattered and dimmed, all of which were disintegrated by the faint light wrapped around the red dragon's claws.

Erebus twisted his body, struggled frantically, and cast spells such as [Giant Strength] and [Iron Bones] on himself, but it was still useless and he could not break free from the restraints.

Now, Cassius's power has reached an incredible level. It is no exaggeration to say that he can move mountains and fill the sea. Every time he swings his claws and every time he bites, the space will tremble.

What's more, the Red Dragon Emperor is nearly eighty meters long, and with his muscular body, strong figure, and extremely high flesh density, his weight is more than ten times that of the ancient green dragon.

Even though they were both ancestral true dragons, Cassius was able to absolutely suppress Erebus in close combat without any effort - after all, he was able to fight Gruumsh's incarnation in close combat before he fell asleep last time.

The ancient green dragon flapped its wings with all its might, but Cassius stretched out his other free dragon claw and swept it across the air, tearing the air with his sharp claw tip.

"Thorn-"

The wing membrane of Erebus was torn by the dragon's claws, and hideous gaps instantly appeared on it, making it become tattered.

The Red Dragon Emperor grabbed the wing bone and suddenly folded it inward. With a crisp "crack" sound, the right wing of the ancient green dragon broke and the bones were shattered.

"Ow!!"

Erebus let out a howl, his pupils filled with anger, hatred, and flashing with strange light. Although he possessed immortal qualities and his body was recovering rapidly, he would undoubtedly be defeated if he continued like this.

Once dragged into close combat by the Red Dragon Emperor, it is no longer an equal battle, but a one-sided massacre.

This cunning ancient green dragon has not lost his mind, but is planning.

Erebus knew that he had to find an opportunity to break this situation and get rid of the opponent's suppression.

Cassius held down the bloody head of the ancient green dragon with one claw, leaned down, grinned and said: "I said - I will send you to see Tiamat right away!" (End of this chapter)