Wizard: I crush legends with martial arts.

The Xuan Tian Wu Jin Palm technique, known as "Controlling the Universe," does indeed possess the ability to manipulate objects from a distance, attracting surrounding objects and catching people off guard.

However, given the dragon's enormous size and extreme wariness, pulling it close would be extremely difficult.

Just as Alphonse had predicted, the dragon instinctively stopped and steadied itself as soon as the powerful suction appeared.

Then, Alphonse was pulled in the opposite direction.

Before the dragon's breath had even stopped, Alphonse was already close to his side.

A massive vortex, like a nebula, suddenly appeared in the void, and sharp sword light shot out.

Being so close, the dragon had nowhere to hide and no room to dodge.

But at that very moment, a sudden change occurred.

Countless sharp rock spikes suddenly shot out from around the dragon's body.

Alphonse hurriedly raised his palm to defend, but he was still caught off guard and was blasted away by the successive barrage of earth spikes.

A mouthful of blood spurted out into the air.

Even his protective aura was shattered by the immense impact, and his internal organs churned violently.

At the same time, the invisible sword energy that pierced through the body also struck the giant dragon.

The layers upon layers of spikes did not protect the dragon's body.

There was not a sound.

The hard spikes made of rock were like snowballs hitting a raging fire. Upon contact with the evil sword energy, they were melted, swallowed up, and vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.

The hard dragon scales were rendered useless, like a pencil drawing under an eraser; in an instant, a terrifying hole appeared on the dragon's massive body.

The first strike of invisible sword energy that pierced through the body was the only one that succeeded.

A low, resonant hum reverberated.

A colossal, pitch-black vortex reappeared, and yet another necromancer's sword was unleashed before the dragon.

At this point, Alphonse's skill level was not high enough to unleash multiple invisible sword energies simultaneously, but he could still launch continuous attacks.

The dragon suffered another heavy blow.

Alphonse was also blasted away, rolled on the ground a few times, and then got up.

Both sides suffer heavy losses!

However, the dragon's injuries were more severe. The holes created by the two invisible sword energies that pierced its body had damaged its internal organs, making it unsteady on its feet.

The dragon let out an uncontrollable roar.

Below Alphonse's position, countless spikes suddenly sprang up, like countless sharp stalagmites, all clustered together.

"What else can you use besides this?"

After making a comment, Alphonse quickly dodged away.

This giant dragon seems to have only two or three tricks up its sleeve, besides melee combat, breathing attacks, earth-shaking tremors, and rock spikes.

Suddenly, they discovered that tiny, shimmering lights were emanating from the dragon's body.

Its scales, damaged by the sword energy, were rapidly healing, and the muscles at the hollow wounds were twitching.

Alphonse's eyes widened in disbelief; this dragon could heal itself so quickly!

In just a moment, Alphonse's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was put at ease again.

The scales damaged by the sword energy of the Innate Formless Finger Sword can regenerate, but the holes blasted open by the formless sword energy that breaks through the body only show muscle twitching and falling black ash.

That was the damage caused by the erosion and annihilation of highly condensed necromantic energy; it's not something that can be easily recovered from!

Alphonse dodged the ground spikes one after another, not daring to land, and could only use the Innate Formless Finger Sword to harass the enemy.

The dragon's attacks are very powerful!

The difference in tolerance for error is too great!

He couldn't withstand even a few blows from the ground spikes.

Not to mention the even more powerful breath attack.

They can only rely on their movement skills to dodge; if they make a mistake, the situation could be reversed in an instant.

Although they were both injured, they still had some strength left.

The battle will continue.

His decisive weapon is the formless sword energy that breaks through the body.

Three attacks have already been launched. The massive amount of necromantic energy that was inexplicably obtained, plus the necromantic energy from the hunt, can only unleash one more body-piercing, formless sword aura. If the remaining Riske, as well as the Shadow Fire Dragon and the two Shadow Pythons, are sacrificed, one more sword aura should be possible.

The dragon's wounds from the Necromancer's Sword cannot heal quickly, and that's the chance to win!

As long as we stall for time, find an opportunity, and then deliver a couple of powerful blows, we can win!

Conversely, the dragon's decisive weapon is its breath attack.

Having dodged it several times, Alphonse was certain, based on his intuition, that he couldn't withstand it, not even with protective qi. If he were to be hit once, he would be badly injured, if not killed.

Alphonse's fighting spirit was ignited.

My mind was focused to the limit.

Using the flying ability of the toe sword, it soared swiftly.

The dragon excels at earth magic; wherever there is soil, that is the dragon's domain.

If it weren't for the ability to fly, relying solely on agility to dodge would have made it extremely easy to be cornered.

The harassment by the Shadow Fire Dragon and the two Shadow Serpents was all in vain, only wasting necromantic energy. Alphonse simply recalled them all and engaged in hit-and-run combat with the dragon.

He himself was only injured in the lungs and internal organs, but that giant dragon was blasted into its internal organs by the invisible sword energy that pierced its body. It wouldn't last long!

As time went by, Alphonse became acutely aware of this.

The two sides, whose mobility was originally evenly matched, began to show a gap.

The dragon's speed has slowed down.

It's starting to get anxious!

The moment the thought crossed his mind, he was astonished to find that the dragon's entire body shone with a brilliant light, and its dark carapace seemed to become incredibly shiny in that instant.

Its speed suddenly increased dramatically, and even its life force became incredibly high.

Of course, the dragon couldn't suddenly become even stronger. If it were to break through in the heat of battle, Alphonse would have no other option but to use the Blood Escape Technique to escape.

That vibrant life force was like a suddenly ignited fire; though powerful, it seemed to have run out of fuel and no one to replenish it.

Burning life?!

The thought had barely crossed Alphonse's mind when the dragon pounced upon him.

The attacks came in a barrage, and Alphonse seemed to be dancing on the edge of a knife.

They narrowly avoided the dragon's barrage of attacks, a combination of claws, fangs, tail sweeps, and ground spikes, by the smallest margin.

He was only grazed by the raging wind, and his protective aura collapsed once again, causing him to spit out another mouthful of blood.

The dark, necromantic aura condensed once more in the void.

It formed a huge vortex.

Having been injured by the invisible sword energy that shattered its body, the dragon, seeing this ominous sign, opened its mouth wide without hesitation and unleashed a fierce breath.

This time, however, no sword energy shot out from the vortex.

The necromantic energy condensed into one shadow salamander and two shadow fire lizards.

They are not particularly fast on land unless they are in a suitable environment.

Faced with a breath as swift as lightning, it had absolutely no ability to resist.

In an instant, the three shadow creatures were annihilated and dispersed by the breath. (End of Chapter)