Volume 4: Hidden Battles – Chapter 295: The Might of the Dragon Cannot Be Defied

“Is that so? How do you know I haven’t found it?” Ni Tian laughed.
“Oh, so it seems you have found it?” Chu Tianyu also smiled.
“Exactly!”
“What is it?”
“Simple—killing you!” With that, Ni Tian’s entire body glowed red, emitting waves of heat that nearly lit up the sky above the peak. His figure appeared instantly, and without any fancy moves, he threw a punch straight at Chu Tianyu’s face.
By the time Ni Tian finished speaking, Chu Tianyu was already on guard, unleashing all his strength without hesitation, meeting Ni Tian’s punch head-on with full force.
Neither of them used any tricks; given their immense energy at that moment, any martial techniques were unnecessary.
In an instant, they exchanged hundreds of punches, each collision sending shockwaves that shook the entire peak. Rocks from the cliffs tumbled downward, creating a thunderous scene.
With a loud bang, the figures entangled in the light mist finally separated, standing on opposite sides of the peak, facing each other from afar.
“Haha! So satisfying! For the first time in a thousand years, I’m feeling this exhilaration!” Ni Tian shouted. As he spoke, his already floating body rose further, his palms emitting a golden glow as he dove downward at Chu Tianyu, attacking once more with overwhelming force.
“Same here! I didn’t expect you to still be so strong at your age—quite resilient!” Chu Tianyu retorted, quickly spinning to form a yellow-glowing tornado above him, pushing back Ni Tian’s attack. He then raised one hand and threw a simple upward punch straight at Ni Tian’s waist.
Seeing this, Ni Tian quickly changed tactics, spinning along with the tornado’s direction and creating a swirling energy field around himself, rendering Chu Tianyu’s punch ineffective.
If Chu Tianyu continued to fight head-on, he would have to deal not only with Ni Tian’s counterattacks but also the force of his own tornado.
Thus, with no choice, Chu Tianyu retracted his punch, sidestepping as he formed a gust of energy in his hand and launched it at Ni Tian.

Nitian originally intended to combine his two forces to chase after the figure Chu Tianyu was trying to avoid, but unexpectedly, what met him was a burst of energy launched with full force by Chu Tianyu. He didn’t dare to be careless—after all, if he charged headfirst, given the power of that energy burst, even the two swirling forces around him might cause him to collide and generate chaotic forces capable of destroying everything. So, as Chu Tianyu’s energy burst approached, Ni Tian accelerated his spinning movement, rushed forward to escape the center of the vortex, and with a red glow in his hand, he braced against it head-on.

Immediately afterward, neither of them paused; they continued fighting, exchanging punches and palms.

Rumbles echoed through the mountains, lasting for a long time. The sky seemed to change dramatically due to their struggle—thunder rolled, lightning flashed, and the once clear sky instantly turned dark. Heavy raindrops fell, forming streams of rain.

Yet around where the two fought, there was a vacuum—except for the rippling energy, any object that got caught in it was instantly torn to pieces.

Suddenly, a loud dragon roar rang out, echoing through the valley and capturing people’s hearts. It seemed to convey an aura of supreme dominance. Looking at the area where the two were fighting, a giant red-scaled dragon appeared out of thin air around Ni Tian’s body. It bared its fangs and claws, coiling around him as if ready to fly, its scales flashing with cold light with each movement, bright enough to illuminate the dark sky.

With this dragon appearing, Ni Tian’s strength surged several levels instantly. The fierce winds grew even stronger, putting immense pressure on Chu Tianyu. Faced with such a powerful opponent, Chu Tianyu instantly unleashed a massive force from within. The Ink Dragon energy, now merged with him, surged forth again, forming a phantom dragon body made of moonlight. In an instant, a massive black dragon covered in a yellow glow appeared, letting out a loud roar in Ni Tian’s direction to show its power.

As the saying goes, a dragon’s might is hard to defy. In response to the Ink Dragon’s provocation, the red dragon pretended to be weaker and also roared loudly. Its huge body, filled with fierce energy, swept toward Chu Tianyu.

However, its attack only reached half its strength. What met it was a blast of yellowish dragon energy spat out by the Ink Dragon, which made it extremely wary. It quickly retracted and spat out its own dragon energy. When the two energies collided, another deafening explosion occurred. The bodies of both dragons were also pushed backward by the rebounding force, with continuous roars expressing their uncontrollable anger and refusal to yield to each other.

Although the struggle between the two dragons was driven by the intentions of their respective cores, an instinctive repulsion among their kind gave them a degree of awareness and initiative. Yet this awareness was simple: to defeat their opponent!

Chu Tianyu was no stranger to this situation. Back when the Ink Dragon was still a Black Serpent, it had fought against the Purple Void Dragon energy within it. At that time, its strength was far too weak compared to the Purple Void Dragon Core, forcing it to destroy its own body and scatter its core energy into Chu Tianyu’s flesh to avoid being destroyed by the Purple Void Dragon Core.

The current situation was almost a repeat of that past event, except that the battlefield had shifted outside the body, with the two opponents having roughly equal strength.

Thinking of this, Chu Tianyu began to miss the Purple Void Dragon Core within him. Since returning from his last cultivation and successfully merging the Ink Dragon’s energy with the Moon Energy, the Purple Void Dragon Core had remained in its original state, with no further progress. He remembered his senior Liu Xiangshi saying that the evolution and transformation of such a rare celestial artifact required certain coincidences or special conditions, which was why Chu Tianyu hadn’t deliberately paid attention to the development of the dragon core.

He never expected that the struggle against Niantian would turn into a battle over the dragon energies within his body—something completely unexpected.

To be honest, in terms of strength, the Ink Dragon’s energy was indeed inferior to that of the Red Dragon. After all, the Red Dragon’s energy, refined over a thousand years of cultivation, was unmatched by the Ink Dragon, whether in terms of its inherent strength or its degree of integration with Niantian.

But now, the Ink Dragon could still compete with the Red Dragon largely thanks to the cold energy provided by the Moon Energy. Its restructured body allowed it to fully utilize this energy, enabling it to generate even greater power through similar properties.

Although it was a battle between two dragons, neither Chu Tianyu nor Niantian dared to relax even slightly. They both focused intensely on their spiritual centers, merging with their respective dragon energies to maximize their offensive power.

The struggle between the two dragons has reached its climax. One is shrouded in black mist, while the other emits red flames. Both share one common trait: their dragon forms are gradually blurring, and the outlines of their bodies are no longer as distinct as at first, giving an overall sense of dispersion. With repeated collisions and roars, the two giant dragons fight desperately based solely on instinct, ignoring the consequences of their fading forms. In their minds, there is only one goal—destroying each other! With a loud crash, the two dragons collide again, sending a deafening sound soaring into the sky. At the same time, continuous thunder rumbles in the heavens, and the darkness turns bright, with a light spot appearing in an instant. As the light spot grows larger, an earth-shattering force descends from above. The two dragons entangled in battle let out long roars, but these roars lack the earlier dominance and fury, replaced instead by deep fear. “Haha, young man, the real show is about to begin. Stay with me and endure this heavenly calamity together, haha…” It was Ni Tian speaking. As he spoke, his figure spun rapidly, along with the red dragon energy surrounding him, gradually forming a massive vortex. The black dragon energy from Chu Tianyu also began to spin. Before Chu Tianyu could react and pull back his black dragon energy, the red dragon illusion created by Ni Tianuan instantly dispersed into a cloud of red mist, enveloping the black dragon and continuing to spin, forming an even larger vortex. Chu Tianyu was shocked—he never expected Ni Tianu to release the red dragon energy to trap the black dragon and drag it down with him. It was a despicable tactic of mutual destruction. Even if they managed to survive the calamity, the dragon energy within Chu Tianyu would be completely gone, leaving him useless! Without time for further thought, the bright spot in the sky grew larger and larger, heading straight for the peak of Xiu Mountain. Chu Tianyu could already feel the intense heat approaching. At this rate, the growing sphere would likely crash down soon. “Hehe, this is an asteroid. You’ve never seen one before, have you? Never thought of it, right? Young man, you should read more books and newspapers. The observatory has been reporting about this asteroid activity for a long time!” As he spoke, Ni Tianu kept spinning faster while mocking Chu Tianyu. “At worst, we die together. What’s the benefit for you?” Chu Tianyu asked in a deep voice.

“Hehe, you don’t understand, right? This is the gap between thousand-year wisdom! I’ve waited for this moment for a thousand years, preparing for it for a thousand years!” said Ni Tian triumphantly.