I Became an Evolving Lizard in a Martial Arts Novel-Chapter 295

Kwarurururung!

Lightning continued to strike relentlessly.

The purpose of this attack was to accumulate damage while the Ice Dragon was at its most vulnerable, delaying its transformation as much as possible.

The lightning flames were certainly inflicting damage, but they couldn’t completely halt its spiritual manifestation.

Kwadududuk!

The creature's massive body continued to expand.

Realizing that it wasn’t wise to endure the attack head-on, it conjured an enormous wall of ice around itself.

Of course, spirit beasts knew that this was their weakest moment, so they had countermeasures in place.

It hadn’t expected an opponent who would so openly exploit this, which was why it hadn’t reacted immediately.

“So, you didn’t come alone after all.”

Only now did the Ice Dragon seem to notice me, shifting its golden gaze toward me.

A truly massive figure stood before us.

Its size easily matched that of both me and the Red Dragon combined.

A being truly befitting the title of a High Dragon.

“I see... You were here as well.”

The Ice Dragon’s golden eyes fixated on me.

“A pitiful lizard, clad in the stench of death, bearing the form of a dreadful fiend.”

Her response was more composed than I had expected.

Given how insane she was—how obsessed she was with eradicating Gomodo’s lineage—I had assumed she would go into a frenzy upon seeing me.

It seemed that those who had personally experienced Gomodo firsthand were less likely to equate me with him.

It was undeniable that I had yet to reach his level.

“You are, without a doubt... the heir of death.”

Still, she didn’t seem to be denying my connection to Gomodo.

With Bihee and Qiongqi—both at the level of Hyeon-gyeong—dead, even if I wasn’t Gomodo, she would recognize me as an incredibly dangerous entity.

“In the end... I have failed after all... Ah, how sorrowful.”

She muttered those words in a voice filled with genuine grief.

“This world is cruel... even to you.”

She began gathering her power.

Of course, neither I nor the Red Dragon had any intention of waiting for her.

Fwoooosh!

The Red Dragon unleashed a torrent of raging flames.

Kwadududuk!

But a massive pillar of ice erupted from the ground, extinguishing her flames completely.

Kwoooom!

“Tch, this thing’s a real monster.”

Guuuuuuuung....

The Ice Dragon’s enormous body started to move.

The Red Dragon turned to me and locked eyes.

“Divine Beast, are you holding up okay?”

I gave her a slight nod.

I had spent too much time preparing for this battle to be exhausted already.

“In that case... let’s do what we talked about. I’ll be counting on you!”

Fwaaaang!

The Red Dragon shot up into the sky.

The Ice Dragon wasn’t foolish; naturally, it attempted to intercept her.

But it wouldn’t get the chance.

Kwakakakakang!

Because I was already charging toward it with full force.

Kwooooom!

I crashed into the Ice Dragon, which was more than twice my size.

“My apologies, but I am not weak enough to fall to such an attack.”

Kadududuk.

It wasn’t going to be easy.

I had rammed into it at full speed, yet ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) all I managed to do was push it back slightly.

I was confident in close combat, but the Ice Dragon was an exception.

Even without its overwhelming size, the sheer cold radiating from its body was lethal.

Crrrack.

“A meaningless struggle.”

Beating this thing down with brute force alone would take too long.

And there was no way it would just stand there and take the hits.

So, I’d take the easy route.

Fwoooosh!

An immense flame erupted from above.

I was keeping the Ice Dragon in place to create an opening for the Red Dragon’s attack.

While I restricted its movements, the greatest firepower of Gae Gak Sect would tear it apart.

Hwaaaak!

A colossal flame, in the shape of the character for “big (大),” shot down at blinding speed.

“...You’re rather clever.”

I grinned.

So, even for an Ice Dragon, that attack was dangerous.

If just holding it down was enough to be worth the effort, then I had nothing to lose.

Of course, the Ice Dragon wasn’t just going to let it happen.

Kwooooom!

The Ice Dragon stomped down hard on the ground.

In an instant, the terrain froze over, and the frozen ground shattered into countless shards of ice.

It was trying to disrupt my balance.

And if I lost my footing, I would end up being the one taking the brunt of the Red Dragon’s attack.

But too bad.

That was a miscalculation.

If both of us were at risk of losing our footing, then I had the advantage.

With So-ryong Deungcheonbo, I could step on raindrops, sweat, even blood to propel myself.

These scattered ice shards were more than enough footing.

Ssssheeek!

I launched myself into the air, kicking off the ice shards to change direction.

The Red Dragon’s flames were coming from behind me.

Had I remained in my original stance, both the Ice Dragon and I would have been hit by the attack.

That was exactly what the Ice Dragon had planned—it wanted to knock me off balance so that I would take the hit alone.

And for a brief moment, it probably felt relief.

A misplaced sense of security, thinking I was about to be incinerated.

That moment of hesitation created an opening.

Even so, it would still be able to dodge the attack.

After all, I wasn’t holding it down anymore.

Which meant... I had to ensure that it couldn’t move.

Crrrrrraaaack!

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I dug my claws deep into its side, leaving a long, jagged wound.

Spluuurt!

And before it could even register what had happened—

Kwooooom!

The Red Dragon’s flames arrived.

Fwoooooosh!

A massive blaze engulfed the Ice Dragon.

Everything had lined up perfectly.

Originally, I had intended to release my hold and retreat, but thanks to So-ryong Deungcheonbo, I managed to land a direct hit instead.

“Grrrk....”

Even for a dragon, there was no way it could come out unscathed from that.

The agonized growl was proof of that.

Sssshhh!

An immense wave of cold energy burst out in response.

Crrrraaaack!

Despite being directly hit, it thrashed violently to avoid any follow-up attacks.

Naturally, its retaliation wasn’t weak.

The scorched ground we had burned was once again covered in ice.

“...It burns. As hot as the hatred of this child.”

Tears welled up in the Ice Dragon’s golden eyes once more.

That insufferable expression.

As if it had done nothing wrong.

As if it were merely correcting a mistake.

“But... what is your hatred? I can understand hers, but yours... I do not.”

Dragons, true dragons, were beings capable of altering the very weather itself.

By that definition, the creature standing before me was, without a doubt, worthy of the title of a dragon.

Hwaaaak!

A sudden blizzard swept through.

I had no choice but to back away.

Pabababap!

A massive wave of cold surged outward from the Ice Dragon’s position.

The space around us was shifting.

As if this had been a snow-covered mountain all along, it was being swallowed by her power at an astonishing speed.

Fwoooosh!

The Red Dragon’s flames burned away the ice and snow, but it was piling up far faster than it melted.

This wasn’t a simple technique—it was a natural disaster.

“I ask you—what hatred compels you to act so cruelly?”

I couldn’t understand her words.

Hatred?

I had none.

I wasn’t attacking her out of anger over some unknown lizard parents.

I was attacking her because she was the True Dragon’s vanguard.

Because she was the Red Dragon’s sworn enemy.

There was no personal emotion involved.

Grrrr....

I let out a low growl, preparing to strike in tandem with the Red Dragon’s next attack.

“...Ah....”

The Ice Dragon’s massive eyes shimmered with another tear.

“I can feel it. You are conflicted.”

She was just spouting nonsense now.

“A truth you have long ignored... It now confuses you.”

Listening to her was a waste of time.

“I shall end your suffering and grant you eternal peace.”

We would handle this the same way as before.

I would pin the Ice Dragon down, and the Red Dragon would bombard it from range.

Once we melted enough of its ice, I could shift to a more aggressive offensive.

No need to waste energy. My goal was simple—hold it in place.

Kwooooom!

Of course, nothing said I couldn’t land a few attacks of my own.

I slipped behind the Ice Dragon and slashed with Dragon Claw Strike.

Kaaaang!

It barely flinched. With its overwhelming size, it absorbed my strike with ease before lifting its already massive body even higher.

Balancing on its two hind legs, it raised its forelegs skyward.

I knew exactly what was coming.

Kwooooom!

A relentless barrage of blows shook the ground.

Kwooooom!

The sheer force of the impact caused an avalanche, unleashing an enormous blizzard.

Even its brute strength was formidable, but the way it wielded cold and frost made it even more troublesome.

But I couldn’t retreat.

The moment I let up, it would turn its attention to the Red Dragon.

In my left hand, I gathered the fangs of thunder.

In my right, I summoned the talons of the storm.

Kagagagagak!

With precise strikes infused with the force of my neck, I deflected every incoming attack.

Ssssssshhh...

The Ice Dragon’s cold breath condensed in the air.

But we weren’t finished yet.

I had managed to block every attack so far, but things weren’t looking great.

The more I defended myself, the deeper the Ice Dragon’s cold seeped into my body.

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"Pointless resistance."

Tears streamed down its face as it continued to rain down attacks on me, a sight both eerie and unnatural.

I had to admit it—the sheer chill it radiated was beyond anything I had ever faced.

Even after just a brief exchange, my movements had already begun to slow.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Hundreds of ice blades erupted from the ground beneath me.

Whoosh!

Each one was powerful enough to pierce through my body.

Fwoooosh!

And then, a fiery rain engulfed the battlefield.

The secret technique of the Hwasan Sect—Ten Thousand Blossoms in the Sky.

The Red Dragon had neutralized the Ice Dragon’s attack completely.

And that move meant only one thing—it was a signal.

The strongest attack she had prepared was now ready.

One strike wouldn’t be enough to end this, but if it landed, we’d seize the advantage.

All I had to do was pin the Ice Dragon down and then escape, just like last time.

"Do you even understand how many innocents died because of a single lizard that fled from me?"

...

"A lizard with nothing but a pathetic, insignificant strength. It could have ended everything by surrendering itself, yet it selfishly chose to survive and doomed its entire kin to extinction."

I didn’t need to guess who the Ice Dragon was talking about.

"Can you believe it? That tiny creature actually managed to escape from the West all the way to the Central Plains? How selfish it must have been, to preserve itself at the cost of so many others."

A pitiful, weak lizard.

A mother, carrying eggs, who somehow managed to flee from the West all the way to the Central Plains.

A creature no bigger than my palm, who defied the impossible just to protect her child.

She laid her eggs, and without ever seeing them hatch, she died.

And this dragon dared to call her selfish?

To call her a sinner?

What a joke.

Did it think such a pathetic provocation would get a rise out of me?

Lizards have cold blood.

I wouldn’t be foolish enough to lose control over a creature I never even met.

...

So the fact that I was charging straight at the Ice Dragon now—

That wasn’t because of some unnecessary emotions.

Fwhip!

I lunged forward, engaging in a flurry of exchanges.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

"Foolish creature. Can’t you feel it? The longer this battle drags on, the more the cold seeps into your bones. In the end, you will freeze."

Just being near the Ice Dragon was a death sentence.

But did it matter?

The cold this lizard mother felt must have been far worse than anything I was experiencing.

Shhhhk.

A blue glow coated not my claws, but my tail.

This wasn’t an attack—it was a signal.

A message to the Red Dragon.

It’s ready. Strike.

Fwoooosh!

Plum blossoms filled the entire battlefield.

The Twenty-Four Plum Blossom Sword Art, Secret Technique—Plum Blossoms Across Ten Thousand Miles.

Fwoooosh!

A massive, fiery flower descended upon the Ice Dragon.

"That is indeed a formidable attack. If I take that hit, it will do some damage."

The Ice Dragon’s golden eyes sharpened.

"But why would I stand here and let it hit me?"

Of course.

With an attack focused purely on destructive force, dodging was the obvious response.

That’s why I wasn’t just holding it in place—I was going to make sure it couldn’t escape.

KWOOM!

I raked my claws, infused with blue sword energy, across its face.

KRAK!

"You foolish creature. You still fail to understand—you are slowing down. You will not escape in time."

The Ice Dragon was right.

The longer this battle lasted, the heavier my body felt.

But what did that matter?

KWOOM!

KWOOM!

"With that sluggish speed, you’ll never—"

The Ice Dragon abruptly stopped mid-sentence.

Now it finally realized—

I had never planned on escaping in the first place.

Shhhk!

Giant trees erupted from the ground, entwining both me and the Ice Dragon in place.

"Wh-what is this?!"

Now that was a reaction I liked.

Wood begets Fire, Fire devours Wood.

Fire rages strongest when it has fuel.

And I had just become the kindling.

KWWWWWOOOOOOM!

Flames capable of melting even an ice-hearted dragon.

"GGGAAAAAAAAH!"

FWOOSH!

The Red Dragon’s fire swallowed both of us whole.

In the distance, I could hear her screaming.

She had expected me to escape.

She had trusted me to escape.

I had even given her a signal, so she must have believed I was safe.

"Y-you... you mad fool... Your body... There’s no way you’re...!"

The Ice Dragon trembled, lifting one of its massive arms to strike back.

KRAK!

I caught its arm before it could move.

"H-how...?"

It wasn’t surprised by my strength.

It was surprised by my speed.

It thought my body should have already frozen solid.

And normally, it would have been right.

Drip.

Blood dripped from the cracked scales along my body.

SSSSSSSSSSS!

And where my blood touched the ground, the ice melted.

[ 「Dragonblood Lv10」 has activated. ]

[ Your blood is imbued with intense fire energy. ]

But it wasn’t just my blood that burned.

"GGGAAAAHHH!"

Using the Red Dragon’s flames as a medium, my own scales and claws had turned red-hot—

And I was still holding onto the Ice Dragon.

"Grrrrrrr...."

Let’s go again.