The Topaz Earth Dragon’s charging body was forcibly halted.

It roared in fury, its body ablaze with flames, but the fire that could melt iron and stone could not dissolve the extreme cold ice crystals that had frozen its limbs.

Sixth Circle Energy Shaping Spell: Frost Crystal Imprisonment!

Had the Topaz Earth Dragon not been so massive, the spell would have completely encased it in ice.

Meanwhile, as the ice crystals grew and temporarily sealed the Topaz Earth Dragon’s movements, on the eastern side of the battlefield, the air twisted unnaturally.

Crack!

Black Shark Tig was twisting off a pirate’s head.

Slurping at the skull on his shoulder, a large mouth inhaled, and a semi-transparent, ghostly soul flew out from the pirate’s body, sucked into the skull’s mouth, making the soul fire within the eye sockets intensify slightly.

Suddenly.

The Demon Warlock turned his head:

“Gah gah, got you now.”

On the eastern side, the ground suddenly burst open, and from the scattering debris, four ferocious Shark Tiger skeletons lunged from all directions, biting towards the center.

Boom!

A ring of shockwaves suddenly erupted, sending all four Shark Tiger skeletons flying backwards.

The air rippled and twisted unnaturally, then shadows emerged and receded, revealing a middle-aged man with a weathered face, wearing a robe, holding a magic wand—the Caster.

He frowned slightly, pulling off a necklace from around his neck, its pendant already shattered.

Shifting his gaze, he stared at Black Shark Tig, or more precisely, the skull on Tig’s shoulder. The Caster whispered:

“I didn’t expect to encounter a crippled Necromancer here. I’ve already smelled the stench of death on you.”

“Heh, you think you can successfully ambush me?”

The Demon Warlock cackled:

“Ignorant brat, don’t play tough in front of this Warlock. If it weren’t for your magical artifact’s protection, your momentary carelessness would have cost you your life.”

“Jie jie, I roamed the continent when your grandfather was still in your great-grandfather’s loins.”

The extreme vulgarity turned the Caster’s face dark.

A normal Caster prides themselves on nobility and would find it difficult to stoop to such vulgar antics.

Necromantic energy gathered rapidly as the Demon Warlock chanted a spell.

The souls of some dead pirates were drawn out, wailing in agony as they were pulled together by the power of the Necromancer’s spell into a green flame that could scorch souls, with several human faces flickering within.

Swoosh!

The green flame shot towards the Energy Shaper.

The Energy Shaper’s face was expressionless, and almost instantly, he completed a chant, waving his wand.

An orange-yellow fireball the size of a washbasin flew out, colliding with the green flame.

Piercing, soul-wrenching wails sounded as the green flame was engulfed, the fireball shrank several sizes, and continued flying towards Black Shark and the Demon Warlock.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle. Silver electricity gathered at his legs.

Black Shark leaped out fiercely, burrowing into the ground and vanishing from the spot.

Thud!

The fireball arrived and exploded, engulfing a ten-meter radius in fierce flames, turning an unlucky pirate who couldn’t dodge in time into a torch.

The Energy Shaping School’s most famous fireball spell.

Known for its great power and indiscriminate nature.

“Hmph, oblivious even in the face of death.”

“Once I’ve dealt with this Subdragon, you’ll learn what it means to anger an Energy Shaper.”

The Energy Shaper snorted coldly, not wasting too much time on the Demon Warlock, and turned his attention back to the Topaz Earth Dragon.

Roar!

The Topaz Earth Dragon bellowed furiously.

Huge crystals erupted from the ground, crisscrossing like barriers to protect it, sensing a great danger—the source being the fully charged mechanical arm.

The Great Slime suddenly rose into the air, turning a greenish hue.

Rip!

A ten-meter-long wind blade formed and howled out, slashing towards Antonina, relieving the Topaz Earth Dragon.

However—

The Energy Shaper whispered, and at the same time, swung his wand fiercely.

Buzz!

A wall of wind unfolded in an instant, the violent gale intercepting the wind blade created by the Slime in mid-air.

At the same time,

Boom! A deafening explosion resounded through the heavens.

Antonina’s body jerked backward, a thick blue beam of light bursting from her palm, the immense recoil sending her flying nearly ten meters.

The barrier created by the Topaz Earth Dragon shattered upon contact with the beam.

Crack crack crack. Numerous cracks spread rapidly, and then the barrier shattered into pieces.

Just as the ice crystals melted, the blue beam struck the dodging Topaz Earth Dragon, pushing against its raised giant arm and propelling its massive body forward for hundreds of meters before the beam narrowed and dissipated, its energy spent.

Antonina gasped for air, steam billowing from the mechanical arm.

The metal palm was red-hot, temporarily unable to launch another powerful strike.

On the other side, the Topaz Earth Dragon’s giant arm was pierced with a huge charred wound, even the bones shattered; it had avoided the head but the chest scales were all broken, flesh blurred, bones fractured, and the beating heart was faintly visible.

“This is bad.”

Addison’s heart sank.

The Topaz Earth Dragon was currently their strongest combatant.

Now severely injured, the two sixth-tier beings on the other side would be hard to stop.

“These guys, they seem to be after me.”

At the same time, Addison thought with annoyance.

On some pirates, there were badges engraved with black skull patterns, so the great Necromancer recognized them as the Black Skull pirate fleet he had once encountered and destroyed.

“Damn, if only my condition wasn’t so poor.”

“If the Tremorboar skeleton was complete”

A sense of frustration brewed in Addison’s heart.

“I will let your blood flow, twist off your head.”

“It will be a delightful process.”

At the same time, Antonina blew on the steam rising from her arm, revealing a smile full of malice.

Deep within her pupils, the runes of tyranny flickered, becoming clearer, her slightly weary body quickly filled with renewed strength, but the bloodlust also intensified, burning her mind like flames, as if voices whispered in her ear, urging Antonina not to stop fighting, to slaughter, to let blood flow like rivers, to gain more power.

With that, she stepped towards the Topaz Earth Dragon.

The Topaz Earth Dragon struggled to rise, roaring defiantly at Antonina, but compared to its previous robust roars, its current roar seemed much weaker.

Attacked by two sixth-tier powerhouses, even with its tenacious vitality, it was starting to falter.

After all, the Topaz Earth Dragon was still at the fifth-tier level, even if it was only a step away from the sixth-tier, it was still a fifth-tier lifeform, and its performance was already commendable.

At this moment, a group of Lantern Fishmen were being forced by the taskmaster to come to the aid of the Topaz Subdragon.

They wielded weapons, charging at Antonina from all directions.

Antonina revealed a bloodthirsty smile, saying: “A bunch of stinking fish and shrimp, I will listen to the sound of your splattering flesh and breaking bones.”

The tips of the mechanical arm’s fingers opened, revealing a dark structure.

Immediately, her wrist sparked with a handful of embers, spinning rapidly.

Ratatatatata. Countless tiny energy bullets accompanied by the rapid rotation of the wrist shot out from the fingertips, creating a storm of energy bullets in an instant, and with Antonina’s arm movement, swept towards the Lantern Fishmen.

Hiss hiss hiss. The energy bullets were incredibly fast.

The moment they hit the Lantern Fishmen, they exploded, tearing open the fishmen’s somewhat defensive scales, then more energy bullets came, blasting them to pieces.

The higher the level of the Gunner, the less they fear the tactic of overwhelming numbers.

Blood and limbs smeared the scarred ground, forming a hellish tableau of horror, the remaining Lantern Fishmen were silent as the grave, even if the taskmaster beheaded them, they dared not advance any further.

The smell of blood in the air invigorated both Antonina and the Energy Shaper.

The runes of tyranny fed them more power.

The desire to kill was rising.

“The power of the Skull Lord can be obtained through simple and brutal slaughter, but it can erode the mind, making the power holder become more and more warlike. This power, indeed, is not so easy to take.”

The Energy Shaper was still able to restrain his desire to kill, thinking silently.

“However, my talent is limited, and I have almost reached the limit in the art of magic, with no progress for over a decade. Since I follow the Skull Lord, if I can become stronger through slaughter and battle, then even if I am tainted with bloodthirsty and irritable negative emotions, it is worth it. I believe I can control these emotions.”

Little did he know, most creatures that become followers of tyranny think this way at first, but 99% of them eventually become monsters that only know slaughter.

The Energy Shaper took a deep breath, his eyes becoming solemn.

His lips parted, and a deep chant of a spell echoed, clear even amidst the chaotic noise of the battlefield.

“Sixth Circle Flames of the Horde.”

Just hearing the beginning of the spell, the experienced and well-traveled Necromancer felt a sinking feeling.

Sixth Circle Energy Shaping Spell, Flames of the Horde, an upgraded version of the Touch of Flame, capable of forming numerous tentacle-like high-temperature flames according to the Caster’s will and the magic power consumed, one of the few powerful spells that an Energy Shaper can use on the battlefield to distinguish friend from foe.

“Once this spell is completed, the casualties of my lord’s kin will be severe.”

“But with my current condition, it’s difficult to interfere or stop it.”

The situation was critical.

But after a brief pause, the soul fire in the Necromancer’s eye sockets suddenly leaped.

Because a familiar, irresistibly trustworthy deep voice echoed in his mind: “One minute, in one minute I will take control of the battlefield.”

Looking up, he gazed at the sky.

Under the vast night sky, two small dots, one yellow and one gold, were barely visible and rapidly enlarging.

Saga was flapping his wings, speeding towards them.

Because he could sense the thoughts and emotions of the target marked by the electromagnetic slave brand, Saga noticed the Demon Warlock’s significant emotional fluctuations and understood the situation on First Quarter Island.

He immediately accelerated, returning to the tense battlefield of First Quarter Island.

Through mental communication, Saga informed the Topaz Dragon of the situation.

“Since that’s the case, let’s go a bit faster.”

The Topaz Dragon’s eyes narrowed slightly as he spoke.

Whoosh!

A rich negative energy rose, and under the control of the Topaz Dragon, a pair of grey-white energy wings formed on the backs of Saga and the Topaz Dragon. Saga then used a weak gravity field to lessen the impact of gravity, and the speed of the two dragons surged.

“Hm? What’s this?”

The Energy Shaper looked up, seeing two streaks of light crossing the sky, and immediately felt a bad premonition.

The lights streaked across the sky at an astonishing speed, enlarging every second, becoming clearer.

The Energy Shaper hastened his chanting, but Black Shark agilely burst from the ground, circling around, and then the Demon Warlock used bone spear spells, ghost fire, undead hands, and other spells to disrupt the Energy Shaper’s casting.

Dragons. Two dragons!

As the figures became clear, all the creatures on the battlefield changed their expressions, some exhilarated, others as if they had fallen into an abyss.