Chương 99: War God’s : — Chapter 99 - This Spear Is Called “The Arrogant Dragon Has Regrets,” Read as “No

"Do you want to continue forward, or turn back?" Wang Xian asked. The three were silent for a moment, then all looked ahead. Wang Xian smiled slightly and nodded.

"Alright, then prepare yourselves. What comes next may be a brutal fight." The three continued forward. Gradually, the surrounding fire energy began seeping into the stone walls, creating crimson crack-like patterns across the surface. Faintly, they could hear a low roar rising from the abyss below. A nauseating stench of gore mixed with sulfur, unbearably revolting. Fortunately, the three had excellent constitutions and strong adaptability. Their expressions remained grave but unchanged.

"Malevolent Qi concentration has reached 50%, and the sulfurous toxic gas concentration is several times higher than before. Is there a volcano below?" Xu Qian frowned.

"Not a volcano." Wang Xian stroked the surrounding stone walls.

"A magma dragon vein, the habitat of the Blaze Demon Dragon. The Blaze Demon Dragon breathes dragon breath, which causes the earth veins to form a unique ecosystem. That's the magma dragon vein."

"The dragon breath crystals in these stone walls are a product of that. An excellent material."

"The deeper the color, the closer we are."

"Within the magma dragon vein, the Blaze Demon Dragon possesses near-limitless power. The scorching toxic fire magma is highly corrosive to your martial battle armor. In terms of terrain, you're at a severe disadvantage. You can only exert about 70% of your strength..."

"While the Blaze Demon Dragon can exert 120% of its strength in the magma dragon vein."

"So you can only defeat it by striking its weak point, or by killing it instantly with power above the fifth realm, or by luring it out." Pure numerical suppression, none of which were realistic options. Wang Xian offered a few reminders. Before long, blazing light streamed in from the tunnel passage. The three's expressions turned solemn. The surging flame breath had condensed into mist. ROAR! The eerie roar carried contempt for ants beneath notice. They fully entered the tunnel passage.

A vast underground cavern opened before them. Fierce, blazing light illuminated the shocked expressions on their faces. Before them, within an enormous ring-shaped sea of fire, a hollow center spewed magma torrents skyward. A hundred-meter-long crimson-scaled dragon burst through the waves. Its ferocious dragon head bore two venomous glowing fleshy tumors. Beneath its vertical pupils, the waves of breath it exhaled burned so intensely that space itself seemed to warp.

"Senior, there's a button in the center of your battle armor," Yan Zhaoxue said hurriedly.

"When you press it, a thin membrane will form around your body, reducing the beast's perception of you."

"Leave the next fight to us." Wang Xian nodded slightly, retreated behind the three, and pressed the button in the center. A crimson light screen instantly covered his entire body. As if he had vanished, no aura whatsoever. Clearly, this battle armor worth over a million had considerable functionality. Its functions were in no way inferior to the earlier Primal Cicada Garment. The next second, the three exchanged glances and shouted in unison: "Open!"

In an instant, dazzling light erupted from all three of their bodies. Three distinct energy torrents faintly appeared on the surface of their bodies, visible through their battle armor. Their auras surged to their peaks in an instant. Even in this kind of terrain, at this moment, the three's auras were in no way weaker than the Blaze Demon Dragon before them.

"Gene locks," Wang Xian said softly. The core power of the New Martial Arts era. Modern New Martial Arts builds cultivation methods tailored around talent. It means unlocking the 'gene locks' hidden within one's own talent, that is, talent potential. Instantly causing one's strength to erupt, reaching a terrifying state. A martial artist at the early fourth realm with only mid-tier talent, every time they open a gene lock, they temporarily increase their life force by a certain degree.

Each realm corresponds to cultivating and unlocking one talent gene lock. The standard for a first-realm martial artist is being able to unlock one. And so on upward. A ninth-realm Martial God can unlock nine gene locks. The strength they instantly erupt with can easily crush a Z-rank beast on the Alien Star Battlefield.

And depending on the type of martial talent, in the current era, based on the five major martial talent categories (Body, Element, Weapon Soul, Beast Form, Arcane) there are five types of talent gene cultivation methods. These five major gene cultivation methods form the foundation of the current era's New Martial Arts system. Old Martial Arts practitioners generally like to call these cultivation methods 'Origin Force Heart Methods.'

Because these talent gene cultivation methods were developed over the past hundred-plus years in New Martial Arts, when countless people first summarized the chaotic Old Martial Arts system, then eliminated the dross and kept the essence, and further improved them generation after generation according to different talent types. These five major talent gene cultivation methods are named only by type. For example, the Body type is simply called the Body Gene Cultivation Method.

Suitable for all martial artists with Body-type talent to cultivate. Wang Xian looked at the three. He could clearly see that among the three, Yan Zhaoxue's talent was the strongest. Because the three gene locks she had unlocked shone with the most dazzling light, and there was also a different kind of energy reflux.

"Dual-attribute gene locks... Also King-tier Talent." The stronger the talent, the stronger the gene locks when unlocked. Here, the concept of dual attributes comes into play. The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. Dual-attribute talent is very special. Because those with it can cultivate two different types of gene cultivation methods. For this type of talent, unlocking one gene lock is equivalent to someone else unlocking two.

So even if one only has high-tier talent, if they possess dual attributes (for example, Xia Sichen's 'Flame Bone,' which is Body and Nature, Nature meaning Element attribute) cultivating two gene cultivation methods makes one very strong. Not inferior to some King-tier Talents. But by the same token, the cultivation difficulty is also higher, and whether one can go far is also harder. Ye Miyue's Taboo Talent is triple-attribute.

She can cultivate three gene cultivation methods, unlocking one equivalent to someone else unlocking three. Coupled with the terrifying potential of Taboo Talent, the strength of her unlocked gene locks is even higher. Even setting aside the innate abilities of Taboo Talent itself, merely by unlocking gene locks, she can leave countless martial artists far behind. It's just that the cultivation difficulty is also more terrifying. Of course, gene cultivation methods carry certain dangers.

Generally, they are not cultivated at the first or second realm. Universities typically recommend starting gene method cultivation at the third realm, so that even if gene lock cultivation fails, the life force foundation remains, and there's room to recover. Thus, third-realm martial artists are also commonly called professional martial artists. It is the watershed for martial artists in modern society. Among Dragon Nation's Five Greats, some students with strong talent can cultivate at the second realm.

Once a New Martial Arts martial artist unlocks their gene locks and their strength surges, they become unbeatable by Old Martial Arts martial artists. This is also why Wang Xian said from the very beginning that if Old Martial Arts martial artists don't open their meridians, they can never compare to New Martial Arts martial artists. Opening meridians is equivalent to stimulating the body's potential. That is, the potential of the physical body.

The divine meridians he cultivates, activating the body's potential with Spirit Malevolence, are even more terrifying. New Martial Arts gene methods activate the potential of martial talent. Just like right now. The three who had instantly unlocked three gene locks almost completely ignored the limitations imposed by this terrain, charging straight forward without the slightest sign of being weakened. Xu Qian provided long-range cover, while Bai Xingyun and Yan Zhaoxue attacked from left and right.

One wreathed in wind and lightning, sword momentum like a rainbow. The other's ice spear like a dragon, spear momentum fierce. Having learned the Blaze Demon Dragon's intel, they practically pinned the Blaze Demon Dragon down and pummeled it the entire time. The scales on the Blaze Demon Dragon's body fell in showers. Its injuries grew more and more numerous. In those dragon eyes, there seemed to be shock and violent rage.

Clearly, it couldn't quite understand why these three human martial artists, meeting it for the first time, knew it so well... Unfortunately, C-rank beasts don't have very high intelligence, so it couldn't figure it out.

"So these are the elites from Dragon Nation's Five Greats..." Wang Xian watched with great satisfaction. To be honest, Martial Path Unending could not simulate New Martial Arts martial artists unlocking their gene locks. So in Martial Path Unending, only martial techniques could be honed. Even many talents would be restricted.

With just over 100 life force, his one spear strike of 'Thousand Troops Routed' at the Return to Simplicity level could potentially one-shot a third-realm martial artist inside Martial Path Unending. But in reality, once a third-realm martial artist's talent gene locks are opened, let alone 100 life force, even with several hundred more life force, one spear strike would at most only injure a third-realm martial artist.

Add to that talent abilities, transcendent martial skills, combat protective gear, Origin Force external release, and other enhancements, without opening divine meridians, it would be very hard to win. With divine meridians opened... well, that's hard to say... Only...

"The Blaze Demon Dragon isn't that simple..." Wang Xian narrowed his eyes. The three fought more and more fiercely. But after fighting for a long time:"Why can't I see the Blaze Demon Dragon's weak point?" The battle armor had voice communication functions. The three could communicate with almost no restrictions. Bai Xingyun was now somewhat puzzled. Based on what the senior had pointed out, he didn't seem to see the Blaze Demon Dragon's weak point.

"I haven't found it either..." Yan Zhaoxue frowned.

"Three inches below the jaw... the location shouldn't be hard to find..." Xu Qian, observing from her long-range cover position, said: "I've actually found it, but that spot is covered with a large amount of solid rock crystal, incredibly hard. I shot several arrows, and none of them could even penetrate that rock crystal."

"It doesn't feel like a weak point..."

"The Blaze Demon Dragon has a certain level of intelligence. It won't expose its weakness before the enemy." Yan Zhaoxue pondered.

"Presumably, as the senior knows, they themselves also know, so they will definitely protect their weak point well by any means necessary. Giving us no chance at all..." The two nodded slightly, seeming to understand. What a cunning beast! At that moment, the Blaze Demon Dragon let out a wail, landing battered and scarred in the churning, rolling magma. The toxic flames on its tail quickly disappeared.

"It seems to be failing!" Bai Xingyun shouted sharply.

"We can deliver the fatal blow!"

"Wait! Have you forgotten what the senior said?" Yan Zhaoxue said hastily. The two froze. They had almost forgotten! The three held still. Only Xu Qian began long-range attacks on the Blaze Demon Dragon's flesh, shooting until the feigning-death Blaze Demon Dragon's body thrashed and rolled repeatedly. After a long time, until the Blaze Demon Dragon could barely endure it anymore, howling incessantly, it suddenly flipped its dragon body, soaring up from the sea of fire. Its dragon eyes stared at the three in shock.

From its mouth came an utterly enraged roar! What's going on! These three human martial artists... I'm about to die, and none of you come forward to finish me off? Roaring to the extreme, it dove into the magma sea of fire. Magma covered its shed scales, rapidly reassembling into new scales. Seeing this, the three frowned deeply and immediately retreated to the side. Until the Blaze Demon Dragon flew out again, its condition already more than half recovered.

It suddenly spat a scorching dragon breath toward Wang Xian's position. The three's hearts leaped. But they discovered that this dragon breath did not seem to be aimed at the senior. Instead, it was aimed at... BOOM! The entrance they had come through was instantly sealed by the scalding, searing dragon breath.

"It's sealed our retreat..."

"This thing can't be killed!"

"This is getting troublesome..." The three took a deep breath. Only now did they feel how truly hair-raising this Blaze Demon Dragon was. Just as the senior had said, this place gave it too much of an advantage. To kill it through sheer hard power, one would have to reach the fifth realm and unlock gene locks, forcibly overwhelming it with numbers. Or lure it out. But now the way they came was blocked, and they couldn't get out anytime soon, let alone lure it out.

Instead, it was they who, staying here, were being invaded by Malevolent Qi and having their battle armor damaged.

"The only way is to defeat it through its weak point... but its weak point is completely immune to damage." Even if they injured it, crippled it, it would dive headfirst into this magma dragon vein and rapidly recover, like a mangy dog. At this moment, the red tassel on Yan Zhaoxue's spear had melted away, Xu Qian's quiver had only two or three arrows left, and Bai Xingyun's longsword had several cracks running through it. The three looked at each other, momentarily plunged into a massive predicament.

"It seems... there's no solution..." At that moment, Wang Xian gently pressed the button in the center of his battle armor again, and the light screen vanished from the armor. He walked over to them and said slowly: "Not easy to fight, is it?" The three paused, then shook their heads helplessly. It was indeed very difficult. Even knowing so much intel, it was still this hard. Normally, it would probably take a fifth-realm martial artist to handle this Blaze Demon Dragon in such a place.

"Senior, its weak point simply can't be struck at all." Xu Qian smiled bitterly.

"I feel like it's not even a weak point... does it even have a weak point?"

"It does." Wang Xian smiled.

"The weak point has always been there. It's just that it can't be attacked from the outside."

"It needs to be attacked from the inside, at the throat."

"The inside?" The three were stunned, looking toward the ferocious gaping maw exposed when the Blaze Demon Dragon roared. Inside, Malevolent Qi surged skyward, fangs like blades. As if it could swallow all life in an instant. The three drew a sharp breath. Attack from the inside. Wasn't that suicide? Just thinking about it, none of them had the courage to charge into that mouth and attack. Wang Xian said nothing.

He only took out the prepared Ice-Thread Silk and tied it around his bone spear, then walked before the three.

"I'll do it." The three were startled and were about to stop him. But Wang Xian waved his hand and said: "Since you call me 'Senior,' whether I truly am one or not, I must live up to that title."

"A senior must lead the way."

"Remember, I can only break its weak point. What comes after will be up to you!" With those words, Wang Xian gripped his bone spear, tapped his toes, and facing the roaring, charging Blaze Demon Dragon, launched himself upward. A voice brimming with heroic spirit rang out at the same time:"Yan Zhaoxue, the Five Dragon Forms, and the final form I comprehended, you have never seen it."

"Now, watch closely!"

"This spear is called: 'The Arrogant Dragon Has Regrets.'"" Read as: 'No Regrets!'" The moment his voice faded, in the eyes of the three, the senior seemed to become one with his spear, transforming into a blaze of light. Not a trace of hesitation or regret. Only that boundless spear-light, pressing forward indomitably, seeking life in the midst of death, intent on snatching chestnuts from the fire. He plunged headfirst into the Blaze Demon Dragon's mouth!

This spear strike, as if knowing full well that using it meant certain death, yet still determined to carve a path of survival for everyone! The three's hearts and minds shook violently! ➤ Next: Alone into the Flood Dragon's Mouth, Coming and Going Light as a Gull!