Chapter 517 - 280: Ever Stronger in Battle, The Invincible Dragon Slayer

Chapter 517: Chapter 280: Ever Stronger in Battle, The Invincible Dragon Slayer

’It praised me like that, and I mocked it in return. Was that a bit much?’

The thought flashed through Lu Cang’s mind.

But in the next instant, all Lu Cang could see was a sky filled with the afterimages of golden fists.

’Whatever. It clearly has no intention of wasting any more words!’ Its vicious attacks rained down like a tidal wave!

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!

Lu Cang met every one of the countless fists!

This time, his arms didn’t shatter. His bones had grown even harder!

SWOOSH!

A streak of light shot high into the air.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

This time, it was no longer Lu Cang on the receiving end; he had taken the offensive!

The Dragon Fist collided with Lu Cang’s own!

Every clash was incredibly powerful!

’Sheer power isn’t enough; you also need sufficient penetration! This dragon’s fighting style is the perfect demonstration of how to wield immense strength!’

Enlightenment continuously dawned in Lu Cang’s mind!

The dragon’s Combat Skills, and Chi Cheng’s Invincible Stream.

Their fighting styles were strikingly similar.

By cross-referencing the two, Lu Cang was able to grasp an even more powerful way of fighting.

’I’ve always been relying on Magic.’

’I focused on fusing Magic with Combat Skills, but I neglected pure Combat Skills and how to maximize my body’s physical might.’

’My strength has long since surpassed that of an ordinary person.’

’I’m on a completely different level from regular Warriors, yet I was still thinking about Combat Skills within their framework.’

BOOM!

The countless afterimages of Illusion Strike instantly converged into a single punch!

"Azure Sky Stream - Third Form: Illusion Strike·Dragon Annihilation Attack"

POW!

The fist pierced through!

The golden scales actually split, covered in a web of fine cracks!

Previously, it had taken a Soul Sacrifice of five hundred million souls to shatter these tough scales, but now, they were cracking under the assault of Lu Cang’s pure physical strength!

’It’s working!’

’My previous Combat Skills really did have too many flaws.’

In this battle, Lu Cang realized exactly where his Combat Skills were lacking.

He had originally created his own Combat Skills simply because everyone else was doing it. In the process, he had inevitably drawn from the experiences of his predecessors, following the same creative path as other Warriors...

The Combat Skills were indeed his own.

But the experience behind them came almost entirely from others.

Only now did he realize just how vast the gap was between himself and everyone else.

There was probably no one else in the world with so many Divine Talents, and his physical strength was far beyond what any ordinary Warrior could possess.

So...

Relying on others’ experiences had actually been holding him back.

The Combat Skills he created were good, but only when compared to Warriors of the same level.

But this wasn’t even close to the limit of what he could master!

If he was going to design his own Combat Skills, he should be aiming for a much higher realm, creating them directly from the perspective of a High Tier Warrior!

Understanding flooded Lu Cang’s mind!

The Golden Dragon let out an enraged roar!

Its wings beat furiously!

A blast of Qi erupted! The scales all over its body began to emit an even more brilliant glow!

BANG!

BANG—BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!

Not only was Lu Cang’s body getting stronger, but his speed was also increasing. He was growing more and more accustomed to the Golden Dragon’s incredible velocity, keeping up with it faster and faster!

He no longer missed any of its punches.

He no longer took hits he couldn’t defend against in time!

The current Lu Cang could perfectly block every move.

He could neutralize every attack!

Golden waves of Qi erupted between heaven and earth again and again! Their battlefield flickered across the sky. From a distance, one would see a golden draconic shadow the size of Earth swinging its fists at the air time after time!

And at the point where its giant fists collided!

Countless ripples spread out.

A human, smaller than a mosquito to it, as minuscule as a bacterium, was catching its fists again and again!

SWISH SWISH SWISH SWISH SWISH SWISH SWISH—

The two figures seemed to be teleporting, continuously vanishing and reappearing over the Muddy Sea!

BOOM!

The dragon and the man streaked past an island in an instant, the gale from their movement sweeping over it.

In that moment, the wind carved a long ravine into the island!

And then, the shockwave from their colliding fists burst forth!

The entire island disintegrated in an instant!

’This human... got stronger again?’

Six minutes...

Seven minutes...

At the six-minute mark, Lu Cang was only taking one-millionth of the damage. The Golden Dragon’s attacks could now only cause a slight numbness in his fist; they couldn’t even cause a fracture anymore.

At the seven-minute mark, Lu Cang was only taking one-ten-millionth of the damage.

At this point, it was beyond just numbness.

When the Golden Dragon’s fist slammed into his own, it felt like tapping his right fist against his left palm—he felt nothing at all.

On the contrary, it was the dragon’s fist whose scales threatened to shatter with every blow.

His own body was also constantly getting stronger.

It wasn’t just the seven-thousand-fold increase in physical strength from the "Divine Level·Heaven-Ascending Realm of Perfection."

By now, Lu Cang’s base physical strength alone was more than ten times what it was before the battle.

He was breaking through again and again in the midst of combat.

Getting stronger and stronger, his physical body constantly evolved, stepping into ever-higher realms!

And his Combat Skills.

They too were constantly reaching new heights of perfection.

Within just a few short minutes, they had iterated through generation after generation.

It was all thanks to this nearly infinite time for thought.

It seemed like Lu Cang was ceaselessly blocking and fighting.

But in reality, Lu Cang still had ample time for enlightenment and contemplation!

This also made the Golden Dragon clearly feel that every one of Lu Cang’s moves was stronger than the last!

’This person’s body is getting stronger every second.’

’His Combat Skills are also getting stronger every second.’

’His rate of growth is terrifying!’

BANG—

Its scales shattered. A sudden, immense force slammed against it. Unconsciously, its own offense had begun to fall behind. It had gone from chasing its opponent to a head-on stalemate where neither could gain an advantage over the other.

And now, Lu Cang was even frequently taking the initiative to attack it!

"You’re the first one who’s been able to fight me for this long!" Lu Cang’s fist smashed down!

POW!

The tiny fist crashed onto the Golden Dragon’s head, shattering a shower of scales! The blow actually caved its skull in slightly!

"Azure Sky Stream - Sixth Form: Extreme·Piercing Dragon"

A strike that used all his strength, converting every last bit of Magic Power into physical force and exploding it from a single point!

His previous Extreme was about using a Combat Skill to trigger Magic.

It unleashed at least double the explosive power of his Magic!

But that line of thinking ultimately treated Combat Skills as a support for Magic.

However, Combat Skills are a fighting system no weaker than Magic. Why must they always give way to it?

’Extreme is my ultimate, my strongest strike!’

’I can pour my everything into it!’

Eight minutes!

One punch broke through the scales on the Golden Dragon’s head, and then Lu Cang’s fists became a torrential storm!

"Azure Sky Stream - Third Form: Illusion Strike·Dragon-Slaying Torrential Rain"

In an instant, the afterimages of his fists grew dense as Lu Cang’s attack speed reached its absolute peak!

The shattered Dragon Scales revealed the flesh and blood beneath.

A flurry of punches rained down like a sudden squall!

BOOM!

Golden blood spurted from the proud dragon’s head!

Its defenses were completely broken!

The golden blast of Qi threw it backward, but the opponent’s storm of fists immediately pursued! Lu Cang didn’t dodge or evade, meeting them head-on!

BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG—

All that could be seen were golden scales flying through the air!

Under the clash of fists between man and dragon, it was the Golden Dragon that began to retreat step by step!

By now, Lu Cang’s Combat Skills had undergone a complete transformation compared to the start of the fight; they were on a whole different level.