Ember Dragon

Chapter 865 The Chase in the Sky
"Casius, the cat-and-mouse game is over. Accept your inevitable fate!"

Tiamat's roar was earth-shattering, shaking the very soul, and even causing mountains to tremble and the earth to crack.

boom--

With a muffled roar, Tiamat's powerful divine energy condensed into a giant claw thousands of meters long, tearing through space at incredible speed as it reached for Caesus high in the sky.

The palm of the dragon claw was a deep black hole, radiating a strong attraction that swallowed up the dust and ash in the vicinity, and even the surrounding space was distorted to a certain extent, showing vortex-like ripples.

The rubble on the ground flew into the sky, and even the trees were uprooted and swept into the powerful whirlwind. Even the magic and elemental particles in the air were swallowed up.

This is Tiamat's Devouring Claw!
Under this terrifying gravitational pull, Caesus's flight became extremely difficult, as if countless hands were pulling his body backward, preventing him from moving forward.

Kaisius turned his head to look at the center of the black hole, which was filled with Tiamat's divine power, capable of easily annihilating everything swallowed up and converting it into Tiamat's own power.

If caught by this dragon claw, death will be the only thing waiting for him.

With that thought in mind, Kaisius gritted his teeth—if that's the case, then he would truly go to any lengths!
boom--

A deafening explosion resounded across the sky. Cassius was bathed in flames, trailing a trail of brilliant light behind him. His massive body defied gravity and flew into the distance.

That was his "demigod body" burning!

In order to escape Tiamat's pursuit, Caesus did not hesitate to burn his demigod body, consume his divine power, and even deplete the source of his divine power!

Propelled by the flames, the Burning Emperor forcibly tore through space with his physical body, piercing the sky in just a few seconds and escaping dozens of kilometers, leaving only swirling smoke and clouds behind him.

"useless!"

With a sharp, piercing roar, Tiamat's three pairs of pupils flashed with an eerie red light, which instantly traversed a distance of over a hundred kilometers to block Kaisius's path.

Tiamat Dragon Illusion!

Divine light crisscrossed in the sky, and the light and shadow surged and condensed, forming huge five-headed dragon phantoms that completely occupied the space in front of Kessius.

Moreover, it is not a mere illusion, but a manifestation of the soul and mind released by divine power. As long as the target's willpower is not strong enough, each dragon shadow has the ability to destroy the enemy's body, which is extremely terrifying.

However, Kaisius also possessed similar magical abilities, and almost instantly saw through the true forms of these dragon shadows. He unleashed a burst of dragon breath and then used his massive body to disperse them.

But unexpectedly, the illusion released by Tiamat actually had a physical form, and even exploded suddenly when he charged into it.

What a treacherous fellow!
Kaisius roared inwardly.

boom--

The explosion was deafening, and the powerful aftershocks of the divine force sent Caesus flying.

His body was covered in wounds and broken bones, yet he continued to burn, accelerating rapidly into the distance with piercing shrieks.
We're not far off; we'll soon reach the edge of Thrace, and the Imperial territory lies ahead!
Tiamat already knew that Cassius possessed a kind of ability similar to the "realm of the gods," which allowed him to manipulate the laws to some extent, so she did everything in her power to intercept and block him.

The dragon's wings, which blotted out the sky, tore through the heavens, creating a spatial rift thousands of meters long. From the rift, countless five-colored dragons surged forth, blocking Kaisius's path like churning dark clouds.

"Roar--"

"For Tiamat!"

The roars and howls of the dragons echoed in the sky as hundreds of five-colored dragons swarmed toward Caesus, almost engulfing him. Countless breaths of fire, frost, and lightning surged toward Caesus.

Such an offensive is enough to easily destroy an army of tens of thousands.

Unfortunately, their opponent was the demigod-level Emperor of Burning Flames. Caesus spewed out a scorching pillar of fire, and dozens of five-colored dragons in front of him were engulfed by the dragon flames, falling from the sky trailing black smoke.

With a deafening roar as the air exploded, the hundreds-of-meters-long demigod body crashed into it without hesitation, even smashing the five-colored dragon, which hadn't managed to dodge in time, into a bloody pulp.

In the face of Kaisius now, ordinary dragons are no different from slightly larger insects; they can be easily crushed.

"Get out of my way!"

With a roar, Kaisius unleashed the full power of his ancestral dragon might, surging forth like a flood that instantly repelled all the five-colored dragons around him.

Tiamat once again emitted a terrifying blasphemous sound, and two divine powers condensed into dragon wings that blotted out the sky. The two dragon wings slowly closed in the sky, enveloping Caesus within them.

Within the range of the dragon's wings, space was almost solidified under the constant compression of divine power, forming a spatial cage that imprisoned all material existence.

The evil dragon's calamity!

Even Kaisius's movements suddenly froze, remaining in a stiff posture, as if fixed in the air by an invisible force. Countless chains shimmering with divine power wrapped around his body like vines, rendering him unable to move.

In the distance, Tiamat was flapping her dragon wings, carrying a monstrous storm of divine power across the sky, destroying everything beneath her, and rushing toward Caesus. She opened her gaping maw, as if a black hole was churning in her throat.

Roar--

Kaisius struggled fiercely, letting out suppressed growls from deep within his throat. His demigod body was burning at a visible speed, with his limbs, wings, tail, and even head engulfed in flames, releasing immense divine power.

All that divine power poured into the dragon crystal in his chest, mixing together and triggering an extremely terrifying magical fusion reaction. It was as if a miniature universe was being conceived in his chest, constantly expanding and bursting. Countless dazzling white lights burst forth from his body, almost making his body transparent.

The beams of light, like sharp spears, pierced through Tiamat's cage, completely tearing apart the confined space and even creating countless holes in the dark cage formed by divine power.

click-

With a crisp sound, the spatial cage collapsed like a building that had been blown up.

Just as Tiamat was about to catch up, Caesus shot out like a fully charged arrow.

At this moment, the Burning Emperor had almost burned away his "demigod body", leaving only his eighty-meter-long body. He burned thirty percent of his divine power in order to seek a chance to escape.

Kaisius knew perfectly well that at such a critical moment, he must not be timid or hesitant. In the face of Tiamat’s absolute power that transcended the limits of the material plane, no matter how large his size was, it would be of no use and would only make him a sitting duck.

Rather than doing that, it would be better to revert to one's original form and seek an opportunity to escape quickly.

"Casius, you can't escape! This is your destiny—"

Tiamat's roar was heart-wrenching, echoing across the heavens; its blasphemous sound was enough to twist the soul. Her three dragon heads rose high, each spewing its own breath. Flames incinerated everything, lightning sealed the sky, and deadly poison swept across the earth, completely blocking Caesus's path.

But after shrinking in size, Kaisius's movements became even more agile and nimble. He weaved through the deadly breaths, dodging and weaving, and even occasionally making small spatial jumps, making it impossible for his pursuers to pinpoint his location.

However, Kaisius did not dare to attempt long-distance space travel.

As a deity who has lived for countless years, Tiamat's magical skills and accumulated knowledge far surpass his. If he were to enter the spatial rift, he would likely have his destination changed by Tiamat, which would be tantamount to walking into a trap.

However, Tiamat dares not use teleportation spells lightly now, since she walks on the edge of the laws of the material world. Once she enters a spatial channel, she may be directly expelled to the outer plane.

Therefore, Tiamat now has to proceed cautiously, pursuing Cassius in the most clumsy and primitive way.

"Stop him!"

"You bunch of useless trash, stop him!"

Amidst Tiamat's shouts, more chromatic dragons poured out of the spatial rifts or rushed from all over Feanso.

According to the oracle of the Mother of Dragons, whoever successfully stops the Burning Emperor will be made a true god in the new era and become the ruler of a continent.

Without a doubt, this is an extremely tempting offer.

But after passing through the space tunnel and seeing the true face of the Burning Emperor, most of the dragons lost such thoughts and only had the idea of ​​escaping from here in their minds.

What a joke!
This guy can be considered a dragon? Calling him a dragon god wouldn't be an exaggeration!

But once they arrive on this battlefield and hear Tiamat's blasphemous voice, they will be controlled by the Dragon Queen and reduced to mindless zombies with only the desire to attack.

Many of the five-colored dragons still wanted to use their numerical advantage to suppress the opponent, grab a share of the spoils in this chaotic battle, and gain the favor of the five-colored dragons.

Unfortunately, Kaisius showed no mercy to these fellow races who had come from afar. Before the war with the Church of the Dragons began, he had already prepared to be an enemy of the entire Five-Colored Dragon Clan.

Facing the swarming five-colored dragons, Kaisius's expression was stern, revealing a cruel smile. Deep in his throat, crackling thunder surged, accumulating some terrifying power.

boom--

A streak of pale white lightning ripped through the sky, piercing thousands of meters into the heavens. The twenty-odd five-colored dragons that the lightning passed through were reduced to dust before they could even utter a sound.

"If you don't want to die, get out of here!"

Kaisius flapped his dragon wings, a howling wind arose, dark clouds and arcs of electricity swirled around his body, and tens of thousands of lightning bolts crisscrossed in the sky, forming a terrifying thunder inferno within a radius of several thousand meters, like a silvery-white forest.

Any five-colored dragon that dared to approach him was either stunned by lightning and fell from the sky, or was directly destroyed and turned into ashes flying in the dark clouds.

Even the blue dragon, which could control lightning, could not withstand the power of the Destruction God's Lightning. It fell to the ground with terrified howls, dying a gruesome death.

In just a few seconds, nearly a hundred five-colored dragons fell one after another. These dragons, who were usually invincible and comparable to natural disasters, seemed to be just ordinary mortal soldiers in front of the Burning Emperor. They would lose their lives if they were not careful.

After this astonishing attack, the five-colored dragons that had blocked Kaisius's path were swept away. Greed and cunning were the nature of these evil dragons, and few dragons would place their faith in Tiamat above their own lives.

Taking advantage of this rare opening, Kaisius continued to accelerate, burning the divine flames within him, trailing a dazzling tail of flame as he streaked across the sky like a shooting star.

Now, Cassius is less than a hundred miles from the Thracian border, and at his speed, he can reach it in just a few minutes.

Just then, four fierce roars came from different directions.

"Stop!"

"Die, you traitor who colluded with Bahamut!"

"Traitor who betrayed the Five-Colored Dragon Clan! We have come to stop you on the orders of Her Majesty the Dragon Queen!"

Several powerful dragon auras swept over, but Kaisius paid no attention. He merely glanced up and saw several ancient dragons blocking his way: a red dragon, a blue dragon, a black dragon, and a white dragon.

With a series of roars, several powerful breaths and spells blasted towards Kaisius, almost engulfing him.

But Kaisius opened his gaping maw, and dragon flames poured out like a tsunami, instantly engulfing all the spells and breaths. The ancient white dragon closest to him was caught off guard and was engulfed by the dragon flames. In just a few seconds, it turned into a charred skeleton and fell from mid-air.

"how is this possible?"

"Even if it's a white dragon, it's still an ancient dragon! How could it die so easily!"

The remaining three ancient dragons let out panicked cries and, without the slightest hesitation, turned and flew away in disarray.

There are also differences between the ancient dragons.

Characters like Kazul and Gorazdra are among the best of the ancient dragons, favored by Tiamat and possessing demigod-level strength.

Ancient dragons in their natural state typically have a challenge level of only around 20, which is utterly insignificant to Kaisius in his current view.

They were all awakened from centuries of slumber, unaware of the Burning Emperor's fame or terrifying strength, and only coveted the rewards offered by Tiamat.

Unbeknownst to these ancient dragons, after undergoing the baptism of a demigod's body, every breath of Kaisius now exhaled contained elements similar to divine power, capable of easily incinerating the bodies of mortals, and would never extinguish before it was completely burned out.

boom--

A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, and the ancient black dragon, trailing thick smoke, plummeted from the heavens, its body pierced through with a charred hole, even its heart turning to ashes.

"Things that don't know whether to live or die."

After this attack, Kaisius ignored the remaining two ancient dragons that were trembling with fear, and simply snorted contemptuously before continuing his journey northwards.

This time, not a single five-colored dragon dared to stand in his way.

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