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Rathlos narrowed his eyes. “My lord… Mythic rank.”

Ethan nodded slightly. “I know.”

The mage raised his staff again. “Let’s see how long you can struggle.”

The next moment, the sky darkened slightly. Multiple magic circles appeared around him, layered and rotating with complex patterns.

“Elemental Collapse.”

Flames, lightning, and compressed wind gathered together and rushed forward in a chaotic storm of destruction.

BOOOOM!

The attacks tore through the ground as they surged toward Ethan and Rathlos.

Ethan stepped forward and his aura surged instantly. A golden light erupted around his body as his presence expanded outward. He raised his hand slightly. “Break.”

The incoming attacks collided with his aura and shattered, but the force still pushed him back slightly as dust and debris scattered around.

Rathlos moved at the same time. His body shifted and faint draconic features appeared as scales formed along his arms. He swung his arm forward and released a wave of compressed energy that clashed with another incoming spell and dispersed it into fragments.

The mage clicked his tongue. “Interesting. But let’s see how you handle this.”

He slammed his staff down.

CRACK!

The ground beneath Ethan split apart as dark energy surged upward like sharp spikes, aiming to pierce through him from below. Ethan’s figure blurred and vanished from his spot. He reappeared several meters away as the spikes erupted where he had been standing.

Rathlos leapt into the air to avoid another wave of attacks that swept across the surface.

Boom!

The calm void suddenly revealed a hidden magic trap. Countless elemental chains appeared out of thin air, and each one carried enough power to bind a high-level Legendary powerhouse. They shot forward rapidly and wrapped around Ethan’s body before he could move again.

The calm void suddenly revealed a hidden magic trap. Countless elemental chains appeared out of thin air, and each one carried enough power to bind a high-level Legendary powerhouse. They shot forward rapidly and wrapped around Ethan’s body before he could move again.

“Void Chains!”

Seeing his trap succeed, the middle-aged mage showed a hint of excitement in his eyes.

Without hesitation, he launched another prepared spell.

A five-meter-long and hair-thin black line shot toward Ethan. It looked simple, but it was formed from countless spatial rifts. Its cutting power was terrifying and unmatched.

If taken head-on without defense, even a Legendary powerhouse would not survive.

A faint smile appeared on the mage’s face. In his opinion, the fight was already over.

Rathlos let out a low whistle as he watched from the side. “Annoying bastard,” he muttered.

“Stop holding back,” he said calmly.

“I was doing that.”

“Battle Frenzy Art!”

BOOOOM!

“Mini Draconic Transformation.”

The next moment,Ethan’s aura exploded outward and a faint draconic roar echoed. Scales began to cover his body like armor, and his presence rose sharply.

At the same time, a translucent crimson energy shield formed around Ethan. The defensive power of this draconic shield reached the Mythic level.

The space slash struck it.

Crack! Crack!

A sharp cutting sound echoed as the two forces collided. The energy clashed violently before dispersing into nothingness.

Inside the chains, Ethan’s eyes turned calm.

He observed the structure of the chains carefully. Using his forging knowledge and magical understanding, he quickly found their weak points. Then he gathered his strength and pushed forward.

CRACKKKKELEL!

The chains shattered one after another as his raw power tore them apart. The breaking force created a powerful shockwave that spread outward.

Dust rose into the air.

At the same time, Ethan stepped forward again.

This time, the air around him changed.

A deeper pressure spread outward, and the ground beneath his feet cracked slightly as his presence rose to another level.

The mage’s smile faltered.

“…What?”

The next second, Ethan’s figure disappeared.

A voice came from behind him.

“Your mistake,” he said quietly, “was thinking I’m still at Legendary.”

BOOM!

A massive shockwave erupted as Ethan appeared right behind the mage. His fist shot forward with terrifying speed.

The mage’s eyes widened, and he hurriedly raised a barrier.

CRASH!

The barrier shattered instantly under the impact. The force sent the mage flying backward across the ground as he crashed through several rocks before finally stopping.

Dust filled the air as the battlefield fell into brief silence.

The dust had not even settled when a sudden ripple spread through the air again. The middle-aged mage’s body, which had just been blasted away, twisted unnaturally, and for a brief moment, his figure blurred before shattering like broken glass. The fragments faded into nothingness, leaving behind an empty space.

Ethan’s eyes narrowed slightly as he watched the scene.

“A spatial clone…” he muttered under his breath, his tone calm but sharp.

A voice echoed from above.

“Not bad.”

The mage appeared midair, standing calmly as layers of space folded beneath his feet like invisible platforms. His robe fluttered lightly, and the staff in his hand glowed with a cold and sharp light. He looked down at Ethan with a faint smile that carried both confidence and mockery.

“You hit hard,” he continued. “But strength alone won’t win against someone who controls space.”

“Space…”

“It’s the king of all elements.”

Ethan looked up at him without any expression. Deep inside, he had to admit that there was some truth to those words.

The spatial element was extremely troublesome to deal with, and it was far more unpredictable than ordinary elemental magic.

“We’ll see.”

The mage raised his staff and moved it slightly.

“Spatial Severance.”

The space around Ethan suddenly distorted, and invisible cuts formed in the air before collapsing inward. They sliced through everything in their path without warning.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Ethan reacted instantly. His body moved like flowing wind as he dodged the first few slashes, but one still managed to graze his side. It tore through his armor and left a shallow wound on his skin.

He clicked his tongue softly.

Then his aura shifted.

Lightning crackled faintly around his body, and his presence grew sharper.

“Too slow.”

BOOM!

Ethan shot upward like a bolt of lightning, closing the distance in an instant. His fist was coated in lightning as it moved straight toward the mage.

But the mage only smirked.

“Too predictable.”

The space between them twisted suddenly.

Ethan’s attack passed through empty air.

The mage reappeared several meters away, completely unharmed.Below, Rathlos frowned as he watched the exchange.

“Damn… annoying ability,” he muttered while keeping his guard up.