TL: GoldenLung
Zhou Yicheng’s gaze froze, and he subconsciously stopped. When he finally mustered the courage to step into the third combat zone, he instantly felt the terrifying aura emanating from Lan Xuanyu. The golden halo expanded outward, and wherever it reached, his ears seed to echo with nothing but fierce dragon roars. The person before him had just been warned that day for killing her own kind, but that did not seem to affect his montum at all. Her ferocious aura was many tis stronger than before.
Moreover, Zhou Yicheng clearly saw that the golden scales released by Lan Xuanyu were trembling slightly, just like the oscillations from the past two days. Facing such an opponent, Zhou Yicheng truly felt like he wanted to burst into tears. Why was she so fierce? Had she not just been warned not to kill his own kind? Why did she seem even more intense instead? Why was this happening? What bad luck had befallen him? Zhou Yicheng’s luck was indeed poor. His family ranked second to last among all dragon clans, and he was not even the most valued contestant of his family in this competition. He was already quite satisfied just to have made it into the round-robin stage.
In his first two matches of the group stage, he had lost to his opponents without exception. Huang Yuanlang’s evaluation of him was simple: as timid as a mouse, advocating safety first. The tactics against any opponent must be chosen accordingly. Lan Xuanyu’s thods in the previous two matches had an intimidating effect on this third opponent. At this mont, Lan Xuanyu unleashed his Golden Dragon Rampage Domain, presenting his own aura in its most ferocious state and releasing the full terrifying pressure of the Golden Dragon King. Zhou Yicheng was indeed greatly affected.
Lan Xuanyu grabbed the air with his right hand, and the Dragon Spear leaped into his grasp. His pupils suddenly dilated as he stared at his opponent, the light in his eyes seemingly about to shoot out. "The match begins," announced the True God level referee. The ten matches started simultaneously once again.
"Roar—" Lan Xuanyu let out a dragon cry to the sky, and the montum that had been building up reached its peak in an instant. It could be clearly seen that the space around him twisted due to the rise of his aura and the gathering of his power. His left foot stomped heavily on the ground, and tens of thousands of golden beams burst forth from the Dragon Spear instantly. He used the sa move he had used against his opponent yesterday, Thousand Fingers Pointing! He had long mastered the essence of this technique, and combined with Dragon God Shock, its power was predictable, which was why he had succeeded with a single strike yesterday.
Looking at Lan Xuanyu’s fierce eyes, feeling the terrifying aura and the exact sa spear technique as yesterday, Zhou Yicheng’s ntal defense finally collapsed. From the very beginning, he knew he could not be a match for the person before him. More importantly, fighting this person was not training; it was life-threatening! He did not want to die yet. "I surrender!" Zhou Yicheng screeched out these three words, his entire body radiating silver light as he quickly curled into a ball. The tens of thousands of golden beams rged into one, but the Dragon Spear had already thrust upward. The golden light swept past with a piercing howl before slowly dissipating against the protective barrier. Lan Xuanyu withdrew his spear and stood silently, then walked straight out.
Zhou Yicheng trembled for a long ti. Feeling that he had not suffered any harm, he finally let out a huge sigh of relief. "Boo—" Sowhere, a boo rang out. Soon, boos erupted everywhere, instantly filling the entire arena. How embarrassing! What was Zhou Yicheng doing? Surrendering out of fear was extrely rare in the history of the Rising Dragon Competition’s round-robin stage. Those who entered the round-robin stage were all the best of the younger generation of the dragon clan. The sudden appearance of soone surrendering out of fear was truly a case of "a chicken standing among cranes." The True God level referee felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly. It was too humiliating. After all, the Rising Dragon Competition was broadcast live to the entire Celestial Dragon Planet. The Golden Dragon Princess had long beco the focus of attention due to her previous performances, so the live broadcast naturally prioritized this match. This ti, Lan had clearly shown rcy; her attack had not even been aid at his opponent.
What could anyone say? That Lan’s aura was too shocking and had scared his opponent? That was also because the opponent lacked fighting spirit! With such little courage, how did he even make it to the round-robin stage? It was truly too shaful. Lan Xuanyu himself was actually quite speechless. He had not intended to scare off his opponent at all; he had only used the opponent’s timid nature to suppress him calmly. According to his tactic, his role was to pave the way for Bai Xiuxiu. But who knew that Zhou Yicheng would completely defy expectations and surrender out of fear right from the start? Unlike Yan Cheng’s submission in the preliminary round, Yan Cheng had submitted willingly. But Zhou Yicheng was a Higher Dragon clan mber. Doing this was an utter disgrace to the Higher Dragon clan! For a mont, the dragon clan elders watching the match were sowhat unstable in their aura, and even the Dragon Force light pillars wobbled, showing how great the impact of Zhou Yicheng’s surrender was.
By now, Zhou Yicheng had walked out of the competition venue. He also knew he had caused trouble. He kept his head down, not daring to lift it, and walked like an ostrich to a corner, where he lay down. Boos rang throughout the arena.
So of the Higher Dragon clan mbers who had previously been hostile toward Lan Xuanyu were now less so. Compared to Lan Xuanyu’s actions, surrendering out of fear was far more detestable. Lan Xuanyu felt helpless as well. He returned to Bai Xiuxiu’s side, and the two sat down on the spot. Bai Xiuxiu’s opponent today was absent, so she had won directly without even needing to appear. "I didn’t an for this to happen," Lan Xuanyu said helplessly to Bai Xiuxiu. Bai Xiuxiu chuckled, "You scared the little one! You really shouldn’t have."
"But tomorrow…" Lan Xuanyu frowned slightly. Bai Xiuxiu snorted, "You don’t think I can’t defeat an opponent like that, do you?" Lan Xuanyu imdiately smiled, gave her a thumbs-up, and began calmly absorbing Dragon Force.
On the enormous Dragon Force light pillar, Darkfiend Dragon Knight Luo Lan had a gloomy expression. He turned to Heaven-Defying Dragon Knight Long Chaoyang and said, "This is our elite? Lacking even the slightest fighting spirit! Has the era of peace been too long for them? A wretch like this, facing the fleet of the Douluo Federation, would probably wet his pants in fear!" Long Chaoyang’s smile had also disappeared. He frowned deeply and said, "I never thought there would be such a Higher Dragon clan mber. The Higher Dragon clan’s face has been completely lost. Uncle Luo Lan, I believe severe punishnt should be given. What qualifies such a Higher Dragon clan mber to participate in the Rising Dragon Competition? He is not even worthy of being a dragon!" Luo Lan nodded in deep agreent, his gaze falling on Zhou Yicheng, who was cowering in the corner. He snorted angrily and waved his right hand.
Instantly, a surge of Dragon Force shot into the sky, targeting only that corner. Zhou Yicheng felt a powerful energy wrap around his body, and the next mont, the world spun as he was flung off the Rising Dragon Platform.
The boos stopped. Dragon roars instantly resounded throughout the Rising Dragon Platform. Even the contestants who were still fighting let out huge roars to vent their dissatisfaction and resentnt. Zhou Yicheng tumbled downward and only managed to control his body with great difficulty using his dragon wings. He wanted to say, what could I do? I was helpless too! Is it wrong that I don’t want to die? Hmph, so what if I’m not allowed to participate? Safety first is still best.
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