This roar drew the attention of the two dragons, while a flicker of panic appeared on the face of the Star Core Earth Dragon known as Mofana, though it was quickly suppressed.
She pointed expressionlessly toward Jona Velli and the other, saying indifferently.
"Calm down, Joe. This was their doing."
Just as she finished speaking, a terrifying molten breath shot out from the smoke, attacking Mofana.
Mofana glared fiercely at the two dragons in the distance while using her innate talent to block the strike.
"Star Core Shield!"
Instantly, an ice-element shield shimmering with starlight blocked her front; the molten breath sprayed against it, producing violent explosions.
However, the Molten Fire Crystal-Armored Lizard named Joe also lunged forward at this moment; seeing this, Mofana knew the battle was unavoidable and immediately met the charge.
"Roar!!"
"Bang—" Two loud crashes of giant beasts colliding shook the cavern, causing many stalactites to fall from the ceiling; red sparks flew from the friction between crystal armor and star scales.
Mofana was knocked back several steps, nearly toppling over, while the Molten Fire Crystal-Armored Lizard also retreated several steps from the recoil, shaking its dizzy head.
Fine cracks appeared on the red crystal armor on its head, but fire-element particles immediately surged out, restoring it to its original state.
Taking the opportunity, Joe slammed his thick forelimbs onto Mofana's shoulder and back, his sharp crystal claws sinking into the star-patterned scales; violent fire elements seeped into the gaps, making a sizzling burning sound.
Not to be outdone, Mofana lunged with her head, her dragon horn piercing deeply into the gaps of the lizard's crystal armor; deep blue stellar energy erupted, blasting countless starlight spots across the opponent's chest.
The two giant beasts rolled and wrestled together, shattering countless fire-element magic crystal ores; the overflowing mana and fire elements shot straight toward the cave ceiling.
Joe felt like a fish in water under the boost of the erupting fire elements; the flames around him surged, attempting to burn Mofana.
Mofana, in turn, whipped her long tail, summoning several ice-element star blades to slash Joe's back, while simultaneously opening her mouth to spit out a concentrated Starlight Silver Breath, hitting Joe's magma core dead center.
The lizard let out a world-shaking roar.
"Mofana! I'll f*** your mother!!! Crystallized Skin! Flame Crystal!! Activate!!!"
The crystal armor fully deployed, his entire body turning into a field of burning crystal armor; the concentration of fire elements around Joe suddenly skyrocketed several times, even causing the space around him to distort slightly from the high temperature.
Seeing her old neighbor getting serious, Mofana's eyes also turned red, which was rare.
"You toad-skinned bastard, try cursing me one more time!! Star Mark Enchantment!! Star Crystal Wings!"
Mofana also activated the star marks all over her body; wherever the silver light reached, the rocks in the cavity and even some fire-element magic crystal ores condensed into star-marked stone.
On Mofana's body, massive dragon wings were formed from countless starlight-like stones.
They rose again to face each other; Joe's fire-red crystal armor was covered in scorch marks from the stellar energy attacks, while Mofana's shimmering star-patterned scales were stained with cooled lava.
In the next second, both exerted force simultaneously; Joe's molten crystal horn collided with Mofana's starlight silver horn, and red-gold flames instantly erupted with deep blue stellar energy, forming an expanding ball of energy that made the entire subterranean space flicker between light and dark.
Looking at the two sub-dragons who were now truly enraged, Friel and Jona Velli looked at each other and clicked their tongues.
One should know that these two types of high-level sub-dragon magical beasts could hold their own against generally weaker true dragons; one could say they were only a pair of wings away from becoming true dragons.
Humans even classified these powerful Earth Dragons as part of the Dragon Species, though the true dragons generally refused to acknowledge this.
Firstly, these powerful Sub-Dragon Species lacked Dragon Bloodline Inheritance; secondly, their bloodlines were not pure dragon blood, but at most powerful Dragonkin bloodlines.
However, it wasn't impossible to become a true dragon, such as by devouring a true dragon to evolve one's bloodline, or obtaining the essence blood of a true dragon to purify one's bloodline and life level.
But now, a surge of lingering fear rose in Friel's heart; seeing the two of them getting serious, she realized that the Molten Fire Crystal-Armored Lizard named Joe had only been playing with her earlier.
Thinking of this, her mood couldn't help but sink a bit; she looked down at her dragon claw with its cracked scales and whispered.
"Am I... still too weak after all?"
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