A dragon that looked like a turtle might sound somewhat undignified, but anyone who actually saw one would realize that was not entirely true.
This Molten Mountain Dragon merely resembled a turtle because organs like volcanic craters grew on its back. In truth, the protrusions on its back were nowhere near that enormous.
Combined with the changes in its overall details, it somewhat resembled Baxia, one of the Nine Sons of the Dragon.
Of course, Baxia was water-attributed and carried stone tablets on his back. This Molten Mountain Dragon possessed both fire and earth attributes, and the small mountain-like structure on its back was actually part of his body. Still, purely in appearance, the two did share a similar charm.
Though Fire Dragons could fly, the Molten Mountain Dragon was indeed a True Dragon.
But like the Earth God, who also had an extremely deep connection with magma, the Molten Mountain Dragon had no organs for flight due to his extreme specialization in both his physical body and his connection to the fire and earth elements.
Not only had a True Dragon's wings completely vanished, but his enormous body also could not support forcing himself to float with Soul Power. He could only step on magma and pretend to fly.
After losing the protection of the magma pool, the Molten Mountain Dragon, whose right foreclaw had been half-erased by lightning, crashed heavily down from the sky.
He slammed into the boiling magma pool, then rapidly used the magma's power to repair himself.
After having his legs broken mid-showboating, the Molten Mountain Dragon became smarter.
Rather than trying to confront the Heavenly Tribulation head-on with the power of molten rock, he plunged straight into the magma pool. He used his innate skill to continuously stir the earth veins, making the already