The giant dragon, wings spread, finally revealed a fraction of its power in this ascended world.
Yet, even this fraction caused the entire realm of Great Yan to tremble.
Across the vast, boundless ocean, in the distant Pretty Country, at the southern tip of the world's highest peak, and upon the ancient, dark continent,
Upon sensing the dragon's wingbeats, certain existences in these places cast puzzled glances.
What did this dragon intend to do?
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The Doomsday Game gamified the world, but behind simple numbers, too much information was hidden.
Tier two, level thirty, was merely the system's simple description of Frosty's life tier.
Before taking that qualitative leap and reaching the immeasurable tier three, all life, as defined by the system, was a tier two, level thirty existence.
However, even among tier two, level thirty beings, the disparity in power was as terrifying as the chasm between heaven and earth.
What's more, the experience points (origin) Chen Luo had obtained thus far were still insufficient for him to reach the perfection of tier two.
The exponentially increased experience points, after thirty doublings, had reached a magnitude that would despair any mortal.
Over the past seven months, Chen Luo had nearly annihilated all remaining undead in Great Yan, yet he had only advanced to level twenty-nine.
Experience points calculated in trillions were simply an abyss that ordinary monsters could not fill.
And in Great Yan at this moment, there was no second Theodore for him to kill.
Although the Undead King was gone, Chen Luo had never forgotten that in Great Yan, there was another, even stronger existence.
Furthermore, the upgrade of his territory required a certain territorial integrity.
Therefore, Chen Luo had to control all the former lands of Great Yan before he could upgrade his territory again.
The greatest obstacle in this matter was the dragon before him.
Thus, whether for his own further advancement or for territorial expansion, the dragon before him was an obstacle that had to be overcome.
At this moment, seeing the combat evaluation of "Above the Abyss" in the system information,
Chen Luo was not surprised in the slightest.
It was as it should be.
And his preparations over the past half-year were all for this battle!
After half a year of teaching, with the effect of mutual learning, all skills on his panel had been raised to SSS-rank.
Chen Luo's self-created Nine Arts had also reached completion. Tens of thousands of skills, woven together through complex interactions, had become unique special techniques recognized by no system, belonging solely to Chen Luo.
With the powerful augmentation of his skills, the 999 figures of his Vitality and Spirit attributes were subtly blurring.
Chen Luo's strength at this moment had reached a certain limit, a limit that could not be broken by simply leveling up or acquiring certain skills.
Chen Luo knew clearly that what he needed was a hearty battle, a battle that could allow him to break through his limits!
Therefore, Chen Luo left the city alone, heading east to slay the dragon!
Upon the smooth, mirror-like azure ice plain, the mountain-like dragon lowered its head, looking down at the minuscule human.
It was waiting.
As a superior being, as a proud dragon, it was waiting for the weaker one to attack first!
On the ground, Chen Luo felt the dragon's scorching battle intent. In his golden pupils, flames also ignited:
"You wish to fight! Then I shall fight!"
"Second Art! Divine Self, True Self!"
Within Chen Luo's pupils, the draconic beast-like eyes quietly receded, replaced by a pair of brilliant golden human eyes.
The integration of all mental cultivation methods was Chen Luo's Second Art.
With "True Meditation Technique" as its core, and the synergistic effect of various skills that enhanced spirit and mana, Chen Luo's sea of consciousness had completely transformed into gold.
For the first time, the power of spirit and mana approached the "Vitality Martial Dao" of a racial foundation.
Streams of tiny golden lightning crackled and exploded around Chen Luo's body!
Frosty, sensing Chen Luo's amplified aura, still showed no intention of attacking.
It was waiting, it was anticipating!
Only a strong enemy could bring joy to its infinite life.
Only through combat could it, born perfect, feel the pulse of life.
Chen Luo understood its thoughts, for in the past half-year, the man and the dragon had conversed more than once.
The completion of the Nine Arts even had the guidance and assistance of this dragon.
It did not fear Chen Luo's power; it even looked forward to Chen Luo providing it with more stimulation.
The immortal dragon did not have the entanglements of love and hate that humans possessed. All it desired was a joy that would stir its soul.
In a sense, it could even be considered Chen Luo's half-master.
But just as Chen Luo had slain the Wolf King in the past.
Chen Luo respected their spirits, but even if he had to do it again, Chen Luo would still kill them.
Chen Luo had come here today only to slay the dragon!
Vitality and spirit powers vibrated wildly, and the lightning of vitality and spirit crackled around Chen Luo's body.
His strength had been pushed to its near limit. Thus, the only remaining path was offense! Offense! Offense!
Chen Luo slowly raised his right hand, pointing towards the sky.
Chen Luo slowly lowered his left hand, pointing towards the earth.
"Third Art! Heaven and Earth!"
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Frosty's roar was a draconic language imbued with power.
Its roar made the earth flat and heavy, and the sky spin to form an eye of the storm.
As a superior being, it desired a hearty battle, so it actively reinforced the battlefield.
Because it knew that Chen Luo cared deeply for his weaker kin.
Because it wanted Chen Luo to fight it without reservation, wagering his life!
On this reinforced battlefield, even the wind had ceased, as everything had become immensely heavy.
But now, as Chen Luo pointed one finger to the sky and one to the earth,
The wind began to blow...
In the sky, which should have been clear and formed an eye of the storm, a mass of purple clouds suddenly appeared at a visible speed.
Between heaven and earth, streams of azure gales were gradually converging, forming a swirling tornado.
The ground beneath, seemingly stable and heavy, began to tremble more intensely under the control of an inexplicable force.
The Third Art, with lightning as its core and integrating myriad elemental skills, was arguably the most destructive of the Nine Arts.
However, it had one sole drawback: it required a certain preparation time.
In the battles of the strong, even the slightest hesitation could lead to defeat, let alone allowing Chen Luo to freely guide the elements as he was now.
But Chen Luo knew the dragon would wait.
The wait for the first attack from the weak was its bestowal upon the weak, as a superior being.
Chen Luo gazed at the unmoving dragon, a hint of madness curving his lips:
"What an arrogant dragon! Then, take this move head-on!!"
Between heaven and earth, elements vibrated wildly. The elements that constituted all matter, under the manipulation of tens of thousands of skills, became active in unison.
BOOM!!!
Mountain-like lightning descended thunderously from the purple clouds.
The raging winds swept all elements between heaven and earth, resonating with the trembling ground,
And together with the lightning descending from the sky, they struck the dragon without mercy!
This was Heaven and Earth, the art of dragon-slaying!