Hu! Peng!
The Alatreon adjusted its flight, landing steadily.
The Fatalis, possessing an absolute size advantage, did not hesitate and swooped down to follow.
As its silver-glowing claws touched the ground, a network of star patterns composed of dots and lines spread outwards from beneath its grasp.
The snow instantly melted, and the crisscrossing silver cracks on the ground quickly passed beneath the Alatreon, spreading backward at a visually imperceptible speed.
*Siga~ Siga~*
The sound of cracking earth echoed, and countless small stones flew into the air.
The Fatalis, illuminated by silver light, charged forward and leaped, its massive wings obscuring the sky as it swiped its claws.
*Whoosh~*
Dragon-elemental energy converged from all directions, completing its encirclement, and a black spherical dragon-elemental divine domain appeared, enveloping the two dragons.
"Ugh! I can't see, meow!"
Felyne said nervously.
At this moment, the silver patterns that had cracked the ground began to glow more intensely.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!*
The cracked earth flew up, and pillar-like energy surged skyward from various points.
Amidst the continuous flashes, the team, seeing only white light, had no choice but to cease observation and take cover.
*Click~*
After about a minute of explosions, the skull of the Snake King Dragon, which had emerged from the ground, opened its lower jaw.
*Hiss~ Hiss~*
Wisps of hot air rose, revealing the soil that had accumulated over years on the Everfrost Tundra. The small silver specks mixed within resembled stars in the night sky.
Where the "starlight" was dense, the dragon-elemental divine domain had long since vanished, and a new star-pattern network spread from beneath the Fatalis's claws.
The Alatreon, its carapace plated with silver light, was engulfed in red and black electric currents.
Near the edge of the wound left by the Dragonator on its chest, a few shards of its reversed scales broke off and slid down, the gap widening further.
"The Fatalis is so powerful, why would it sacrifice itself?"
Eudora couldn't understand.
"It swiped at the Alatreon's right foreleg just now. Not only is it not receiving any silver light, but it's also been occupied by dragon-elemental energy."
Li Fan observed for a moment and then offered a reminder.
Eudora and Felyne looked over, and indeed, red and black electric currents were swirling around the Fatalis's right foreleg.
"This should be the same type of dragon-elemental energy that blocked Xiao Ming's internal circulation back then, but its intensity has further increased when wielded by the Alatreon."
Li Fan explained.
"Wait a minute, I remember that move being a combined technique performed by three ancient dragons working together?"
"Yes... Perhaps this is the terrifying nature of forbidden power."
Li Fan mused.
*Szlala~*
This time, the Alatreon attacked first, its neck dipping as red and black electric currents flashed in its mouth.
The disadvantage of its massive size was now apparent. With little hope of evasion, the Fatalis chose to retaliate with its breath attack.
*Buzz! Szlala!*
The two energy beams collided.
Unlike Xiao Ming's, the Fatalis's energy breath proved remarkably resilient, not dissipating upon contact.
The Alatreon's dragon-elemental breath held a slight advantage, but it was no match for the Fatalis's endurance.
As its stored breath attack neared depletion, it could only concentrate its dragon-elemental energy into a final burst to buy time for evasion.
*Buzz!*
The Alatreon retreated, creating a gap. The energy breath that passed through immediately pursued and swept across.
*Peng~ Peng~ Peng~*
The somewhat disheveled Alatreon, following the Fatalis's head movements, continued to run sideways on the ground.
The vertical pupils of the Fatalis's yellow eyes slowly constricted.
Sensing something was wrong, the Alatreon glanced down while running and discovered that the area beneath its claws was already covered in star-patterned cracks.
"It's going to do another area-of-effect attack! Shanshan, open the door!"
Li Fan shouted towards the Snake King Dragon skull behind them.
The upper jaw tilted back, the eye sockets lowered, and the two humans and one cat sprinted inside.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!*
Before long, countless silver pillars of light erupted from beneath the earth once more.
When the explosions ended, the Alatreon still stood tall on the ground covered in glowing specks.
Its body, illuminated by moonlight, seemed to be at the boundary of light and shadow.
Although there were no apparent injuries, Li Fan observed closely and discovered that the tips of its reversed scales, which pointed towards the sky, had softened and melted due to energy scorching, becoming curved.
"Its right claw is also entangled with dragon-elemental energy!"
Eudora said with concern.
"Its left wing too, meow!"
Felyne added.
"The coverage area of the star-patterned cracks is also receding. This isn't due to a lack of energy, but rather the封禁 (fēngjìn - sealing) by dragon-elemental energy."
Li Fan couldn't help but worry.
The Fatalis appeared unharmed for now, but once its self-circulation was completely sealed by the Alatreon, it would be forced into close combat.
At that point, if other elemental divine domains were used to restrict it, the Fatalis would be at its mercy.
*Roar~ Roar~*
"Xiao Ming, why haven't you left yet? You should go to the deeper parts of the sea and establish a new kingdom..."
The Fatalis sensed Xiao Ming's presence and immediately reminded him.
*Roar~ Roar~*
"This king has befriended a friend named Li Fan. I believe if the three of us join forces, we can definitely defeat the Alatreon."
Xiao Ming's steady roar conveyed his thoughts.
*Roar~ Roar...*
"It's useless. The current Alatreon, even before descending into chaos, can seal your internal circulation using the dragon patterns it planted within my cocoon. You may have a chance to defeat it in the future, but only in the future."
The Fatalis patiently explained.
*Roar~ Roar!*
"This king doesn't care. No matter the situation, I will never abandon my kin. This is my kingly way!"
Xiao Ming insisted.
*Roar... Roar...*
"Alright... I will find a way to deliver a heavy blow. If its counterattack is too fierce, remember not to push yourself."
The Fatalis said with a tone of helplessness.
*Roar! Roar!*
"That's more like it! We are born royalty! Why should we fear such a monstrous creature?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ming's fighting spirit soared.
*Roar... Roar...*
"Xiao Ming, please move far away, as far as possible..."
*Roar~ Roar~*
"This king is fine, the star-patterned cracks just now..."
*Roar!*
This time, before Xiao Ming could finish, the Fatalis interrupted.
"It's different! You must leave!"
*Roar~ Roar...*
"Ugh... If you want me to leave, I will. This king isn't unreasonable."
The fact that the stubborn Xiao Ming would eventually yield was truly surprising to Li Fan, who was monitoring their conversation.
"To be able to inflict a heavy blow on the Alatreon, even Xiao Ming, whose energy is of the same origin, needs to evade the move..."
Li Fan believed the star-patterned bombardment was already an area-of-effect attack.
If it went further, the Fatalis would only have that one move left.
However, its two forelegs and left wing were currently sealed by dragon-elemental energy, so theoretically, it shouldn't be able to use it.
"It's safer to use Huihui to get further away."
Li Fan tapped the pixelated avatar on his handheld device, summoning Huihui.
The Fatalis lifted its forelegs, and its massive body rose to its feet.
While spitting energy to restrict the Alatreon's approach, faint silver light emanating from the gaps in its chest carapace spread towards its two forearms.
*Puchaa~ Huala~*
As if unable to withstand the immense energy transfer.
The red carapace, from which silver light seeped through the cracks, bulged slightly and then began to crack. Silver-white energy flowed out like blood.
Through the exposed transparent skin, the energy could be seen advancing.
Wherever it passed, the swirling dragon-elemental electric currents gradually dissipated.
Xiao Ming had used this method of dispelling before. However, at that time, his outer shell had not fully formed, and its flexibility was excellent, so injecting more energy was not a problem.
But for the Fatalis to dispel it, it had to destroy a part of its own carapace.
Li Fan felt that the Fatalis was being too aggressive to use that move.
After all, without the protection of its carapace, it would be like the newly hatched Xiao Ming, with dragon-elemental energy entering its body directly.
The gradually unfavorable situation, and Xiao Ming's reluctance to leave, were likely the reasons that led to this decision.
After a moment of thought, Li Fan believed that although the Fatalis was pessimistic, it might still have the intention to fight.
After informing Shanshan to stay away, the team boarded the hovering Huihui.
After Li Fan explained the reason for their withdrawal, Eudora asked with confusion, "King's Tear... what a strange name."
"You can also call it the Crimson Emperor's Azure Star."
"Is it really necessary to evade in Huihui for this Crimson Emperor's Azure Star?"
"Based on the scale of the star-patterned bombardment's impact, it is very necessary."
Li Fan said solemnly.
"With this level of forbidden combat, it feels like hunters can't possibly get involved..."
Eudora said with some frustration.
"Hunters have never retreated when facing them."
"Yes, it's a shame that due to the special nature of forbidden power, no combat eyewitness accounts can be preserved. It's truly a pity for those hunters."
Eudora believed that hunters who dared to face forbidden power, even if they lost the battle, their courage was enough to be remembered by future generations.
"Perhaps this time there will be one."
Li Fan said, looking at Felyne, who was diligently recording the battle process.
As the Everfrost Tundra receded further, the throne plated with moonstone finally provided a slight improvement to Huihui's riding experience.
*Shu~ Shu~*
With reduced thrust, Huihui slowed down at high altitude and entered a hovering state.
Three binoculars emerged from behind the throne, aimed at the combat zone for observation.
The energy breath had just ended, and the Alatreon, forced back, charged forward rapidly, closing the distance between them.
The Fatalis no longer paid attention to the Alatreon's movements. It leaped into the air, flapping its wings, hovering in place as its neck dipped vertically and its massive mouth opened towards the ground.
*Whoosh~ Whoosh~*
Azure flames spewed from its mouth.
The dim star-patterned cracks on the ground seemed to awaken, and all their veins instantly activated, shining with a brilliant azure light.
The Alatreon stared for a moment, then glanced back at the endless star-patterned veins on the ground before landing obediently and deploying its dragon-elemental divine domain.
As the blue flames dissipated, the Fatalis rapidly circled in the air and raised its head.
A light interwoven with pale pink and deep azure flashed in its mouth.
This beam of light caused the entire sky to darken.
*Chii~*
A point of deep blue light, surpassing all other light in the world, slowly fell from the Fatalis's mouth, landing precisely in the center of the ring-shaped star-patterned veins.
"This shouldn't be directly observable..."
Li Fan muttered, pulling Felyne and Eudora behind the throne.
*Buzz~ Boom!*
The sky instantly turned white, a pure white without a trace of impurity.
Clouds, moon, and stars all disappeared, and the team felt as if they were in another dimension.
After a while, the white light dimmed, and the sky returned to its nighttime appearance.
Although Huihui ascended to high altitude, evading the impact of the massive waves spreading across the sea, it still felt strong energy fluctuations from the aftermath.
"The Everfrost Tundra... about one-fifth of its surface area has disappeared, meow."
Felyne recorded this terrifying result in her book through observation.
"After being affected by an attack of this magnitude, especially so close to the center, the Alatreon probably wouldn't survive, right?"
Eudora speculated.
"It's hard to say... but we haven't observed it at all. Perhaps it really is dead?"
Li Fan was unsure at this point.
In the information the Fatalis conveyed to Xiao Ming after reappearing, it held an absolutely pessimistic view of this battle.
Who would have thought that after this move, the Crimson Emperor's Azure Star, the team's perspective would change.
*Roar~ Roar~*
"Did you see, Li Fan! This is my clan!"
Xiao Ming excitedly reported in their consciousness.
"I saw... can you still lock onto the Alatreon's position?"
Li Fan asked.
*Roar? Roar...*
"Why are you still thinking about it now? This king was almost blown to death. It must have perished."
Xiao Ming said with certainty.
"Alright, Your Majesty, be careful."
Li Fan finished speaking and tapped Huihui's back carapace.
"Huihui! Circle in the air and search for traces of the Alatreon!"
After a cry, Huihui accelerated.
*Buzz buzz~ Buzz buzz~*
Two faint tremors suddenly appeared in Li Fan's ears.
Looking at the gazes of Eudora and Felyne, it was clear they had sensed it as well.
There were many adverse effects of flying rapidly in Huihui, but no similar symptoms had ever occurred.
Moreover, it was affecting the entire team simultaneously.
*Buzz buzz~ Buzz buzz~*
This time, the buzzing became clearer, and the things in their vision began to tremble and blur.
"I'm seeing double, meow."
Felyne raised her furry paw and rubbed her eyes.
Judging by her reaction, even after wiping, her vision problem did not improve.
*Buzz buzz~ Buzz buzz~*
The ethereal buzzing began to sound without interruption.
Eudora, her mouth opening and closing, pointed to her ear, seemingly indicating to Li Fan that she could no longer hear.
"Make sure to tie the Wirebug silk tightly!"
Li Fan said, but not hearing his own voice, he wrapped the silk around himself twice, demonstrating with his actions.
Eudora and Felyne immediately followed suit.
The only possibility in this situation was that the Alatreon had unleashed its final judgment.
Li Fan frantically tapped Huihui's pixelated avatar. This was a pre-arranged command, and its meaning was clear: flee from the threat at all costs.
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Without hesitation, Huihui chose to ascend rapidly, the safest way to evade the threat.
"Xiao Ming! Run!"
Li Fan didn't know if their consciousness communication would be affected, but he shouted and threw a capture ball with all his might in Xiao Ming's direction.
A moment later, countless black thorns began to grow at the edges of their vision.
Li Fan felt his mind in chaos. He wanted to go back and destroy the Alatreon, yet he also wished he could escape faster.
Conflicting emotions and thoughts surged.
Gazing at the figure where light and shadow overlapped, feeling the terrifying pressure, Xiao Ming stood frozen.
*Roar~*
"Xiao Ming, compassion is the strongest kingly way..."
The Fatalis sighed in their consciousness.
Xiao Ming looked back and found himself enveloped by a pair of giant wings.