It was as though a speck of dust had struck a massive meteor, yet both had been sent rebounding in opposite directions.
A deafening dragon roar rang out amid the surging shock waves. Dago landed heavily, unable to stop himself from sliding backward, his feet plowing two deep furrows into the ground of Statue Square.
"Pah!"
Dago spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva. Blood surged through his body like a raging tide, and thick masses of black mist rolled around him. He shook out the hand he had punched with, spreading his fingers before clenching them again, his eyes blazing like blue fire diamonds.
"Again."
Dago stamped his foot and shot forward like a cannonball. Black mist and long hair streamed behind him like the fiery tail of a black meteor streaking through the sky.
Boom!
Boom! Boom!
Man and dragon collided, separated, then collided and separated again.
Space trembled, and waves of sound rolled outward. If not for the enormous difference in their sizes, the scene would have looked like two peerless beasts locked in a frenzied fight to the death.
Bang!
After another collision, Dago was sent flying backward.
He drew a deep breath. His arms hung at his sides, drenched in blood and covered in wounds that had burst open under the crushing recoil. Dark red buds of flesh swiftly sprouted within those wounds, entwining like living creatures and rapidly healing them under an endless surge of vitality.
He had to admit that even with the [First-Layer Conch Palace] and control over the "advanced" [frost element], there was still a gap between him and a legendary creature like a giant dragon in terms of raw physical strength.
Yet Dago felt more exhilarated than ever. Even without entering the [Brilliant Great Sun] state, the primal combat instinct