Chapter 275 Breaking a Killing Move in a Breath! This is the True Value of SSS-Rank!

Facing the terrifying devouring vortex with destructive suction and rotating sun and moon, gasps erupted from the stands. Countless people held their breath, breaking into a cold sweat for the Water-Fire True Dragon that seemed about to be sucked in.

However.

Jiang Yun, at the center of the storm.

His expression was calm to an almost eerie degree.

He tilted his head slightly.

Looking at Little Fire in the air, whose dragon whiskers and surrounding water-fire spiritual light were slightly pulled toward the vortex by the suction, there was no trace of panic in his eyes, only absolute calm and control.

"Sun Moon Devouring Heaven... its power is decent, and its devouring property is strong enough."

Through the Beast Taming Contract link.

Jiang Yun perceived and assessed the strength of that vortex.

"If it were an ordinary High-tier Gold Rank beast locked by this killing move, it would indeed be troublesome. They might even be counter-killed across ranks."

"Unfortunately, my beast is no ordinary beast."

Jiang Yun said indifferently.

With diamond rank peak Aptitude, epic and legendary rank skills, and having already evolved once, Little Fire's true combat power could no longer be measured by simple Realms!

"Little Fire."

Jiang Yun gave a mental command.

His voice was steady and clear.

"Use Dragons Wrath first, then Water-Fire Dragon Breath."

Facing this type of devouring skill, the best response was to completely crush its source with a stronger, more concentrated explosive power before its might fully unfolded and the suction reached its Peak!

The power of Water-Fire Dragon Breath alone might be enough, but to ensure success, performing it under the all-attribute boost of Dragons Wrath would truly showcase an unstoppable crushing force!

"Roar!!!"

The moment it received its master's command.

Little Fire, who had been pulled by the suction and seemed somewhat helpless in the air, suddenly let out an even louder dragon roar filled with anger and Battle Intent!

With this dragon roar.

Its aura suddenly changed!

It wasn't just a simple surge of spiritual power.

It was a brief sublimation of its life level!

Every one of its red-gold scales seemed to be instantly infused with vivid vitality, and the water-fire Dao Charm flowing within them shone brightly!

The deep blue water-wave dragon patterns on the left suddenly became turbulent and surging, with the faint sound of rushing rivers.

The gold-red flaming auspicious cloud patterns on the right exploded, the flame temperature rising sharply, scorching the surrounding air into violent distortions!

A pressure thicker, more domineering, and more heart-palpitating than before erupted from within Little Fire like a waking ancient Vicious Beast!

Its body seemed to swell slightly, its muscle lines becoming more defined and powerful. In those dragon eyes—water on the left, fire on the right—the light was as intense as substance, filled with inviolable majesty and a sense of power!

Dragons Wrath!

All attributes greatly increased!

"It moved! It moved!"

"No! It's not just moving! Its aura... why does it feel like it suddenly got much stronger?!"

"I feel... it feels even more dangerous! That water and fire energy is terrifyingly active!"

"What skill is this? An instant boost type? What a terrifying degree of improvement!"

The sharp-eyed students on the stands immediately noticed Little Fire's change and cried out in surprise.

If the previous Little Fire was like a majestic statue, then at this moment, it was an active volcano about to erupt, a celestial river about to burst its banks!

That steadily rising, seemingly limitless terrifying aura made many people's hearts race.

Chu Yunfei and his Sky-Swallowing Sun Moon Wolf, who were at the brunt of it, felt it most clearly!

The ferocity and madness on Chu Yunfei's face suddenly froze!

His beast was going all out to maintain the Sun Moon Devouring Heaven vortex.

Its perception of energy was exceptionally keen.

Just at that moment.

He felt with absolute clarity.

The aura of the dragon-shaped beast opposite him.

It skyrocketed like a Rocket Beast!

That surging pressure even faintly impacted the connection between him and the vortex, causing his spiritual power circulation to stall for a moment!

"How is this possible?! What kind of boost skill is this?! How can the effect be so terrifying?!"

Chu Yunfei was horrified.

A sudden premonition of doom arose.

The Sky-Swallowing Sun Moon Wolf's feelings were even more direct and fearful!

Little Fire, after activating Dragons Wrath.

The dragon prestige it emitted, mixed with the surging physical energy pressure.

Slapped against its Soul like a tsunami!

That sense of suppression originating from the Bloodline suddenly increased several times over!

It was already consuming a huge amount of energy and enduring dragon prestige to maintain Sun Moon Devouring Heaven; now, its mind was shaken, the light in its sun and moon pupils flickered, and the terrifying devouring vortex in front of it swayed slightly!

"Hold on! Swallow it for me!"

Seeing this, Chu Yunfei.

His eyes nearly split, frantically squeezing his own Beast Taming Power.

He roared hoarsely, trying to steady his position.

However.

Little Fire's movements did not stop.

At the moment the Dragons Wrath state was boosted to its Peak, its majestic dragon head aimed at the terrifying vortex in front of it that was rotating with the sun and moon and emitting endless suction.

Its dragon mouth!

Slowly opened!

There was no earth-shattering omen, but everyone looking at it felt their hearts tighten for some reason.

Deep in its left throat, water as blue as the purest deep sea began to rotate and compress rapidly, condensing into a dark blue light orb emitting bone-chilling cold and majestic water pressure.

Deep in its right throat, fire as gold-red as a magma core gathered and collapsed frantically, forming a white-hot light orb so hot it caused ripples in space!

Water and fire, two diametrically opposed extreme energies that should have clashed violently, were now forcibly constrained and balanced in its mouth by a mysterious power, and began to... slowly merge!

Blue and white, water and fire, the two glows intertwined and rotated in front of the dragon's mouth, finally turning into the tip of a spiral energy pillar over half a meter in diameter, with a chaotic blue-white interweaving inside that was nonetheless exceptionally stable and harmonious!

A destructive and simultaneously creative and annihilating Dao Charm's terrifying fluctuation spread from the front of that energy pillar!

"What... what is that?!"

"Water and fire, two elemental powers are... actually merging?! How... how is this possible?!"

"My god! This energy fluctuation... is so scary!!"

"He... he doesn't intend to use this move to counter Sun Moon Devouring Heaven, does he?!"

"Crazy! Absolutely crazy! The intimidation of this skill is indeed terrifying, but that's Chu Yunfei's beast's strongest killing move!"

Incredible exclamations erupted from the stands.

The Fusion of water and fire subverted common sense!

The fluctuation from the front of that spiral energy pillar made many Gold Rank middle-stage students' scalps tingle, as if they were facing death!

Chu Yunfei also saw the terrifying energy condensing.

The ill omen in his heart reached its Peak.

However.

The arrow was on the string and had to be fired!

Blood rushed to his face as he roared sharply.

Trying to use his voice to dispel the fear brought by the Beast Taming Contract.

"Like a mantis trying to stop a carriage! Bluffing! Sun Moon Devouring Heaven, swallow it completely for me! Say goodbye to your beast!"

As if responding to his roar.

The Sky-Swallowing Sun Moon Wolf also let out a howl like a dying beast, pouring its remaining spiritual power without reservation into the vortex. The Sun Moon Devouring Heaven vortex shook violently, the suction increasing by another thirty percent, and the sun and moon phantoms at the center spun at a surging speed, as if turning into a death millstone that grinds everything!

Right at this moment.

A sharp light burst from Little Fire's dragon eyes!

In front of the dragon's mouth.

That blue-white interwoven spiral energy pillar, brewed to its limit, erupted forth!

Water-Fire Dragon Breath!

Exploding with full force under the Dragons Wrath state!

There was no deafening explosion, only a sharp, tooth-aching hum, as if space were being forcibly torn apart and energy released after extreme compression!

A streak of blue-white dragon breath, condensed to the extreme with chaotic colors flowing inside, containing terrifying high temperatures and extreme cold, high pressure and erosion, seemed to cross space and instantly struck the very center of the Sun Moon Devouring Heaven vortex that was emitting heaven-toppling suction!

Collision!

Happened in an instant!

The expected world-shaking explosion did not occur.

The moment the blue-white dragon breath touched the vortex, the two balanced yet extremely opposite forces within it seemed to find an outlet and erupted!

Boom!!!

Half was scorching Dragon Flame capable of melting metal and purifying all things!

Half was frigid Dragon Water capable of freezing Souls and eroding all things!

Water and fire.

The Law powers of two extreme attributes did not simply cancel each other out; instead, they produced some even more terrifying chain annihilation reaction at the point of collision!

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!!!

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!!!

The ear-piercing sounds of corrosion and burning rang out simultaneously!

The dark vortex, which had seemed capable of swallowing everything, melted and dissipated at a visible speed upon direct contact with the blue-white dragon breath, like snow meeting a red-hot iron!

The sun and moon phantoms at the center of the vortex let out an overburdened wail; the golden sun's light dimmed as it was eroded by cold water, while the silver moon became covered in cracks from the searing flames!

Devour?

In the face of this dragon breath, which contained traces of the Water-Fire Origin and had its power boosted several times over by Dragons Wrath, the devouring power of Sun Moon Devouring Heaven seemed utterly pathetic!

Not only was it unable to devour this violent and pure energy, but its own structure was instantly shattered by the impact of these extreme opposites working in unison!

It held for less than two breaths.

Bang!!!

A muffled thud rang out, as if a balloon had been pricked.

Under the gaze of countless horrified eyes, the heart-palpitating Sun Moon Devouring Heaven vortex shattered like glass, completely collapsing into drifting shadows and scattered specks of light, swept away by the aftershocks of the dragon breath!

The blue-white dragon breath that had crushed the vortex lost only thirty percent of its momentum. Still carrying terrifying power, it acted like a reaper's scythe, slamming relentlessly into the chest of the Sky-Swallowing Sun Moon Wolf, which was paralyzed by the backlash of its broken skill!

“Awooo!!!”

An agonizingly shrill howl echoed throughout the Colosseum!

The Sky-Swallowing Sun Moon Wolf's massive body was sent flying as if struck head-on by an ancient divine mountain! The area of its chest hit by the dragon breath was in a shocking state.

The fur and muscle on its left side were eroded by the extremely cold Dragon Water, instantly becoming covered in a thick layer of deep blue ice crystals that continued to spread inward, freezing its flesh and Meridians.

The right side was scorched by the blazing Dragon Flames, its flesh torn open and blackened, emitting a pungent burnt smell as the fire even bored into its bones!

It was the ultimate agony of being caught between ice and fire.

Unable to even maintain its balance, it crashed heavily onto the edge of the battle stage dozens of meters away like a tattered sack, shattering the rocks and kicking up a cloud of dust.

It struggled to rise, but its left side was frozen stiff and its right side was weak from burns. It could only collapse on the ground, whimpering in pain. The light in its sun and moon eyes had dimmed to the extreme, its aura withered—it was clearly heavily wounded!

Silence!!!

A deathly silence.

It enveloped the massive Colosseum, which was large enough to hold thousands of people!

All the clamor, exclamations, and chatter...

...at this very moment...

...seemed to be completely wiped away by an invisible giant hand!

Only the sound of heavy breathing and the Sky-Swallowing Sun Moon Wolf's weak, pained whimpers echoed across the empty battle stage.

On every single face...

...the same expression was written.

Extreme shock and disbelief!

Mouths hung open unconsciously, and eyes were wide to their limit, reflecting Little Fire—who was still floating in the air, his surrounding water-fire spiritual light slowly calming as if he had only done something trivial—and the wretched Sky-Swallowing Sun Moon Wolf whimpering in the distance.

This contrast... was simply too great!

Chu Yunfei, eighty-seventh on the earth ranking and at the Gold Rank Six Peak, had his most famous and powerful ultimate move, Sun Moon Devouring Heaven—which had even devoured powerful enemies of higher ranks—crushed... head-on, cleanly, and decisively... by a single skill from his opponent's beast?!

Even the aftershocks had directly and heavily wounded the beast itself?!

This was no longer a simple matter of winning or losing.

This was a complete, undisputed, one-sided... annihilation!!!

Utterly fragile!!!

*Gulp...*

Someone swallowed hard with difficulty, the sound echoing clearly in the nearly silent Colosseum.

Then...

...like a dam bursting...

...a tsunami-like roar of voices erupted!

“Am I... am I seeing things?!”

“Chu Yunfei... lost? In one move?!”

“Sun Moon Devouring Heaven... was crushed head-on? That's a skill that can devour Gold Rank Seventh Order or even Gold Rank Eighth Order Vicious Beasts!”

“What kind of dragon breath was that?! A Fusion of water and fire?! How could its power be so immense?!”

“A Low-tier Gold Rank... no, that beast's state was clearly buffed! But even with a buff, this is just too ridiculous!”

“Is this the beast of an SSS-Rank Talent? Is this the combat power of a True Dragon-type beast?!”

“A monster! A total monster! No wonder he dared to say that anyone below amethyst rank could come and fight!”

Exclamations, screams, and the sound of people sucking in cold air mixed into a chaotic mess.

Countless people stood up in excitement.

They pointed at the battle stage, speaking incoherently.

Their worldview was severely shaken at this moment.

They had seen people fight above their rank before, but such an effortless, overwhelming cross-rank annihilation—where a lower rank crushed a higher rank's ultimate move—completely surpassed their understanding!

In a corner at the edge...

...Zhao Tiezhu, Lin Kuo, Xiao Yutian, and the others were completely petrified.

Zhao Tiezhu's mouth was open wide enough to fit a fist.

His head was buzzing.

Only one thought remained.

“One move... just one move... that was an earth-ranking Genius...”

“Has this guy already become this strong...”

The muscles on Lin Kuo's face were twitching.

He recalled Jiang Yun's performance during the C-City Competition.

Comparing it to the scene before him...

...a sense of absurd contrast made his whole body go numb.

“Back then... when he fought us, he probably didn't even use a tenth—no, a hundredth—of his true strength, right?”

Xiao Yutian's face was even paler.

Then it suddenly flushed red.

He was trembling with excitement.

Yet he couldn't utter a single word.

For some reason...

...he suddenly thought of his younger brother who had offended Jiang Yun.

He suddenly felt a strange, belated sense of relief... Meanwhile, on a spectator stand with an excellent view...

...the faint mockery and expectant look on Feng Qianyuan's face had long since vanished without a trace.

His expression was slightly gloomy as he unconsciously tapped the armrest of his seat. His eyes were fixed on Jiang Yun's figure and the True Dragon in the air, a clear look of solemnity and wariness appearing in them for the first time.

“Water-Fire Dragon Breath... Dragons Wrath... Such a powerful burst, such exquisite energy control... That trash Chu Yunfei didn't lose unfairly.”

He mused inwardly.

His evaluation of Jiang Yun instantly rose to the danger level.

Even further away...

...the youth in green perched on the gnarled branch of an ancient pine had fully opened his eyes at some point. Sword Intent flowed within his pupils, as if he wanted to pierce through the Void Realm to see the true nature of Little Fire and Jiang Yun.

He slowly exhaled a breath that carried a sound like a sword's chime.

“A buffed burst and attribute Fusion... interesting. It seems that 'anyone below amethyst rank can come and fight' was no idle boast.”

The fluctuations of Divine Sense observing from the shadows...

...also began to fluctuate significantly at this moment.

Streams of thought filled with surprise, admiration, and curiosity silently converged in the air.

“Good lad! This dragon breath... actually contains a hint of the embryonic form of the Law of Water and Fire Aiding Each Other! To have such insight and execution at the Gold Rank is simply inconceivable!”

Zhan Qiong's booming voice echoed through the hall of the Beast Taming Institute, filled with unhidden admiration.

“To complete evolution at the Gold Rank, with skill power and energy essence far surpassing his peers... this boy is truly a peerless piece of unpolished jade.”

Dean Ming Jing murmured to himself,

the look of anticipation in his eyes growing even more intense.

In the center of the Colosseum...

...Jiang Yun seemed oblivious to the tsunami of shocked cries surrounding him.

He raised his hand slightly.

In the air...

...Little Fire let out a long dragon roar. His surging aura slowly subsided as the Dragons Wrath state deactivated.

He flicked his dragon tail and flew back above Jiang Yun's head. His dragon eyes—one of water and one of fire—glanced indifferently at the collapsed Sky-Swallowing Sun Moon Wolf in the distance before looking ahead.

There...

...Chu Yunfei stood frozen like a wooden statue, all color drained from his face. His body trembled slightly as he stared fixedly at his heavily wounded, whimpering beast, then suddenly looked up at Jiang Yun and Little Fire. His eyes were filled with extreme shock, bewilderment, humiliation, and a hint of... collapse...