Chapter 638: Black Dragon VS Three-Eyed Giant Beast
It was a three-eyed giant beast, its height comparable to that of the coiled black dragon. It walked on two legs and had six arms. Not only could all six arms be used for attack, but its enormous mouth, covering two-thirds of its face, was filled with sharp teeth, clearly also serving as a weapon. What worried Ye Feng the most wasn’t this, but rather the third eye on the beast’s forehead. Though it was currently closed, Ye Feng had no doubt that this third eye was the beast’s ultimate weapon.
Seeing the giant beast chasing after him with large strides, Ye Feng frowned slightly. This first battle seemed to be a tough one.
At that moment, another voice came from the sky, “As the controller, you may only control the stone statue beast in battle and must not participate directly; otherwise, it will be considered a defeat in the challenge.”
Although Ye Feng had guessed this, it still made him frown. In fact, he knew very well that the stone statue, which currently had only ten thousand secret runes carved into it, could by no means match him, who now used a physical puppet. So, he had thought about what would happen if he intervened in this competition, and the outcome was obvious. He had also guessed that the Heavenly Dao would impose restrictions, and indeed, that was the case.
Ye Feng also noticed that the stone statue beast gained its own intelligence after being revived. What he could do was not control every move of the beast like a puppet, but rather trigger the secret runes he had carved onto it through the incantations of those runes.
From the start, the three-eyed giant beast used two of its arms to block the black dragon’s upper and lower jaws, completely preventing the dragon from attacking with its mouth. Its other four arms frantically pounded the black dragon.
In pain, the black dragon swished its tail, trying to knock the three-eyed giant beast away, but the beast was prepared. Its four giant hands effortlessly grasped the tail swinging at it.
With no other choice, the black dragon could only attack with its two front claws. The three-eyed giant beast immediately freed two of its hands from holding the dragon’s tail and seized the dragon’s two front claws. Now, the black dragon was completely trapped, with no means left to deliver an effective attack.
Meanwhile, the three-eyed giant beast used its massive mouth to bite down hard on the black dragon’s neck.
Ye Feng frowned. He hadn’t expected that in just a couple of breaths, the Black Dragon would already be in a complete disadvantage. He immediately activated the seal in his hand. His combat strategy was simple—he had earlier placed spatial runes on the Black Dragon’s tail to enable more effective attacks, and now it was the perfect time to use them.
The seals in his hand were cast swiftly like flowing water. Several spatial runes appeared on the Black Dragon’s tail, and the dragon immediately understood what Ye Feng intended to do. It pulled hard to free its tail from that giant hand and then began thrashing wildly with the help of the spatial runes.
The three-eyed beast, which had initially held the advantage, tried to grab the Black Dragon’s tail but found it impossible to do so no matter what. After taking a few painful blows, it finally let go of the dragon.
Seeing the three-eyed beast retreat, the Black Dragon grew excited. It decided to pursue its advantage, increasing the speed of its tail swings. The runes on its tail no longer needed Ye Feng’s activation—they functioned automatically. This surprised Ye Feng, who felt that the stone-carved beast was like a robot—once programmed, it could operate on its own. This gave him more confidence, knowing that the more he taught it, the stronger its combat abilities would become, independent of the number of runes, but related solely to practical combat skills. This made him even more eager.
Under the pressure from the Black Dragon, the three-eyed beast finally decided to go all out. It knew that if it didn’t fight with everything it had, it would likely lose, and that was unacceptable to it.
In an instant, several runes flashed across its body. Ye Feng could see defensive runes, as well as speed and spatial runes. This made him worry.
Sure enough, the three-eyed beast stopped resisting the Black Dragon’s tail with its hands and instead tried to withstand it with its body, with defensive runes constantly flashing on its surface. Its three left hands also displayed speed and spatial runes, quickly encircling the dragon’s tail attacking it.
The Black Dragon was once again in crisis. It immediately tried to attack with its claws. Ye Feng knew that a normal collision wouldn’t harm the three-eyed beast, so he quickly activated the wind-cutting and lightning-destruction runes on the Black Dragon’s front claws. The three-eyed beast wasn’t afraid either. Defensive runes, toughening runes, and regeneration runes appeared on its three right hands, allowing it to withstand the Black Dragon’s claw attacks and once again lock onto its claws.
Seeing the situation turn unfavorable, the black dragon bit fiercely at the three-eyed beast’s neck. Ye Feng once again activated the Cutting Secret Pattern and the Destruction Secret Pattern. With that bite, if the three-eyed beast’s defense wasn’t strong enough, it might lose half of its neck. However, what Ye Feng had predicted didn’t happen, as the three-eyed beast finally opened its third eye. That eye emitted the glow of the Soul Law Secret Pattern, causing Ye Feng to exclaim in surprise.
“So that’s how it is! I should have figured it out earlier!” Ye Feng finally understood the function of that third eye. As soon as the soul attack was launched, the black dragon became stunned, as if it had suddenly lost its target.
Ye Feng frowned and activated another seal, triggering the Holy Light Law on the black dragon’s forehead. The Holy Light Law was engraved there precisely to keep the mind clear, and it proved useful at this moment. A Holy Light Law Secret Pattern flashed on the black dragon’s forehead, emitting a dazzling white light that instantly covered its entire body. In just an instant, the black dragon recovered from the soul attack.
The three-eyed beast clearly wasn’t willing to give up easily. Its third eye remained open, now displaying another kind of Law Secret Pattern—the Destruction Law of lightning. A purple lightning bolt struck the black dragon’s forehead.
The black dragon opened its mouth wide, and Ye Feng immediately activated another seal, unleashing a dragon flame infused with the Destruction Law, which collided with the purple lightning.
The two attacks of the Destruction Law collided, causing a violent explosion.
Ye Feng quickly activated the Defense Law and the Regeneration Law on his scales. Both of them were blown apart by the explosion, looking disheveled. Yet the glow of the secret patterns on their bodies showed that they hadn’t suffered any serious damage.
This time, Ye Feng truly frowned. He hadn’t expected the first enemy to be so tough. Even with his help, the black dragon hardly gained any advantage.
A brief separation did not diminish their fighting spirit; instead, it only intensified it, and they quickly engaged in another clash. During this struggle, Ye Feng finally realized the black dragon’s innate advantage—its body’s flexibility could be used as a combat tool. Initially, the black dragon could only attack using its mouth, claws, and tail. But after several encounters, Ye Feng discovered that the black dragon’s ability to wrap around its opponent was also a powerful attack. Every time the three-eyed beast was entangled, it would immediately try to escape. Ye Feng then remembered how pythons first wrap around their prey before strangling them to death, and the black dragon could do the same. Thus, the three-eyed beast feared this entangling tactic, knowing full well that once tightly wrapped, it would face certain death. Realizing this, Ye Feng finally showed a long-absent smile.
Seizing an opportunity, the black dragon wrapped around the three-eyed beast again. As the beast tried to escape, Ye Feng quickly formed two seals—one a soul-based attack pattern and the other a wind-based speed pattern. The black dragon’s eyes glowed red intensely, and the three-eyed beast’s struggles immediately slowed down or even stopped. The black dragon’s wrapping speed also increased several times over in an instant. Within two breaths, the three-eyed beast regained consciousness, but by then it was completely entangled by the black dragon, with only its head exposed.
Ye Feng knew this battle was over.
The black dragon opened its massive mouth, with dragon flame ready to be unleashed. Ye Feng formed two more seals, and two secret patterns appeared in the dragon’s mouth—one a thunder-based destruction law pattern and the other a space-based annihilation law pattern. The combined attack of these two patterns was unprecedentedly powerful. The dragon flame, carrying the forces of both laws, instantly engulfed the three-eyed beast’s head.
By the time the dragon flame subsided, the three-eyed beast’s head had been completely reduced to ashes, leaving behind a headless corpse.
“The battle is over. In the first match, the black dragon wins!” The voice of Heaven once again rang out. “Now, the second battle begins…”