After the main character who took the blame retired, the female lead quit.

Just one of them is enough to give her a hard time.

In front of the fog gate at the bottom of the ancient tree.

Amidst the burst of flames, a gleaming copper light pierced through the dragon-headed beast's jaw, meeting the blazing fire head-on.

Pumbaa...

In an instant, the continuous flames seemed to go silent, weakly spewing out a few small sparks before falling still.

!!!

That clean and crisp gun technique, that familiar bronze-colored spear... could it be her?!

Ulala's eyes lit up at the sight, and she didn't even care about the flaming armored monster in front of her.

The strong are respected, and as one of the few who could defeat her in a direct confrontation, she naturally held him in great interest and respect.

Even in the ancient customs of her tribe, there is a concept that the loser can still be disposed of by the winner. So, every spring when all things come back to life, if someone takes a fancy to someone else and wants to be their spouse, they can challenge the other to a duel. After the battle, the loser must accept the winner's marriage proposal.

In this respect... her clan is dominated by women, with far more wolves than meat, so there's not much to say.

The dragon-headed beast's mouth, which was spewing flames, was blocked by the spearhead. The flames scattered, and in the broken light, Xiao Yu, holding a large spear and with vertical brown eyes, was revealed.

?

Ulala's expectant face fell. "Who are you?"

Deng!

As the halberd swept in, she hurriedly raised her giant axe to block it, her petite figure being forced back a great distance.

Dragon Forbidden Zone!

The effect can greatly enhance physical strength and defense, depending on the cultivator's cultivation level.

However, a new anomaly occurred during Long Wanyan's symbiotic state.

He possesses dragon clan secret techniques and is also proficient in spear fighting.

Upon learning this, Long Wanyan readily lent Xiao Yu her newly acquired bronze spear, which she found quite useful.

She had originally planned to lend the snow tassel in her hand to Xiao Yu for protection, but her snow-white spear recognized its master, and even though Xiao Yu had a brilliant record of transforming into a spear and entering and exiting Long Wanyan's body seven times, he still failed.

Xiao Yu's vertical eyes flashed. The strange beast in front of him, which had the ability to transform into mist, was obviously stained with dragon blood and belonged to the dragon category.

The dragon's fiery breath was reduced in power by more than half when it landed on him, allowing him to shoot it in the head while it was still breathing.

Xiao Yu exerted great force, cracking his wrist as he pressed down with the tip of his bronze spear. The immense force caused the beast to stagger.

The combined strength of a Qi Refining cultivator at the Core Formation stage and the four stages of Martial Arts creates a power that even Xiao Yu himself couldn't fully explain, but one thing was certain...

He's incredibly strong right now!

Unlike his fragile, innate swordsmanship, this person is currently... well, he can be described as a dragon warrior. With the slightest movement, it's as if a tremendous force, capable of moving mountains and filling seas, is coursing through his limbs and bones.

Just then, Ulala, who had been pushed back by the giant axe, landed beside him.

With a missing piece of animal ear, a face stained with blood, and increasingly vivid red tattoos, his disheveled appearance caught Xiao Yu's attention.

"You bastard...where did you come from? And that gun you're holding..."

She looked at Xiao Yu, grinding her jagged teeth together and frowning as if she wanted to ask something.

But when his gaze fell on Xiao Yu holding the gun with one hand, pinning the beast down so it couldn't move, he paused, swallowing the question he was about to ask.

"Fine, whatever. You're responsible for the whole thing you've messed with. Don't let it bother me while I'm fighting with this guy."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu blushed and coughed a few times. If he hadn't knocked on the door out of curiosity, this thing might not have appeared at all.

However, after hearing Ulala's explanation, Xiao Yu's gaze fell on her bleeding animal ears:

"Are you... sure you don't need any help?"

"No need! Just mind your own business. The last person with this gun was much better than you."

She tossed her head, facing the flaming armor, and wiped the blood off her face: "That's all it's capable of. It's only good for scaring those cowards who run away at the sight of flames. I've encountered opponents in similar situations, also mummified monsters wielding weapons."

Unfortunately, someone stole the loot from defeating it. This time… I'll definitely strip off every piece of its armor and store it in my storage space. I'm getting my hands on this armor!

Having said that, she bared her sharp fangs, her amber beast eyes gleamed, and she charged forward, wielding her giant axe.

Xiao Yu: "..."

No... you're actually eyeing its armor.

My body type matches, but can I wear it?!

He glanced at the three- or four-meter-tall flaming armor, then looked at Ulala, who was only a little over a meter tall.

Xiao Yu shook his head, feeling a sense of disparity, like a small horse being put in a large cart.

Just as he was thinking this, his hand suddenly loosened, and when he turned around, he saw that the dragon-headed beast that he had pierced through the jaw and pressed to the ground, unable to move, had somehow turned into a cloud of thick fog and escaped his suppression.

The billowing white mist gathered and dispersed, and without a second thought, Xiao Yu drew his gun and flung it behind him.

Snapped!

The fog suddenly appeared, and the dragon's head, which was pouncing like a crocodile, was struck by his spear, causing its mouth to twist crooked.

Longyan glared, as if he felt greatly insulted, and Zhang bit down on Xiao Yu.

Dragon Claw!

Xiao Yu reached out and slapped his hand. Although both were dragon claws, the scale and power he used were indeed much weaker than Long Wanyan's.

It's practically a downgraded version.

The claw struck the ground, but missed its target. The dragon-headed beast once again transformed into a cloud of mist to evade Xiao Yu's attack.

Watching the dragon-headed beast transform into a cloud of white mist and flee at will, Xiao Yu felt a headache coming on.

Legend has it that dragons can ride the clouds and summon wind and rain, and this dragon-headed beast must have comprehended similar supernatural powers from its own bloodline.

Long Wanyan, who possesses the bloodline of the dragon race, must also have a similar dragon transformation technique, but Xiao Yu's symbiotic secret techniques are limited, and unfortunately, there is no similar method of turning into mist among them.

This is a real headache.

I don't know where to start...

Xiao Yu dodged one of its attacks, then leaped up, seized the opportunity, aimed at its body, and thrust his spear into it.

Peng...

The fog dissipated.

The gun tip stirred up only a cloud of air, feeling light and airy, clearly indicating that it hadn't hit anything substantial.

Within the drifting mist, a dragon's face appeared, grinning and laughing. It clearly felt a sense of vengeful pleasure at Xiao Yu's helplessness.

The mist drifted about, and it even opened its dragon eyes to give Xiao Yu a defiant look.

Dragon Flame!

The fireball collided with the mist, spun once, and then fell silent.

Xiao Yu frowned deeply. This kind of transformation technique was really troublesome. No wonder Zi Yun's poison mist technique was so effective that she was completely unafraid of this kind of situation.

Eh?

Wait a minute... Zi Yun's avatar poison mist and this dragon-headed beast's avatar... are they from the same source?

Xiao Yu had a flash of inspiration, as if he had grasped something.

That being the case...

He opened his hands, and a few sparks of lightning bloomed from his fingertips.

This level of detail is barely enough; it's similar to applying it to the ice prison in his "Mirror Flower Snow Moon" series.

Using ice and lightning feels about the same.

Call ~

The dragon-headed beast emerged from the thick fog and pounced again. Xiao Yu dodged to the side, and as it brushed past him, his body gradually transformed into mist.

Lightning burst forth in Xiao Yu's hand—Dragon Thunder. Thunder Net!

A crackling sound of thunder rang out, like a fishing net cast by a fisherman, precisely trapping the thick fog that the dragon-headed beast had transformed into.

The lightning net... unlike the ice prison that Xiao Yu used, was cast in the form of lightning, which Xiao Yu could clearly perceive.

This move was specifically developed to counter Zi Yun's transformation technique, which involves turning into poisonous mist. Back then, Zi Yun, the Holy Maiden of the Five Poisons Sect, challenged the Senior Brother of Xuanlei Mountain to a duel, and he was defeated.

During this time, Zi Yun's attacks were all based on poisonous mist, which would gather and disperse at will, catching people off guard.

Lei Zhiyang's pure energy was indeed able to suppress the poisonous fog, but it hadn't reached the point where it could completely disperse it. In addition, the senior disciple of Xuanlei Mountain was distracted at the time, which is why he was defeated by Ziyun.

It is estimated that since then, Lei Huang has been studying Zi Yun's incarnation, the poisonous mist, day and night, and that's how he developed the Thunder Net move.

He can be described as a young genius, with a profound understanding of lightning.

After that, Xiao Yu suddenly realized the truth and opened the ice prison, and now he has trapped the dragon-headed beast that has turned into mist in the form of a lightning net.

It has to be said, it was truly fate.

The dragon-headed beast struggled, trying to escape from the cage built of lightning. The fog expanded, crashing into the large net of lightning, causing it to flicker a few times, the electric threads spreading and showing signs of breaking apart.

Ultimately, it wasn't a supernatural power that Xiao Yu cultivated; it was merely a temporary borrowed ability from symbiosis, so its control over it was indeed somewhat weaker.

Xiao Yu clenched his fists tightly, and Lei Wang stared intently at him, his state stabilizing, giving him no chance to escape.

Upon seeing this, the trapped dragon-headed beast let out a shriek and directly revoked its ability to transform into mist. Its body solidified, and the lightning net was directly imprinted on its body.

This was exactly what Xiao Yu wanted to do. He raised his bronze spear and charged straight at the attacker.

The bronze spearhead lit up, flashing with an unusual light.

The dragon-headed beast was terrified, and a glimmer of clarity suddenly flashed in its bright red lantern eyes. In its haste, it uttered a human-like voice:

"Wait! Mercy, sir! Mercy, sir! We're on the same side, we're on the same side..."

puff!

Ignoring its cacophony, Xiao Yu thrust his spear straight through its body, shattering its shell and splattering blood everywhere.

The immense force of the gun pierced through the beast's body, embedding itself three feet deep into the frozen soil.

The dragon-headed beast let out a groan, its head drooping to the ground as if it had breathed its last, and ceased its struggle.