458: Restraint from rank

On the battlefield.

Lionel's eyes were bloodshot, and his entire mental state seemed off.

Ice Ray!

Frost Orb!

Freezing Aura!

These were all skills he had practiced to instant cast through persistent training.

Although their individual power wasn't strong, combined, they could still cause considerable destruction.

Even against Carlos or Richard, this round of attacks would leave them scrambling.

But now...

The Azure Dragon opposite him hadn't sustained any damage whatsoever; its cerulean scales, shimmering under the gentle lighting of the arena, showed not even the slightest mark.

"Impossible!"

"How can this Azure Dragon's resistance to ice be so strong?"

At this moment, Lionel was even more shocked than the audience.

After all, the audience could only guess by watching the screen, while he could not only see but also perceive those subtle fluctuations.

But precisely because of this, the result he deduced almost made Lionel despair.

From the moment this Azure Dragon appeared until now, it hadn't used any skills at all, not even a trace of magic power.

It had completely relied on its powerful body and resistance to withstand all his attacks.

What it displayed was almost complete immunity to ice magic!

"Could it be that this is truly a Sacred Beast?"

"This isn't an Azure Dragon, but an Ice Saint Dragon?!"

As Lionel speculated, Ice Purity had already arrived before him.

"Foolish Mage!"

"Are you ready to feel despair?"

Ice Purity roared excitedly, her voice making the entire battlefield hum.

As her words fell, she directly swung her Dragon claw at Lionel.

Now displaying her combat posture, Ice Purity's size had reached ten meters, and just one of her claws exceeded two meters, completely covering Lionel.

"Damn it!"

Feeling the wild power within this Dragon claw, Lionel couldn't afford to think about anything else, so he surged his magic power and quickly dodged to the side.

However, just as he dodged the Dragon claw attack, Ice Purity suddenly turned her head.

Within her enormous Dragon maw, an energy sphere radiating terrifying coldness had already formed.

Extreme Cold Breath!

Boom!

The energy sphere exploded into a beam of light, instantly striking Lionel.

Crack! Crack!!

The Ice Shield and magic barrier defending his body surface emitted sounds of unbearable strain the moment they were hit.

"Damn!"

Lionel's heart jolted, and he lightly tapped his magic staff, causing a hexagram to suddenly appear beneath his feet.

The next second, his figure vanished from its original spot.

Boom!

The unobstructed Extreme Cold Breath heavily struck the ground, directly creating a large crater, and the terrifying coldness that spread out turned half of the battlefield's surface ice-blue.

"Damn it!"

"This Azure Dragon is definitely a Sacred Beast from legends; it completely counters me, and I have no hope of winning against it."

Seeing the terrifying destruction of the Dragon breath, Lionel's expression became incredibly solemn.

The current situation was that his attacks couldn't break through the Saint Dragon's defense, and if he was hit by the Saint Dragon's attack, he would be severely injured even if he didn't die.

"I must change my strategy!"

"A Beast Pet relies on the Beast Master for its existence; as long as I deal with Wang Chen, this troublesome Saint Dragon will fall without a fight."

As the ace of the Day-Never-Setting Empire, Lionel quickly suppressed the shock in his heart and decided to change his combat strategy.

"Stay calm!"

"My chances of winning are still very high!"

He encouraged himself, looking at the Saint Dragon that was rapidly flying towards him again, he no longer wasted magic power to block it, but instead reapplied his Ice Shield and magic barrier.

Then.

He heavily thrust his magic staff into the ground.

Summon, Ice Giant!

A massive hexagram magic array appeared beneath his feet, emitting terrifying coldness, further dropping the already sub-zero temperature on the battlefield by more than ten degrees.

"Roar!"

"Another new trick?"

Mid-flight, Ice Purity saw this scene, and interest rose in her gem-like eyes.

"Let me see, what fun thing is it this time?"

Roaring, Ice Purity rapidly descended, swinging her Dragon claw towards Lionel at the center of the magic array.

However, Lionel, who was standing in the middle at this moment, maintained the posture of gripping the magic array and thrusting it into the ground, showing no sign of dodging Ice Purity's attack.

"This guy isn't giving up, is he?"

Seeing this, disappointment rose in Ice Purity's heart; she still wanted to play a little longer.

But the next second, this disappointment was replaced by excitement.

Rip!

A sound like white paper being torn echoed, and a crack suddenly appeared on the magic array beneath Lionel's feet.

Through this crack, a massive arm composed entirely of ice stretched out, directly blocking Ice Purity's Dragon claw.

Bang!

A violent collision sound rang out, and the spreading shockwave caused strong winds to rage across the battlefield.

"Interesting!"

Feeling the power within this arm, which was no weaker than her own, Ice Purity retreated at contact, flying into the sky and curiously looking down.

At this moment.

The giant arm pressed against the ground with force, and a huge figure leaped out from the crack.

Thud!

After the figure landed, the ground trembled violently, and two deep depressions were created where it stepped.

"Ice Giant?"

"Lionel's reaction is quite fast!"

Wang Chen, who had somehow pulled out a small folding stool and was sitting by the side watching the battle, showed a hint of surprise in his eyes when he saw this scene.

The Ice Giant summoned by Lionel was fifteen meters tall, standing there like a small mountain, its thick limbs and torso left no doubt about its incredibly powerful strength.

It had to be said that as the ace of the Day-Never-Setting Empire, Lionel truly had some tricks up his sleeve; he quickly found a way to cope even when he was countered.

The Ice Giant was a purely melee summoned creature, with thick skin and flesh, and extremely strong resistance to ice.

Entangling Ice Purity was not a problem.

"It seems I still have to make a move."

Seeing that Ice Purity was already excitedly fighting the Ice Giant, Wang Chen put away his small folding stool and turned to look at the somewhat pale Lionel.

At this moment.

The battle between the two behemoths almost occupied half of the battlefield.

This left the distance between him and Lionel less than fifty meters.

"As far as I know, summoning an Ice Giant not only requires a large amount of magic power, but also requires magic power to sustain its actions before it is unsummoned."

"I'm very curious, how much magic power do you still have left to use now?"

Looking calmly at Lionel, Wang Chen approached him with light steps, as if chatting with a friend.

"To eliminate you!"

"Enough!"

Hearing this, Lionel steadied his breathing, his eyes fixed intently on Wang Chen.