Demon Flame Emperor Dragon

In a forest near Yan City, Lin Ge sat by the edge of a river, chewing on the roasted meat in his hand with a trace of frustration in his eyes.

Lin Ge had been in this forest for ten days. While his mastery of sword qi had indeed improved significantly, it still hadn't reached the level he envisioned, leaving him somewhat disheartened.

Over these ten days, Lin Ge had slaughtered countless wild beasts, and the aura of slaughter upon him grew thicker by the day. Sometimes, he didn't even need to strike; a single glance was enough to strike fear into the hearts of some beasts.

"Let's keep moving forward and see."

Gazing into the distance, Lin Ge pondered for a long time before finally deciding to press on, hoping to encounter some more formidable beasts.

"Wait, I have a system! Why haven't I been using it?"

Just as Lin Ge was about to set off, he suddenly remembered that he could use the system's detection function for navigation, rather than wasting so much time searching aimlessly.

Thinking of this, Lin Ge impatiently opened the system and activated the detection feature.

"Slap!"

Looking at the colorful dots on the panel, Lin Ge gave himself a hard slap, blaming himself for acting like a fool and wasting ten days wandering around this forest.

"Looking at this, there don't seem to be any particularly powerful beasts nearby."

Glancing casually at the panel, Lin Ge didn't find any deep-colored dots; most were green, and many were even gray.

The detection function had a range of thirty li, but Lin Ge decided to expand it to thirty kilometers, his eyes filled with anticipation.

The result, however, disappointed him once again. No powerful beasts appeared on the panel, only a few dots that were slightly darker than the green ones.

"Is this panel actually useful?"

Lin Ge frowned at the display, his eyes full of skepticism.

A thirty-li radius was already quite vast, yet he couldn't find a single powerful beast; it simply didn't make sense.

Just then, a blood-red dot suddenly appeared on the panel, only to vanish just as abruptly.

"Hm?"

Although the blood-red dot hadn't appeared for long, Lin Ge, who had been intently watching the panel, caught it. A flash of joy crossed his brow, and he quickly dashed toward the location where the dot had appeared.

However, after running for over ten li, the blood-red dot kept flickering in and out of existence. This told Lin Ge that the beast must be moving rapidly, constantly maintaining a distance of about thirty li from him.

"I don't believe you can keep running like this forever."

Having finally found a potentially powerful beast, Lin Ge wouldn't give up so easily. He secretly vowed to track it down and kill it!

Time slipped away, and soon it was dusk. The blood-red dot on the screen finally reappeared and stopped moving. Lin Ge wore an excited smile; he knew the creature must be exhausted and in need of rest. Now was his chance to see what kind of monster this was, to be able to run for an entire day before feeling tired.

Thirty li was a long distance for an ordinary person, but for Lin Ge, who was already in the Origin Pellet Realm, it was quite effortless. In less than the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Lin Ge had closed in on the blood-red dot.

The system's positioning had a margin of error, so although he had found the coordinates, Lin Ge had yet to lay eyes on the beast.

He looked around, suddenly sensing a powerful aura. His gaze narrowed, and he approached the source step by step.

After walking about a hundred paces and passing through dozens of large trees, Lin Ge finally saw the beast's true form, and his expression changed drastically.

For what appeared before Lin Ge was not a mere beast, but an existence a level higher—a demonic beast!

Standing before Lin Ge was, in fact, a powerful demonic beast!

"A Demon Flame Emperor Dragon!"

Looking at the creature before him, Lin Ge slowly spoke its name.

This was an extremely rare type of demonic beast. An adult Demon Flame Emperor Dragon could possess the strength of the Nirvana Realm. The one before Lin Ge clearly didn't have such power; it was merely a juvenile Demon Flame Emperor Dragon with the strength of the Origin Pellet Realm, yet that was enough to command Lin Ge's full attention.

Since ancient times, any beast or demonic beast with a connection to dragons was an incredibly powerful existence. They were not true dragons, but because they possessed a trace of dragon bloodline, they often held the terrifying power to crush others of the same realm.

The Demon Flame Emperor Dragon was not a true member of the dragon race, but it carried a potent dragon bloodline. Its entire body radiated a noble aura that made ordinary beasts or demonic beasts afraid to resist, or even fill them with dread.

"A perfect opponent."

Lin Ge wore an excited smile. He released the full aura of an Origin Pellet Realm expert, and his Peerless Sword Intent surged out like a tide, swirling around his right arm and emitting a faint cyan glow.

The sudden appearance of his aura fully awakened the slumbering Demon Flame Emperor Dragon. It opened eyes as large as apples, slowly raised its massive head, and immediately spotted Lin Ge.

"Demon Flame Emperor Dragon, let me see what you're made of."

Lin Ge gave a wicked smile and swung his right hand through the air. A streak of sword light flashed out, charging straight at the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon.

Facing this sword light, the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon didn't even move its body; it simply used the wings on its back to easily block the attack.

"What!"

Having his sword light blocked so easily, Lin Ge was quite shocked. Before encountering this Demon Flame Emperor Dragon, no person or beast had ever been able to deflect his Peerless Sword Intent so effortlessly. Yet, it hadn't even left a mark on the dragon's wing, which showed just how incredibly tough the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon's body was.

"ROAR!!!"

Attacked by a human, the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon grew irritated. It rose slowly, its massive body unfolding as it spread its giant wings and flapped them. A hurricane blew toward Lin Ge, kicking up dust from the ground.

A moment later, the wind subsided. Lin Ge opened his eyes, his gaze fixed upward.

The Demon Flame Emperor Dragon was now hovering in the air, its emotionless eyes locked onto Lin Ge below. Dark purple flames suddenly erupted from its scales, covering even its wings.

At the same time, a powerful pressure began to radiate from the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon, bearing down on Lin Ge like a towering mountain.

Facing this pressure, Lin Ge's expression turned exceptionally grave. He circulated his origin power frantically and pushed his Peerless Sword Intent to its limit, only then managing to offset the dragon's aura.