A moment later, Lola appeared in the imperial palace's main hall.
Setting aside strength, Fairy Dragon's peerless beauty alone was enough to draw everyone's gaze. Yet Pargoris clearly had no eye for beauty; he merely sized Lola up with a scrutinizing look.
Fairy Dragon appeared perfectly calm—or, more accurately, adorably blank. You could glare all you wanted; she would remain dazed all she pleased.
"Indeed, Peak Kingdom. Very good." Sensing the fluctuations of power around Lola, Pargoris's eyes lit up, his admiration undisguised. "Lola, attack me once with your full strength."
Fairy Dragon seemed not to have heard clearly. "What?"
The Dragon Emperor was exceptionally patient and repeated himself. "With your full—"
The instant Pargoris opened his mouth, Fairy Dragon suddenly launched a sneak attack.
In the blink of an eye, her body transformed into rippling, water-like constructs. Almost at the same time, Pargoris and the throne behind him were frozen into an ice sculpture.
Instant Freeze.
Several elders proficient in the elements, including Meriya, could tell that this seemingly simple strike was profoundly mysterious. It contained not only the "freezing" of the water element, but also the "solidification" of the earth element. The two elemental powers overlapped perfectly, unleashing several times their usual might.
Before most of the elders could react, a purple bolt of lightning carrying terrifying power pierced through the ice sculpture, shattering it completely.
Everyone was startled, but Pargoris's body did not crumble along with it. What had shattered was merely a humanoid shell.
A "sphere" appeared in the Dragon Emperor's hand—a ball of light constantly wreathed in lightning. It was precisely Lola's strongest attack.
No one was surprised by this result. Pargoris was the only super powerhouse in Dragon Valley to have reached the pseudo-god realm. Forget Lola, who was merely at the peak of