Chaos Dragon vs. Firelord

However, despite Xiao Yu's domineering and arrogant challenge, the four elemental pseudo-kings on the other side were unlikely to actually attack him in a four-on-one fight. Firstly, they were wary of each other, and secondly, they were concerned about their reputation if they actually went for it. Four elemental pseudo-kings against one would ruin their reputation if word got out. So for a moment, no one made a move.

This was exactly what Xiao Yu wanted; the longer it dragged on, the better for him.

As time continued to tick by, the ceremony had already lasted for twenty-two hours. With only two hours left until the birth of the Elemental King, the four Elemental Pseudo-Kings were becoming impatient, and their armies began to slowly approach the Throne of the Elements.

Azathoth (Source of Chaos): "Hmph, just as I thought. Because I am too powerful, even in a four-on-one fight, they didn't dare to make a move and could only send their subordinates to their deaths. I must say, I am very disappointed in you."

Xiao Yu launched another Taunt, trying to provoke the enemy into not sending a large army to start the war. He was confident that if it were just a melee between a few Elemental King, he could drag it out indefinitely. But unfortunately for him, Ragnaros seemed to have seen through his plan.

Ragnaros (Firelord): "You don't need four against one; I can take you down by myself."

Azathoth (the Source of Chaos): "You want to fight me one-on-one? A courageous choice—foolish, but courageous nonetheless."

Being insulted like that by a junior, Ragnaros could no longer hold back.

Ragnaros (Firelord): "Die, you little bug!" He charged toward Azathoth, his body engulfed in flames, like a Wall of Fire.

"So it's here after all!" Xiao Yu thought to himself. He knew that Ragnaros would be the first to make a move, but in this situation, if he couldn't withstand Ragnaros, then the other elemental pseudo-kings obviously wouldn't just stand by and watch. They would fight back to avoid being hit a hundred times over, so he unleashed his ultimate move right away.

Simulated Black Hole!

The black hole spewed from the Chaos Dragon landed on Ragnaros, instantly pulling one of his arms into it. The immense suction force drew his body into the black hole; neither flames nor lava could escape its gravitational pull.

Ragnaros was immediately taken aback. "Damn it, what kind of magic is this!" he roared, flames suddenly erupting from his body. He tried to pull his arm out of the black hole with all his might, but the immense attraction made it impossible for him to move. However, Simulated Black Hole is not a real black hole. Although Ragnaros couldn't pull himself out, he wasn't dragged in any further. For a moment, they were locked in a stalemate. But as his strength was exhausted, he would eventually be sucked in.

Upon seeing this, Azathoth hurriedly flapped his wings and took flight, thinking to himself, "It seems I'll have to see you off." He then flew towards Ragnaros.

When Ragnaros saw the Chaos Dragon flying towards him, he knew it meant trouble. He gritted his teeth, and suddenly his arm exploded, detaching completely from his body and being sucked into the black hole. Ragnaros, now without his left arm, staggered back a few steps, staring at the black hole in utter horror. Flames erupted from the spot where his arm had been severed, reforming it into a new arm.

Azathoth, suspended in mid-air, abruptly flapped its wings twice to bring it to a screeching halt. (Holy crap, does this guy have to be so ruthless? And what's with the regeneration of its severed arm? Is it some kind of gecko?)

Although Xiao Yu knew that elemental creatures' bodies were made of elements and could be reassembled using elemental power, this was the first time he had ever seen such a sight. It seemed that Ragnaros, like Medivh, could freely manipulate the power of fire, which was rather troublesome.

Ragnaros, who had lost an arm, was burning with rage. Although the arm could grow back, he had lost a great deal of elemental power.

Ragnaros (Firelord): "Let This World Burn!" -- Flame Barrier!

The temperature around them suddenly rose, and the surrounding grassland instantly turned into a sea of fire. The flames spread and approached Xiao Yu's direction.

Ragnaros's Flame Barrier is clearly much stronger than Zhurong's was back then; its range is probably far more than 300 yards.

Azathoth (Source of Chaos): "Hmph, is this all you've got? Nothing special— Void Descent!" The Void Barrier suddenly activated.

An invisible force spread rapidly in all directions. Where the barrier covered, the flames were extinguished instantly, and the raging fire in the world vanished in an instant. Because the process was so fast, the people who had been surrounded by a red light suddenly saw only darkness and it took them a while to recover.

"This is it!" Ragnaros was taken aback. His Flame Barrier had been completely covered, and he realized that he could no longer sense the fire element around him, as if the fire element had vanished in an instant. This meant that if he wanted to use his skills again, he would have to draw energy from his own body to release them. At this moment, he felt as if he had been caught in an invisible net, and the one who threw this net was undoubtedly the strange giant dragon flying in mid-air in front of him.

Azathoth (Source of Chaos): "Your laughable flames are utterly worthless before me. Only the great Power of Chaos is the king of the elements, the Overlord of all."

Ragnaros (Firelord): "Shut up, feel the flames of Sulfuras!" Lava Bombardment!

A massive fireball hurtled towards them. Unlike the raging flames of Pyroblast Lava Bombardment was a dark red, resembling semi-cooled magma. It didn't seem to be very hot, but Xiao Yu, who had played the Elemental Lords, knew that Lava Bombardment contained concentrated fire power, making it extremely hot and several times more powerful than Pyroblast.

He quickly dodged, then unleashed a massive Frost Orb. The enormous ice ball struck the Firelord, producing a hissing sound of ice and fire merging, like ice falling into lava. As white steam rose, the number -18379 appeared.

Azathoth (Source of Chaos): "How was it? Not bad, huh? Let's try this move again." Blizzard!

In the sky, a dense hailstorm pelted Ragnaros. This wide-area ice spell was undoubtedly Ragnaros's greatest nemesis. The hailstones pelted Ragnaros, and countless damage numbers kept popping up. Ice spells deal 200% damage to fire elementals.

Xiao Yu kept casting spells, and he was surprised to find that he could actually go toe-to-toe with Ragnaros. Despite the opponent's high skill damage, the elemental creature's biggest weakness was now exposed: it was too easy to be targeted. Even if he took a few hits, he would only receive about a third of the damage due to the huge damage reduction, while the opponent would receive twice the damage. That feeling was simply too exhilarating.

Chaos Elemental skills almost completely counter the opponent; even if the template level is three skeletons lower, Ragnaros may not be a match for him.

Moreover, he had the advantage of air power. As he thought about it, he took to the air and unleashed his Chaos Dragon Breath at his opponent.

Ragnaros (Firelord): "Damn it, you wretch, if you've got the guts, fight me head-on!"

Azathoth (Source of Chaos): "Should I tie myself up and fight you? I've said it before, you're no match for me. Perhaps you should ask those others for help." With that, he unleashed another breath of Chaos Dragon Breath.

Ragnaros (Firelord): "You are indeed not easy to deal with, but I'm curious whether your minions are just as difficult to kill as you."

Ragnaros shouted, charging straight toward the Throne of the Elements, "Taste the flames of Sulfuras!" -- Volcanic Eruption!

This was his trump card, directly detonating the underground lava. The earth began to crack, and fissures appeared. Lava gushed out from the ground like a fountain, and the elemental creatures blocking this direction suffered heavy casualties.

Qixi Jun (Water Elemental Lord): "No, we can't hold on any longer, brothers, retreat!" The outermost group in this direction is Water Elemental Legion, led by Monari and Qixi Jun. They had just taken a hit from Ragnaros's ultimate attack and were already showing signs of collapse.

Qixi Jun and Monari are both independent players, and their characters are almost as important to them as their own lives. As soon as things went wrong, they immediately chose to run away. With these two gone, the Water Elemental army lost its leader.

(Damn it, I knew these guys were unreliable!) Azathoth was speechless as he watched the Water Elemental army fall into chaos. Luckily, he had positioned them on the first line of defense, which would at least buy them some time.

"Hahaha, now you know how powerful I am! The duel is over. Now follow me and let the flames purify everything!" Ragnaros went berserk, ignoring the Chaos Dragon in the sky, and charged straight towards the Throne of the Elements, his fire elemental army immediately following.

However, Xiao Yu had arranged three defensive rings around the Throne of the Elements. The first defensive ring was Elemental Legion composed of his troops, whose avatars resembled Elemental Will.

The second layer of defense consisted of the Merfolk Legion, the Scarlet Expeditionary Force, the Horde Expeditionary Force, and the Night Elf Expeditionary Force.

The third layer of defense consisted of Xiao Yu's own army of the Immortals and adventurers.

At this moment, the first line of defense collapsed instantly, Water Elemental creatures were being chased and killed by fire elementals everywhere.

The second line of defense facing Ragnaros was the Scarlet Expeditionary Force led by Taelan Tirion Fordring.

These Warrior from the Eastern Plaguelands, accustomed to the Undead, had never witnessed such a sight. Upon seeing the Elemental Lords leading their fiery army, they immediately panicked. Although they charged forward defiantly, their collapse was only a matter of time under the scorching heat of the fire elemental army's various area-of-effect skills. Especially the Elemental Lords, who charged into the crowd with an unstoppable, invincible pace.

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