The tyrannical fireballs licked the earth, scorching everything to ashes.
The Purple monster bird, like a king, scorned the figures dissipating in the flames, a human-like hint of pleasure flashing in its venomous, fierce eyes.
It could already imagine the fear and despair of the human who ambushed its tail, before being engulfed by the flames, and the helpless cries and screams they would let out.
Hmm? Why no sound?
Just then—
"ROAR—!!!!!!!!"
A deafening, majestic, and terrifying Dragon Roar suddenly erupted from the churning sea of destructive fire!
This sound was unlike the Purple monster bird's violent shriek; it was deep and domineering, filled with supreme majesty.
The Purple monster bird's two pairs of fierce eyes instantly replaced their playful amusement with astonishment.
Only to see that in the center of the churning flames, a silhouette was rapidly expanding and deforming; the flames, instead of burning it down, surrounded it like subjects.
The next moment, a creature bathed in raging flames tore through the fiery curtain and appeared proudly!
A Dragon!
It was a relatively "petite" Dragon, estimated to be just over three meters long.
But its posture was filled with an indescribable elegance and sense of power.
Its entire body was covered in incredibly fine, neatly arranged scales, each one cast from the purest gold, radiating a dazzling brilliance that was impossible to look at directly under the reflection of the raging flames.
It had a streamlined head, a strong and powerful neck, and thick hind limbs supporting its body.
A pair of slightly nascent but already well-formed translucent Dragon Wings vigorously stretched in the flames, stirring up scorching hot air currents.
What was most shocking was its pair of Dragon Eyes, like molten amber.
A pair of golden, brilliant vertical pupils coldly stared at the Purple monster bird, which was temporarily rigid from shock.
Burning within the golden pupils was not just fire, but also a calmness and mockery belonging to a highly intelligent creature.
This golden young Dragon was Liu Qian, who had transformed into a Dragon... In the distant withered forest, Jelena was fleeing quickly with Janice.
Suddenly, Jelena sharply turned her head, her violet eyes fixed on the distant sea of fire, her pupils contracting to the extreme.
She seemed to have just heard a roar that could shake the soul; that deep roar definitely did not belong to the Purple monster bird, but seemed like a giant Dragon, yet giant Dragons had clearly disappeared centuries ago... Was it an illusion?
Jelena shook her head, snapping out of it and no longer thinking, but continued to hurry with Janice... "Is this... the body of a true Dragon?!"
Liu Qian's consciousness was boiling within the Dragon's body.
He could clearly feel the explosive power contained beneath each scale, the resonance of his wings with the air, the Dragonflame power deep in his throat that was far stronger than his human form, and a bloodline majesty that transcended mortal life.
But he had no time to revel; the enemy was right before him.
"ROAR—!"
The Golden Dragon let out a roar full of fighting spirit, its two Dragon Wing forelimbs, covered in fine golden scales and with sharp hooked claws at the ends, slammed onto the ground, and its thick hind limbs burst with astonishing power, kicking two shallow pits into the charred earth.
Its entire Dragon body, like a golden lightning bolt, shot out from the still unextinguished flames, directly pouncing on the Purple monster bird's vulnerable neck, exposed by its shock.
The Purple monster bird was enormous and terrifyingly strong, but its massive body also brought relative clumsiness.
It had just suffered severe injuries from a broken head and damaged rump; the intense pain affected its reaction, and it was momentarily stunned by the sudden appearance of this Golden Dragon!
It was this fatal instant!
"CRACK—!!!!"
Golden Dragon Liu Qian's tooth-filled Dragon mouth bit fiercely into the neck joint below the Purple monster bird's middle head; the sharp Dragon teeth instantly pierced through the tough purplish-red feathers and thick skin, deeply embedding into the muscle and bone.
"HISS—!!!!"
An indescribable shriek of pain erupted simultaneously from the Purple monster bird's giant beaks.
The bitten middle head thrashed and struggled wildly, while the other head, filled with fury and intense pain, spun around abruptly, opened its giant beak, and once again spewed out a scorching Dragon Flame Breath, striking Golden Dragon Liu Qian's body.
Boom! Boom!
The golden-red flames instantly completely engulfed the golden young Dragon.
However, the expected scene of melting scales and charred flesh did not occur.
The radiant golden scales on Golden Dragon Liu Qian's body, under the destructive scorching of the flames, suddenly lit up with a layer of barely discernible golden aura.
The terrifying high temperature, upon contact with the scales, seemed to meet its nemesis, its power greatly weakened and dissipated.
This was precisely the passive talent, Fire Controller, granted by the Dragon bloodline, possessing extremely high natural resistance to Dragonflame damage.
But at the same time, the effect of Fire Controller gradually weakened under the scorching flames, and the Purple monster bird's flames gradually penetrated the golden aura, reaching the surface of the scales.
As time passed, the surface of his scales, under continuous high-temperature scorching, began to show some subtle charred marks, and even a few edges slightly curled and turned red, bringing him waves of intense pain.
Liu Qian's heart sank; it seemed he had to end the battle as soon as possible.
He bit down hard on the Purple monster bird's neck, a fierce glint flashing in his Dragon Eyes, and his Dragon jaw unleashed terrifying biting force.
"CRUNCH! CRACK!"
The bone-chilling sound of bones shattering clearly rang out! The cervical spine of the Purple monster bird's middle head was, under Golden Dragon Liu Qian's sharp teeth and brute force, forcefully bitten through for the most part!
"SPLAT—!!!!"
Like a high-pressure water valve opening, thick, scalding red blood, like a breaching flood, gushed out from the broken neck, drenching Golden Dragon Liu Qian's head and upper body.
"Sizzle—!"
Upon contact with the Golden Dragon's still scalding scales and the surrounding high temperature, the foul blood instantly evaporated into large plumes of fishy smell blood mist.
The intense pain and severe injury drove the Purple monster bird completely mad; its last head let out a hysterical wail, desperately spewing flames again.
A golden light flashed in Golden Dragon Liu Qian's eyes; he suddenly released his huge mouth from the bitten stump of the neck, and his scarred Dragon Wings flapped, dodging the oncoming flames.
He continuously circled and glided in the sky, exhausting the Purple monster bird's stamina.
The Purple monster bird was covered in blood, its wings almost completely burned bald by the spreading fire from its tail, unable to flap them to pursue, it could only watch Liu Qian tease it in the air.
Its stamina gradually ran out, its movements became increasingly sluggish, and the Dragonflame in its throat grew smaller and smaller.
"ROAR—!!!!"
Seizing the opportunity, Liu Qian spread his wings, his Dragon body sinking, and launched an attack.
A Dragon Flame Breath, hotter and more condensed than his human form, surged out from the Golden Dragon's throat.
This time, the Dragonflame, in both scale and temperature, far surpassed his human form; a pale golden pillar of fire, nearly half a meter in diameter, continuously washed over the Purple monster bird's last head.
"HISS—!!!!"
The Purple monster bird's head thrashed wildly, trying to dodge, but at such close range, everything was futile.
The pale golden Dragonflame, like a maggot in the bone, tightly enveloped its head; the hard keratin rapidly carbonized and cracked under the terrifying high temperature, its eyeballs burst in the flames, and its flesh was scorched and peeled away.
The Purple monster bird's struggles grew weaker, and its wails gradually subsided.
Finally, when Golden Dragon Liu Qian stopped spewing, the last head had turned into a charred black lump emitting smoke, drooping powerlessly.
Its massive body crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, completely losing all signs of life.