Golden Sea, Black Reef Battle Zone.
In the vast sea area centered around a forest of rough reefs emerging from the water, a large abyssal rift hung silently amidst the undulating reef jungle.
Numerous dragons and prisoners fought fiercely around this place, appearing and disappearing in the sky and the ocean.
Because the abyssal rift in this medium-sized battle zone had expanded, turning it into a large battle zone, the Black Reef Battle Zone was not as dangerous as other perilous zones, with the fewest high-ranking Legendary beings.
On the prisoners’ side, there were a total of four.
This was more than half less than the Sky Battle Zone and the Deep Sea Forest Battle Zone.
However, the Dragon Kind that could be temporarily dispatched here were even fewer, only two, and one of them was a high-ranking Copper Dragon, relatively weak among its age group.
This ancient Copper Dragon had stepped into the high-ranking Legendary realm less than ten years ago. According to the normal growth rate of creatures, it had just entered the high-ranking stage. However, the abyssal prisoners here were not newly advanced high-ranking Legendaries. It could barely handle one, let alone two.
At this moment.
The fire-attribute ancient Copper Dragon was fiercely battling a skull with a diameter of over forty meters, its surface covered in blazing flames.
The Burning Skull, a type of Undead creature not considered powerful, was an anomaly to have grown to the high-ranking Legendary level.
The ancient Copper Dragon and the Burning Skull were evenly matched, with the Copper Dragon holding a slight advantage, but unable to defeat the Burning Skull in a short time.
Meanwhile.
Another Legendary dragon was facing three high-ranking Legendary abyssal prisoners alone.
This dragon seemed to be made of pure gold, with a body length of thirty-five meters from head to tail. Each dragon scale shone brightly under the sunlight, bathing the entire dragon in light. Despite being covered in wounds, it fought more fiercely as the battle went on, growing stronger with each injury, holding off the attacks of three high-ranking Legendaries simultaneously.
The most crucial point was.
This dragon was not a high-ranking Legendary.
Its life level was at the fourth rank of Legend, just reaching the mid-ranking Legendary, a whole major rank below the high-ranking Legendaries.
The Son of the Sun, the Solar Golden Dragon, Hyperion.
Before Saga and Yekaterina, Hyperion was hailed as the most talented True Dragon in Deep Sea Dragon City for thousands of years. Having become a Legendary in its youth, it continued to grow at a terrifying speed, reaching mid-ranking Legendary in its teenage years and then heading to the Golden Sea.
The reason it didn’t come right after becoming a Legendary.
Unlike Saga and Yekaterina, Hyperion’s combat power was good but not enough to fight high-ranking Legendaries immediately after becoming a Legendary. Therefore, it only came to the battlefield after reaching mid-ranking Legendary.
Zzz!
Hyperion lowered its head, its eyes shooting out blinding golden light, forcing back a high-ranking Winged Serpent charging from below.
Boom!
From the side, a giant bear paw landed on Hyperion, sending it flying thousands of meters away.
The Wind King Bear roared, spreading a pair of giant wind wings from its back, chasing after Hyperion.
But there was no need for it to chase. The flying Hyperion stabilized its body and returned, using its indestructible body tempered in the stars to crash into the Wind King Bear.
The dragon’s collision was fierce, even the physically strong high-ranking Bear couldn’t withstand it, its body bending, bones cracking inside.
Bang bang bang!
The pain made the Bear even more ferocious, its wind-wrapped paws continuously striking Hyperion. The blows that could shatter mountains and severely injure a normal mid-ranking Legendary only broke a few scales and drew some blood.
These injuries were just minor for a dragon, insignificant.
Meanwhile.
The Eight-Armed Mantis and the Winged Serpent also gathered, launching a fierce attack on Hyperion together with the Wind King Bear.
Boom boom boom!
At the center of their battle, the sky seemed to tear apart, and the ocean surged with towering waves.
The violent and ferocious Wind King Bear, the sharp-attacking Eight-Armed Mantis, and the poisonous Winged Serpent. In the center of these three high-ranking Legendary creatures’ attacks, even Hyperion’s tough body couldn’t fully withstand it.
Hyperion was soon covered in wounds.
But the high-ranking prisoners showed no joy, and Hyperion was not discouraged.
As before, the more injured it was, the more Hyperion’s fighting spirit soared, becoming more vigorous, fighting fiercely with the three high-ranking Legendaries. At the same time, sunlight continuously descended from the sky, healing its wounds at a visible speed.
Moreover, it seemed the sun favored this place.
Since Hyperion arrived at the Black Reef Battle Zone, this sea area had been bathed in brilliant sunlight, with no night in sight.
The prisoners summoned dark clouds to block the beneficial sunlight for Hyperion, but this light was not ordinary sunlight. No matter how thick the clouds, they were torn apart, unable to cover it.
Besides its healing ability, the toughness of Hyperion’s body amazed some high-ranking Legendaries.
It didn’t use any energy barriers for defense and faced attacks almost without dodging, relying solely on its body to withstand them. It even eagerly met the attacks head-on, showing no fear of injury or death.
“Are you a turtle in disguise? Die!”
All three high-ranking prisoners were furious, launching their fiercest attacks on Hyperion.
Boom!
The Wind King Bear’s paw hit Hyperion’s face, tilting its head and breaking some scales.
The Eight-Armed Mantis’s blade limbs cut towards Hyperion’s waist and abdomen like a storm, leaving a series of sparks and blade marks but unable to penetrate.
The Winged Serpent bit Hyperion’s hind leg, its sharpest fangs piercing the dragon scales, injecting venom inside, but the strong flesh inside squeezed the venom out.
“Haha, hit me harder!”
“Let me feel more pain, I’m far from satisfied. In this regard, you all combined can’t match a finger of my best friend!”
With its head tilted and face covered in blood, Hyperion still showed a brilliant smile.
Buzz buzz buzz!
Bright light appeared on its body, gathering into several dazzling high-temperature spots. Then its body shook, and three golden beams shot out, blasting the three high-ranking Legendaries away.
Meanwhile, the Burning Skull opened its mouth, spitting a long-prepared death fireball at the Copper Dragon.
As the Copper Dragon prepared to defend, a golden figure suddenly appeared in front.
Breaking through the encirclement of the three high-ranking Legendaries, Hyperion swiftly moved here, spreading its wings, squinting its eyes, using its body as a shield to block the death fireball from the Burning Skull.
Whoosh!
With a flap of its wings, Hyperion dispersed the scattered flames.
Covered in wounds and scorched black, Hyperion licked its lips, showing a look of lingering excitement.
The black marks on its body quickly faded, revealing a brilliant golden light.
“Uh, thanks?”
The Copper Dragon’s eyelids twitched, hesitantly thanking the seemingly mentally unstable Son of the Sun.
Meanwhile.
The other high-ranking prisoners stared at Hyperion, gritting their teeth but helpless.
This mid-ranking Legendary dragon with golden scales was as tough and annoying as a rock in the Casserly Abyss, no matter how they hit it, it remained lively.
“Forget the Copper Dragon, let’s gang up and kill this freakish Golden Dragon!”
Exchanging glances, the abyssal prisoners reached a consensus.
They all focused on Hyperion, showing dangerous looks.
The waves surged, and the atmosphere around became oppressive and heavy.
But before they could attack Hyperion.
Suddenly, Hyperion smelled a familiar scent approaching rapidly, its eyes lit up, and it turned to look in a certain direction.
In its vision, two light spots, one gold and one red, were getting closer, rapidly enlarging.
The high-ranking prisoners also noticed this.
However, due to the lack of information flow among the prisoners compared to the Dragon Kind, they didn’t know the prowess of the two young Legendaries, thinking they were just two ordinary Legendary dragons coming to support. They casually sensed them and refocused on Hyperion.
Hyperion retracted its gaze, looking back at the prisoners.
To the clueless abyssal prisoners, Hyperion said seriously, “You’ve been hitting me for so long, now it’s your turn.”
With a grin, Hyperion joyfully said:
“My best friend and his hot-tempered dragon sister are here. They will bring you your final death.”
The abyssal prisoners didn’t know the prowess of Saga and Yekaterina, but Hyperion was well aware. The glorious battle achievements of the Dragon Twins had already spread to the Black Reef Battle Zone.
After becoming a Legendary, Hyperion had been on a path to becoming the ultimate tank, growing stronger and stronger, tempering its body with stellar energy in the Stellar Realm.
But compared to Saga and Yekaterina, it was somewhat specialized, lacking strong destructive and annihilative means.
Hyperion could easily handle mid-ranking Legendaries, but facing high-ranking Legendary creatures of a higher rank, it was somewhat inadequate, able to resist but unable to counterattack successfully.
Meanwhile.
Before Hyperion noticed Saga.
Saga’s vast perception had already detected the situation in the Black Reef Battle Zone, seeing Hyperion entangled with several high-ranking prisoners.
“Hyperion is already a mid-ranking Legendary, definitely became a Legendary in its youth. Its growth speed is still as rapid as ever, abnormally fast.”
But it seemed that the mid-ranking Hyperion’s combat power was not on par with him or Yekaterina, clearly weaker.
If Saga or Yekaterina had come to support the Black Reef Battle Zone, they would have already crushed the abyssal prisoners, rather than just defending. After all, the high-ranking prisoners here were not strong, lacking powerful beings like the Destruction Insects or the Deep Abyss Fiend.
Back in the young dragon competition, Saga had narrowly defeated Hyperion, who was more prominent than both Saga and Yekaterina at that time.
But now, there was a noticeable gap between them, and this gap would only grow larger with time. Currently, only the Plutonium Dragon Yekaterina, with her extremely high racial limit capable of becoming a quasi-higher deity, could keep up with Saga’s growth, but even she was slightly behind. This gap would also widen over time.
“Still, it’s impressive, holding off three high-ranking Legendaries alone, defending until our support arrives.”
“In terms of physical defense, Hyperion is still top-notch, maybe just a bit weaker than me.”
Gathering his thoughts, Saga looked towards the Black Reef Battle Zone, instinctively wanting to clear the area with a neutron annihilation.
However, recalling his previous discussion with Yekaterina about nuclear fission, and the basic principle of fission being neutron bombardment of heavy nuclei, Saga had a sudden flash of inspiration and asked Yekaterina beside him.
“Yekaterina, do these abyssal prisoners have heavy nuclei in their bodies?”
Yekaterina sensed for a moment and replied, “Ninety percent of them do.”
Previously, Yekaterina had told Saga that many magical creatures, including the Dragon Kind, had heavy nuclear particles in their bodies, and the stronger they were, the more heavy nuclear particles they had.
“I was thinking, if we synchronize our minds, I could sweep the area with a neutron stream, using neutron bombardment on the creatures present, and you could trigger nuclear fission within them. Could we severely injure or even instantly kill all the prisoners above Legendary level in the Black Reef Battle Zone?”
Hearing Saga’s idea, the equally battle-talented Yekaterina’s eyes lit up.
“It seems feasible.”
“However, my control and perception of power are not as precise as yours, I might accidentally hurt our allies.”
“No problem, just leave your mind to me. I’ll handle the perception and neutron bombardment. Thinking too much won’t beat trying it once.”
Approaching Yekaterina, Saga extended his dragon claw, psychic energy glowing at his fingertips.
Completely opening one’s mind to a Mind Warlock without any defenses was a dangerous act, requiring immense trust.
In this state, Saga could easily leave some mental imprints in Yekaterina’s mind, subtly influencing or even controlling her thoughts.
But Yekaterina didn’t hesitate.
“Alright, let’s have a grand nuclear fireworks show.”
She smiled slightly, tightly grasping the golden dragon’s claw, simultaneously opening her mental will, allowing Saga’s mind to enter.
Psychic Ability—Mind Synchronization!
In an instant, Saga and Yekaterina shared their feelings, clearly perceiving each other’s thoughts, their mental wills seemingly merging, but with Saga in control.
“It’s starting, Yekaterina, get ready.”
Saga slightly closed his eyes, extending his other dragon claw, aiming forward, Yekaterina mimicking his actions, both perfectly synchronized.
In an instant, the weak nuclear force operated within their bodies, causing countless particles to decay, emitting a massive stream of neutrons and penetrating radiation energy.
Saga opened his eyes, raising his head with a dragon chant.
Neutron Annihilation!
Buzz!
A torrent of neutrons erupted from the dragon’s claw, sweeping forward, almost instantly engulfing the entire Black Reef Battle Zone. All abyssal prisoners below Legendary level were instantly killed.
Creatures above Legendary level, including dragons and prisoners, turned pale, feeling the energy penetrating their bodies, causing damage and reducing their vitality, but not enough to cause serious injury or death.
But at this moment.
Yekaterina also opened her eyes, golden threads shining brightly in her pupils.
Heavy Nuclear Fission!
Using Saga’s perception as a guide, controlled by Yekaterina, the raging neutron stream instantly locked onto the abyssal prisoners with heavy nuclear elements in their bodies, converging into beams, precisely and fiercely bombarding them.
Black Reef Battle Zone.
One by one, the prisoners who hadn’t died from the neutron annihilation were slightly stunned, even stopping their movements in the midst of intense battles.
Looking down, they saw bright golden spots appearing on their bodies, radiating crisscrossing golden threads, flashing rapidly.
A destructive energy wave simultaneously rose.
The dragons quickly distanced themselves from the abyssal prisoners with golden radiation threads on their bodies, while the prisoners were somewhat panicked, not understanding what was happening.
Even several high-ranking prisoners’ faces changed, showing the same reaction on their bodies.
But the high-ranking prisoners reacted quickly, their immense energy resisting the neutron penetration, stopping the heavy nuclear fission in their bodies in time.
However, those below high-ranking couldn’t do it.
On a Legendary Minotaur, the golden threads flashed to their peak, the entire bull exuding a self-destructive aura.
In the next moment.
Boom!
Centered on the Minotaur, accompanied by blinding flashes, an all-consuming firestorm, and high-temperature, high-pressure shockwaves, a massive, beautiful, and dangerous mushroom cloud bloomed.
Boom boom boom!
The sky and ocean were torn apart, one after another, nuclear explosions representing destruction and death roared and bloomed, causing the fall of numerous prisoners below high-ranking Legendary.
The entire Black Reef Battle Zone seemed to turn into a purgatory.
Even the Legendary dragons not targeted were thrown around by the intense nuclear explosions, heavily affected, their hearts pounding.
Saga and Yekaterina hadn’t even entered the Black Reef Battle Zone, maintaining a distance.
But their combined technique, released together, directly swept the entire Black Reef Battle Zone from a long distance.
When the dust settled, and the earth-shattering heavy nuclear fission ended.
The Black Reef Battle Zone was leveled, the once rugged reefs on the sea surface completely disappeared, the ocean surface evaporated into a massive crater, the surrounding seawater slowly filling in, evaporating into endless steam due to the remaining high temperature, shrouding the sea area like a death dance.
The dragons hovered in the air, still recovering from the terrifying scene.
The entire battle zone was dead silent, a pin drop could be heard.
The combination of neutron annihilation and heavy nuclear fission, with its vast coverage and terrifying destructiveness, along with precise targeting, almost wiped out all abyssal prisoners below high-ranking Legendary, leaving only a few isolated survivors.