Chapter 37 – The Arena of Ember Lords
The ground trembled beneath Lee Hwan's feet as he stepped into the first trial chamber of the 10th Floor. Lava rivers flowed through the cracks in the arena floor, and an oppressive heat blanketed the air.
Suddenly, the temperature spiked.
From the heart of the molten lake ahead, an enormous figure rose, its body forged from obsidian and flowing magma. Horns curved backward from its head like twin blades, and its eyes blazed like suns.
[Ember Lord: Ignaros, the Flame Tyrant – Level 210]
[Skill: Infernal Domain – Active]
[Skill: Meteor Crash – Locked]
Lee narrowed his eyes.
"So this is an Ember Lord…"
Ignaros roared, and the air exploded into fire. A wave of searing heat rushed toward Lee, but he didn't flinch.
"Let's test how strong I've become."
He vanished—Shadow Step.
Reappearing above the Ember Lord's head, he clenched his fist.
[Flame Burst – Enhanced by True Dragon Eye]
His fist collided with Ignaros's skull, unleashing a massive explosion of dragonfire and dark flame.
The Ember Lord stumbled back, half its face scorched.
"Impressive, little one…" Ignaros growled. "But you're not the only one who commands flame!"
Suddenly, Meteors rained from the sky.
Lee's eyes widened as flaming rocks the size of buildings came crashing down. He activated his Void Shield, and it shimmered with black energy, blocking most of the impact—but the shockwave still threw him across the arena.
He coughed blood.
"Tch… strong."
But he was smiling.
"This is more like it."
His dragon wings burst out, his aura rising violently.
"Let's end this."
All three dragons—Frostbane, Tyrak the Crimson, and Aurelia the Stormscale—were summoned at once.
They roared, surrounding Ignaros.
[Skill Combo – Tri-Dragon Assault: Frozen Sky, Blazing Tyrant, Storm Reign]
Lee charged as his dragons attacked from all sides.
In a final clash, he struck Ignaros's core with a devastating blow infused with Void Flame and Dragon Wrath.
BOOM!!
The explosion shook the floor. The lava lake stilled.
Ignaros collapsed, his core shattered, and flames extinguished.
[Ember Lord Defeated: Ignaros – Level 210]
[Rewards: 10 Attribute Points | Ember Core | Skill – Flame Tyrant's Will]
Lee stood above the corpse, panting.
"One down. Two to go."
To be continued…