Yasenia knew that she couldn't take this fight lightly. Her opponent was a Mythical Core Realm Dragon, a creature that had evolved beyond mortal restraints and could level any world alone with just a few attacks. Her current base strength, in comparison, even with the combination of her four paths, was rather insignificant.
Of course, that was when speaking about base abilities. Yasenia's overwhelming strength came from her myriad skills that enhanced her body, soul, and energy beyond mortal realms. After covering her curvy body in armor, Yasenia partially transformed her body. Scales grew all around her body, covering her tender flesh with a hardened cover. 'With these two layers of protection, I should be able to tank his strikes and not be defeated just after he lands a single attack.'
Taking a deep breath, Yasenia's self-enhancing skills bloomed into a gorgeous flower of power.
BOOM!
Pillars of light shot skyward with enough pressure to crack the ground around her. Her long black hair that fell behind her back and through the small opening of the helmet weaved like soft waves.
"[Cosmos Dragon Imperial Suppression]."
A flash of golden light spilled from the helmet's visor, and the air congealed as if it had been frozen. When Yasenia unleashed her Queenly aura, the Black Claw Dragon saw, for an instant, a phantom image of a dragon so large that mountains seemed like small bumps on the terrain in comparison. His heart thumped anxiously twice, his body broke into a cold sweat, and his hands and legs trembled for a good second. Shocked, he shouted. "You! Who are you!? Why is your bloodline pressure so high as a mortal Dragon!?"
Yasenia didn't answer, her golden eyes spilling light through the slits of her draconic helmet. Instead, she pointed her sword at him and spoke with a commanding tone. "Surrender to your monarch. We are not on the same level, nor do you have the qualifications to challenge me. [Monarch Intent Level 9]."
BOOM!
Another powerful aura struck the man from the sky, pushing his entire body down. Yasenia saw his face changing, but there was a hint of defiance in his eyes. Therefore, she continued pushing. Unfurling her wings as wide as she could, the ethereal image of the Sun and Moon in her wings was revealed completely. "Obey your instincts. Admit your defeat! You are not my match."
"GRAA!" The Black Claw Dragon roared a mix of human and dragon roar. However, compelled by the terrifying force Yasenia represented, he started to bend down against his will.
"No!"
His face turned increasingly ferocious as his bloodline, body, and soul commanded him to surrender. However, his spirit didn't surrender, and his purplish eyes began glowing with terrifying power. "I am… the future patriarch of the Black Claw Dragon Clan! I REFUSE! I BOW TO NO ONE!"
ROAR!
A deep and loud dragon roar exploded from him, his Mythical Beast Core exploding with immeasurable strength and power.
Yasenia squinted her eyes under her helmet. 'As expected, even if there is a large difference between our bloodlines, his own bloodline in combination with his cultivation is too strong for me to be able to oppress him with just my presence. At the end of the day, he has a low-level Ancient Beast Bloodline. While mine is stronger, at the peak of the same realm, my cultivation pressure is lacking…'
Seeing that he was about to charge, Yasenia prepared to counterattack. 'I'll need to beat him fair and square then.' Her muscles tensed, and the hold on her weapon tightened. Her gaze sharpened as she looked closely at him, and then he moved.
Yasenia's vision barely followed the Dragon's movement as he reappeared in front of her with a ferocious expression. "DIE!"
The punch swirling with black energies shot at Yasenia while compressing the fabric of space around it. Yasenia went all out since the very beginning and deployed her martial arts. "[Grand Cosmos Martial Art, Fourth Form: Cosmic Air]."
Her body embodied the harmony of the universe and became one with it as her body seamlessly moved to the sky, dodging the violent punch. The Black Claw Dragon's face gained a touch of surprise, not expecting a mortal to dodge his full-strength attack.
Yasenia swung her sword in a wide arc, using his small moment of surprise and hesitation.
"[Grand Cosmos Martial Art, First Form: Stellar Burst]."
Her sword accelerated, and as she channeled her inner strength, it created a beautiful trail behind it that painted reality like a cosmic brush. Sensing danger, the Dragon quickly turned his head and raised his arms. "[Dark Scale Hardening]."
Yasenia's sword landed on his arms like a falling meteor.
BOOM!
The powerful impact blew his guard open. 'What!?'
His shocked expression only worsened when Yasenia quickly rotated her back to thrust Draheart forward in a follow-up attack.
"[Sun Astral Piercing]."
An ethereal golden light enveloped Draheart as it shot forward toward the Black Claw Dragon's open chest. The man's face was filled with shock because he felt deep inside that if he received this attack, it would be extremely bad for him. 'I need to dodge!' Using his right foot to stomp the ground, he quickly jumped sideways and dodged Yasenia's thrust. 'I need to create distance to rearrange my posture!'
Sadly, Yasenia's eyes swiftly tracked his side-to-side movement, and she chased after him. 'I must not let him recover. If he gains momentum, it can be too dangerous!'
"[Grand Cosmos Martial Art, First Form: Stellar Burst], [Pegasus Gallop]!"
White stars swirled around her body and arranged themselves into the Pegasus Constellation shape. Energy flowed all around her body, and when she stomped the ground, her strength generated a small earthquake.
WHOOSH!
Her body pierced through the air like a shooting star, her sword carrying the myriad colors of the cosmos.
'How is she so fast!?'
The Black Claw Dragon turned around and clawed at the sword flying toward him. "[Black Claw]!"
BOOM!
He was pushed back several steps while Yasenia felt strong feedback and similarly took three steps back. The man's face gained a satisfied smirk. 'With this, we are back to square zero—Eh?'
"[Starfall]!"
The myriad lights surrounding them magnified to hill-sized stars and dropped on him in the thousands. Seeing the white sky, the Black Claw Dragon's arms blurred fast enough to create after-images. "[Endless Black Claw]!"
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
He quickly destroyed the last of the falling stars and was about to charge at Yasenia when he saw her with her sword pointing skyward as she held the hilt with two hands. "[Draconic Noon]."
The giant sword descended, and a river of golden light burst forth. The golden light took the shape of a dragon and roared.
ROAR!
Extreme heat swallowed his body in a massive explosion.
BOOM!
Yasenia was not done, though. "[Celestial Charge]."
Going from zero to one hundred, Yasenia turned into a swirl of cosmic energies as she charged into her own attack. The Black Claw Dragon, who had been lightly injured after blocking Draconic Noon, felt Yasenia speeding toward him again. 'What is wrong with this woman!?'
"[Black Claw]!"
His energy poured like oceans, and soon, the image of a mountain-sized black claw appeared, descending onto Yasenia while blotting the sky itself. Yasenia's face turned serious. 'That attack is too strong. I need to break through.'
"[Grand Cosmos Martial Art, Seven Form: Astral Convergence]!"
BOOM!
Space around Yasenia rippled as her body aligned with the Celestial Concept and gathered into her sword. Her aura blew apart the clouds in the sky as she rushed ahead, slashing through the space. "HAA!"
CRASH!
The phantom of the Black Claw burst like a window being struck by a hammer, barely slowing Yasenia down as she continued onward and approached the Black Claw Dragon.
The Black Claw Dragon's face finally changed from surprise to shock. The attacks Yasenia unleashed previously were strong, and they could threaten him. However, it was not on the level of being lethal. And yet, the sword flying toward him was enough to sense the shadow of death behind him.
"[Black Dragon Surge]! [Black Claw Grabbing The Mountains!]
A solidified black dragon claw surrounded him, acting as a shield, right before Yasenia arrived.
BOOM!
His chest felt constricted, and a metallic taste spread at the back of his throat. Looking around him, he noticed that he was flying through the air at ridiculous speed and his protective shield was mostly broken. 'Is she concealing her cultivation!? How can a mortal have such strong attack power!?'
"Since you want to die so badly, I will not hold back anything! [Black Claw Dragon Transformation]!"
At the same time, Yasenia's voice reached him.
"[Empyrean Cosmos Dragon Transformation]!"
BOOOM!
Both massive pillars of energy shot to the sky, blasting any remaining clouds left in the sky. Two shadows grew in size on both sides, and soon after, two massive western dragons appeared.
The Black Claw Dragon was covered in obsidian scales that glowed ominously. The claws on his hands were extremely long and sharp, with red edges that reflected light due to their incredible sharpness.
When he looked ahead with a confident expression, his facial expression froze, and his eyes widened. As a Mythical Beast Core Realm Dragon, his size was ridiculous, reaching almost two kilometers in length.
However, the creature in front of him was double his size. The deep blue scales looked like patches of the night sky itself, having taken a dragon form. Two gargantuan wings extended from her back, covering the sky with unmatched elegance. The facial features that mixed beauty and strength intimidated anyone looking at her, and her agile and perfectly muscular dragon body made anyone feel like insignificant beings in front of a godlike being.
ROAAAR!
Yasenia's dragon roar shook everything around her, creating spatial distortions. The Black Claw Dragon's body was extremely tense. In their dragon forms, he could sense much more clearly the true difference between their existences.
He bit down, his ferocious face looking nervous. However, not to be too overwhelmed, he tried roaring back.
Roar!!
Yet, the roar that escaped his throat was barely intimidating. Yasenia pushed with her frontal limbs, going to her rear legs to magnify her size. Standing on her back legs and spreading her wings wide, Yasenia's figure seemed 10 times larger than the black dragon.
The Black Claw Dragon shrank his body by tucking in his wings and taking a few steps back. Yasenia took one step forward for each one he took back, making him almost start whimpering.
Looking down at the Black Claw Dragon, Yasenia opened her wings and roared down.
ROAARR!!
The deep and reverberating roar that carried the pressure of the Empyrean Cosmos Dragon's presence froze the Black Claw Dragon. It was as if his brain had short-circuited due to intimidation. Still, being a Mythical Core Realm Beast, he wouldn't completely surrender without fighting at least once.
Therefore, gathering the remainder of his courage, he opened his maw and started gathering a red and black light in front of him.
Yasenia also opened her massive maw, and pure Celestial Energy gathered in front of her mouth.
"[Black Claw Dragon Breath]!"
"[Celestial Dragon Breath]!"
Two beams ripped space asunder and collided in the middle. Once they collided, the world darkened as the only light visible became the one created by the collision of the two ridiculous attacks.
Once they collided, the Black Claw Dragon's breath was instantly pushed back. Even if he was a Sixth Realm Dragon, the [Celestial Dragon Breath] carried a pure and violent primordial element.
The result of the collision was decided even before they collided!
Yasenia's dragon breath tore through and struck the opposite Dragon.
BOOM!
His kilometric body was blown back, smashing through a few distant mountains. Yasenia flapped her wings, soaring to the sky, and then descended, landing on top of the prone Black Dragon and using her claw to smash his head onto the ground.
"SURRENDER!"
Her voice boomed with the presence of a Dragon Queen, and the Black Claw Dragon didn't dare move an inch as he spoke with difficulty. "I-I surrender…"
"Yasenia Dravory wins. Advancing to the next section. Reward: The ability to challenge the Core area of the [Fleeting Cloud Dragon Temple]."