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The "young lady" of the Dragon Slayer family challenges the city lord with the power of the Amethyst Dragon.

"You're so beautiful... Unfortunately, I just hate women who are prettier than me. So—what are you going to do now?"

"Resist, wage war against the Dragon Slayer Clan. I'll blow you to pieces on the spot~ Or should I peel off your skin and see if you have scales underneath, dragon?"

Upon realizing that Ange Longlu had mistaken her for a disguised dragon, Zhuang Daihua was immediately terrified.

Chapter 406 Mirapolias

"You're insane, take your hand off me!"

The pain from the fingernails piercing her cheek quickly brought her back to her composure. Zhuang Daihua knew... she had no way out now.

Like a nobleman confronted with provocation, Zhuang Daihua reached for her sword. The moment the Demoness's Blessing was drawn, it unleashed a piercing roar befitting a dragon's might.

For five seconds, the Banshee's Blessing can intimidate the enemy in front of you for five seconds.

Ange Dragon Slayer is currently only in human form and has not yet revealed her Amethyst Dragon bloodline. If we're going to make a move, now's the time.

"Mr. Qin... please give me a mission. I want to kill her."

Through telepathic communication via the magic communication terminal, Zhuang Daihua finalized the next steps.

Even though it happened on the streets of Shallow Water City, it was only natural for a nobleman to provoke another nobleman so vehemently, even threatening to disfigure him.

As an "outsider," Ange's behavior was already arrogant and domineering enough. Adding to this, she had previously threatened to attack the city's guards—

Zhuang Daihua killed her right here, which was also "self-defense." Shallow City itself wouldn't get too involved.

Perhaps yesterday Zhuang Daihua couldn't have defeated two young green dragons, but now, the purple dragon has completely crossed the boundary of the peak of the third tier.

This means that Zhuang Daihua's spellcasting ability has also jumped to the lower fourth tier. She can now attempt many things she couldn't do before using the Ring of the Mystic Dragon…

For example, the halo inheritance that Qin He previously gave to Zhuang Daihua and Qin Lan. The development of Zi Long's "Sharp Blade Halo" has already shown initial progress.

Understanding this, Qin He's task was to help Zhuang Daihua devise an effective strategy, because the opponent possessed the bloodline power of the Amethyst Dragon.

Not only can it unleash explosive amethyst with power no less than that of an energy blade, but it also possesses the psychic power to manipulate objects at will. These are just the tip of the iceberg of the amethyst dragon's power.

The banshee's blessing was unleashed, and Anjie's hand, which had just slashed Zhuang Daihua's cheek, became the very condition that dragged her into an abyss.

Living beings can be brought into the demiplane if they are unconscious and have had physical contact with the original owner of the demiplane ring.

This "law of contact" applies to a wide variety of spatial abilities. After the Obsidian Dragon grabs an enemy and makes physical contact, it can warp the enemy to the fire elemental plane or its own demiplane.

……

Once inside the demiplane, there was no time to worry about the injuries on his face.

Now, as a fourth-tier lower-level mage, possessing the physical strength of a fourth-tier lower-level purple dragon and multiple amplifications from her talisman, Zhuang Daihua was about to kill this young lady of the Dragon Slaughter Clan on the spot with a single sword strike—

"Elastic ball."

Just as the energy blade of the Banshee's Blessing was about to pierce Ange's chest, a pre-prepared spell was automatically chanted and activated.

The bouncy orb sounds like a child's toy spell. It's not flashy at all, but it's actually an "unbreakable wall" made of force fields.

It can be destroyed by spells like anti-magic fields that dispel magic, and its duration is only a short one minute. However, in return, the bouncy orb provides an all-around, flawless, ultimate defense, a noble manifestation of force field abilities.

Within one minute, no conventional attack can destroy the bouncy orb.

This spell, which the powerful jokingly call "hamster ball," sacrifices its duration and protective space to grant a one-minute period of pseudo-invincibility.

The blade of the Banshee's Blessing was stopped at the outer edge of the sphere formed by the convergence of force field light and could not advance an inch.

Generally speaking, the bouncy sphere spell prevents anything from entering. Similarly, those inside cannot escape or make a sound within the spell's effective duration.

However, the Amethyst Dragon is an exception; it is naturally immune to force field effects and toxins. It can pass through barrier walls and bouncy magic orbs, gaining access to the Amethyst Dragon's power and magic, and can also hurl threats inside.

"Unfortunately, your sneak attack didn't work. The energy on the sword isn't ordinary magic; it's a force field-type energy blade that the Amethyst Dragon can't completely ignore."

The Purple Dragon's blade is unique; it can wound the Amethyst Dragon's body. However, it can still be blocked by other force field defenses released by the Amethyst Dragon.

"So—there's only one answer: you're Shiryu, a Shiryu below adolescence. You'd better watch out—I could emerge from the sphere at any moment to attack you! One wrong move and you're dead!"

Ange revealed a look of considerable joy, the look of a hunter who had found its prey.

"The thing hiding in the turtle shell... if you want to come out, then go ahead and try!"

Despite being at a significant disadvantage, Zhuang Daihua did not show any fear. Since the incident on Secret Dragon Island, she had been diligently studying something, and now it was time to demonstrate its power for the first time.

The "Sharp Blade Majesty," which is still in the conceptual stage, would combine its breath with its own dragon might to gain the power of a killing god, akin to walking on a natural disaster.

The burning majesty and thunderous majesty of the red and blue dragons are already extremely powerful.

But if a purple dragon could infuse its breath into its own dragon might, unleashing a blade powerful enough to cut through anything—how terrifying would that be?

Even someone as powerful as Qin He could only rely on his abnormally high magical resistance to withstand the attacks, or counterattack with his all-pervasive and potent poison.

Similarly, in exchange for extended duration, zero mana consumption is achieved.

Based on the inheritance given to her by Qin He, Zhuang Daihua took a different approach and created the intermittently existing "Sharp Blade Majesty" together with another purple dragon, Volper.

Once unleashed, it is like a raging torrent, displaying the power of a blade that uses space as a canvas and freely paints and shatters everything with straight lines of light.

As soon as Ange steps out of the area where the magic orb is effective, the Sharp Blade's Majesty will immediately tear her body apart.

Using the extraordinary ability of Blade of Majesty was not without its price for Zhuang Daihua.

In exchange for the zero-cost attack of integrating the energy blade into the dragon's might, she cannot use her own fire spells when unleashing the Blade's Majesty.

Similarly, the burning aura she had previously learned is now unusable.

The inability to use fire spells means that the Staff of Molten Embers cannot be used directly during the duration of Blade of Majesty.

Zhuang Daihua then placed it into the Secret Dragon Ring, making the Molten Embers Staff the "second source of magic power" besides the Purple Dragon.

"Oh? So you can actually unleash the energy blade, spreading it out as a halo, emitting an 'aura' capable of slaying everything within its range?"

The zero-cost, razor-sharp aura unfolded centered on Zhuang Daihua, slicing and destroying the ground within the range of the elastic magic orb, reducing it to dust.

The one-minute duration of the elastic magic ball passed under the relentless strangulation of the Sharp Blade's Might. Once the magic ball completely disappeared, Ange would be fully exposed to the Sharp Blade's strangulation range!

At that time, Zhuang Daihua won.

Continuing to activate the Amethyst Dragon's bloodline, Ange condensed and compressed the Amethyst Dragon's explosive amethyst—

"Miss--!"

At the critical moment, Sona's voice came from Ange's personal communication crystal.

Upon discovering that the young lady was imprisoned, Sona, as her bodyguard, was instinctively worried.

"Ah? I forgot about you... Don't worry~ Although the Blade Aura's ability is troublesome, but—"

"—We will win."

Spinning and rising, the exploding amethyst condensed in Ange's hand into the shape of a blooming rose. It then shot outwards from the orb's range, unleashing a massive explosive shockwave upon contact with the countless slashing blades!

Her vision was completely dyed a dazzling purple, and Zhuang Daihua immediately became fully focused. The Banshee's Blessing in her hand crackled with thunderous lightning—through the power link, she could also enjoy Qin Lan's lightning attribute.

Unable to use fire energy, Zhuang Daihua switched to using lightning as a secondary attack.

"Purple Dragon... Unfortunately, I'm the kind of person who's extremely talented, you know? These kinds of aura-type tricks consume a lot of magic energy. The fact that you can use them proves that you're not someone to be underestimated..."

"But now, I understand it too."

Centered on Anjie, countless fine, hail-like amethyst crystals materialized out of thin air around her, continuously condensing, rotating, and colliding with and annihilating the slashing light.

The incessant explosions continued to tint their vision purple. The intangible versus the tangible, slashes versus explosions, although the energy form of the blade was superior, and its majesty was also superior to the aura that required magic to maintain.

However, Anjie, as a powerful sixth-tier cultivator, possessed magical power far surpassing that of Zhuang Daihua in her current state. Therefore, the aura emanating from her was on par with the sharp and imposing presence that Zhuang Daihua had acquired through inheritance.

Each amethyst crystal was condensed within the trajectory of the blade's strike. The terrifying power of the blade was forcibly deflected by the force field wave of the explosion.

Similarly, before the amethyst could touch Zhuang Daihua, the Sharp Edge, unaffected by magical power, preemptively cut down the exploding amethyst and intercepted it in mid-air.

"That's blatant cheating... He used his aura ability with just one glance and achieved an effect comparable to Blade's Majesty!"

Faced with such an opponent, Zhuang Daihua felt somewhat lacking in confidence. Qin He, however, remained calm:

"It's alright, she'll die a horrible death. The amethyst halo you see now is just the result of magic force being forcefully piled up and layered."

"The simplified aura spell, derived from majesty, is the result of thousands of years of research by dragons. She is far from achieving it overnight with her talent alone."

Qin He's analysis was quite accurate. Given the current consumption of the Amethyst Aura, Zhuang Daihua would soon be able to close the gap in magic energy reserves between the two sides.

As expected, after Zhuang Daihua's aura reached its limit and she temporarily deactivated her Blade of Power, An Jie immediately withdrew her aura and instead drew a Dragon Steel Military Knife.

Refined with the true blood of the Amethyst Dragon, using Amethyst Dragon Steel as its base, and with explosive amethyst crystals that can be recycled and regenerated at the blade's edge.

"Come, Shiryu. Test your swordsmanship!"

In a one-on-one fight, the outcome between the Swift Sword and the Saber is quite obvious. As long as Zhuang Daihua, who has mastered the Banshee's Sword Techniques, isn't too far behind her opponent in terms of skill, she can quickly inflict a fatal wound with her thrusts.

However, the wings of the Amethyst Dragon appeared from behind Ange, and the wings covered with crystal scales gave the Amethyst Dragon extraordinary resistance to force field damage.

Not only her wings, which could serve as a shield to protect her entire body in open combat, but also amethyst dragon scales began to emerge all over Ange Dragon Slayer's body.

Although the Banshee's Blessing, which comes with energy blades, can break through the Amethyst Dragon's force field immunity, Ange's crystal scales covering her entire body are sufficient to provide protection.

"Don't blame me for not warning you, Shiryu... protect your face! Because I'll cut off this fake shell of yours first."

Jade-white dragon horns extended from Zhuang Daihua's head, and her powerful regenerative abilities allowed her to quickly heal herself.

"What, can't it be my own appearance? Or is it that ugly people are just being difficult, and you can't stand that someone is prettier than you? You bastard of the Dragon Slaughter family."

Wearing the Guardian Claws, combined with Qin Lan's level four Carved Dragon skin, will definitely minimize the destructive power of the Amethyst Blast.

This is a very long battle; whoever can't hold on in the initial clashes will be completely devoured by the other side's attacks.

Both sides have room for error; it all comes down to who can grasp the key to victory.

As the blades clashed, the explosive impact was repeatedly cleaved apart by the energy blades. Currently, the opponent still believes that Zhuang Daihua's Blade Majesty is an aura skill that requires mana to unleash.

The existing intelligence gap is just enough to allow Zhuang Daihua to catch her off guard.

To unleash one's full power during adolescence is inherently inconsistent with the abilities of a dragon. Zhuang Daihua used a drop of the young purple dragon's true blood as a price to forcibly push the purple dragon's power within the ring to its limit.

After that, the young Zilong, who had lost his true blood, needed a considerable period of rest and recuperation to replenish his lost true blood.

Although the power of the blade is only suitable for this battle, it is more than enough.

Two purple figures, each with outstretched dragon wings, crossed paths across the vast space of the demiplane. Along their journey, they passed not only trees, mountains, and rivers, but also some ecosystems that had spontaneously generated within the demiplane ring.

The silvery, moon-like cleaving waves sculpted the mountains, rivers, and vegetation along their path, leaving them smooth and flat. The amethyst blade, in turn, emitted a continuous burst of fire.

A series of explosions rang out, scattering rocks and broken trees into pieces. The warriors moved with lightning speed, their falling tree halves becoming obstacles in their sword-fighting.

As the trees gradually fell, obscuring their view, the amethyst dragon steel saber and the Banshee's Blessing simultaneously pierced through the tree trunks, aiming for each other.

Based on weapon length, Zhuang Daihua won. But their half-dragon wings would become the biggest variable in a weapon-fighting contest, and sure enough.

The Banshee's Blessing pierced the wing bone of the Amethyst Dragon, while the Amethyst Dragon's steel saber, being slightly too short, stopped at Zhuang Daihua's shoulder. The only way to inflict damage on Zhuang Daihua was by detonating the amethyst.

"Ahem~ What's wrong, you rat crossing the street? You can't even touch me, all you can do is destroy things in my demiplane? Don't worry... every single thing damaged here will be your fault!"

Using her dragon wings to deflect the shockwaves and dust caused by the amethyst saber, Zhuang Daihua calculated when the opponent would reactivate the amethyst halo.

There was no need for deliberate pretense; Zhuang Daihua simply spoke as she always did. Her weak and listless appearance was the easiest way to deceive her opponents, making them mistakenly believe that her magic was depleted.

"Hehehe~ Purple Dragon, you're just a fledgling in your youth! That aura you just had—how many more times can you activate it? When you die, I'll be happy to pluck your scales off and count them~"

As the amethyst halo coalesced once more, Zhuang Daihua also activated her Blade of Power in response. Explosions and slashes quickly radiated from beneath their feet, destroying and annihilating everything around them.

……

"Haha~ You enjoy watching the show, don't you? Little Nidhogg... you'd better hurry up. This place in the Dragon Abyss Divine Kingdom is where we'll both end up!"

Its body was covered in charcoal-gray dragon scales, shrouded in a heavy, dark aura. The 100-meter-long Ascending God Shadow Dragon was currently coiled at the end of the eighteenth level of the underground city.

Above its head was a golden ancient dragon emerging from its cocoon. The ancient dragon possessed magnificent and powerful wings and claws, and hidden beneath its solemn and sacred appearance was a beautiful soul.

"If it emerges from the other side of the 'gate,' that thing will destroy us both! Now, I'll show you the true reason for the fall of the Dragon Abyss Divine Kingdom!"

Looking towards the sealed gate of the Dragon Abyss Divine Kingdom, the Ascending God Shadow Dragon couldn't stop letting out a sinister, hoarse laugh.

……

Within the pitch-black Dragon Abyss Divine Kingdom, dwells a living myth.

"She is the legendary calamity that will destroy us and the earth."

"She came to devour us with her wrath. Mirapolias, all things submit to her... Mirapolias, all things tremble before her!"

"Mirapolis will destroy everything! The Black Dragon Abyss Kingdom has been reduced to ruins, and she is now known as a demon!"

"All things cry out to her in their moment of destruction! All things fear her! Save us..."