Chapter 466: Gravitational Bomb

Chapter 466: Gravitational Bomb

Ji Xinghuo emerged from the void, and before him, the world returned to normal. Below was a desolate solitary island, barely a few square kilometers in size.

Boom!

The Yunhai Dragon, forcibly brought along, crashed heavily onto the island. The ice on its body shattered and flew in all directions, and the constant electric shocks left it in extreme pain and paralysis. Just as it was about to take flight, a figure descended heavily upon it.

Qinghong revealed its true form and underwent gigantification, instantly expanding to over thirty meters in length.

Although its body length was only a quarter of the Yunhai Dragon's, Qinghong was much stronger and heavier.

Level-5 gravitational field, activate!

The entire barren island was enveloped, and gravity increased a hundredfold.

Qinghong pressed down hard on the Yunhai Dragon's head. Its forelimbs extended, revealing the Rifting Claw, and ten massive sharp claws rested on the dragon's neck.

With just a little more force, the dragon's head would be severed.

Sensing extreme danger, the Yunhai Dragon struggled slightly, but the Rifting Claw cut through its dragon scales, drawing blood. It immediately stopped moving, not daring to make another attempt.

It didn't even dare to breathe its dragon breath.

Ji Xinghuo landed in front of the Yunhai Dragon. Facing the dragon's angry gaze, his face remained impassive, only revealing a ruthless coldness.

"I'll count to three," Ji Xinghuo said, his body also expanding to over five meters tall as he entered his giant form, almost touching the dragon's head as he stared back, his voice cold and detached. "I know you can understand me. Submit, or die. One..."

The Yunhai Dragon went berserk with rage.

Disregarding the Rifting Claw pressing on its neck and the blood gushing from its wounds, it desperately opened its jaws to breathe its dragon breath.

However, Ji Xinghuo remained unmoved. His eyes shone with a dark golden light, and an ancient, majestic aura suddenly emerged.

The Yunhai Dragon's struggling body stiffened instantly.

At that moment, its mind went blank. It only felt that the man before it exuded unparalleled majesty in his eyes, as if he were the ruler of the world, and it was but an insignificant ant in his presence. Its body and mind trembled violently, and it could not muster any rebellious thoughts.

"Two..."

Ji Xinghuo continued to count.

When he reached three, the Yunhai Dragon was still dazed and unreactive, like a paralyzed eel lying on the ground.

"Finish it off," Ji Xinghuo ordered Qinghong, not wanting to wait any longer. "We can't afford to have it as baggage. It's better to just slaughter this dragon and collect its exotic species."

As Qinghong's claws were about to deliver the final blow, the Yunhai Dragon suddenly came to its senses.

"Roar..."

The Yunhai Dragon pleaded with Ji Xinghuo. All traces of wildness and disobedience were gone from its eyes, replaced by extreme obedience. Even in the face of imminent death, it did not dare to resist.

Ji Xinghuo nodded. Of course, it would be best if they didn't have to kill it.

"Qinghong, take this dragon back to Cangya. Have it recognize Cangya as its master. If it shows any signs of disobedience or attempts to escape, kill it immediately."

The Yunhai Dragon was currently in a weakened state, and Qinghong had a firm grip on its vital spot. For Qinghong to kill it would be an easy task.

Qinghong let out a low roar to indicate its understanding.

A white light shone from its body, and a few seconds later, it disappeared with the Yunhai Dragon through a starry realm shift, leaving Ji Xinghuo alone on the solitary island.

Ji Xinghuo stood on the island.

The island was irregularly shaped, barren, and devoid of any vegetation. In fact, the entire island was a single massive rock, with an extremely hard surface.

Using electromagnetic induction, he scanned the surroundings and detected any movements on the island and in the nearby sea.

His eyes pierced through the void.

"It's here."

"It arrived so quickly. It seems that Cangya has already been defeated. She only managed to hold off the Xu Kun Tianlin for less than half a minute. There's a huge gap in their strengths."

"But that's more than enough!"

Ji Xinghuo's eyes saw through the layers of void wrinkles, and a massive shadow swiftly shuttled from a distant place, moving at an incredible speed.

Only the Xu Kun Heavenly Qilin could have caught up so quickly.

The Xu Kun Dragon was at home in the void, moving freely through the starry realm. Their powerful innate abilities and talents were well-known in the True Dragon Dynasty, and Ji Xinghuo was well aware of their ability to track starry realm shifts. He had made ample preparations.

He stayed behind to give Cangya time to have the Yunhai Dragon recognize her as its master.

Ji Xinghuo's left eye emitted a faint light.

Jiuyou emerged from the Ultimate Dark Orb and immediately possessed Ji Xinghuo, activating the "Darkness Incarnate"! In an instant, shadows flowed across his skin, and his eyes turned pitch-black, even the whites of his eyes darkened. At the same time, his body became ethereal, existing between light and darkness. Through the Myriad Astral Eyes, Jiuyou's abilities were transferred to him.

With the Eclipse ability "King of Darkness" empowered, Ji Xinghuo sensed the omnipresent dark energy and frantically absorbed it into his body.

Instantly, his power surged! The starlight he had just consumed returned like a rocket, and within less than a minute, he would recover to his peak state.

The King of Darkness could directly absorb dark energy and convert it into starlight and spiritual energy, ensuring an endless supply of combat power.

Ji Xinghuo's electromagnetic starlight also transformed into dark energy starlight.

With a thought,

The faint light in his skin and eyes faded, but his strength remained undiminished. However, he maintained his giant form and concealed his aura with the Mask of Deception, appearing to be at the Legendary First Stage. He looked like a pure warrior.

Myriad Manifestations!

After making the necessary preparations, Ji Xinghuo's right eye flickered, and he saw the scene that would unfold in the next few seconds.

On the solitary island, he sprinted, each step shattering the hard rock and leaving deep footprints. In an instant, he reached supersonic speed, his arm muscles bulging as he held a ten-meter-long giant spear.

This spear was a fusion of multiple steel javelins, weighing hundreds of tons.

After a running start, Ji Xinghuo threw the giant spear.

Boom!

The steel spear tore through the air, emitting an explosive roar as it turned into a black shadow that shot into the sky. The sound waves reverberated across the sea.

Standing atop this colossal creature was a solitary figure—none other than Xu Kun Tianlin. He was cautious and chose to take the initiative.

However, Xu Kun Tianlin soon realized that he was still too late!

The moment he emerged from the void, he sensed an extremely dangerous presence and immediately locked onto its source.

It was a steel giant spear.

As swift as lightning, it shot upwards from below, initially at too steep an angle. But under the influence of the Xu Kun Dragon's thousandfold gravity, its trajectory began to descend, hurtling towards him with unerring precision.

The Xu Kun Dragon also detected the steel giant spear and attempted to control it with gravity or alter its direction, but it was already too late.

"Not gonna make it!"

Xu Kun Tianlin's heart sank.

Before he could even finish his thought, the steel giant spear was upon him.

Boom!

A loud blast shook the air.

Xu Kun Tianlin's body triggered a transparent force field, and the steel giant spear collided with it, unleashing terrifying kinetic energy. The force field instantly disintegrated, and Xu Kun Tianlin was sent flying, causing the spear to deflect and bounce towards the Xu Kun Dragon below.

The Xu Kun Dragon's gray-blue dragon scales shimmered like smooth fish skin, and it, too, triggered a protective force field.

The steel giant spear smashed sideways through the force field, causing the dragon scales to shatter and chunks of flesh to become obscured by blood.

The Xu Kun Dragon let out a deep, pained roar.

While this injury wasn't fatal to its massive body, it could be considered a flesh wound. Nonetheless, the pain was very real.

However, its master was not so fortunate.

"Puh..."

Xu Kun Tianlin was knocked back several hundred meters, spewing blood from his mouth. Paying no heed to his own injuries, his figure flickered, and he instantly shifted back onto the Xu Kun Dragon's back. He began drawing life force from his dragon, and his pale face swiftly regained its healthy complexion.

This mountain-like massive body possessed a vast and boundless life force—a significant advantage of the Xu Kun Dragon.

Xu Kun Dragon masters would usually fuse a "life link" with their dragon, sharing life and death, dividing damage, and healing wounds.

This made them incredibly difficult to kill.

Unless, of course, one could deliver a fatal blow strong enough to kill the dragon master instantly. But the bodies of Xu Kun Dragon masters were also exceptionally robust, inheriting the Xu Kun Dragon's strength, defense, and recovery abilities far surpassing those of their peers of the same level.

Alternatively, one could kill the Xu Kun Dragon first and then slay its master.

Both methods were exceedingly challenging.

"Tsk..."

"Damn, it's tough to kill!"

Ji Xinghuo watched as Xu Kun Tianlin's injuries healed in the blink of an eye, feeling a sense of frustration. With his current strength, killing his opponent while avoiding exposure of his identity, without using electromagnetic abilities or the Eclipse Dragon, seemed almost impossible.

He had initially hoped that he might have a chance to slay the Xu Kun Dragon and collect its exotic dragon species ability for the Doomsday Fusion.

Now, it seemed that opportunity had slipped away.

Like the Eclipse Dragon, the Xu Kun Dragon possessed innate talents and abilities that were equally impressive, perhaps even stronger.

However, the Xu Kun Dragon had one critical weakness.

Their growth was painfully slow!

It would take a Xu Kun Dragon hundreds of starry realm years to evolve from the Hong Grade to the Can Grade, more than ten times slower than other dragon species. And from the Can Grade to the Zhen Grade and then the Yun Grade, it would take them hundreds, if not thousands, of starry realm years.

The evolution of the Xu Kun Dragon was even more challenging than its transformation, requiring an inordinate amount of time—enough to witness the rise and fall of an entire race.

Furthermore, they had difficulty breeding, and their numbers ranked second-lowest, with fewer than ten individuals in existence.

The lowest-ranked were the Eclipse Dragons.

The reason the Xu Kun family of the Tianxu Domain had been in decline for nearly a thousand years was that a Luoxing Grade Xu Kun Dragon, passed down from their ancestors, had suddenly disappeared, and no other Xu Kun Dragons had matured to take its place as the family's pillar.

Knowing that killing the Xu Kun Dragon was impossible, Ji Xinghuo did not immediately make another move.

Xu Kun Tianlin had also spotted him.

"I admit, I underestimated you," Xu Kun Tianlin said, his face darkening as he looked down at Ji Xinghuo standing on the island. There was a hint of wariness in his eyes as he scanned the surroundings but saw no one else. He asked in a deep voice, "Where's the Yunhai Dragon?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, he sensed the aftereffects of Qinghong's starry realm shift, realizing that it had returned the way it came.

That was when he knew he had been played!

"The Yunhai Dragon is of no consequence, just some prey I happened upon. It's insignificant," Xu Kun Tianlin said, his anger rising. He pointed at Ji Xinghuo, his voice like a peal of thunder as he declared, "And you, a foolish coward who hides his true self and thinks he's clever and capable, dare to put on a show before me, Xu Kun Tianlin? You're digging your own grave!"

His voice reverberated like thunder in the sky.

Each word that Xu Kun Tianlin spoke carried a surge of powerful energy, causing the void to ripple outward in concentric circles.

The space within a hundred-kilometer radius was sealed off, rendering starry realm shifting and instantaneous movement impossible. All space-related abilities were unusable.

However, Xu Kun Tianlin himself was unaffected.

"Roar!"

The Xu Kun Dragon opened its massive jaws and let out a sonorous dragon roar. Suddenly, within a radius of over twenty kilometers, the gravity intensified once more, increasing with proximity to the dragon. The solitary island beneath Ji Xinghuo's feet began to crumble under the intense gravitational force.

Simultaneously, Xu Kun Tianlin's attack arrived.

He pointed at Ji Xinghuo, and the void distorted, causing a pitch-black ball that seemed capable of swallowing even light itself to appear above Ji Xinghuo's head instantly.

"Gravitational Bomb!"

This was one of the strongest killing moves of a gravitational stringer, based on the same principle as the super-gravity bomb but with far lesser might.

Even so, the destructive power of the gravitational bomb was awe-inspiring.

Few below the seventh level could withstand it.

(End of Chapter)

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