X-Dragon Era

The Sandfire Dragon was not invincible. Over the past week, Xin Yun had brought it down countless times, basically, as soon as the Dragon Claw appeared, the Death Sand Dragon would immediately collapse.

But don't think that the Death Sand Dragon was so weak, to defeat it, one's power had to reach a certain level, for how could a mere Sandfire Ball containing fine grains of sand compete against the formidable Death Sand Fire Dragon?

Regardless, the Leader Dragon of the Death Sand Fire Dragons was a mighty creature situated between the bronze Ten Stars and silver One Star levels, ordinary Sandfire Dragons could not match it, as for Xin Yun's Shadowless Claw, that was an ability augmented by a 9.9 Grade Dragon Creation Stone, a unique power in the world.

If you wanted to defeat a Death Sand Dragon, ordinary attacks wouldn't do, you either needed a super strong physical attack to force it down, like the Dragon Claw Hand, or you had to use an energy attack with strong explosive power to blast it apart, such as a Strong Explosive Fireball.

However, although the Sandfire Dragon also shot out Fireballs, they didn't explode, they merely relied on the heat of the Fireball and the abrasiveness of the sand within to cause damage, not unlike a shotgun.

If one were to use modern weaponry as an analogy, to defeat a Sandfire Dragon you might use a rocket or a shell, either of which could potentially bring it down, but a machine gun or a shotgun would definitely not be effective.

Watching the Leader Dragon of the Death Sand Fire Dragons forcefully ascend through a sky full of Fireballs with a roar, Xin Yun turned his head, and loudly said to Yi Luo Xiang, "Don't just charge in recklessly. Although the Death Sand Dragon isn't afraid, it's better not to waste such a rare training opportunity. Even if our goal this time is to make money, we can't neglect training." Stay updated via empire

Hearing Xin Yun's words, Yi Luo Xiang nodded apologetically, took a deep breath, and emitted Soul Ripples one after another, observing the situation on the battlefield while controlling the movements of the Death Sand Dragon through Soul Chains to dodge the Fireball attacks as much as possible.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Under Yi Luo Xiang's control, the Death Sand Dragon instantly became agile, weaving through Fireballs with the fluidity of a fish, with over a thousand Sandfire Dragons roaring in pursuit behind it.

As they climbed higher, eventually... the vast majority of Sandfire Dragons could not ascend further. As ordinary Sandfire Dragons, they could only fly so high, about 200 meters from the ground, while only Leader Sandfire Dragons could fly higher, reaching about 500 meters.

Seeing that the group of Leader Sandfire Dragons had reached their position, Yi Luo Xiang managed to stop the controlled Sandfire Dragon from climbing further and instead turned around. In the midst of a hundred or so Leader Sandfire Dragons, it dodged and weaved, avoiding the large Sandfire Balls shot by the Leader Fire Dragons.

High above, Xin Yun nodded in satisfaction. With his right hand extended, the Shadowless Claw initiated instantly. In a flash... an invisible Dragon Claw slammed into one of the Leader Sandfire Dragons, instantly disintegrating it into a cloud of sand.

In comparison, although they were both Leader Dragons, the Leader Sandfire Dragon was completely outmatched by the Leader Death Sand Dragon in every aspect, whether it was speed, attack, or defense. Therefore... once it was hit by the Dragon Claw Hand, which could even defeat a Leader Sandfire Dragon, how could it withstand it?

As for the true strength of the Dragon Claw Hand, Xin Yun had no way of knowing... it is worth mentioning that even Yi Luo Xiang's Ninth Grade Dragon Creation Stone birthed ability allowed her to directly leap three levels, mastering the power of the Crystal stage. So, what of the 9.9 Grade Dragon Creation Stone?

Among the thousands of Sandfire Dragons were naturally hundreds of Leader Sandfire Dragons. Under Xin Yun's relentless assault, it took about ten minutes for all the Leader Sandfire Dragons to be reduced to a sky full of sand.

Every time Xin Yun eliminated a Leader Sandfire Dragon, the Leader Death Sand Dragon would rush over and swallow the Dragon Crystals hidden within the sand, not worrying about digestion but simply holding them temporarily in its stomach.

There are many types of dragons, but most are Elemental Dragons, such as Xin Yun's Yinglong, Yi Luo Xiang's Flash Butterfly Dragon, as well as the Sandfire Dragon and the Death Sand Dragon, all are creatures condensed from elements without actual flesh, and therefore do not need to eat.

However, once their strength breaks through the Gold level, reaching the Crystal level, these dragons develop physical bodies. Even so, they do not need food to sustain life; in some ways, they simply have living bodies, but in essence, they have not changed.

After unleashing over a hundred Dragon Claw Strikes, Xin Yun's complexion finally turned pale, as the energy consumed by the Dragon Claw Strikes was too great.

Previously, when firing them singly, he didn't feel the strain, but now, once he activated them consecutively, with over a hundred strikes, the recovery of energy simply couldn't keep up, almost completely draining the energy within his body.

Since successfully summoning Yinglong, this was the first time that Xin Yun had run out of energy. Previously... Xin Yun thought the energy of Yinglong would never be exhausted, but now it seemed that once he deployed combat techniques that consumed a large amount of energy, he could still experience energy depletion.

However, Xin Yun should be content with what he had, had it been a dragon pearl born from a First-grade Dragon-creation stone, probably just releasing one Dragon Claw Strike would have exhausted his energy, and more likely than not, he wouldn't have been able to release it at all.

Though having more energy didn't enhance the destructive power, in terms of sheer might, the Dragon Claw Strikes unleashed by Xin Yun, and those released by individuals with dragon pearls from First-grade Dragon-creation stones, were of equal force. However, the difference lay in the number of times they could be fired.

After clearing out all the Sandfire Dragon Leaders, the two stopped their pursuit and, with the Death Sand Dragon—Black Whirlwind, hastened back towards the City of Death. Although the dragon pearl recovered energy quickly, restoring it to its full capacity was not a matter of a moment.

The journey was silent, and the two made it smoothly back to the inn. Though weary and sleepy, Xin Yun still forced himself to sit in lotus position to cultivate, hoping to restore his energy sooner.

Compared to Xin Yun, Yi Luo Xiang's energy consumption was minimal, after all… She only needed to command from a distance, as the Death Sand Dragon—Black Whirlwind was responsible for the fighting, meaning she hardly used any energy herself.

Black Whirlwind was a name given by Xin Yun. Once the Death Sand Dragon transformed into a sand stream form, it resembled a black whirlwind, both apt and vivid. Almost as soon as it was suggested, Yi Luo Xiang agreed to it, and it was decided on the spot.

Seeing Xin Yun's earnest effort and hardship, Yi Luo Xiang greatly admired him. She had the intention to cultivate as well, but there were many matters she had to deal with. If possible, she would rather waste her own time than delay Xin Yun's progress.

With a swoosh upon Yi Luo's command, Black Whirlwind opened its mouth wide, spitting out all the Dragon Crystals of the Sandfire Dragons onto the table, and in an instant… hundreds of peanut-sized Dragon Crystals shining with red light covered the tabletop.

Typically, hunting a Death Sand Dragon Leader required cooperation. First, a speed-type dragon was needed to lure it, then a tank-type Giant Dragon to take the hits, followed by an agile-type responsible for retrieval, and finally, a few long-range attackers to bombard. At least four people were needed to complete this task, and it was also very dangerous.

These Leader Dragons were either Nine Stars or Ten Stars, and their strength was already approaching that of the next order's One Star, making them difficult to deal with. Hunters were generally one order higher before daring to hunt them, and even then, it was very dangerous. If too many dragons were lured, casualties could easily occur.

However, the combination of Xin Yun and Yi Luo Xiang was different. With Xin Yun's Dragon Claw Strike and Yi Luo Xiang's Soul Control, coupled with Black Whirlwind's immunity to physical and magical attacks, everything became simple.

Over the next ten days, Xin Yun and Yi Luo Xiang would go hunting during the day, return to the City of Death after capturing a hundred Dragon Crystals to rest and recover energy, get some sleep, and depart again the next day.

To test the power of the Dragon Claw Strike, the two went to the territory of the Second Order Sandfire Dragons. After testing, the Dragon Claw Strike could destroy ordinary Silver rank Sandfire Dragons but could not destroy a Silver rank Sandfire Dragon Leader, only inflicting damage. Only after ten consecutive Dragon Claw Strikes could they completely crush the Silver rank Sandfire Dragon Leader.

As for Black Whirlwind, he also suffered greatly. Ordinary Silver rank Sandfire Dragons couldn't destroy him, but the Silver rank Sandfire Dragon Leaders could easily crush him, after all… there was a whole Ten Stars difference between them.