Targaryen Who Turned Dragon

The rest is up to them, I'm afraid.

Aerion turned around and flew back to his seat. This battle was going to be far more interesting and important than the rest so Aerion, of course, paid more heed to it. To quench his thirst, he got a cup from the Sky Poison Pearl and filled it up with some sweet Arbor Gold.

…

"That 14th Prince is our only concern… in order to defeat him, we must overwhelm together with superior numbers. But he has nine others who will no doubt stand in our way, so we must take them all out first." Robb spoke in a hushed voice.

Tai Shu nodded. "All seven of us should be able to take him down with relative ease."

"Hmph. Seven on one? Where is your pride?" Fen Juecheng questioned.

"If you think you can win one-on-one then go ahead and lose us the entire match." Wei Ling countered.

"Tch…"

"It's a team battle… do you know what a team battle is, Juecheng?" Mo Yi questioned.

"...fine, we'll attack him as a 'team'. I would hate to lose the final match in front of Master."

Robb smiled. "Good. The match is going to start in a few moments… Shu, Juecheng, you two will distract Feng Xiluo while the rest of us work on the weaker fighters. Do not get into serious combat… stall for time and assist the rest of us whenever you can. They have some fire immunity so we will mostly be using the Wind God's Art…"

"Blue Wind Kingdom against the Divine Phoenix Empire! May the match begin!"

Feng Xiluo and his fellow companions walked forward. They weren't too intimidated by the strength of the Dragonsguard, considering them inferior. This was true… the Divine Phoenix Empire outnumbered them by a whole 3 profound practitioners and had Feng Xiluo, who was in the ninth stage of the Emperor Profound Realm.

"Wind God's Domain!!!"

Tai Shu surrounded the arena in his Wind God's Domain… suddenly, wild gusts of wind began to appear and assault each and every combatant on the side of the Divine Phoenix Empire. The heavy air made it hard for them to breathe and greatly suppressed their strength. The Dragonsguard wasted no time and used the surprise of the domain to storm their enemies. Fen Juecheng instantly knocked out two contestants with his superior strength and the overly violent style of the Heavenly Fire Demon. Then he turned his eyes to Feng Xiluo and engaged him in battle.

"Remind me, what is your name again?" Feng Xiluo arrogantly inquired.

"I am Fen Juecheng… the demon who will slaughter you." His eyes burned red with rage.

"Oh… I don't think that is the case!"

EARTH DECIMATING TORNADO!

BOOM.

Feng Xiluo was caught in Tai Shu's Earth Decimating Tornado which was further enhanced by the Wind God's Domain, resulting in an absolutely monstrous profound skill. The tornado started to slash him apart, the tornado slowly started to turn red from his blood. To destroy it, Feng Xiluo had to use his strongest profound skill.

"Phoenix Flames... Sears the Heavens!"

The wind cleared… and the arena was covered with Phoenix flames, which countered the Wind God's Domain and broke it. Feng Xiluo vomited his own blood, as the Phoenix flames cleared, the state of his body was revealed. He had several cuts but none of them were critical. However, he was clearly weaker than before. Tai Shu and Fen Juecheng managed to shield themselves from the Phoenix flames.

"Damn you and your wind! You must be so proud of yourself… attacking from behind… now I will truly massacre you ALL!"

Many of the contestants had already fallen thanks to the Phoenix flames and Wind God's Domain. Now, there only stood six Divine Phoenix Sect disciples and five Dragonsguard. Half of the combatants had fallen in just a few seconds!

"I'm glad I got this shield… hahaha."

Unfortunately, Mo Yi and Sun Lin were defeated by the Phoenix flames but the rest survived under Robb's mighty shield. Most of the Divine Phoenix Sect disciples were in decent shape, because of their bloodlines.

"Three against five… it's definitely better than five against nine. And it looks like Juecheng and Shu will be able to handle Feng Xiluo. A slight change of plans… we must stand our ground until they win."

Cai Rong and Wei Ling nodded.

Robb couldn't help but feel useless due to his cultivation strength, there was no way he could cause any considerable damage to the Divine Phoenix Sect's disciples… unless he used the shield's offensive capabilities. It only had one move, though, so he planned to save it for later. His entire battle strength relied on the shield that he was holding...

Man, I should have taken the damn pills.

He clutched his shield tighter. His eyes shined brightly with determination.

No matter, I'll lead the Dragonsguard to a victory!

~

Half an hour of gruelling combat had passed, and the match officially reached a stalemate. Fen Juecheng and Tai Shu were equal to the weakened Feng Xiluo. Well, Tai Shu was weakened as well… to some degree. The domain and tornado had cost him a lot of profound energy so in most confrontations he was in the back, supporting Juecheng. Meanwhile, the other Divine Phoenix disciples couldn't find an opening as Robb tactfully blocked most of their attacks. Cai Rong and Wei Ling couldn't do much offensively against five Divine Phoenix Sect disciples, either.

Most of the crowd were on their feet, waiting for a breakthrough… something that will tip the odds and change the outcome of the match. Aerion calmly looked down with his Sharingan and smirked. In his eyes, the match was already over.

Looks like I had nothing to worry about, after all.

~

"Turn to ash, you pieces of trash!" Feng Xiluo roared, sending another Phoenix Flames Sears The Heavens.

"Trash? Hahahahaha, then why are you losing?" Fen Juecheng laughed, while he and Shu combined their strength to cancel out the profound skill.

"I'm… not… losing!!!"

BANG.

Feng Xiluo's sword collided with Fen Juecheng's. Feng Xiluo then sent a phoenix arrow towards Tai Shu, which caught him off-guard. It hit his c.h.e.s.t… exploding soon after.

"Shu!"

"I'm fine… focus on your fight. You can… win without me."

Fen Juecheng turned his eyes to Feng Xiluo.

"What? Not so confident now that it's one on one?"

"Hahaha… I always wanted to face you head on! You have done me a favour… and I shall present my gift of gratitude for this favour, by completely annihilating you!"

BANG. BANG. BANG.

The two forces collided all over the arena, seemingly equal in strength. But something about Fen Juecheng was different. He was attacking with unbridled rage, without a single ounce of mercy. His movements were still coordinated and tactful, even if they didn't look like they were. He was embodying the Heavenly Fire Demon's style perfectly. He didn't release much fire, instead, he kept it to himself and used his profound energy only to strengthen his body. The only time he used his flames was in self-defence. This meant that Feng Xiluo's slight fire resistance granted to him by the Phoenix bloodline was less of an advantage!

"This… is… impossible!!! How can a piece of trash like you compete with me!?"

Fen Juecheng chuckled. "I am not trash, maybe I was before… but not after His Imperial Majesty opened my eyes, he showed me the truth! With him guiding me, I have no reason to fear anything. He always said… morale is half the battle, and you… hahaha." He laughed wildly. "You've already lost that battle!"

His eyes glowed red, Feng Xiluo took a step back.

"14th Prince!" One of the Divine Phoenix Sect disciples attacked Fen Juecheng but he dodged the attack with ease. He grabbed the disciple by the neck and slowly started to drain his profound energy. Then he stabbed his leg and dropped him to the ground.

"Mingzhu…!"

Fen Juecheng looked at Feng Xiluo, dead in the eyes. "What are you going to do about it?"

"That's it… you are dead!"

"What are you… doing?" Fen Juecheng noticed that he was… burning his blood essence! "Have you gone mad!?"

"DIE ALREADY!!!"

BANG. BANG. BANG.

This time, Feng Xiluo had a clear advantage. He started to damage Fen Juecheng which forced him to go on the defensive… something Fen Juecheng wasn't good at. He started to acc.u.mulate wounds and it wasn't looking good for him.

Sh*t, the bastard decided to risk his future for a few moments of glory!

Fen Juecheng looked up at Aerion and he shook his head. So he kept trying his best to survive. But, eventually, Feng Xiluo got into a perfect position to finish him. But a strong gust of wind sent his sword hurtling into the air.

"Can't believe that you forgot about me." Tai Shu smiled, his wound fully healed. "Let's finish this clown together."

Fen Juecheng stood up. "Right, let's do that."

Tai Shu had taken some time to heal himself with his flames.

Once again, they attacked him together. Feng Xiluo still held the advantage…

"I'M ENDING THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL!"

Phoenix Flames Sears the Heavens!

It was aimed directly towards the both of them. Tai Shu and Fen Juecheng didn't look worried. "Remember that profound skill?"

"Of course…" Fen Juecheng nodded.

"Then let's get to it."

Wind and fire began to merge together… slowly forming an absolutely colossal attack. It was their ultimate attack, the very last resort. There was a certain reason as to why it was a last resort. It always drained their profound energy… and not just a little, it took all of it. This meant that they wouldn't be able to fight properly after. In this case, such a thing didn't matter!

Feng Xiluo charged his attack as well in the meantime.

A flaming tornado began to form… both Fen Juecheng and Tai Shu smirked, confident in their strength. It began to grow in strength dramatically… once it was done charging up, they sent it Feng Xiluo's way.

ALL-MIGHTY FLAMING EARTH DECIMATING TORNADO!

"TAKE THIS!!!"

"TURN INTO ASH!!!"

BOOOOM.

The Phoenix flames got the edge over the all-mighty tornado… and started to push the tornado back.

"DAMN IT!" Fen Juecheng cursed. "We can't lose after all that training… it would've all been for nothing… we would be failing Master…"

"He's too… strong…"

The tornado was being pushed back even further by the Phoenix flames.

…

"Your disciples have lost to my Feng Xiluo… how unfortunate."

Aerion smiled. "No, you are incorrect. My disciples would never lose to someone who burns their blood essence to win. All Feng Xiluo did was push my disciples to the very breaking point… he has done an excellent favour for them."

"What do you mean?"

"You'll see."

…

The tornado was inches away from dispersing and allowing the Phoenix flames to scorch its enemies. At the very last moment, a familiar voice resounded in their heads… how could they forget… that losing wasn't an option!?

"Therefore, I order you all to win!"

They heard those words...they couldn't do anything but follow that order. They regained focus and through all of the pressure, they broke through. Their eyes began to glow and their profound skill grew in strength once more… it became stronger than ever!

"What… the... hell…"

BOOOOOOOOOOOOM.

A silver star descended from the Heavens… and both attacks were completely nullified. Tai Shu's and Fen Juecheng's tornado was set to completely cripple Feng Xiluo but at the last moment, the young Emperor decided that it was better for him to live. Aerion sighed.

"This young Emperor is disappointed in the three of you. If it weren't for this young Emperor, a certain someone would have become a cripple forever… or worse, he could have died."

Aerion looked down at Feng Xiluo, his eyes were colder than ice.

"This isn't a battlefield… why are you burning your blood essence!?"

"I…"

"What a fool… I don't think I have ever seen one quite like you! Nevertheless, I believe this tournament is over." Aerion swept Feng Xiluo away into the stands. "Unless you all wish to see how my Tai Shu and Fen Juecheng dismantle the rest of them?"

Aerion looked at the audience... and then at the Divine Phoenix Sect's disciples who all shook their heads.

"No, Your Imperial Majesty, we all surrender!"

"You are wiser than your prince, it would seem."

Aerion reappeared in front of his seat.

"I, Aerion Targaryen, the First of My Name, declare that Profound Sky Continent's thirty-ninth Seven Nation Ranking Tournament's winners are the representatives from the Blue Wind Kingdom!"