When in Doubt, Self-Destruct

"Roar!"

"Grrr!"

The two dragons could not see eye to eye, and their massive bodies slammed into each other.

Then...

The Golden Dragon was sent flying.

It could not be helped. In terms of pure physical strength, the Golden Dragon was slightly inferior to the Blood Dragon.

More importantly, Yu Yuan had pampered him with good food and drink most of the time. Nearly all the battles he had experienced had been one-sided stomps, so he had virtually no combat experience.

But the Blood Dragon was different. Following Blood Abyss meant braving wind and rain, with another fight waiting the moment one ended. Old wounds had not healed before new ones arrived. The only upside was that he never lacked blood energy.

All his skill points had been invested into strength and close combat. The moment the Golden Dragon was knocked over by the Blood Dragon, the Blood Dragon immediately prepared to pounce and unleash a vicious combo on him.

Fortunately, the Golden Dragon's skill set was more well-rounded. Light elements gathered around his dragon claws, and the instant the Blood Dragon approached—

Solar Flare!

The Golden Dragon's Solar Flare was far stronger than the one Yu Yuan had imitated later on. It pierced straight through the Blood Dragon's already closed dragon eyes and forcibly drove him back.

Unfortunately, the Blood Dragon's exceptional combat instincts let him sweep with his tail even as he turned away from the light, interrupting the Golden Dragon's plan to press the attack.

Taking advantage of the distance between them, some of the Golden Dragon's scales rapidly turned crimson.

Unlike Yu Yuan, who favored the Ice Dragon King's skill set, the simple-minded Golden Dragon, who relied heavily on his physical attributes, preferred raw-stat skills like those of the Fire Dragon King.

He opened his dragon maw, and immense flames mixed with light shot toward the Blood Dragon, burning through the blood energy around him and smashing into his body.

"Roar!"

The pained Blood Dragon turned around and found that the Golden Dragon had widened the gap. With one beat of his enormous wings, he chose to endure the flames and ram straight at the Golden Dragon.

Bang!

The Blood Dragon slammed directly into the Golden Dragon's jaw, cutting off his dragon flames and causing a small internal explosion within him.

"Grrr!"

After being repeatedly beaten back, the Golden Dragon was getting angry.

You wanted to compare stats, huh?

Flames ignited around his dragon body!

Then I'll compare them too!

He threw another dragon punch at the Blood Dragon.

Unlike before, the instant the Blood Dragon raised an arm to block and the Golden Dragon's fist touched his scales, the punch exploded.

It shattered the blood energy defense and cracked some of the Blood Dragon's scales.

Then the Golden Dragon swiftly changed his fist into a claw and left a huge gash where the Blood Dragon's scales had been broken.

"Roar!"

The Blood Dragon had the same temperament as Blood Abyss. Upon discovering he was injured, he stopped caring altogether and opened his fangs, biting toward the Golden Dragon despite his wounds.

At the sight of the Blood Dragon's gaping maw, the Golden Dragon retreated again and again in fright.

Do not misunderstand. It was not that he could not withstand the other's bite. If they truly compared, he could bite the Blood Dragon's head right off.

But it smelled too bad.

Long-term consumption of the blood energy of various creatures had not only mixed all kinds of different bloodlines into the Golden Sacred Dragon Bloodline of Blood Abyss's dragon, it had also made his breath reek of the blood of countless creatures whenever he opened his mouth.

For the Golden Dragon, who was already accustomed to cooked food and medicinal herbs and insisted on brushing his teeth and rinsing his mouth after meals, getting bitten by the Blood Dragon was absolutely unacceptable.

With that thought, the Golden Dragon finally remembered the inherited skills within the Ice Dragon King's bloodline after a long absence. As his scales turned icy blue, a layer of ice crystal armor attached itself to them.

What a cause for celebration. The first time the Golden Dragon actually used his brain was to avoid getting dirtied by the Blood Dragon's saliva.

However, this also forced the Golden Dragon to leave the Fire Dragon King's high-stat state and start relying on actual technique.

Though the Blood Dragon possessed far more combat experience and combat instinct than the current Golden Dragon.

The Golden Dragon, with his abundant skill set, clearly had many more tactical options.

At the same time, he proved that he was not merely a yellow Fat Dragon who knew how to eat.

Whenever the Blood Dragon came close, the Golden Dragon immediately used Solar Flare mixed with explosions to force him back, then charged up and unleashed dragon breath. The Golden Dragon could use dragon breath of all three elements with remarkable fluidity.

Relying on his powerful dragon body, the Golden Dragon even demonstrated three-element dragon breath to Yu Yuan.

Honestly, it was spectacular. Crimson flames mixed with ice crystals and light, triggering elemental reactions across the Blood Dragon's body.

If the Golden Dragon had not suffered an internal explosion the very next second when the elements detonated inside him, then been quickly approached and bitten by the Blood Dragon, Yu Yuan really would have applauded.

Unfortunately, there were no ifs.

After being bitten, the Golden Dragon's entire state changed.

It was like when someone else's mop had gotten something on it. At first, you were terrified of getting dirty, but once you had already been contaminated, all you could do was end the fight quickly and go take a bath.

Protected by the ice crystal armor and uninjured, the Golden Dragon bit back, clamping down on the joint between the Blood Dragon's shoulder and wing.

Damn it, do you think I only eat immortal herbs?

I eat meat too!

But unfortunately, the Golden Dragon's physical attributes were still a notch weaker. Although most of the opponent's attacks were blocked by the ice crystal armor covering his body.

Overall, the Golden Dragon still came out at a loss.

Especially since the Blood Dragon was covered in a strong bloody stench. To the Golden Dragon, it was no different from eating that stuff.

Damn it, this is so annoying. Might as well blow everything up!

With that thought, the temperature across the Golden Dragon's body suddenly soared, scorching the Blood Dragon so badly that he had no choice but to release his bite and prepare to get away from this furnace.

Unfortunately, now that the Blood Dragon wanted to run, the Golden Dragon was unwilling to let him. He froze the Blood Dragon's legs with ice crystals, then relied on the weight Yu Yuan had built up by feeding him so well to forcibly pin down the Blood Dragon, who exercised regularly.

Sizzle, sizzle.

Hm?

Why did it sound like dragon meat was being roasted?

"Roar?!"

The Blood Dragon's skin had already been cooked through by the Golden Dragon's ever-rising temperature, yet he simply could not crawl out from beneath this fatty.

"Grrr!"

I'm not fat!

The Golden Dragon understood the meaning in the Blood Dragon's roar, and his temperature rose even higher.

As the ice crystal armor melted away, crimson scales covered his entire body.

The Golden Dragon's temperature finally reached a critical point.

Red Emperor · Calamity Star!

Boom!

I told him this move should be banned, didn't I?

Yu Yuan, hiding inside an ice coffin, sighed. Who had taught this dragon to fight like that? Why did he self-destruct at the slightest disagreement?

This is the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Eyes. I planted things here, damn it.

Yu Yuan watched helplessly as everything remaining in the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Eyes was blasted to nothing, then silently used Time Reversal.

As judged by Referee Yu Yuan, in the battle between the Blood Dragon and the Golden Dragon just now—

Contestant Golden Dragon violated the rules by using a forbidden technique. The result of this match is invalid. The match will restart.

Referee Yu Yuan has repeatedly reminded Contestant Golden Dragon that he must not use forbidden techniques again.

Now, let the battle begin!

One hour later.

Red Emperor · Calamity Star!

Boom!

After being bitten, Contestant Golden Dragon violated the rules again. It seemed he intended to clear the fight without being bitten even once.

Time Reversal!