The trial began.
"Roar!"
The Radiant Profound Chi Dragon roared, and its enormous draconic body instantly vanished from the lava cavern.
In a flash, the void behind Chen Beiwu twisted and collapsed. An enormous dragon claw slammed down, unleashing nine wheels of blazing light at its utmost intensity.
This was none other than the Radiant Profound Chi Dragon's innate talent profound ability, Nine Luminaries Flame Claw.
This profound ability could scorch souls, burn bones, ignite blood, melt marrow, sear cores, and refine nascent souls. Its might was terrifying.
Even a fourth-realm demon king who had completed the three immortalities would not choose to trade injuries and take this strike head-on, much less a Nascent Soul True Lord with a frail body. Yet Chen Beiwu neither dodged nor retreated. His Profound Blade left its sheath to meet the blazing light head-on.
Boom!
At the crucial moment, Chen Beiwu curled his right hand around empty air, used Opening the Heavenly Eye, and slashed, striking precisely at the weakest membrane between the scales of the dragon claw. The next instant, a deafening explosion erupted together with an agonized dragon cry, sending waves of fire rolling and lava splashing.
"Those Dragon Scales and that Dragon Hide really are tough!"
Chen Beiwu narrowed his eyes slightly and shot backward.
That slash had merely been a probe, not his full strength.
The result was as expected. The Radiant Profound Chi Dragon's defenses were exactly as the records described, approaching those of a fourth-tier supreme-grade defensive profound treasure. Even a Nascent Soul late-stage True Lord going all out would struggle to shake its defenses head-on.
"Let me try!"
Golden Egg was not content to watch from the sidelines and immediately activated the revolving three lights true domain.
There was no helping it. The gap between its cultivation