Translator: AnubisTL
The night along the Raging Waves River was as dark as ink. The red-iron dragon spread its massive wings and four monstrous dragon arms.
The surrounding river surface churned and boiled, the ground littered with deep pits and fissures. The surviving sorcerers and shamans stood frozen in place, their eyes wide with terror.
"These Dragon Qi Arms offer a direct boost to my current power."
"More importantly, with my astral ego incarnation as a foundation, I can better cultivate other paths in the future."
Garos felt the power feedback from his newly formed Dragon Qi Arms, a thoughtful gleam flickering in his black dragon eyes.
He flexed his four arms, sparks flying as his scales scraped together. In his mind, he envisioned his future combat form—a colossal, five-headed, ten-armed behemoth. Through the Four Symbols Profundity, each dragon head would embody a different elemental power, like the legendary avatar of the Immortal Dragon Queen.
Combined with the refined techniques of the sanda pathway, this overwhelmingly powerful dragon form would unleash apocalyptic destructive force.
ROAR!
A deafening roar shattered Garos's thoughts.
Ugosh the Orc, drenched in blood, flapped his wings of the goshawk wildly and charged forward again. The totemic markings on his skin writhed like living creatures, and the madness in his eyes seemed almost tangible.
"Foolhardy."
Garos spread his wings, his massive, ferocious body rising from the ground in an instant as he charged toward the orc chieftain.
Four dragon arms erupted simultaneously, their movements a blur of motion that tore through the air, sealing off every possible avenue of escape for Ugosh from multiple directions.
A brute like the orc chieftain could only see Garos's physical arms with the naked eye.
However, his instincts were sharp. Though he couldn't see the Dragon Qi Arms, he could sense their presence through the howling wind and the fluctuations in the air.
The Spirit of the Barbarian Bear roared to the heavens behind him.
A pair of massive bear arms emerged, meeting the red-iron dragon's charge head-on.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of rapid, thunderous collisions sent invisible shockwaves radiating outward from the clash, spreading like a gale and churning the river into waves.
The Spirit of the Barbarian Bear enveloping the orc's body.
Its chest, arms, and head rapidly developed collapsing flaws, being brutally smashed to pieces.
However, the totem warrior path of the barbarian made him more resilient than an ancestor guardian. When the Spirit of the Barbarian Bear faltered, his aura abruptly shifted, transforming into the spirit of a great wolf, agile and swift.
When the spirit of the great wolf faltered, it shifted again to the spirit of a goshawk, lightning-fast and soaring.
Though somewhat dimmed, the restored Spirit of the Barbarian Bear held firm.
Ugosh had simultaneously merged three major beast souls, making him fight like three wild monster lords bound together, coordinating their attacks and rotating in and out with relentless tenacity.
Orcs were far better suited to the barbarian class than humans.
Now in a state of demonic frenzy, Ugosh roared and snarled, his body drenched in blood as the red-iron dragon completely suppressed him. Yet not a trace of fear showed on his face; he fought to the death, refusing to retreat, like an indestructible cockroach.
Such extraordinary resilience... In that case, I'll destroy his beast soul with a single strike.
The red-iron dragon's mind raced. He had no desire to prolong this battle with the orc chieftain. Such a powerful and irrational creature would be impossible to control or subjugate. Killing him outright was the best course of action.
Hum!
Level 4 dragon qi activated!
Four arms merged!
Enhanced claw strike!
In an instant, the black-red dragon qi-infused arm pressed tightly against Garos's arm, fusing inch by inch. Garos's dragon arm swelled instantly, becoming thick and long like a blood-engorged sponge. Under the combined stimulus of dragon qi, the frenzy state, and the Bloodburst Technique, his muscles bulged high and firm, and his sturdy dragon scales cracked and split with loud cracks.
"Die!"
The red-iron dragon roared, unleashing the accumulated power of his attack onto the berserk orc.
His attack range narrowed, but its intensity surged dramatically.
The arm of the Spirit of the Barbarian Bear shattered like fragile glass, leaving the dragon's massive claws free to strike the spirit with unstoppable force.
Crack!
Shards of light scattered across the sky.
Ugosh's Spirit of the Barbarian Bear was brutally shattered, reduced to dust.
Next came the spirit of the great wolf and the spirit of the goshawk. Under Garos's triple-powered, fatal strike, they crumbled to nothingness upon contact.
With the destruction of the totem beast souls—the core of his power—the barbarian was struck as if by lightning, his qi plummeting.
Yet Ugosh still refused to fall.
"Kill!"
A hoarse roar tore from his throat as he lunged forward, baring his fangs to bite Garos's arm like a wild beast. His tusks clashed against the dragon's scales, sparking crimson sparks.
The red-iron dragon's arm twitched, shaking off the orc before seizing him in his grip and crushing him instantly.
At that moment, the night wind howled, and the Raging Waves River churned with turbulent waves.
The lightning, dragon qi, and blood patterns surrounding Garos's body gradually dissipated. His form returned to its normal state, though his chest heaved with ragged, burning breaths.
Two tribal chiefs, a group of elite warriors, a meticulously prepared dual anti-air formation, sorcerers, and shamans.
Such a setup would have been a death sentence for any other juvenile dragon, with no chance of survival.
Even for Garos, the fierce battle had taken a significant toll. Fighting against overwhelming odds had been perilous, and as soon as the fighting stopped, he felt every inch of his body ache with exhaustion.
Garos didn't fear putting himself in such danger, but he wouldn't deliberately seek it out either.
Therefore, despite his formidable power, he had chosen to avoid the two chiefs in the early stages of the war, instead focusing on ambushing and eliminating other high-ranking bosses to gradually erode their collective strength.
Now, reflecting on the battle, he realized that if those bosses had participated in the encirclement, he would likely have been forced to use the gladiator formation plate. Of course, if not for his brilliant performance in raiding key strongholds, the two tribes might not have taken him so seriously, and the war might have taken a different course, perhaps never even presenting an opportunity for them to corner him.
Regardless, his cautious approach had once again allowed Garos to emerge victorious at a relatively low cost.
"The barbarian's rage and berserk skills are quite impressive," Garos thought as his gaze swept over the barbarian corpses.
He had developed some ideas about the core skills of the barbarians.
Within the dragon race's inheritance, a special class had developed from the barbarian path: the wild dragon.
Many dragons chose the wild path, particularly red dragons, known for their fiery tempers and innate irritability. For wild dragons, anger ceased to be merely a negative emotion; it transformed into a boundless source of energy, fueling their relentless power.
When choosing his main class, Garos had considered the wild dragon.
After much deliberation, however, he ultimately selected the martial dragon.
The core skills of the wild dragon, "Berserk" and "Rage," came at the cost of sanity. Intelligent creatures entering these states completely lost all sense of self and the world, consumed by the primal urge to fight to the death, leaving no room for mercy.
Despite their severe drawbacks, the raw power of these skills was undeniable, sparking a flicker of covetousness in Garos.
Wild dragons and eternal dragons were a natural pairing. Even if he dared not use them casually, they could serve as a hidden trump card, a last resort to turn the tide in a life-or-death crisis.
The problem was:
Becoming a wild dragon was not simple. Like the martial dragon, it had prerequisites.
Just as a martial dragon needed a life-or-death battle to awaken dragon qi, a wild dragon required an unforgettable, soul-searing fit of wrath to awaken the power of wrath and acquire the medium that transformed anger into energy.
Garos constantly struggled with his emotions.
True fury, true rage, were rare in him. Even when cornered by the dragon hunting group, his mind remained completely calm and rational, channeling his power with logic and refusing to let anger cloud his judgment.
For Garos, meeting the wild dragon's job requirement was more difficult than facing a life-or-death battle.
Let nature take its course. A dragon's life is long; there will be opportunities.
The tale of early brilliance doesn't belong to dragons, the red-iron dragon thought.
Unless they were as lazy as Gordon, any ancient dragon that reached that level must have simultaneously cultivated countless paths. Even if their proficiency in these secondary paths wasn't high, their mastery of skills and techniques would be unfathomable, making even ancient white dragons formidable.
A dragon's longevity was their greatest advantage.
There was no need to achieve everything in youth.
Calming his mind, the red-iron dragon turned to face the sorcerers and shamans gathered on both banks of the Raging Waves River.
"Those who stand will die. Those who kneel will live," he declared, his voice as cold and metallic as iron.
At his words, a portion of the warlock shamans on the riverbanks trembled and knelt. The stubborn ones were swiftly reduced to ash by his dragon breath.
Thus ended the Battle of the Raging Waves River, and the rise of the Ironforged Tribe's dominance over the Frontierlands began.
(End of the Chapter)
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