Continuing to delay would only attract more unnecessary trouble.
Sora made up his mind. The dormant power within him, the power truly belonging to myth, began to awaken and surge forth without reservation!
He no longer suppressed it, no longer hid it. He poured all his will and spirit into a deep call to the power of the Azure Dragon Fruit!
As a soul from China, the most profound and awe-inspiring image of a dragon in his subconscious was the sacred existence that rode clouds and mist, commanded wind and rain, symbolizing the supreme ruler of heaven and earth—the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon!
Although the fruit's essence was that of the Azure Dragon, its color was blue-green, its form leaned closer to that supreme Eastern dragon shape!
"ROAR——!!!"
A dragon's roar far more shocking, ancient, and majestic than before suddenly erupted from Sora's mouth, echoing across the entire desert!
This roar seemed to contain some power of law, actually causing the sky full of shooting iron sand spears to hesitate for a moment!
"What?!"
Toroi's pupils constricted sharply. The unease he had just suppressed instantly skyrocketed to its peak!
He saw a sight he would never forget, one that even overturned his worldview!
He saw Sora in mid-air erupt with blindingly brilliant blue-gold light!
His body rapidly expanded and transformed within that light!
The scales covering his entire body became thicker, larger, shimmering with the heavy luster and mysterious patterns of ancient bronze vessels!
His head stretched and distorted, his mouth lengthened, growing long dragon whiskers. The horns on his head grew larger, full of majesty!
His body madly elongated, becoming slender and powerful, full of streamlined beauty and explosive strength!
His limbs completely transformed into powerful dragon claws, each claw now bearing five extremely sharp talons.
And the thick dragon tail grew even larger, stirring up howling gales with a light swing!
In almost the blink of an eye, the half-human, half-dragon youth was gone!
In his place was an Azure Dragon, over thirty meters long, suspended in mid-air, its entire body covered in heavy blue-gold scales, with deer antlers, an ox head, a python body, eagle claws, a fish tail...
Combining features of multiple creatures yet harmoniously unified, filled with supreme majesty and power!
Sunlight reflected off the blue-gold scales, casting dazzling, sacred light. The shadow of its massive form completely enveloped Toroi below!
The divine dragon swung its tail, clouds and mist naturally formed!
An indescribable, primeval, oppressive aura enveloped the entire sky and land like a physical force!
"Dragon... a real dragon?!"
The madness and fury on Toroi's face instantly froze, replaced by unparalleled shock and disbelief! His jaw dropped, almost hitting the ground, his mind blank!
This completely exceeded all his understanding of "Kekkei Genkai," "secret techniques," or even "summoning beasts"!
This was not a phenomenon any known ninjutsu or Kekkei Genkai could explain! This was a mythical creature descending into reality!
Though it couldn't match the nearly hundred-meter size of the Eight-Tails, Gyūki, in his village, it radiated an extremely "young" or even "immature" vitality!
As if... this was still just a young dragon?!
This thought horrified Toroi even more! A young form already had such imposing power? What would it become if allowed to grow? Even tailed beasts might pale in comparison!
And that terrifying oppressive aura, that sacred yet violent presence...
Made him feel as insignificant as a grain of sand! What Magnet Release, what elite Jonin, seemed so laughable and trivial before such an existence!
"No... impossible... this must be genjutsu! The highest level genjutsu!"
Toroi couldn't accept the reality before him. His voice trembled as he tried to convince himself, but the terrifying pressure told him all too clearly that this was real!
In the distance, Fox, whose consciousness was fading from blood loss, was also jolted awake by the earth-shaking dragon roar and the terrifying pressure.
He struggled to lift his heavy eyelids, his blurry gaze turning toward the sky.
The next second, his breath hitched, his pupils rapidly dilated.
"What... is that?"
Fox muttered to himself, almost thinking he had died and was seeing a final hallucination.
That sacred creature winding through the sky, emitting a blue-gold radiance, was a terrifying existence he had never seen in any records or legends.
The majesty, the power, the aura that seemed to come from ancient primeval times made him tremble with awe from the depths of his soul.
Then, an even more absurd, unbelievable thought forced its way into his nearly stalled mind.
'Could... could that be... Green Snake?!'
The moment this thought appeared, it felt utterly ridiculous. But recalling the various unbelievable things that had happened to Sora before, and how Hatake Sakumo had instructed him to secretly observe and guide Sora...
This absurd thought began to grow wildly like weeds!
In the air, Sora, transformed into the Azure Dragon, slowly lowered his massive dragon head.
His blue-gold vertical pupils coldly locked onto the ant-like figure of Toroi below.
'This is... the feeling of full Beast Transformation?'
Sora felt the surging, terrifying power within him, far surpassing his half-dragon form. It felt as if a swipe of his claw could tear the sky, a swing of his tail could shake the earth.
This feeling of power filling his entire being, making him feel omnipotent, was intoxicating.
But simultaneously, a cold, aloof mindset emerged, looking down on all life. It felt as if he was truly viewing Toroi and Fox below as just slightly larger insects.
'No! I must stay clear-headed! I am Sora, not a true beast!' Sora fiercely bit his tongue, using the pain to force himself to remain rational.
This was a side effect of the sudden power surge. He had to control it.
Otherwise, it would be easy to lose himself in this powerful force and become a mindless beast of destruction.
Sora's gaze focused on Toroi again.
His massive dragon form moved. Not using any ninjutsu, but relying purely on physical power, like a mountain collapsing, he dove down towards Toroi with suffocating pressure!
A giant dragon claw tore through the air with a sharp shriek, swiping down towards Toroi's head!
Simple! Brutal! Yet containing ultimate power!
"Bastard! Don't underestimate me! Magnet Release: Iron Sand World Law!"
Toroi forcibly pulled a shred of reason from his extreme shock and let out a hysterical roar!
He slammed his palms together, pushing the power of his Magnet Release to an unprecedented extreme!
BZZZT——!
More, denser, sharper iron sand spears and thorns than before blotted out the sky, stabbing from all directions at the diving Azure Dragon!
This was his strongest attack, poured with everything he had!
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