Chapter 1196: The Final Begins

So, after several days of fierce discussion, a conclusion was finally reached. All eighteen Dragon Knights would make the attempt together. They would simultaneously use their blood to stimulate the Rising Dragon Platform and see if there was any energy feedback. This was the fairest approach.

When would they do it? After the Rising Dragon Competition ended. So today, they had not come merely to observe. For the Dragon Knights, the more important purpose was to conduct an experiment. Who won the Rising Dragon Competition was not particularly important to them. What mattered was whether they could obtain an opportunity for bloodline evolution.

But this was an internal secret of the Dragon Clan, and the Dragon Knights naturally would not disclose it. Especially to the other god-rank Dragon Clan members. The Dragon Knights stood high above; naturally they would be the first to try, taking the greatest benefit for themselves. Only if there were further benefits afterward would the other god-rank Dragon Clan members be considered.

Therefore, once this match ended, the Dragon Knights would hold a grand ceremony here. But that was a story for later. For now, the first place in today’s Rising Dragon Competition had to be decided first.

Lan Xuanyu stared intently at Qi Tianlong. By now, all three of them had walked to the center of the arena.

Ever since the bet was made, Qi Tianlong’s gaze toward Lan Xuanyu had become exceptionally sharp. In his view, to make this woman settle down and be his wife, to bear his children, he first had to beat her into submission. Once beaten into submission, there would naturally be no other problems.

Did he like Lan Xuanyu that much? Not really. Everyone’s aesthetic was different. On Celestial Dragon Planet, with so many races, given Qi Tianlong’s status, what kind of partner could he not have? What he valued most was Lan Xuanyu’s bloodline. If a woman with such a bloodline bore his offspring, there was no doubt the descendants would be even more powerful. That was what he hoped for most.

No matter how beautiful a woman was, compared to one who could bear him powerful offspring, they were all trash. Only a woman of noble bloodline like Lan was qualified to be his principal wife.

As for Lan Xuanyu, his fighting spirit had likewise risen to its peak. One could even say that never in his life had he been so filled with the desire to win. Not for anything else, but simply so he would not have to become someone’s wife!

Moreover, if he married Qi Tianlong, he was almost certain his identity would be exposed. Even if he claimed then that he was a woman disguised as a man, he and Qi Tianlong would surely become mortal enemies. And who knew how the Dragon Clan would deal with him internally, how they would investigate him. So he could not afford to lose this match.

Earlier, provoking Qi Tianlong had originally been intended to make the other party back down. That way, regardless of victory or defeat, there would be no problem of identity exposure. But who knew that the Celestial Dragon Head would intervene, forcing Qi Tianlong to agree at all costs and igniting his fighting spirit.

This left neither side any room to retreat.

Frankly, even if Qi Tianlong really became his servant, he did not want him! Qi Tianlong was too strong. If he constantly followed at his side, his freedom would be restricted. He could certainly control Qi Tianlong, but if he ordered Qi Tianlong to do things harmful to Celestial Dragon Planet, Qi Tianlong would definitely refuse!

“Prepare.” Just then, a calm voice sounded. There was no referee for this match. Yes, the final had never had a referee. Because only a Dragon Knight could adjudicate such a match.

Today, with the Celestial Dragon Head present, he was the final arbiter of this match’s outcome.

A faint smile appeared on his face as the Celestial Dragon Head said with a smile, “It has been a long time since there was such an interesting match. Then, let it begin!”

With his declaration, the final match of the Rising Dragon Competition finally began.

Almost instantly, astonishing light flames erupted from Qi Tianlong’s body. Crimson light flames surged a hundred meters into the air, and the brilliant flames caused the temperature within the entire arena to rise sharply. The aura he had been suppressing for so long also burst forth in that instant.

Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu felt as though they had fallen into magma. Scorching heat came from all directions, burning everything.

Without the slightest hesitation, seven-colored radiance bloomed from Lan Xuanyu’s body. Seven-colored dragon scales instantly covered him—Dragon God Transformation!

A ring of four-colored halos rippled outward from his body—Element Stripping.

Qi Tianlong possessed the Fire Dragon King bloodline, and Element Stripping was equally effective against fire attributes. This was one of Lan Xuanyu’s sources of confidence.

Wherever Element Stripping passed, the oppressive high temperature dissipated, and the red light began to dim.

But just then, Qi Tianlong’s eyes suddenly became as bright as rubies. With a shout, he stepped forward.

“Boom!” Light flames surged, and violent flames suddenly exploded. In an instant, the entire arena seemed covered by a sky of fire rain. The four-colored light of Element Stripping was instantly detonated, dissipating along with the many fire rains, but it had not managed to affect Qi Tianlong’s main body at all.

Ever since Lan Xuanyu had obtained Element Stripping, this was the first time an opponent had forcibly broken through it.

So strong! Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu both had the same thought. The power Qi Tianlong displayed had indeed exceeded their expectations.

A long saber had already appeared in Qi Tianlong’s grasp. With a single step, Qi Tianlong’s aura surged once more. All the flames instantly converged toward the long saber like rivers flowing into the sea, as if there were a vortex on the blade. In an instant, the world changed color. On Qi Tianlong’s crimson scales, it seemed as though magma was burning. The searing heat distorted everything around him.

He had no intention of holding back. In this moment, he was going all out. This battle—he was determined to win!

Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu exchanged a glance. The two simultaneously leaped up. Amidst stirring dragon roars, each revealed their true form.

Bai Xiuxiu was naturally the Abyssal Frost Demon Dragon, her entire body covered in deep blue scales. And at this moment, Lan Xuanyu’s Dragon God Transformation was the true final form. A seven-colored giant dragon covered entirely in seven-colored scales, slightly smaller in size than the previous Golden Dragon King. But when this seven-colored Dragon God form after the Dragon God Transformation appeared, every Dragon Clan member present felt their heartbeat skip.

“Roar—” Toward Qi Tianlong’s direction, Lan Xuanyu in his Dragon God true body let out a violent roar. Seven-colored light and shadow flickered. No dragon head emerged from his body, but this was the strongest state of dragon roar—not the Golden Dragon Roar, but the Dragon God’s Roar.

What the Dragon God’s Roar brought was the Dragon God’s Fury.

In an instant, Qi Tianlong’s firelight and aura dissipated by a third. The strike he had already prepared to unleash instantly slowed by half a beat.

And at this very moment, Bai Xiuxiu, already flying into the air, had long since begun to dance gracefully. Large patches of deep blue goose-feather snow fell from the sky, lowering the air’s temperature and the concentration of fire elements.

Hearing that Dragon God’s Roar, even the eighteen Dragon Knights present changed expression. But what showed on their faces was joy.

With their cultivation, how could they not discern the powerful bloodline oppression coming from that Dragon God’s Roar? This was absolutely the oppression that only a superior bloodline could produce! And they all knew that the change in Lan’s bloodline was truly due to the seven-colored energy absorbed on the Rising Dragon Platform that day.

Although Lan Xuanyu’s plan that day had been rushed, it was extremely ingenious. The seven-colored Dragon Force had indeed come from the Rising Dragon Platform! And it had been absorbed in an unconscious state in front of the Dragon Knights. All of it was too realistic. So much so that even the Dragon Knights could not tell.

At this moment, seeing him gain the upper hand in bloodline, how could the Dragon Knights not feel elated? Soon they too might have the chance to absorb that seven-colored Dragon Force and evolve their bloodlines!