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

For Rein, staying true to his own heart might be the most vital path of all.

"Roar!!!"

Rein let out a savage howl as the dark silver Three Heads Extremely Old Dragon lunged at the nearest Avatar of the Nether Sea Goddess. Despite its colossal size, the dragon's body moved with a newfound agility and speed that defied logic.

The Nether Sea Goddess, Hela, was caught off guard to find Rein suddenly looming directly before her. In a desperate scramble, she raised her Energy Trident to parry 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 other Dragon Claw lunged forward, tearing a massive hole through the torso of Hela’s Avatar. The strike caused hundreds of tons of seawater to erupt outward in a violent explosion.

"Fiery Breath!"

A cone of flame followed immediately, possessing nearly twice its previous intensity. The heat was so extreme that it instantly vaporized half of Hela’s Avatar, which stood over a hundred meters tall!

"You mere mortals, do you truly believe you can change your fate?"

Hela’s consciousness appeared to have migrated to a different seawater Avatar, her voice dripping with rage.

Driven by Hela’s furious command, four seawater Avatars converged to surround and assault Rein all at once.

However, bolstered by the infusion of Menia’s Spirit and bloodline, Rein’s power had surged exponentially. Ignoring the strain on his Physical Strength, Rein made short work of the attackers, effortlessly detonating three of the seawater Avatars one after another.

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

Yet, even as those constructs were destroyed, the leftover seawater—now stained with a faint, dark hue—began to gather unnoticed beneath Hela’s final form, merging rapidly.

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

The Avatar’s stature ballooned once more, reaching a height of nearly 180 meters. This seemed to be the maximum she could manage under such pressure, as a portion of the 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, if only for a brief moment.

But Rein’s arsenal was far from exhausted. Hela watched in shock as the Void Dragon’s Head on Rein’s right side retracted, only for another Red Dragon’s Head to sprout in its place.

It was now clear that in his Extremely Old Dragon Form, Rein possessed the ability to manifest multiple Dragon Heads of the same type repeatedly.

To Hela’s further horror, the breath from Rein’s primary head shifted into 'Fiery Breath'—the element she feared most—while his two newly formed Red Dragon Heads prepared to unleash their own flames!

In a flash, all three heads unleashed cone-shaped torrents of fire that merged in the air.

The quantitative increase in power triggered a qualitative evolution!

The three 'Fiery Breaths' collided, birthing a sphere of white flame that grew increasingly hot and brilliantly radiant.

This was "Molten Core Flame," a secret Red Dragon technique from the memories of the 'Red Queen' Menia. It was a devastating ultimate move that typically required at least three Red Dragons of the Extremely Old Dragon level to cast in unison.

Its most terrifying attribute was the 'True Damage' it inflicted.

Since the potency of True Damage was tied to Spirit strength, witchcraft power, and Dragon Bloodline Concentration, it reached its absolute zenith at this moment.

"No!!!"

The white sphere of fire manifested directly in front of Hela’s Avatar. It detonated the moment it made contact, leaving her no room to react or escape.

"Boom!!!"

A blinding flash of white light erupted, followed by a searing beam that sliced through the rain curtain. The blast carved a crater over a hundred meters deep into the heart of the island.

The intense heat instantly turned all moisture into steam, while the True Damage worked to erase the consciousness Hela had sent down.

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

With the seawater Avatar of the Nether Sea Goddess destroyed, Rein noticed something peculiar: a rare female mermaid body was hovering above the crater. It was almost completely unharmed and emitted a soft, multicolored mist.

After a brief thought, Rein turned to secure Menia, then flew over to snatch the mermaid’s body as well.

As he grabbed it, a system notification suddenly flashed:

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

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

He immediately felt a massive surge of pure Energy flow from the mermaid’s body into his own, rushing from his limbs toward his brain.

Within 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 needed to immediately focus on extracting Menia’s Spirit and consciousness from his own body.