Chapter 892: True Strength of the Trio
Nell and the long-faced man exchanged grim looks and nodded. They both knew the truth well—the three-headed black dragon wasn't just a peak Legend Rank beast in name. Its vitality, its power, its ferocity… all of it placed it at the top of the food chain.
For the yellow-faced young man, who was only at the 7th level of the Legend Rank, to trap it even for a short time was already a remarkable feat. There was no time to waste.
Without a shred of hesitation, Nell's whip cracked through the air like a streak of scarlet lightning, carrying Yin energy so thick it made the surrounding air feel cold. The long-faced man roared, his own mana surging as he launched his strongest martial art—a wide, palm-shaped energy wave glowing with oppressive yellow light.
At the same time, the falcon snake spread its fleshy wings, sending out sharp cyclones with each beat, and struck like a green bolt at one of the dragon's heads. The thunder frog crouched low, the patterns on its back flashing brilliantly before discharging jagged bolts of electric-blue lightning that split the air as they rained down on the dragon's thick scales.
The combined brilliance of their attacks descended in a destructive storm. The three-headed black dragon let out an enraged roar as it endured blow after blow, pain finally registering in its reptilian eyes. Its massive tails lashed wildly, and its three heads screamed with fury, cold malice flickering in its pupils.
Then, with a deep guttural hiss, all three mouths opened simultaneously, spewing out streams of dark green venom.
The venom arced through the air and splashed directly onto the Deep Water Cage. The moment it made contact, a violent hisssss filled the battlefield as thick smoke rose from the bars, as though molten metal had been splashed with cold water. The spiritual cage, so sturdy only moments ago, suddenly quivered, the black bars trembling and corroding under the dragon's venomous power.
The yellow-faced young man's expression paled. "Hurry up! Hurry up! I can't hold it much longer!" he yelled, pushing his mana to its absolute limit. His hands shook as he maintained the seals, veins bulging on his arms from the strain.
Seeing the Deep Water Cage corroding, Nell and Senior Brother Ma unleashed their full strength without reservation. Their attacks grew fiercer, more desperate, and more ruthless. Scarlet whip shadows danced like serpents, tearing through the air with ear-splitting cracks, while waves of yellow palm prints slammed down like collapsing mountains.
"Puff, puff, puff!" The sound of flesh being cut rang out as wounds split open across the three-headed black dragon's body, blood gushing like fountains. The bright crimson liquid poured into the pool, dyeing the clear water an even deeper, darker red. But the injuries only seemed to drive the beast further into its berserk fury.
Despite its bleeding wounds and burned flesh, the three-headed black dragon showed no signs of backing down. Instead, it thrashed even harder, its colossal body slamming violently against the cage walls.
"Crack! Crack! Crack!" Hairline fractures began to crawl along the black bars of the Deep Water Cage, spreading like spiderwebs. The twenty-four rays of light maintaining the formation flickered unsteadily, their once-steady glow dimming and shaking, showing clear signs of impending collapse.
"Quick—!" The yellow-faced young man's voice cracked with desperation, nearly turning into a roar as his face went pale from the strain of maintaining the weakening Deep Water Cage.
He could already feel the three-headed black dragon's terrifying power pushing against the formation, threatening to shatter it at any moment.
"Boom!" A deafening sound echoed across the battlefield as Nell and Senior Brother Ma unleashed their full strength. Their falcon snake and thunder frog followed suit, their combined power erupting like a cataclysmic storm.
The sky seemed to shake as whip shadows glowed crimson, palm strikes burst forth like collapsing mountains, hurricanes roared from the falcon snake's wings, and bolts of searing blue lightning split the air from the thunder frog's back.
Their attacks struck the dragon's massive body with terrifying force, like thousands of thunders crashing down in unison. Scales shattered into pieces, chunks of flesh flew, and fountains of dark-red blood sprayed outward, dyeing the ground and pool an even darker crimson.
But at that very instant, the inevitable happened.
"Bang!" With a feral roar, the three-headed black dragon's immense strength exploded outward, shattering the Deep Water Cage entirely. Fragments of spiritual light scattered like broken glass as the beast's monstrous frame surged free, a wave of venom and poisonous gas erupting from all three of its heads in retaliation.
"Careful!" Nell's voice rang with alarm as she and her companions instinctively raised their defensive shields. They knew well that the venom of the three-headed black dragon was not something to underestimate.
It was so corrosive that even high-grade Xuan-level weapons would melt like wax if exposed for even a second. A single drop on the flesh of a cultivator was enough to rot it instantly, leaving behind nothing but bone.
But they had gravely underestimated the dragon's fury. The moment it broke free, it didn't just unleash venom and poison gas; it swung its colossal snake-like tail, thicker than a black iron pillar, in a savage arc.
"Bang!" The tail slammed into the shimmering defensive shields with unstoppable force, shattering them like fragile glass. Poison gas and venom poured over them like waves crashing onto the shore, blackening the sky above the pool and filling the air with a suffocating stench of death.
"Bang, bang, bang!" In quick succession, Nell, the yellow-faced young man, and the long-faced young man were struck directly by the sheer force of the tail, their bodies flying helplessly through the air like leaves caught in a storm. Blood sprayed from their mouths mid-flight, the sound of cracking bones echoing faintly before their battered bodies smashed into the ground.
But the rampage was far from over. The three-headed black dragon, its eyes glowing with unrestrained fury, leaped entirely out of the pool, its full body revealed in all its terrifying majesty.
Without hesitation, one of its massive heads lunged forward, jaws snapping shut around a figure with terrifying speed. The sound of crushing bone and tearing flesh echoed chillingly as the victim disappeared into the dragon's mouth.