Water Mage in the Flame Realm-Chapter 403 - 389: A Duel to Settle Old Grudges

Not long ago, the three Earth Fire Scholars of the Magic Guild summoned Ara back to the Flame Realm and solemnly delivered the latest order, "End all battles in the Outer Battlefield as soon as possible, then return to the Flame Realm to participate in the Second Dual Fire War."

Ara is a soldier who regards orders as divine. It is precisely for this reason that across 811 generations, he has persisted in permanently stationing himself at the Outer Battlefield for the Magic Guild, without once breaking the line.

However.

At this very moment.

Ara temporarily forgot about the latest order from the three Earth Fire Scholars.

He stared at the old man, with only the old man in his eyes, like a hunter who had locked onto his target.

In the old man’s perception, the terrifying killing intent that Ara had been emitting, along with the enormous "presence" that stemmed from his immense power, had instead vanished.

And this was actually the most terrifying part.

It indicated that Ara had entered the purest combat state, intending in this generation to conclude the fateful battle with Li at the Outer Battlefield (people in the Outer Battlefield regarded the old man as Li, not the Water God)!

"Hoo."

The old man exhaled and temporarily cleared his mind of the concern, "Can Andrew achieve a breakthrough?"

"Suppressed by all 811 generations of Ara for seemingly endless ages, yet in fact..." In the hearts of everyone on both opposing sides at the Outer Battlefield, the mysterious and serene old man, his eyes gradually ignited with the long-lost flame of battle, murmured, "...in fact, I, too, have long wanted to settle this once and for all!"

Raising his hand to make a slightly provocative finger-curling gesture at Ara, which was extremely unfitting for his age, the old man lightly said, "Come on!"

Before the words finished, Ara’s giant crab claw appeared directly in front of the old man as if it had materialized out of thin air.

Quick as lightning.

Yet silent.

The black Fire of Extinguishing entwined around the crab claw.

Few people knew that the new version of the Dragon Transformation Combat Technique was precisely the battle technique created and perfected by successive generations of Ara.

The initial reason for developing this combat technique was to channel the power of Lidzmat, dormant in the Flame Realm, into the Water God Realm to compensate for the Flame Warrior’s weakness in speed, to better handle the tough Water Mages in the Outer Battlefield.

What was unexpected was that while compensating for the weakness, it also meant complete loss of control.

Indeed, the new version of the Dragon Transformation Combat Technique would not truly resolve the issue of Flame Warriors losing control and turning into Desolate Beasts, but merely postponed it.

When the day of loss of control truly arrives, the new version of the Dragon Transformation Combat Technique will make the Flame Warriors lose control even more completely, transforming into crab-shaped Desolate Beasts.

The Ara beneath the Great Wilderness War Chariot at this moment was a conglomerate of the crab-shaped Desolate Beasts, formed by countless out-of-control Flame Warriors, including all generations of Ara.

And Ara, who temporarily merged with such a war chariot, to some extent, was no longer a human Professional but a terrifying war machine!

A thunderous explosion was heard!

Along with the towering waves instantly generated by the collision, there also spilled forth whale blood, a vivid crimson with a touch of mysterious deep blue.

The elder’s lower half fused with the whale’s body, while the upper half retained a human form.

The crab claw missed the elder’s head, but struck the whale’s body solidly.

A thick layer of black water ripples silently appeared on the surface of the whale’s body.

The black Fire of Extinguishing and the mysterious black water pattern, though different in aura, engaged in intense struggle, pressing and rubbing against each other.

As a result, the black fire tore through the profound water, leaving a deep and frightful wound on the whale’s body.

"Hmm?" Ara noticed the success of the strike but frowned slightly.

Although the whale’s body beneath the elder had been torn open with a wound, the wound healed instantly as though it had never existed. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Soon after, the water pattern on the surface of the Black Whale began to burn.

The elder was clearly a Water Element Professional and a purely combat class, supposedly incapable of casting fire spells.

But now, the entire whale body, including the elder’s upper half emerging from the whale’s head, was faintly burning with flames.

All the same black, yet distinct from the Fire of Extinguishing on Ara.

"What do you mean by this?" Ara asked coldly.

Not just Ara, but within the Black Whale, several voices anxiously questioned at the same time, "Li, my lord? Li, my lord, what are you doing?!"

Among them were voices like Silver’s, along with Natalie, Pasha... and many other Water Mages.

Those inside the huge whale could clearly perceive that the inside of the whale’s body had also begun to burn.

And in this world, there was only one kind of flame that could enable a purely Water Element combat class to wield fire element techniques.

——Fire of Life.

The elder, facing this strongest Ara in all generations, had chosen to burn his own life right at the onset of their confrontation!

In terms of realm comprehension, the elder actually surpassed Ara, having reached a state infinitely close to the Divine Level.

It was only due to his advanced age, severely limiting his combat ability, that caused the elder to always find himself at a disadvantage when facing Ara.

However, once the life burns, it becomes an entirely different matter.

"You, along with every previous generation of Ara, seemed to have misunderstood some things."

The elder maneuvered, controlling the whale’s body to swim around Ara, as if biding time, more like gathering strength, he said, "I can’t beat you indeed partly because my realistic combat abilities don’t match up to my realm comprehension.

Yet, there’s another aspect you’ve overlooked, that is: I always prioritized surviving, as I must survive in order to protect all the children I need to guard. In other words, I never once truly fought to the death or risked my life against you or your forefathers!"