Versatile Mage: Get the Desert Emperor clone at the start

Chapter 350 True Dragon Flame, Exhausted and Trapped

Su Lu's goal was crystal clear.

He wanted to completely transform this supreme dragon emperor, who once soared through the heavens and made all things tremble, into a war behemoth that only obeyed his commands!

After suppressing the black dragon to the maximum extent with the power of the magic array, the mark of the forced contract was imprinted into the black dragon's soul essence!
Thanks to the devastating blow from Cho'Gath of the Void, the Black Dragon was already in an extremely weakened state, which allowed Su Lu's plan to skip the most difficult first step—wearing down and severely damaging the Black Dragon.

You can start directly from the second step, namely suppression and contract!
Faced with the malice and actions of Su Lu and his mages, the proud Black Dragon Emperor Austin would naturally not sit idly by and wait for his doom.

Even when mortally wounded, the emperor's dignity and instinct for survival still drove it to unleash its final power.

It let out a deep, angry roar, and struggled to flap its enormous, sky-covering dragon wings, trying to break free of its restraints and fly back into the sky to crush these ants with the dragon race's aerial advantage.

However, as soon as it raised its wings, the illusory chains around it, formed from dark magic, suddenly tightened and creaked.

In their prime, they could easily break free from this level of magical restraint.

But at this moment, the two horrific wounds torn by Kog'Gath's claws on its body and the omnipresent power of void erosion severely restricted its strength, and every exertion of force was accompanied by intense pain.

The power of the void constantly eroded its wings and muscles, making flight extremely difficult.

Under multiple pressures, the Black Dragon Emperor struggled fiercely, but could only sway his massive body a few times before failing to take flight.

A flicker of barely concealed pain and rage flashed in its eyes.

If not seriously injured, a single breath of dragon's breath could reduce him to ashes.

But times have changed. Its power is nearly exhausted, and it must be used sparingly and only where it is most needed.

The Black Dragon Emperor's gaze swept over the human mages around him who were constantly channeling magic into the magic circle.

With its rich combat instincts and emperor-level perception, it quickly locked onto the core node where the magic power of the group of mages converged—one of the keys to maintaining this suppressive force field!

Without any hesitation, the Black Dragon Emperor took a deep breath, his chest aching from the wound, yet he still forced himself to gather his strength.

The next moment, a dark red dragon flame containing terrifying high temperature and destructive energy, like a flood bursting its banks, spewed towards the core of the magic array with perfect precision!

"boom--!!!"

A deafening explosion sounded!
Where the dragon flame passed, the locked-in magic array was instantly destroyed, vaporized under the extreme heat.

Dozens of mages in the core area screamed as they turned to ashes in the dazzling flames.

However, to the Black Dragon's surprise, as the magic array was destroyed, the immense suppressive force surrounding it did not weaken or disappear as expected. Instead, it seemed to have lost some kind of restraint and became even heavier and more violent!

It turns out that the destroyed joint magic array was actually a decoy and bait carefully set up by Su Lu!
Its primary function is not suppression, but rather to disguise itself as the core, attract the black dragon's attention, and lure it into expending its precious power to attack.

Those sacrificed mages were merely pawns in Su Lu's plan, disposable at will. Their lives and magic were nothing more than bargaining chips used to test the black dragon's remaining power and deplete its dragonfire.

Su Lu hovered in the air, coldly watching the flames soaring into the sky and the lives vanishing below, her eyes showing no emotion.

The deaths of these subordinates were no different from dust in his eyes; as long as his goal could be achieved, any price was worth paying.

After unleashing a breath of dragon's breath, the Black Dragon Emperor's aura weakened further, his chest heaving violently. Now!

Su Lu's eyes flashed with a sharp light; the long-awaited opportunity had finally arrived!

Without further hesitation, he chanted an ancient and obscure incantation.

A powerful summoning spell was activated, and at the same time, a surge of dark magic power erupted from his body. This was a forbidden technique that Su Lu had been practicing.

It transformed into countless dark shackles filled with strange runes, sweeping across the sky and wrapping around the weakened Black Dragon Emperor!

He intends to use forbidden dark arts, combined with forbidden summoning spells, to complete this final, mandatory contract!

"Roar!!!"

The Black Dragon Emperor sensed a crisis: if the other side succeeded, his soul would be enslaved forever.

It let out a deafening roar, squeezing out the last bit of its primal power as it fought back with all its might.

Then he opened his huge mouth again, trying to spew out his last dragon breath. He would not allow himself to be enslaved by these people he looked down on.

Another burst of dark red dragon flame erupted, but its power was significantly reduced compared to the previous one.

Faced with this desperate counterattack, Su Lu showed no fear on her face, but instead revealed a cold smile of triumph.

He had already made all the necessary preparations!
"The Eternal Guardian of the Magic Shield!"

He shouted sharply, and an indestructible diamond-shaped light shield instantly condensed, blocking the dragon flame.

At the same time, the true main formation below—the Dark Contract Formation, which had been hidden deep and was only now fully revealed—unleashed a torrent of dark energy, transforming into a huge black pillar of light. Together with the light shield, it withstood the weakened dragon breath impact!
The violent explosion shook the entire Ice Valley, and energy storms raged everywhere, but Su Lu's figure remained unmoved under the dual protection of the light shield and the magic array!
He successfully blocked the black dragon's final dragon fire counterattack!

In the mountain valley, the Black Dragon Emperor's struggles had visibly weakened.

Its massive body trembled violently under the shackles of countless dark forces, yet it could no longer unleash explosive power.

The power of the contract, originating from the depths of its soul, is relentlessly eroding its will, attempting to leave its mark on that proud dragon soul.

Anyone could see that this once mighty emperor was nearly exhausted, and it seemed only a matter of time before Su Lu completely bound him to a contract.

From a distant mountain ridge, Asharuya witnessed everything, her heart filled with anxiety.

She could no longer contain herself and urged Qianjue beside her urgently, her voice even trembling slightly: "Hurry up and do it, Qianjue! Austin...it's about to give up!"

Seeing that Qianjue remained unmoved, she hurriedly added, "If Su Lu really succeeds, he will obtain an Emperor-level black dragon, and his strength will definitely increase dramatically!"

"By then, with even greater power to rely on, wouldn't it be much more difficult for you to capture his soul? This wouldn't do you any good either!"

Upon hearing this, the wolf spirit sneered, "Little brat, what's the rush? Don't worry, they're birds in a cage, none of them will escape!" Its tone was full of cat-and-mouse teasing and absolute confidence, as if the fierce struggle below was just a preordained drama.

Kindred's main body—Lamb Spirit—calmly surveyed the battlefield, completely unaware of Asha's anxious urging.

(End of this chapter)