Starting from Ainz Ooal Gown, simultaneously traveling through time

Leylin left the mountainous region and continued flying into the distance.

This time, his destination was the eastern sea.

After a long flight, the azure sea finally appeared on the horizon, followed by an endless expanse of ocean, shimmering in the sunlight.

"Is this the ocean of this world? It is indeed more magnificent and vast than what I saw in the images of my previous life."

Leylin hovered in the air, gazing at the deep blue expanse, a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of mixed emotions, often including nostalgia or reflection) that transcended two lifetimes welling up within him.

He didn't linger; he adjusted his direction and continued flying towards the depths of the ocean.

About two hours later, the outline of an island appeared where the sea met the sky.

As the distance closes, the island's full view gradually becomes clear:

It is roughly circular, with a diameter of about ten kilometers. The island is covered with lush vegetation, green and vibrant, and appears tranquil and full of life under the sunlight.

"This is it, the last and most important test site." Leylin set his sights on this goal.

He could conduct the first two ability tests in remote, uninhabited areas on the mainland, and even if they attracted some attention, the risks would be relatively controllable.

But this final test was anticipated to be far too destructive, so he had to find a place absolutely far from the mainland, one that could minimize any chance of being spied on.

Otherwise, such a tremendous commotion would very likely alert those lurking dragon race transcendents or player forces hidden in the shadows of history.

"What a pity for such a pleasant island..." A trace of regret flashed through his mind, but he did not hesitate at all; the test had to be carried out.

Out of his usual caution, he first released several detection spells to conduct a detailed scan of the entire island and the surrounding waters.

The feedback made him raise an eyebrow slightly.

The island is not a truly uninhabited area.

This place is inhabited by a group of subhumans that resemble upright lizards. Based on their physical characteristics and living environment, they could perhaps be called "marine iguanas".

"Why is it that every experimental site I choose is already taken up by someone else?" Leylin couldn't help but complain to himself.

This group of marine iguanas numbers approximately in the tens of thousands, but their individual strength should not be underestimated.

The detection showed that most of them had a base level of around 10, which is considered quite good among subhuman groups.

A significant portion of these marine iguanas reached level 20 or higher.

There were even a few individuals who appeared to be leaders, whose energy reactions had surprisingly broken through level 30!

"The proportion of strong individuals is so high?" Leylin was somewhat surprised.

It should be noted that the Kingdom of Inberia, where he lived, had a population of over five million, and the number of people who could openly reach the "Heroic Realm" (around level 30) could be counted on one hand.

This isolated island, with a population of only ten thousand, has a number of high-end combatants that is almost comparable to that of a populous country!

"This strength... is quite interesting." Leylin's eyes narrowed slightly, then turned cold.

"Well, we came here to test the limits of destruction anyway, so it's not bad to clean up these 'natives' while we're at it."

He wasn't sure if these marine iguanas were evil, but they weren't of his kind and had occupied the ideal testing ground, which was enough for him.

With a thought, he stopped hiding and prepared to reveal his true colors.

"Soul Fusion Skill • [Blazing Freeze • Cocoon Transformation]!"

With a low shout, a dazzling energy radiance instantly surged from Lei Lin's body.

These rays of light quickly materialized, forming a thick, red and white interwoven crystalline layer, like a giant cocoon enveloping him layer by layer.

The crystalline cocoon expanded rapidly, transforming in the blink of an eye into a giant crystal sphere nearly 100 meters in diameter.

It hovered in mid-air, emanating a chilling energy fluctuation and an eerie aura of alternating extreme cold and heat.

"Crack... Boom!"

Suddenly, cracks appeared all over the surface of the crystal sphere, and dazzling golden light burst forth from within.

With a deep, ancient dragon's roar, the crystal shattered and turned into countless points of light!

Within the points of light, a colossal, majestic, and beautiful figure unfolded—

That was a giant dragon that was over fifty meters long!

Its scales are pure white, but its chest, limb joints and spine are a fiery red like lava. Pale flames and cold blue breath flow, intertwine and blend perfectly on its body as if they were alive.

It is the ultimate form that combines the "cocooning" rebirth characteristic of dragons with the calamity authority of the Elder Dragons in Monster Hunter World—the Frost Dragon Leylin!

"It worked! Hahahaha!"

Raylin (Fiery Frost Dragon Form) felt the vast, surging power within this body.

It was a completely different kind of power, as if it could control the laws of nature in a certain area, which made him unable to help but let out a loud and joyful dragon roar and laugh.

However, the emergence of Gu Long caused a sensation throughout the world!

As his laughter and dragon's might filled the air, the once clear sea and sky suddenly turned into a storm!

Thick, dark clouds gathered from nowhere and shrouded the sea.

The temperature in the air became extremely erratic and extreme; one moment it was scorching hot and viscous like a furnace, and the next it was freezing cold like an ice cellar.

The celestial phenomena began to undergo wild and strange changes.

Heavy snow and hailstones the size of fists poured down, interspersed with specks of falling crimson fire!

The sea was even more terrifying, with turbulent currents and towering waves tens of meters high.

The seawater near the island sometimes freezes into large areas of ice fields, and sometimes it instantly vaporizes and boils, steaming up white fog that blots out the sky.

The island itself has become a microcosm of a hellish landscape of ice and fire.

One side of the dense jungle was transformed into a sea of ​​fire by a towering inferno that suddenly ignited, while the other side was frozen into a crystal-clear, lifeless ice sculpture forest by a rapidly spreading absolute cold wave.

The forces of extreme cold and extreme heat clash, collide, and annihilate every inch of the island, creating a scene of utter destruction.

As for the island's "indigenous people"?

The moment the Frost Dragon descended and the Cataclysmic Domain unfolded, most of the marine iguanas didn't even have time to scream before being reduced to ashes or ice shards in the extreme baptism of ice and fire.

Only a few leaders with a level above 30 managed to hold on for a few more breaths in purgatory thanks to their tenacious vitality and energy protection.

"A natural disaster! This is a true natural disaster!"

"Lord Dragon King! Please save your people!"

"Father! Look! In the sky!"

The surviving marine iguanas struggled to their feet and finally saw the source of this disaster—

That colossal beast that soars among the dark clouds and strange phenomena, controlling ice and fire!

"You wicked dragon! You shall die a horrible death!"

"The Dragon King will avenge us!"

"I hate it!!"

The curse, filled with despair and resentment, was quickly swallowed up by the even more violent flames and cold waves, and the last few powerful marine iguana warriors were completely reduced to nothingness.

The entire island was devoid of life, leaving only the devastating traces left by the ravages of ice and fire.

"Hahaha... Hmm?" Leylin was enjoying the power of the dragon's body when he suddenly realized that there was only deathly silence below. "That's it... all gone? That's convenient."

He shook his head with a hint of regret: "Unfortunately, no one will be able to witness the full spectacle of this final test."

But this slight regret was quickly replaced by focus.

Leylin lowered his massive dragon head, golden light surging from his iridescent eyes, and an unprecedentedly serious expression appeared on his face.

He took a deep breath, as if trying to absorb all the energy in the surrounding world.

The fire and ice elements floating in the air converged wildly, and the ice and fire power originating from the Blazing Frozen Dragon in his body, combined with the dragon power of multiple worlds, began to be compressed and condensed deep into the dragon's throat!

All the unimaginable, violent energy was forcibly restrained and collapsed, eventually forming a chaotic energy sphere, no bigger than a fist, before the dragon's mouth, which emitted a trembling, distorted, and fluctuating energy that made the space itself tremble.

Inside the sphere, extreme white heat and deep blue light spun wildly, like a miniature singularity of destruction.

"Soul Fusion Skill - [Candle Dragon • Supernova Burst]!"

With a single breath, the chaotic sphere, which contained most of his current energy, fell like a meteor, gently touching the already ravaged ground in the center of the island.

next moment--

All sounds are silent.

It wasn't that there was no sound, but rather that all sound seemed to have been swallowed up by that falling point.

Then, light replaced everything.

The light, whose color and intensity are indescribable, bursts out silently and violently from the point where the sphere lands!

The brightness of that instant surpassed that of the midday sun, illuminating the entire sea, sky, and even the dark clouds in pure white!

The light seemed to exist for an extremely short time, yet it also seemed to last an incredibly long time.

When the light receded like the tide and the sound returned, it was a deafening roar as the seawater rushed in to fill the void.

That once lush island, several kilometers in diameter, has completely disappeared.

What was once an island is now just a bottomless, enormous, perfectly semi-circular, glass-like sinkhole.

The seawater roared in, stirring up towering white waves.

"This power..." Even Leylin, the one who initiated it, was deeply shocked by the scene before him that could be described as "erasure".

The destructive power of this attack was absolutely strategic, and even touched on the edge of certain concepts.

"This is really exhausting..." He quickly sensed his own condition, his energy level plummeted, and he felt a sense of weakness in his dragon body.

The power required to gather and release a "supernova explosion" of this scale is too enormous, and with his current reserves, he indeed cannot launch a second one in a short period of time.

"It can only be used as a final, decisive trump card."

He assessed, "In terms of the instantaneous destructive power alone, it is probably stronger than known super-level magic and primordial magic."

"But it becomes a bit troublesome when dealing with world-class items that involve the rules."

Some world-class items can modify and formulate the laws of the world, and he currently lacks the means to counter that level.

"My strength is still not secure enough; I need to continue accumulating it." Leylin was reminded that the path to becoming stronger was never-ending.

"Test complete, time to head back."

With a thought, the dragon's body once again shimmered with crystallizing light, and its enormous body rapidly transformed as the light contracted.

A moment later, the towering figure of the Frost Dragon vanished, transforming back into a human form with ordinary clothes, golden hair, and rainbow eyes.

This form is still the most convenient and discreet for movement.

He took one last look at the huge crater that was being filled with seawater.

Then, he casually left behind a wisp of pure dragon's might as proof of his "visit," before transforming into a streak of light and speeding towards the mainland.

..............................

About half a day later.

In the depths of the sea, a massive blue shadow silently approached this area.

It was a creature over thirty meters long, with a single horn on its head, covered in magnificent blue scales, and resembling a dragon.

It swam to the original location of the island and saw only the shocking underwater crater and the still turbulent currents.

It carefully sensed the lingering destructive aura of ice and fire intertwined with supreme dragon might in the water, an aura that made its very soul tremble.

After a moment of silence, the blue-scaled dragon immediately and without hesitation changed direction, plunging into the deeper, darker abyss at an even faster speed than it had come.

I can't afford to mess with them, absolutely not! I'm outta here!