Chapter 1098: Great Battle

"Hahahaha, is this what it feels like to bathe in dragon blood? Boss, I really did it, I didn't let you down!" Liszt's deafening cry seemed to reverberate through an endless void, reaching Xu Yang's soul.

At that very moment, Liszt became the first member of the Glory Squad to complete the dragon blood ritual. As the Wind Demon Dragon's blood, which had cascaded from the heavens, dried on him, his body underwent its most profound and complete transformation.

Liszt's physique had grown by about half a meter, his muscles were remarkably developed, and his figure could almost be described as perfect. Most strikingly, his face looked decades younger.

He had transformed from a middle-aged man into a handsome, youthful figure in his twenties. While his mischievous charm remained, these changes were clear evidence that the current Liszt was incomparable to the man who, mere minutes ago, had been struggling on the brink of death.

More significantly, Liszt sensed a powerful energy, unique to the Demon Dragon lineage, surging deep within his meridians. However, he had yet to learn how to harness this inherited power of the Demon Dragon bloodline.

He finally closed his eyes, meditated calmly, and used inner vision to observe his new physical form, focusing on the primal energy within.

Soon, an innate primal energy surged wildly through his meridians, finally allowing Liszt to understand the nature of his new life form. When he reopened his eyes, two incredibly clear white lights burst forth from his pupils.

Next, he let out an earth-shattering, mighty dragon roar. Following this, he stepped into the air, not only gaining true flight but also manifesting two colossal white wings on his back in an instant, large enough to block out the sky.

True dragon wings had appeared on Liszt's back. So this was it: bathing in the Demon Dragon's blood had granted him the most significant power boost, transforming him into this half-human, half-dragon form.

Once the Demon Dragon's power fully awakens within me, my combat strength will elevate to an entirely new level. Even late-stage Purple-rank peak powerhouses within the spiritual cultivation system will no longer be my match.

Now, I should be able to go head-to-head with a supreme overlord like King Kong the Juggernaut from the Endless Sea! Hahahaha, this level of improvement is something I couldn't have even imagined in several lifetimes before coming to Demon Dragon Island.

It has truly become a reality for me now. Even more significantly, after bathing in the Demon Dragon's blood, my life force is vastly superior to what it was before. At this rate, living for hundreds of thousands of years should pose no problem whatsoever.

Liszt's shock and emotion at that moment were shared with the other members of the Glory Squad. As the battlefield space he occupied began to crumble, his feelings resonated with them, carried by the very essence of the world.

When Liszt, bearing the wings of the Wind Demon Dragon, returned to the skies above Demon Dragon Island, he was so overwhelmed with excitement that he immediately scooped up Little Mushroom, settled her on his back, and flew with her, circling the entire Demon Dragon Island countless times.

The Demon Dragon Island Guardian Legion soldiers, who had always been subservient to this group, now had no idea what to do except fall to their knees and worship Liszt in awe.

"Oh my goodness, that person actually achieved a half-dragon transformation—the legendary Dragon Knight realm? That's truly unbelievable! This group has genuinely achieved the Dragon Slaying Realm!"

The guardians of Demon Dragon Island were utterly dumbfounded. In truth, the so-called "Dragon Slaying Realm," which granted Dragon Knight status, had only ever existed in legends.

It is also worth noting that the next Demon Dragon Emperor was essentially a figure forcibly subdued by a mysterious powerhouse, achieving the "Dragon Slaying Epic" before transforming into his current half-human, half-dragon state.

However, for some unknown reason, his original human form could not manifest, and he continued to appear as the Demon Dragon Emperor once did.

"I truly didn't expect you to be the first in your Glory Squad to achieve the Dragon Slaying Epic! But it's good that you didn't forget who this young lady is; after slaying the dragon, you thought of taking me to explore Demon Dragon Island first. You did very well. Later, I'll treat you to mushrooms."

Liszt immediately shivered. His previous experience of being forcibly imprisoned by that wild girl at the mountain peak, along with the Plancises, and being reduced to a prisoner, was still vividly etched in his memory.

He never wanted to taste Little Mushroom's poisonous fungi again; they were truly a fate worse than death. However, this was merely a jest from Little Mushroom. With the power of the Demon Dragon's blood, the current Liszt could swallow an entire basket of poisonous mushrooms without suffering the slightest effect on his body.

This was because the Demon Dragon bloodline inherently surpassed the power of all native life forms on Yingzhou Continent. While it was still far from comparable to Xu Yang's angelic bloodline, it was more than sufficient to dominate the life forms of Yingzhou Continent.

At that very moment, both Liszt and Little Mushroom heard a furious roar emanating from another enclosed battlefield. Unbeknownst to them, it was a reaction from the corresponding Dragon Slaying battlefield space where Guglass was located.

"You bastard, I can't believe your steel bones and iron muscles are so astounding! Your grandpa here has endured countless physical and mental torments to forge this copper skin and iron bones, but compared to your Steel Demon Dragon physique, mine truly pales in comparison."

Guglass uttered these words from the bottom of his heart, genuinely convinced. The Steel Demon Dragon, in turn, found them quite pleasing to hear. "Hahahaha, you fat lump, for those words alone, I can grant you a painful death. Originally, I intended to torture you thoroughly, but since you've acknowledged the gap between yourself and a Demon Dragon like me, I'll give you a swift end as a reward for your keen perception."

However, upon hearing the Demon Dragon's words, Guglass's smile resurfaced. "It seems you've misunderstood my meaning. I do acknowledge your strength, but that doesn't imply I can't defeat you. Between us, there can only be one victor, and that will be your grandpa, Guglass."

"So, after all that, you've been deliberately toying with me, have you?" The Steel Demon Dragon adopted a ferocious stance, clenching its fists. At that moment, it, too, was suspended mid-air in its half-human, half-dragon form, its resilient, steel-like dark blue wings ceaselessly flapping. Each powerful beat of its wings generated an incredibly chilling aura that swept across the entire enclosed battlefield.