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"This life force and healing power, what the hell?"

Xue Jing frowned.

"Roar——!!"

The fire dragon, which had been unable to shake off Xue Jing for a long time, let out an angry roar. Then, with a flap of its wings, its massive body shot into the sky, and within moments, it had reached an altitude of thousands of meters.

Afterward, it positioned itself like a peregrine falcon to minimize air resistance and fully activated its inherent dragon-type creature's biological field, beginning a vertical, high-velocity dive toward the ground. The speed was so frightening that a thin layer of white airflow started swirling around the tip of its head.

That was a sonic barrier.

"Clever beast, you've got ideas, playing the game of dive-bombing with me? Okay then," Xue Jing's eyes narrowed slightly.

This fire dragon actually wanted to resolve its conflict with him with the most rapid dive-and-crash method possible, damaging the enemy at the expense of severe self-injury.

Yet, it was undeniably an effective strategy.

At a diving speed near sonic, once it truly made contact with the ground, the huge kinetic energy impact would mean that although the fire dragon might survive due to its strong body, he would definitely be doomed.

If he didn't want to die, he'd have to leave the fire dragon's back, which would also mean that the fire dragon had achieved its purpose.

While in the midst of the high-speed dive, Xue Jing was enduring the immense wind pressure from air resistance, and it was only the Shadow Flame Tentacle that tightly bound him to the fire dragon that kept him from being flung away.

A few thousand meters of altitude can be traversed in just over a dozen seconds at a speed approaching the speed of sound.

The diving fire dragon drew closer and closer to the ground.

Xue Jing, momentarily unable to do anything, could only release the Shadow Flame Tentacle that bound him and kicked off with his legs, leaping from the back of the fire dragon ahead of time.

When the fire dragon noticed the departure of the 'annoying insect' on its back, it also hurriedly came to a sudden stop, forcefully activating its biological field to halt its dive. But because the speed was too fast and difficult to control, it ultimately plunged head-first into the ground.

"Boom——!!"

An earth-shattering explosion resounded, dust billowed, and a vast mushroom cloud formed, shrouding everything.

Xue Jing, who was in the air, was blown hundreds of meters away by the strong air currents generated by the dragon's crash.

He adjusted his position, halting his momentum, and then stepped on the Shadowflame Plaque in the air, approaching the spot where the fire dragon fell.

The dust in the air gradually dispersed, revealing the scene.

The massive fire dragon lay in a huge crater, its scales shattered, blood gushing, skin over its head mostly gone, exposing its cracked skull, with one eye missing, its claws and feet ragged and drooping limply to the ground.

"Tsk, I'd call you an old driver of the dragon realm... the kind that drives a hearse," Xue Jing remarked.

And still, the fire dragon, despite such a sorry state, was not yet dead.

Seeing Xue Jing, the remaining eye of the fire dragon revealed extreme anger and hatred.

"Roar——!!"

Amid its roar, the wounds on its body began to wriggle and recovered at an alarming speed. Meanwhile, its mouth opened wide, and the Fiery Dragon's Breath started to condense.

Xue Jing raised an eyebrow, "Still not willing to die peacefully? Fine, let's have a proper face-off then."

In the shadows of trees and mountain peaks illuminated by the sun, a dense black flow visible to the naked eye was drawn out toward Xue Jing.

He burst into black flames all over his body, and a giant clad in Shadowflame Armor, even darker and several meters tall, appeared once again.

Subsequently, a succession of echoing clangs carried on ceaselessly for a long while.

...

Nearly three hours later.

[You have slain a special creature with Divinity, Divinity +233]

Xue Jing, slightly out of breath, looked towards the fire dragon's corpse lying on the ground, beaten and battered, with a wound nearly cleaving its waist in half.

Now, the ground around him was in disarray, with deep pits and broken trees everywhere, and large patches of lava, so hot that the air itself appeared visibly distorted.

The black giant covering his body slowly turned into Dark Flame and dissipated.

He reached up to wipe the black greasy smudge on his face, looking somewhat bedraggled.

"What damned life force, and such a thick health bar," Xue Jing breathed out.

Fortunately, it was finally resolved.

The reward wasn't bad either, over two hundred points of Divinity, that's like half a Divine Relic.

"How many are left? If the rest of the Dragon Breeds are as hard to kill as this one, I'll need to think of some strategy..."

Xue Jing beckoned with his hand, calling out to the Shadow Flame Crow that was hovering at a distance, clutching his backpack, to fly closer.

He then took out the Dragon Breed Distribution Map from his backpack and started examining it.

"Hmm... there are two more at the same level as this fire dragon; then there are these three that are around the 'Roaring Great Waterfall.'"

Xue Jing ran his hand over the three large red dots in the center of the map. Find your next favorite at m vl-em|p-yr

"These three are likely even stronger than the fire dragon; I need to come up with a strategy..."

Xue Jing pondered with a thoughtful look.

Should I use it, the Serpent Slayer Spearhead given by Teacher Wan...

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This concept-level power of the Heretic God, he believed, would definitely have a tremendous effect if used properly.

Even he himself, who had merely practiced a martial arts style related to dragons, could feel the immense threat posed by the Serpent Slayer Spearhead.

It was an animalistic caution etched deep in the soul, as though facing a natural predator.

"If I really can't overcome these three, I'll have no choice but to use it..."

"And then there's that last Pureblood Dragon Breed..."

While contemplating, Xue Jing stimulated his Life Fire with spiritual power to heal the various wounds on his body.

The hair that had been scorched and curled by the Fiery Dragon's Breath also healed back to its original smooth state under the nourishment of life force.

After reaching Level 6 in [Visualization True], his operations using spiritual power had become even more precise.

Having tidied up his appearance, he burned off all the dirt on his body with Shadow Flame, and took out a new black tactical suit from his backpack and put it on.

Xue Jing opened his panel and took a glance.

First was a row of Experience Points gain, which he did not scrutinize, instead focusing on the last items.

[Health Cultivation upgraded to Lv9 (118/8000)]

[Combat Skills upgraded to Lv8 (255/6000)]

[Riding upgraded to Lv5 (569/2000)]

Another big harvest.

"Fighting feels great."

Xue Jing nodded in satisfaction.

In the Intersecting Boundaries these past few days, he was either slaying Dragon Breeds or on his way to slay Dragon Breeds.

It was tough, but the rewards were truly substantial.

This time, after killing the Fire Dragon, he directly had three regular skills upgraded.

He closed his eyes for introspection, feeling the changes within himself.

First was the Life Fire, burning far more vigorously, about one-third more than when it was at Level 8.

The tiredness from body and spirit after the deadly struggle with the Fire Dragon had almost completely dissipated, leaving him feeling so energetic that he believed he could take on another three.

Next, Xue Jing reached out and touched the Crouching Rabbit Sword hanging on his backpack.

"——The breathing, it's more noticeable."

From the body of the Crouching Rabbit Sword, he felt a more pronounced pulsating rhythm, as if it wasn't just a sword but a living creature.

Besides that, holding the sword now, he felt even more at ease than at Level 7.

"Clang——"

Xue Jing drew his sword from its scabbard and casually made a slash at the side.

It was an impulsive act, Xue Jing wasn't thinking about anything, he just instinctively swung his sword.

A moon-shaped ring of Saber Qi cascaded from the blade, spinning as it cleaved through the earth, extending dozens of meters away.

"Huh? This is..."

Xue Jing was surprised.

Previously, to release Saber Qi, he had to enter the Heavenly Blade Mindset, achieving that state of 'the will of heaven is like a blade that cannot be opposed'.

But now, without using any martial arts techniques, he had simply, as if it were a casual act, swung his sword and released a blade of Qi.

"Being able to release Saber Qi in my normal state..."

Xue Jing gripped the hilt of the Crouching Rabbit Sword.

"I see... it's only now that I've really entered the profound realm of the Combat Skills path that enables the release of Saber Qi. The reason I was able to do it before was only because the Heavenly Blade Mindset is so powerful, forcing my spirit to a level where it can influence reality."

"This is fantastic, it's time to roast some Fire Dragon meat..."

Xue Jing walked towards the Fire Dragon's corpse lying on the ground.

...

Elsewhere.

"Ah? We're really going over there?"

Renea held a bowl of water, her eyes filled with hesitation.

The middle-aged man glanced at her and asked in bewilderment, "Wasn't this your suggestion, to check on the Flame Wailing Dragon... I suspect the dragons in this area have vanished possibly because of that person on the Flame Wailing Dragon's back."

"The Flame Wailing Dragon is one of the dragons closest to the Dragon God's bloodline. As citizens of That Country blessed by the Dragon God, we have a duty to investigate. If this is a conspiracy by the despicable folk from That Other Nation, we should be able to respond promptly."

"It's rare for you to say something that fits the role of a Dragon God Priestess, I'm pleased, Priestess."

The middle-aged man said with a sigh.

"This..." Renea's delicate face showed distress.

"Alright, let's not delay any further, let's hurry over."

The Mirror Person, hidden in the reflection in the water, sat on Renea's shoulder, a smile in their eyes.

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