Chen Tian entered the cave of the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon. It was pitch black. Chen Tian felt the aura of darkness from the cave, one of the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon's abilities: the power of darkness. The tunnel was filled with dark energy. One wrong step and one could lose their way and become lost. For Chen Tian, this posed no difficulty. He emanated a radiant light, and the surrounding darkness intensely wrapped around it. The light from Chen Tian was too dazzling for the darkness to engulf. Light and darkness were inherently mutually exclusive, yet they generated each other. Chen Tian possessed the ability to control energy, and light was also a form of energy. Chen Tian commanded the light to erupt from his body, illuminating the surroundings.
Chen Tian slowly walked into the tunnel, like an unmoving beacon in the night. He didn't know how long he had walked when suddenly a beam of light shot towards him. Chen Tian turned and dodged. A dark fireball flew past Chen Tian's eyes. Chen Tian stared at the black space below. This was not the end. Perhaps it was a trap. Chen Tian extended his senses and proceeded cautiously, taking steady steps. Chen Tian soon arrived at the bottom of the tunnel. The ground here was a vast dragon tomb. The entire design resembled a fusion of a giant dragon and a tomb. The mountain walls were shaped into the body of a colossal dragon, with nine heads and a massive form, standing majestically before him.
Chen Tian looked around. The ground was covered with items, all glittering. These were likely the treasures plundered by the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon. Chen Tian wanted to find the quest key among these treasures, which was like finding a needle in a haystack. The aura of the treasures before him was intense; they were clearly top-tier artifacts. The City Lord had not described the key's appearance to Chen Tian, so Chen Tian had no idea what it looked like or how to find it. With mountains of treasures before him, he couldn't possibly examine them one by one!
"Boy, you dare to lay hands on my treasures? You're courting death!"
A furious roar erupted from behind Chen Tian. A sharp glint flashed, and Chen Tian instantly evaded the attack. A young figure with nine-colored eyes and nine-colored hair appeared before Chen Tian. Chen Tian's eyes provided information about the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon.
Boss: Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon
Strength: 999999 Realm Points
Health: 9x999 Realm Points
Speed: 999999 Realm Points
Constitution: 5201345 Realm Points
Race: Demonic Dragon Clan (Mutant)
Abilities: Power of Darkness, Power of Flame, Power of Fusion, Power of Destruction, Speed Boost, Dragon Breath, Control Dragon Breath, Dragon Scale Boost, Berserk!
Trait: Nine Abilities, Nine Lives (Nine abilities, nine lives)
Note: The Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon is a mutated dragon clan with nine heads. It has only one heart, which constantly shifts its location. Each head represents a dwelling place for the heart. To slay it, all nine heads must be destroyed simultaneously.
Chen Tian looked at the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon's data. It was exactly as the information stated. Chen Tian's eyes saw the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon's heart continuously moving among the nine heads. Only by simultaneously destroying all nine heads would the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon die. Killing them one by one would be a foolish approach. As long as the heart moved, its powerful regeneration would instantly restore any blasted head. As for its current form, it was likely a transformed state, which explained why no players had seen the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon's true form.
The Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon had transformed into a human form, and naturally, no one noticed. At most, it would be mistaken for a player, a special profession. Chen Tian spoke, "Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon, hand over the treasure you obtained from Yuan City. I don't wish to fight you, but that item is very important to me."
"Yuan City? What treasure? I'm sorry, I just returned. Which treasure are you referring to?"
"Moreover, these are my treasures. If you want to covet them, you must defeat me. This is my rule. I don't know how you passed through the Dark Labyrinth, but your presence here proves your strength. If you can defeat me, I will gladly hand over the treasures. How about it?"
Dragon-kind enjoyed battling powerful opponents; it was an ingrained instinct from birth. The stronger the opponent, the more frenzied the dragon's battle. Dragons were known as divine beasts because they grew stronger with every fight. Coupled with their physical strength and abilities, they were on par with divine beasts. Dragons rarely found worthy opponents. The Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon would not let go of an opportunity to fight someone who could push it to its limits.
Chen Tian nodded in agreement. He understood the nature of dragon-kind. Since the other party had spoken thus, he only needed to defeat it. Dragon-kind never went back on their word. Chen Tian assumed a fighting stance. The Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon's strength was comparable to Chen Tian's. Of course, Chen Tian could defeat it in a few moves if he went all out. However, he could not underestimate the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon. Chen Tian was aware of its nine abilities. The information he had purchased earlier was very clear: the abilities of the nine heads could stack. The Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon's combat power was not simply additive.
If Chen Tian went all out, he feared that the surrounding treasures would be scattered or destroyed, resulting in more loss than gain. Chen Tian used only ten percent of his strength. With ten percent of his strength, he could fight the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon to a draw. The Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon took a step forward and threw a punch. The transformed Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon was no different from a human. Its fists shot towards Chen Tian. Chen Tian moved to the left in advance. The punch missed its target before it even reached Chen Tian. Chen Tian had already been calculating the course of this battle for several minutes.
He had calculated based on the dragon-kind's fighting style and personality. Chen Tian dodged the punch in advance. After evading, Chen Tian kicked out, raising his leg sharply and aiming for the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon. The Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon saw Chen Tian's attack and alternated its legs, intending to trap Chen Tian's left leg. Unexpectedly, Chen Tian stopped his left leg's attack and performed a 180-degree horizontal sweep with his entire body. The Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon stared at Chen Tian in shock because its defense was not yet complete when the opponent changed its move. In this sudden turn of events, just as the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon was about to leap, Chen Tian had already appeared above its head and delivered a punch.
Rumble!
The Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon's body slammed into the ground, creating a massive crater. The Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon's laughter echoed, "Good kid, your physique is not inferior to mine. I hope you can make me fight with all my might."
The Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon emerged from Chen Tian's attack seemingly unharmed. Its body was covered in dragon scales, and its hands transformed into dragon claws. This was the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon's second form, a thirty percent increase in strength. It took a step forward, shattering the ground, and instantly appeared before Chen Tian, slashing with its claw.
This claw passed directly through Chen Tian's body; it was an afterimage. As the afterimage dissipated, Chen Tian attacked from behind the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon, unleashing a palm strike. The claw and hand collided. Chen Tian pulled back and then pushed forward, spinning the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon and throwing it away. The Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon stabilized itself.
It was deeply shaken. The opponent seemed to know what it was going to do next. Based on the speed of the claw attack earlier, it would have been impossible to dodge without creating an afterimage in advance. The opponent had left its original position and created an afterimage, waiting for it before it even made a move. Also, during the clash of claw and palm, just as the claw was about to make a move, it was interrupted by Chen Tian's action. Could the opponent predict the future?
The Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon felt as if the human before it knew its next move and had already prepared a countermeasure. This was getting interesting!
The Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon had battled countless humans, but it had never encountered an opponent like Chen Tian. This ignited its fighting spirit. The Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon wanted to verify something. It took a step forward, its speed even faster than before. Chen Tian's eyes revealed a hint of confusion, and a smile played on his lips. The dragon claws attacked continuously, and hundreds of dragon claw phantoms enveloped Chen Tian. Chen Tian was surrounded by dragon claws. Chen Tian extended his index finger and tapped. The countless phantoms around him shattered. Before Chen Tian's finger was the dragon claw. The dragon claw and finger collided. Chen Tian's index finger landed on the center of the dragon claw, sending the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon backward.
The Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon praised and envied, "You truly have the ability to foresee the future. It seems I cannot engage in a normal fight this time."
Combined with Chen Tian's previous move that instantly pinpointed the location of its claw, the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon firmly believed Chen Tian had the ability to foresee the future. Otherwise, how could Chen Tian have found its true position with just one move?
After all, the attack paths of the dragon claw phantoms were merely where the dragon claws had passed. With the dragon claws attacking without any pattern, how could Chen Tian know where it would attack next?
"Foreseeing the future? I don't have that ability."
Chen Tian directly denied it. Chen Tian did not have the ability to foresee the future. However, the result of the frantic calculations in his mind was that Chen Tian had deduced where the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon would attack next, which was why he extended his finger.
Still, calling it foresight was not entirely incorrect, as Chen Tian's calculation ability could predict the opponent's next move several minutes in advance, whether it was an attack or a defense. Chen Tian clearly knew what the opponent would do next. It was equivalent to foreseeing the future, as no one could predict what would happen in a battle. Chen Tian simply incorporated all possible and impossible scenarios into his calculations. Just as before, Chen Tian had recognized that the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon was testing him, and Chen Tian had not changed his style.
The opponent's assumption of future foresight was their own interpretation and had nothing to do with Chen Tian himself. Chen Tian and the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon stood still. The Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon, aware of Chen Tian's ability, dared not attack rashly. Seeing that the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon was not attacking, Chen Tian made the first move. If the opponent does not attack, then Chen Tian strikes first.
His figure transformed into three or four distinctively colored figures. It was a duplication technique, and not mere illusions; these were clones with physical bodies and consciousness, equivalent to Chen Tian's main body. Four Chen Tian figures of different colors attacked from the east, south, west, and north.
Red, blue, yellow, and green Chen Tians attacked with punches, their four beams of light shooting towards the Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon at the center. The Nine-Headed Demonic Dragon stood in the center, observing its surroundings. The auras were the same, but the energies were different. Could one person wield four types of energy? How was this achieved? It knew it could only control two types of energy, and its nine abilities were innate. This opponent controlled four types of energy and had turned them into physical bodies. What a sophisticated duplication technique and mastery of elements.
Chen Tian possessed energy control. The four figures were clones created by Chen Tian's mastery of elemental energy. Chen Tian divided his consciousness into three parts and attached them to the clones.