Chapter 1035 Dark Flame Armament
The dark flames oozed out from under Nightingale's dragon scales and shrouded her entire body in a layer of smoky dark flames.
It seemed similar to Cindertail's bloodline ability to shroud himself in golden flames.
However, Nightingale's dark flames were slightly different; they came from within herself, whereas Cindertail's golden flames were ignited from his fur.
Nevertheless, after Nightingale cloaked herself in dark flames, all her physical attributes were raised like she had just undergone doping.
Dark Flame Armament!
It was the bloodline ability Nightingale awakened upon ascending to the Divine Beast Realm. However, the bloodline ability didn't belong to the True Dragon Race but to the Dark Wyrm Race.
Perhaps because her True Dragon Origin Blood wasn't pure enough, Nightingale had yet to awaken the True Dragon's bloodline ability.
Shadowtail and the other two Divine Beast-level Earth Dragons in the Black Dragon Clan also shared the same situation.
Roar!
Nightingale issued a mighty dragon roar. The sheer might of the dragon roar caused the surrounding space to tremble.
Even the Celestial-level Cruel Angel felt intimidated and suppressed by the aura that billowed forth from Nightingale's body.
Nightingale's body curled like a spring before lunging forward with an incredible burst of speed, closing the distance on the Celestial-level Cruel Angel in no time.
However, she did not lose momentum and directly rammed into the Celestial-level Cruel Angel's body. With her strength, speed, weight, and the destructiveness of her dark flames, Nightingale tore a huge hole right through the Celestial-level Cruel Angel's body.
Skreee!
The Celestial-level Cruel Angel made a piercing scream of pain and anger, but fear was also mixed within. It didn't counterattack but retreated instead as it tried to shake off the dark flames on its body.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The space continuously shook under the Celestial-level Cruel Angel's rampage. It rolled on the ground and slammed itself into the rocky walls but failed to extinguish the dark flames to no avail.
Fear became even more evident in the Celestial-level Cruel Angel's following screams as its body burned and eroded away under the influence of the dark flames.
Nevertheless, Nightingale didn't give the Celestial-level Cruel Angel a moment of relaxation.
She continued to ram into various parts of the Celestial-level Cruel Angel's huge body, intent on thoroughly spreading her burning dark flames across its entire body.
Although the Celestial-level Cruel Angel increased intelligence and better control of its bodily movements as the conflicting wills in its body were shaved away, it couldn't regain the upper hand in the battle.
It was thoroughly suppressed by Nightingale and her special dark flames.
Nightingale and the Cruel Angel were comparable to Celestials, but their combat prowess was not on the same level. This difference was further widened after Nightingale activated her bloodline ability.
She was just at the early stage of Rank 1 Divine Beast Realm. But after activating the Dark Wyrm Race's bloodline ability, her combat prowess rose to the middle stages of Rank 1 Divine Beast Realm.
Leon carefully observed the fight, wondering if the Celestial-level Cruel Angel had anything else up its sleeve as its eyes glimmered with intelligence.
However, its intelligence could not reverse its disadvantage in direct combat, where the absolute difference in strength was apparent.
After losing so much of its flesh to the dark flames, the Cruel Angel's overall strength plummeted back to the Half-step Celestial level.
And from the Half-step Celestial level, the Cruel Angel's strength continued to drop until it was thoroughly reduced to cinders.
"Master, the monster has been dealt with," Nightingale reported as the dark flames on her body dispersed.
Leon nodded.
Shortly after, Leon descended to the ground. He landed beside the Cruel Angel's remains and used his Tier-7 White Spear to clear out the pile of cinders before finding a black-red stone.
It was the accumulation of Wrathful Demon Energy the ten Cruel Angels had collectively absorbed when they were in the sky.
However, the amount of Wrathful Demon Energy contained within the black-red stone surprised Leon, given the short time the Cruel Angels had stayed in the sky.
He didn't think his absorption ability was inferior to theirs.
Nevertheless, Leon recalled the billowing amounts of Wrathful Demon Energy that poured into the continent after the hole in the black clouds were created.
'It must be a sea of Wrathful Demon Energy up there,' Leon mused. He was even more eager to cultivate above the black clouds when he thought about it.
After studying the black-red stone for some time, Leon directly tossed it into his Black Vortex Space for refinement before absorbing all the dark energy from it.
His dark core was visibly strengthened after absorbing the dark energy. Even so, the dark core still seemed far from germinating.
The amount of energy required to advance to the Truth Manifestation Realm was tremendous alright.
Afterward, Leon shifted his attention to the comprehension fragments in his Black Vortex Space.
'This many comprehension fragments should increase my understanding of the Wrath Law by quite a bit,' Leon mused.
Nevertheless, he was not in a hurry to comprehend the Wrath Law, given what he had seen so far.
"You did well, Nightingale. How would you like to be rewarded?" Leon allowed her to choose her own reward.
Nightingale's eyes quickly lit with excitement.
"Master, I would like to receive more blood refinement from you. And if you allow it, I would also like to ask for a body tempering method that enhances defense," Nightingale listed her wishes.
Through her battle with the Celestial-level Cruel Angel, she had become aware that her bodily defense was slightly lacking.
Dragons were supposed to have superior strength and defense. It would not do if her defense was lacking.
That being said, Nightingale wasn't too sure if her master had a suitable method for dragons.
"Quite greedy, huh? Fair enough, I will allow it. However, the blood refinement will have to wait for later. I'll teach you the Dragon God Body Tempering Method first."
"Thank you, Master!"
Nightingale was ecstatic after getting her wish granted.
After Leon transmitted the technique into Nightingale's mind, he started to explore and study the abyss.