Yu Xiaogang brought his hands together before him, folding his palms inward and pressing two fingers together.
"Sun and Moon Radiance, let gold blaze forth!"
"Let my body be the vessel,"
"Let my soul power be the bond,"
"Radiant Sacred Dragon!"
Luo Sanpao's body stabilized within the golden light, transforming into a Radiant Sacred Dragon more than ten meters tall.
Golden scales covered its entire body, each reflecting a halo of interwoven moonlight and golden radiance.
Its outspread wings blotted out half the sky, and bony spines ran down its back from the nape of its neck to the tip of its tail.
It raised its head and unleashed a Dragon Roar.
The entire Sunset Forest fell silent for an instant beneath that roar. Even the wind stopped.
Dugu Bo's robes billowed backward beneath that dragon might, the blue-green fabric pressed tight against his body.
"It actually has the oppressive might of an Ancient Era Dragon King!"
He raised a hand and cast a blue-green shield. Its surface resembled a layer of compressed liquid, barely holding that dragon might at bay.
He cursed inwardly, gritted his teeth, and raised his head to stare at the towering golden dragon.
His slit pupils contracted for an instant, and the contemptuous curl of his lips finally vanished altogether.
"Those three irritating flies actually conjured up this damned thing."
"The price of playing around is far too high."
He raised his left hand, palm down. Blue-green soul power gathered in his palm into a fist-sized orb of light. Dark green markings floated across its surface like a snake shrunk countless times over, swimming within it.
He thrust the orb down against the ground. The soil beneath his feet exploded, forming a ring-shaped crater. Cracks spread from its bottom like a spiderweb across the entire