Dragon Robed Mage

Plop! Plop!

Two more Fiery Fruits fell on the ground. They looked extremely tender and supple, like they would burst at any moment. A small fire burned around them.

However, this fire did not destroy the plants around it. Instead, the plants nearby flourished, and coincidentally a Seven Petal Azure Flower appeared.

Three Superior Grade Fiery Fruits, and an Earth Grade Azure Flower.

The Azure Flower was known for its amazing medicinal properties. Apart from that, if one ingested the petals, they could gain something called Azure Qi, which they could use for strengthening of the body or improvement in several areas.

Phantom Armor, equip!

Tanner's blue armor started to shift. His blue cape folded and expanded over him covering his entire form. Slowly, the cape faded from him, and an extremely sinister aura spread out.

Forcefully suppressing his aura, he instantly made his move.

"Phantom Rush!" His body faded from reality, leaving behind a vague figure. His body moved reaching Mach 5 instantly. Several afterimages were left behind as he grabbed at the fruit.

Roar!

The Lava Golem, which had spotted him after he flew forward, punched violently.

Boom!

A shockwave spread in the air. However, Tanner was unhurt.

[Mana – 200/300]

'Damn, so much?!' He cursed in his mind.

Grabbing two Fiery Fruits and the Azure Flower, Tanner darted back, moving at speeds nearly no one could follow.

Several mages had blinked, and several things instantly went missing. The fiery mage and the pale green beam had disappeared along with the fruits and the Azure Flower.

"After them!" The mages chased after them. However, the three were all moving at nearly Mach 5. Most mages could never reach this speed, even at the Magi realm.

Soon after, their only pursuers were the Iron Glory sect members and a few other genius mages.

After a while, the three slowed down, filling the chasers with great joy. After all, they had run for about two hours. Their mana had reduced by a third already, as they had flown at Mach 5 continuously.

"Hand over the fruits, and pay five million gold, and you may leave." One of the Iron Glory sect members shouted angrily.

"And what if I don't?" Arnold, who was still in the air, brandished his sword.

"Remember, the entire Rocky Plains Battlegrounds is controlled by us. Pay six million gold and the fruits, along with the flower and you may leave." Two auras began to clash in the air, neither giving way.

The illusion of a Phoenix clashing with an Iron Clad Golem appeared. His clan mates, seeing he had trouble, fully released their auras.

Several Earth Golems seemed to back up the Iron Clad Golem, however, how could mere beasts compare to a Holy Beast. The phoenix cried, diminishing the auras in an instant.

"Hand over the fruit." A dragon tail smashed into the phoenix, destroying it instantly. A mage in robes with blue dragons flying about atop clouds depicted on it walked over to them. As he walked atop the lava, steam erupted out and the lava turned into a hard rock.

"Expert Ice Mage." Tanner mumbled.

"Wind Chop!" Seeing that the Iron Glory sect members were distracted, Allen immediately struck forward.

"Iron Fist!" Reacting quickly, their leader executed his Body Technique, and his fist turned into iron. Punching out, his fist collided with the saber, giving off scraping noises.

"Cry Of The Phoenix!" Recovering from his earlier astonishment, Arnold executed his Holy Beast Technique to the fullest, and the illusion of a phoenix crying resounded. Powerful shockwaves spread out, knocking the dragon robed mage a hundred metres away.

"Water Dragon." Tanner, who had switched out his armor, went out the Mid-Tier spell of the Water element, and a dragon composed of water flew out, after the flying mage.

"Dragon Tail Whip!" The robed mage was a bit away, but everyone could clearly hear his voice. A blue tail whip manifested from the air and struck at Arnold.

"Cry Of The Phoenix!" The phoenix appeared again, and this time it cried louder, generating intense shock waves. The whip and the phoenix cry battled for supremacy, with neither giving way.

"Clawing The Heart!" Behind Tanner, a claw suddenly appeared. Reacting quickly, dodged to the side, and the claw missed, scraping his armor and leaving three shallow marks.

"Damn, it can even affect the Royal Blue Armor. We have to end this guy fast, or escape." Tanner armor began to shift. His cape covered his form.

"Clawing The Heart!" The dragon claw, sensing an opportunity clawed out again, however, it's strike hit nothing as he had already activate Phase.

"There you are! Water Wave Rain!" Several waves appeared. However, unlike normal, theses waves, gave off a vibe of sharpness. Tanner swung his hand, releasing the waves at a seemingly empty spot.

"Frozen Wall." A wall of ice erupted from the ground. Steam began to rise as the ice rapidly melted. Soon. after, the entire place had turned into a stiff black rock.

"His Ice Magic doesn't reduce even here. My Water Magic is already having a hard time maintaining it's state." Tanner said.

"I guess I'll have to use it early. Ethereality!" Tanner's body faded fully from view. If one looked carefully, they would spot the outline of a human.

"How?" The dragon robed mage frowned. This person was troublesome. Even when he used Hidden Dragon, he had still been able to spot him.

"Phantom Strike!" Tanner's palm flew forward. Colliding with the dragon tail, it seemed to give way for a moment.

"Hmph, you think it'll be that easy?!" The dragon robed mage smiled coldly and increased his aura.

Tanner was knocked back a few metres. He smiled, "Phantom Clone!"

Ten clones appeared in the air. They shouted together, "Phantom Strike!"

The dragon tail seemed unyielding from the moment it appeared. However, now it started to fade, giving the phoenix an opportunity.

"Phoenix Flaming Feathers!" Several extremely sharp feathers flew from the phoenix, striking the tail, destroying it.

Pu ci!

The dragon robed mage coughed out a mouthful of blood. His internal organs had shifted.

"Wind Chop, Thousand Breezes." Allen, seeing that his mates had ended their fight, did not hesitate to use his trump card, Wind Chop, Thousand Breezes.

Several green winds appeared around him, revolving constantly. Under his control, these winds began to break down, until they reached nine hundred and ninety nine. He disappeared, along side with the winds, and the Iron Glory sect members were confused.

"Whe–" Long gashes appeared on their chests, and they flew downwards with a huge force, crashing head first into the black, extremely hard rock.

"Let's go!" Arnold blasted forward, heading toward the direction of the exchange center.

"Hm." Allen withdrew his horse, and flew behind him.

Tanner shrugged, and withdrew his clones. Having twenty points of views was not, in any way fun. His figure flashed, and he followed after the two.

[Author Note: I used twenty here because of our two eyes.]