184: Chapter 184 The Day of the Finals, Dragon's Might Shakes the Starry Sky

The sky of the Hegemon Body Ancestral Star turned golden on the day of the finals.

Not sunlight.

It was "Dragon Might."

From the 1st Anchor Platform to the 47th, from the surface of the Ancestral Star to synchronous orbit, the entire starry sky was dyed a faint gold by that invisible pressure. It was the Dragon Might released by Dragon Clan Princess Pale Moon during her final Bloodline Awakening before the match, piercing through the 127x gravity field and reaching the Void Realm.

[System Announcement · Prodigy Arena Finals]

[Time: Era Calendar 1972 · Day 347 · 09:17:43]

[Location: Hegemon Body Ancestral Star · Arena District 1]

[Red Side: Pale Moon (Dragon Clan) — Rank 75]

[Blue Side: Night Emperor (Heavenly Court) — Rank 66]

[Broadcast Range: Server-wide]

[Estimated Audience: Approx. 470 million online players]

— — —

Lin Ye stood at the entrance of the lounge.

Behind him, 9 people.

Su Qingyue.

Shi Potian.

Chen Hao.

Zhou Tieshan.

Chu Yunxi.

Zhao Wuji.

Qin Ruoxue.

Yun Qianxue.

Lu Xinghe.

9 pairs of eyes were watching him.

— — —

Shi Potian spoke first.

His left fist—the one that permanently lost 5% of its maximum HP in the previous battle—was raised to his chest.

"Rank 75," he said.

"11 Ranks higher than me."

— — —

Lin Ye did not speak.

— — —

Su Qingyue walked to his side.

Her left hand grasped his.

3 seconds.

Let go.

"Dragon Might," she said.

"It will suppress all attributes by 30%."

— — —

Lin Ye nodded.

— — —

Qin Ruoxue handed over the final intel crystal.

[Dragon Clan Princess · Pale Moon · Complete Data]

[Rank: 75]

[Bloodline: Golden Dragon Royal (89% Purity)]

[True Form: Five-Clawed Golden Dragon (47 meters long)]

[Combat Power Assessment: 207,000-223,000]

[Equipment:]

[1. Dragon God Battle Armor · Legendary: Defense +17,300, Physical Resistance +70%, Energy Resistance +70%, 50% chance to trigger "Dragon Scale Counter" when attacked, reflecting 50% damage]

[2. Dragon Tooth Dual Swords · Legendary: Attack +13,700-15,200 x2, Armor Penetration +50%, each hit stacks one layer of "Dragon Blood Curse" (All attributes -1% per layer, max 20 layers)]

[3. Dragon Heart (Chest): Automatically restores 20% max HP every 30 seconds, and is immune to all curse/poison/control effects]

[4. Dragon Pearl (Glabella): Can summon an Ancient Dragon God projection, duration 60 seconds, cooldown 7 days]

[Skills:]

[1. Dragon Might Domain: Within a 100-meter radius, all non-Dragon Clan units' all attributes -30%, Dragon Clan units' all attributes +30%]

[2. Dragon Scale Protection: Defense +200%, duration 17 seconds, cooldown 60 seconds]

[3. Dragon Breath: AoE damage, 17,000 points per second, duration 3 seconds, cooldown 17 seconds]

[4. Dragon God Descends: Summons Ancient Dragon God projection, Rank 80, duration 60 seconds]

[5. Dragon Clan Secret Technique · Spacetime Dragon Claw: Tears space, deals true damage ignoring defense, cooldown 300 seconds]

[Weaknesses:]

[1. After Dragon Scale Protection ends, there is a 3-second defense vacuum period]

[2. Dragon Breath requires 1.7 seconds of charging, can be interrupted]

[3. During Dragon God Descends, the main body cannot move]

[4. Low resistance to Chaos attribute attacks (-30%)]

— — —

Lin Ye looked at the line "Low resistance to Chaos attribute attacks."

3 seconds.

He put the crystal away into his bosom.

— — —

In the distance.

In the direction of Arena District 1, a golden pillar of light shot into the sky.

The pillar was over 100 meters in diameter, piercing through the Ancestral Star's 127x gravity field, reaching synchronous orbit.

In the center of the pillar, a slender figure was slowly descending.

[Dragon Clan Princess · Pale Moon · Descent]

— — —

Lin Ye took a step.

Towards Arena District 1.

Behind him, 9 people.

Took a step simultaneously.

— — —

Arena District 1.

7,000 spectators were already boiling.

But it wasn't cheering.

It was "kneeling."

The moment the Dragon Might Domain expanded, those spectators with a Rank lower than 70—including God Race, Holy Demons, Undead—were all forced to their knees.

Only a few people could still stand.

Odin.

Frost Burial.

Cang Xuan.

Sword Nameless.

And—the 9 people who had just walked into the lounge.

— — —

Lin Ye stepped onto the arena.

The 127x gravity made a dull metallic echo under his feet.

He walked to the center of the arena.

Stood 17 meters in front of Pale Moon.

— — —

[Pale Moon · Dragon Clan Princess]

[Height: 1.75 meters (Humanoid)]

[Appearance: Golden long hair reaching her waist, golden slit pupils, a pair of dragon horns about 7 cm long on her forehead, surrounded by pale golden ripples of Dragon Might]

[Equipment:]

[1. Dragon God Battle Armor: Entirely golden, covering the whole body, surface has fine dragon scale patterns]

[2. Dragon Tooth Dual Swords: Two single-handed swords about 1.3 meters long, the blades are translucent with golden light filaments flowing inside]

[3. Dragon Heart: A fist-sized golden crystal at the chest, pulsating at a frequency of 1.7 seconds/time]

[4. Dragon Pearl: A fingernail-sized golden bead at the glabella, emitting extremely faint temporal fluctuations]

— — —

She looked at Lin Ye.

3 seconds.

She smiled.

The smile was faint, elegant, with the inherent condescension of the Dragon Clan.

"Rank 66," she said.

"Chaos Heavenly Emperor Body."

"16th place."

— — —

Lin Ye did not speak.

— — —

"I have watched all your battles," Pale Moon continued.

"Against Zachariah, 17.7 seconds."

"Against Blood Prince, 5.3 seconds."

"Against Apollo, you withstood 9 Holy Light Verdicts."

"Against Cronus, you comprehended the Void Scripture to Minor Achievement."

She paused.

"Very strong."

— — —

Lin Ye looked at her.

"What do you want to say?" Lin Ye said.

— — —

Pale Moon's smile widened a little.

"I want to say—"

She raised the Dragon Tooth Dual Swords.

The dual swords crossed in the air, emitting a harsh metallic screech.

"In front of my Dragon Might."

"How much of your Chaos Heavenly Emperor Body can remain?"

— — —

[Arena Match · Finals]

[Red Side: Pale Moon (Dragon Clan · Rank 75)]

[Blue Side: Night Emperor (Heavenly Court · Rank 66)]

[Countdown: 3 seconds]

[2 seconds]

[1 second]

[Start]

— — —

0 seconds.

Pale Moon's Dragon Might Domain expanded.

Golden light surged from her body, covering the entire 120-meter diameter arena within 0.1 seconds.

The light was not light.

It was "pressure."

[Dragon Might Domain · Complete State]

[Range: 100-meter radius]

[Effect: Non-Dragon Clan units' all attributes -30%, Dragon Clan units' all attributes +30%]

[Duration: Infinite]

— — —

Lin Ye felt the Chaos Power within him—slow down.

Not time slowing down.

It was the "flow speed" slowing down.

[Dragon Might Suppression · Effective]

[Current All Attributes: 100% → 70%]

[Attack Power: 9,700 → 6,790]

[Defense Power: 8,300 → 5,810]

[Movement Speed: 100% → 70%]

[Reaction Speed: 100% → 70%]

— — —

0.3 seconds.

Pale Moon moved.

Her speed was ridiculously fast.

Not teleportation.

It was "Dragon Shadow Step."

[Dragon Clan Secret Technique · Dragon Shadow Step]

[Effect: Within Dragon Might Domain, movement speed +300%]

[Cooldown: None]

— — —

Golden afterimages flickered around Lin Ye.

1st circle.

2nd circle.

3rd circle.

— — —

0.7 seconds.

She appeared behind Lin Ye.

Dragon Tooth Dual Swords slashed down in a cross.

— — —

Lin Ye's sword swept up behind him.

The blade intersected with the dual swords.

[Block Successful]

[Strength Judgment: Lin Ye (Rank 66 / 70% attributes) vs Pale Moon (Rank 75 / 130% attributes)]

[Result: Lin Ye knocked back 3 meters]

— — —

[Damage Dealt: 0 points (Blocked)]

[But Dragon Tooth Dual Swords effect triggered: Dragon Blood Curse x2]

[Curse · 2 layers: All attributes -2%]

— — —

1 second.

Pale Moon pounced again.

This time, her speed was so fast that even the afterimages were unclear.

[Dragon Clan Secret Technique · Dragon Shadow Consecutive Slash]

[Continuous attack count: 7 times]

[Damage per hit: 11,300-13,700]

[Attack interval: 0.1 seconds]

— — —

Lin Ye's sword blocked 7 times in 0.7 seconds.

[Block Successful x7]

[But Curse stacked: 2 layers → 9 layers]

[All attributes: 70% → 61%]

— — —

1.7 seconds.

Pale Moon stopped.

She stood 7 meters in front of Lin Ye.

Looking at him.

3 seconds.

She smiled.

"Rank 66," she said.

"Able to block my 7 consecutive slashes."

"Not bad."

— — —

Lin Ye did not speak.

He just gripped his sword tighter.

— — —

2 seconds.

Pale Moon put away the dual swords.

She closed her eyes.

[Dragon Clan Secret Technique · True Form Manifestation]

— — —

Golden light exploded from her body.

The light was more dazzling than the Sun Domain.

Deeper than the Time Dilation Domain.

More—primitive—than the Chaos Domain.

After the light dissipated.

In the center of the arena, stood a 47-meter-long Five-Clawed Golden Dragon.

[Pale Moon · Five-Clawed Golden Dragon True Form]

[Rank: 75]

[Body length: 47 meters]

[Dragon Scales: Golden, each scale 0.3 meters in diameter, Defense +300%]

[Dragon Claws: Five claws, each claw Attack Power +500%]

[Dragon Might: All attributes suppression 40% (Original 30%)]

[Dragon Breath: 17,000 points damage per second, range 30-meter diameter]

— — —

Dragon Might Suppression · Enhanced.

Lin Ye's all attributes: 61% → 51%.

— — —

2.3 seconds.

The giant dragon's right front claw lifted.

That claw was bigger than Lin Ye's entire body.

It slammed down.

— — —

Lin Ye dodged.

But his movement speed was only 51% of normal.

The claw slammed 3 meters to his side.

The shockwave blew him away.

[Impact Damage: 7,000 points]

[Lin Ye HP: 100% → 93%]

— — —

2.7 seconds.

The giant dragon opened its mouth.

Golden light condensed deep in its throat.

[Dragon Breath · Charging]

[Charging time: 1.7 seconds]

[Current progress: 0.3 seconds]

— — —

Lin Ye charged at the giant dragon.

His sword stabbed at its right front leg joint.

[Hit]

[Damage dealt: 4,700 points]

[Giant Dragon HP: 100% → 99.9%]

— — —

Dragon Scale defense was too high.

4,700 points of damage was just a scratch for a giant dragon with about 470,000 total HP.

— — —

3 seconds.

Second sword.

[4,700 points]

[99.9% → 99.8%]

— — —

3.3 seconds.

Third sword.

[4,700 points]

[99.8% → 99.7%]

— — —

3.7 seconds.

Dragon Breath—spewed out.

Golden flames surged from the giant dragon's mouth, covering a fan-shaped area with a 30-meter diameter.

Lin Ye stood in the center of the flames.

[Dragon Breath Damage: 17,000 points/second]

[Chaos Devour · Effective]

[Absorption rate: 65%]

[Actual damage: 5,950 points/second]

— — —

HP: 93% → 87.1% → 81.2% → 75.3%.

— — —

4 seconds.

Dragon Breath ended.

Lin Ye rushed out of the flames.

His clothes were burning.

His skin was scorching.

But he was still charging.

— — —

4.3 seconds.

He stabbed the giant dragon's left hind leg joint again.

[4,700 points]

[99.7% → 99.6%]

— — —

4.7 seconds.

The giant dragon whipped its tail.

The tail was 17 meters long, sweeping over.

Lin Ye couldn't dodge in time.

He was hit.

[Damage: 23,000 points]

[HP: 75.3% → 52.3%]

— — —

5 seconds.

He crawled up.

Stood in front of the giant dragon.

Looking up.

Looking at that 47-meter-tall golden behemoth.

3 seconds.

He smiled.

The smile was unlike any previous battle.

Not mocking.

Not relieved.

It was "confirmation."

— — —

"Rank 75," he said.

"Five-Clawed Golden Dragon."

"Dragon Might suppression 50%."

"Dragon Scale defense +300%."

"I can only deal 4,700 points per sword."

— — —

The giant dragon lowered its head.

Those golden slit pupils looked at him.

3 seconds.

Her voice came from the giant beast's mouth, low, majestic, like the echo of an ancient Dragon God:

"Rank 66."

"You being able to stand in front of me for 5 seconds."

"Is already a miracle."

— — —

Lin Ye did not speak.

He just gripped his sword tighter.

— — —

5.3 seconds.

The giant dragon lifted its front claw again.

This time, it didn't slam.

It used its claw—to pinch Lin Ye.

[Dragon Claw · Grapple]

[Effect: Target is imprisoned, cannot move, takes 5,000 points of crushing damage per second]

[Duration: Infinite (Can be broken out of actively, requires Strength Judgment)]

— — —

Lin Ye was held in the claw.

Those five dragon claws, each one thicker than his waist.

Crushing damage: 5,000 points/second.

HP: 52.3% → 47.3% → 42.3% → 37.3%.

— — —

6 seconds.

He tried to break free.

[Strength Judgment: Lin Ye (Rank 66 / 51% attributes) vs Pale Moon (Rank 75 / 130% attributes)]

[Judgment Failed]

— — —

6.3 seconds.

Tried again.

Failed.

— — —

6.7 seconds.

Third time.

Failed.

— — —

7 seconds.

His HP: 37.3% → 32.3% → 27.3% → 22.3%.

— — —

7.3 seconds.

He stopped struggling.

He looked at those golden slit pupils.

3 seconds.

He spoke.

"Your dragon scales." He said.

"Are indeed hard."

"But—"

He paused.

"You made a mistake."

— — —

The giant dragon's pupils contracted slightly.

— — —

"You held me too close," Lin Ye said.

— — —

7.7 seconds.

His sword—that fine iron sword brought back from the Trial Ancient Star—stabbed out from the gap between the claws.

Not stabbing at the dragon scales.

It was stabbing at the "gap between the fingers" of the dragon claw.

There, it was not covered by dragon scales.

— — —

[Hit · Scaleless Area]

[Damage dealt: 17,000 points]

[Giant Dragon HP: 99.6% → 99.4%]

— — —

The giant dragon felt pain.

The claw loosened for 0.1 seconds.

Lin Ye slipped out from the gap between the claws.

— — —

8 seconds.

He landed.

Stood 7 meters in front of the giant dragon.

— — —

The giant dragon looked at him.

3 seconds.

She smiled.

The smile was the same as when the battle began.

Very faint.

Very elegant.

But this time, it carried a hint of—genuine interest.

"Rank 66," she said.

"Able to find that sliver of a gap in a desperate situation."

"Interesting."

— — —

Lin Ye did not speak.

He just gripped his sword tighter.

— — —

[System Prompt: Current Battle Situation]

[Lin Ye: HP 22.3%, Divine Power 47%, All Attributes 51% (Dragon Might Suppression)]

[Pale Moon: HP 99.4%, Dragon Might continuous, Dragon Scales intact]

[Gap: Huge]

[Audience: 7,000 people silent]

[Live Stream: 470 million people holding their breath]

— — —

The giant dragon opened its mouth again.

Golden light condensed deep in her throat.

[Dragon Breath · Second Time]

[Charging time: 1.7 seconds]

[Current progress: 0.3 seconds]

— — —

Lin Ye stood in place.

He didn't dodge.

He was waiting.

Waiting for that one, 0.1-second—opportunity.

— — —

[Chapter 184 · End]