Evolving by devouring from a young dragon

The figure on the stone seat remained motionless, a slight upturn at the corner of his mouth, as if mocking Auduin's overestimation of his abilities.

Alduin narrowed his eyes, then raised his right claw. Black and red flames condensed in his palm, the embers and dragonfire mixing and emitting a dark glow.

His gaze swept around and landed on a stone pillar not far in front of him.

That stone pillar is one of the supporting structures of the altar. Although it is not the core load-bearing pillar, if it collapses, it would be enough to shake the stability of the entire space.

A beam of dark red light pierced the darkness and struck the stone pillar.

Just as the dragon flame was about to hit its target, the Lion King moved.

He didn't get up, or even raise his hand; his cloudy right eye just squinted slightly.

The ground suddenly shook violently!

A stalagmite suddenly pierced through the ground of the square, precisely blocking the path of the flames.

The dark red flames collided with the grayish-white rocks, blasting apart a shower of rubble and sparks. The stalagmite was blasted in half, and debris flew everywhere, but the flames were also completely consumed.

The flames around Alduin paused slightly.

His reaction speed was legendary; even though his body had decayed, his consciousness remained legendary.

No need to move, no need to cast spells, magic can be mobilized with a single thought—that's what makes it legendary.

But Alduin showed no fear; instead, a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

The Lion King lowered his head and stroked the Cracked Rock Crystal in his palm, watching Alduin with his only remaining eye, observing his every move, fearing that he might destroy the place again.

Auduin sneered inwardly. It seemed this place was important to him, but…

Alduin let out a roar, followed by a violent burst of flames that shot into the sky and swept away everything in its path!

The Lion King snorted coldly and raised his right arm.

Although most of that arm had turned to rock, its immense power was still undeniable, and even as his body decayed, his control over the earth remained.

The moment he raised his hand, the entire earth trembled in response.

The ground of the circular plaza cracked open with countless fissures, from which a yellowish-brown light surged forth, converging like water towards the Lion King and condensing into a long sword before him.

Auduin immediately retreated.

With his dragon wings fully extended, a shadow appeared behind him, and spatial magic fluctuations emerged. He was about to enter the Shadow Realm; even a brief evasion would be wiser than a direct confrontation.

But the Lion King moved even faster than he had anticipated.

The longsword swept across, and from the Lion King as the center, earth-yellow ripples spread in all directions. Wherever it passed, the ground undulated like the surface of water, stone pillars broke and shattered, rock walls collapsed, and rubble from the dome fell like rain.

Auduin was hit by the edge of the ripple.

The force was like a mountain suddenly pressing down, slamming him back to the ground from mid-air and forcing him out of the Shadow Realm.

His dragon claws carved four deep grooves in the ground before he could barely steady himself, a trickle of dark red dragon blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

The ripples dissipated.

The altar still stands, but the square is covered with cracks and rubble, the three stone pillars supporting the dome are broken, large rocks have fallen, and the place is in a mess.

Auduin looked up at the stone throne, where the Lion King still sat.

He realized that the Lion King didn't care about this place; all he cared about was the altar and himself...

This is also why he is unwilling to fight to the death...

However, Auduin had already achieved his goal in a flash.

He then condensed black and red dragon flames in his right claw once more, and the flames crashed down onto the ground in front of him, creating a cloud of dust and rubble that obscured his vision. The next second, his figure vanished from the spot.

The Lion King's pupils contracted sharply, his gaze quickly sweeping across the surroundings. His magical power instantly tightened, thinking that Alduin was about to use spatial magic to escape into the Shadow Realm again. He immediately activated his power to seal off the space.

But the next moment, he froze on the spot.

There was no spatial fluctuation in the surroundings. This was not a spatial jump at all, but simply extreme speed!

Alduin's dragon wings retracted, and his body transformed into a dark golden afterimage, skimming along the cracked earth as he sped toward the stone throne where the Lion King stood.

Two hundred meters, one hundred and fifty meters, one hundred meters...

The distance closed rapidly, and black and red dragon breath gathered in Alduin's mouth, ready to be unleashed.

Upon seeing this, the Lion King on the stone throne curled up a contemptuous sneer, his eyes full of mockery, assuming that the black dragon was simply going mad from its injuries and seeking its own death, still displaying its overconfident attitude.

But the next moment, his expression changed drastically, his eyes were full of astonishment, and the magic power around him froze!

The silver light was hidden beneath the black and red dragon's breath, calm and still, only rippling quietly.

This is the Moon Soul!

A wisp of Alduin's soul, empowered by the Moon Soul, transformed into a resilient steel needle, silently piercing the Lion King without the slightest fluctuation.

The Lion King finally realized what was happening.

A cold glint flashed in his turbid right eye, and the ground beneath the altar trembled violently... but it was too late.

Alduin's wisp of soul remained perfectly still. The Moon Soul allowed his consciousness to probe in with absolute stability, eliminating all interference, leaving it smooth as a mirror, almost without a trace.

The Lion King felt as if a thin needle had pierced through his soul's defenses without any resistance, silently stabbing into his mind.

By the time he realized what was happening, the needle had already pierced his soul.

……

dark.

Endless darkness.

The Lion King's soul sea was far more vast than he had anticipated, yet it was also more dilapidated than he had imagined.

A legendary soul should shine as brightly as the sun, but here, there is only a hazy, chaotic grayness, like an abandoned ruin, full of cracks and emptiness.

Auduin narrowed his eyes, and the moment he saw the culprit clearly, his previous guess was confirmed...

He shook his head, suppressing his distracting thoughts.

Right now, there is only one important thing: to access the memories, find out where Leon is, and find out where he is going to collect the other two stone emblems.

He lowered his head slightly and closed his eyes.

The Moon Soul can stabilize his soul and silently send him into the other party's soul sea, but it cannot completely prevent the backlash.

We have to hurry...

His soul traversed the other's soul sea, which was filled with darkness. After an unknown amount of time, he finally saw the other's soul.

It was the soul of a giant lion, its body covered in rock patterns, its mane flowing with a faint yellow light, majestic and awe-inspiring, but at this moment it was lying on the ground, listless and its figure somewhat transparent.

Without hesitation, Alduin pounced forward, completely merging his own wisp of soul into the giant lion's shattered soul body.

The lich is still exerting its power...

As Alduin's soul dissipated, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, but a smile remained.

Although his wisp of soul had dissipated, he already knew the location of the other two stone emblems of Leon...

He used the same forbidden possession technique that the lich had used on him.

Using one's own soul as a guide, one forcibly tears apart the barriers between the souls of both parties, forcing them to briefly merge, thereby integrating their memories.

But he was using a wisp of remnant soul, so even if he failed, he only suffered minor injuries...

The only way to deal with a legendary soul like the Lion King is to use a surprise attack and this method.

But this is a secret technique that results in mutual destruction, forcibly merging souls, and the Lion King must have also glimpsed some of his memories.

But Auduin didn't care. He was just an old lion clinging to life, its soul on the verge of collapse. By the time he found the stone emblem, he would be powerless to help...