Chapter 334: Chapter 287: Beat That Golden Dragon Until He’s Kneeling and Spitting Teeth!

Above the high skies.

The thick clouds, as dense as cotton, were continuously torn apart and shattered into massive voids like fragile silk.

Because it was not the first time they had clashed.

Both sides already knew each other’s multi-phased strategies, so any further concealment or probing seemed meaningless and a waste of time.

Therefore, this battle, from the very first contact of both parties,

entered a state of white-hot intensity without any reservation.

Both chose to abandon fancy techniques and roundabout tactics.

With no retreat, they clashed head-on, attacking force with force.

The Red Iron Dragon, wrapped in destructive golden lightning and black-red Dragon Qi, was wildly waving his additional arms formed purely of Dragon Qi along with his arms, which were like forged steel.

The four arms danced together, each swing forceful and unmatched, showing strength at its peak.

Leaving behind countless dazzling, deadly afterimages in the sky.

Opposite him.

Each golden dragon scale on Alberto’s body was shining with holy and pure golden light. The crown on his head, flowing with tangible Holy Oath Energy, was even more dazzling, illuminating the sky like a second small sun.

Crown + Conquering, dual Holy Oaths activated to the extreme state.

The Conquering Holy Oath Battle Halberd clutched in his claws,

was wielded with astonishing power and speed, piercing the sky ferociously over and over, looking from afar like a golden downpour, madly pouring towards the sturdy figure.

Clang!

A deafening boom erupted.

The sharp, unparalleled, shining Halberd Blade of the Conquering Holy Oath Battle Halberd slashed fiercely against the right Dragon Arm of the Red Iron Dragon, composed of Dragon Qi energy, as thick as a siege column.

Blinding red energy sparks burst intensively like fireworks, scattered in all directions.

At the same time,

Galos’s other arm, condensed from Dragon Qi, viciously slapped towards Alberto’s head covered in Holy Armor.

At the very last moment.

Alberto’s free left claw lifted, the claw covered with golden Scale Armor instantly reinforced to a great hardness by concentrated Holy Oath Energy, resisting the attack.

However.

In the instant when Alberto’s old strength faded and new strength had yet to arise,

another Dragon Qi arm struck his chest center with lightning speed.

The Holy Armor constructed of Holy Oath Energy shattered in response.

And in the moment when the Holy Armor shattered and a fatal gap appeared in the defense.

Galos’s physical left claw, entwined with Flame Thunder and Dragon Qi, followed immediately.

It pierced accurately through the shattered gap in the Holy Armor, landing a solid, unadorned blow on Alberto’s chest that had lost the Armor’s protection.

The teeth-grinding sound of scales shattering echoed.

Alberto’s originally dazzling, resplendent gold dragon scales caved in, cracked, and shattered instantaneously at the point of impact.

The flesh underneath was even like mashed mud hit by a sledgehammer, collapsing and festering.

"Uh—."

Alberto let out a painful groan.

His enormous, heavy dragon body trembled, uncontrollably retreating violently through the air, plowing a trail of broken air currents.

Galos’s wings flapped abruptly, pressing the advantage forward.

His completely outstretched, knife-sharp edged Dragon Wings undulated with substantive flames at the tips.

This pair of massive Dragon Wings began a high-speed rotation, centered on his body, slashing towards the still-retreating Alberto with a tearing whistle through the air.

Sensing the power of this strike, Alberto’s pupils contracted suddenly.

While retreating, he twisted his waist abruptly, forcing his massive body to sidestep in mid-air.

Zzzt!

The wing blade almost grazed past the soft scales on his abdomen, tearing through Holy Armor, taking away several broken Golden Scales, and splattering threads of fresh blood.

Before he could stabilize his form and launch an effective counterattack.

In the corner of his vision, a ferocious Dragon Tail, sharp-edged like a knife and fast as lightning, already shredded the air with an ear-splitting whistle, smashing right towards his head without any interval.

Too fast.

Crack—!

A dull, heart-stopping explosion rang out.

The Holy Armor covering Alberto’s face shattered instantly like a fragile eggshell.

The power of the Dragon Tail diminished a little, but still struck his Face Armor solidly.

In an instant.

A Golden Scale shattered, flesh rolled back, and a bleeding, immense gash immediately appeared on his face.

At this moment, the Red Iron Dragon.

Had transformed into a battle machine.

Claws, four arms, Dragon Tail, wings.

Every part of his body became a dangerous weapon.

Exerted to the impeccable extreme in combat techniques derived from the Martial Dragon path.

One move followed another.

One wave connected to the next.

Like an endless tide.

Relentless and fierce attacks landed over and over again, like a whirlwind of rain and wind, upon the body of Golden Dragon Alberto.

Alberto was not without the ability to fight back.

These five years of hellish training were not without meaning.

His power, under the extreme extraction of his oaths, had indeed grown tremendously and astoundingly, and since he always upheld the path of Holy Oath, the Holy Oath Energy flowing within him had become more pure and vast.

Occasionally, he could seize the gaps in Galos’s attacks to counter.

The force was extremely heavy.

Even managing to shatter layer upon layer of tough Cold Burst Scale Armor covering Galos’s body, leaving visible spider-web cracks on the Red Iron Dragon’s more resilient second line of defense, the Black-Red Dragon Scale armor.

However.

Each time he hit Galos, inevitably he would suffer cold erosion and the sharp spines’ damage.

Moreover, just as he grasped an opportunity and left a trivial scar on Galos’s body, the next second he had to endure three or four fierce counterattacks, or even more, as violent as a storm.

The Holy Oath Armor he took pride in was torn apart like paper, over and over again.

His once indestructible Golden Dragon Scales shattered like porcelain, time and again.

Scalding Dragon Blood continuously spilled.

This relentless confrontation, neither backing down, each direct assault was intensely fierce.

Before long, Alberto’s originally majestic, golden-glittering dragon body became thoroughly soaked in his burning Dragon Blood, drenched in blood from head to toe.

Even though he activated both Crown Holy Oath and Conquering Holy Oath, with the powerful healing and boosting effects under the Holy Dragon pathway, he still couldn’t keep up with the speed of his injuries and the loss of power.

However, even gravely injured as he was, even with slim chances of victory.

The young Golden Dragon still battled on without retreat, refusing to admit defeat, as if this was not a challenge spar, but a fight to the death.

Until thirty seconds later.

Due to the fierce battle and the ravages of the intense Lightning State, the Cold Burst Scales covering Galos’s torso finally couldn’t bear the burden, almost completely shattered and peeled off, revealing the densely packed Battle Scar Pattern beneath.

At that moment.

Catching a brief moment of stiffness from Alberto due to intense pain.

Galos’s sturdy claw stamped heavily upon Alberto’s scarred chest.

Alberto was struck as if by lightning.

His massive, heavy dragon body was viciously kicked away like a golden kite with a snapped string.

Immediately following.

Galos’s wings spread wide once again, waves of heat rolled off his body, distorting the air, and he rushed with furious speed at the still-flying-away, unyielding Alberto.

At that moment.

The young Golden Dragon, in midair after being kicked away, took a deep breath, his gaze becoming exceptionally focused.

Whether he could defeat Galos depended on this one strike, relying on the technique he comprehended a few days ago.

Crown Holy Oath: Turn the Tide!

Conquering Holy Oath: Counterattack at the Brink!

Alberto roared silently in his heart.

Buzz——!

The remaining Holy Oath Energy within him erupted once more into an unprecedented radiant golden light.

And this liquid gold-like energy surged desperately into his limbs and bones like rivers converging into the sea.

Finally, all of it, without reservation, infused into the depths of his throat, about to unleash Dragon Breath.

Oath Enhancement — Holy Flame Breath.

The next moment.

A stream of Dragon Breath, refined and boiling like liquid gold, erupted from Alberto’s furious dragon mouth like a river of molten gold, violently shooting directly at the oncoming Red Iron Dragon.

Coincidentally.

The Red Iron Dragon, in hot pursuit, also suddenly opened its giant mouth.

During the fierce battle just now, the accumulating heat within his vast body at this moment collapsed, compressed, converged within him as if obeying a monarch’s command, all rushing towards his throat about to erupt.

Thus, his entire body’s crimson dragon scales instantly turned a glaring color, like red-hot iron just taken from a forge, radiating thousands of degrees of high temperature.

Especially at the neck, where those Battle Scar Patterns all lit up, shining with a destructive red glow. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Heat Energy Enhancement — Destructive Dragon Breath!

Boom!

A destructive dragon breath, thick and seemingly molten, embodying the terrifying power to burn mountains and boil seas, burst forth from Galos’s mouth like a volcanic flood.

Under Alberto’s incredulous gaze.

This red destructive dragon breath flood, inch by inch, with an unstoppable, domineering stance, crushed forward frenziedly, and forcefully overwhelmed, suppressed, and continuously pushed back Alberto’s holy golden dragon breath flood.

"No——!"

Alberto strained his Holy Oath Energy, attempting to reverse the situation.

But all efforts were in vain.

Until that dragon breath loomed close.

The rolling, surging destructive dragon breath completely engulfed Alberto’s struggling golden figure.

Even the extreme blaze temperature unbearable to an entire Golden Dragon’s naturally high flame resistance.

The dragon scales carbonized amidst wailing.

Flesh withered in the high heat.

Moreover, the flames were secondary, more terrifying was that dreadful impact capable of tearing steel, pressuring the Golden Dragon’s body downwards.

Accompanied by an earth-shaking crash and the sky filled with billowing dust.

The entire body of the charred, steaming Golden Dragon Alberto sunk deep into the firm earth of the expansive plains outside Dragon Valley, like a scorched meteor.

A giant, radiating crater appeared prominently on the charred ground.

And he just lay there half-dead at the center of the pit, barely having a single intact scale on his entire body, thin wisps of blue smoke rising silently from his carbonized wounds.

Seconds later.

The imposing, towering figure of the Red Iron Dragon gathered in his sky-cowering Dragon Wings, landing steadily with a slight sound of air being cut on the steep, cracked rim of the deep pit.

Looking at the miserable Alberto, he swung his tail and said:

"Sorry, the battle just now excited me, and I accidentally went too hard."

However, the scene that unfolded before Galos’s eyes completely caught the King of Molten Iron off guard.

Given his understanding of Alberto’s proud and stubborn nature,

the current Golden Dragon would either fall into impotent rage due to a bitter defeat, roared unwillingly, or feel invigorated by the loss, rekindling an indomitable fighting spirit anew in his eyes; at the very least, he might be dejected, showing a sense of failure.

But.

Galos never imagined.

In that pit, the faintly breathing Alberto had his slightly cracked golden lips twitch and curl slightly upward, finally, pulling out a peaceful and content smile.

Then.

As if laying down a thousand-pound burden,

Alberto simply rolled his eyes upward and then completely fainted, his body simultaneously going limp and almost bowing his head in front of the Red Iron Dragon.

And almost at the moment he lost consciousness.

A deep, even, thunderously rolling, incredibly loud snoring sound started resounding from his slightly open dragon mouth, echoing remarkably loud across the vast land.

Galos tilted his head, a look of puzzlement in his eyes.

What’s going on now?

Even the well-informed, mountain-steady King of Molten Iron couldn’t help but fall into a momentary, bewildered silence.