Ashen Dragon

And those flames, brimming with immense energy, intertwined, gathered, and adhered to Cassius's body, gradually solidifying into flesh-like matter, transforming into a new head, neck, dragon wings, torso...

Finally, a colossal scarlet dragon over two hundred meters long appeared in the sky, confronting the ancient green dragon resembling a mountain, entrenched on the ground.

Although Cassius's size was much smaller than Erebos in his divinely enhanced state, the energy density of his body was extremely high, emanating a terrifying temperature and releasing endless flames, like a moving star, with a presence not inferior to the other.

Cassius stared at Erebos with sharp eyes, a scorching red light bursting from his narrow vertical pupils: "Then—come on, round two!"

"Boom!!!"

The next moment, the sound of air exploding echoed across the sky. The Red Dragon Emperor dove down like a scarlet comet, a sea of fire pouring down, as if to engulf the entire land.

"Let me show you—the gap between mortals and the divine!"

Erebos was unafraid, roaring towards the sky. He spread the vast wings behind him, opened that massive maw, and a torrent of poisonous breath spewed forth.

However, at that moment, a dazzling light pierced through the toxic smoke, ripping apart the dark green veil, striking directly at the vine-entwined shoulder of the ancient green dragon.

A brilliant flash of fire erupted, a violent explosion ensued, a several-meter-wide wound appeared on the shoulder, emitting thick black smoke.

Immediately after, Cassius flew out from the poisonous smoke like a scarlet lightning bolt, accompanied by a scorching hurricane, roaring towards the ancient green dragon.

Erebos, enraged by the injury, raised his massive dragon claw, tearing through space, dragging the poisonous smoke, and swung towards the Red Dragon Emperor.

The sharp claw tips had turned pitch-black, shimmering with an eerie luster, even a mere touch could envenom a mature giant dragon, reducing it to bones.

"Die!" The roar of the ancient green dragon made all things tremble and souls shiver, as if a howling from the Abyss.

But Cassius flapped his wings, making a sharp turn mid-air, nimbly dodging the swing, while extending a dragon claw, swooping past the ancient green dragon at extreme speed.

"Swish—"

Shattered scales flew everywhere, warm dragon blood spurted out.

Erebos's body was slashed open by the Red Dragon Emperor's scimitar-like claws, a massive gash extending hundreds of meters, streaming filthy, tainted blood, ensnared and burned by flames.

"Damn variant dragon!"

Erebos swung the serpentine, poison-studded giant tail, trying to sweep the Red Dragon Emperor out of the sky.

But behind Cassius, a brilliant flame erupted, accelerating his speed once again, traversing hundreds of meters in an instant, evading the sweep, arriving at the edge of the Tiamat Barrier.

"Boom!"

A blazing white pillar of fire tore through the air, scorching black marks appeared on the ancient green dragon's thick tail, turning it rugged and ruined.

With divine power enhancement, Erebos's size, strength, and defense had greatly increased, but his speed was far too slow, making him a giant sandbag for Cassius to slice at will.

Watching from afar as the Red Dragon Emperor skimmed across the sky, turning into a residual image, circling himself endlessly, Erebos finally shrugged off the divine influence, calming down entirely.

As Tiamat's Desecration Destroyer, Erebos was more akin to a priest than a barbarian or berserker.

Defeating this powerful, swift red dragon in melee combat was exceedingly difficult.

What he needed to do was to suppress with various Divine Arts bestowed by the Five-Colored Dragon Queen, use unending divine power to toy with this variant dragon to death.

Erebos raised the Dragon Bone Staff, loudly prayed, chanting in Draconic, the five-headed giant dragon phantoms in the sky moved once again!

In an instant, flames danced wildly, thunder roared, poisonous fog surged, acid flowed, frost spread... Within the Tiamat Barrier, various elements formed terrifying turbulence, madly attacking the Red Dragon Emperor.

Countless ferocious dragon claws protruded in the void, trying to bind the red dragon, while pockets of space appeared to slow down time, aiming to reduce the red dragon's speed.

Cassius navigated the elemental tide, constantly traversing, seeking attack opportunities, his body surface also appearing with densely packed wounds of varying sizes under the enemy's relentless bombardment.

"Tiamat's divine power... Looks like I must settle this quickly."

"I've figured out all your tricks, let's end this—Erebos!!"

In the next moment, the Red Dragon Emperor tore through space, suddenly appearing above Erebos, high-temperature air currents spewed from Cassius's nostrils, creating a terrifying howl.

Cracks like molten lava appeared around his chest, with scorching light flickering within the blood vessels, continuously flowing toward the Dragon Crystal on his chest, intertwining various forces, generating intense magical reactions.

Erebos didn't miss this rare opportunity, toxic smoke rushed forth, wantonly eroding the red dragon's body, making his scales crack, flesh rot, even muscle dissolve in places, exposing the pale bones.

Thunder, frost, poisonous fog, and acid frantically bombarded the Red Dragon Emperor, the evil divine power devouring his vitality, yet Cassius grimly withstood it, his body recovering at a visibly fast pace.

Cassius glared at the distant ancient green dragon, the light on his chest becoming ever more dazzling, like a supernova about to explode.

"Time to end this, Erebos!!" The red dragon let out an earth-shattering roar, making the ground tremble.

Erebos's expression was grave, his eyes filled with venom and hatred as he gazed at the red dragon, his voice icy, hoarsely growling: "Come, ignorant variant dragon, meet your doom under Her Majesty the Dragon Queen's might—"

Erebos raised his head, opening the maw emitting poisonous fog, a dark green torrent gushed forth, almost swallowing the sky.

The five-headed giant dragons in the sky also glared at the Red Dragon Emperor, opening their giant mouths. A thick five-colored beam descended from the heavens, tearing through space, carrying endless immense divine power, crashing towards the Red Dragon Emperor.

The two breaths intertwined, entangled, generating even more terrifying might, shaking heaven and earth.

At this moment, Cassius also opened his massive maw, spewing a brilliant pillar of fire from his throat, smoke billowed, flames overflowed, the frightening temperature distorting space, as the pillar seemingly aimed to split the world in half, swiftly blasting forth.

Breath of the End!

"Boom!!!"

The two unprecedented breaths collided, creating a massive shockwave, instantly destroying everything within the Tiamat Barrier; be it hills, trees, or rocks, all were mercilessly torn apart, even the ground was leveled by several meters, exposing large areas of smoking minerals.

The two breaths entangled, resisting each other, with the surrounding weather changing rapidly, sometimes a bitter cold wind, sometimes overwhelming flames, sometimes surging poisonous fog, sometimes thunder and lightning, like a creation cataclysm of the world.

With the output of energy, Cassius's body endured increasing pressure.

His flesh flowed like lava, constantly flickering, high-temperature, high-pressure steam and wild tongues of flame spewed from his mouth, nose, pores, and even the gaps in his scales, the entire dragon was nearly translucent, even the beating heart could be seen.

And the ancient green dragon's massive body also heaved up and down continuously, breathing heavily, poisonous fog billowing from his nostrils, his eyes burning with a toxic sheen.

Having exhausted all his strength, both sides were entirely committed, leaving nothing in reserve!