The instant the light barrier exploded, a blinding golden light burst forth from Ezreal's fingertips.
Blood slowly seeped from the seams of his explorers gauntlet, and the sapphire on the back of his hand glowed with unprecedented brilliance.
"Amaterasu: Light Stream Reversal!" Ezreal roared, and the shattered fragments of the light barrier instantly froze in mid-air, each piece like an exquisite prism, refracting a dreamlike, seven-colored rainbow.
Ezreal's blood-stained fingertips swiftly traced through the void. In an instant, thousands of light fragments, as if imbued with life, suddenly changed direction, transforming into a dazzling rain of flowing light that shot towards Chris.
Even more astonishing, some fragments eerily refracted at right angles during their flight, completely sealing off the three-meter space around Chris in the blink of an eye, making it impenetrable.
Seeing this, Chris quickly crossed his arms to protect his face, and the dragon scales on his body suddenly vibrated at a high frequency, emitting an ear-splitting metallic hum.
The first light fragment struck his scales, erupting in faint white light. Immediately after, hundreds of light fragments scraped densely across the dragon scales like raindrops, splashing a dazzling array of sparks.
The flowing light appeared chaotic, but Ezreal, through focused manipulation, continuously directed some of the light fragments to strike the same scale.
"I'd like to see just how much you can take!"
When the thirty-seventh light fragment heavily impacted the same dragon scale, tiny cracks finally appeared, slowly spreading like a spiderweb.
"Crack!" A crisp shattering sound echoed.
A scale on Chris's arm shattered, the broken piece exploding outwards.
"A petty trick!" Chris raised an eyebrow slightly and stomped his foot fiercely.
A giant black magic circle released a violent, black metallic sheen. The black dragon head in the center of the circle opened its mouth and roared furiously.
In an instant, the ground of the entire street trembled as if boiling. Countless black iron particles appeared out of thin air and shot skyward, rapidly converging between the two, forming a massive metal vortex twenty meters in diameter, like a roaring metal beast.
The stardust fragments collided with the metal vortex, erupting in a sky full of flowing fire, like a grand and tragic fireworks display.
Ezreal's eyes narrowed, and with a flash of golden light, he appeared directly above the metal vortex.
He gripped his left wrist with his right hand, and his left hand's five fingers spread open. Three layers of white runic magic circles opened in sequence, instantly firing a scorching white light beam.
The light beam exploded the moment it touched the metal vortex. Scorching white light waves raged through the metal torrent, and in just a few seconds, the intense energy impact annihilated both.
At the same time, the azure energy bow in Ezreal's left hand glowed brightly. White light enveloped his left fist, the temperature in the air rapidly rose, and countless shimmering white light particles converged at his fist, emitting a powerful and heart-pounding magical energy fluctuation.
"Amaterasu: Starfall!" Ezreal roared, his left fist continuously swinging, creating a dense blur of afterimages. With each punch, a cluster of Amaterasu light flew out, and countless white light clusters descended from the sky like brilliant meteors.
"Now that's more like it!" Chris's pupils contracted sharply. He instinctively wanted to move to dodge but realized that Ezreal's magic had a tracking effect, so he simply stood his ground.
"King Kong Dragon's Indestructible Iron Wings!"
Chris roared towards the sky, and accompanied by a fleeting black magic circle above his head, a pair of steel wings, composed of thousands of black iron blades, suddenly unfurled from his back. The wings quickly folded, completely encasing him in a giant metal cocoon.
In an instant, a colossal, scorching white sphere of light exploded between heaven and earth.
The terrifying shockwave, like a primeval beast breaking free from its restraints, instantly blew away all the flagstones within its range.
The outer walls of the Black Iron Castle also exhibited dense, dragon-scale-like protective patterns under this impact, strenuously resisting the astonishing destructive power.
As the light gradually dissipated, the surface of the metal cocoon was covered in charred marks, but Chris's right claw, tearing open the iron wings, remained perfectly intact, radiating a chilling glint.
Ezreal's body slowly descended from the sky, gasping as he knelt on one knee, sweat trickling down his cheeks.
On Chris's chest, dozens of dragon scales showed cracks, and dark red blood slowly seeped out, emitting a mysterious and dangerous aura.
"That should have been your full power just now, right...?" Chris slowly wiped away the blood from his chest. The dark red blood dripped onto the ground, corroding it and producing wisps of blue smoke. "Is this all you can achieve by giving your all?"
Chris rubbed the blood with his fingertips, a look of disdain on his face. His two-meter-tall body tilted his head slightly and he slowly whispered, "King Kong Dragon's Indestructible Body."
As soon as his voice fell, a black metallic sheen appeared on his body. The black Iron Dragon scales on him slowly opened and closed, and massive amounts of steam spewed from the gaps between the scales. The shattered dragon scales healed at a visible rate.
In just a blink of an eye, the scales returned to their original state. If it weren't for the dark red dragon blood still slowly flowing along the scales, there would be no visible trace of injury.
"You, you're truly the strongest enemy I've ever encountered." Ezreal stood up, letting out a long breath. A faint white light glowed on his body, and his sweat rapidly evaporated into steam.
"I thought your dragon scales appeared because your dragon bloodline overpowered your human bloodline."
"So, it's because your Dragon Slayer Magic training has reached the level of Dragonification?"
Ezreal scrutinized Chris, his goggles enhancing his vision. The patterns on the dragon scales were perfectly clear to him.
The pitch-black dragon scales were tightly arranged, his sharp claws were slightly curved, his feet were completely mutated into dragon claws, and his golden dragon eyes were cold and cruel.
This Chris was extremely similar to the Dragon Slayer Magic users who had just begun to undergo Dragonification, as vaguely shown in a few flashback scenes in the original anime.
This also made him unconsciously frown.
"What, regretting showing up here?" Chris's face showed mockery.
Ezreal, hearing this, tilted his head and looked at him, "What nonsense are you spouting? Guys like you are only interesting to kill."
The mockery on Chris's face instantly froze, his expression gradually turning cold, "Truly ignorant of death."
"If you don't cherish your life, then stay here forever!"
Chris spread his arms, let out a roar similar to a giant dragon towards the sky, and black magic power surged upwards. A massive black magic circle opened above his head.
This magic circle was even larger than the previous ones, appearing like a sky-covering curtain.
The magic circle was divided into three layers: the outermost layer consisted of dense black Iron Dragon scales, the second layer was ancient script twisted, intertwined, and woven together, and the center featured a giant black dragon head with a single horn, its mouth wide open to reveal a maw full of arrow-like fangs.
"King Kong Dragon's — Authority!"
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