Above The Sky
Chapter 605 - 605 574 You Are a Fake Monster But I Am Truly of Dragon Blood 23

605: Chapter 574 You Are a Fake Monster, But I Am Truly of Dragon Blood (2/3) 605: Chapter 574 You Are a Fake Monster, But I Am Truly of Dragon Blood (2/3) Its speed was extremely fast, accelerating to supersonic within a mere ten meters.

Even the Conscious Lightbody was so solid it seemed to have a physical body, knocking the surrounding air aside.

Even Ian, with his perception enhanced by the Silver Chip, could only see a blurry shadow, carving a dangerous arc toward the left side.

“But I can still see it!”

Well-prepared, Ian’s figure was surrounded by layers of silver armors, Earth Origin Quality crystal shields, and before that, the solidified Sand Armor also clung to the young man’s surface — on the outermost layer, he even covered himself with a thick Ice Shield, making him seem to have grown several sizes larger, resembling a three-meter-tall frost giant.

This was the ultimate skill of the Rock Cast Knight lineage.

Even Weyges, who had changed his path, could condense a solid calcified armor.

Naturally, Ian could condense an even more solid Rock Armor, using the Ice Armor as a disguise.

Due to the close distance, he could only enhance his defense as much as possible to counter the enemy’s attack, and his Iron Pattern Sword was raised vertically, in a ready-to-counter slashing posture aiming for the estimated base of the Nightmare Spawn’s wings!

——Clang!

An extremely crisp clanging sound rang out, and even the three-meter frost giant was sent flying backward, while Ian felt a huge force transmitted from the hilt of the sword, nearly causing his arms to lose sensation and drop the sword.

So hard!

Just a bit less than me!

Beyond that, the young man sensed the Nightmare Spawn’s mandibles easily penetrate the Ice Armor that could resist the bombardment of an Alchemical Cannon, piercing through the nearly equally solid Sand Armor, and after barely failing to cut through the defense layer condensed by the Silver Scale Firm Armor, it withdrew reluctantly.

If it were an ordinary Second Power Level, they would likely have been penetrated and received a near-fatal severe injury in one hit.

But the opponent was also not having an easy time.

As he was sent flying, Ian heard the Nightmare Spawn let out a soul-shaking scream of agony.

It had no technique, its rapid and fierce charge allowed Ian to use both its force and his own to strike its wing base with the Iron Pattern Sword.

Even so, this nearly physical Lightbody did not suffer a serious injury; there was just a deep, bone-visible wound at its wing base, but it didn’t actually cut through its ‘bone’.

“A Third Power Level Conscious Lightbody, even if just an illusionary nightmare, is actually so strong?”

Ian couldn’t help but exclaim.

——Was it the Nightmare Spawn that was too strong, or was the Third Power Level inherently formidable?

Possibly both.

Ian, having been thrown into the air, did a flip and landed steadily, moving his wrists to regain the numbed sensation, and watched the enemy in front of him with a wary gaze.

Then he smiled.

The enemy was indeed strong — but it was also because of this strike that he had already assessed the strength of the Nightmare Spawn.

——Strong, yet not unsolvable!

Lacking a body, just a ‘phantom’ Lightbody…

If it weren’t for the powerful nature of the Void Spawn, it probably wouldn’t have been able to condense into a ‘Nightmare Entity’, there were still its own limitations.

Not to mention, although the enemy seemed huge, its weight was very low, the impact of a physical blow wouldn’t be too strong, and various Sublimation Skills were quite incomplete…

He could defeat it!

“First is the internal structure.

Direct interference with its inner Spirit Energy Structure and its strength will plummet — I need to break its shell, that shouldn’t be difficult.”

Facing the compound eyes focused on him, the Nightmare Spawn was roaring, ready to launch a second attack.

Ian didn’t hesitate at all.

He drew the Heavy Abyss Iron Sword from his waist, and had already prepared the Ultimate Magic Weapon Potion that he spread in midair with Origin Quality.

At the same time, the young man activated the ‘Aether Crystal’ on his left arm, then connected it to the ‘Ancient Dragon Heart Core’.

“You are a fake Nightmare Spawn…I am a true inheritor of the Ancient Dragon Bloodline!”

——Let’s see who is the natural enemy of whom!

He stepped forward, taking the initiative to charge.

The Fairy Wings and the Frost Comet Skeleton burst forth simultaneously, accompanied by a sonic scream as a visible shockwave exploded behind Ian, instantly filling the corridor with a cold chill and white mist obscuring the view.

And the twin swords slashed out, striking at the vulnerabilities of the Nightmare Spawn in the Foresight View from both sides.

But the Nightmare Spawn was not to be outdone.

It vibrated its wings again, bursting with extreme speed, even beating Ian to the punch, with its sharp mouthparts aiming directly at the center of Ian’s chest.

Boom!

When the Iron Pattern Sword chopped down on the body of the Nightmare Spawn, a burst of exquisite skill pierced through its ethereal carapace, transmitting an extremely intense shockwave inside its body, causing its movements to falter slightly.

The mouthparts aimed at him were deflected, posing no threat to Ian’s vitals.

But this was merely a feint.

The Spawn’s trident-shaped tail was already coiled up, its real lethal move.

Similarly, Ian’s true lethal move wasn’t just the Iron Pattern Sword that could barely break through the Nightmare Spawn’s defenses, but the deadly strike unleashed by the combination of the Ancient Dragon Heart Core and the Aether Crystal, multiplied by the Heavy Abyss Iron Sword!

Whoosh!

The trident-shaped tail shot out like lightning, piercing straight towards Ian’s heart.

It almost effortlessly penetrated the boy’s seven layers of defense—Ice Armor, Sand Armor, the ethereal shadow of Silver Scale Firm Armor, the Earth Origin Quality layer, and the Entangling Void Armor.

The first five layers were shattered almost instantly, leaving only the last layer of Sand Armor skin and Ian’s body, which had been enhanced numerous times, covered with Silver Scale Armor.

With a squelch, the Sand Armor’s skin was pierced too, but the tail’s last bit of force was expended, and the Nightmare Spawn’s tail did not completely penetrate Ian’s body, only managing to pierce the most robust layer of Silver Scale Armor right in front of his Clear Source Crystal at his chest.

But at that moment, Ian felt as if his soul had been struck a heavy blow, an overwhelming sense of ‘extreme fear’ surged into his heart without reason or warning, making him subconsciously want to turn and flee, to leave this eerie, sleep-depriving land far behind, irrespective of defense or attack.

But to be honest, while he did feel substantial fear, that was all it amounted to—every day when Ian looked up at the dark firmament above, he experienced the same fear and desire to escape this world.

He had long become accustomed to it, and had even made up his mind that he would never fear the very thing he feared the most again, at worst breaking into a cold sweat.

Unbreakable in spirit, he nonetheless incurred a minor physical injury.

Thick, purplish-red blood flowed from the wound.

This was the first time Ian had been directly breached since becoming a Sand Armor Apprentice.

Be it a Void Spawn or a Third Energy Level, this was the most formidable enemy Ian had faced since embarking on the Sublimation Path.

But that did not mean he was without the ability to fight back!

On the other side, the Heavy Abyss Iron Sword hit its mark as well, slashing the wound made by the Iron Pattern Sword—a massive force accumulated by the Aether Crystal, the explosive Origin Quality from the Ancient Dragon Heart Core, and the purified Origin Quality from the Clear Source Crystal, combined in a split second allowing Ian to unleash a destructive force that exceeded the Second Energy Level, at least the upper limit of a Second-Level Fairy Bloodline.

With one sword strike, he cut off a wing of the Nightmare Spawn!

Crack!

The Fairy Wings, formed of Spirit Substance, disintegrated upon separation from the body, turning into a pool of liquid-like black mist, which rapidly dissipated as if absorbed by subspace.

The Nightmare Spawn let out a pitiful scream, attempting to withdraw its tail and retreat.

The scream was not a sound but manifested as a ‘Mind Piercing’ type of Spirit Energy attack.

However, the water-colored halos in Ian’s eyes shone brightly.

Although Foresight View had no direct offensive power, as a Spirit Energy User, he had considerable resistance to psychic attacks.

Blood trickled from his nose and mouth, and the purplish-red blood flowing from Ian’s chest quickly spread, covering the Nightmare Spawn’s tail.

The overcoolant secreted by the ‘Frost Comet Skeleton’ was transmitted by Ian, forcibly freezing the enemy’s tail to his body.

So, when the Nightmare Spawn tried to withdraw, Ian’s body was pulled closer as well.

The attack continued!