Chapter 760: The Battle of Blood and Fire

For the first time since the complete beastification of the Third Princess of the Raging Flame, Ash initiated an attack.

Logia did not retreat either, rising up to pounce on her opponent. But this time, she found that her pursuit could no longer be continuous, and even sweeping attacks with a wide range were difficult to force the other side to parry. It was as if she was always a step behind. Attacks that could have previously reached Ash's body could only tear off a piece of fluttering clothing.

And more often than not, she couldn't touch anything at all.

After a moment of entanglement, the wolf girl had no choice but to repeat her old trick. After failing to strike with her right claw, she used the remaining force to violently rotate her body, slamming her thick tail towards the opponent. This kind of move allowed her to instantly bring half of the high platform into the attack range. No matter how fast her steps were, it was impossible to retreat completely unless the opponent had no intention of getting close from the beginning. The tail, like an iron whip, could easily scrape off flesh and blood. Most of the wounds on Ash's body were left by this move.

However, the expected impact did not come.

Exclamations rang out from the viewing platform.

"Damn it!"

A bad premonition suddenly rose in Logia's heart. At the same time, the corner of her eye caught a figure descending from the sky.

"She... flew up?"

All the onlookers widened their eyes, watching Ash jump up from the spot, actually leaping over the wolf girl, who was half a head taller than her. The landing point was exactly on the opponent's turning head!

No matter how large the tail's attack range was, it could only sweep the ground, posing no threat to targets in the air. However, it was extremely difficult for ordinary people to jump over such a high distance. Moreover, once the body left the ground, it was easy for the opponent to judge the landing point, making the subsequent attack unavoidable. Therefore, few people would jump casually in a duel.

Unfortunately, after the wolf girl swept around with her tail, the tail section became her blind spot.

Ash no longer chose to hold back, but slammed a punch into Logia's eye socket. The bowl-sized eyeball shattered instantly, and a cloud of blood splattered over half of her body. The intense pain caused the latter to let out a hoarse scream. Even if her body was durable, organs like the eyes were still fragile and vulnerable. After losing one eye, the balance of the duel quickly tilted towards the side of the Transcendent.

However, when Ash intended to withdraw and leave the opponent a chance to surrender, she found that Logia suddenly closed her eyes, and the two eyelids, along with the muscles of her face, tightly clamped her right hand. At the same time, a giant claw slapped towards her like lightning. There was no doubt that even if this claw hit her, it would aggravate the wolf girl's eye injury.

The opponent unambiguously expressed her will to fight.

Normally, this degree of restraint would obviously not be able to trap a Transcendent witch. At most, it would slow her movements slightly, but at such a critical moment, even a moment was fatal.

Knowing that she could not avoid it, Ash raised her other arm without hesitation, taking the blow head-on.

The huge impact made her seem to hear the sound of her bones breaking.

A mouthful of blood spurted out.

This was probably the first time she had been truly hit since the start of the duel.

When the two separated, Ash noticed that her left arm had been bent into a strange shape.

"Roar—!"

Logia roared wildly and opened her mouth to bite at her.

Ash retreated instead of advancing, rolled forward, dodged the opponent's bite, and drilled into the wolf girl's blind spot below her neck. Then, she supported herself with one hand and kicked the opponent's forelimbs with all her strength.

With a loud bang, the door-like forelimbs bent outwards. At this point, the wolf girl, with only three legs, almost lost her ability to attack quickly.

"Logia, enough!" Chief Gurez of the Raging Flame Clan shouted anxiously.

"No, I can still fight!" Logia replied breathlessly. "Her situation is not much better. Just hold on for a while... just hold on!"

Ash licked the blood from the corner of her mouth and couldn't help but smile.

The opponent was indeed right. Her situation was indeed not very good. The heavy blow just now made her feel sore all over, and her internal organs seemed to be dislocated. One of her arms was also broken, hanging weakly by her side, looking as embarrassed as the one-eyed giant wolf standing on three legs.

However, humans can move with two legs, but wolves cannot. Moreover, the restricted vision due to the loss of one eye would further hinder the wolf girl's movements. If you can't hit the enemy, even the strongest power is meaningless. This was the experience she gained when fighting the God's Punishment Warriors.

Another thing she could confirm was that she was much stronger than she was a year ago.

This point was particularly obvious when she met the heavy blow. Ash could clearly feel the magic power in her body flowing faster than ever before. Time seemed to slow down in an instant, and she could even see the opponent's approaching claws and pads. And most of the magic power gathered in the front section of her arm, giving her unprecedented power.

If it had been the old her, I'm afraid this blow would not only have broken the blocking arm, but also shattered her ribs and internal organs.

But now, she just felt pain, not numbness and weakness.

Was this the life-and-death understanding that Agatha spoke of?

She vaguely felt that she was standing in front of a heavy door.

If the wolf girl could partially beastify her body by controlling magic power, could Transcendent also use the same method to make each attack gain power beyond their limits?

This might be a direction worth practicing.

Of course, the most important thing now is to resolve this duel.

If she were to smash her other eye as well, she wouldn't be able to refuse to admit defeat, right?

Anyway, with Leaf's herbs, it's not difficult to save her life. As long as she's dragged back to the Western Territory afterward, Nana Wa's healing magic will be able to restore her to her original state.

Ash took a deep breath and bent over slightly.

Logia also struck a pouncing pose, revealing a mouth full of fangs at the same time.

Both of them knew that the next blow would be the last fight between the two sides. No matter what the result, only one person could stand on the high platform.

The solemn atmosphere infected all the onlookers. The scene was silent, leaving only the sound of the fire burning fiercely.

Just as Ash was about to take a step, Echo's scream suddenly came from behind, "Careful, overhead!"

She suddenly looked up and saw a huge monster swooping down. The spread wings were almost wider than the high platform, and the claws were like open blades, each claw as thick as an arm. It wasn't until it approached the ground that the hissing sound of the air flowing through the wings reached her ears.

Ash used all her strength to jump to the side, leaping out of the monster's swooping attack range.

And in her peripheral vision, she saw Logia trying to dodge as well, but because her broken forelimbs could not exert force, her body tilted and she was pounced on by the attacking enemy.

With a loud bang, the high platform was smashed with several cracks by the meteor-like impact.

Logia let out a heart-rending scream.