Evolving by devouring from a young dragon

"The old dragon-hunting techniques no longer work on me."

Alduin spoke slowly in a deep dragon tongue, a glint of light flashing in his dark golden vertical pupils.

His scales shimmered with a dark golden metallic luster, and the pale blue wind-erosion toxins that landed on them sizzled without leaving a trace.

His scales were no longer just a simple keratin layer, but were fused with a hard alloy, so the wind erosion toxins had no effect on him.

Upon seeing this, the Serpent of Igor frantically flicked its forked tongue, as if trying to confirm the scene before it in disbelief.

Its snake tail thrashed violently behind it, and the piercing sound waves grew increasingly sharp, but it was as if a stone had sunk into the sea, having no effect whatsoever.

Auduin watched this scene with a mocking glint in his eyes.

He had already completely devoured and fused with the Dragon Slayer Mech. The skeleton, cast from high-density alloy, had now transformed into his own dragon bones, achieving absolute rigidity.

Sound waves are inherently difficult to penetrate extremely rigid and dense materials, and at this moment they are blocked by this dragon bone, preventing the vibrations from reaching the body.

Naturally, resonance was completely useless to him.

"I've said it before, times have changed."

Alduin spoke again coldly, his tone full of disdain, then added in a low voice, "Since you like using sound waves so much, then I'll show you what real sound waves are!"

As soon as it finished speaking, a deep, resonant dragon roar came from its mouth, causing the Ig Serpent in front of it to tremble, its twelve legs writhing wildly as it retreated.

"Fus-Ro-Dah!"

Unyielding Power: This is the lowest level of dragon roar, containing no magic power, purely a physical impact driven by the power of the dragon's body.

Because its power was too weak, Alduin only used it once and never used it again.

But this time, the power of the "Unyielding Force" is extraordinary.

This is no longer an ordinary air vibration, but a ripple visible to the naked eye. This is the terrifying effect that occurs when air is compressed to its limit!

This is the sonic amplification device built into the Dragon Slayer Mech, originally intended to interfere with dragons.

At this moment, however, it was completely controlled by Alduin and transformed into a killing move that amplified the power of the Unyielding Force!

What was originally just a powerful dragon roar to repel the enemy now struck the Serpent of Ig like a heavy hammer.

"hiss--!!"

The Serpent of Ig let out a piercingly mournful scream.

Its massive body, which was twelve meters long, was blasted off the ground by this terrifying shock force and flew backward!

Even more deadly is that the Serpent of Ig relies on its unique sonication and heat sensing to perceive the outside world, making its hearing exceptionally acute.

The sonic attack hidden within the enhanced Unyielding Power struck its vitals, causing its twelve legs to twist and twitch uncontrollably, and it to emit painful hissing sounds.

Alduin slowly walked over, looking at the agonizing struggle of the Serpent of Yggdrasil, a contemptuous smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

He looked down at the dying Ig Serpent, his voice filled with disdain, "Learn more from humans how to hunt dragons. Times have changed..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Alduin suddenly opened his huge mouth, and from the depths of his throat, pure and holy light began to gather wildly.

This is a perfect, holy dragon breath, imbued with divine magic and free of any impurities!

"hiss……"

A glint of black light flashed in the bony eye sockets of the Serpent of Ig, as it prepared to use its last resort.

but……

"it's over."

Auduin whispered, his voice calm and undisturbed.

The serpent of Ig's twisted body suddenly stiffened, its eyeless head pointing towards Alduin, as if "staring" at the impending light of death.

It sensed it.

That was not any kind of dragon breath it was familiar with.

There was no fire, no poison, no corrosion, yet that power made its very soul tremble.

It was a kind of... rejection and purification from the very source of life.

This is the power of light...

Its body rapidly disintegrated, turning into scattered ashes under the holy light, leaving not a trace.

A hint of surprise flashed in Alduin's eyes as he saw the completely vanished Serpent of Yggdrasil.

The divine magic in that dragon's breath was originally a special attack power specifically designed to counter the five-colored evil dragon; for other ordinary creatures, it was merely a purifying force.

However, when it landed on the Serpent of Ig, the damage it caused far exceeded his expectations, even destroying its body entirely.

Shaking his head, Alduin stopped thinking about it, though he felt a little regretful.

After all, if this Serpent of Ig could be completely devoured, it might even bring about some further evolution.

The transformation Alduin underwent after absorbing the seventh-tier dragon-slaying mech was nothing short of earth-shattering.

Just like when fighting the Serpent of Ig, its scales and bones have undergone tremendous evolution.

From the outside, his entire body resembles a statue cast from obsidian and gold, exuding a metallic and sacred beauty.

And this is only the transformation on the defensive level; his offensive methods have also been greatly enhanced.

In addition to the amplified Shocking Dragon Roar, there is also the Divine Dragon Breath, which is fearless of backlash and can be released at will.

There are also magic-piercing claws that can ignore some magic resistance, etc...

In conclusion, through this transformation, Aldu has transcended the boundaries of ordinary dragons and achieved a true qualitative leap.

He was no longer a pure hybrid of a black dragon and a shadow dragon.

However, he had a premonition that once he devoured the exclusive core of this dragon-slaying mech, he would undergo another evolution no less significant than the one he was experiencing now.

After all, the abilities he gained after absorbing the mecha were all passive effects, and he had not truly mastered the active killing moves that required a dedicated core to drive them.

……

Meanwhile, the Gobi Desert is being eroded by wind.

Several Ig snakes, each less than a meter long and with six pairs of legs, were howling and roaring, waiting for their mother to return from the hunt.

……

On the Ash Plateau, beneath the ruins of a volcano, a giant, crimson egg cracked open, revealing a pair of ruby-like eyes.

The great shaman, dressed in a brightly colored robe and wearing a towering feathered crown, seemed to sense something. A rare smile appeared on his aged face, and he murmured to himself.

"New life... does not begin in swaddling clothes, but from ashes."

……

For an ordinary young dragon to grow to the seventh-tier epic level, it would take at least thirty years, which is not a long time.

Alduin estimated that at his current rate of consumption, five years would be enough, provided he kept hunting and fighting.

The problem is that there aren't enough magical beasts for him to hunt in this basin.

Moreover, his hunting efficiency was quite limited when he hunted alone.

It seems that managing one's territory before advancing to the seventh-tier epic level is the best option.

Right now, all he has under his command are cowardly kobolds and shadow scale lizards.

The available combat forces are too scarce.