As Connor shot upward, Ron began to fall — but he refused to give up. Gritting his teeth, he grabbed Connor's wings mid-air.
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Ron slammed repeated elbows into Connor's back.
Then, with raw strength, he twisted Connor around and flung him toward a chain of mountains. They smashed through several peaks, leaving trails of destruction behind them.
Both of them crashed into Finian's Mountain, blasting through one side and bursting out the other.
Connor staggered to his feet — but froze.
Ron's fist hovered inches from his face.
Connor narrowly dodged.
Before he could counter, Ron bent his leg and drove his knee straight into Connor's face. He followed up with brutal knee strikes, then leaped into the air and unleashed rapid kicks toward Connor's mouth.
Suddenly — WHOOSH!
Several glowing purple kicks manifested out of nowhere and slammed into Connor as well.
Ron was blending martial arts with Black Sorcery flawlessly.
He launched a clean combo — then repeated the same sequence, but this time each strike landed with far greater force.
Ron stepped back for a split second.
Connor was clearly disoriented.
Ron shot forward again, preparing a final blow.
His eyes turned purple.
A glowing layer of purple armor formed around his entire arm, covering even his fist.
Ron threw the punch.
The blow connected with Connor's face.
A massive shockwave erupted outward — flattening everything within a fifteen-mile radius.
The impact left behind a colossal crater, large enough to swallow two entire cities.
But Connor… did not fall.
He stood completely still.
Ron's fist was still pressed against his face.
Connor slowly smiled.
Then, with his massive hand, he grabbed Ron by the face.
"Bring me Carter," Connor said coldly.
He slammed Ron straight into the ground.
A crater — big enough for four cities — exploded beneath them.
The entire planet shook.
Every structure across the world trembled as a powerful earthquake rippled through the earth.
Connor's hand shifted.
His fingers elongated — his nails growing into razor-sharp blades.
He moved his bladed hand toward Ron's throat.
A layer of purple armor instantly formed around Ron's neck, blocking the strike.
Ron shaped his own hand into a blade, covering it with purple armor.
He slashed upward at Connor's head — but Connor stepped back just in time.
A purple armored blade then formed around Ron's leg.
He raised it high — and drove it straight into Connor's back.
Connor let out a deafening scream.
In retaliation, he opened his mouth and unleashed a torrent of flames.
Ron teleported away in an instant.
Connor scanned the battlefield, furious.
"Where did he go?" he thought.
Suddenly — Ron shot toward him from above.
Connor turned — but too late.
Ron punched him square in the stomach and tackled him into the ground, tearing through roads, cars, buildings — obliterating everything in their path.
Connor opened his mouth again to breathe fire.
Before he could, Ron slammed his purple-armored fist directly into Connor's mouth.
The flame detonated inside Connor.
A massive explosion ripped through the area, destroying everything nearby.
Ron was blasted several miles away.
When the smoke cleared, Ron slowly stood up.
Connor… also rose to his feet.
"You are stronger than I ever thought," Connor said, his voice booming.
"But now — let me show you the true power of the Dragon Sage."
He roared toward the sky.
A blazing red aura erupted around him.
As he powered up, the ground trembled violently.
The sky cracked.
The very dimension began to tear apart from the force of his screams.
Ron felt the shift in reality.
"What should I do?" he thought.
He fired a concentrated Ki blast.
Connor's eyes burned pure red.
He smirked — a strange red gas leaking from his mouth.
Suddenly — Ron's attack vanished mid-air.
Ron froze in shock.
"What happened to my attack?"
Then — BOOM.
The same attack exploded behind him.
Ron teleported at the very last second.
The redirected blast slammed into the distant horizon, lighting up the sky with a massive explosion.
But before Ron could react — a fist crashed into him from behind.
He turned just in time to block, but the sheer force sent him flying miles away.
Ron skidded across the ground, then steadied himself.
A small grin formed on his face.
"This… is going to be tough," he muttered.
He summoned the Blade of Vengeance.
He stabbed it into the ground to halt his momentum.
But in that same moment — Connor was already in front of him.
His bladed nails were inches from Ron's face.
Ron's eyes widened.
He jerked his head to the side — barely dodging the strike.
Still, Connor's nail grazed his right cheek, drawing blood.