Wizard starting from shoeing donkeys Chapter 1496 - 514: The True Knight (Part 2)

Consequently, staying true to his own heart might be the most vital path for Rein.

"Roar!!!"

Unleashing a savage cry, Rein’s dark silver Three Heads Extremely Old Dragon form lunged toward the closest Avatar of the Nether Sea Goddess. His colossal frame moved with a sudden, startling agility that defied its size.

Caught off guard, Nether Sea Goddess Hela realized Rein was already upon her. In a desperate scramble, she raised her Trident to intercept the blow.

"Clang!!!"

A single strike from a powerful, razor-sharp Dragon Claw slammed into the Energy Trident, shattering it instantly upon impact.

Like a bolt of lightning, the second Dragon Claw lunged forward, tearing a massive cavity through the body of Hela’s Avatar. The strike caused hundreds of tons of seawater to erupt outward in a violent spray.

"Fiery Breath!"

A cone of flame followed immediately, its potency nearly doubled. The intense heat instantly vaporized half of Hela’s Avatar, which stood over a hundred meters tall!

"You mortals, do you truly believe you can turn the tide?"

Hela’s consciousness appeared to migrate to a different seawater Avatar as she screamed in fury.

Triggered by Hela’s enraged roar, four seawater Avatars converged on Rein, attacking him from all sides simultaneously.

Nevertheless, Rein’s power had surged significantly thanks to the infusion of Menia’s bloodline and Spirit. Pushing his Physical Strength to the limit, Rein easily demolished the three seawater Avatars one after another.

Before long, only a single seawater Avatar of the Nether Sea Goddess remained.

However, even though the other Avatars had been shattered, the lingering seawater—now stained with a faint black hue—began to gather unnoticed beneath Hela’s final form, merging rapidly.

The mist released by the flying fish and manta rays, along with the surrounding drizzle, was drawn toward Hela’s last Avatar as well.

Hela’s Avatar swelled in size once more, reaching a height of nearly 180 meters. This seemed to be the maximum she could manage under such pressure, as some leftover seawater at her feet remained unmerged.

This was because Rein had already closed the distance!

"Clang!!!"

This time, Hela’s reinforced Energy Trident managed to hold its ground against Rein for a brief moment.

But Rein’s strategy went deeper. Hela watched in horror as the Void Dragon’s Head on Rein’s right side withdrew, only for a Red Dragon’s Head to sprout in its place once again.

This proved that Rein, in his Extremely Old Dragon Form, was capable of regenerating the same type of Dragon’s Head repeatedly.

To Hela’s further shock, the Breath from Rein’s central Dragon’s Head shifted into "Fiery Breath"—the element that caused her the most agony—while his two other Red Dragon’s Heads also began to prepare their flames!

In a heartbeat, all three Dragon’s Heads unleashed cone-shaped fires that merged in mid-air.

The accumulation of power seemed to trigger a fundamental evolution!

As the three "Fiery Breaths" collided, they formed a white sphere of flame that grew increasingly hotter and more blindingly brilliant.

This was a secret Red Dragon technique pulled from the memories of the "Red Queen" Menia—the "Molten Core Flame." It was a devastating killing move that typically required three Extremely Old Dragon level Red Dragons to perform in unison.

What made it truly unstoppable was the "True Damage" it carried.

The magnitude of this True Damage was tied to the concentration of Dragon bloodline, Spirit strength, and the potency of one's witchcraft, all of which had reached a peak at this very moment.

"No!!!"

The white sphere of flame materialized directly in front of Hela’s Avatar. It detonated the very instant it touched her, leaving her no time to react or attempt an escape.

"Boom!!!"

A flash of blinding white light preceded a massive beam of energy that tore through the rain curtain made by the sea creatures. It didn't stop there, carving a hole over a hundred meters deep into the heart of the island.

The extreme temperatures instantly turned all moisture into steam, while the True Damage simultaneously wiped out the descending consciousness of Nether Sea Goddess Hela.

In the meantime, Rein positioned himself as a shield to protect the body of Red Queen Menia standing behind him, causing his own skin to be singed by the heat of the Molten Core Flame.

With the destruction of Hela’s seawater Avatar, Rein noticed something unusual: a rare female mermaid body was floating above the crater. It was nearly unharmed and emitted a soft, multicolored mist.

After a moment of thought, Rein turned to secure Menia and then flew over to seize the mermaid’s body as well.

The moment he touched it, a system notification rang out:

[Ding! Detected a massive quantity of unknown, high-quality Energy capable of refining the Spirit's quality. Absorb? (Note: System absorption will filter out all impurities.)]

Rein’s eyes flashed with excitement, and he answered "Yes" without a second thought!

He immediately felt a flood of pure, majestic Energy surging from the mermaid’s body. It moved through his frame and rushed toward his brain.

Inside his mind, his Spirit point—originally the size of a walnut—began to swell and expand even further!

However, Rein did not have the time to savor the transformation. He focused his mind, intending to immediately separate Menia’s Spirit and consciousness from his own body.