Sun Breathing, Thirteenth Form

Everyone on the city wall cheered at the sight. Neither His Majesty the King nor Arthur and the others had been able to harm the purple-haired youth, yet Qi Yan's attack had injured him. Now they understood why he had immediately recoiled in fear when facing Qi Yan's attack.

There was still hope! Humanity had hope of defeating the Giant Dragon!!

The king stared at the scene before him in disbelief.

"He injured a Giant Dragon without even using Dragon Slayer Magic? Th-this is unbelievable!!"

"As expected of Yoriichi—no, Mr. Qi Yan! This swordsmanship has already reached the pinnacle!"

Arthur was immensely excited by the sight. Every time he saw Qi Yan's swordsmanship, it completely refreshed his understanding of the art.

"What a monster..."

Clay could only describe him as a monster now. He had personally attacked the creature before. He had wanted to sever its neck, but his blade had broken instead.

Yet against Qi Yan's attacks, this monster had no choice but to defend himself.

The purple-haired youth looked at his bleeding arms, his expression twisting.

"Brat, you've really made me angry!!"

"Roar—!!"

With an enraged roar, the purple-haired youth's body began to change. He rapidly expanded, dragon horns sprouted from his forehead, purple scales covered his skin, wings grew from his back, and a long tail extended behind him.

In the blink of an eye, a purple Giant Dragon dozens of meters tall appeared.

"Roaaar—!!"

The purple Giant Dragon spread his wings and roared at the sky.

Boom boom boom boom boom—!!

A terrifying shockwave spread outward from the purple Giant Dragon.

The earth cracked apart inch by inch and was heaved upward. Every tree in the area snapped, then shattered beneath the shockwave.

All the monsters in the Great Monster Forest fled in terror.

The massive shockwave made the entire ground tremble. Everyone on the city wall crouched behind its battlements, taking cover from the terrifying impact.

As they looked at the Giant Dragon's terrifying body, vast enough to blot out the sky, the humans once again felt an emotion called despair.

A mere roar could cause such horrifying destruction. How could humanity possibly defeat such a powerful monster?

"Stop yelling. Has anyone ever told you that your roar is awful?"

"Human brat, I was careless just now, which was why your attack injured me. Now that I've returned to my original form, your attacks are useless against me. Die!!"

The purple Giant Dragon opened his mouth and unleashed a terrifying purple dragon breath.

Qi Yan gripped his blade tightly and swung it with force, sending a flaming slash flying from its edge.

Whoosh—!!

The flaming slash cleaved the dragon breath cleanly in two.

"What?!"

The purple Giant Dragon stared in disbelief. Then the slash struck his body directly.

"Aargh—!!"

The Giant Dragon cried out in pain. A wound appeared on his body. It was not deep, but it carried a searing pain.

"You... How is this possible? How could the attack of a mere human break through my dragon scales' defense?!"

The purple Giant Dragon widened his eyes and stared at Qi Yan in disbelief. This man had not only split his dragon breath in half, but had even injured him. He could clearly sense that Qi Yan was not a Dragon Slayer Mage. For someone who was not a Dragon Slayer Mage to injure him was simply unimaginable.

"Stop calling humans 'mere humans.' Wasn't your dragon race exterminated by a mere human, as you call us? What right do you have to look down on humanity?"

"As for how I broke through your dragon scales' defense... what, do you really think your defense is that strong?"

Qi Yan spoke calmly.

"Bastard! Die!!"

The purple Giant Dragon raised a dragon claw and slammed it down at Qi Yan.

Boom—!!

The dragon claw struck the ground, and the earth exploded. Huge swaths of land collapsed, as if heaven and earth were falling apart.

Sun Breathing, Fifth Form: Flame Carriage!!

At some point, Qi Yan had circled behind the purple Giant Dragon and swung a circular arc of sunfire.

Slash—!

"Aargh—!!"

The purple Giant Dragon roared in fury. Qi Yan's attack had not seriously harmed him, merely breaking the surface of his skin. But the burning effect carried by the attack was unbearably painful.

The purple Giant Dragon swiftly turned around.

Sun Breathing, Tenth Form: Glorious Grace!!

Qi Yan's body plummeted rapidly, unleashing high-speed spiraling slashes as he fell.

"Uwaaaah!!"

Wounds opened across the purple Giant Dragon from his chest down to his abdomen. It hurt! It hurt too much! The pain forced him to scream.

Enduring the pain, the purple Giant Dragon reached for Qi Yan with both claws. He intended to seize this bastard and torture him to death bit by bit.

Sun Breathing, Third Form: Raging Sun, Scorching Mirror!

Qi Yan swiftly unleashed symmetrical slashes to either side.

Bang!!!

The purple Giant Dragon's claws were knocked back, and wounds appeared in both palms.

"Aaaahhh!! Bastard!!"

Sun Breathing, Sixth Form: Scorching Bone, Blazing Sun!!

Qi Yan did not stop attacking. He swung his blade, releasing a spinning sunfire slash that struck the purple Giant Dragon's abdomen.

Rumble—!

Even the purple Giant Dragon's massive body was blasted backward, sliding dozens of meters.

The purple Giant Dragon endured the pain and charged at Qi Yan, his fist wrapped in Dragon Power as it smashed toward him.

Sun Breathing, Seventh Form: Sunflower Thrust!!

Qi Yan fearlessly met the attack head-on.

Boom—!!

The Giant Dragon's fist collided with the tip of Qi Yan's blade.

Slash—!!

The blade pierced fiercely into the purple Giant Dragon's fist. However, the length of the blade was nothing to the Giant Dragon's enormous body.

Qi Yan was sent flying backward. Competing in strength against a Giant Dragon was indeed somewhat overestimating himself.

Seeing Qi Yan sent flying, the purple Giant Dragon revealed a savage expression. He flapped his wings and rapidly flew after him.

After some time, Qi Yan finally stopped himself.

Sun Breathing, Eleventh Form: Sun Halo Dragon, Head Dance!!

Qi Yan moved at high speed, passing through the purple Giant Dragon's body like a flaming dragon.

Slash slash!!

Wounds appeared one after another across the purple Giant Dragon's body.

"Uwaaaahhh!! You damned insect!!!"

The purple Giant Dragon went mad, launching attack after attack at Qi Yan. The surrounding trees and ground were shattered in huge swaths.

At that moment, Qi Yan said softly, "This should be about enough."

A Giant Dragon's hearing was exceptionally sharp. Though Qi Yan had spoken quietly, the dragon still heard him. About enough? Enough for what? A bad premonition suddenly rose in his heart.

Qi Yan gripped his longsword with both hands, and his gaze turned serious. With each powerful breath, his body seemed to ignite in raging flames.

Demon Dragon Alazam immediately sensed a lethal danger when he saw Qi Yan like this. No, he could not allow this man to attack.

Earth Shatter!!

The Demon Dragon gathered magic power in both claws, then slammed them forcefully into the ground.

Boom—!!

Heaven and earth shook. The ground for hundreds of meters around exploded, breaking into chunks that shot into the sky.

Qi Yan stood on a piece of earth, hanging upside down in the air.

Faced with this situation, Qi Yan's expression did not change. His gaze remained fixed on everything below, utterly unwavering, as he gathered his magic power onto the blade.

Sun Breathing, Thirteenth Form!!