Vlaze wasn't going down without a fight but some of the gas that the worm have created were now used to condensed the nine dragons that are now engaging the nine clones.
He could take them back but this would definitely free the nine clones and he doesn't want to fight them, not because of their strength but because of how they fight.
Not only they have great immunity towards poison, they also have no regards to their lives making them much more terrifying compared to the Saints who were very afraid of dying.
The Saints were having a hard time battling against Vlaze, only those that have greater immunity towards poison were able to last long compared to the others.
If it weren't for Shadowslash, many of the Saints would have been poisoned heavily, Vlaze was actually furious about this, he also remember that he is the person that destroyed the Supreme Poison Clan.
He wanted to kill him but each time he was about to reach him, he would just pass through him, he also couldn't use his poison because he already knew that his poison doesn't work against his target.
Shadowslash ignores him and a glint passes through his eyes when Vlaze threw a Saint towards him, without any doubt the Saint would definitely be burned by his flame if he passes though him.
But if he doesn't do this Vlaze would be able to attack him, he snorted and decided to sacrifice the Saint, just as the Saint was about to pass through him, he quickly caught him.
The eye of Vlaze lits up, he knew that this was his chance but before he could initiate an attack, he was hit by a powerful blow on his side making him fly away.
The powerful blow crack his colorful armor that the One Hundred Poison Worm have worked hard to condense, but before he could recover from the impact, a searing heat could be felt approaching him.
It was already too late for him to dodge so he could create an incomplete shield, the attack exploded causing a powerful blast.
Shadowslash was the one who had attacked, he had fired a dragon breath to hit his enemy who was totally off guard.
He had changed his mind on the last second and saved the Saint because he noticed Edgar charging towards Vlaze with great momentum, without hesitation he acts as a bait so that Vlaze wouldn't discover the powerful attack charging towards him.
Edgar took a deep breath and exhale, he had been building up the power inside his body to unleash one specific and powerful attack, his attack even managed to crack the armor that Vlaze was wearing.
Sensing the movement behind the smokes, everyone knew that this fight isn't over yet, Shadowslash quickly shouted "Edgar retreat!"
He knew for a fact that Vlaze would definitely target Edgar knowing that he isn't that easy to dealt with, Edgar immediately listens to his order and retreats with his fastest speed.
Boom! With his energy in full release, Vlaze dispersed the smoke around him, his eyes were locked on the escaping Edgar and shooted "Do you really think I would just let you go after you dare to harm me?!!"
But before he could advance another dragon breath was thrown at him and his expression quickly changes as he realised that the power of the breath is actually much stronger than before.
He quickly flaps his wings and retreats but the ground that he was standing earlier exploded creating a large hole that was actually melting because of extreme heat.
Shadowslash looks at the sky and saw that it was nearing noon, his peak strength is now approaching, he then looks at Vlaze and said "Your opponent is me."
With a roar his body expanded and the heat he is radiating also intensifies, he knew that after the peak of noon arrived, his strength would definitely soar but only in a short amount of time.
His [Heavenly Solar Dragon Form] would end after that, he knew that he shouldn't waste anymore time and charge towards Vlaze with his aura in full release.
He knew that aftet his all out burst, he would definitely be weakened so before he and Vlaze engaged he shouted at the Saints "Prepare your strongest attacks!"
The Saints looks at each other, they could see doubt in each other's eyes but they didn't disobey him and started accumulating power in their bodies.
Vlaze was now looking at Shadowslash with extreme vigilance because he felt the danger that was now emitting on him, without hesitation he absorbed the nine dragon gases back to him and his strength soars.
The clones didn't chase after them and flew away, they have another plan that Shadowslash have given them and the plan would commenced once the fight is over.
The two stars once again descended upon the world causing the Saints to feel very pressured, they didn't know that the two stars belongs to Shadowslash, all of them thought that the two source stars belongs to Vlaze since he is now the host of a Rune Beast.
Boom! The two fighters finally collided causing a deafening explosion, Shadowslash was now in his elemental form, because of this his strength have decreased but this also made him untouchable.
The only method to harm is Saint Qi and elemental energy but the elemental energy that Vlaze has is poison, it is an element that is useless against him.
The One Hundred Poison Worm is the one that use it's Rune power to break Vlaze's bottleneck but because of this the two weren't able to use Saint Qi that efficiently.
All in all, the situation of Vlaze wasn't looking good, attack after attacks started landing on the colorful gas armor, because of the heat that is now being exuded by Shadowslash the entire surrounding have now been burnt to crisp.
Even some of the Saints felt that the heat was too unbearable to them, fortunately they were quite far if it weren't for this they might have been killed just by standing close to the two fighters.
The two were now fighting with all of their strength, the poison would definitely pose a threat to the Saints but when it met the blazing hot yang Qi it was easily burnt.
Each blow of the two shook the air around them, Vlaze has greater strength and attack speed but because he couldn't touch his opponent he became frustrated.
Shadowslash felt a large amount of his Qi is being used up but he still continue to expend large amount of them, this was his first time fighting as an elemental being and he wasn't that used to it at first.
But as time passes by his strength and attack pattern became much more refined, he had fused his sword Qi with his yang and when he slash his claw at Vlaze sparks would fly even though he shouldn't have any physical form.
He was full offense as he doesn't need to worry about defence with his elemental form protecting him but he became more and more solemn as time passes by.
He realised that Vlaze got better at using his Saint Qi with every hit, at first his body was the only thing that exudes Saint Qi, this is normal for Saint experts.
But at the moment, Vlaze have finally achieved the ability to attack with a hint of Saint Qi in his every attack, Shadowslash knew that this fight shouldn't go on any longer but he is still waiting for the sun to finally reach its peak.
He suddenly stops attacking and shudders for a bit, Vlaze eyes lits up and was about to attack when his instinct told him that something dangerous is coming.
But it was already too late, he then saw Shadowslash started growing larger and the intense heat radiating from his body is much more intense than before, his flame that was red is now golden and extremely bright.
Because of his present form, the star that represents the fox bloodline faded back to the mysterious outer space but the star that represents the dragon have started to glow much brighter.
Roar! Shadowslash let's out a loud roar and the soul of everyone in the area shook, those that have dragon bloodline immediately kneels.
Shadowslash knew that his roar have disrupted all the Saints in the surrounding making their save up energy to go on disarray but he couldn't help it as his instinct is now going haywire.
The monster Qi in the surrounding started converging towards him, the dragon star started to become bigger and the fate of the world seems to be pulled into a cyclone.
Hentai started blaring out as it continue to inform him that he was entering a dangerous state, his consciousness continue to become muddled.
The mysterious rune on his bones starts to glow in golden light and some kind of Rune that only belongs to Rune Beast appeared on his chest.
SUN