206: Slay one of the chosen ones.

Zhou Yan's three-meter-tall Dragon Body, exuding a mountain-like oppressive Aura, rapidly approached.

The battle began without warning. He opened his mouth and spewed a high-pressure Water Cannon mixed with ice shards, striking Long Tianxing like a heavy hammer.

Long Tianxing dodged sideways, his movements precise and fluid.

However, the moment he landed, a greasy puddle suddenly appeared under his feet, causing him to stagger. This unexpected incident was clearly not part of his pre-planned responses.

The sound of rushing air followed immediately.

Zhou Yan drew his golden bow, and the Silver Bullet, accelerated by wind-elemental magic, arced strangely, aiming directly for critical areas like the heart and head.

Long Tianxing parried with his sword, each strike perfectly timed as if he had already predicted the trajectory. But the dense onslaught still numbed his hand and forced him to retreat step by step.

"Roar!"

Zhou Yan swept his Dragon Tail horizontally, striking Long Tianxing's lumbar spine with destructive force.

This blow was far beyond Long Tianxing's reaction limit. If it connected, it would likely clear his health bar instantly.

In the nick of time, a sharp glint flashed in Long Tianxing's eyes, and his longsword suddenly let out a clear hum.

His sword moves abruptly became as fluid as flowing clouds and water. The tip of his sword precisely struck the side of the Dragon Tail, using the force to retreat.

This response was far superior to his previous defensive posture, making him seem like a completely different person.

A hint of understanding flickered in Zhou Yan's Dragon Eyes.

He clapped his claws together, and a Tornado, carrying bone-chilling rain, instantly formed, engulfing Long Tianxing.

Countless wind blades and water arrows rotated and contracted, forming a deadly trap.

But just then, an unexpected change occurred.

The ground trembled violently, and a fissure opened perfectly beneath Long Tianxing's feet, causing him to fall into the ground, narrowly avoiding the storm's core.

The gushing ground fire temporarily blocked Zhou Yan's pursuit.

Zhou Yan soared into the air, firing his golden bow repeatedly, Silver Bullets raining into the fissure.

Long Tianxing struggled to dodge in the narrow space, already wounded in several places.

Just as a Silver Bullet was about to hit his glabella, the side of the mountain collapsed with a roar, sending countless boulders cascading down towards Zhou Yan.

This perfectly timed interference forced Zhou Yan to switch to defense.

Long Tianxing seized the opportunity to rush out from the other side of the fissure, covered in blood but with an even stronger Aura.

He swung his longsword, Sword Qi like a rainbow, achieving another Breakthrough in his desperate situation, his sword momentum several times more fierce.

Zhou Yan blocked with his Dragon arm, sparks flew, but he was unharmed, and his health bar also showed no change.

He opened his mouth and spewed cold Qi, instantly freezing Long Tianxing's legs, then summoned a surging flood that descended like a mountain.

Once, twice, thrice... whenever he fell into a desperate situation, Long Tianxing always managed to Breakthrough at the last moment, or escape by a sudden change in the environment. But at this moment, he seemed to have exhausted all his Luck.

Long Tianxing lay in the ruins, barely breathing, having lost even the strength to hold his sword.

Zhou Yan stepped forward, his massive shadow completely enveloping him.

Zhou Yan raised his Dragon claw, condensing a finishing blow, and held it suspended above Long Tianxing's head.

The battle, at this moment, paused.

"This should be the last move, right?"

Out of caution, Zhou Yan still picked up Long Tianxing and inspected him.

After confirming that there was no second heart, or any miscellaneous items like a wife's necklace or a comrade's medal inside him, he finally relaxed.

Then he casually crumpled Long Tianxing into a ball, dribbled him twice between his legs, and then launched him high with a fadeaway jump shot.

Before the opponent could land, Zhou Yan's Dragon claw condensed compressed lightning, which shot out rapidly!

"Boom—!"

With a loud bang, a charred object flew out.

At the same time, a huge wind pressure descended from above.

Zhou Yan looked up. No matter how many times he saw it, the oppressive feeling was still terrifyingly immense.

A giant meteor was slowly descending from the sky.

It appeared slow, but that was actually a visual effect caused by its extreme distance and enormous size.

"Gulp."

Zhou Yan silently swallowed.

This scene was too terrifying; every time he saw it, he would break out in a cold sweat.

Zhou Yan could only take a deep, helpless breath, trying to calm down, but his legs still trembled uncontrollably.

This was not due to fear, but because immense pressure was pushing him down into the ground.

Moreover, with his current large Physique, he sank even faster.

To prevent being buried alive before the meteor hit, Zhou Yan circulated his magical power to protect his body, and only then did the rock layer beneath his feet and his body stabilize.

"Ah—bring it on!"

Zhou Yan didn't know why he shouted, only that in this situation, facing a natural disaster, a surge of hot blood involuntarily rushed to his heart.

It was a bit silly, but it felt great!

He raised his arms high.

Immediately after, the massive meteor crashed down with a roar.

Zhou Yan had expected a cool, famous scene where he would try to hold up the meteor only to be crushed, but as soon as his hand touched the meteor, his health bar instantly emptied.

He immediately lay dead on the spot, turning into a gray corpse.

"Damn it! I forgot this was just a game, not cool at all!"

As his final lament faded, the meteor completely covered the sky and earth.

After the meteor, only boundless scorched earth and a massive meteor crater remained on the ground.

With a " puff" sound, a hand emerged from a rock slab, and then the entire Dragon Human shattered the slab and stood up.

That was Zhou Yan, resurrected by his Divine Ability.

The first thing he did after resurrecting was to lie on the ground and cough repeatedly.

"Cough, cough, ugh..."

Looking at the crushed stones he spat out, Zhou Yan was speechless. This modeling was still flawed; it actually had clipping issues.

But it didn't matter. He stood up, adjusted his posture, spread his arms, and shouted to the sky.

"I'm back!"

After shouting, he felt refreshed, so Zhou Yan walked with an arrogant stride towards the charred lump in the corner of the map.

"Too bad, you're not Uncle Long, you're just Long Tianxing. It seems I won."

Finally, Zhou Yan formed his hands into a triangle, released countless wind blades, clearing the opponent's last trace of health, and then desecrated the corpse for two minutes to prevent the opponent from resurrecting as well.

"Slaying, one Child of Destiny."

After striking a pose for a while, seeing no change in the dungeon, Zhou Yan's heart sank.

Could it be that he wasn't dead even after all that, and there's a second phase?

Fortunately, the developers weren't that heartless.

After a short wait, a huge treasure chest burst out from where Long Tianxing had died.

Even in his Dragon Human form, this chest seemed quite large, about two meters tall.

Zhou Yan returned to human form and walked to the chest, hearing a voice broadcast.

"Congratulations to player: Zhou Yan, for defeating the dungeon's hidden boss Long Tianxing, and for being the first to fully clear the novice dungeon. All current novice dungeon rewards have been issued, and the hidden boss Long Tianxing will be removed from the dungeon."

The broadcast repeated three times, but no one listened, as the main city was empty.

The rewards arrived quickly, but there was nothing particularly good, just some Seeking the Dao Coins and experience points.

The Qi Refining-grade crystals converted from experience points barely improved Zhou Yan even when he chewed them raw.

During this time, he had figured out the practical use of these crystals.

This item was a panacea; it could be absorbed, used as a prop to strengthen items, or directly chewed raw.

Different uses had different focuses, but overall, it still provided an all-around improvement.

However, no matter how versatile, Qi Refining-grade crystals were no longer of much use to him.

The rewards also included some miscellaneous Materials and items. Zhou Yan merely glanced at them before throwing them into his backpack, turning his attention to the treasure chest before him.

Long Tianxing, this hidden boss, had a much higher prestige than Wang Yao.

Wang Yao's first clear even gave him a Physique Enhancement Card, helping Zhou Yan quickly Breakthrough to Core Formation. The items in this treasure chest should only be better, right?

Zhou Yan excitedly rubbed his hands like a fly, silently reciting the names of all the Chinese and foreign immortals he could remember. Then he tightly closed his eyes and yanked open the chest.

He then quickly covered his ears, hid to the side, and shouted loudly.

"I got loot!"

"Directly 91 Mythic-grade items!"

"I'm going to achieve Immortal Ascension on the spot, become a Saint in one second!"

He squatted in the corner, self-hypnotizing for a while, before quietly opening his eyes and peeking back.

At this moment, the chest was glowing with blue, purple, and gold light.

And gazing at that dazzling golden light, Zhou Yan became utterly excited.

"Holy crap! It really dropped gold!"