Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 489 Arrogant at first and respectful at the end

Lagrass took a deep breath; the scorching air made his lungs feel uncomfortable, but his eyes shone with an unprecedented light.

Without further hesitation, it frantically poured its immense frost power into the ring in its hand.

hum!
The seemingly ordinary Ring of Ice and Water in the Lord's hands suddenly erupted with a dazzling, icy-blue light, like a cold sun rising in this crimson inferno. Countless profound Titan runes appeared and flowed automatically on the ring, triggering the fundamental rules of ice and water that underpinned the entire world.

"With the power of the Titans, summon an eternal winter!"

Lagras roared in the ancient Titan language.

Rumble!
The temperature in the world plummeted!

Centered on Lagras, a visible ice-blue halo swept outwards like a tsunami.

Wherever the halo passed, the boiling lava lake solidified, turned black, and was covered with thick ice at an astonishing speed.

The hissing steam shot into the sky, only to be instantly frozen into ice crystals that fell down in a flurry.

The cracks in the ground were forcibly sealed by the ice, and the orange-red color was completely extinguished.

In the distance, the black volcano was also quickly covered with ice ridges, as if it were wearing a suit of frost armor.

In just a dozen breaths, the core of the Plas Fire Domain, which was originally as hot as a purgatory, was transformed into a desolate, frozen world.

The intense clash between extreme cold and intense heat caused chaotic bursts of elemental energy to continuously explode in the air.

Lagrass's size stopped shrinking during this process and even began to expand again. Feeling the supreme power emanating from the ring in its hand, which seemed capable of freezing the entire world of Tiridates, it couldn't help but let out a deep and triumphant laugh.

"Hahaha... Power! This is the power of the Father God's artifact!" Its eighty-meter-tall body stood ramrod straight on the ice plain. The previous caution and respect had vanished without a trace, replaced by an almost manic confidence and disdain: "Those Lich Kings don't even know how to use its power. Now, who can stand against me..."

Before he finished speaking——

"Roar!!!"

A deafening roar suddenly erupted from the depths of the frozen volcano in the distance, filled with fury and a will to destroy!
Immediately afterwards, the entire volcano began to shake violently!

Bang!Bang!Bang!
The thick layer of ice covering the mountainside shattered, sending huge chunks of ice flying everywhere. At the crater, solidified magma was forcibly blasted open from the inside by a terrifying force!

The scorching magma gushed out again like a fountain, but unlike the dark red of the previous magma, this time it was a strange, eerie blue, and the temperature seemed even more terrifying, instantly vaporizing the surrounding ice once more!
A massive figure slowly rose to its feet in the erupting crater.

It stands nearly ninety meters tall, its entire body composed of black lava burning with eerie blue flames, and its ferocious head is topped with a pair of huge, curved horns. In its hand, it holds a long whip that also burns with eerie blue flames.

Its lower body seemed to be fused with the magma, with lava dripping down and reigniting the ice below.

"Looks great!" The lord quickly summoned Digen, the red dragon soul, and asked him to use the memory crystal as his camera.

Just based on the magnificent and extraordinary figure of this Balrog, recording it would definitely make it a bestseller.

"Damn thief! You despicable thief! You stole my treasure!" The Flame Demon roared furiously, his voice like a thousand boulders grinding together, carrying the scent of sulfur and fire, making the air tremble: "I swear, I will imprison you, you ice worm, in the depths of the fire domain forever, to be tormented by flames for all eternity!"

Its burning pupils instantly locked onto Lagras, who was holding a ring and radiating intense icy energy, without even glancing at the lord and Sersne who were standing right in front of it.

Top-tier magical creatures like Balrogs typically only show respect to those they acknowledge as powerful, and once someone is regarded as an insect, it becomes difficult to even get a second glance from them.

The lord and Sersne, who were clearly smaller than other people's eyeballs, were regarded as reptiles.

This fire demon was not just ordinary irritable or angry; it didn't even bother to utter a few words. It suddenly swung its flaming whip, which instantly extended through the air, drawing a deadly arc and carrying a ghostly blue flame capable of incinerating everything, before lashing straight at Lagras.

Wherever the whip passed, the space itself seemed to be scorched and distorted.

Although Ragnaros was slightly surprised that the Balrog could still unleash such power under the influence of the Ring of Ice and Water, the boundless confidence he gained from holding the Titan's Diamond made him fearless.

It roared, the ring flashed with blue light, and a visible chill swept out like a surging wave.

The flaming whip had just touched it.

With a series of crackling sounds, it began to turn into ice section by section, and then rushed towards the Flame Demon at an extremely fast speed.

The fire demon hesitated for a moment, then decisively threw away the flaming whip in its hand, which was merely a weapon it had condensed using its own fire element.

"See that! This is the power of the Titan Diamond!" Ragras roared triumphantly, proud of how easily it had dealt with the legendary Balrog's enraged attack.

What power this is!

This fire demon was born because of that fragment of divinity. Over the years, it has been bathed in the fragment of divinity, absorbing countless amounts of divinity. It was no match for me before, but now it is terribly weak.

It's not that it was too weak, but that it became stronger!
It even glanced at Levi and Sersney beside it, trying to see shock or admiration on their faces.

However, it only saw the lord curl his lip at the Black Dragon Queen beside him: "Tsk, quite a commotion, but the effect is so-so. Is this fire demon just for show?"

Sersne snorted coldly, her sharp tongue still sharp: "Hmph, at least it's better than some imposter who just steals other people's spells. But this Balrog's flames... are quite interesting, they contain a powerful force I've never seen before."

The two chatted as if they were watching a play, completely disregarding the duel between the legendary creatures before them.

Lagras felt a tightness in his chest, as if his imposing figure had become a clown's performance.

Just as it was about to say something, the Balrog's second wave of attacks arrived.

This time, the Balrog opened its massive maw, unleashing a concentrated, destructive aura of ghostly blue flames that surged forth like a raging torrent, instantly engulfing the ice breath before it. The ghostly blue flames continued their relentless advance, hurtling straight towards Lagras.

Lagras could sense the terrifying power contained in this breath, far exceeding that of the whip strike just now.

"Insects, I was merely testing the power of the Father God's artifact." The Frost Giant leader grinned, speaking in the Common Language.

"Now! Look! Who's the web crawler!!!"

With a roar like an avalanche, Lagras poured ice elemental power into the Titanite, and a frost titan, thousands of meters tall, appeared out of thin air before him without warning. This glacier-like, majestic titan exuded a deep, eerie blue aura, its entire body formed from the purest ice element.

Although nearly ten thousand years of peaceful life had dulled the Balrog's combat instincts somewhat, at least they hadn't completely degenerated.

Driven by instinctive fear, it realized it was no match for the frost giant and wanted to retreat into the depths of the volcano to hide.

But it was too late. Lagras was no greenhorn; he wouldn't give it that chance.

boom!
The Balrog's azure flames slammed into the suddenly appearing Frost Titan.

A deafening explosion rang out, and the energy shockwave spread out in a ring, tearing up and shattering the ground that had just frozen.

However, this thousand-foot-tall Titan remained unmoved, like an ancient iceberg. The raging blue flames could only leave shallow marks on the surface of its thick chest, which were quickly repaired by the even denser cold air.

The Flame Demon's burning pupils suddenly contracted as its fist, as large as its own body, drew ever closer.

Before it could even make an effective block or dodge, its massive body, burning with ghostly blue flames, was completely engulfed.

The extreme cold of ice clashed violently with the extreme fire element within its body.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a teeth-grinding "crack" sound, as if everything was freezing in an instant.

The flames on the Balrog's body instantly went out, and its lava-formed body visibly lost all heat and light from the point where the fist landed, beginning to freeze inch by inch, and the freezing rapidly spread throughout its body.

The next moment, the enormous fire demon shattered like an ice sculpture struck by a hammer!

Its massive body shattered into countless ice chunks, scattering and crashing onto the newly formed ice field like a strange meteor shower.

It didn't even have time to let out its final wail.

Battles between strong individuals rarely involve hundreds of rounds of intense fighting. As long as one side displays overwhelming strength, the battle often ends in a shockingly fast pace.

The world suddenly fell into a deathly silence.

Only the sound of the ground beneath their feet being frozen continued to echo in the sky.

Lagrass, with its eighty-meter-tall icy body, stood on the ice field, its chest rising and falling slightly. Looking at the scattered remains of the once-powerful fire demon and the fire domain frozen by ice, its eyes were filled with fascination and amazement at its own power.

This is the power of the Father God's artifacts!
They can easily change the world and kill the legendary fire demons that are relatively effective against them.

It slowly raised its giant hand, adorned with the ring, and gazed at the ring of ice and water. Its low laughter gradually grew louder, eventually erupting into a deafening roar:

"This is power! True power! The power of the Father God! This mere Balrog is nothing but..."

However, its maniacal laughter and declaration were interrupted once again.

"Alright, that's all, and our contract is complete." Levi clapped his hands and beckoned to Lagras with his finger. "Give me back my things."

Lagras's laughter stopped abruptly.

"Your things?" It slowly lowered its head, its huge, icy blue eyes looking down at Li Wei, who was like an ant on the ground. There was a hint of disdain in its eyes as it sneered, "The Ring of Ice and Water is a treasure left to us frost giants by the Father God. How could it be yours, my respected and noble Lord Li Wei?"

"Don't even think about doing anything bad. You've already witnessed my power in controlling the 'Ring of Ice and Water.' If the Frost Titan next to me goes berserk and unleashes an indiscriminate attack, it would be bad if it destroyed the last bit of pity I have for you."

"Old Ra, are you really going to go against me?" The lord sneered as he jumped onto the back of the black dragon that had been prepared beforehand, looking down at the frost giant leader who had been blinded by power: "I really don't want my Holy Sword Judgment to fall on your head, that would be meaningless. If you return what I have, I will give you a place to live as agreed. Don't force me to turn against you!"

"You've turned your back on me?" Lagras's face suddenly twisted into a ferocious grin, its body trembling with laughter. "Is that so??"

Then a flash of red light appeared before their eyes, and the laughter stopped abruptly.

The frost giant leader stood there, his face covered in blood, while Li Wei stood on the dragon's back with a cold smile, holding a flaming greatsword that had grown larger and was covered in ice shards and blue blood.

Lagras's high nose bridge was now sunken, and his once sculpted, resolute face was covered in blood, as if he had been mercilessly beaten.

It staggered a few steps, wiped the blood off its face, leaving only a ferocious expression. Without hesitation, it activated the power of the Titan Diamond, knowing that it was no match for this human even in close combat.

For a frost giant, fearing to fight a human in close combat would undoubtedly be humiliating, but having lived for thousands of years, it was long past the age of youthful passion, so how could it still care about such things?

The thousand-meter-tall Frost Titan roared and charged straight at the lord.

"You idiot, this power doesn't belong to you!" Li Wei shook his hand and threw a punch.

A golden light swept across, and the Frost Titan, which had just been mobilized by Ragnaros, was continuously washed by the overwhelming holy light that made it impossible to open one's eyes.

"No!" the frost giant leader cried out in despair.

It's too late.

As beams of holy light rolled by, the Frost Titan's body began to shrink before vanishing into nothingness.

The frost giant leader's nerves, which had just relaxed, were on the verge of collapse once again.

The golden light dissipated, and the Frost Titan was nowhere to be seen on the snow. The figure that stood proudly in the sky didn't even breathe.

Fear began to rise in Lagras's heart.

Clearly, no one knew better than it how powerful the Frost Titan formed from the Titan Diamond was, yet it was still easily defeated by this human.

Thousands of years ago, when the Titan Diamond was still in the hands of the Frost Giants, the Frost Giants also participated in that Holy War. That battle brought together countless powerful and unparalleled warriors, and countless masters whose cultivation was unprecedented throughout history.

However, no powerful being has ever dared to claim that they could defeat the Frost Titan so easily, as this was an ice elemental golem with a trace of the Father God's soul.

"Your Excellency Li Wei, the foremost warrior under the starry sky," Lagras said hastily to Li Wei in the sky, his teeth slightly slurred, "This was an accident! It was just an accident! I meant no offense to your dignity, please forgive my mistake..."

(End of this chapter)