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The Azure Fire Dragon quickly snapped the silver rhinoceros's neck; it had traveled a long way. It was time to give it a good meal to replenish its strength…
The Pink Rathalos has also set its sights on another group of prey—the herbivorous dragons that it had been keeping an eye on for some time.
The queen, skilled in ground combat, swooped down and quickly targeted the largest herbivorous dragon. The prey was utterly helpless—
Claws, tail spines, and venom—the deadly and powerful attacks quickly took down the herbivorous dragon on the spot.
"Lord Golden Dragon, is now?"
The young noble knight wanted to draw his sword.
"No, no, no... let it eat a few more bites."
The golden dragon must wait, wait for the moment when the pink raven can completely relax.
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"Huh? Isn't Pink Rathian here?"
Qin Xinru and Zhong Xiling were sharpening their swords, even planning to rely on the barrier and their Qilin armor sets to fight the Sakura Fire Dragon and hone their strength.
But to everyone's surprise, the Pink Rathian's lair was completely undefended. The ancient tree, once part of the Green Dragon's territory, stood proudly on the cliff, its gnarled branches impregnable.
"This could be an opportunity. Go into the tree hollow now. If you're lucky, you might find a few dragon eggs—"
Tiamat alerted the two through the shrine, and upon hearing about the dragon egg, they immediately and eagerly used their gliders to climb the ancient tree.
As expected, the treasure that originally belonged to the Green Dragon was not damaged after the Pink Rathian moved into the ancient tree.
This pink Rathalos is quite tasteful. Using the sharp ridges on its lower jaw, it has picked up several strings of gold, silver, and pearl jewelry and decorated them around the dragon eggs.
When a fire dragon breeds its offspring, it typically brings back four to six fire dragon eggs to incubate in its nest. And in the center of the nest, there are exactly six fire dragon eggs.
Even more coincidentally, as Deng Liu approached the six dragon eggs, the largest one suddenly trembled and hatched from its shell.
The newborn fire dragon, its body tinged with pale pink, still wearing its eggshell, uttered a chirping sound like a fledgling to the lantern.
Knowing that she would be facing the Rathalos this time, Tōru sought out the Rathalos's language from her inherited memories.
Although she wasn't very skilled yet, she had no problem understanding the cries of the newly hatched baby dragon in front of her. This newly hatched Pink Rathian was calling her "Mommy!"
Immediately, the young white dragon panicked and said:
"I...I'm not your mother!"
Feeling like crying but having no tears, Deng Liu was still a young dragon of about ten years old... and yet she was being mistaken for her mother by a fire dragon cub. In a moment of panic, Deng Liu immediately transformed into human form.
But it was no use; the baby Pink Rathian had already memorized its mother's scent. The young Pink Rathian drew ever closer—
Looking at the adorable "white-haired little girl mom" in front of them, Qin Xinru and Zhong Xiling couldn't help but smile.
Chapter 240 Loli Hatching Eggs, Fisherman Reaps the Benefits
Suddenly becoming a mother, Deng Liu looked up at Qin Xinru and Zhong Xiling, feeling lost and helpless.
"Dengliu, don't be afraid~ It's alright. You can be their mother. This brood of fire dragons... can all be your subordinates after they hatch."
Qin Xinru knew that although Deng Liu was still a young dragon, her abilities were already sufficient to have her own familiars.
These newly hatched Rathalos will become valuable fighting forces for Tōryū in the future. The one that has hatched now is the Pink Rathalos, which inherited its mother's power.
As for the other five dragon eggs, it is unknown what kind of dragons will hatch from them.
"Should I use magic to identify them and see what kind they are?"
Tiamat was absolutely capable of probing the details inside the eggshell through the shrine. If it were a chromatic dragon's egg, she could instantly discern the bloodline it inherited.
"Just so you know, this nest of dragon eggs is full of good stuff, there's a really strong little guy inside."
Tiamat will keep you in suspense for now; she already knows the species of the little life about to hatch inside the dragon egg. She's going to keep them in suspense for a bit.
"Then...then...why don't we put them into the space scales first, and then you, Teng Liu, can be the mother and hatch them?"
As Zhong Xiling spoke, she picked up the little Sakura Fire Dragon, whose eyes were shining, and carried it back to its nest.
"I...hatch the eggs...wooo—!"
Although Tōryū felt somewhat embarrassed, looking into Sakura's eyes and taking them on adventures afterward, she could say that she had her own familiar for the first time...
“Okay, okay!”
As a young white dragon, Lantern's body temperature wasn't as high as that of a Pink Rathian about to hatch. Fortunately, Nidhogg had a basic magical device with automatic heating prepared in his spatial scale.
Soon, the petite white dragon sheltered the newly hatched Sakura Fire Dragon under its wing membrane, while the other five dragon eggs awaited hatching under the care of Tōru.
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the other side.
"Now's the time! Stay here and don't move, watch how I deal with this two-legged dragon!"
Although it knew that the other party was not someone to be trifled with, the Golden Dragon's innate superiority as a true dragon still made it feel proud when facing the Pink Rathian.
To those truly arrogant dragons, a fire dragon without the ability to cast spells is no different from its close relative—the mediocre two-legged wyvern.
The canary that flew out of the tree branch quickly transformed into the golden dragon's true form. Its wings extended and connected to the wing-like membrane at the tail, a structure resembling a manta ray that made the golden dragon highly recognizable.
"Roar--!!!"
The Pink Rathalos realized that the formidable intruder from before had reappeared, and this time, it was the Golden Rathalos that had bared its fangs.
With her strength and speed, she might be able to fight the previous green dragon. But facing a golden dragon whose strength and spellcasting abilities are both among the top tier of true dragons…
The pressure on the Pink Rathian is considerable.
As it roared and confronted the golden dragon, it ordered the Azure Fire Dragon to come and support it immediately.
Having not seen any Azure Rathalos before, the Golden Dragon assumed that the Pink Rathalos was alone. This assumption would soon bring it considerable trouble…
Approaching the Pink Rathian, the golden dragon had no intention of negotiating with the savage beast before it.
Because the Pink Rathalos is much more aggressive than the regular green Rathalos. Usually, it will try to attack or run away as soon as the golden Rathalos tries to open its mouth.
Clearly, the Pink Rathian intended to attack. The Golden Dragon immediately retaliated with its own fire breath—dragonfire brewing in its mouth from its flame pouch. The cone-shaped fire breath directly shattered its attack!
In ranged combat, the Golden Dragon was confident it could suppress the Pink Rathian with its breath and magic. Even in hand-to-hand combat, it was confident it could fight the ferocious Pink Rathian to a standstill.
The Pink Rathalos stomped forward, unleashing a wing strike and a tail whip, its venomous tail slamming head-on into the golden dragon's outstretched claws. After this exchange, both creatures had a clearer understanding of their own strengths and weaknesses.
Flames erupted from its mouth once more, and the Pink Rathian lowered its head, staring intently at the Golden Dragon. From this position, it was ready to mount a stronger counterattack at any moment.
"Purifying fire gives birth to lotus!"
With a single move, the Golden Dragon unleashed a seventh-tier fire magic, Pure Fire Lotus, at the Cherry Fire Dragon.
This magic evolved from the fire control techniques of human battle aura, using explosions to injure enemies. Fire dragons and similar creatures generally possess outstanding regenerative abilities, and can quickly recover from simple burns caused by flames.
Pink Rathalos has soft muscles, but its scales are much harder than those of a regular green Rathalos. To inflict decisive damage immediately, destroying its scales and injuring its internal organs is the most convenient option.
Although the Pink Rathalos possesses superior defensive capabilities, it also understands which attacks are too dangerous to withstand head-on. Clearly, this Pure Fire Lotus attack is something it greatly fears.
It immediately took to the air, demonstrating its exceptional mobility. Although the fire lotuses hurtling towards it were swift, they couldn't even touch its body.
However, the Cherry Fire Dragon's ascent was a step too slow. Just as the Fire Lotus approached, the Golden Dragon used its mental power to control the demonic energy, directly detonating the Fire Lotus!
Even though the Pink Rathian was consciously trying to dodge, its tail, which was closest to the center of the explosion, was the first to be hit by the blast from the Fire Lotus.
"Hmm? As expected of a subspecies with specialized carapace. If it were a green or red fire dragon, this explosion would have ripped off your tail!"
On the thorny tail of the Pink Rathian, the "Purifying Fire," a fusion of golden dragon magic, was already burning.
Ideally, this spell would damage the Pink Rathian. If it could also hit the Pink Rathian's tail, a significant portion of the concentrated venom within the poisonous thorns would be purified by the Purifying Fire.
If this happens several times, all the venom glands in the Pink Rathian's body will be purified. Then the Golden Dragon will be able to try to withstand the Pink Rathian's rapid attacks and engage in close combat.
With inherited memories, the Golden Dragon can indeed gain a huge advantage in battle. Every step only requires following the experience of its ancestors to easily defeat the enemy.
Realizing the effects of the purifying fire on the venomous spikes on its tail, the Pink Rathian roared and swung its tail, extinguishing the flames by sweeping it into the muddy riverbed.
Extinguishing the weakly attached Purifying Flame, the Pink Rathian used its powerful tail to send the mud from the shallows, along with a boulder, flying towards the Golden Dragon.
The Golden Dragon naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to take the attack head-on, easily dodging the mud and boulders. Instead, it faced the Pink Rathian's frontal assault head-on.
It shouldn't be a big problem. Even though the Pink Rathian has great physical strength, it can only be forced to retreat when facing a fully grown Golden Rathian.
Here comes the first round of clashes.
The Pink Rathalos took to the air first, facing the Golden Dragon's powerful claws. It immediately ducked down, dodging the heavy blow while simultaneously whipping its tail in a swift attack.
The poisonous thorns slashed and sparked on the golden dragon's scales, enough to tear the scales apart, but only inflicting a heavy blow. Before the poison could be injected, the golden dragon's claws immediately seized the pink fire dragon's tail.
As a true dragon, the unparalleled wild power within the golden dragon immediately manifested.
The Golden Dragon swung the Pink Rathian into the air, and then pounced on the flying Pink Rathian with all its might!
Knowing that the opponent is formidable and cannot be dealt with alone.
Just as it was flying backward, the Pink Rathian used its extremely agile and flexible body to adjust its position in mid-air, and then somersaulted again to stab the oncoming enemy with its poisonous thorns!
This time, the dragon's tail, which had time to inject venom, struck head-on. It hooked squarely into the golden dragon's jaw, and just as the golden dragon was about to endure the pain and continue its relentless attack, intending to subdue the Pink Rathian in this final pounce—
Another resounding dragon roar pierced the air, then struck the golden dragon's flank. The Azure Fire Dragon, with its claws firmly embedded in the enemy's flesh, forced the golden dragon back.
Skilled in aerial combat, the Azure Rathalos's swooping attack, injecting venom from its claws into the Golden Dragon's back, was remarkably timely.
But at that moment, a menacing gaze lingered in the forest, coldly observing the battle. It belonged to a strange creature with purple dragon scales, a creature that shouldn't have been present here…
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The golden dragon, which was ambushed by the Azure Rathalos, was also furious. It was unexpected that the Azure Rathalos, which had not appeared near the Pink Rathian, would suddenly arrive.
Or rather... it was just that the Golden Dragon was unlucky. Today just happened to be the day the Azure Fire Dragon arrived!
In any case, Jinlong needs to assess the risks in order to deal with both of these issues simultaneously.
For example, Gold Rathian and Silver Rathian.
Their individual strength is comparable to that of a powerful ancient dragon; among dragons of the same rank, only the strongest among true dragons can suppress them. But what if two of them join forces?
In the lineage of the Golden Dragon, there is a saying about the Yin-Yang Hymn. A powerful True Dragon would rather fight a temperamental Ancient Dragon than try the wonderful combination between a Gold Rathian and a Silver Rathalos.
The golden dragon itself was by no means powerful. Aside from its research into magic that piqued its interest, it spent most of its time slacking off. Its combat experience was mostly rote memorization of knowledge from its inherited memories, almost entirely copied and pasted in battle.
After all... where have you seen a promising golden dragon still pretending to be a little bird and playing pranks on passersby to earn a little pocket money?
Similarly, while Azure Rathalos and Pink Rathalos are far weaker than those two rare species, their combined strength is far more than just one plus one equals two.
There was no time to hesitate. Even if he wanted to escape, he had to deal with the Azure Fire Dragon he was fighting.
But—why do I sense other auras besides these two monsters?
Is it a black dragon? No, it's much stronger than a black dragon. But it doesn't seem to have the aura of a red dragon either—
After a long, chaotic battle, it finally realized the problem. Just as the golden dragon sensed the danger and unleashed its full power to blast the azure fire dragon away…
From the bushes, the purple-scaled creature that had been lurking in the shadows made its move, unleashing a flash of light.
A breath of pure energy!
Chapter 241 A Born Queen
Almost the instant the blade's breath was unleashed, slashing towards him, the golden dragon understood what was lurking in the shadows, waiting for its chance to strike—
Purple Dragon, the pinnacle among the three types of rainbow dragons! The wisdom, cunning, and innate abilities of this dragon species make them even slightly superior to the Red Dragon.
According to legend, Tiamat, the ruler of Five Emperor Dragon Island, had a sister.
That being, known as the Three-Tailed Dragon Queen, was once an enemy of Tiamat. However, it has now been erased from history by Tiamat, and no one knows anything about the Three-Tailed Dragon Queen anymore.
Before being killed by Tiamat, the Three-Tailed Dragon Queen cursed the world to give birth to three different colored dragons, who were to become her familiars and seek revenge against Tiamat.
But the result was predictable: the incredibly powerful chromatic dragon possessed an unshakeable strength. Even without Tiamat's personal intervention, the chromatic dragon was powerful enough to meet the challenge.
Three types of rainbow dragons, burdened with the mission of revenge and fighting for blood feuds, are on the verge of extinction due to the targeting of purebred progenitor dragons and the raids of ordinary rainbow dragons.
And it is no exaggeration to say that, apart from the Purple Dragon, the other three types of colorful dragons are all unlikely to amount to much.
The orange and yellow dragons are quite worrisome in terms of strength.
Their appearance is completely different from that of a real dragon. If they did not possess the blood of a real dragon, they would probably be mistaken for hybrid dragon beasts.
The orange dragon has an appearance similar to that of a crocodile, while the yellow dragon doesn't even have wings and looks almost identical to a reptile in the desert.
However, compared to its two related races, the Purple Dragon is undoubtedly the king of the Rainbow Dragons. Even today, some powerful Purple Dragons await their chance to take revenge on Tiamat in Hell.
Firmly believing itself to be the lord of all dragons, the Purple Dragon typically seeks out metallic and chromatic dragons. Not for slaughter, but to subjugate its opponents through battle.
Shiryu loves the feeling of conquest and wants all other dragons to bow down before her. Aspiring to be the ruler, Shiryu is an absolute sadistic queen.