81: Red Dragon

The black stele, originally placed nearby, gradually revealed a line of text.

And the content of this text was Li Changkong's name.

Li Changkong, Fourteenth Rank, Twenty-First.

Ahead of Li Changkong, only twenty people had cleared the Fourteenth Rank and reached the Fifteenth Rank.

One must know that this was a ranking of all the young talents from Shenhua University over the past century.

For Li Changkong to Rank 21st among them was already a rather explosive achievement.

What was even more explosive was Li Changkong's age; he was only eighteen years old and a freshman.

On the entire leaderboard, let alone the top twenty, not even the top fifty contained a single freshman.

Li Changkong no longer knew which Rank he had reached; he just wanted to challenge until he lost.

He had now figured out that the black tower he was in was a special space.

Dying within this black tower would lead to revival by a mysterious force, without losing any Rank.

With such a guaranteed function, Li Changkong naturally wasn't worried about anything happening to him.

After taking a deep breath, Li Changkong entered the Fifteenth Rank.

Now, almost every Rank he ascended, he could feel the pressure increasing.

However, Li Changkong adopted an indifferent attitude towards this pressure.

After all, the greater the pressure, the greater the motivation.

Upon reaching the Fifteenth Rank, he found that the surrounding scenery had suddenly changed.

This did not seem to be inside a tower, but rather in an alternate dimension.

His current location was a platform on a volcano, and above the volcano was a beast-shaped monster.

As soon as he stepped into this Rank, he could feel a sense of coercion.

And the Black Flame beside him, at this moment, roared softly, as if something was threatening him.

It wasn't until Li Changkong fully entered the Fifteenth Rank that he finally understood why Black Flame was acting this way.

Opposite him, a giant red Dragon was sprawled on the ground.

The entire giant Dragon appeared to be five meters tall, making Li Changkong seem like a small child in front of it.

Let alone him, even the three-meter-tall Black Flame became a miniature version of a Dragon.

And the four limbs of this giant Dragon were firmly bound by several chains.

The moment a living creature appeared, a hint of greed flashed in the red Dragon's eyes, as if it had seen its prey appear.

As a Dragon Clan creature, Black Flame's Rank was actually one Rank higher than the red Dragon's.

In fact, Dragons in this world are also divided into many Ranks.

Western lizard Dragons like them are all called miscellaneous Dragons, but they are much higher than ordinary creatures.

Azure Dragon, Red Dragon, Black Dragon, White Dragon, Five-Color Dragon.

This was a ranking of the Western Dragon Clan; of course, even the most powerful Five-Color Dragon could not compare to the true Dragons of the Dragon Kingdom.

Of course, true Dragons were only legendary existences.

It was said that some people had truly seen a true Dragon, but those were all secrets of the upper class.

And when the red Dragon saw the Black Flame in front of it, a clear hint of fanaticism appeared in its eyes.

Li Changkong originally thought this Black Dragon was restrained, but to his surprise, in the next second, he broke free from the chains.

It was then that Li Changkong suddenly realized that the surrounding chains were merely props.

After breaking free from these chains, the red Dragon spewed out a mouthful of Dragon Flame.

From the golden light shimmering on the red Dragon, it was clear that this was a gold-tier boss.

Li Changkong naturally dared not take it lightly; a white light flashed on his body, and he immediately dodged the attack.

This was the Blink Technique Li Changkong had learned before, which was a type of assassin skill.

Level one Blink Technique allowed him to dodge one meter away, and its cooldown was extremely long.

But Li Changkong had already upgraded Blink Technique to level three, allowing him to dodge three meters away.

Under the influence of the ring of moments, the cooldown also became one second.

Seeing that this attack failed, the red Dragon did not panic, and spewed out another mouthful of Dragon Flame.

Li Changkong continuously dodged the opponent's attacks, and seeing this, Black Flame and Little Purple naturally took the opportunity to attack the red Dragon.

Before the two beasts could enter attack mode, the red Dragon flapped its wings.

Two crimson hurricanes, carrying a scorching aura, struck the two beasts.

Facing these fierce attacks, the two beasts were instantly knocked flying, almost falling into the lava below the platform.

This lava was over a thousand degrees; if they fell in, it would be a big problem.

Seeing this, Li Changkong was unwilling for the two beasts to come out, so he recalled them into the alternate dimension, preparing to deal with the red Dragon alone.

Of course, this was not him being reckless, but because he had confidence.

The fire spirit pearl, originally in his Storage Ring, now gradually floated in front of Li Changkong.

A red light emerged from the fire spirit pearl, and Li Changkong was enveloped by this red light.

The fire spirit pearl's resistance to fire elemental attacks had reached twenty percent, greatly weakening the opponent's attack power.

Upon seeing the red light on Li Changkong's body, the red Dragon instinctively recoiled.

He could feel that the pearl in front of him seemed to be his bane.

But in an instant, he overcame this fear.

Its wings once again fanned out a hurricane, and Li Changkong, without hesitation, waved his staff.

A Frost Road formed in front of him, actually offsetting the hurricane.

However, the Frost Road, which usually lasted for a minute, disappeared in just two seconds in this environment.

Fire attribute completely countered ice attribute.

Li Changkong was not in a hurry; he fought the opponent while kiting it.

Fireball Technique continuously struck the red Dragon, managing to lower its health bar.

As the red Dragon's health dropped to half, it seemed to be enraged by Li Changkong.

After a loud roar, its large feet stomped heavily on the ground.

Rumble!

After a loud noise, the surrounding lava actually flew up, like surging waves, seemingly about to crash onto Li Changkong.

Seeing this, Li Changkong quickly put away his staff and drew his short blade.

His figure vanished from his original spot like a ghost, and when Li Changkong reappeared, he was behind the red Dragon.

Combo!

Heavy Strike!

Fatal Strike!

Li Changkong's short blade fell continuously, and streaks of damage appeared above the red Dragon's head, the damage numbers equally impressive.

The red Dragon, seeing him land on its body, continuously rolled, trying to shake him off.

But Li Changkong used Vine Technique to firmly bind himself to the red Dragon.

The spell originally used to deal with others, Li Changkong now used on himself.

The red Dragon's health bar continuously dropped, finally crashing heavily onto the platform.