Shiyu gazed at the creature before him, his feelings rather complex.
The creature before him, with a strong body seemingly composed entirely of ice and stone, had a color that intertwined ice blue and deep purple, as if representing extreme cold.
Not only its body, but its neck, skull, long tail, sharp claws, fangs, four powerful legs, and a pair of wings were all made of ice and stone, with scales that exuded a chill, and snow and wind swirling around it. It truly lived up to the name of an ice dragon.
"Roar!!!!"
In the distance, the newly formed ice dragon let out a roar, its wings flapping.
During the roar, the ice dragon's deep eyes glanced over, its few ice-blue whiskers fluttering in the wind, looking mighty and awe-inspiring.
But the problem was...
"Damn, it's so small."
Shiyu looked at this "giant dragon" that was just over two meters tall and felt as if he had mistakenly entered a Pokémon set.
You're a dragon, right? No matter how grand your title or how imposing your appearance, if your size doesn't match, it just doesn't feel right.
The king of beasts, the tiger, is fierce, right? But what's the difference between a small tiger and a cat?
After careful observation, Shiyu judged by its size that this was clearly a miniature version of an ice dragon.
Because the true dragons, almost none of them were less than ten meters long, their bodies were quite magnificent, and with their physical strength alone, they could slaughter many creatures without using any skills!
The title of the strongest race was not given to them for nothing.
"This guy is still an illusion!"
In an instant, Shiyu made his judgment: this ice dragon was not a real life form, because his mental perception was useless!
Just like the creatures in the previous five levels, it was an illusion formed by the gathering of ice elemental energy!
No... there was still something different. Although this ice dragon was not a life form, it gave Shiyu a very real feeling, a strange sensation he couldn't quite describe.
No matter what, there was no time for Shiyu to make a judgment now, because the guardian of the sixth level seemed to be this creature.
At this moment, the ice dragon was already releasing a powerful dragon aura at Eleven!
The dragon aura, like a cold wind, was no less powerful than a intimidation skill, a unique intimidation ability of the dragon race!
"Roar!!!!"
Under the dragon's roar, the ice dragon emitted a shocking aura, the tangible aura seemed to turn into ice and snow, freezing the air.
Shiyu's heart was pounding, feeling the danger while at the same time unable to tear his eyes away from this beautiful creature.
"Roar!!!!"
At this moment, facing this terrifying dragon aura, Eleven stood in front of Shiyu, his intimidation skill fully unleashed, directly countering the ice dragon's dragon aura. With a "boom," the two auras collided, causing the entire ice plain to be enveloped in the shockwave!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Surprisingly, the dragon aura, a variant of the intimidation skill, was slightly weaker than the panda king's intimidation, showing a tendency to be suppressed!
"You can fight!!!"
At this moment, Shiyu shouted.
Although it was a dragon, like the previous ones, this ice dragon, being an illusion, had its strength limited to a certain extent!
Facing Eleven, who had skills with outrageous attributes, it didn't necessarily have much of an advantage!
[Name]: Ice Dragon (Illusion)
[Attributes]: Dragon, Ice
[Race Level]: ???
[Evolution Level]: Awakened Level 10
[Skills]: ???
So, this ruin uses the illusion of an ice dragon on the snowy mountain to test the clan members?
That's clever!
Shiyu's eyes lit up with excitement, and Eleven, sensing Shiyu's inner feelings, also looked at the opponent with fierce excitement.
"Roar!!!!"
This is a dragon!
The strongest creature in nature.
Any slightly orthodox dragon has a race level no lower than the King level, basically a dominant race, and dragons are the most legendary among mythological creatures!
Even sub-dragons, with race levels above the King level, are not uncommon, showing how superior this race is!
At this moment, Eleven's blood was boiling, and he had the idea of tearing apart the dragon with his bare hands.
Real dragons can't be bullied, but can't I bully an illusion for a thrill?
Immediately, Eleven's aura completely overwhelmed the ice dragon. With its aura suppressed, the ice dragon let out a roar of anger and flew over with a flap of its wings!
"Roar!!!!"
As the ice dragon flew over, it raised its claw, which was surrounded by frost and cold, and used the most basic ice skill, Ice Claw.
"Roar!!!!"
At this moment, Eleven also charged forward, his arm bending backward, his palm first covered with metallic material, and then blue-white lightning wrapped around it, forming the sharpest lightning spear.
Zzzzzzzzzz!!!!
A perfect combination of Perfect Hardening and Mastered Thunder Palm!
The ice dragon, on the other hand, used only a single mid-level skill, Ice Claw!
With his super vision, Eleven clearly saw the enemy's movements. Just before the two were about to collide on the ice plain, Eleven narrowly avoided the Ice Claw, leaving the ice dragon to swipe at empty air. However, his hardened Thunder Palm fiercely pierced through the ice dragon's body!
"Roar!!!!"
Shiyu and Eleven were waiting for the ice dragon's painful roar, but what happened next left them speechless.
The super combination skill of Perfect Hardening and Mastered Thunder Palm, which they had spent half a month improving, just one step away from the realm of ultimate techniques, only left a tiny, almost invisible scratch on the ice dragon's scales. The ice dragon seemed completely unaffected, taking the hit with its physical body.
At this moment, Eleven also felt his Perfect Hardening beginning to break down, as if his Perfect Hardening skill wasn't even as strong as the ice dragon's simple physical body.
Moreover, the lightning that should have spread across the ice dragon's body was instantly frozen by the cold aura flowing from the cracked scales.
The cold aura spread, even beginning to erode Eleven's arm!
Eleven: w(?Д?)w Yee!!!
Eleven, who had always had smooth battles, was shocked by this.
"Damn it!!!" Shiyu, as the beastmaster, was also stunned, completely unprepared for this situation.
This is not scientific!!!
The usual evaluations that others gave to Shiyu and Eleven, this time, Shiyu wanted to say it himself.
Is this an Awakened Level 10?
Boom!!!!
The previous clash and the psychological activities of Eleven and Shiyu happened in an instant. Although Eleven, with his super vision, managed to dodge the ice dragon's Ice Claw, his arm was now frozen, and the cold aura slowed his reaction speed. He couldn't avoid the second attack!
However, although he couldn't avoid the attack, in the extremely dangerous situation, he still managed to cover his entire body with Hardening, thanks to its fast-flowing nature, to withstand the ice dragon's next strike.
The ice dragon's tail swept over, not a skill, but just a physical strike, directly knocking the fully hardened Eleven several meters away.
During the flight, due to the massive impact, Eleven was forced out of the Hardening state, returning to his normal form and rolling on the ground for a long time before stopping.
At this moment, although they still didn't know the exact race level of the ice dragon, Shiyu finally understood why dragons were called the strongest creatures.
At almost the same level, this ice dragon seemed to be able to suppress Eleven with its terrifying physical attributes alone...
"Yee, yee, yee."
Although Eleven was being suppressed, he wasn't that weak.
The Hardening successfully helped him withstand the hit, but unfortunately, there wasn't enough time for Eleven to concentrate all the Hardening material on the impact area. Otherwise, he might have avoided injury.
Currently, Eleven quickly got up, his minor injuries healing instantly in the high-speed healing state, and he looked at the ice dragon with fierce eyes.
He was not convinced.
Eleven was extremely not convinced.
Not to mention him, Shiyu was also very unhappy.
The panda king he had painstakingly cultivated was directly overwhelmed by an ice dragon, no, an ice dragon illusion, without using any skills?
Even though he had the upper hand in the intimidation contest earlier...
Even a Level 10 dominant creature's offspring shouldn't be this strong!
As for whether the ice dragon could be a mythological creature, that was out of the question. In that historical period, mythological creatures had long been hidden.
"Eleven, under normal circumstances, we can't beat it."
"We can only go all out and take a risk."
"If we still can't beat it, we'll have to run and come back after a month of training."
Faced with this situation, Shiyu immediately judged that they couldn't use normal combat methods.
Eleven seemed to understand the beastmaster's meaning and nodded heavily.
"Roar!!!!"
The next second, the ice dragon turned its head, its gaze locking onto Eleven, and it began to gather a terrifying cold breath in its mouth!
Another basic ice skill!
As the strongest race, the dragon, the ice dragon couldn't possibly not have high-level or ultimate skills, but even with just low-level and mid-level skills, it gave Shiyu and Eleven a huge sense of pressure, causing them great headaches.
Sorry, Ice Dragon, I shouldn't have mocked your size earlier. This is all concentrated essence...
But!
Swish!!!!
The cold breath, condensed like ice light, pierced toward Eleven, freezing everything in its path. Eleven quickly rolled and ran to avoid it, aiming to get close to the ice dragon.
With the help of his super vision, he dodged the skill relatively easily and soon reached the ice dragon.
At this moment, the ice dragon also canceled the cold breath, flapped its wings, and swung its Ice Claw at Eleven again!
"Roar!!!!"
On the ground, Eleven looked at the ice dragon fiercely. With a "buzz," his body quickly grew to eight or nine meters tall, and a more terrifying intimidation spread, directly stunning the ice dragon and making it slow down.
This hesitation was the key to deciding the outcome.
The giant iron-eating beast Eleven raised his hand, which was completely concentrated and stacked with Hardening and the most powerful Thunder Palm, and delivered a full-body-consuming strike!
This strike was Eleven's current limit, all his strength concentrated in his palm, instantly becoming a super ultimate move that could pierce through anything!
Boom!!!!
Under the extreme tension of Shiyu and Eleven, this time, there was no unexpected outcome. The ice dragon was finally completely broken by Eleven's attack, its entire body being split in half by the massive Hardening Thunder Palm combination!
True hand-tearing of a giant dragon!
Plop!!!!
After this strike, Eleven instantly deflated, quickly shrinking from his giant form to a few centimeters in size.
The miniature Eleven sat on the frozen ground, panting and looking at the dissipating ice dragon illusion, feeling incredulous.
So strong...
Dragons are really so strong...
Eleven couldn't help but clench his small hands. His efforts were still far from enough. In the future, he would take the giant dragon as a reference!
When will he train his body to the point where he can match a giant dragon without using skills, even if just initially?
Before Eleven could finish his vow, he suddenly noticed something appearing below the dissipating ice dragon illusion.
"Are you okay, Eleven?"
At this moment, Shiyu also quickly ran over, also panting. His body was still weak, and his mental fortitude as a beastmaster was lacking. The battle had completely terrified him, fearing that Eleven would lose.
Putting this thing in the sixth level of the ruin, was it really meant to be passed?
If not for Eleven's rich skills, even one less would have resulted in a direct massacre.
"Yee." Eleven shook his head to indicate he was fine, weakly pointing to the front, urging Shiyu to check what it was.
"Almost forgot." Shiyu then remembered that passing the level seemed to come with a reward!
After giving Eleven some recovery food, he immediately walked forward and looked at the area below the dissipating ice dragon illusion, then fell silent.
On the broken ice plain, a long, ice-blue hair, similar to an ice dragon's whisker, lay quietly.
"Is this... an ice dragon's hair?" Shiyu was stunned.
He took out gloves and some essential tools for outdoor adventures from his backpack, gently picked up the hair, and nothing unusual happened.
After observing it, he silently stored this premium material.
In addition, there was a shell.
Inside the shell, a gray stone bead was placed.
Shiyu hesitated for a moment, then reached out to the shell.
However, the shell seemed like an illusion, directly passing through the glove and even through Shiyu's hand.
The next second, the shell illusion gradually dissipated, and the stone bead fell to the ground.
Damn, what's going on.
Shiyu didn't pick up the stone bead but stood there, slightly stunned.
Because, at the moment his body touched the shell illusion, his skill codex talent prompted him.
After a long time, Shiyu [Confirmed Collection].
The five new pages added to the skill codex after contracting Eleven were now completely full.
On the tenth page of the codex, the image of a shell-like creature [Dominant Level: Dream Shell] appeared.
Below it, there was a bunch of text.
[Skill]: Reality Illusion
[Skill Level]: High-Level
[Introduction]: A dual-attribute ability of the mental and spatial systems, capable of materializing illusions constructed in dreams or illusions into reality, for summoning or transformation. The quality of the materialized illusion depends on the realism of the constructed illusion, the sacrificial materials, the prerequisite skills, the user's compatibility...