In terms of controlling the nomological power of fire, the Flame Dragon Lothar had definitely reached the peak. Not only did his dragon breath contain terrifying nomological power of fire, his gaze did too. The power had truly been incorporated into every cell of his body. If Lothar could advance half a step further in strength, he would perhaps really become a god that represented the will of fire. Even with the suppression of the power from the branch of the Tree of Eternity, Lothar’s strength was not something that Roger and Nefa could truly contend with.
Ever since Lothar chased them to the forest, the battle became extremely thrilling. However, it was only daunting for Lin Li because he was scared for Rogge almost every moment, and he was frightened whenever Rogge has a close shave with death. Lin Li was not only worried because Rogge might not be able to send him away, but also because he respected Rogge greatly, and did not wish to see him falling into the doldrums. However, in the current situation, Lin Li could do nothing but panic. There was no way he could use his abilities and trump cards at this juncture.
On the battlefield, Rogge’s body was shrouded in the Domain created by the Laws of Darkness, but it was different from the so-called Darkness Domain. This one not only exhibited the power of Darkness, it also contained a type of Divine Power. As Rogge said to Lin Li before, the extreme of darkness was light, and Rogge’s Darkness Domain had reached the extreme of possessing attributes of light. Lin Li couldn’t detect any Evilness or Darkness from Rogge’s Darkness Domain, and he simply felt that the entire Darkness Domain was glistening with some divine light.
Under Rogge’s previous guidance, Lin Li had already gained some insights into the relationship between the powers of darkness and light. Now that he was looking at Rogge’s Darkness Domain, he suddenly felt that he had gotten a clearer idea of their relationship. Unfortunately, it was not the time for him to calm down and study it carefully at this juncture. Although he was just a bystander, he’d definitely die if he got distracted.
Although Rogge was already a top powerhouse in Anril, he was still powerless facing the Flame Dragon Lothar, which was close to becoming a god. Rogge could persist for so long because he was ready to go all out, and had put aside the importance of his own life. He was almost maniacal when exerting all his powers, relying on his greatest hope, the dense forest which was a transformation of the branch of the Tree of Eternity.
In addition to the suppression that the vitality of the greenery, which was shrouding the forest, inflicted on Lothar’s powers, Rogge was also continuously manipulating the plants in the forest to attack Lothar while using his own powers. He was still trying hard even though his attacks seemed more like just harassment.
The grass that was growing wildly turned into a rain of arrows darting towards Lothar, and the python-like vines continued to coil around Lothar continuously. When Lothar passed by the towering trees, they suddenly turned into treemen and leaped towards Lothar who was covered in flames. However, those attacks were worse than tickles to Lothar. In fact, none of the attacks could even land on his body, because they were all instantly incinerated by the golden flames on his body.
“Disgusting weakling, you can’t escape. Anyone who provokes the power of the wyrm must pay the price for doing so!” Lothar yelled, but he wasn’t that angry. To him, an insignificant small fry wasn’t worthy of his anger at all, though it was indeed a little annoying.
Lothar smacked away the magic spells that were coming his way with one claw, and at the same time swung his claws to throw out countless golden lines of flames, which seemed to have formed a golden fire net that instantly blocked the duo from hiding. Although the golden lines were extremely fine and slender, each of them contained pure fire nomological power that could burn others. To Sanctuary-realm powerhouses who used nomological power, this was absolutely fatal.
Sensing the terrifying power contained in the golden lines of flames, Lin Li, who had been feeling scared for Rogge, was even more frightened at this point. At least in his opinion, suffering the attacks of Lothar was absolutely inevitable if he were to put himself in Rogge’s position. However, if he wanted to resist, it would be hard for him to make effective defenses because of the characteristics of the flames that could burn everything. If Lin Li had reached the Sanctuary-realm, he might be able to cope with the power of the debris of the stars. Likewise, if the baby Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua reached the Sanctuary-realm, it should be able to cope by relying on its mastery of the elemental Laws. However, those were all just ‘if’s. Rogge did not have any debris of the stars, nor would he use them. Xiao Hua had yet to reach the Sanctuary-realm too. Hence, its mastery of the Elemental Laws could not suppress the Flame Dragon Lothar.
Even Lin Li could see the threat of the golden lines made of flames, so Rogge was naturally clear about it too. At the same time that he was retreating, a wall of light that was filled with Holy aura instantly appeared in front of him. However, it was clear that even the Laws of Holy Light which were said to be able to purify everything were as fragile as a piece of paper under the destructive Laws contained in the golden lines of flames.
After the wall of light appeared, Roger manipulated the vines in the Eternal Forest to weave a green barrier. However, the Eternal Forest was just transformed from a section of the branch of the Tree of Eternity, after all, and Rogge had only activated a small amount of power in the branch of the Tree of Eternity. As soon as the green barrier touched the fire net formed by the golden flames, it was instantly cut to pieces and burned into ashes in the blink of an eye.
However, this green barrier was not completely useless. The vitality that it contained had some suppressing effect on the destructive nomological power. After the green barrier was burned and destroyed, the fire net woven by the golden lines of flames had become much dimmer. In fact, if they were in the real Eternal Forest, and if Rogge was able to exert just half of the power in the branch of the Tree of Eternity, the golden fire net would have no chance of advancing at all.
It took less than a second for the green barrier to be burned. Although Rogge retreated very quickly and cast two consecutive barriers to stop the net, it still managed to chase him all the way. At this moment, Rogge really had nowhere to retreat, and could only rely on his own strength to resist.
At this moment, a patch of red that resembled the tongue of a venomous snake flashed in front of Rogge. Upon sight of this, Lin Li finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although the redness was fleeting, he could still acutely detect the aura of Destruction and Evilness. Clearly, Nefa had taken the initiative to resolve the crisis for Rogge.
Indeed, after Rogge’s crisis was resolved, Nefa, who had turned into a black dragon, continued to harass Lothar while smugly saying, “Old Rogge, you should be more careful. I think you’d better tell me what I want to know. Otherwise, I can’t guarantee that I will save you next time.”
“If you want to know, wait for me to finish this first,” Rogge said calmly before going all out to attack Lothar.
Compared to Rogge who had been having close shaves with death, Nefa’s situation was much better. From the beginning of the battle, he had been moving around like a loach. As long as there was the slightest danger, he would immediately flee and avoid fighting Lothar head-on. In strict accordance with the previous agreement, he was only responsible for harassing Lothar. Nefa didn’t want to go all out, but he didn’t want Rogge to die, either. It was not that he was kindhearted, but rather that Rogge was holding onto an important piece of information.
However, Nefa was filled with dismay even though he sounded relaxed. Although the Laws of Destruction that he’d mastered had the characteristic of destroying everything in the world, its effects depended on the strength of the person using it. Even his father, Azardas the Dragon of Destruction, dared not say that he could really destroy everything in the world. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been killed by the Immortal King. Nefa was still not the Dragon of Destruction yet, and his powers were inferior to Rogge’s, what more Lothar’s. Even though the vitality of the branch of the Tree of Eternity would weaken the power of the golden fire net, the attack made him suffer.
Upon sight of the nomological power of Destruction that Nefa was exhibiting, Lin Li’s eyes immediately glistened. Although his Magical Domain was created with the nomological power of Light and Darkness, he would be at a greater advantage if he could have more understanding of the Laws of Destruction. That would help him in mastering the debris of the stars, Thunderbolt, which contained the Laws of Destruction.
Nefa had inherited the nomological power of Destruction and Evilness from the magical crystal of the Dragon of Destruction. Although he was the weakest in this battle, he was still a real powerhouse of the Sanctuary-realm, after all. Just like the other two Sanctuary powerhouses, the black dragon that Nefa transformed into was engulfed in a Domain where the rules of Destruction and Evilness overlapped. The evil, cruel, and insidious qualities of the nomological power of Evilness formed a thick dark red mist that continuously exuded a gloomy and bloody aura.
However, Nefa refused to exert much strength during the battle against Lothar. He would merely harass Lothar a little when he was sure that there was absolutely no danger. He did not show much nomological power of Destruction and Evilness. After observing for a while, Lin Li did not manage to learn much from Nefa, especially in terms of the nomological power of the Laws of Destruction which he was more concerned about. It seemed that he was bad at applying the Laws of Evilness because he had yet to become the real Dragon of Destruction.
The battle between the parties that had a great disparity in strength continued. Rogge, who was going all out, fighting toe-to-toe against Lothar, was still in a perpetual crisis. Fortunately, he managed to survive by relying on the support of the Eternal Forest and Nefa’s help. However, things seemed to be developing according to Rogge’s wishes. The vitality of the Eternal Forest was gradually increasing with time, thus giving him more and more aid.
