Earth's Greatest Magus

Surprisingly Zach talon still has another power he keeps,

[Draconic Flame]

Knowing this was the source of his bad feeling, Emery quickly readied his [Seed Bomb] spell once again. But contrary to expectation, Zach didn't choose to lunge at him. Instead, he thrust his huge sword into the ground and pointed both of his hands at him.

[Fire Bullet]

Fireballs the size of a rock materialized and flew swiftly towards Emery like a swarm of bees. There were so many of them that it was almost impossible for Emery to stop them all. The fireballs even detonated all the [Seed Bomb] he had created, making him experience the taste of his own medicine.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

"Arrgghh!"

Both his own spell and the tiny fire bullets were very powerful and even a residual explosion from their clash was extremely painful. It became clear to Emery what Zach's purpose was. 

The young dragon smiled faintly, as if trying to make sure he understood that no one could toy with him.

Swiisshh! Swisshh!

Another volley approached quickly. Seeing how many there were, Emery decided the best course of action was to dodge away using [Blink]. However, Zach seemed to have expected his reaction, because as soon as he reappeared, Emery saw another cluster of fireballs before his eyes.

Realizing there wasn't enough time to cast another [Blink], Emery gripped his sword and used it to slash and parry the fireballs. Just at that second when he was distracted, Emery realized Zach's figure had disappeared.

'Where is he?!' 

Emery turned his head here and there, looking for his opponent's whereabouts.

It took him a while to realize there was a strange shadow on the ground. Looking up, his eyes constricted when he found Zach floating in the air. If that wasn't shocking enough, there was a massive body of flame above his head.

Emery was gobsmacked. Meanwhile, Zach brought his hand down.

[Mega Flare] 

Emery was about to cast [Blink] again, when he realized the size of the spell was exactly the field they were fighting in. 

There was nowhere to run unless he was willing to lose, so Emery quickly cast [Jade Wall]. Walls tinted with green rapidly rose from the ground and coalesced into a dome right above his head just before the humongous blast descended upon him.

BOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!

Clearly visible to the naked eye, the walls crumbled to pieces, followed by the Jade Skin that covered his body, before eventually the fire struck and swallowed Emery's entire body down to his bone.

It was such a powerful fire blast that it obliterated all of Emery's defensive measures and burned his body all the way inside. 

A sudden commotion broke out in the crowd of spectators when this happened, afterall the whole ground was shaken and the area all filled with flames.

However, everyone's attention was still focused on the burning figure.

Howlll!

As soon as the flames seeped into Emery's fur and flesh, it didn't continue to wreak havoc and instantly extinguished into smoke, leaving about one third of his flesh destroyed and nearly all of his skin charred.

With such a level of destructiveness, the spell had to be a Divine rank one or a special innate skill of the mythical Dragon bloodline. Looking at the situation, the latter seemed to be the most plausible answer.

On the other hand, Emery was currently agonizing. The pain that engulfed his entire body was so excruciating it left him no more strength to stay on his feet. His body fell to the ground, writhing as he waited for his [Undecaying Flesh] to kick in and heal his body.

It was at this moment Zach landed on the ground in front of him. The young dragon looked down and said in a calm tone, "Give up."

Emery was tormented by pain, but he still didn't want to give up. His hand fumbled to and fro on the ground. When they found it, gripped the dark blade and used it to help stand back up.

But before he could stand properly, Zach swung his huge sword once more at him.

Clankk!

Instead of the sound of a body hitting the ground, a sharp sound resounded through the air.

In grave danger, Emery instinctively drew out the innate weapon of his body, the [Blade Claw]. Three blades that shot out from the gaps of his knuckle stopped the heavy sword. At the same time, Twik also moved and tried to form a shield to protect him.

However, before it managed to fully form, Zach quickly took action and swung his sword in a circle.

Splllaatttt!

Emery's left arm was cut, separated from the shoulder. It flew into the air, as blood spurted from it and splattered all over the ground.

"AAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!" A loud painful wail shook the entire area.

At this point, most of the audience was already cheering, because the winner was basically decided.

On the other hand, Emery's friends looked at him with concerned and worried looks from the sidelines. They all wanted to intervene, but understood they should not do so unless Emery decided to give in.

As they expected, Emery was still not willing to give up. Body shaking and hand trembling, he gripped his Savage Blade once again and swung it with all the strength he could muster.

Clankk!

The young dragon blocked the attack with ease. He looked at the struggling Emery, "You did well… Now, it's time to give up!"

Zach put his sword on Emery's sword and channeled his strength to suppress him. Emery tried to fight back with all his remaining strength, but slowly but surely his body was getting closer to the ground.

"Urggghh!"

It didn't take long for the [Savage Blade] to arrive close to his face, merely inches separated the two. Emery realized his defeat was drawing near, but when he was finally about to give up, a memory suddenly flashed back when he looked at the dark blade. A certain note that came together with it.

[A sword to wish for you to reach number one]

The memory brought a surge of power Emery didn't know existed within him. A loud shout escaped his mouth, as the hidden might exploded akin to a volcano.

"HYAAARRRRGGGGHHH!!!"

Though extremely slow, the dark blade pushed the huge sword back. At the same time, Emery felt as if certain nerve points locked in his body were blown up by a flood and opened wide for passage. From there, another deluge of power emerged.

[Immortal Gate - stage 6]

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