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Having opened its mouth to the limit, the Poison Dragon failed to close its mouth in time, allowing the fire pillar directly barge into its stomach!

Graaaa…

The terrifying Calamity looked pathetic for the very first time, crying in pain with tears reflexively falling down from its big eyes, the poison that it hadn't stopped spraying combusted deep inside its mouth, filling its lungs with poisonous smoke.

Its full immunity to all kinds of poison made the gasified poison harmless. However, its insides' defense was naturally weaker to something like fire, especially if…

"Serves you right!"

The owner of this fire was none other than the Flame Emperor himself! Murong Gang was there to join the fight as scheduled!

Being the first one to attack the monster after its appearance, the Flame Emperor known for his fiery temper was another Martial Artist that stood on par with the two Sword Masters and even Cheon Chang himself. Rather than it being a situation he would run away from, this was a battle that he would directly run at!

"Old man Gang, you were here as well!"

The similarly energetic Sword King called out as he patten Murong Gang's back. With four peak powerhouses like them standing against the Emerald Calamity, they stood some chance of actually beating it. The situation was quickly growing better!

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Not letting go of the chance to attack their enemy while it was choking on its own poison, the two Sword Masters went for the face once more while Cheon Chang redirected his attention to the second wing, removing the monster's ability to fly was crucial to the success of this Monster Hunting Raid!

Impairing the undamaged wing while the other was still recovering directly 'grounded' the Calamity. The Flame Emperor accumulated his True Internal Fire to drive in another attack, but…

Slam!

Even while it was experiencing the dangers of smoking, the Dragon didn't stand still like a lamb on the board, its forearm struck at the Flame Emperor in return, forcing him to reverse his flame's direction to hold his ground! If killing it was this simple, the title of the First Calamity wouldn't have been handed down to it that easily!

From the very beginning of the fight, it hadn't even used its full capability, just playing around to understand the peculiar humans that possessed the ability to neutralize a dragon's natural regeneration that was greatly enhanced. However, the situation quickly turned sour that it gave up the thought of doing anything other than crushing the four in front of it!

Grwaaaa!

With a scream that shocked the sky, the Poison Dragon exhaled the entirety of the smoke out of its lungs, filling the air with dark green smoke!

"Careful!"

"Uckkhaa…"

The fog quickly reached the observing crowd, bringing a 2nd rate Martial Artist to his knees just as the smoke entered his nose, his mouth foaming before collapsing to the ground.

"Do not inhale!"

"Kwahaha…"

"Cover your orifices with Internal Energy or you will die!"

Warnings and screams spread alike through the plain as a few hundred of the weaker onlookers directly lost their lives, the Flame Emperor's attack had terribly backfired!

"This is…"

Getting distracted by the cruel sight that he was one of the causes behind, the Flame Emperor who had barely held back using his fire as a propeller was quickly sent flying, driving a frown to the face of his teammates…

None of them could afford to separate their focus to check the casualties, external losses were inevitable in a battle like this. However, the loss of a target to grab the Dragon's attention had forced them to retreat.

"This is tough."

"...Its scales are too hard."

Both the Dragon's wings and horns had turned into a wriggling pile of flesh as its body tried to recover. Unfortunately, the only other wounds on its body were merely deep scratches!

As long as the Dragon Scales covering the rest of its body were still there, getting through the Poison Dragon's defenses was no different than having to break through an impenetrable fortress if not even harder!

"We can't go on like this."

The Sword King was especially aware of how tough it was when even his Hidden Edge failed to land a critical blow on the Dragon's vitals.

With the monster going on a rampage, even dealing the same barrage of surface wounds that they delivered before seemed no longer feasible. All three, including Cheon Chang, could only remain constantly on the move to avoid drastic injuries.

"The only option is…"

It was already obvious. A scaled dragon had no weak points other than its unprotected insides. Trying to penetrate it using just Internal Energy wasn't viable as proven by Murong Gang's attack, someone needed to…

Both the Sword King and the Sword Sage exchanged glances as their minds whirled into thought, but Cheon Chang completely neglected their coordination.

'I only need to hold on.'

He threw a quick glance at the Heavenly Strength Society's group being protected by Cheon Jeong's Internal Energy Barrier as he reaffirmed his thoughts, there was no need for him to grow desperate.

Made from a true dragon's claws, the Black Dragon's spearhead was sharp enough to penetrate the Poison Dragon's scales. However, the momentum of Cheon Chang's pierce would disperse by the time he got through the scale, rendering his attack useless…

'They will be here soon.'

Black Dragon Energy could get through to fry some dragon meat, but taking the monster down in under a thousand attacks was impossible, especially with the Sky Fruits buff! This was an unavoidable battle of attrition!

To hold on until the Poison Dragon finally gets worn out, or to just wait for the pillar possessing the perfect method to deal with a turtle like this, either way, the Absolute Spear decided to calmly regulate his stamina and energy expenditure so he could last as long as possible!

"I will do it!"

However, it appeared that someone else had another plan. A peak powerhouse had stepped forward to replace Cheon Chang's original role!