A Dragon against the Whole World

Chapter 393 - 317: Bloodburst Ascension—Crimson Lotus Form, March into the Wilderness with the Dragon Lady

Galos stretched his wings, standing amidst the howling wind and snow.

The biting cold wind mixed with ice crystals lashed against his rugged and strong dragon body, yet it was utterly unshaken.

The previous assault by the Dragon Group was not without its accomplishments.

On the outer layer of his sturdy Cold Burst Scale armor, many scars and dents of varying depths were clearly imprinted.

Because Galos deliberately stimulated an excited state during battle to awaken his potential, his Cold Burst Scale armor on the surface had shattered and almost completely peeled away.

Below the shattered Cold Burst Scales were not newly grown scales.

Instead, there was a layer of more resilient, deeply marked Battle Scar Pattern inner main scales.

However, this layer of base scales, which should have appeared as a deep black-red in color, was now flashing with a fiery crimson, as if just taken from the furnace, extremely dazzling.

Hiss—hiss—hiss—!

The crystal-clear snowflakes hadn’t truly touched the surface of the scales, yet before reaching an inch away, they were instantly vaporized by the invisible high temperature, vanishing without a trace.

The dragon scales on Galos’ body were clearly emitting a terrifying heat.

But strangely, centered around him, there wasn’t a turbulent and diffusing heat wave, nor was the surrounding air distorted by the high temperature; visually, almost no anomalies could be seen.

If observed with the naked eye alone, it would be extremely difficult to immediately judge the tremendous heat energy contained in that massive dragon body.

This situation was completely different from his teenage years.

Back then, when Galos’ Cold Burst Scales tended to shatter, there would be a violent and visible phenomenon of energy overflow once the accumulated heat energy inside was full, significantly affecting the surrounding environment.

But now, all the energy’s agitation was contained and restrained.

Galos extended his claw, gently stroking his solid right chest cavity, feeling the stable pulsing Dragon Jade within.

"The energy storage effect and stability of the Dragon Jade have undergone a qualitative leap. Temporary absorption and conversion of heat energy no longer easily runs rampant and dissipates, and there is no longer an urgent need to immediately release it all."

He carefully pondered the subtle changes within his body, gaining clarity of mind.

At the root of all changes was this evolution.

In the past.

The Dragon Jade, with merely a vague prototype, excelled in absorbing energy and efficiently converting it to heat energy, but the transformed heat energy would leak out at an astonishing speed, like water through a sieve.

Thus, he had to release it in the form of a Destructive Dragon Breath the instant the heat energy accumulation was complete, or face enormous waste and physical burden.

But now.

The efficiency of energy conversion by the Dragon Jade may not have undergone a monumental improvement, but its ability to store and restrain heat energy experienced a qualitative leap.

It is still unable to permanently store all heat energy completely.

However, the speed of heat energy loss and dispersion has slowed tenfold or even hundredfold.

"I can still use the heat energy as before to enhance the Dragon Breath and unleash a more powerful Destructive Dragon Breath."

"But now, I have another choice: to temporarily retain this heat energy for continually enhancing my body’s state in battle, not just use it as one-time breath fuel. Part could even enhance the breath, and part enhance the body."

Thump, thump, thump! Thump, thump, thump!

The heavy drum-like heartbeat did not cease.

Galos at this moment maintained an intensified blood bursting state that greatly enhanced his physical attributes.

After contemplating briefly, he attempted to take the initiative in guiding the release of the heat energy absorbed and converted by the Dragon Jade.

In an instant, the pure and vast heat energy produced a wondrous reaction with his already boiling and surging Dragon Blood due to the bursting state!

The scales across the body of the Red Iron Dragon trembled slightly, emitting a low, dense humming sound.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Clusters of substantial dark red flames spontaneously ignited from the crimson scale armor covering his body.

Rather than chaotically rising and spreading, these flames flowed rapidly like living liquid along the Battle Scar Pattern across his body and the vibrant blood pattern network highlighted by the bursting state, tracing and outlining, as if a multitude of fiery lines blanketed his entire form.

Numerous fiery lines crisscrossed, weaving into a blazing flame net covering his entire form.

Ultimately.

The fierce fiery lines perfectly blended with the deep red lines, as if countless lifelike, swaying, burning fiery red lotuses flourished magnificently upon his massive rugged dark red dragon body, beautiful yet deadly.

His aura also dramatically intensified with this transformation.

The surrounding air finally began to distort and blur intensely; terrifying heat waves formed tangible shockwaves spreading outward, instantly vaporizing all the accumulated snow within his vicinity.

The ground became charred and cracked, even the air was ignited, spontaneously giving rise to raging flames, forming a domain of sheer destructive flames.

At the center of this flaming domain, the Red Iron Dragon appeared like a moving natural disaster sowing destruction.

Galos slightly clenched his claw, feeling a force stronger than from mere blood bursting state raging and roaring within him.

Evidently, the heat energy absorbed and converted by the Dragon Jade was indeed capable of enhancing the blood bursting state at a deeper level.

However, with the heart’s heavy drum-like beating, every second of time’s passage.

Galos also simultaneously felt an extremely burdensome sense, as if returning to the difficulty and pain of when he first forcibly activated the blood bursting state.