Ashen Dragon

Cassius seized the moment of distraction, pressing his advantage with another short dive, positioning himself behind the Abyssal Giant Dragon.

"Whoosh—"

Accompanied by the sound of air tearing, his powerful arm muscles bulged, and his sharp claws swung down through the air.

Cassius dug his claws deep into the flesh on the back of the Abyssal Giant Dragon, hanging onto its back as he viciously bit into its nape.

Instantly, dark red scales were lifted, and a spray of purplish-black blood and torn flesh flew high into the sky.

"Roar—

Cassius, you ignorant worm! How dare you engage in close combat with me!"

Gelrazax raised his head, emitting an enraged roar, his massive body struggling violently.

A deep glow emerged on his skin, as fierce flames burned across his body, releasing a powerful aura that thundered like rolling thunder.

He had unleashed Karex's Divine Power!

—This was the residual strength of Karex, which Gelrazax had intended to save for the Gods, but now, under Cassius's pressure, he was forced to use his last resort.

Gelrazax gasped heavily, emitting an especially piercing screech from the depths of his throat: "Cassius! Do you think you have already won? You've celebrated too soon!

This is true power!"

The Blasphemous Chapter!

The screech of the Abyssal Giant Dragon filled the surroundings, echoing upon itself, like the collective wailing of millions of tormented souls, causing all things to tremble and souls to shudder.

Flames imbued with regenerative Divine Power burned at the sites of the Giant Dragon's severed limbs and wounds, causing its recovery rate to become terrifyingly fast.

In just a few breaths of time, the severed limb had fully regenerated, and the numerous wounds on its neck had also rapidly healed.

"Whoosh—"

Accompanied by a sharp howling, the wind that contained the Divine Power of Destruction kept lashing at the Red Dragon behind it, seeking to destroy its hundred-meter-long body.

Any ordinary being that made contact with this destructive maelstrom would instantly disintegrate, leaving not even a trace of residue.

But Cassius was standing within the Imperial Region, on this land controlled by the Red Dragon, he was as formidable as a Descended Deity!

Invisible forces of Order surrounding the Red Dragon's body resisted the onslaught of the destructive tempest.

Cassius pulled out his claws that had been plunged deeply into the flesh of the Abyssal Giant Dragon, flapping his wings in the air, hovering above the Giant Dragon.

"True power?

Heh, on this stage that I created with all my efforts, I am the incarnation of power!"

Cassius bared a fierce smile, and a silver light like that of the stars surged within his pale golden pupils.

Suddenly, with a powerful oppression, a force akin to the laws of the world, accompanied by his will, slowly descended.

[Imperial Region: Seal Exclusion]

In an instant, the raging wind ceased, all things fell silent, even the most fundamental elemental particles settled down in an instant, and Karex's Divine Power was rendered nonexistent.

The world around him became utterly quiet, the Blasphemous screeches from the throats of the Abyssal Giant Dragon were instantaneously obliterated.

"Whoosh—"

"Whoosh—"

Cassius swept past the body of the Abyssal Giant Dragon time and again, tearing off large chunks of scale-covered flesh from its vast and clumsy body.

Originally, due to the essence of Divine Power, this body was almost immortal, making it exceedingly difficult for Cassius to destroy.

After the power of the Imperial Region sealed the Divine Power, Karex's corpse was just a silent relic that had lain dead for ten thousand years.

"Ao—"

Accompanied by a resounding roar, the scarlet figure once again swept past the side of the Abyssal Giant Dragon, its sharp claws slashing through the air, tearing a vast section of the wing membrane and leaving behind a long, narrow scratch that stretched for sixty meters.

"Roar!"

The Abyssal Giant Dragon let out a pained howl, turning its head and biting frantically, but still it was easily avoided by the Red Dragon as it soared through the air with extended wings.

Finally, Cassius hovered above the head of the Abyssal Giant Dragon, looking down on the three hundred meter long, scar-riddled dragon.

At this moment, the Red Dragon's body was also covered with dirty blood and broken scales—but that was the blood of the Abyssal Giant Dragon, and not his own.

Cassius took a deep breath as if savoring the blood scent in the air, his eyes revealing a hint of pleasure, "Gelrazax...

I have tasted the sweet nectar of revenge, do you know that? I've waited too long for this moment."

Gelrazax's pupils contracted sharply as he looked up at the Red Dragon surrounded by the Power of Laws, seeming like a Descended Deity, and murmured incessantly.

"No...

This isn't possible, this can't be..."

For tens of thousands of years, the Vengeful Demon had already grown accustomed to controlling everything, always finding the "lucky ones" from the Material Plane to serve as nourishment for his grand plans.

Even if there were occasional "Rebels," they would be blinded by greed, ultimately becoming an extension of the Abyss.

But now, this Red Dragon, who had only descended for a decade or so, had completely broken free from his control and even put him in a precarious situation.

Gelrazax roared at the Red Dragon overhead.

Impossible! Cassius, you're nothing more than a lowly Red Dragon who's been born for just over a decade!

Everything you have is due to the arrangements I made a hundred years ago; your destiny has been carefully designed by me!"

Finally, under the continuous provocation, Gelrazax tore off his mask of pretense and fully unleashed the insane and chaotic essence of the abyssal demon.

The head of the Abyssal Giant Dragon shook wildly in near-madness, and he opened his rotting, cavernous maw, uttering frantic, murmuring whispers.

"Yes ...

As long as I eat you, as long as I devour you, everything will come to an end, and all things will still be under my control; the great plan of the Abyss will not have failed..."

At this moment, the fabricated "humanity" of the Vengeful Demon had been completely erased, leaving only the most pure, most chaotic Will of the Abyss.

At this moment, he was the incarnation of the Abyss.

The sound grew louder and more piercing, eventually turning into a frantic cacophony of roars.

"Cassius—I'm going to eat you!"

The Abyssal Giant Dragon flapped its wings in disarray, heedless of its numerous injuries, lifting its huge three hundred meter long body and swooping towards the Red Dragon high in the sky with a furious howl.

It staggered, appearing like a completely wild Beast, with no trace of reason left.

And in the eyes of Cassius, who could see through the essence of all things, the Abyssal Giant Dragon had become a collection of chaotic black mist, its soul like a twisted, stitched together monstrous creature.

Cassius hovered in the air, speaking softly, "So this is the essence of an abyssal demon? Well, it spares me the effort then.

Let it all end here... Gelrazax, I shall grant you a grand finale."

The Red Dragon flapped its wings vigorously, tearing through space and reaching high into the sky tens of thousands of meters up.

Cassius looked down at the frantically ascending Abyssal Giant Dragon, stretched his neck out, tucked in his limbs, and unfolded his immense wings, with the air sacs on his elbows and tail spraying out dazzling flames.

Finally, with a long howl, the Red Dragon launched a formidable dive at the Abyssal Giant Dragon, streaking through the sky like a scarlet meteor.

"Roar—"