At this sight, countless beings across the Primordial Wilderness were filled with shock.
"Th-that's terrifying!"
"Such power is truly frightening!"
"Even a Sub-Saint caught in that would likely perish on the spot."
"Can Old Ancestor Candle Dragon, fused with the power of the Four Seas, defeat the Dragon Emperor?"
"..."
Countless beings murmured in awe, their hearts clenched with tension.
Even the Saints of the myriad heavens were visibly shaken.
After a long while, the tumult finally subsided.
As the light faded, the figures of the Dragon Emperor and Candle Dragon came into view.
Looking closely, they saw that dozens of horrifying wounds, deep enough to expose bone, had appeared across Candle Dragon's enormous dark teal dragon body.
Wisps of black dragon aura coiled around the wounds. The Power of Termination within them continued to corrode Candle Dragon's body.
Drops of dragon blood fell from Candle Dragon's body.
Each drop weighed as much as a mountain. When they struck the sea below, they blasted enormous craters into its surface.
Candle Dragon's aura was now terribly weak, and his eyes were filled with shock and unwillingness to accept defeat.
By contrast, the enormous Black Dragon that the Dragon Emperor had transformed into was in far better shape. Only a few scales had fallen from his massive body, and his aura quickly settled.
It was clear that Candle Dragon had lost that breath-for-breath clash.
"Grr..."
Candle Dragon stared at the Dragon Emperor, his eyes full of hatred.
"Damn it!"
"I... actually lost!"
He seethed inwardly, unwilling to accept it, yet there was nothing he could do.
He could feel that he had suffered severe injuries in the clash. Even his source dragon aura had been badly damaged.
Seeing Candle Dragon's furious, resentful expression, the Dragon Emperor gave a cold, mocking laugh.
"Candle