After calling Shiela, Cole and Celia flew towards the field boss main body.
The moment they enter a certain area, with their sensitive sense, they instantly felt that they enter an area of extreme cold. Only, this certain domain seem to be dormant.
Without a doubt, they enter the boss's [Silent Cold Domain]. The same as it names imply, one won't know that they were actually inside a powerful domain if they weren't perceptive enough.
No matter how damaged and weakened this field boss is, it was still a former powerful spirit tree. It was sly and aware of its racial discrepancy. It'll only attack when it ensure that its prey won't be able to leave.
Unfortunately, Cole is not normal in every sense. As a matter of fact, Cole counter all the abilities of the field boss.
Phoenix were beasts that represent fire. It was known for its racial ability to be reborn from ashes through fire of nirvana.
And Cole have Phoenix kind Special Physique and Martial Spirit. And not just a random phoenix but an ancient phoenix that is already lost in river of time.
Normal ice won't be able to affect him greatly, much less be effected with frost or even get frozen by it.
Although the ice of the field boss is not normal, it's still not enough to threaten him.
With those in mind, Cole launch himself forward fearlessly.
No matter how much weakened a former Sainthood Realm cultivator is, it was still something Cole shouldn't challenge.
However, after he remember that this was dungeon where everything works under certain rules, he instantly toss all his worries and attack the field boss. Even if its a former Sainthood Realm cultivator, under the rules of the dungeon, the best it could produce is might comparable to third-level Void Sensing of Void Transcendence-Stage at most.
And frankly, for the abnormal Cole who also consume a Divine-Rank Miracle Fruit, that kind of strength is not something that could fatally threaten him. As long as it won't instantly kill him, with his powerful passive self healing and regeneration, he could grind his opponent to death.
As for using his contracted beasts who also reach Tier-5... Well, he's using this chance to temper and experience himself. It's not every-day he could encounter someone that could stand one on one on him.
After all, if he fully focus on commanding his contracted beasts, he'll be vulnerable in certain situations.
Besides, it'll be a great loss not to use his talents and abilities in combat.
...
As expected, the moment Cole and Celia reach the middle of the domain, the silent pine tree immediately rustle, sending the thick snow that blanketing it to the ground.
The temperature were reduced by tens more degrees.
Towering ice walls also rose from the edge of the domain, sealing all the possible escape routes.
Cole smile knowingly upon seeing that. As expected, the field boss is sly and cunning. It was fully aware of its racial limitation and will instantly try to seal its opponent lest they try to escape the moment their lives were threatened.
Unfortunately, Cole won't try to retreat.
Celia, the moment the field boss enter her attacking range, transform into her true form.
Rooar~~
A dragonic cry envelope the whole area, as though announcing the arrival of its noble identity.
Scales cover Celia's whole body and dragon horns sprout from her head. Not long after, her body start to transform until it elongates. Her hands and feet transfrom into slender but undeniably powerful dragonic limbs. Four claws that is glinting with sharpness were raised in the air.
The moment her true dragon body appear, indescribable coldness waft out from her physique and miraculously, the coldness of the area were reduced as it gathers and embrace the overlord in the sky.
The restless pine tree visibly stop on its position in surprised of the sudden turn of events. It can't comprehend why he lost to intruder compare to him who live in that area for a long time.
However, after it dawn to it that it lost to someone puny, in addition to the pain in its soul it experiencing, the pine tree immediately turn berserk!
Not only it, a prestigious Sainthood Realm Spirit Tree, is reduced into its current state of being used to nurture someone's treasure, even a insignificant ant can now challenge its authority!
Its ego were challenge and its pride were damaged!
The pine tree rustle more erratically before a powerful wind pressure formed above its head. Thin ice needles appear in the air before the powerful wind pressure blow towards Cole and Celia, and creates a powerful blizzard attack.
Field boss' Extreme Cold North Pine Tree's [Icicle Blizzard]!
The attack were extremely powerful. It already exceed the might of normal Tier-4 attacks.
Celia instantly made her move.
A massive ethereal silhouette of seal appear in front of them and was used as wall of defense from the powerful blizzard.
Celia's [North Arctic Divine Seal]!
Eventhough the seal looks blurry as if it was about to disappear, it still manage to hold on and block the meat grinder-like blizzard. The seal was condensed using the Immemorial Origin Frost and the cold-energy of the blizzard won't be able to contend against it. As for the wind pressure, it was instantly frozen when it nears the blurry seal.
Cole smile. Celia is a Divine Dragon after all and one that consume a Miracle Fruit at that.
After Cole got protected by the seal, Celia fearlessly expose herself and meet the full force of blizzard.
Dragon scales is a very well sought material for making armor equipment for a reason. It was extremely resistant to both physical and elemental attack.
Celia circle the tree and taking the chance that it still focus the attack on Cole, it immediately made an attack on a direction that has least protection.
ROOOAARR!!
With a oppressive dragonic cry, Celia release a full force purple [Dragon Breath]!
Rustle ~~
The spirit tree is extremely sensitive to its surrounding. It immediately raise an ice wall to block the massive pillar of purple flame.
Unfortunately, the flame is not just any normal flame. Not only it contains a overbearing dragon-energy, it also contain the trace of Celia's [Soul Flame], which is the reason why it was purple in color.
The [Dragon Breath] pierce through the ice wall and bath the tall tree with still third of original force of the attack.
Rustle ~~ Rustle ~~
Instantly, as though the spirit tree is shaking the groups of ants that crawls on its body, its whole body shake its whole body. If it has a mouth, the spirit tree would definitely be crying loudly in pain right now. It already has damaged soul it was further aggravated by the purple flame that could actually directly attack the Sea of Consciousness!
Celia's [Dragon Breath] managed to reduce the HP of the boss by 4%.
But in the next second, intricate runes and inscription resurface in the whole body of the spirit tree. Then, it was set ablaze with bluish flame. The purple flame was gradually consumed by the bluish flame.
The purple flame got extinguished!
However, the moment the purple flame vanish, the bluish flame along with the intricate runes disappear.
Afterwards, the spirit tree visibly got weakened.
In Cole's eyes, its HP was reduced by 10%.
It wasn't that hard to guess what just happened.
In order to extinguished the soul eating flame, the spirit tree activates its Monarch Body.
However, its foundation is crumbling and its cultivation is gradually getting eaten away. Activating its Monarch Body deals a massive burden both to its soul and body. It only activate it for several seconds but its health was reduced by 10%.
If it activate it for a minute, it will die on its own due to backslash.
However, activating its Monarch Body is a good eruption technique.
In the small amount of time that the spirit tree erupt with its Monarch Body, both Celia and Cole's instinct were screaming of danger. Although they both counter the cold force used by the field boss, the potent monarch-level energy is still too much for them. They might won't die in the eruption, they'll still be severely injured by it.
Fortunately, the field boss didn't use a monarch-level force to attack. After all, just erasing Celia's dragonic soul flame already made it suffer an not so light backslash.
After the spirit tree withdraw Monarch Body, the tree rustle more erratically, the coldness its produce were further increased. Apparently, the soul pain it feels that have been amplified by Celia's attack made it more angrier.
Furthermore, a wisp of flame covered with powerful formation appear on top of the pine spirit tree.
Cole's [Heavenly Eyes] immediately cracked the formation and it got registered on Summoning Grimoir's [Creation Magic].
In addition, the information of the flame wisp appear.
Ice Cold Heavenly Flame [Heaven-Rank] Status : Growing (Not Mature) Affinity : Ice Potential : Divine [Introduction : A seed of Heavenly Flame cultivated in artificial way.]
This time, Cole is truly suprised by what he learn.
The same as before, they do appear in a garden of unknown alchemist. However, it wasn't a garden for cultivating alchemical ingredients but alchemical flame!
This is a [Forgotten Garden of Mysterious Flame]!
Goodness.
The same as materials for alchemy, the flame used by alchemist is extremely important. Not it was capable of producing more powerful temperature, it was also capable of expelling impurities in more greater amount.
Furthermore, the flame is also one of the main offensive means of alchemist.
But Cole don't know of how powerful the original owner of this garden. He captured a Sainthood Realm plant race spirit cultivator just for the sole purpose of nourishing the heavenly flame seed.
Besides, heavenly flame is one of the rarest thing produce by heaven and earth. Since this was a garden for cultivating heavenly flame, it was safe to assume that the other floating island they just saw also have the same situation. Just how much power and prestige the owner holds to manage to acquire all the heavenly flame?
At the least, the renown alchemist empire in the Azure Territory is nothing but a dust on that powerhouse.
The moment the wisp of blue flame appear, the temperature of the area become more colder. The snow covered area turn into smooth, mirror-like sheet of ice and the simulated weather of the whole island turn into hail, with small block of ice falling different to soft snow before.
The field boss take this chance to cast another [Icicle Blizzard]. This time, due to change of weather, the blizzard turn into literal meat grinder. The ice blocks were grinded by the wind and turn into thin but extremely sharp ice shard.
Rustle ~~ Rustle ~~
Since it was Celia who attack before, all of the aggro of the boss were directed to her. The [Icicle Blizzard] instantly blow towards her.
Cole don't have to worry about her since ice attacks is something that has least effect on her. The only trouble on her was the strong wind pressure.
However, the spirit tree didn't forget who's still hiding behind the blurry seal casted by Celia.
Second after attacking Celia, the ice near him started to tremble and crack. Not long after, five three feet golems condensed from ice but mysteriously set ablaze with blue flame appear.
[Burning Ice Golem Spirit Creation]!
Roooarr!!!
The ice golems immediately cry towards Cole and launch themselves towards him. Their ice claws were piercing through the thick ice as though they were mud, their whole bodies were also covered with the same sharp shard of ice like porcupine. The created golems were undoubtedly strong opponent for melee-type of attack.
However, after the massive increase in danger when it erupts, Cole don't have the intention of prolonging the battle.
With serious face, a fan with still single feather attached appear on his hand. He then inject it with his extremely refined spiritual energy in addition to adding with power of [Purity True Phoenix Flame].
He then swing it vertically towards the field boss's direction.
Since the [Five Yin Feather Fan] is Monarch-Rank wind-type weapon, with the potent spiritual energy injected by Cole into it, the fan produced a more stronger wind pressure than the field boss's [Icicle Blizzard].
Wuuu~~~~
With the purification property of the attack, Cole clearly saw the process and the outcome.
The wind purify all the snow and ice in the affected area. Then, the moment the wind finally touch the massive pine tree, its frost covered body didn't manage to defend itself.
When Cole's attack is finished, the once strong tree wilted and the direction that face the full brunt of the attack got bald.
And the boss's health was reduced by 30%!