Lu Mingfei, why are you slaying dragons if you're not involved!

Chapter 221 Fierce Battle

A rare expression twisted across his scaly face.

It's actually quite difficult to discern the expression of a dragon when it transforms, as its armor-like scales, menacing bone spikes, and jagged protrusions naturally conceal everything.

But at this moment, this expression appeared, coming from Jormungandr. She stared at the weapon that couldn't be formed in her hand, and an incredulous astonishment appeared on her face, which should have been solemn and dignified.

This thing can no longer be called a weapon, because as a metal, it was destroyed in the process of being "killed and brought back to life," and could no longer become an alchemical weapon used by the Dragon King; it was just a lump of metal slag.

But how is this possible!

"The power of fire?"

She murmured as she looked at Lu Mingfei, her gaze not that of someone looking at a human, a hybrid, or a dragon, but that of someone looking at a monster.

A monster whose very existence is incomprehensible even to the first-generation species!

The dragon race has four rulers: the King of Bronze and Fire, the King of Earth and Mountains, the King of Ocean and Water, and the King of Sky and Wind. Their titles reveal the respective powers they wield.

In cultivation novels, this authority is roughly equivalent to "mastering the power of laws," meaning that in their respective fields, they are supreme rulers!

However, their strength as first-generation beings is far greater than that. They are capable of using all kinds of incantations, but they are slightly weaker in the areas where they do not have authority. However, they are only slightly weaker than the first-generation beings in the corresponding areas.

This is why Jormungandr was able to use the Word of Power belonging to the authority of the Lord of Bronze and Fire to forge alchemical weapons on the spot.

But now all of this has been stopped, all because of Lu Mingfei's words. In that instant, as a first-generation species with a high sensitivity to the elements, Jormungandr witnessed the entire process. She personally witnessed the fire elementals obeying Lu Mingfei's orders and completely ignoring her instructions.

The only one capable of doing this is the King of Bronze and Fire.

Jormungandr knows the Bronze and Fire Lords! Each of the four monarchs is actually a twin. The two Bronze and Fire Lords are Norton and Constantine, just as she and her brother Fenrir are the Earth and Mountain Lords.

That's right, she's actually the younger sister, but when she's out in the world, she chooses her own identity. Plus, her brother's current situation involves nothing but eating and watching TV… Why not take advantage of his status and position now?

Getting back to the main point, Jormungandr knows Norton and Constantine. Her relationship with Norton is so-so, but she has a pretty good relationship with Constantine; they're practically allies. Although she couldn't recognize him when he wasn't in his true, unawakened state, it wouldn't make sense if she couldn't recognize him in his current dragon form.

Therefore, Lu Mingfei could not possibly be either Norton or Constantine... So the question is, how could someone who is not the King of Bronze and Fire possess the authority of fire?

This is utterly absurd! Even the one whom the Four Sovereigns fear is destined to return would not possess such power, because His authority is "destiny." The authority of the Four Sovereigns was originally divided by Him, and He himself had not retained any.

There is only one possibility left.

“Norton, and Constantine.”

Jormungandr asked, his voice surprisingly calm.

"Who did you kill?"

"Whom did I kill?"

Lu Mingfei wasn't in a hurry to act; he was savoring the wondrous experience. The feeling of wielding the "True Meaning of Fire" with his words after acquiring the body of a dragon was completely different from using it as a human. The infinite fire element rose and fell with his every breath, and he was completely integrated into it, once again residing on the supreme throne of the emperor!
"I'm a model student who studies hard and strives for excellence every day. I'm not good at fighting. I've never even heard of those two guys you're talking about. Don't try to pin this on me!"

Even when transformed into a dragon, the skill of spouting nonsense hasn't left him; it's become a fixed passive ability, the kind you can't get rid of. It's just that with such a majestic and powerful body, saying such things always gives people a feeling of absurdity.

But Jormungandr did not relax. She laughed, but it was a mocking and cold laugh. "Dare to do it but not dare to admit it? There is no other possibility but this. You are not any of them, yet you possess the power of fire. The only possibility is that you devoured their true cores!"

“Although I don’t know why you have this misunderstanding, I still have to say something… This is something I figured out myself.” Lu Mingfei frowned. He sensed a strange emotion emanating from Jormungandr, a sadness that was spreading. The female dragon was visibly entering a frenzied state.

But what's going on here?! In games, you have to whittle down the boss's health before they enter the second phase. Did I really break their defenses with just a few nonsensical words? The problem is, what she said is really bizarre. I've never even heard of Norton or Constantine before!
Lu Mingfei felt that although he was not a monk, he was still quite compassionate. The only killing he had committed so far was probably the swarm of termites that flew into the classroom after the rain... Actually, not many of those termites landed on him, as if they were deliberately avoiding him, but at the time his seat was very close to Chen Wenwen, so he deliberately killed them to show that he was working hard.

"It doesn't matter. This is the fate of the abandoned tribe: either succeed or die on the battlefield."

Jormungandr calmed down completely, or perhaps her rage and grief suppressed all other expressions. The speed at which her scales opened and closed increased imperceptibly. She inhaled large amounts of oxygen but did not exhale, causing the air in the huge rock wall space to become thinner for a brief moment.

She launched her attack!

There were no weapons left. The alchemical weapon that was only half-forged was already a piece of junk and there was no need to salvage it. There was no need to make any further attempts when facing the owner of the Fire Authority. At this moment, the only option was to fight authority with authority!

The earth shattered instantly beneath Jormungandr's feet. The massive metal alchemy matrix that filled the entire cavern space should have been strong enough to withstand missile attacks, but it was powerless against Jormungandr's light and swift footsteps. Spiderweb-like cracks spread out at an abnormally fast speed, and bottomless fissures extended hundreds of meters in all directions. Rocks defied gravity, rose up, turned into powder, and then gathered together to form a structure like an "earth dragon"!

In ancient China, earthquakes were described as "earth dragons turning over." Even the emperor, who held the highest power in feudal dynasties, could only accept his misfortune when he encountered such an event. He often regarded it as a warning from heaven and earth and would grant a general amnesty or even issue an edict of self-reproach.

Only when someone actually witnesses this scene will they understand why the emperor's power is useless in the face of an earthquake. Compared to this destructive force, the emperor's power in the feudal dynasty is illusory. Before the strongest and most violent "force," only the stronger can possess "power"!
The ground spun and flipped open, with metal fragments from the alchemical matrix flying alongside rubble. Shocking cracks appeared like twisting, writhing earth dragons. This was the power of Jormungandr as the Queen of the Earth and Mountains. She wielded "force," the "eye" of everything, and could strike with devastating force from the weakest point. With just a little force, she could instantly destroy even the most solid objects.

This does not conform to the physics that humans currently understand, but it does conform to the authority of the dragon race. This is the great power that only gods possess in legends. If Jormungandr is given enough time and enough power, theoretically she could even destroy the entire Earth with one blow!
Jormungandr slammed the ground.

The metal and rubble coiled and solidified like snakes, gathered together by the power of Jormungandr, and simultaneously attacked Lu Mingfei! This was the most primitive attack, and also the most effective way to deal with it—since it was impossible to forge alchemical weapons, then so be it; he would use his own pure power authority as the means of attack!

The countless overwhelming "giant snakes" attacked Lu Mingfei's entire body, including his "eyes." This was an indiscriminate attack, and even if Lu Mingfei changed his body posture to shift his "eyes," it would have no effect, unless he simply used bursts of speed to dodge. However, this was inside a cave, and no matter how huge or vast the cave was, it was still finite. His living space would only get smaller and smaller, like a bird trapped in a cage destined to be strangled.

So Lu Mingfei did not dodge; he also threw a punch, striking hard to meet the "stone dragon" that was attacking from all directions.

So, you're going to fight authority with authority? Then let's see if my understanding of the true meaning of fire, which I've cultivated from scratch through my own efforts, is stronger, or if your innate talent for authority, as a first-generation species, is superior!
"combustion!"

At this moment, endless fire elements obeyed the emperor's command, gathering and manifesting from the void. It was no longer simple flame, but the purest form of intense heat… a direct effect requiring no heat transfer! Molecular motion was instantly accelerated to far exceeding the limits that matter could withstand, manifesting as the complete collapse of structures—the roaring torrent of stone dragons crashed into an absolutely invisible yet undeniably real, scorching barrier, the instantaneous heat potentially surpassing even the surface temperature of the sun!

Before they could even undergo a change in physical form, they were instantly vaporized and sublimated into scorching plasma! This enormous energy could not be immediately absorbed by the surrounding air and was forced to manifest again, transforming into a sky full of churning, boiling, scorching, and dazzling waterfalls of molten lava!

These crimson magma droplets, exuding an aura of destruction, rained down like a torrential summer downpour, but the intense heat brought by this "rain" was absolutely deadly. The temperature inside the massive cavern was rising at an alarming rate; the air was expanding rapidly due to the high temperature, but the enclosed environment prevented it from escaping effectively.

At this moment, even ignoring the terrifying high temperature, the sudden increase in air pressure to its limit is enough to rupture the internal organs of any ordinary creature and kill it instantly.

But the ones fighting here now are not ordinary people, but two non-human creatures. Their imposing bone wings spread out from behind them, and their speed, which was already almost imperceptible to the naked eye, was increased exponentially. Only the deafening sound of each collision could be heard.

The fiery red lava droplets did not splash to the ground; instead, they floated up like the rocks controlled by Jormungandr. The extremely high temperature had completely "killed" the rocks, just as Jormungandr had done when he forged alchemical weapons. Once something is killed, its nature is completely changed, and there is no need to "bring it back to life." At this moment, they no longer belong to the authority of the King of Earth and Mountains, but to fire!
Magma dragons clashed with rock dragons, their violent collisions serving as the drumbeats of the battlefield. The earth was endless, as was the fire. This apocalyptic scene was meaningless; the real battle depended solely on the spears and claws of the kings!

Countless fierce and simple battles collided, rubble fell, and high temperatures and air pressure rose. This cave space, which should have been incredibly stable, finally became precarious. Dante's description of hell was probably no more than this, and the apocalypse was just a superficial overview of it.

The Overlord Spear hummed incessantly with each collision, not because it couldn't withstand the pressure, but because it was excited. The mottled protrusions on the spearhead resembled dragon scales. If it were an ordinary weapon, Jormungandr would have destroyed it long ago after finding the "eye." But it was originally the weapon of the king of the earth and mountains, and its origin was even more special... It did not have an "eye"!
Finally, after another collision, Lu Mingfei held the gun over his shoulder and pulled his elbow back.

This is not the standard way to use a spear, nor is it the posture that should appear in close-quarters combat, because this is a throwing attack, used as a javelin!
Entry - [Absolute Accuracy]

In that instant, Jormungandr's expression changed again, not with caution, but with visible fear. That power, that unique authority, appeared in her perception once more, and the threat of death seemed to flicker on the tip of the spear!
She let out a deafening roar, slamming her hands into the ground. Unprecedented power was mobilized, and the ground "boiled" as if it were boiling water. Lu Mingfei, who had already thrown that shot, also did his best to unleash the "True Meaning of Fire".

The collision of light and heat, stone and force finally caused this once incredibly sturdy cave space to succumb to such terrifying destruction, much like detonating an anti-tank mine inside a diesel drum.

A massive mushroom cloud rose into the air, and the sound waves spread rapidly in all directions in a visible manner, with hot winds sweeping everything away! It was an apocalyptic scene, like a nuclear bomb being detonated. The most powerful weapon in human history to date was created by the burst of power from two non-human beings who were not even at their full strength.

(End of this chapter)