Gu You's body soared, reaching the apex of the sky. His twin dragon claws sliced through the air with fierce whoosh sounds.
Wherever they passed, even space itself seemed to distort.
It was terrifying—was this truly power a human could possess? That same thought echoed in the hearts of all spectators. Even mechas would likely be split in two before such claws.
As the dragon claws descended overhead, Long Yue instinctively raised his gaze. The suppression from Gu You's bloodline became increasingly intense as he drew nearer. But at that moment, Long Yue swiftly entered his combat state.
With a low shout, his seven soul rings spun rapidly around him. Immediately after, his body began to expand, growing as vast as a mountain. A massive tail emerged behind him.
"Mountain!" Long Yue bellowed.
With both hands raised high, a towering mountain suddenly rose into the air. It wasn't a real mountain, but in that instant, it felt as though a true mountain had materialized atop the arena.
Boom!
A deafening roar erupted as mountains crumbled. Gu You was sent flying. The pressure that had briefly suppressed Long Yue vanished, and his aura once again surged to its peak.
Shock flooded Gu You's heart. His astonishment was no less than Long Yue's.
'This way of creating matter through pure force... it feels like facing a god of creation.'
Dragon Transformation!
Gu You's first bloodline soul ring lit up.
His body began to expand as well. Though he retained a humanoid form, dragon wings spread from his back, dragon horns emerged atop his head, and a dragon tail unfurled behind him.
Long Yue now stood over ten meters tall, radiating pure, overwhelming strength.
Gu You, in dragon form, reached nearly six or seven meters in height. His entire body exuded a destructive aura—one that directly countered Long Yue's creative force.
His purple-gold eyes gleamed as waves of destruction surged from his body. He charged toward Long Yue once again.
'Purple-Gold Annihilation Strike!'
A massive dragon head manifested around Gu You's fist, swallowing the newly-formed mountains in front of Long Yue.
In a blink, everything in its path was devoured. Gu You appeared before Long Yue in an instant, and hurled a punch straight at him!
Long Yue twisted his body, swinging his massive tail toward Gu You.
Fist met tail in a thunderous clash that made the entire arena tremble violently.
The Mountain soul skill was immensely powerful—both offensive and defensive. It also gave Long Yue incredible durability. But even with that strength, he was sent flying backward by Gu You's punch. His massive tail whipped through the air as his body hurtled back.
Gu You didn't come out unscathed either. That Mountain Dragon King's tail had barbs, and the rebounding shock left his arm numb from pain.
Boom! Long Yue slammed into the soul barrier. Flames burned in his eyes, and a touch of madness flickered deep within them.
With a shake of his right hand, a double-tipped spear appeared in his grip. It was ten meters long, thick as a human waist, and entirely bronze-brown. No one knew what it was made from. Gripping the weapon in both hands, he swung it fiercely toward Gu You.
Boom!
It sounded like two divine weapons colliding. Dust exploded from the center of the arena, streaked with brilliant purple light.
Many in the audience instinctively covered their ears.
Everyone had long anticipated this match. But few expected it would become a pure contest of strength.
The power Gu You and Long Yue displayed could only be described in one way—inhuman. The audience was both stunned and speechless.
On the main platform, Dean Enci watched the scene unfold with a rare look of daze.
He had never imagined anyone could match Long Yue in strength.
"Good! Excellent!" Long Yue shouted with laughter. Ever since his cultivation had matured, he had never met a match in raw power. Even Soul Masters with eight or nine rings couldn't suppress him physically.
But now, Gu You was clashing with him head-on. The pure force of their battle made Long Yue's blood boil with excitement.
When a person is strong enough, what they crave most is a rival who is just as powerful. Only then can they push themselves to the limit—and grow even stronger through battle.
"Purple-Gold Dragon God Halberd!" Gu You swung his halberd. The earlier clash with Long Yue's spear had stirred his own fighting spirit. It had been a long time since someone fought him on equal footing. Even though Long Yue still wasn't his match, this proved one truth—'only a dragon could defeat another dragon's bloodline.'
In the waiting area, Dai Yueyan sat with a blank expression. Ever since losing his match, he had been in a poor mental state.
As the crown prince, losing such a critical battle had been a bitter blow.
But now, watching Gu You clash with Long Yue, he finally understood just how powerful Gu You truly was.
He had sparred with Long Yue many times, and not once had Long Yue used a weapon.
Yet now, Gu You had forced him to bring out that double-tipped spear right from the beginning.
'So Long Yue had this weapon all along… That spear may be slow, but its aura is immense. Every thrust feels like a mountain collapsing—perfectly fused with his soul skill.'
'And Gu You, even against all that, looks completely unfazed. The mountain skill poses no threat to him. He swallows it. And he has his own weapon too—one that might be even more powerful.'
'Could I do that?' Dai Yueyan questioned himself. 'Even with my battle armor… I could never match that kind of power.'
But then, he let it go. As crown prince, his role was more than personal strength. The future of the empire depended on more than just raw power.
As he thought this, he realized he no longer felt as upset. Deep down, a part of him even hoped Gu You would keep showing his strength.
'The stronger Gu You looks today, the less embarrassing my defeat becomes. Losing to an overwhelmingly powerful opponent is not the same as losing because of weakness.'
Boom! Gu You's halberd slashed again. The Mountain Dragon King retreated, and Long Yue's spear buzzed with force.
"Good! Again!" Long Yue roared, his body expanding as he charged forward.
(End of Chapter)
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