Chapter 1191: Top Four

Huang Liangwei glared furiously and said, “What? Don’t tell me you don’t want it? Don’t want your bloodline to evolve?”

Luo Lan said calmly, “Of course I want it. But at least I won’t be like you, thinking only of yourself and completely shameless. The Head and Vice Head will naturally make a decision on this matter. Brother Long, shall we report it together?”

“Alright.” Long Chaoyang nodded. The two of them rose, and the dragon force pillars beneath them slowly descended as they headed straight for the silver light gate.

Although three Dragon Knights remained on site, Huang Liangwei didn’t dare attempt it in front of the other two Dragon Knights, no matter how eager he was. After all, this was a shared opportunity for all Dragon Knights.

He gave a cold snort and said no more.

The sudden departure of the two highest-ranked among the five Dragon Knights naturally drew the attention of the other god-rank dragons, though none of them understood why or what was going on.

Huang Daoqi was extremely nervous at this moment. Although he had some guesses about the changes occurring in Lan Xuanyu, he had never actually examined Lan Xuanyu’s body, so he didn’t know what was really going on. Now that the two Dragon Knights had left, it was clearly because of that earlier battle! There wouldn’t be any problems, would there? The Huang family had finally gotten a chance to rise. He was truly worried that if something went wrong, even the thousand-year contract wouldn’t be able to bind Lan and Xiuxiu.

The quarter finals should have been extremely exciting and highly anticipated, but because of the special situation in the first match, the following three matches suddenly became somewhat dull. Especially the two matches with Xu Yanmo and Qi Tianlong—their opponents were clearly weaker, and they won without expending much effort.

Only the other match, between evenly matched opponents, took a relatively long time.

The top four were decided: Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu, Qi Tianlong, Xu Yanmo, and one other lucky contestant became the final four of this Rising Dragon Competition.

Entering the top four came with rewards as well—one Dragon Crystal each. Compared to Dragon Marrow, Dragon Crystals were undoubtedly far more precious. To be able to obtain a Dragon Crystal at the semi-finals stage made even Lan Xuanyu look forward to what kind of rewards would come from winning the next two rounds!

The matches ended, and everyone returned to their dwellings.

Lan Xuanyu didn’t know that because of his performance today, the highest-level Dragon Knight council of the Celestial Dragon Alliance had been convened ahead of schedule.

Back at their dwelling, Bai Xiuxiu said with some worry, “Today you used the Dragon God Transformation. Will that make them suspicious?”

Lan Xuanyu shook his head. “It shouldn’t. I laid plenty of groundwork beforehand. If they truly suspected my identity, they would have taken me down directly. Especially after the match ended. They wouldn’t have let us return to our dwelling. Since they haven’t made a move against us, it means they don’t suspect us. And the two Dragon Knights leaving in a hurry means they must have been stirred. I’m guessing they must also be very eager for the energy inside the Rising Dragon Platform.”

Bai Xiuxiu frowned. “Could they break open the Rising Dragon Platform and obtain the energy inside, making these Dragon Knights even more powerful?”

Lan Xuanyu shook his head and smiled. “How could it be that easy? That’s a Super God level artifact. If they could destroy it to obtain what’s inside, they would have succeeded long ago. They wouldn’t have waited until now.”

Bai Xiuxiu nodded. “True. I’m just afraid they’ll take you away for research!”

Lan Xuanyu said, “I’ve considered that too. They shouldn’t, at least not during the Rising Dragon Competition. If they could research the mysteries within bloodlines, they wouldn’t value my evolution so highly. Dragon Clan bloodlines are almost never completely identical—even from father to son, there are subtle influences. So every dragon is an individual. How easy could it be to research secrets from such individuals? Besides, I’m not afraid of them researching me. Right now, the Dragon God bloodline is spread throughout almost my entire body. In a sense, I’m no longer purely human. It wouldn’t be a problem to consider me a dragon here—just a dragon that mutated from a human body during the Dragonification period. You’re the same. After Dragon Force Tempering, this change became even more obvious. Our physical strength is getting closer and closer to that of a True Dragon. Could a human achieve that? So even if they study me, they won’t get any results.”

“If it were when we first arrived, there might have been many traces and possibilities of exposure. It’s been several months now. I’ve tried to cover up all the places that could expose us. Especially last time, when I let the Dragon God’s power be seen and sensed through the Rising Dragon Platform. Now even if they examine my body, I won’t be afraid. In their eyes, my bloodline has simply evolved. And the Dragon God bloodline is at a higher level than all their Dragon Clan bloodlines. What could they possibly detect?”

Bai Xiuxiu nodded. “That’s for the best. As long as the Celestial Dragon Head doesn’t recognize us, the other dragons shouldn’t be a problem.”

Since joining the Rising Dragon Competition, they had already faced Super God-level powerhouses multiple times. If those Dragon Knights could recognize them, they would have done so long ago—not waited until now, and certainly not allowed them to grow.

The Rising Dragon Competition had entered the semi-final stage, which meant it had reached its final part. Setting aside that lucky contestant who made it into the top four, the three groups of Qi Tianlong, Xu Yanmo, and Lan Xuanyu with Bai Xiuxiu were the hot favorites to ultimately win the championship.

Without question, Qi Tianlong had the highest popularity. But ranked second was not Xu Yanmo, who had once easily suppressed Lan Xuanyu only to be overturned in the end. It was the team of Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu.

The advantage of a two-person team was obvious, and in the finals stage, the strength they displayed had made a qualitative leap compared to the round-robin stage. This made more people acknowledge them.

Of course, the draw would still largely determine the final outcome. Whoever drew the weakest of the final four would essentially enter the finals early.

In terms of luck, at least emotionally, the vast majority of the public stood on the side of Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu. Not for any other reason than that their path through the finals had been too devilishly difficult. Every match they encountered was against tough opponents. It was almost as if someone had deliberately arranged obstacles for them.

Now only two matches remained. If they drew Qi Tianlong in the semifinals, their luck would be simply…

And in fact, the goddess of luck doesn’t always favor one person, but she doesn’t always abandon them either. In the final four draw, Xu Yanmo’s good luck ran out—he was drawn against Qi Tianlong. Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu faced the weaker contestant.

This made the final four battle completely without suspense. After a contest, Xu Yanmo only lasted thirty-five seconds against Qi Tianlong. Yes, exactly thirty-five seconds. This further revealed Qi Tianlong’s strength. It shocked everyone.

Some had even commented that even against god-rank dragons, as long as they weren’t particularly powerful ones, Qi Tianlong probably had a chance of winning. Although he wasn’t yet god rank, he was already comparable to one.

Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu took some effort to defeat their opponent. Although that contestant was the weakest among the final four, how could anyone who made it to the top four truly be weak? But in the end, they still won and advanced to the final match.

This year’s Rising Dragon Competition final: Qi Tianlong versus the team of Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu.

Before the final, there would be an extra day of rest, and then the final battle would begin.

Although the championship was just one step away, both Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu knew that getting past Qi Tianlong would be no easy feat. Their opponent’s strength had been fully displayed in the match against Xu Yanmo. Complete overwhelming dominance, pure suppression in terms of power.