103: Chapter 103: The Confused Battle 103: Chapter 103: The Confused Battle Leon indeed wouldn’t travel thousands of miles to Crystal Mountain to trouble an adult Blue Dragon.

His rationality was indeed influenced to some extent by the Red Dragon body, but not to the point of madness.

However, now that the Blue Dragon had actually come over, hovering over his territory for some unknown purpose, Leon really couldn’t find any excuse to be a coward; at the very least, he had to ask what the other party’s intentions were.

To know oneself and one’s enemy is to be invincible in a hundred battles.

Leon certainly wouldn’t charge in rashly; the first thing he did was to carefully observe the Blue Dragon, to assess it…

The distance was too far, honestly, it was impossible to tell anything significant, unable to determine if the Blue Dragon was of regular size, or smaller or larger than average.

Under such a circumstance, he could only assume that it was a standard-sized Blue Dragon.

A standard-sized Blue Dragon that had just reached adulthood would, at most, have a Challenge Level of 14, or maybe 15 at the very highest; it definitely couldn’t be higher, at least until some time had passed in adulthood to reach 16.

Then it would grow to an extra-large size, larger than him, but it was unknown whether it was an Innate Spellcaster, and how many Spells it had awakened…

After much consideration, Leon thought it was worth a try.

He reached out into the air as if piercing through the serene surface of a lake, sliding into the small space within the Sleeve of the Universe, and drew out the Catastrophe Blade.

Then, facing the sunlight, he carefully observed the blade, thinking that he had never had the chance to use it until now, but had finally found the opportunity.

Leon put the sword back and lightly shook his head, spreading his wings and leaping down from the balcony of Dome Castle, then with a vigorous flap, he rose rapidly and sped towards the Blue Dragon.

The Blue Dragon wasn’t just passing by, it was circling in the sky, which gave Leon the opportunity to catch up for a close observation—

It was a quite standard extra-large Blue Dragon, far from being colossal.

It had a short, thick neck, a broad, flat tail, and slightly green-tinted blue scales…

Honestly, it wasn’t bad, quite handsome, but compared to Tassera it didn’t measure up.

Leon was sizing up the Blue Dragon, and the Blue Dragon was also sizing him up.

Rocas saw the Red Dragon, and he recognized Leon as a teenage dragon, whose body was close to an extra-large size, but whose head and feet still seemed a bit too big, and whose body lines weren’t very elegant.

However, his scales were really beautiful…

enticing envy.

“Blue Dragon, why are you infringing upon my airspace?” Leon took the initiative to speak.

The Blue Dragon was younger and smaller in stature, and better looking than him.

Rocas looked at the Red Dragon with an unpleasant tone and said, “Red Dragons not staying in the hills, what brings you to the desert?”

The Blue Dragon’s arrogant attitude irritated Leon, who said, “I go wherever I want.”

“Such a temper for someone so young; is this the Red Dragon way?” Rocas gritted his teeth, and his fringed ears twitched in tandem, “Can you not see that I have already reached adulthood?”

“I can see that.” Leon replied, “So?”

“I could flip you over with just one slap.” Rocas scoffed, Red Dragons are indeed strong, but for a teenage Red Dragon, no matter how large the stature, thinking of challenging an adult Blue Dragon was wishful thinking.

“You are welcome to try.” Leon said, the bad temper of the Red Dragon influencing him again, but ignoring a challenge was never his style, just like it was for that salaryman before.

“I advise you not to court death.” Rocas glanced at the Red Dragon deeply, thinking he wasn’t the impetuous Red Dragon type, not fond of fighting at the drop of a hat, “My territory is countless times larger than yours, I have no interest in your land.

I have come for another matter, do not disturb me.”

If the Blue Dragon didn’t come to cause trouble, it meant there was no need for a fight.

Leon felt somewhat disappointed, yet also curious, and asked, “What matter?”

“Has no one ever told you that you’re annoying?” Rocas said, “I’m here looking for a Blue Dragon.”

Possessing an extra-large body didn’t mean the Blue Dragon was faster than Leon; after all, Leon was a Red Dragon with the longest wings among the Colorful Dragons, both in actual measurement and in proportion to body length.

In short, Leon didn’t need to make special efforts to flap his wings faster in order to keep up with the Blue Dragon, and said, “Who?”

“Tassera.” Rocas replied.

With the situation unclear, Leon naturally wouldn’t expose his friend and asked, “What do you want with her?”

“You don’t need to know.” Rocas blinked, being smart, he could easily deduce the answer from Leon’s words and expressions, “You know her, right?

I remember her territory is around here…

She should not be here right now, tell me where she is?”

“Unless you tell me what you want with her, I refuse.” Leon would not betray a friend.

“You seem to be quite close to her…” Rocas commented.

At this point, Leon didn’t hide his relationship with Tassera, smiling and saying, “Not bad.”

Dragons are not lowly lizards; the faces of dragons have plentiful muscles capable of displaying various expressions.

Rocas, looking at the corner of the Red Dragon’s mouth, could easily gauge Leon and Tassera’s relationship.

His flying speed slowed for a moment, then with a fierce flap of wings, he caught up.

“Indeed, this is not the place for you.

Quickly leave the desert.”

Leon couldn’t understand why the Blue Dragon was suddenly telling him to leave the desert again.

He replied, “What if I refuse?”

It was nonsensical; why would Leon abandon the nest he had put so much effort into building?

That was the reason Tassera desperately wanted him to make a proper nest; as long as he settled here and invested considerable wealth and effort into it, he would never leave easily.

“Then I would have to use force to drive you out.” Rocas said, and spat out Lightning Breath at Leon.

Leon remained on guard against the Blue Dragon.

The moment he slowed down to dodge the Lightning Breath, he then accelerated to catch up with the Blue Dragon, preparing to unleash the Samadhi True Fire.

Rocas, of course, was no pushover.

As he slowed down, he also lowered his altitude, then sped up again, flying behind Leon.

Seeing that Leon was imitating him, skillfully reducing altitude while decelerating, he let out a slight chuckle, followed by a reduction in speed, descending further.

You’re still too green to play aerial combat with me.

Rocas laughed watching the Red Dragon, taking deep breaths to let his blood vessels quickly fill his lungs with the energy needed for his Spit Weapon.

He was about to give the Red Dragon a dose of Lightning Breath when he suddenly noticed that the Red Dragon began to fly sideways, drawing a defensive roll in the sky, forming a circle, leaving him no angle for an attack.

Could it be that this Red Dragon in front of me is also skilled in aerial combat?

That shouldn’t be.

Rocas squinted slightly.

Leon wasn’t adept at aerial combat; he had hardly engaged in any serious dogfights.

He just understood air-to-air dogfighting.

He had Samadhi True Fire, and Blue Dragon had Lightning Breath.

Weren’t they just like two fighter planes with machine guns and autocannons as their primary weapons?

Both trying to get behind the opponent—where it’s easy to aim and attack, and from where it’s also hard for the opponent to dodge attacks from behind—just like two dogs chasing each other, trying to bite at each other’s tails.

There are defensive rolls and offensive rolls; the former is to evade enemy tail-chases, the latter for use when your flight speed becomes too great and there’s a risk of overshooting the enemy aircraft.

There are three types of yo-yo maneuvers: high-speed for moderate to low altitude with high airspeed, low-speed for high altitude with low airspeed, and the straight yo-yo for direct pursuit when speed isn’t an advantage.

Among these maneuvers, whether in shake-offs or pursuits, surprise is key, and they should be mixed flexibly with other flying moves.

Reverse scissors, a series of counter-rotating turns when fighting aircraft turn towards each other, aims to take a trailing shot at the enemy.

Rocas was taken aback by the flying maneuvers he had never seen before, rendered completely unable to attack the Red Dragon.

Indeed, Leon had performed some remarkable aerial combat maneuvers, but it had to be said that the moves of fighter jets were somewhat ill-suited for a dragon’s body.

Although they could bluff the Blue Dragon with no problem, the idea of completely overpowering Blue Dragon was wishful thinking.

After tussling for a while, it was back to using sharp teeth and claws.

Leon and Blue Dragon clashed, one biting at the other’s shoulder, tearing at scales and horns, and then plummeting together from the sky.

Seeing they were about to hit the ground, Leon decisively employed Gathering Form and Scattering Energy to break free from Blue Dragon’s grapple, and with a claw attack, tore off a large piece of Blue Dragon’s scales, then took a deep breath, readying to follow up with Samadhi True Fire.

Suddenly, he noticed Blue Dragon fell to the sandy ground without a scratch, gaping to bite at his throat; he had no choice but to raise his claw and press down on Blue Dragon’s head.

The two dragons grappled on the ground, tossing sand everywhere, creating huge pits, inadvertently killing innocent little lizards.

Still, Rocas had the advantage with his much larger size; his strength outweighed Leon, who was only of a large size…

Having been bitten quite a few times, Leon found an opportunity to push the Blue Dragon away and took out the Catastrophe Blade.

“Where did you get that sword, and how do you know how to use it?” Rocas, seeing the Red Dragon wielding a sword, widened his eyes in shock.

No wonder he was surprised; up until now, no dragon who had seen Leon with a sword hadn’t questioned it.

“I use it because I want to.” Leon raised his sword to strike.

Rocas, a true adult dragon with rich combat experience, turned around and swung his tail in a strike at Leon, who managed to block with his sword, yet it allowed Rocas to create some distance.

Standing away from the Red Dragon, Rocas chuckled, “I don’t believe you can walk on two legs…

Now come and slash at me.”

“No need to walk over there.” Leon indeed couldn’t walk on two legs and had to stand still swinging his sword, but he had the Sword Control Technique.

He cast his sword into the air, raised his hand, stood on his claws, and used the Sword Control Technique to send the Flying Sword towards the Blue Dragon.

Seeing the Flying Sword coming, Blue Dragon immediately flapped its wings and soared high into the sky, not realizing the sword could turn corners and follow its target.

With a thought, Blue Dragon performed a great aerial turn to dodge the Flying Sword and dive-bombed toward the ground, swiftly burrowing into the sand with its limbs.

The Blue Dragon was one of the dragon breeds best at burrowing into the sand.

Leon retrieved his Flying Sword, feeling the sand shake increasingly beneath his feet, and decisively plunged his sword into the ground below.

Getting no feedback, he hesitated to try again and, as he pulled the sword out, noticed Blue Dragon’s head poke out from the sand, mouth agape.

Gathering Form and Scattering Energy.

Barely evading the attack from Blue Dragon bursting from beneath the sand, Leon, not bothering to strike and possibly provoke the Blue Dragon’s clan, made a Shadow-breaking Strike, just as Blue Dragon bent its head ready to burrow back, resulting in the sword shearing off the tip of Blue Dragon’s horn.

Catastrophe Blade, being a refined gold weapon and coupled with Shadow-breaking Strike, the tip of Blue Dragon’s lone horn was severed.

Blue Dragon disappeared again into the sand below, and Leon determinedly fluttered his wings to take flight.

Rocas hid beneath the sand.

Until the Red Dragon landed, he would not show himself.

With the Blue Dragon remaining hidden, Leon stayed aloft.

The standoff continued like this, Leon never seeing the Blue Dragon emerge again.

After some thought, he returned to the Molten Lava Lake to ponder the Blue Dragon’s background.

The other party didn’t target them for business, as the Brass Dragon had suggested, but had some issue with Tassera.

Hearing about his good relations with Tassera, suddenly, he was compelled to leave the desert…

The skirmish was exhilarating, but truly somewhat baffling.