Dragon of Destruction (II)

"Hmph, impossible," the Giant Dragon said. "If you take over this place, that child will die. So there's no way I can step aside."

"I can tell you this: you can stay in here, and I won't interfere with you. But if you push your luck, I'll make you pay." The Giant Dragon gave a soft snort. "My name is Destruction, meaning the destruction of everything. You'd best not cross my bottom line."

"Oh? From what you're saying, you're this child's guardian, right?" Little Fox asked.

"You could say that!" the Giant Dragon said.

"Hmph, then it looks like a fight between us is unavoidable," Little Fox said. It wanted to take Fanxin's body, and this Giant Dragon was Fanxin's guardian, so it would surely stop Little Fox. Unless Little Fox gave up, there was no avoiding the Giant Dragon.

But could it give up? Absolutely not. It had finally found a body that suited it. If it gave up, death was its only fate.

"You still won't listen, will you? In that case, I'll oblige you." The Giant Dragon was somewhat displeased to hear that.

It didn't want to fight Little Fox because this was Fanxin's mindscape, and the force of their clash would hurt it. Whether the dragon won or lost, Fanxin would be the one to suffer. That was why it had allowed Little Fox to stay in Fanxin's mindscape. But Little Fox wanted the mindscape all to itself, and that had touched its reverse scale. A dragon had a reverse scale; touch it, and the dragon would surely rage, and the one who touched it would surely die! So it grew furious and had no intention of letting Little Fox remain.

"Hmph, then come on!" Little Fox snorted and launched its attack.

It controlled its nine tails, making them draw circles in the air again and again. You couldn't tell what it was doing at all. But a moment later, it became clear, because as its tails kept turning, the wind around them began to pick up speed.

As time passed, the wind grew stronger and stronger, turning from a breeze into a gale, and finally into a hurricane. The hurricane battered the Dragon of Destruction, seemingly trying to send it out of the mindscape.

However, the Dragon of Destruction was no pushover. It gave a soft snort, then opened its gaping maw and let out a roar at Little Fox. The rumbling sound was like a clap of thunder.

This was the Giant Dragon's sonic attack, called Dragon Roar. People with weak cultivation would be shaken until they bled.

But Little Fox was no rookie. It was strong and suffered some effects, but it wasn't seriously hurt.

Fanxin, the owner of the mindscape, however, suffered terribly. The Giant Dragon's Dragon Roar was bellowing inside his head, so how could he possibly endure it? His soul fell and rolled around inside, looking as though he was in great pain.

The Giant Dragon glanced at Fanxin and snorted coldly. "I'll ask you one more time. Will you coexist peacefully, or do you want Fanxin's body all to yourself?"

It didn't want to keep fighting, because Fanxin was in great pain. If they continued, it worried that Fanxin wouldn't be able to bear it. That was also why it was backing down again. Otherwise, it would never bow to anyone, because dragons were proud.

"Sorry, I want it all to myself," Little Fox said.

"If this place is destroyed, you won't get anything. In the end, you'll die," the Giant Dragon said.

"Hmph, if I can't have it all to myself, I'd rather be destroyed. I don't want to be at anyone's mercy," Little Fox said. It hated living under others because it had suffered too much torment at the hands of humans. It didn't want to submit at anyone's feet again.

"So extreme. It seems you really resent humans! Forget it. Since you're so insistent, I can't go easy on you either." The Giant Dragon sighed, then hesitated no longer. It laid its tail on the tower and activated it. A moment later, the tower lit up, illuminating Fanxin's entire mindscape.

When the light filled the mindscape, Fanxin, who had been in unbearable pain, suddenly felt much better, as if he had been given a painkiller.

"Fox demon, this is Guardian of Light. With its protection, the mindscape has become sturdier and can withstand one of my attacks. But although it can only withstand one, it will be my strongest attack. Since you stubbornly refuse to see reason, don't blame me for showing no mercy." The Giant Dragon stood up, and as it rose, the surrounding space collapsed faster and faster, as though the end of the world had come.

Little Fox said nothing. It slowly backed away, holding its breath and watching the Giant Dragon intently. It knew the Giant Dragon had flown into a rage and was preparing to hunt it down. If it didn't stay alert, it would surely die.

The Giant Dragon twisted its neck, then shouted, "Ultimate Destruction!"

A moment later, its body vanished, replaced by a mass of destructive energy. The energy began spreading outward from the tower, advancing step by step.

The destructive energy spared no part of the space it passed through. In other words, Little Fox had nowhere to run and had to withstand the attack. If it couldn't, it would be devoured by the destructive energy.

Little Fox didn't dare hesitate. It immediately channeled its soul power and began using its ultimate move. It didn't dare let its guard down either.

"Invincible Wind Blades!" Little Fox shouted. Its nine tails swayed back and forth without stopping. With every swing, countless wind blades shot out and flew toward the destructive energy.

The wind blades and destructive energy collided again and again. The two sides reached a stalemate.

But the destructive energy had the upper hand because it covered an enormous area, while the wind blades covered only a small range. If Little Fox couldn't attack across the whole area, it would eventually be surrounded by the destructive energy. Could it survive once it was surrounded? The answer was no.

The destructive energy drew closer and closer, while the wind blades became less and less effective. Once the wind blades entered the destructive energy, they were completely destroyed. The destructive energy also kept battering Little Fox's soul body. Little Fox's soul was torn apart, and many fragments of it drifted into the distance, no longer belonging to it.

Am I really going to die? Little Fox smiled bitterly. It didn't want to die. But now it had no choice but to accept reality.

It then gave up struggling, because even if it continued, it could no longer change reality.

The destructive energy battered Little Fox's enormous soul body even more fiercely. Under its assault, more than half of Little Fox's body was destroyed.

The destructive energy continued to advance, seemingly unwilling to stop until it had completely destroyed Little Fox's body.

Both the Giant Dragon and Little Fox believed that Little Fox would die without a burial place.

But just then, Fanxin suddenly rushed forward and stood in front of Little Fox. He shouted at the storm of destruction, "Giant Dragon, stop! Do you hear me?"