The mana in my body was being drained away in order to form the first seal. I clashed with the rat two more times while the seal was forming gaining a gash along my side.
After 20% of my mana was drained the seal finally formed and released strengthening energy throughout my body healing my injuries and replenishing my mana.
Taking a look in my temple space I could see an Azure dragon flying around. Returning my focus to reality I saw the rat visibly confused as to why my wounds had healed. I smiled and said " Time for round two. "
Running at each other we clashed claw to sword. The force behind the blow didn't send me flying but it did make take a few steps back to dissolve the force.
Smirking at the rat I once again charged at it, pouring mana into Ryou according to the Dragon Blade Style a crimson aura burst from it. ( similar to when Zoro uses Enma in one piece).
CLANG
Sparks flew as we clashed my body started to shake from the force sent at me but I didn't take a step back. Jumping backward I raised my hand and released my powerful flames towards the rat.
SKREEEEE
The rat was to slow to dodge and was swallowed by my crimson flames. After letting out a loud scream of pain it jumped out of the flames.
All of its fur was burned off and it's body was badly charred. It was looking at me with rage in its eyes. I smirked and said " come at me."
SKREEEEE
It ran at me while screaming. I grinned and upped the amount of mana I was pouring into Ryou and started to circulate the Supreme Dragon Seal Exercise. " Times of life and death really do help with circulating this."
CLANG
Clashing with the rat again its claws and my sword locked together. I smiled and flooded more mana into Ryou causing a large aura to burst out of it. "AAAAAAAAAA!!!" With a scream I pushed my sword forward and cut the rats claws off.
SLICE
With a quick movement I moved my sword up and cut off its head. I quickly cut off the mana I was supply Ryou, "huff huff, hahaha Yes! I was able to kill a monster one whole rank above me. But this Dragon Blade Style really takes alot of mana."
Going to the rat monsters corpse I cut out its heart and quickly cooked it with my fire and ate it to help replenish my mana.
SKREEEEE
Looking up I saw 2 initial rank 2 rat monsters headed my way. Raising Ryou and starting to circulate Supreme Dragon Seal Exercise I said, "This is going to be exhausting."