Chapter 138: Striking First

The Northern Dragon King glanced at Lin An with surprise, clearly not expecting that someone who hadn't even reached the Dou Zun realm could so easily block his attack without being affected in the least.

The Northern Dragon King's gaze toward Zi Yan grew even more interested.

It seemed they had also come prepared!

Unfortunately, in the face of absolute strength, minor schemes and calculations meant nothing at all.

Moreover, the Northern Dragon Island now had people from the other two dragon islands present; with just these people alone, they could never stir up any significant trouble.

"It seems that today's battle is inevitable!" the Northern Dragon King said coldly.

"Since we are going to do it, we must do it thoroughly and eliminate any future trouble. The royal bloodline possessed by Zi Yan is simply too terrifying. If she breaks through to the Dou Sheng realm, I'm afraid even if the few of us joined forces, we wouldn't be her match. Therefore, before she has a chance to mature, we must resolve her directly!"

Negotiations were, of course, out of the question.

Initially, they had indeed harbored the idea of imprisoning Zi Yan on the Northern Dragon Island. However, upon actually seeing Zi Yan, the three dragon kings shared a unanimous decision: Zi Yan must never be allowed to leave the Northern Dragon Island alive.

Such a bloodline was simply too terrifying.

In their hearts, they even felt a trace of fortune that when they first received news of Zi Yan, they had agreed to capture her first before making a decision.

If they had waited another year or two, the situation might have completely reversed.

"I truly can't be bothered to waste words with them anyway. Since a war is to be fought, let it begin right now!"

As his voice fell, Lin An summoned all the Heavenly Flames within his body. In the blink of an eye, a five-colored fire lotus condensed in his palm, which he then fiercely hurled toward the three dragon kings.

As for Zi Yan and the others, Lin An instantly pulled them into the Hall of Yama.

The notification sounds ringing endlessly in his ears let Lin An know that this move was quite effective; his Soul Points were continuously increasing, and simultaneously, his realm was also elevated.

"Bang!"

A flame storm, a thousand zhang in magnitude, swept across the Northern Dragon Island in an instant. The terrifying temperature could be felt even from an extremely far distance, and those with slightly weaker cultivation felt with terror that the blood within their bodies was beginning to boil at this very moment...

"What a terrifying flame storm!"

Amidst such an earth-shattering storm, when Zhu Li, Hei Qing, and the others reappeared, they were already floating in the void above the Northern Dragon Island. Zhu Li stared fixedly and in astonishment below. Not only him, but the members of the Ancient Void Dragon tribe who had been waiting for orders were also gazing with eyes full of deep shock at the flame storm that filled their vision. Under such destructive power, even those as strong as the peak Dou Zun realm wore grave expressions.

The storm raged like a natural disaster in the void, frantically releasing its terrifying temperature and destructive shockwaves. Not even a One-Star Dou Sheng would dare to touch those shockwaves lightly.

"Roar!"

Just at that moment, the distant, massive flame storm shuddered violently, and its rotational speed gradually slowed down. Then, a dragon roar filled with crazed murderous intent emanated from within the flame storm.

"Boom!"

Shortly after the dragon roar sounded, a pair of dragon claws, dozens of zhang in size, fiercely stepped out from the storm. Following that, three gigantic dragons, measuring several thousand zhang in total when combined, forcefully burst out from the flame storm. Their huge, blood-red dragon eyes burned with incomparable malice as they locked their gaze on the distant Lin An.

These three extremely massive dragons were naturally the true forms of the three dragon kings. However, their current appearance was extremely wretched; fresh blood flowed like streams across their enormous dragon bodies, nearly half of their dragon scales—each the size of a grown man—had exploded, and deep, ditch-like wounds covered their entire bodies, with their bare, ghostly white bones faintly visible within the gashes.

Lin An naturally hadn't expected to seriously injure them solely with the Heavenly Flames, but at such close range, even they were bound to be affected.

From the looks of it, the effect was quite good, and it would save a lot of trouble during the upcoming real battle.

"Little bastard, this king will make your life a living hell!"

The three giant dragons coiled in the void, radiating an extremely dense dragon might that seemed to make even the heavens and earth tremble. Their venomous roars rolled like thunder through this void space before echoing far into the distance.

Standing before these three dragons, each several thousand zhang in size, Lin An and his companions looked as insignificant as mere ants.

"Boom!"

The three dragon kings opened their ferocious mouths, and three pillars of light, each hundreds of zhang wide, blasted out with a deafening crash. The pillars contained extremely terrifying destructive power; if Lin An were to be hit, he would likely be reduced to ashes on the spot.

"Dragon Scale Divine Elephant Shield!"

This time, Lin An exerted his full strength to unleash this soul martial skill. The massive Dragon Scale Divine Elephant Shield appeared in midair like a small mountain, blocking the path in front of everyone.

No sooner had the Dragon Scale Divine Elephant Shield formed than the pillars of light streaked over like lightning and crashed violently against it!

"Bang!"

The moment of collision brought a momentary silence to the world. A bizarre power radiated from the Dragon Scale Divine Elephant Shield, and then, that massive pillar of light vanished into the divine shield with a swoosh, as if it had been completely swallowed up.

"Kill him!"

Crazed roars resounded through the void space. Even the most composed Northern Dragon King was infuriated at this moment. The three of them joining forces had not only failed to swiftly dispatch Lin An, but had instead been reduced to such a wretched state by the latter. If this news got out, they would lose all their face!

"If you want to kill me, you'll have to break a few more bones first!"

"Dragon Elephant Roar!"

A bizarre and terrifying sonic attack erupted from Lin An's mouth, carrying a terrifying fluctuation capable of shaking the soul. Furthermore, for the three dragon kings, it possessed an extremely formidable suppression capability, causing their movements to freeze for a split second.

The terrifying soul impact violently lashed against the three dragon kings. In that instant, the blood-red pupils of all three dimmed slightly. Lin An utilized martial skills as if they cost nothing, unleashing seven or eight consecutive soul attacks; the damage inflicted upon them was simply too severe...

After all, although the Ancient Void Dragon tribe possessed immensely powerful physical bodies, soul attacks were, without a doubt, fatal to them.

"Die!"

The Northern Dragon King was the first to withstand that wave of soul attacks. His massive body suddenly flickered, transforming into a human figure in a flash of lightning. In the blink of an eye, he appeared right before Lin An, his face contorted with ferocity as he threw a palm strike, hoping to seize the opportunity to severely injure or kill Lin An outright.