Heaven, Earth, Me-Chapter 1196. Chu Dalar vs Yasenia! A Battle Of Dragons.

Chu Dalar was a woman with a refined temperament and a passion for war. Having been raised in one of the most influential general houses of the empire, she knew the ins and outs of war, and she had practiced and cultivated her own strength since she had a notion of herself. Now, at almost 1,500 years old, her techniques could be said to be some of the best in the Long Empire.

Compared to older dragons who were tens of thousands of years old, she was somewhat lacking. Yet, compared to others of similar age, she was leagues ahead and was classified as one of the most brilliant geniuses.

Therefore, Chu Dalar, who had confidence in beating all females in her generation, was confident that she could pair with the best male dragon. And that man was, without a shred of doubt, the Crown Prince. His strength, even when he was only 2,000 years old, was already comparable to the top combatants. Only the old monsters in retreat and the imperial family's elders were more powerful than he was.

And, when everything was going smoothly, she received a message from her informants that a mortal dragon had dared to appear with the Crown Prince and show a lot of intimacy inside the palace. Moreover, that same dragon had stayed under the Empress' care, and their relationship had developed smoothly.

Her heart was naturally unresigned. Not even the Transcendent Realm females dared to compete with the man she had eyed. Who was this mortal chick trying to impress with petty tricks?

Therefore, when she received the challenge letter, she accepted without a doubt and entered the palace with the intention of squashing this little ant with such strength that she would dare not poke her nose into other people's business again.

She arrived at the Long Palace and waited in the arena with her family. Then, she saw her.

A tall woman with a gorgeously curved body. She had perfect proportions that made her look agile and elegant, with a face that could charm both females and males alike. Seductive eyes with naturally curved edges, a mole under her right eye that tickled the heart, golden slit eyes warmer than the sun, lips so soft that they looked as if they would melt with just one kiss, and a straight nose and eyebrows. All the facial features combined into a face that made even she, someone who had come with the intention of crushing her, develop tender feelings for a faint moment.

While she was slightly dazed and somewhat jealous, her little sister stepped forward as if to challenge her. None of the Chu family elders stopped her. Chu Dalar thought that she would see an ugly display on both sides. Nevertheless, her expectations were overturned again.

The gorgeous woman's body exploded with an aura that made every single dragon in the area shudder. It was the aura of a Progenitor Queen, a creature with a unique bloodline and endless potential.

Chu Dalar wanted to intervene before her little sister became permanently scarred. However, she didn't need to since the Progenitor Queen stopped her aura and hugged her little sister to relax her. Under the effects of the gentle gestures, aura, and the bloodline, her little sister recovered and cried in the woman's arms.

All the Chu family elders relaxed their tensed muscles, looking at the woman with a much more favorable impression, and Chu Dalar was not an exception.

Then, after their conversation and hearing Yasenia's words, Chu Dalar's impression made a complete 180.

'This woman is not here without a reason. Her temperament is one that pushes her to want the best, like me. I can respect that.'

Therefore, when the battle started, she attacked but was always somewhat careful not to instantly kill the mortal dragon.

'Regardless of how strong you are, you are a mortal dragon. The distance between us is insurmountable. However, don't worry, I will just injure you enough to make you give up and then take care of you as a younger sister in the harem.'

Those were her thoughts when the battle started. And yet, when their weapons met, it wasn't Yasenia who got blown back helplessly. Both of them retreated!

'What?' Chu Dalar's heart was shaken. She had not gone all out and still had plenty of strength to spare. But that didn't mean that she didn't go for the kill. Her attack would've blown any mortal dragon flying for several kilometers! 'Why are you standing unscathed? What are you saying about your true strength?'

And then, it happened. Yasenia's aura unfurled endlessly; even the world around her appeared to have trouble containing the weight of her sheer existence. The raw power radiating from the mortal dragon was not inferior to that of immortals!

"[Empyrean Sun Collapse]."

The same attack as before lunged at Chu Dalar, but the strength it carried compared to before was like comparing a small flame to a burning inferno. Chu Dalar didn't dare hold back and pierced her spear forward, while her body was similarly covered with strengthening skills.

"[Chu Dragon Spear Pierce]!"

BOOOM!

The elders around the arena deployed defensive skills to cover the location so that the collision wouldn't level the area. Unlike the previous time, Chu Dalar strengthened her muscles and stopped herself from being blown back. Similar to herself, Yasenia also just took a few steps back.

Both of them looked at each other for a second while their weapons repelled before an onslaught swallowed the arena.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Spear and giant greatsword collided as both sides tried to slide one attack through the defense of the other. Yasenia was deploying all her techniques one after another, showing an incredible array of destructive moves. Chu Dalar's heart thumped with both excitement and awe. "Little Sister Yasenia! You are truly a monster, hahahaha!"

Yasenia didn't have the leisure to speak, though. Unlike other Transcendent Realm cultivators she had faced, the woman in front of her had already been in the realm for several centuries and had a much more sublime control over her own strength.

The spear thrusts were more dense than raindrops during a storm, and each of them carried enough strength to erase mountains. Each time the giant sword and spear collided, her bones and muscles would tense and cry in protest as if they were about to snap.

Chu Dalar's spear was swift like a dragon, doing spinning, thrusting, sweeping, and descending attacks. Yasenia could only counterattack because she used her tail from time to time to create a small opening.

Yet, none of the attacks landed.

"Why are you not using that clone, Little Sister Yasenia!? Hahaha, have you realized that it is useless?"

Yasenia's eyes flashed, and when their weapons collided, her muscles tensed. She completely absorbed the collision, entering a brief stalemate. A small grunt of pain escaped her mouth as her muscles ripped from the strain. "Ugh."

"Does it hurt—Huh?" Chu Dalar's smiling expression froze when Yasenia widely opened her mouth during their stalemate, and a deep blue light gathered at the back of her throat.

"[Celestial Dragon Breath]!"

The red-haired dragon's blue eyes opened widely. Reacting at her fastest speed, she quickly deployed a defensive skill. "[Condensed Thousand Petal Shield]!" A faint, pink aura surrounded her body, and then the breath attack erupted with brutal intensity.

ROAR!

BOOM!

The power behind it made Chu Dalar grunt in pain. She had not expected a close-range Dragon Breath because both sides would get injured from the explosion.

While Chu Dalar flew backward from the shockwave, Yasenia pierced through the shockwave of her own attack with faint burns, clearly not affected as deeply as Chu Dalar thought.

"You little thing!"

When the red-haired dragon was going to regain her posture, a sense of danger tingled from her side. She quickly raised her hand, deploying a wall of raw energy. An arrow with ridiculous strength behind it hit the haphazardly built defense and pierced through.

BOOM!

Cling~.

The wall shattered, but the arrow lost enough strength to bounce off Chu Dalar's shoulder. She couldn't recover her stance properly, though. Yasenia was already on top of her, swinging Draheart at her with ridiculous power.

The sword's starry glow felt threatening to Chu Dalar, but her face didn't show cowardice. Instead, she grinned and used her back to sweep her spear horizontally against Yasenia's attack.

"[Star Core Shattering Strike]!"

"[Chu Dragon Flexible Spear]."

BANG!

Chu Dalar used the momentum and transferred it to her body, making her spin as her long leg swept horizontally. Yasenia didn't know what happened when her body twisted sideways. "Gah!?"

Chu Dalar's leg was deeply sinking into Yasenia's side, her ribs cracking and her internal organs bruising. Then, she flew.

BOOOM!

Yasenia's body tumbled against the ground, bouncing several times.

In the spectator stands, many felt their hearts rising. The fight had clearly shown Yasenia's value, and no one wanted her to die.

Empress Long was about to step forward, her heart thumping anxiously, when Yasenia stuck her sword into the ground and roared.

"[Celestial Dragon Roar]!"

ROAAAARRR!!!

Chu Dalar felt her vision blurring and an intense internal pain, a metallic taste surged into her mouth, and she coughed a mouthful of blood.

Yasenia's clone knocked several arrows one after another, firing a barrage at her. "[Arrow Starfall]!"

A combination skill burst forth, and thousands of stars dropped like meteors into Chu Dalar's general area.

ROAR!

A dragon roar burst from the middle of the destruction, and Chu Dalar shot skyward like an ascending lightning bolt, appearing by Yasenia's clone's side in less than an instant. Her spear shot forward, violent energies spinning around it!

The clone, weaker and with less reaction speed compared to Yasenia, could not dodge and was pierced in the middle of her chest, being ripped apart by the energies and exploding into particles.

Then, Chu Dalar looked at Yasenia in the distance and saw her moving slowly, one step at a time, and leaving behind white starlight. Naturally, she didn't want to know what those steps were, and she quickly charged over.

Yasenia stomped the ground firmly and raised her sword with one hand and pointed it to the sky. "[Constellation Steps, Third Sky: Orion's Shield]."

As Chu Dalar shot forward, the image of a massive shield manifested in her way.

CLANG!

Her spear stuck in the middle of the shield with a powerful shockwave. Even when she was blocked, Chu Dalar's face twisted as energy exploded from her body like a storm. "HAA!"

The ethereal blue shield with stars shining inside of it began cracking as Chu Dalar shouted and pushed with terrifying strength.

Crack... Crack.... BOOM!

Empress Long's muscles tensed when she saw Chu Dalar piercing through, and she quickly prepared to protect Yasenia.

Chu Dalar shot toward Yasenia with ridiculous power.

"[Chu Dragon Annihilation Strike!]"

Chu Dalar accelerated and became a ray of pure destruction. Everyone's eyes widened. This was one of the Chu family's ultimate moves!

At that moment, Yasenia's aura disappeared, and everything became placid and calm as a thousand-year-old, undisturbed lake. Everyone's eyes locked onto her, feeling the change of atmosphere.

A small blue light began shining on Yasenia's side. At first, it was as faint as a firefly. But the luminosity increased exponentially when Draheart began descending from its vertical position.

"[Shattering..."

Draheart glowed with the luminosity of a newly born star.

"... The Heavens]."

Chu Dalar's vision was filled with pure blue light for a second, and a sense of dread surged in her heart. Thankfully, before the attacks collided, Empress Long intervened.

"[Strength Intent Domain]."

The Dragon Empress punched down, and the world compressed and shattered under her world-breaking power.

BOOOOM!!!!

Yasenia and Chu Dalar couldn't bear the shockwave of that one punch and flew like kites without a string attached. Thankfully, Empress Long moved swiftly and caught Yasenia while the senior of the Chu family caught Chu Dalar.

After catching the fainted Yasenia, Empress Long's eyes were soft and filled with awe. "You fought incredibly valiantly, Yasenia. I am proud of you." However, she had to be impartial, and since it was she who intervened, the result was clear.

Her voice echoed with the result.

"Chu Dalar wins!"