Dustin paid no attention to the stone dragon lunging to devour him or the stone spear thrusting toward his back.

Instead, he channeled every last ounce of mystical pure energy remaining in his body, burning a portion of his life essence, and condensed the last trace of his inner energy into his right index and middle fingers. Forming a sword finger, he leveled it at Valindra on the platform.

This strike didn't have any earth-shaking momentum or dazzling radiance. It possessed only an invisibl