A Dragon against the Whole World

What nonsense are you babbling about?!

The Red Silver Dragon, its thoughts in turmoil, glared at the Elf Dragon.

The Elf Dragon immediately took the hint and covered its mouth with its wings, not saying another word.

The dragons circled and soared in mid-air, letting out roars filled with awe and excitement, celebrating the return of their leader, but none dared to rashly approach the figure standing in the sky.

Meanwhile, high above the heavens.

Galos was wildly brandishing his wings.

With the violent eruptions and surges of black and red flames, he performed various dazzling and incredible high-difficulty maneuvers in the sky.

Rapid ascents followed by sudden halts, nearly right-angle sharp turns, instantaneous sideways shifts like a phantom, and unconventional inverted flying scoops... all movements were smooth like flowing water, without the slightest sense of obstruction or discomfort.

It was as if this body was born for such extreme maneuvers.

Most striking, and even shocking, was the form of his wings, which had become extremely unique, completely different from any known Dragon Race.

After a spree of exhilarating speed tests that pushed his physical limits, Galos gradually came to a halt.

He stood in the sky, breathing steadily, and began to stretch those massive Dragon Wings.

Whoosh——!

With a slight shift of his thoughts, the vast Dragon Qi within, like a breached flood, surged into his wings.

In the next moment, the already enormous wings of the Red Iron Dragon began frenziedly expanding against the wind as if with no limit! The wingspan extended crazily, eventually reaching a point that left dragons staring in awe.

The length of just one fully extended Dragon Wing far surpassed his entire body length of twenty-eight meters!

The breadth was also astonishing.

Under the wings, a continuous low hum and the sound of burning energy could be heard, like an engine running on overload.

He slightly turned his rugged head, casting his gaze toward his Dragon Wings.

What met his eyes first was a stream of flowing, almost solid red radiance.

His original fleshy wing membrane had disappeared.

In its place was a wing membrane made entirely of highly compressed, solidified red Dragon Qi!

This Dragon Qi wing membrane was not illusory but exhibited a semi-transparent, glass-like molten texture, evenly embedded and covered with tightly arranged, sharp-edged, dark red rhombic scales.

When he fully stretched out his Dragon Wings, these fine scales naturally created subtle gaps.

At the outer edge of the Dragon Wings, segmented, easily extendable hardened wing bones followed along.

The edges of these wing bones remained sharp as knives, with tips as pointed as siege spears, and with the continued infusion and agitation of his Dragon Qi, the edges of these wing bones vibrated at high speed, producing a rapid hum, forming a blurry afterimage.

They were not only sharp but also accompanied by high-frequency vibrations that cause tearing.

"Is my wing membrane semi-Dragon Qi-fied?"

Even Galos himself felt a bit surprised at this unforeseen evolutionary result.

With a shift of his mind, those gigantic Dragon Wings, which could block out the sky and sun, began to rapidly retract and fold.

The extended wing bones seamlessly interlocked and melded segment by segment, and the Dragon Scales covering them tightly gathered, eventually resembling normal Dragon Wings that lay flat against the body. Only in the minuscule crevices between the scale and bone connections did faint traces of red energy patterns flicker like breathing.

Like a child with a brand-new toy.

Galos couldn’t resist starting to experiment and explore various possibilities.

Then, to his delight, he discovered that the flexibility and maneuverability of these newly evolved Dragon Wings far exceeded his expectations.

Besides being able to extend to a terrifying wingspan of over a hundred meters, nearly blocking the sky and sun.

More importantly, due to the semi-Dragon Qi-fication of the wing membrane and the specially attached scale and bone structure, these Dragon Wings could execute all sorts of astonishing curls and folds, allowing them to launch swift and crafty attacks from any unexpected, illogical angle.

This brought the flexibility and melee threat level of his Dragon Wings to an unprecedented peak.

Of course, it wasn’t flawlessly perfect.

Through continuous testing, Galos gradually noticed the drawbacks of these fierce wings.

Whether using wing-edge flames for instant acceleration, making large-scale extensions and folds, or even just maintaining a standard hovering stance, all required continuous consumption of his internal Dragon Qi.

Whereas, before the evolution, only using the flames for explosive acceleration would noticeably consume Dragon Qi.

"But for me, maybe this isn’t a real flaw at all."

Galos mused to himself.

His reserve of Dragon Qi was already deep and after this slumber, it had undergone a qualitative leap, capable of supporting the continuous consumption these fierce wings demanded in various states.

Or one could say.

It was precisely due to having such a rich Dragon Qi foundation that his body had the opportunity to complete this evolution.

Moreover, thanks to his adaptive talent, his total Dragon Qi and recovery rate might instead be further stimulated and enhanced by this continuous consumption training!

For other Dragon Races, even if they were fortunate enough to acquire similar wings, they would likely find them more disadvantageous due to the Dragon Qi endurance issue; they’d be exhausted in combat in less than three minutes, becoming a huge burden, and could hardly be used in regular battles, necessitating constant consumption monitoring.

But there is no such thing as the best, only the most suitable.

These powerful yet imperfect Dragon Wings and Galos were a perfect match.