by Zhuang Bifan
With such a powerful enemy, Rogge and the others would have a pathetic chance of winning. It would be best if they didn't have to fight. Lin Li decided to yell out all of the historical information that he knew after hearing the Flame Dragon Lothar mention wanting to fight the Titans right after it emerged. He hoped that the battle-obsessed psycho would go back and continue to sleep because he had no opponents. However, Lin Li regretted his decision a little after yelling. He panicked while being under the pressure just now, and thus spoke in lingua franca. Hence, he was thinking about how he could say those words in dragon language.
"Is that a bug? A tiny and pathetic little bug is actually so delusional to think that he can deceive me!" the Flame Dragon Lothar yelled. After hearing Lin Li's words, he really noticed the three small figures in the air in the distance. Hence, he zoomed towards the trio and looked down at them disdainfully, for they were small fries in his eyes.
Lin Li had yet to think about how he should use the dragon language to communicate with Lothar. After all, the dragon language mentioned in the Book of Eternity was related to magic, but he did not expect the Flame Dragon Lothar to not only be able to speak the language of Titans, but also understand the lingua franca of humans. However, he obviously did not believe what Lin Li had said.
The sudden appearance of the Flame Dragon Lothar left Rogge and Nefa with no choice but to retreat a little. It was worse for Lin Li, for he was already overwhelmed with the terrifying aura before he could even understand what Lothar said in dragon language. Had Rogge not shielded him, he would have probably already fallen onto the ground immediately.
Damn, is this the difference in strength!? Lin Li thought to himself while trying to stabilize his body awkwardly. He continuously cursed in his heart, and at the same time, he set his sights on the terrifying Flame Dragon Lothar. When looked at from a distance, the Flame Dragon Lothar was like a golden fireball. Now that Lin Li was right in front, he was finally able to see through the golden flames and catch a vague glimpse of the true features of the ancient Flame Dragon Lothar.
It was a huge red wyrm that was surrounded by the golden flames. However, its massive body was several times larger than the Crimson Dragon that Lin Li had seen. On its huge head, there were two huge dragon horns with jagged edges, and sharp projections of different length were distributed all over its face and neck, making it look extremely hideous and terrifying. Its body was covered in red scales that loomed in the golden flames, appearing as radiant as glistening gemstones. It was as if there were mysterious magic symbols flashing on every scale. The appearance of the scales alone was enough to make Lin Li feel helpless. He could totally feel that the strong defense of the scales were definitely not something a person of the Legendary-level like himself could break through.
There was a large pair of wings made of flesh on the back of the Fire Dragon Lothar. When spread open, it seemed to be able to cover the sky and the sun, completely blocking their sight. The powerful natural mageweaths on the wings were particularly eye-catching in the golden flames, and each mageweath seemed to be continuously exuding daunting magical waves. Its strong and thick limbs contained incredibly strong power, and its sharp claws were like massive red sickles that seemed to be able to easily tear the world apart.
"We didn't lie to you. There are no Titans in the world now, and there are only humans like us." Although Rogge wanted to stop Lothar from going out resolutely, he would naturally opt to resolve the crisis without getting physical.
Rogge spoke in dragon language, but Lothar unexpectedly used lingua franca, and said in a tone that was full of disdain, "You pathetic bugs are not fit to speak in the dragon language! You can't deceive me with your lies. The damned Titans haven't left. They're watching the world above the sky, and they will return sooner or later."
Lin Li didn't expect the Flame Dragon Lothar who had been sleeping for a long time to be so proficient at various languages. He could speak in lingua franca so fluently that he could even speak the High Elves' language. Of course, at this time, Lin Li could not continue the meaningless questions, because Roger had already hinted for him to retreat. Clearly, the brutal and stubborn Flame Dragon Lothar couldn't be persuaded by words at all. The battle between the parties that had a great disparity in strength was definitely inevitable.
When Lin Li was retreating, a powerful mana wave also emerged from Rogge's body, making his entire body become even more eye-catching and hot. At the same time, under his control, the forest that had been damaged by the Fire Elemental Storm had also recovered rapidly. In fact, it was even more lush than before. The branch of the Tree of Eternity was Rogge's greatest hope and support for stopping Lothar. However, now that he understood how powerful and strong the ancient wyrm was, he began to doubt if the branch of the Tree of Eternity would be able to result in any significant effects. He had no choice but to rely on his own efforts, and he dared not be negligent at all.
Seeing that Rogge was already looking ready to fight, Nefa had no choice but to sigh secretly. He immediately transformed into a massive black dragon. However, compared to the Flame Dragon Lothar, Nefa still appeared to be much smaller, and the aura of destruction and Evilness seemed to have barely taken up some space within Lothar's aura.
Lothar simply dismissed Lin Li in disdain, and only the two of them in front of Lin Li could slightly catch his attention. However, after Nefa turned into a black dragon, Lothar felt the insignificant aura of destruction and Darkness. A look of surprise formed in his eyes, and he sneered, "You're Azardas' son? Seems like you've really inherited his penchant for being depraved. You've really become as lowly as those small fries after hanging out with them."
For wyrms, it would not be difficult to turn into humanoid form. However, to the wyrms, it would undoubtedly be a form of depravity, just like how humans were usually unwilling to become beasts. Lothar had long detected the aura of destruction and Evilness coming from Nefa, but deep down, he didn't think that a dragon would be able to turn into a human, and thus didn't think about the Dragon of Destruction. Now that Nefa returned to the form of a black dragon, Lothar immediately recognized him, but his heart was filled with even more disdain.
"You know about my father?" Nefa was not infuriated because of Lothar's sarcasm, but was rather interested about what Lothar mentioned about his father, the Dragon of Destruction. If he could find out some information that he wanted to know about his father from Lothar, would it still be necessary for him to continue joining forces with Roger to fight that powerful enemy?
"Hmph." Lothar humphed coldly while breathing out some flames from his nostrils that resembled caves. Filled with disdain, he said, "Your father had really embarrassed the wyrms back then. As a Dragon Aspect, he actually got worried all over a trivial matter. It's a shame to the wyrms."
Nefa was hatched by the Immortal King, and although he had always wanted to become the new Dragon of Destruction, he never felt any affection for his father, Azardas, the Dragon of Destruction. Hence, although Lothar made Azardas out to be extremely pathetic and horrid, Nefa remained indifferent and unaffected. The only thing that he was truly concerned about was how he could become the new Dragon of Destruction. He nonchalantly asked, "What is the trivial matter that you mentioned?"
Chapter 807 - Pinnacle Of Sanctuary-realm
"Actually, it's really ridiculous that your father Azardas actually wanted to destroy the Tree of Eternity because he wanted to destroy the tiny and weak race that had just appeared. Besides, the more ridiculous thing is that his reason for doing so was apparently because we, the wyrms, will be replaced by those pathetic creatures. This is the greatest joke I have ever heard. How could the insignificant small fries replace us? Everyone knows that we're so strong that we can easily turn those pathetic creatures into ashes with just one claw of ours," Lothar said in a contemptuous tone as if he were just telling a joke.
Although Lin Li had retreated rather far away, he could still hear the conversation between Lothar and Nefa very clear
ly. Apparently, Lothar was referring to the High Elves that were birthed by the Tree of Eternity. However, as Lin Li really knew about the events of history, he wouldn't take Azardas, the Dragon of Destruction, as a joke, since everyone knew that after the end of prehistoric times, the High Elves had really replaced the ancient wyrms, and became the true rulers of the entire Anril. They had even created an unprecedented dynasty.
However, Lothar, who had just woken up from a deep sleep, didn't know about that, and it was still an extremely absurd joke to him. After bursting into laughter that made the entire space quake, Lothar looked at Nefa contemptuously, and said, "However, there's something more ridiculous than this. Do you know what it is? Azardas, the Dragon of Destruction, who was also a Dragon Aspect, actually died in the hands of those pathetic weaklings! He is not worthy to be a Dragon Aspect or one of the wyrms at all!"
Clearly, the Flame Dragon Lothar whose powers were said to be almost on the level of the Dragon Aspects had always been dissatisfied with the fact that the Dragon of Destruction Azardas had become a Dragon Aspect. However, Nefa was not bothered by such grudges at all. He was, in fact, a little excited when he heard Lothar mention that his father had died in the hands of weaklings—he knew that Lothar should have been referring to the battle where the Immortal King killed the Dragon of Destruction. Now that Lothar had mentioned it, he could perhaps find out more information.
"You know about that battle? What else do you know?" Nefa asked while suppressing his enthusiasm and glancing at Rogge who was beside him. Previously, Rogge had told him that he was the only other person apart from the Immortal King and the Dragon of Destruction who knew about that battle. Will his lie be exposed?
However, to Nefa's disappointment, there wasn't much of a change in Rogge's expression. On the other hand, Lothar's answer made him feel extremely disappointed.
"How is that considered a battle? A fight between wyrms and those weaklings is considered a battle too? Had I known that Azardas would end up getting killed by those weaklings, I might have gone to save him," Lothar said with great disdain.
Damn it, if you'd run into the Immortal King, you'd long have gotten ripped apart and skinned alive. You probably wouldn't even have been able to keep any descendants! Nefa was filled with hatred. He initially wanted to get some useful information from Lothar so that he wouldn't have to join forces with Rogge. However, it seemed that his wish wasn't going to come true.
"Okay, I've been asleep for such a long time. I'm going to find those damn Titans, and get some exercise. I'm not in the mood to stay here with you and waste any more time," Lothar said impatiently. Obviously, he felt that Rogge and Nefa the dragon were not qualified to be his opponents at all. He had only bothered to say a few more words because he saw Nefa, Azardas' son.
"I'm sorry, I can't let you out," said Rogge, who had been remaining silent for a long time and only spoke all of a sudden when Lothar was about to leave. Before Lothar could even reply, a green ray of light was emitted from the forest that was formed from the branch of the Tree of Eternity. The light filled the entire space in an instant, and the golden flames that engulfed Lothar's body seemed to have been suppressed amidst the green light, and became slightly dim all of a sudden. However, that was not all. Rogge immediately waved his hand, and a black beam of light that had a diameter of more than 10 meters fell from the sky and landed on Lothar's back.
Seeing that Rogge had attacked, Lin Li retreated again and again. It was not a matter of courage, but rather that the level of both parties in the battle was far beyond his. He had to take care of himself instead of getting distracted by Rogge. After retreating to a safe range, Lin Li did not slack, and instead kept his eyes fixed on the battlefield in the distance. It was a real Sanctuary-level battle. Even if he only got to learn a thing or two, it would still be a great gain.
He's just a small fry, and yet he actually dared to provoke me! Lothar thought. Although the black beam of light that fell from the sky did not cause any harm to Lothar, the humiliation it brought was absolutely unforgivable. Of course, Lothar was not infuriated because of it. Although he had a bad temper, who would get angry over a trivial weakling? Hence, Lothar simply opened his mouth and blew a shot of dragon breath at Rogge, which was ordinary to wyrms.
Blowing out dragon breath was the most common form of attack used by wyrms, and for them, it was just like a basic instinct. It was akin to breathing, which came naturally to humans. However, after Lothar breathed out the dragon breath, even Lin Li, who was keeping a safe distance, couldn't help but feel a tinge of fear in his heart. It was because Lin Li could clearly feel the power of the Laws in it. The dragon breath was even more terrifying than Legendary magic in power.
Facing Lothar's dragon breath, Rogge could resist it, but he didn't force himself to. In fact, he did not even persist on for the sake of stopping Lothar, and instead flew straight to the dense forest. It seemed that Rogge was going to run away and give up his plan to stop Lothar. However, in reality, he was trying to lure Lothar into the forest. His method was not a smart one; in fact, it could be considered obvious, and anyone would be able to read his intentions.
However, the ingenuity and effectiveness of the method was only one aspect. More importantly, it depended on whom the target was. Although Lothar was not stupid, and could tell that Rogge was trying to lure him into the forest, he did not simply want to leave this world. He wanted to leave because he wanted to fight the Titans, and didn't mind spending some time to get rid of the weaklings who had provoked him before going on to deal with the damned Titans. Hence, after seeing that Rogge and Nefa were flying towards the forest, Lothar did not hesitate at all, and immediately chased them domineeringly.
After breaking into the forest, Lothar also acutely detected the strangeness around him, knowing that the forest seemed to be able to exert some suppression on his own power. However, he didn't take it to heart, because he knew his opponent's abilities well. Even if he was a little suppressed, it wouldn't change the disparity in strength at all.
In fact, that was indeed the case. Although Lothar had been successfully lured into the forest, it would still be impossible for Rogge and Nefa to defeat Lothar, who had level-28 power. However, there was nowhere they could run to. After all, Rogge's purpose was to stop Lothar from entering Anril, and not escape from Lothar.
Although Lin Li had seen the arbitrator Megard launching an attack in the Shadowglen, the three Undead Lords who were his opponents were too weak for Megard to display true Sanctuary-level power. On the other hand, he had also seen the battle between Geresco and the Evil Eye Tyrant through the Spacetime Beacon Spell at Tutankhamun's place. However, he had merely seen it, and he could not feel anything else. Now that he was truly watching a Sanctuary-level battle, he could finally feel the power of the Sanctuary-realm.
Is this the power of the Sanctuary-level?! Lin Li was shocked to see the battle in the forest, and he finally understood why those on the Legendary-level would use the Laws through magic, while those of the Sanctuary-realm would form magic using Laws. Or rather, they controlled the Laws.
Although Lin Li had only been in the Legendary-realm for a short period of time, which was about two years since the start of the Throne of Darkness incident, he had fought with Legendary-mages numerous times before. Legendary-mages could create corresponding Magical Domains through their understanding of the Laws, after which they could use the Magical Domains to utilize the Laws. Magical Domains could be considered the most powerful offensive and defensive techniques that Legendary-mages could possess. In fact, they could also be considered a type of magic that conformed to certain Laws. Almost all Legendary-mages would activate their Magical Domains at the instant that they began fighting, for that was the only way they could use them to the greatest extent.
Lin Li noticed that Rogge, Nefa, and Lothar, the three powerhouses of the Sanctuary-realm, did not activate their Magical Domains during the fight. However, he could clearly feel that each of them was shrouded in p
ure power of the Laws. Perhaps their Magical Domains had been present around them all along, just like how there would always be air around a person.
They did not have to deliberately use the Magical Domains, just like how humans did not have to deliberately make their hearts beat. The Laws seemed to have completely integrated with their bodies. The magic released by every move of theirs and every chant of the spell contained pure power of the Laws. Their bodies were Magical Domains, and the areas covered by their aura and magical waves were also Magical Domains.
The Flame Dragon Lothar, which was a level-28 powerhouse of the Sanctuary-realm, could be considered to have reached the peak of the Sanctuary-realm, and it would be no exaggeration to say that he was almost turning into a god. The blazing golden flames on his body were no longer actual flames, but rather were completely composed of various laws of fire. It was a terrifying power that seemed to be able to burn the heaven and earth.
Chapter 808 - Ultimate Flames
In terms of controlling the nomological power of fire, the Flame Dragon Lothar had definitely reached the peak. Not only did his dragon breath contain terrifying nomological power of fire, his gaze did too. The power had truly been incorporated into every cell of his body. If Lothar could advance half a step further in strength, he would perhaps really become a god that represented the will of fire. Even with the suppression of the power from the branch of the Tree of Eternity, Lothar's strength was not something that Roger and Nefa could truly contend with.
