Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 244

The wind howled among the enormous trees over 300 meters tall that marked the boundary between the possible and the impossible.

Here, at the edge of the Diamond ring forest, the air itself seemed charged with a different energy, denser, more ancient.

Sunlight refracted into millions of fragments as it passed through the enormous crystalline mountain that rose like a silent guardian between two worlds: the Platinum ring that the strongest humans could traverse, and the Diamond ring, where only dragons reigned without dispute.

Inside the mountain lay the ring, one of the 10 he needed.

Three rings gleamed on his left hand, each emitting a distinct radiance. The first was the original ring from the center of Yano, extracted from the first seed. The other two, one of aquamarine crystal and another of twisted metal that seemed to trap currents of air, were trophies from past victories against young dragons, guardians of mana arteries similar to this one.

The Dragon Tree, an impossible creature that guarded the entrance to the crystal mountain, rose like a vegetal nightmare a hundred meters tall. _{freewёbnoνel.com}

It was the Guardian of Yano's Central Point, protector of one of the seven mana arteries where the internal distribution icosahedron touched the surface.

It wasn't a simple tree shaped like a dragon, but a living nexus, a central point from which the mountain guardian exercised its dominion. Twisted branches extended like gigantic arteries, each delineating a draconian feature composed entirely of living wood and leaves sharp as razors.

From the exposed roots constantly emerged the guardian's servants:

Bark Knights, humanoid warriors formed of wood harder than iron, wielding swords of vegetal obsidian. Dark hollows in their "faces" emitted a greenish glow, the dragon's will animating these constructions without minds of their own.

At the center of this vegetal maelstrom, Drag moved with the confidence and agility of someone who has danced with death too many times to fear it. His movements were precise, calculated after decades of facing beasts much more powerful than himself.

"Twenty-one attempts," he murmured to himself as his eyes evaluated the Dragon Tree's attack pattern. "And each time your forest grows more impressive. I almost feel flattered by the effort."

With a fluid movement, Drag activated his Earth Qilin. His legs fused, elongating and filling with scales, while crystalline horns sprouted from his temples, shimmering with pure elemental power. The stone beneath his hooves reverberated, responding to his will.

Simultaneously, the three rings on his left hand began to glow with increasing intensity.

The first, forged with the primordial metal of the original seed, emitted a pulse of white light.

The second, wrenched from the Water Dragon after a three-day battle in the depths of a great lake, shone with a deep blue that evoked the abyssal trenches.

The third, trophy of his victory against the Wind Dragon, seemed to contain a miniature hurricane, constantly spinning within its crystalline structure.

Drag channeled the power of the second ring, and the air around him lost its moisture. With a gesture, he manipulated this energy toward the Bark Knights advancing toward him, drying their bodies until each of their movements crackled with desiccation.

"Let's see how well your toys move when they're thirsty," he smiled, as his Azure Dragon responded to his call.

The transformation of his arms was instantaneous, bluish scales covering his skin while his fingers elongated into claws that gleamed with a blue radiance.

With a roar that rivaled the dragon's own, Drag launched himself against the Knights. He didn't fight like a duelist, nor like a soldier; he moved like a force of nature.

The Dragon Tree perceived the threat and responded. It inhaled deeply, its wooden chest expanding before releasing concentrated jets of sap that melted stone on contact.

Drag activated the third ring, and the wind around him violently swirled, forming a cyclonic shield that deflected the projectiles.