The forty or so dragons split into two groups.
One group began to slow down, turning back to face the griffin units.
The other group, consisting of over thirty dragons, soared straight into the sky.
Led by the golden dragon, they reached the altitude of the rain clouds in an instant.
The surroundings were filled with a violent mixture of ice crystals and rain.
The temperature in the air dropped sharply, and Luo Li could even feel a sense of coldness surrounding her.
The Saintess's robe had already activated its temperature regulation program.
While it might have been sufficient on a windless day, they were currently facing a typhoon.
Such a massive collision of hot and cold air currents caused the temperature to be even lower than usual.
Previously, she had managed to climb to eight thousand meters with the black dragon and could still barely endure it.
But now, at only two thousand meters, Luo Li was already shivering uncontrollably.
The speed of the dragon units had dropped to less than a hundred kilometers per hour.
This was similar to the current flight speed of the skysoar dragons.
Although faster than the bat-tribe, the dragons had to turn back and struggle with the feathered serpents for a while.
Even at this speed, it was enough for the bat-tribe to retreat.
Standing at an altitude of over two thousand meters and looking toward the far end of the coastline, she could already faintly see a massive iceberg floating near the shore amidst the surging waves.
Several frost dragons had combined their power to create an iceberg comparable to a frozen island.
At this moment, even the feathered serpents and the griffin units could vaguely see that massive iceberg.
As if sensing Luo Li's plan, one rider from the griffin units suddenly surged forward and headed straight for the high altitude.
At the same time, the thirty or so dragons came to a sudden halt.
The aerial forces of both sides were now divided into two groups facing each other.
Ten dragons and nearly five thousand griffins were only five hundred meters above the ground.
Two kilometers above the ground, the Dragon King led thirty dragons against four feathered serpents and the Demon Emperor.
"Luo Li Saint Sariel, I never thought you would dare to take such a risk!"
Having just flown halfway up, the Demon Emperor, who possessed a feminine beauty, spoke with a face as green as iron from atop his griffin.
"Asacreus, you didn't expect to be played by me again, did you?"
Luo Li had a hint of a smile on her lips, her eyes filled with a playful glint as she looked at the Demon Emperor sitting on the griffin.
At this moment, the Demon Emperor's heart felt exactly as Luo Li had described.
He truly never expected to be played by her time and time again.
And to be played so thoroughly.
The Demon Emperor's brow furrowed tightly, and the killing intent in his eyes was impossible to hide.
Luo Li could clearly feel the murderous aura in the depths of his gaze.
Her level was not high, and facing the murderous gaze of a top tier powerhouse, she couldn't help but feel a sense of dread in her heart.
However, she did not let it show on her face at all.
It had only been two months, only two months!
But the things she had experienced during this time were comparable to the sum of everything in the first half of her life... and far more stimulating.
By now, she had learned to keep her emotions hidden.
Even if she felt fear in her heart, she would not let it show.
She simply maintained a faint smile.
"Demon Emperor, a loss is a loss. As for the two Saintesses you wanted to capture, Lina has already boarded the ice floes and left."
"And I... I am right here in front of you, yet you still have no way to deal with me."
The smile at the corners of Luo Li's mouth grew even wider, while Demon Emperor Asacreus's face had turned from iron green to a dark, livid shade.
She slowly raised her slender hand to cover her mouth and chuckled, her gaze filled with mockery.
"Asacreus, do you know something?"
The Demon Emperor was slightly taken aback.
"Know what?"
"I just love the way you hate me, yet can't do anything about it."
The scene instantly froze.
In that moment, the gazes of all the dragons, including the feathered serpents, focused entirely on the Demon Emperor.
Asacreus's fair, jade-like face turned red and then blue, shifting through a rainbow of colors.
Ultimately... it all turned into rage.
"Luo! Li!"
With a roar from Asacreus, his figure lunged violently toward Luo Li's position.
'Roar!'
Golden Dragon Breath instantly tore through the void.
In that split second, the Demon Emperor suddenly snapped to his senses and pulled the reins, causing his griffin mount to swerve.
He barely managed to dodge the golden Dragon Breath.
The power of the Dragon Breath did not diminish; as the Demon Emperor dodged, it headed straight for the feathered serpents behind him!
'Roar!'
Seeing the golden Dragon Breath approaching, the feathered serpents were not to be outdone and opened their mouths to spit out a concentrated burst of dark element energy.
The black energy and the golden Dragon Breath collided violently!
A brilliant white light exploded at the point of impact!
The violent air currents pushed away all the surrounding rain and clouds in an instant.
A massive mushroom cloud rose from the spot, and along with the crashing shockwave, it arrived in front of Luo Li instantly!
Luo Li had no time to return to the carriage; she could only grip the frame of the carriage with both hands as her entire body was blown into the air by the gale.
The golden vertical pupils of the dragon turned slightly, and seeing this, Asfield immediately raised his other dragon claw.
He blocked the front of the Saint's Carriage.
He barely managed to resist the incoming shockwave.
But at that moment, the Demon Emperor appeared at the dragon's head, wielding a greatsword.
The golden pupils contracted sharply, and in that reflection... a black greatsword came head-on.
'Roar!'
Golden blood instantly erupted from the eye socket.
The black greatsword was thrust straight into the left pupil of the golden dragon, with more than half of the blade embedded inside.
'Boom!'
The golden dragon claw swung out instinctively.
The Demon Emperor retreated rapidly, but he was struck hard in the face by the golden dragon claw that appeared beside him with incredible speed despite appearing slow.
With a crash, the Demon Emperor seemed to turn into a falling meteor as he slammed into the earth.
The golden dragon kept its left eye tightly shut, and golden blood poured almost uncontrollably from the socket.
"Healing!!"
Luo Li used her skill without hesitation, and holy light flowed from her palm, penetrating into the golden dragon claw beneath her feet.
The light element energy was activated at that moment and quickly transferred to the dragon's head, instantly stopping the golden blood.
When the golden dragon opened its eye again, the dragon eye that had been pierced was restored to its original state!
'Roar!'
At this moment, the golden dragon's pupils contracted into a single line.
Fury ignited within his heart.
"How dare you wound my eye!!!"
The golden dragon's angry roar echoed through the air, and at that instant, the golden head reared back.
Seeing this, Luo Li instinctively hugged the carriage frame.
The last time the Dragon King had used such force was when he instantly annihilated the massive tentacles.
Luo Li would never forget that golden Dragon Breath.
The current Dragon King was bound to be consumed by an overwhelming rage.
The purpose of the dragons staying behind was to block and delay, not to fight out of spite!
"Your Majesty the Dragon King, please calm your anger! The mission is more important!!"
The enraged Dragon King could not hear her at all.
The pride of the dragon race had pushed him to the brink of explosion!
Never! No one had ever been able to wound his face!
Violent golden element energy gathered frantically in the dragon's maw.
Seeing this, Luo Li knew she could not stop the Dragon King; she could only cling to the carriage frame.
She hoped that the Dragon King Asfield would not forget that he was still holding her life in his claws.
In the next second, the golden dragon jerked its head, and a massive pillar of Dragon Breath erupted from its mouth!
The golden energy vibrated in the air, producing a piercing hum.
The golden energy pillar slammed into the ground.
A massive mushroom cloud soared into the sky!
The immense energy instantly melted the earth into lava, and a bottomless hole was blasted into the ground.
The shockwave exploded outward, and wherever it passed, the vegetation was obliterated!
Luo Li gripped the carriage frame tightly, and in the next second, the violent shockwave hit her head-on.
Her silver hair whipped in the gale, making snapping sounds like a lash.
Her scalp was pulled so hard it hurt; in that moment, Luo Li realized just how difficult it was for a girl to have long hair.
It hurt so much.
Luo Li felt as if her scalp was about to be torn off by her own whipping silver hair.
Fortunately, this shockwave came and went quickly, and in just a second, it surged toward the rear.
At the same time, there seemed to be no more rain around them.
Those raindrops and ice crystals simply could not withstand such a massive shockwave and had been blown away.
Her feet stepped back onto the carriage, and it felt as if a heavy stone had fallen from Luo Li's heart.
However, she immediately looked up at the Dragon King beside her.
At this moment, those golden, spirited eyes looked slightly fatigued.
His originally upright body now seemed a bit hunched.
He looked completely drained.
On the ground, the place struck by the golden Dragon Breath was unrecognizable.
The earth had even had its surface layer stripped away.
'Is he dead?'
The first thing that came to Luo Li's mind was the Demon Emperor's whereabouts.
That sword strike just now had pierced the Dragon King's eye, and the Demon Emperor should have at least been able to risk a heavy injury to take the Dragon King down with him.
But the Demon Emperor had not done so.
There was another point.
Asacreus should be well aware of her abilities.
Such an injury could be restored in an instant.
In other words... the Dragon King being provoked was likely a scheme by the Demon Emperor.
If that was the case, then the Asacreus destroyed by the Dragon Breath on the ground... was likely not his true self!!
"As expected of the strongest dragon race, don't you think? Even if I used all my strength, I'm afraid I couldn't cause such a display."
A familiar voice suddenly rang in Luo Li's ear, and this time, she could even feel the breath that lingered as the voice spoke.
'Eyes of Judgment... activate!'
She jerked her head around and looked behind her.
However, the Demon Emperor did not meet Luo Li's gaze.
"Don't forget... I know all of your abilities. This trick... is useless against me."
Even if it was an instant cast, this skill required her to chant that embarrassing line.
The Demon Emperor had dodged the Eyes of Judgment!
Only by making eye contact could the Eyes of Judgment truly exert its power.
But the Demon Emperor had anticipated she would use this ability and, without even looking up, instantly grabbed her collar.
He lifted her up and, at the same time, punched her in her delicate abdomen!
"Ugh..."
Luo Li let out a muffled groan; the intense pain made her feel as if her entire body's senses had completely vanished.
But in her hand... she had already gripped the Sword of Fidelity at some point, and a silver light appeared on the blade.
Combat skill—Light Sword!!
Increasing the sharpness of the blade!
Attack power increased by ten percent!
With a flash of silver light, the longsword stabbed toward the Demon Emperor.
But... the level difference was too great.
Before Luo Li could even see what happened, the Demon Emperor's second punch slammed into her abdomen again.
Intense pain instantly occupied all her thoughts.
'This bastard! He actually attacked the liver area!!'
Anyone who knew even a little bit about fighting and boxing knew that the liver area was a very dangerous spot.
Once struck by a heavy blow, it would cause a person to instantly lose all ability to resist from the pain.
Her feet suddenly felt empty.
'It's over, I'm done for. This time... I don't even have the strength to lift my sword.'
'Am I going to die?'
Luo Li's mind went blank, and before she could recover, there was a sudden flash before her eyes.
Following a golden light, a hand emerged and firmly gripped the Demon Emperor's wrist.
The Demon Emperor and Luo Li looked almost simultaneously at the figure emerging from the golden radiance.
Dragon King Asfield!!
His face carried a hint of fatigue, but even more so, an endless rage!
The pressure erupting from his golden vertical pupils was enough to make even the Demon Emperor feel inferior!
If the Dragon King in his prime stood before him, he could only retreat in frustration.
But the Demon Emperor did not let go at all; his right hand tightly gripped Luo Li's collar.
And the Dragon King's left hand was firmly gripping the Demon Emperor's wrist.
The three of them fell into a brief stalemate.
Suddenly!
The Dragon King and the Demon Emperor struck at the same time.
The Demon Emperor's left hand formed a fist and struck toward the Dragon King's face.
The Dragon King showed no fear, meeting the blow with a fist of his own.
With a muffled boom, the two fists collided right in front of Luo Li!
The battle between top tier powerhouses was not something a newcomer like her could participate in.
Even without direct contact, at such close range, she still suffered damage from the aftershocks.
The moment their fists collided, Luo Li felt a buzzing sound in her head, and her eardrums were in such intense pain that she lost her hearing.
She even felt as if her brain had been scrambled.
Under the shockwave, her body became like a small boat floating in a storm, swaying up, down, left, and right.
A strong sense of dizziness rushed to her mind.
She could clearly feel a warm liquid flowing out of her ear canals.
Her eardrums had burst.
'If you're going to fight, why don't you just let her go!'
The Dragon King and the Demon Emperor withdrew their fists at the same time, but immediately threw another punch!
'Boom!'
In that instant, Luo Li only felt her vision go dark, and the whole world was trembling violently.
Her eyes were trembling, her body was trembling, and even her brain was trembling.
The entire world was flipping, and the intense dizziness made her want to vomit.
At this moment, she could almost no longer feel any headache.
Her brain was nearly unable to function normally.
Despite her mind being blank and the dizziness constantly battering her consciousness, Luo Li still gritted her teeth and muttered in her heart.
"Healing."
In an instant... white light surrounded her body.
Her vision returned to normal.
But before she could see what was happening, two fists were once again in front of her.
They collided with a roar!
'An encore?'
'Damn it!'
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