Elsewhere—within dimensional gap depths belonging to neither human realm, demon realm, nor heavenly territories—the Two Heavenly Dragons' inaugural post-resurrection combat engagement continued with unrelenting ferocity.
[BOOST]! [BOOST]! [BOOST]!
[DIVIDE]! [DIVIDE]! [DIVIDE]!
Endless exchanges. Every strike constituted direct fist-against-fist collision. This represented ultimate power confrontation—ability activation declarations resonating across cosmic distances.
Division—the capability Vali had once considered his supreme advantage.
Yet now, this so-called halving had degenerated into mere background audio. Like BGM accompanying edited combat animations—purely atmospheric presence. Neither amplification nor division generated meaningful impact against opponents.
Following an exceptionally powerful collision, both Heavenly Dragons within the dimensional gap separated rapidly—establishing distance.
The Red Dragon Empress inhaled deeply. Her already-magnificent chest expanded further with gathered breath. Both fists clenched at her sides, accumulating power. Full-body musculature bulged with visible definition as genuine Heavenly Dragon-class aura erupted.
Simultaneously, the White Dragon Emperor Princess executed identical preparations. Her cheeks puffed outward. Dragon power compressed to ultra-high densities—sufficient for instantly annihilating small nations—converged rapidly toward her thoracic cavity.
The next instant, both opened their mouths.
[LONGINUS SMASHER!!]
One crimson, one white—twin light pillars traversed infinite distances instantaneously, converging at intersection points. Extreme power collision generated reverberations throughout the entire dimensional gap. Even spatial fabric approached shattering thresholds under this magnitude.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!
Finally, as both extreme energies ground against each other toward absolute limits, pure annihilation waves radiated outward from collision epicenters—erasing everything encountered. Even energy itself couldn't escape obliteration.
Waves dissipated. Vast dimensional gap silence restored itself.
"Huff... huff..."
Ddraig breathed deeply, rapidly recovering stamina reserves.
Since Bokue Keikain had teleported her and Albion into this dimensional gap, two full days had elapsed. Throughout this duration, both dragons had maintained continuous high-intensity combat engagement.
Forty-eight hours total. Perhaps for ordinary beings, such extended duration would reduce both parties toward complete exhaustion.
However, for them, this timeframe constituted merely minor recreational skirmishing.
Dragons occupied apex positions atop biological hierarchies. They possessed inherently superior dragon scales—harder than mountain stone golems—plus physiques more robust than deep-sea leviathans, alongside recovery speeds slightly inferior only to vampire regeneration.
As Heavenly Dragons, they stood at dragonic pinnacle—functionally constituting separate species compared to ordinary dragons or even the Five Great Dragon Kings.
For Ddraig, neither herself nor Albion would experience physical burdens regardless of combat duration.
Even complete magical exhaustion required merely additional breathing intervals for full restoration.
"I must acknowledge—my former host truly delivered us to an ideal location."
Using armguard edges to wipe minor perspiration trailing along her refined jawline, the Red Dragon Empress straightened while tilting her face upward. Battle-hungry smiles radiated from her features as she vocalized loudly.
The instant that sentence concluded, a noble princess-like white silhouette traversed ten million distance units—materializing directly before Ddraig with casual statement.
"Why sudden conversation? After such brief engagement, already requiring rest? If fatigue is setting in, speak honestly. I'll agree to intermissions."
"Ha! Impossible."
The Red Dragon Empress covered her forehead with one hand, waving dismissively as if hearing amusing jokes.
"Just suddenly recalled something I hadn't mentioned to my former host yet."
"What matter?"
"Tch... explaining this gets slightly complicated."
The Red Dragon Empress dispersed her magically-manifested gauntlets, casually cleaning one ear with her pinky finger.
"Remember during their tripartite conference negotiations? When I'd just resurrected, I sensed familiar aura presence—specifically that Old Satan Faction representative, the woman calling herself some kind of Leviathan."
"You mean..."
"Mm. Although I eliminated her directly at the time, I definitely detected Infinite Dragon God Ophis's power emanating from her."
"Oh?"
Hearing "Ophis" triggered eyebrow elevation from the White Dragon Emperor Princess.
The Red Dragon Empress continued elaboration.
"Plus, previously at Lilith Palace—though I waited outside without entering—I definitely sensed Ophis's power erupting within the palace interior."
"...Now that you mention it, I recall similar impressions."
The White Dragon Emperor Princess's expression turned contemplative.
"Though I didn't pay attention initially, according to what Azazel mentioned to Vali while departing the palace... apparently connected to something called the Khaos Brigade."
"Khaos Brigade... is it?"
Ddraig considered seriously before shrugging.
"Understood. Regardless, I need informing my former host about this matter. After all, he provided resurrection with body reconstruction—gratitude of life-giving magnitude. Mm... perhaps I should go immediately. Human lifespans aren't particularly extended. If we become too absorbed in combat, even one or two centuries could pass in a blink. My former host dying of old age would prove problematic."
"...Are you certain your former host can be measured by normal human standards?"
Albion experienced momentary speechlessness.
Using a single blood droplet to reconstruct Heavenly Dragon physiology—such capability exceeded even the Biblical God's documented powers, despite his alleged equivalence to Great Red and Infinite Dragon God Ophis.
Plus, cleanly extracting complete souls from sealing Sacred Gears demonstrated mastery over spiritual manipulation reaching pinnacle refinement.
Achieving that level meant complete physical annihilation posed zero threat. Single thought fragments could reconstruct bodies for resurrection.
Naturally, this assumed anyone possessed capability to annihilate his physical form initially.
Honestly, claiming such completely immortal, fundamentally extraordinary existences faced mortality limitations through lifespan exhaustion?
Her skepticism ran deep.
"Ah... when you phrase it that way, valid point."
The Red Dragon Empress scratched her cheek thoughtfully, recognizing accuracy.
"Well then, let's continue playing briefly. But not excessively long—becoming too absorbed and forgetting entirely would prove troublesome."
"Agreed."
Words concluded. Both Heavenly Dragons erupted with terrifying magical power transcending previous peaks once more. With fist-to-flesh methodology carrying space-shattering force, they collided like converging comets—meeting with devastating impact.
Instantaneously, annihilation shockwaves radiated outward from dragon collision epicenters. The dimensional gap trembled three times consecutively.
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