Deep in Yan City Forest, Lin Ge looked up at the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon hovering in the air. His face was expressionless, but Yuan force stirred quietly within him, and sword energy surged into his right hand like a rising tide. He looked ready to strike at any moment.
The Demon Flame Emperor Dragon, by contrast, remained as calm as ever. Though his heart was already burning with fury, fighting a human was hardly enough to make him lose his composure.
As a powerful demon beast, the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon possessed great intelligence. He could express his emotions normally and sense those of others.
He could tell that the human before him was a formidable opponent, with tremendous strength. Even so, he remained calm and confident that the man was no match for him. That was his pride.
"Hmph, you've got some nerve. I'll show you what I can do!"
Lin Ge snorted. Sword energy gathered at his fingertips, and he unleashed three streaks of sword light in quick succession, sending them all hurtling toward the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon.
These three streaks were different from the ones before. He had infused them with pure Yuan force, multiplying their power several times over.
The Demon Flame Emperor Dragon naturally sensed the danger. He beat his wings, whipping up a gale. The three streaks of sword light met immense resistance in the raging wind and couldn't advance. In the end, they scattered and vanished in midair.
Having easily blocked Lin Ge's sword energy, the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon opened his jaws and spat out a fireball. It streaked toward Lin Ge, radiating an unusually intense heat.
The fireball wasn't bright red. Like the flames covering the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon's body, it was dark purple, and hotter than ordinary fire. It also moved incredibly fast—not even Lin Ge was confident he could dodge it.
"Break!"
Since he couldn't dodge, he had no choice but to meet it head-on. Watching the fireball hurtle toward him, Lin Ge didn't hesitate. He swung his right hand and punched.
RUMBLE!!!
His right hand, infused with Yuan force and sword energy, unleashed tremendous power and smashed the fireball into pieces. The blast of air sent Lin Ge staggering several meters before he finally came to a stop.
"What fearsome flames."
Lin Ge lowered his gaze to his burned right hand, his expression growing even more grave.
To keep the flames from burning him, he had just wrapped his arm in his purest Yuan force. Even so, he'd still been burned. It seemed the flames were even more powerful than he'd imagined.
"Let's see how many of my strikes you can take."
Lin Ge unleashed dozens of streaks of sword light in rapid succession, each aimed from a different angle. They flew toward the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon's vital points.
Faced with the dense barrage, the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon folded his wings, covered in black-purple flames, around his entire body. Every streak of sword light struck his wings, yet seemingly failed to leave so much as a scratch.
"Damn, how are you that tough?"
Seeing the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon without a single injury, Lin Ge couldn't help swearing. His scales were so hard that even Lin Ge was at a loss.
The Demon Flame Emperor Dragon spread his wings, revealing his body.
His eyes were no longer calm. Instead, they brimmed with anger. The sword strikes hadn't wounded him, but they had genuinely hurt him—and that enraged him.
"ROAR!"
His furious roar rang through the entire forest. Birds took flight, and wild beasts fled in every direction, not daring to linger.
"Pretty scary."
Lin Ge narrowed his eyes, never once letting his guard down. This demon beast's strength had indeed exceeded his expectations.
The Demon Flame Emperor Dragon took Lin Ge's reaction as a provocation—and an insult.
As a powerful demon beast with dragon blood, how could he allow a human to taunt and insult him like this?
The Demon Flame Emperor Dragon roared again, purple-black flames blazing across his body. He raised a bloody claw and swooped down at Lin Ge.
"Bring it on."
Lin Ge didn't back down. He poured all his sword energy into his right fist, then leaped into the air and collided head-on with the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon's bloody claw.
Claw met fist, unleashing an intensely powerful wave of Yuan force. It swept out like a gale, uprooting the surrounding trees and splitting the ground with several cracks.
A few seconds later, they both let go and retreated dozens of steps.
"Roar, roar..."
To end up evenly matched in a contest of strength against a human only made the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon angrier. He spat out a fireball, sending it hurtling toward Lin Ge.
Lin Ge had already seen how deadly those flames were. There was no way he'd dare take them head-on. He dodged at once, then unleashed several streaks of sword light at the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon's eyes.
The Demon Flame Emperor Dragon didn't even glance at them. He simply raised one wing in front of himself and brushed them aside with ease.
RUMBLE!!!
At that very moment, the fireball struck the ground and exploded. Sparks flew in every direction, setting the nearby mountainside ablaze and turning the forest into a sea of fire.
"Damn it, forget it! I'm done dodging. I'm going all out against you today!"
The Demon Flame Emperor Dragon had infuriated Lin Ge too. His face darkened as he gathered his Yuan force and sword intent into both hands, then charged without a care for his own safety.
Faced with Lin Ge's reckless assault, the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon showed no fear. He spat out a stream of fire straight at Lin Ge's face.
"Ha!"
Lin Ge shouted and punched at the oncoming flames.
In an instant, sparks scattered in every direction. The flames swallowed Lin Ge, and he disappeared from the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon's sight.
Thump!
Suddenly, a faint sound rang out. The Demon Flame Emperor Dragon stared at the sea of fire and saw a figure spring out of it, moving swiftly as he swung a punch.
The Demon Flame Emperor Dragon reacted quickly. He beat his wings and retreated.
But Lin Ge wasn't about to let him escape so easily. Watching the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon pull away, Lin Ge punched the empty air. A streak of sword light blazed with dazzling blue radiance, then transformed into a beam like a hurled javelin. It was not only incredibly fast but immensely powerful. In the blink of an eye, it was right in front of the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon.
RUMBLE!!
The Demon Flame Emperor Dragon had no time to dodge. The strike sent him flying several miles, smashing through hundreds of trees along the way before crashing into a huge pit and finally coming to a stop.
"Hu... hu..."
Lin Ge gasped for breath. The searing pain in both hands was unbearable, and they trembled uncontrollably.
On the other side, the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon slowly rose to his feet. The flames clinging to his body burned even more fiercely, a sign that his fury had reached its peak.
The Demon Flame Emperor Dragon slowly opened his jaws. In an instant, a vast and terrifying force of fire began gathering inside his mouth, drawing the energy of heaven and earth into it as well.
"Not good!"
Sensing the unusual aura, Lin Ge's expression changed. Yuan force surged wildly through him, and he gathered all his sword intent at his fingertips.
At that very moment, the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon unleashed a massive torrent of fire from his mouth. It swept toward Lin Ge, blotting out the sky, and everything in its path was burned to nothingness in an instant!
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