Chapter: The Black Claw Red Dragon
The mountain outside Black Stone City was charred black by flames.
Rolling heat waves rushed down from the mountaintop. The leaves in the forest were all wilted.
Cheng Yu walked up the mountain, beads of sweat on his forehead.
"Can red dragon meat really be cooked?" Cheng Yu muttered to himself.
As everyone knew, red dragons mastered the power of fire and had super heat resistance. Some powerful pure-blooded red dragons could even take a bath in volcanic magma.
The temperature of boiling water was 100 degrees Celsius—much lower than volcanic magma temperature.
It would be embarrassing if it can't be cooked.
Awoo~
The dragon's roar mixed with powerful pressure came from the mountain.
The red dragon wasn't far away.
"Let's get the dragon meat first."
Following the direction of the dragon's roar, Cheng Yu quickened his pace and trotted all the way.
On a charred open space at the mountaintop, a red monster over fifty meters long lay.
The huge body was covered with hard scales. The ferocious scales shone with deep red light. The head was huge—several sharp dragon teeth exposed from the corners of the mouth, exuding a chilling breath.
The red dragon's eyes were like burning flames, revealing majesty and power. The body had beautiful lines and tight muscles, showing powerful strength and agility.
On the red dragon's back was a pair of large red wings that could cover its whole body, and a row of sharp bone spurs on the spine—adding a touch of ferocious beauty.
Though this red dragon was aggressive, Cheng Yu noticed its claws were black. It wasn't a pure red dragon but a branch subspecies: the Black Claw Red Dragon.
The relationship between the Black Claw Red Dragon and the Red Dragon was a bit similar to the relationship between the dragon and the true dragon in Eastern mythology and legends.
The Black Claw Red Dragon had very keen perception. Less than ten seconds after Cheng Yu reached the mountaintop, it noticed someone coming.
The red eyes looked toward Cheng Yu.
Roar~
The Black Claw Red Dragon roared at Cheng Yu with a tone of joy. Really lucky today. Lunch came to the door.
"Big red lizard, eat my big slap!"
Cheng Yu raised his right hand. Magic power gathered in his palm. The lines intertwined into a fly-swatting magic array.
Then he slapped the Black Claw Red Dragon's head, hitting its vital point.
The Black Claw Red Dragon was caught off guard. The huge dragon head was hit by Cheng Yu. The body flew dozens of meters away. The head was dizzy.
Seeing the Black Claw Red Dragon beaten away, Cheng Yu felt more confident. Just now he'd still been worried whether he could beat this Black Claw Red Dragon.
Now it seems this Black Claw Red Dragon isn't ridiculously strong.
The Black Claw Red Dragon felt pain and looked at Cheng Yu with angry eyes—so aggressive the air around seemed to solidify.
Immediately, it took a deep breath, stretched its neck, opened its bloody mouth, and spewed flames forward.
Blazing flames spewed from the dragon's mouth, rushing forward like a tide toward the earth—rushing toward Cheng Yu.
As the rolling flames rushed toward him, Cheng Yu jumped up with all his strength. His body rushed into the sky like a cannonball. The huge reaction force made the ground slightly concave.
Cheng Yu jumped a hundred meters high, avoiding the flame attack, then dove down from a hundred meters, clenched his fists, and used the boxing technique of falling from the sky.
Seeing Cheng Yu swooping down from the sky, the Black Claw Red Dragon cleverly opened its bloody mouth—planned to swallow Cheng Yu directly into its stomach.
"Damn, this dragon has no martial ethics!"
Seeing he was about to fall into the dragon's mouth, Cheng Yu hurriedly used fly-swatting magic. Another big slap was thrown on the Black Claw Red Dragon's head, blowing it away.
After being hit twice, the Black Claw Red Dragon looked at Cheng Yu with some fear, chanting dragon language magic. A circular magic array appeared in front of it to strengthen defense.
Cheng Yu no longer hesitated and rushed over to fight the Black Claw Red Dragon in close combat.
He attacked with all his strength. Muscles bulged. The strength of his leg muscles gave Cheng Yu super-fast speed. Every time he took a step, the ground shook slightly. He ran as fast as a gust of wind.
He rushed to the front of the Black Claw Red Dragon, jumped several meters high, and threw a right hook at it.
The Black Claw Red Dragon used its big wings to resist the attack.
But because the power of Cheng Yu's punch was too strong, the Black Claw Red Dragon's huge body of over fifty meters was still pushed back dozens of meters.
The Black Claw Red Dragon felt pain in its wings. If it hadn't used magic to enhance defense just now, it would've been injured.
Cheng Yu used fly-swatting magic again. A big slap hit the Black Claw Red Dragon. The Black Claw Red Dragon took the damage of the slap—wasn't injured.
"Is the defense so high?"
Cheng Yu's strength was enough to smash a four- or five-story building, but it couldn't hurt the Black Claw Red Dragon.
The Black Claw Red Dragon flapped its huge wings and pounced toward Cheng Yu. When it got close, it rotated its huge dragon body and swept its tail across.
The dragon race's physical strength was very strong. Cheng Yu raised his arms to resist the dragon's tail attack. His body moved horizontally for over ten meters. The soles of his shoes were worn out.
"Huh~"
Cheng Yu let out a breath. This thing is so powerful.
Cheng Yu's body defense was quite high. The Black Claw Red Dragon's tail swing didn't hurt him.
He took advantage of the situation to hold the Black Claw Red Dragon's tail, turned around and swung it, threw the Black Claw Red Dragon over his shoulder, and threw it to the ground.
After the over-the-shoulder throw, he jumped up again and elbowed the Black Claw Red Dragon in the abdomen.
Cheng Yu's elbow hit the Black Claw Red Dragon's abdomen heavily.
Boom!
With a loud bang, a huge force passed through the Black Claw Red Dragon's body and acted on the ground. The Black Claw Red Dragon sank into the ground and spit out dragon blood from its mouth.
The Black Claw Red Dragon waved its dragon claws and slapped Cheng Yu on its abdomen with one claw.
Cheng Yu crashed into the cliff wall nearby. His whole person sank into the rock wall.
Climbing out of the rock wall, a human-shaped pit was left on the rock wall.
Cheng Yu rushed toward the Black Claw Red Dragon again.
The two sides fought hand-to-hand. The dull sound of collision kept ringing. The scales of the Black Claw Red Dragon cracked and blood flowed.
Cheng Yu was also slightly injured—blood flowing from the corners of his mouth, some physical loss.
After seeing Cheng Yu's strength, the Black Claw Red Dragon didn't dare fight Cheng Yu in close combat again. It flapped its wings and flew into the air. From the air, it spewed flames to burn Cheng Yu.
Large-scale flame attacks were impossible to avoid.
The mountaintop turned into a sea of fire in an instant.
The dragon flame of the Red Dragon Clan was hotter than ordinary flames. Cheng Yu was in the sea of fire. His clothes and pants turned into ashes. Though he blocked the burning of the dragon flame with strong physical defense, he still felt very uncomfortable.
If I stay a little longer, I'll definitely be burned to pieces.
The surroundings were all red. Sight was blocked by flames—couldn't find the location of the Black Claw Red Dragon.
Cheng Yu took out the underwear of the Goddess of Light he'd obtained in the labyrinth before.
This underwear was a suspender tube top style. The high temperature of dragon flame couldn't burn it.
He couldn't bring himself to wear the Goddess of Light's underwear, so Cheng Yu had to tie the two suspenders around his neck and put it on his back as a cloak.
This underwear was the Goddess of Light's personal belonging—soaked in the majestic power of light on her body.
The moment he put on the underwear, the powerful power of light soared into the sky, forming a white light column several hundred meters thick that rushed straight into the sky. The surrounding dragon flames were annihilated by the power of light.
A powerful, unparalleled power of light attached to Cheng Yu—dazzling.
At this moment, Cheng Yu felt he was the only one in the world.
He remembered the system's introduction to this underwear: Wearing the Underwear of the Goddess of Light will make the host lose face and gain a small amount of light power.
What the hell is called a small amount of light power?
It's obviously extremely strong, okay.
However, on second thought, the small amount of light power mentioned by the system might be relative to the Goddess of Light.
All the residents of Black Stone City looked toward the white light column rising to the sky in the north.
"What is that? It's blinding!"
"Eyes, my eyes~"
"Such powerful light power! The Goddess of Light has appeared?"