Guledon stood upon scorched earth flowing with lava, his body wreathed in towering flames mingled with burning ash.

Under the blazing sun, waves of heat rippled through the floating space, gradually lifting dust from the scorched earth skyward, igniting crimson sparks in the air.

Its eyes, like raging infernos, fixed intently upon Dozale.

Dozale likewise surfaced from the sea, its azure body now fully exposed.

Under heavy storm clouds, enduring the lashing wind and rain, white foam churned constantly on the ocean surface, as if trying to completely devour the molten earth beneath Guledon's feet.

Its giant eyes, like luminous pearls, shot forth beams of light, locked onto Guledon.

Facing this giant beast before it that emanated an aura similar to its own, Dozale felt a threatening pressure.

The sharp auras from both sides made space itself tremble, as if the unstable barrier could shatter at any moment.

Crackling sounds mixed with hot, humid air rushed into nostrils and flooded ears.

Guledon's massive flame-wrapped footsteps continued advancing toward the deep sea.

Just as they were about to touch the ocean, endless molten lava dripped from the intense flames, merging completely with the sea.

White mist rose in all directions, the scorching heat completely shrouding the entire sea surface.

The moment each foot landed, black rocks materialized on the sea surface.

With every step Guledon took, the sea surface gradually transformed into scorched land.

Meanwhile, the sea around Dozale grew increasingly turbulent, the fierce rain like a bursting dam, seemingly intent on drowning the world.

It was as if an ocean suspended in the sky had fallen, submerging everything beneath the waves.

As the white mist gradually dispersed, the fleet far from this location couldn't help but turn curious gazes toward this section of sea.

The captain and countless sailors stood frozen like statues, utterly shocked by the scene before them.

They had never witnessed such a sight before.

Half sunny sky, half storm-wracked.

One half blazed with sunlight, while the other half roiled with fierce wind and rain.

Moreover, beneath that bizarre divided sky.

Two giant beasts that seemed to touch the heavens themselves hung suspended above the sea surface, locked in confrontation.

"Is this... the end of the world?"

Countless people fell silent simultaneously, shock rising in their hearts.

Levi stood on the deck, observing the scene before him with calm composure:

"This area may become dangerous soon. You should sail the ship further away, try to keep clear of those two monsters."

"Erica, stay on the ship. Do not leave."

Before Erica could say anything more, Levi vaulted over the deck railing and leaped toward the sea surface.

Seeing this, Erica rushed frantically to the edge of the deck.

She watched as her falling father suddenly transformed into a stream of clear water in mid-air, merging into the surging sea with a splash.

Erica gazed at the turbulent sea surface, worry rising in her heart.

...

Fire and water are natural enemies.

The moment Dozale recognized Guledon, rage erupted in its heart like a volcano.

It could not tolerate Guledon's presence in this ocean, in its own territory.

It was the incarnation of the ocean itself.

This vast sea was its domain.

What was a fire-breathing, lava-spewing creature doing in the ocean instead of staying in its volcano?

Lost and couldn't find the way home?

Dozale, angered beyond endurance, finally snapped and took the initiative to attack Guledon.

Its body, gleaming like water droplets, dove back into the deep blue sea and began rapidly circling around Guledon.

As Dozale swam, the ocean began to surge and heave, the pouring rain gathering in frenzied torrents.

Its enormous body gradually rose with the turbulent rain, its blue-black back forming a stark contrast with its pure white underbelly.

That huge white shadow coiled around Guledon, raising towering waves.

[Raging Double Blade]

The raging waves and rain from the sky converged into two reverse-flowing giant waves, charging toward Guledon with unstoppable force.

Similarly, when Guledon saw Dozale floating in the sky instead of diving underwater, rage also filled its heart.

[Wrathful Scorching]

The flames covering the giant beast's body suddenly exploded upward, merging with the vast scorched earth beneath its feet.

The thick flames wrapped around crimson lava, as if igniting the gloomy rain in the sky, raising a shower of fire.

It transformed into a scorching wave of lava, colliding with the two ocean waves.

Bang!

Boom!

The moment the wrathful lava and ocean waves collided, thick steam accompanied by explosive storms scattered hundreds of miles away.

Where the waves met, hard black rocks formed instantly, only to be shattered into powder the next moment by the powerful forces.

Transformed into countless sharp, irregular rock fragments, they were rapidly swept up by the fierce winds, spinning high above the ocean.

Half of the scorched land collapsed rapidly under this violent collision, with only the molten ground beneath Guledon's feet still barely holding.

Lava continuously flowed over the surging waves, as if forming cracks in the ocean itself.

The ocean also shook in response, countless violent ripples spreading outward again.

The ocean's violent fluctuations even reached the sea surface hundreds of miles away.

The ocean raised undulating waves one after another, completely tossing the fishing boats about.

Under the violent ocean tremors, all the crew members were dumbfounded.

They hadn't even had the chance to escape, yet these raging waves were rolling toward them again.

And this time, Duke Levi wasn't here.

Although Duke Levi's daughter Erica was present, her power naturally couldn't compare to her father's.

The fishing boats swayed unsteadily under the waves' assault.

It seemed they would flip over and sink into the sea at any moment.

Suddenly, a green barrier completely enveloped Erica's ship.

Terrifying magical power emerged, accompanied by a force that straightened the ship.

At the same time, when those huge waves touched the green barrier.

It was as if all their power had been stripped away, falling harmlessly into the sea and raising white spray.

No longer able to affect the now-stabilized ship.

The crew members stared at their suddenly peaceful ship, their eyes full of shock and confusion.

What had happened?

They didn't know what had occurred, could only stare in wonder at the green barrier that had appeared on the ship's surface, all their gazes focused on Erica.

Erica was equally surprised, standing at the deck's edge, tentatively reaching out to lightly touch the green barrier.

The moment her fingers contacted the barrier, a familiar power transmitted through.

"Could it be..."

Before she could speculate further, the surrounding sea surface erupted with intense vibrations.

Boom——

Countless terrifying and thick green vines wrapped with wet sand from the seabed burst forth, piercing through the surface and rapidly growing toward the sky.

The green vines quickly became covered with a thick layer of branches and leaves, interwoven by thousands of strands of magical power.

Like a giant wall forming, completely joining all the vines together.

Looking down from high above, the green vines now appeared to have raised vast clouds of sand and waves, completely enveloping the entire Padalenbu Sea area.

Even Erica was isolated outside, staring in shock at the vine barrier rising in the distance.

The massive vines seemed to reach for the sky in an awe-inspiring display.

They searched all around for their savior, not knowing that Viktor was currently standing atop Guledon's head.

His windbreaker emitted a soft green light, rich natural power overflowing from his body, as if an entire forest's vitality had been transported to the sea surface.

Viktor raised Uruste high, watching the staff emit an absolute phosphorescent green glow.

[Forest of All Phenomena]

Looking at the completely raised tree vine giants around him, Viktor felt somewhat gratified.

The original Sea City had now completely transformed into a battlefield for two Calamities.

Viktor watched the two giant beasts that had barely been affected by the previous fierce attacks, and said calmly:

"Fighting is fine, but affecting others is just impolite."

Then Viktor raised his staff, pointing it at Dozale, and said nonchalantly:

"So let me teach you lesson one."

"Learn some elegance."

The space behind Viktor was now completely enveloped by waves of natural magic power, gathering into green vortexes in mid-air.

Ten thousand energy blades of various forms suddenly revealed themselves from within, pointing directly at Dozale suspended in the air.

The air rippled, and in an instant, the ten thousand blades completely tore through the space as thin as fragile paper, raising windstorms with their lethal presence, aimed straight at Dozale.

[Thousand Arrow Barrage]

Floating in the air, Dozale saw the energy arrows violently incoming, its eyes as large as light bulbs suddenly widening.

The countless arrows completely covered the entire space, leaving Dozale nowhere to hide.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The attacks struck its huge body wave after wave.

Dozale was like a living target, penetrated by countless blades, its blue membrane rupturing, though no wounds appeared on its body, but the natural energy within had become extremely chaotic.

Green energy constantly leaked from Dozale's gasping breath, before it heavily plunged into the lake.

Viktor stood atop Guledon's head, elegantly withdrawing Uruste, and said calmly:

"Flying around in front of me?"

"I don't like it."

He looked at Dozale who had fallen back into the water and smiled slightly.

Guledon also became extremely excited, letting out a huge roar toward the sky.

The crimson patterns on its body began frantically flashing with light, lava pierced through the ocean, continuously spurting out from around Guledon.

The seawater began to boil rapidly under the extremely high temperature scorching, white steam instantly rising from the base of the lava pillars, echoing within the vine barrier.

[Obscure Lava]

The entire sea surface seemed to be ignited with anger under the high temperature, becoming completely restless.

The seawater temperature rose dramatically, bubbling sounds constantly echoing under the barrier, growing increasingly loud.

Wuuu——

A painful whale cry rose from the seabed, mixing with the constantly rising steam, making the entire space seem to tremble violently.

The next second, the sun in the sky became even brighter.

It seemed the entire sea surface would be completely boiled, the clouds overhead also gradually thinning, slowly dispersing.

The people at the port couldn't help but look up, gazing at the clear sky above the distant ocean.

Had the sky... cleared up?

Suddenly, a huge fluorescent blue heavy cannon abruptly emerged from the vast ocean.

Countless water element energy began transforming into rings of white ripples, rapidly gathering tremendous power in front of the cannon mouth.

When several ripples completely gathered, the entire water cannon expanded by a full circle.

However, Guledon hadn't yet recovered from its previous victory, and just as it lowered its head, it saw extremely deep magical power already gathered before it.

[Abyss Wave]

The next second, the huge water cannon burst open, the ocean was pierced by a deep wave trench, an incredibly thick water element shell transformed into azure light piercing through the heavy white mist, aimed directly at Guledon.

Viktor watched the suddenly incoming heavy cannon, muttering incantations, several green formation arrays began spreading like root systems beneath his feet, light rapidly flashing.

The surrounding air seemed to become particularly heavy under the rich natural energy.

[Fourth-tier Magic: Tree Domain Manifestation]

In an instant, countless thick tree vines continuously pierced through the heavy ocean, wrapped with fragments of lava and broken wind breath, defending in front of Guledon.

Handfuls of woven nets began rapidly entangling around the ocean, completely enveloping that azure light.

When it touched the tree vines, the terrifying natural energy now completely exploded, wild winds danced, starlight bloomed.

While that azure impact light gradually dispersed.

Only the restless ocean raised waves again, and space restored its order.

Looking at the falling raindrops all around, Viktor stood up, confidently giving a light laugh.

The water drops hadn't touched Viktor's windbreaker at all, he stood up and patted his clothes:

"Really now."

"Don't get my clothes dirty."

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