Epic of Ice Dragon: Reborn As An Ice Dragon With A System

Chapter 2159: The Crimson Tiger

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"{Gajin no danretsu: Fangstorm Rend}!"

Kazumasu unleashed a quadruple claw strike out of nowhere, using both his claws and his swords, the final slash sending out crimson shockwaves shaped like tiger maws. His claws blazed intensively, leaving burning flames through the skies, turning them red.

BOOOMMM!!!

"Unggh?!"

I felt the immense power of his technique in that moment, as I realized he was nothing like the previous guy. His attacks were not only specifically designed for his new form, but they were amplified, as it seemed like he had a whole new set of techniques in his transformed state.

His constant chain of attacks only became more intense, as I struggled to keep up with his incredible speed, as he quite literally felt like a crimson blur flying around my body and slashing me with both claw and blades.

"I’ll show you the fury of the Five Generals, barbarian!"

Suddenly, he leaped above me, his swords overflowing with crimson flames, as he rushed down, his technique blazing with beastly power.

"{Senjū no chōshū: Prowling Pounce}!"

RUMBLE!

An explosion of flames erupted, as he appeared right in front of my face within a split second, his claws and his blade converged into a crimson attack, hitting my entire body with immense power, another explosion of flames erupted.

BOOOMMM!!!

I bleed, his attacks were strong, he was indeed a worthy foe now...

And yet...

"Alright, you’ve showed me you’re not half bad. Time to get serious."

"What?!"

His eyes widened, his blades were piercing my neck, as I bled constantly, and yet he still couldn’t understand why I wasn’t dying after all the wounds he left over my body.

He took a little to notice something, all my wounds were recovering at a staggering speed...

And my blood was alive.

"Be careful to not be covered on my blood, swordsman."

"Hm?!"

He gasped, realizing that the blood had transformed into giant worm-like monstrous dragons, opening their maws and slashing at him, swarms of creatures appearing everywhere.

"W-What in the world?! What sort of cursed power is this?! Your blood births monsters?! Like the Fallen Cursed Goddess?!"

"You mean Amaterasu, the innocent women you betrayed and killed? Well, maybe. But that was just for fun, here’s the real deal!"

FLUOSH!

In that moment, I finally released my Aura.

Yeah, I had yet to use anything of the sort, I was fighting at my base form.

No powerup, no divinities, no skills, no nothing.

I wanted to test how far I could go, but things got more serious than I imagined, and I kind of got a little thrilled to see how far this man could go.

So let’s see the strength of Zipangu’s strongest!

TRUUUM!

"Uugh?! Aaagh!"

He was sent flying as a shockwave of pure divinity surged from my body, space and time around me twisted and distorted constantly. As I looked down on him, my body suddenly changed into a hybrid between my truest Shenlong form and my Divine Ice Dragon form.

"Impossible...! So you can transform as well?!"

"Transform? No, this is just a part of my true power."

"Hah... Hahahaha...! HAHAHAHAHA!"

Suddenly, he grabbed his face and laughed at the heavens, his power surging even more, his human-like aura turning into a roaring crimson tiger- no, several of them at once.

"So you are no monster! My Lord was wrong...! You are a Kami! A God! These blades have slain a few of your ilk before! I am no stranger to fighting Divine Beings! And I’ll show you right now why!"

"Is that so?"

"My army! Go all-out! Let the blazing blood within you boil with adrenaline! We are fighting Gods themselves today!"

Suddenly, he roared to the heavens and then activated another technique.

"{Hai no hōkō: Howl of Dominion}!"

"ROOOOOAAAARRR!"

His roar echoed through the heavens, all his surviving soldiers transformed instantly into giant, furred beasts resembling wolves, bears, cats, tigers, and more.

They had already turned into Yokai before, but now they were enhanced even further!

How interesting.

"Nice trick, my family can handle anything though."

"Heheh...! Confident, are you?! I like that! I like confident foes, so I can crush their pride!"

RUMBLE!

He reached the skies, spinning as he formed a tornado of flames.

"{Guren taika: Crimson Maelstrom}!"

Kazumasu unleashed a sudden spiraling claw attack, twisting into a cyclone of flame and raw Essence of Heaven and Earth. The motion resembled a crimson typhoon, with each rotation pulling me towards him, and then, he unleashed a devastating uppercut that erupted into a fiery tiger-shaped geyser.

"ROOOAARR!"

BOOOMMM!!!

Another big explosion, this guy sure loves his big explosions, doesn’t he?

"Not bad."

I emerged amidst the smoke, making him shocked, half of my face was burned, but it rapidly regenerated back to normal.

"You’re pretty strong, maybe I would have struggled against such techniques a year or two ago, but not now, Samurai."

I swung Celestial down, as my Aura transformed. Not only did I wielded Celestia’s techniques, but my Aura transformed, activating my Ascendancy Law Powers.

"Prepare yourself, this is the power of the Dragon King of the world you’re trying to conquer."

"Aaahhh!"

His eyes widened in awe and disbelief, as seven gigantic dragons surged from my aura, rushing down and clashing against him constantly.

CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!

"W-What is this?! More of your magic?! No, this is your very Aura?!" he asked, while avoiding the attacks and swinging his sword.

"This is an expression of my own power!"

Indeed, this was simply one of my Divinities born from my Divine Abilities combined through my Ascendancy Law.

"[Divinity: Eight-Headed Infernal Heavenly Void Serpent Of Annihilation]!"

RUMBLE!

"Gaaaah! You mean to say that this is not a technique but merely your Divinity acting on its own?! What sort of- UGH?!"

Before he could speak another word, all eight dragon heads opened their jaws, firing a combined breath attack at him.

Let’s see if you survive this.

BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM!

"Gaaaaaggghh!"

His agonizing scream echoed amidst the explosions... I suppose he couldn’t handle it.

Or so I thought.

"Nnngaaaaaahhh!"

FLUOSH!

His body surged from amidst the smoke, as I was pleasantly surprised.

His swords blazed, his body, wounded, was burning!

"Secret technique!"

His aura erupted, resembling a massive crimson tiger roaring down at me...

Indeed, it matched my size.

"{Kokon shokuya: Tigerheart Eclipse}!"

"ROOOAARR!"

He spiraled down, unleashing everything he had against me.

"Magnificent!"

I roared back, my dragons unifying within Celestia as I combined them to create a new technique.

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