Awakening The Only SSS-Rank Class! Now Even Dragons Obey Me Chapter 742: Really Scared Jason

The heavens churned with unrest.

Clouds lay shredded across the sky, trails of blaze and lightning hanging in the atmosphere, while the earth below crumbled into deeper devastation second by second.

At the heart of this inferno, Daniel faced off against Jason.

Though mere steps separated them, the oppressive force in that space weighed like a full-scale warzone.

Jason kept his stare fixed on Daniel, eyes squinted tight.

His thoughts raced furiously.

"This is the same... the same Daniel..." Barely a day had gone by since their last clash.

Yet this version of Daniel seemed utterly transformed. Previously, no threat had emanated from him, but now everything felt amiss.

Something stood terribly wrong. It was as if an insurmountable barrier loomed before him.

Had he misjudged this young man's strength all along?

Daniel advanced a single step, and the firmament quaked underfoot. His aura pressed down so fiercely that even the skies strained to contain it.

Jason's grin vanished, overtaken by intense concentration. He lifted his palm, unleashing a surge of mana around himself.

[Inferno Dominion]

Blazing infernos rushed at Daniel from all four sides, a fiery torrent capable of engulfing a whole metropolis. The scorching intensity warped the very air.

Yet Daniel shifted. A single stride. Simultaneously, his blade swept forth.

Slash.

The flames parted cleanly. They neither burst nor halted—they simply divided.

Jason's eyes bulged in shock.

"What—?!"

Daniel had vanished from his front. Now he loomed behind. Sword raised high, he unleashed a blow. Jason reacted just in time.

[Stone Bastion]

Earth exploded upward beneath him, erecting a towering rock barrier ahead, yet the attack connected.

And the barrier... crumbled instantly. It offered no resistance whatsoever, shattering under one strike.

Jason's form hurtled backward through the air. He tumbled repeatedly before slamming into the dirt and scraping along it.

Crimson trickled from his lip's edge. Briefly... breath eluded him.

"...Impossible." Reality defied acceptance. This surpassed all his predictions.

The serum lingered in this fool's veins, and the array curbing his bodily might was gone.

Did that imply this fool wielded such monstrous prowess through sheer physical force? Could his pure brawn overpower him so utterly? No... this transcended mere victory. It was utter domination.

Such strength surely reached S-rank caliber.

This fool hit S-rank without skills or Laws? Unthinkable. It threatened to shatter his entire perspective.

He sprang upright and, without pause, extended his hand outward.

[Tempest Collapse]

Winds gathered to a pinpoint, then detonated in a colossal blast. A distorting shockwave barreled directly toward Daniel.

But Daniel held his ground. As it neared, he swung his sword downward.

And the shockwave... cleaved perfectly apart. The terrain behind split for miles, yet his footing stayed pristine.

Jason retreated a step. Fear gripped him for the first time.

"What... is this...?" Yet he gritted his teeth right away.

"It doesn’t matter." His hand rose once more.

[Lightning Cataclysm]

The firmament fractured. A gigantic bolt, resembling a luminous column, plunged toward Daniel.

A bolt brimming with city-annihilating force. Even peaks would shatter in its path.

This round, Daniel didn't linger. He vaulted ahead, dodging the strike, and instantly materialized before Jason.

Faces inches apart. Jason lacked time to process.

Strike.

Daniel's blade crashed into his flank. Bones cracked audibly. His body soared skyward, whirling multiple times before cratering into the soil.

The ground hollowed out massively.

Jason emerged from the debris, marred by grievous gashes. His breaths came ragged and labored.

His gaze... lost all composure.

"...How?"

"Before... I won..." Flashes of that prior duel surged in his mind.

That confrontation. That triumph.

So why this time... why couldn't he even graze him?

"Damn it..."

He lifted his palm.

[Abyssal Quake]

The battlefield quivered fiercely. Fissures raced everywhere. Rock spires erupted from below, charging at Daniel.

But each of Daniel's strides sliced through the onslaughts. Every swing carved an opening.

Mere moments later, he closed in on Jason anew. Jason's breath hitched.

"...No..."

The following blow hurtled straight at him. Jason attempted a block, but too slowly.

The blade struck his shoulder. Blood gushed out. His form was hurled backward once more, and this time... rising swiftly was beyond him.

He crashed to the earth, breaths coming in harsh gasps. His hand shook uncontrollably. Standing before him, Daniel remained utterly unscathed, his breathing steady without a hint of disruption.

"You know, back then you were really lucky that array existed to weaken me. If it hadn’t been there, I would’ve killed you right on the spot," Daniel spoke in a chilling tone laced with utter disdain.

"Not being able to kill you back then was a real regret for me. But fortunately God gave me another chance, and trust me, this time I won’t waste it."

"It just looks fucking stupid that you actually thought you could stand against me. Even thinking about it is hilarious. An idiot like you? My opponent? Pfft, hahaha. Even back then you only won because of your cowardly little tricks."

"...Enough." His tone was deep yet seething with fury. He could bear it no longer. If this dragged on, death was certain.

He had come to see that Daniel was merely playing with him. Truth be told, any of those blows could have ended him at Daniel's whim.

The humiliation burned deep, and Jason refused to take more. His mind would shatter before his flesh if it persisted.

His palm pressed against the soil. Mana started swirling around his frame.

"You thought this was all my power...?" A wild grin twisted his lips.

In that instant, the ground underfoot ignited with light. An array.

Then one more, followed by others. Multiple concealed arrays, long inactive, sprang to life in sequence.

Beams of radiance pierced the heavens. Mana surged wildly as the pressure intensified manifold.

Jason’s figure lifted off the ground. His injuries mended at breakneck speed. His eyes shone with inner light.

[Elemental Overdrive]

The four elements encircling him raged into chaos.

Flames blazed more intensely, gales howled stronger, bolts crackled with greater force, and the ground stirred to motion.

Suspended serenely mid-air, he gazed upon Daniel. That smile crept back onto his face.

"Now... let’s try again."

Daniel raised his eyes. A slight frown creased his brow, sensing the shift in the battle's aura. Luckily, these arrays offered no suppression against him.

Yet they were empowering this scum immensely, which might prove a hassle.

"Killing you is like killing an annoying cockroach," he sighed at last and remarked.