The difference between superior and inferior was immediately apparent. Chen Tian had the upper hand. He checked his attributes; his overall level and stats had reached White Flame rank level seventy, while the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon was only White Flame rank level sixty-five. A five-level difference meant a significant disparity in their stats.
The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon looked at Chen Tian in shock. The kid he had repelled moments ago was now the one repelling him. It was unbelievable. What had just happened?
But the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon knew he had to take this seriously from now on. The opponent was no longer the same. He didn't need to underestimate him anymore. With a tremor, a terrifying power erupted. Chen Tian’s expression grew solemn upon seeing this. The opponent's stats were increasing rapidly, reaching a baseline equal to his own.
Chen Tian became cautious as well. Their eyes met, and then they transformed into countless afterimages of light, charging at each other. *Bang bang bang* sounds echoed. Their collisions were like brilliant fireworks in the sky.
Chen Tian's fists collided with the opponent's black and blue dragon claws. His four-colored fists moved towards the opponent's face. The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon's dragon claws retracted, instantly blocking the fists. Then, both exerted force and pushed apart. They continued to clash. Chen Tian's fists made a tricky rotation downwards, aiming directly at the opponent's chin.
The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon's single dragon claw formed a circle, and a light shield instantly appeared before him, shimmering with water. Chen Tian's fist landed as if on cotton, sinking into a mire.
Chen Tian's face changed drastically because the opponent's dragon claws were already coming for him. A faint blue-purple glow emanated from Chen Tian's body, and instantly, blue-purple ice crystals formed on his body, creating blue-purple armor.
*Peng!* The blue-purple armor shattered, and Chen Tian retreated three steps. He looked at the opponent in amazement. The opponent's AI was so monstrously adaptive that it could change tactics during combat.
He knew that only Monarch-level bosses could do this. The bosses Chen Tian had encountered before usually followed a pattern: melee combat, then elemental clashes, weapon duels, and finally, an all-out fight. This was different. The opponent was actually using techniques.
Chen Tian’s mind raced, and he concluded that this battle would not be easy.
Blue-purple ice crystals gathered in Chen Tian's hands, forming a pair of gauntlets. Sharp wind spikes formed from airflow on the gauntlets. A white crystal was embedded on the back of his hand.
Chen Tian swung his fists. Instantly, his fists seemed to transform into giant fists, charging towards the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon. The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon extended his black and blue dragon claws, clenched them, and countless black and blue water currents swirled around his hands. Then, the water currents formed water blades that encased his claws, which took on a hand-blade posture. Black and blue water blades formed on his claws.
The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon stepped forward, his twin blades slashing down. He swung his fists, and countless fist shadows and black and blue blade lights erupted. They attacked relentlessly, without any defense. Chen Tian observed every move and stance of the opponent. Then, his eyes glowed, and he launched his fists, striking simultaneously from both sides.
As the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon's twin blades were about to extend, Chen Tian's fists directly struck his arm. His attack was interrupted. The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon instantly switched to a defensive stance. Chen Tian's fists charged towards his abdomen, the terrifying wind spikes carrying four-colored radiance.
The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon crossed his twin blades and placed his arms before his abdomen. His body instantly retreated. Seeing this, Chen Tian attacked again. The opponent's attack pattern had been deciphered, posing no threat.
The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon looked at Chen Tian charging towards him, a look of anger appearing on his face. This kid was too presumptuous. Did he think he could be so reckless and disregard him just because he saw through his moves and patterns?
Then, the hand-blades on his hands slowly transformed into streams of black and blue water that flowed towards his arms. At the same time, a pair of black and blue wrist blades appeared on his arms. The wrist blades slowly fastened onto his arms and then slashed down.
Chen Tian was caught off guard; the opponent's attack pattern had changed. He crossed his fists and arms, and the white crystal on his gauntlet instantly emitted a white shield of light before him.
The black and blue blade energy struck it, and Chen Tian's figure was forced back. Chen Tian then crossed his arms and unleashed an X-shaped blade of light. *Bang!* The sound echoed in Chen Tian's ears. Chen Tian and the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon looked at each other again.
"Very impressive. You can see through my attack patterns. But I am proficient in all weapons. As the master of the water element, I can transform into any weapon. You can see through any pattern, and I can change my attack mode!"
Chen Tian paid no attention to the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon's disdainful words. The stronger one's elemental control, the more weapons one could conjure. The opponent's control was also at the Monarch level. Chen Tian hadn't expected to defeat him just by seeing through his attack patterns.
They hadn't even used their full strength yet. Chen Tian had fused with his own four elements to achieve this state. The formidable power hadn't been fully unleashed.
Chen Tian merely wanted to gauge the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon's capabilities. However, using the fusion system came at a significant price.
In short: immense power always comes at a price.
Chen Tian's price was the temporary loss of his four elemental control for three months in real-time.
This was a heavy price for Chen Tian, as his elemental spirit race was temporarily unusable, essentially sealed.
But Chen Tian had no regrets. Rather than fusing with others and harming them, he would bear the cost himself.
This was Chen Tian's personality. He would never hurt his own people to gain power unless absolutely necessary; he would rather be injured himself.
Chen Tian looked at the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon before him. The dragon's wrist blades reappeared. Chen Tian clenched his fists, and the gauntlets instantly transformed into twin blades. For Chen Tian, twin blades were the weapons he had used the longest and were the most suitable for him.
Twin blades were agile, fast, and sharp when attacking. Chen Tian greatly favored twin blades. These twin blades, forged from the four elements, had blue-purple blades. The hilts were made of clear wind, appearing transparent. A white pillar was embedded in the center of each hilt.
Chen Tian swung his twin blades left and right, his stance widening, and a wave of air swept out. Proficient in all weapons? Coincidentally, Chen Tian was also proficient in all weapons, and even all classes!
Then, his figure transformed into thousands of Chen Tians, all slashing with four-colored blade light.
Divine Shadow Swordsman Skill: Thousand Illusions Slash!
The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon also summoned wrist blades on his arms and swung them, sending out terrifying black and blue blade energy. Facing thousands of Chen Tians, he showed no weakness.
Blade after blade collided. Then, Chen Tian's true form appeared behind the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon. Simultaneously, he slowly raised his twin blades, which instantly merged into a greatsword. The greatsword's hilt seemed to disappear; Chen Tian's arm acted as the hilt. As his arm fell, the four-colored greatsword descended.
Heavenly Sword Class Skill: Heavenly One Sword!
The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon sensed something and erupted with black and blue light, his entire body enveloped in black and blue water, forming a black and blue cocoon. Chen Tian's four-colored greatsword struck it but had no effect.
Chen Tian was stunned. Water element was indeed an unpredictable element.
Sometimes fierce, sometimes calm, sometimes gentle, healing your body and mind.
His attack had failed again. Suddenly, from within the black and blue cocoon, countless black and blue lances shot out towards Chen Tian.
Chen Tian instantly separated his greatsword and spun his twin blades, forming a four-colored light wheel. He threw it directly. The countless lances collided with the four-colored light wheel and were instantly sliced apart by the sharp wheel.
Heavenly Blade Class Skill: Blade Wheel!
Chen Tian was proficient in all classes and could use skills from any class. Heavenly Blade was a branch of blade-wielding classes, just as Divine Shadow Swordsman was a branch.
Chen Tian's figure slowly retreated as the black and blue cocoon exploded, transforming into countless water spikes that shot out in all directions.
Chen Tian's twin blades transformed into four-colored shields and were instantly placed before him. A phantom of a giant appeared on the shields. The phantom slowly lowered its shield, and a massive shield phantom appeared before Chen Tian. Chen Tian stood calmly behind the shield.
Heavy Shield Class Skill: Heavy Shield Guard!
Countless black and blue water spikes struck the shield, creating small holes. Then, the attack ended, and Chen Tian's shield dissipated.
The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon looked at Chen Tian with shock. What class was this guy? Why were his skills all different, and his class unidentifiable? When had such a perverted individual appeared among humans?
Chen Tian seized the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon's moment of distraction. His four-colored twin blades instantly transformed into a pair of small wheels attached to his feet on either side.
At the same time, Chen Tian's legs transformed into giant grinding wheels, and he charged towards the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon.
Battle Wheel Fighter Class Skill: Light Wheel Divine Annihilation Kick!
The small, terrifying light wheels spun on Chen Tian's legs. Then, Chen Tian inverted himself, extending his hands and spreading his legs. The light wheels instantly flattened at his feet. Chen Tian's entire body began to spin, a light wheel like an inverted top hurtling towards the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon.
Seeing this, the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon waved his hands. Instantly, countless black mists appeared all over his body. As water flowed around him, the black mist and black and blue water converged, forming a massive black and blue water ball that grew larger and larger. The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon pushed forward with both hands.
The giant water ball hurtled towards Chen Tian. His spinning body and the light wheel collided with the water ball. *Swish swish swish,* sounds echoed. Hundreds, then thousands, of white cracks appeared on the water ball, but it didn't explode or disappear.
As time passed, Chen Tian's rotational speed decreased, and the water ball shrunk. The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon clenched his hands, and *bang!* the water ball exploded, sending Chen Tian flying backward.
"Shameless! You're playing dirty with me!"
Chen Tian cursed, calling the dragon shameless for playing dirty. His health decreased by another 15%.
He was left with less than four thousand health. Although Chen Tian's fused level and stats had soared, his health remained unchanged, whether he transformed into a dragon or a phoenix.
This was a drawback of his 'Cold Case' mode. While he had many privileges, some were disadvantageous to him, like his health not changing.
Chen Tian meticulously planned every battle to avoid getting hurt because he knew his health was low. If he took a few more hits, he'd be done for.
Who knew the opponent would play dirty, compressing elemental energy within the water ball to its critical point, controlling it, and detonating it when his moves weakened?
Chen Tian looked at the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon. This was clearly the mindset of a player. It had to be a Monarch-level boss.
At the same time, he extended his hands, and a beam of light appeared on his body, instantly restoring his health.
Light Holy Master Class Skill: Radiant Healing.
Chen Tian's health was fully restored, but he could only use this move once a day. Other healing spells were of little use to him unless they were learned healing techniques.
Chen Tian looked at the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon before him and summoned four-colored lances in his hands. Terrible power converged within the lances. He stepped forward!
"Boom!"
A massive shockwave erupted behind Chen Tian. The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon's wrist blades transformed into black and blue spears, and the two clashed.
Although the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon was proficient in all weapons, his weapons only had combat techniques and experience, not weapon skills. But Chen Tian was different. Chen Tian was proficient in all classes and could use skills with any weapon, as long as the class corresponded to the weapon.
Chen Tian held the spear in his left hand, then leaped, swinging the spear around. Four-colored energy continuously flowed towards the spear tip. Chen Tian threw it instantly!
Oblivion Spear Professional's Most Powerful Skill: Oblivion God's Strike!
Four-colored light shot towards the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon. The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon looked at the light in shock, then opened his mouth. Rampaging black and blue water currents converged in his mouth. He then gently opened his mouth, and a column of fierce black and blue water shot out towards the four-colored light.
For the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon, he was merely proficient in weapons. The skills and abilities he used were his own, unlike Chen Tian. Therefore, to counter Chen Tian's skills, he could only use his own abilities and skills.
The massive black and blue water column collided with the four-colored light. Instantly, Chen Tian's lips curved slightly. He gathered his hands and made a slicing motion. The four-colored light transformed into countless small lights that followed the water currents towards the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon.
The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon was stunned. *Tricking me, you're playing dirty!*
"You shameless bastard, playing dirty!"
"Who started playing dirty first? You played dirty with me first, so why can't I play dirty with you?"
Spear Master Professional Skill: Spear Split!
Seeing the four-colored spear lights coming towards him, the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon's body was instantly covered in a faint black and blue water, forming a protective membrane that encased his body, as if his body were wrapped in a film.
Countless four-colored spear lights struck the protective membrane but couldn't penetrate it. They were bounced off, as if elastic.
Chen Tian's expression grew solemn. He then made a slicing motion with his finger, and the countless four-colored spear lights merged into a single four-colored spear light. The four-colored spear light shot directly at the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon.
Chen Tian turned his head, no longer watching. He knew the outcome; he just wanted to trick him, or he would suffer.
*Bang!* An explosion sound rang out. Chen Tian stood with his back to the explosion, calmly waiting. Instantly, a figure appeared from the sky. Chen Tian looked at the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon before him. His health had decreased by 20%. It seemed his dirty trick had succeeded.
The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon glared at Chen Tian in fury. Tricking him like this was practically suicidal. He had actually been injured. This was a disgrace. How could a dragon be injured by a human? This was a humiliation.
"Kid, I've decided to tear you to pieces!"
As he spoke, the wrist blades on the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon's arms vanished, and a pair of black and blue wings appeared behind him. Simultaneously, all four limbs transformed into black and blue dragon claws, and armor formed from black and blue scales covered his body.
At this moment, the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon entered his dragon form, and his strength soared. Chen Tian smirked. He was agitated. He was agitated!
Then, Chen Tian spread his four-colored wings. In his fused state, he couldn't undergo racial transformation, but he didn't belong to any other race in this state either.
His four-colored wings spread like radiant wings, illuminating the entire void. Chen Tian's four-colored wings flapped, and instantly, terrifying four-colored air currents surged towards the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon.
Seeing this, the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon flapped his wings, unleashing black air currents. Their air currents collided.
Chen Tian used the Angel class skill: Sky-Shaking Hurricane Wings!
The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon's attack was instinctual. Their air currents collided, creating a void that swallowed both streams of air.
A draw. Chen Tian and the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon looked at each other. The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon attacked first, stepping forward with his dragon claws, transforming into countless afterimages as he charged at Chen Tian.
Facing countless afterimages, Chen Tian's figure split into two, then into four. Instantly, hundreds, then thousands, of Chen Tians battled the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon in the void.
The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon's attacks were mere afterimages, yet they were able to contend with Chen Tian's clones. Chen Tian used the Ninja class skill: Thousand Shadow Clone!
This was a clone technique from ninjutsu, albeit a more advanced version.
As Chronos Era exploded globally, it naturally encompassed all cultures, including ninjas. Chen Tian's clones and the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon's afterimages collided. The afterimages instantly exploded, and Chen Tian's clones were caught in the blast.
Chen Tian's face twitched. This guy still wanted to trick him! He had compressed elemental energy within his afterimages. Fortunately, his clones resisted; otherwise, the explosion of so many afterimages would have been unbearable.
Chen Tian's true form also collided with the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon's true form. Instantly, black and blue claws shot towards Chen Tian. Chen Tian retaliated with his fists. *Bang!* The entire void began to shatter. Their collision was so powerful it threatened to break the void itself. What power!
Then, a void appeared at the center of their collision. Both of them immediately retreated. Another draw.
But the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon was clearly dissatisfied with the result. He raised his claws, and the water flowing from bottom to top gathered on his black and blue claws, surging towards them.
Chen Tian saw that the opponent was about to unleash a skill and knew he had to find a way. His eyes gleamed coldly. His four-colored wings detached from his back and moved before him, combining to form a four-colored winged longbow in his hand. Chen Tian clenched his right index finger, and a four-colored arrow appeared in his hand. He nocked the arrow, drew the bowstring, and four-colored light converged within the four-colored arrow.
Archery Class Skill: Elemental Convergence Arrow!
As both sides charged their attacks, Chen Tian's four-colored arrow shot out first with a crisp *whoosh*. It flew towards the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon's body.
It became a beam of light across the sky, a beam of light in the void.
Seeing this, the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon finished charging his attack. A sphere covered in black and blue spikes appeared on his dragon claws, and he placed both hands before him.
*Whoosh whoosh whoosh!* Countless black and blue spikes shot out like a torrential downpour towards Chen Tian's arrow. The light spikes that shot out collided with each other, forming drills. Black and blue spears, swords, and blades appeared, as if the black and blue spikes were endless, firing madly.
Chen Tian was speechless. How much did this guy want to trick him?
Then, *bang!* Under the onslaught of the rain of black and blue spikes, Chen Tian's four-colored arrow dissipated. Instantly, countless black and blue spikes transformed into various shapes and headed towards Chen Tian.
Chen Tian placed his winged longbow before him and began rotating the winged longbow with a Tai Chi motion. Instantly, the winged longbow transformed into a four-colored circular light shield.
Countless attacks struck it but had no effect.
Archery Class Skill: Bow Shield Guard!
This was the Archery class's defensive skill, their only defensive skill. If Chen Tian hadn't broken through to level seventy-five, he wouldn't have been able to use it.
Class skills were only removed after reaching level one hundred, the White Flame rank. After the White Flame rank, players used self-created skills and evolved abilities.
Class no longer existed. Player class skills would be removed, and their bodies would undergo a qualitative change. But NPCs were different. Their class skills would be retained because some NPCs were designed without the ability to learn self-created skills.
Chronos Era had considered all sorts of situations. Chen Tian looked at the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon. They had been fighting for quite some time, and no winner had emerged.
Meanwhile, outside, Brother Number, Wu Que Nan, and Qing Ling looked worried. Unbeknownst to them, a black vortex had appeared above their heads.
Streams of aura silently moved towards Chen Tian's location. These auras continuously emerged from the vortex and moved towards Chen Tian, as if drawn to him.
Chen Tian was unaware that his old friends had arrived and was still fighting the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon.
The Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon saw that Chen Tian was evenly matched with him. This time, he would unleash his full power.
His entire body was enveloped in terrifying black and blue water. Black mist and black and blue water appeared all over his body, and terrible patterns glowed and flickered.
Suddenly, the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon's movements stopped. He then clutched his head in pain. Chen Tian looked confused but sensed a familiar aura.
Then, his divine pupils opened, and his expression turned to surprise. He decisively attacked, converging his four elements, and a massive four-element beam shot towards the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon.
Suddenly, the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon's eyes opened, and the four-colored beam exploded.
Chen Tian exclaimed in panic, "This… this isn't fun anymore!"
"It's not me! I just killed one of your clones. Are you really going to chase me all the way here? Xie Tian Yi!"
Chen Tian looked at the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon before him. At this moment, the Azure Heavenly Flame Dragon could no longer be called that; he was completely possessed by Xie Tian Yi.
Xie Tian Yi said with cold murderous intent, "My aura guided me here, and I happened to see you. I'll deal with you while I'm at it. This body is barely adequate. Who knew my aura would contaminate one of the Seven Dragon Sons back then?"
"Since we've met, then die! I'll avenge my clone!"
Xie Tian Yi calmly raised a finger, and a black beam shot out. Chen Tian watched the beam rush towards him. This wasn't fun. His current state was no match for Xie Tian Yi.
*Bang!*
Instantly, a black beam collided with another beam. Chen Tian was stunned. Who saved me? Streams of black aura appeared before Chen Tian. Chen Tian's lips twitched, unsure what to say.
He really didn't know what to say. It was him!
"Brother, I must deal with this guy. Kid, we meet again. You destroyed two of my clones. I really want revenge for that."
Countless auras converged to form a figure. The figure spoke calmly, "Xie Mie, Xie Tian Yi, I just destroyed your clones! Is that enough to make you chase me so relentlessly?"
"Brother, I'll handle this guy!"
"Why? Xie Mie, this guy is my prey!"
Xie Mie and Xie Tian Yi began to argue. Seeing this, Chen Tian suddenly felt the urge to run, but Xie Mie waved his hand, and Chen Tian's figure was instantly immobilized.
Xie Mie confronted Xie Tian Yi, "Brother, this guy is my prey. He's the fated one, so let me have him."
"Why? Just because you call me brother doesn't mean I'll agree to everything. You have ulterior motives!"
"Hmph! Are you going to let me have him or not? Calling me brother is already my limit. What more do you want?"
"No! This guy must be killed by me! Don't even think about it!"
.......
Chen Tian watched the two arguing and thought there might be a chance. If they really started fighting, he could take the opportunity to escape.
"Hey! How about we both attack and see who takes him down first?"
"Alright!"
Oh, crap! Chen Tian was stunned. They actually agreed. No way! Was it worth it? He was just a player! Was it worth chasing him here? And the two of them bullying one newbie? Was it worth it?
Chen Tian felt powerless. Both of them were White Flame rank level ninety-five existences. How could he possibly fight them? Wasn't this suicidal?
Moreover, even activating his dragon form wouldn't let him defeat both of them. He had to be extremely careful when dealing with one clone, and now he had to face two.
Chen Tian felt utterly exhausted. It really wasn't worth it!
The two of them quickly charged towards Chen Tian. Chen Tian closed his eyes, resigned to his fate. It seemed he was truly going to die this time, unless a miracle happened.
But would a miracle really happen? Would it truly appear?
The answer was yes. Suddenly, a fragment emitting light appeared before Chen Tian, radiating a terrifying light that illuminated the entire void. Xie Mie and Xie Tian Yi froze for a moment.
Then, as the light faded, Chen Tian's figure vanished into the void.
On Wu Que Nan's side, an interface suddenly appeared. Wu Que Nan was delighted, thinking Chen Tian might have finished his task. However, upon opening it, he was stunned.
The figures of the three had vanished from here.