Chapter 1190: Enhanced Elemental Stripping

“Stop.” The referee descended from above, blocking Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu from pursuing further. He looked at Lan Xuanyu with a peculiar expression and announced in a deep voice, “Match over. Lan and Huang Xiuxiu win.”

A figure flashed into the arena and caught Tang Lengxuan. A massive surge of yellow dragon force poured into his body to stabilize his injuries—it was a God-rank powerhouse from the Tang Family.

The seven-colored hue of Lan Xuanyu’s dragon scales faded, reverting to their previous gold. He took Bai Xiuxiu’s hand and descended to the ground.

Compared with the two previous elimination matches, this one had ended very quickly—in fact, it could be said to be the fastest match of the finals. A bout that had been expected to be a fierce struggle between dragons and tigers instead concluded at breakneck speed, catching everyone off guard.

The five Dragon Knights’ gazes were now all fixed on Lan Xuanyu. Without a doubt, the key to winning this match lay in the four-colored ring he had unleashed earlier. What kind of power was that, to make Tang Lengxuan’s overwhelmingly powerful earth-element attacks melt away, allowing Bai Xiuxiu to control him and Lan Xuanyu to land their strikes?

Victory and defeat had been turned around in an instant—it was truly too incredible. Everyone felt a sense of disbelief. Even the Dragon Knights were no exception.

At this moment, the five Dragon Knights’ hearts burned with excitement. Even the ones with close ties to the Tang Family felt the same. Because they all realized that their judgment was very likely correct.

Why had Lan undergone such a transformation? It had to be related to the energy absorbed from the Rising Dragon Platform that day! That meant Lan’s bloodline had evolved further, and with it, her strength had evolved too, giving her an entirely new innate ability.

The ability Lan Xuanyu had used was very simple—Elemental Stripping! He had possessed it ever since breaking through to four-ring. His Elemental Stripping worked on all elements, but was especially effective against the four basic elements: water, fire, earth, and wind. Its effect on other elemental attributes was somewhat weaker.

That was also why, even knowing that Qi Tianlong was extremely powerful—likely at the Limit Douluo level—he still had some confidence in challenging him.

After being on the Celestial Dragon Planet for so long, he had observed that most of the dragon clans here had abilities related to elemental attributes. He had seen fire dragons, wind dragons, earth dragons, water dragons, and even space-attributed ones. So his Elemental Stripping would have a comprehensive restraining effect on their attributes! Especially against the four basic elements of water, fire, earth, and wind—the effect would be optimal.

And his Elemental Stripping now was nowhere near the level it had been when he first broke through to four-ring. After reaching six-ring, all his soul rings had evolved again—they were all at the level of Great Beasts now, let alone a fused skill like Elemental Stripping.

Moreover, ever since he began cultivating Nirvanic Divine Lightning, his mastery over elemental fusion had been improving, which in turn had greatly increased the power of Elemental Stripping. When he used it today, even someone of Tang Lengxuan’s cultivation, caught completely off guard, was instantly controlled—turning the tide and securing victory.

Why had Lan Xuanyu gone to such lengths to make the Dragon Knights believe his bloodline had evolved from absorbing the Rising Dragon Platform’s energy? Precisely so he could use Dragon God Transformation and abilities like Elemental Stripping in the later matches!

Victory secured—advancing to the top four!

When Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu returned to the rest area, Xu Yanmo looked at them as if he had seen a ghost—especially at Lan Xuanyu.

When he had fought him, Lan Xuanyu hadn’t had this ability. What was that seven-colored transformation? It certainly wasn’t Dragon God Armor—he didn’t have any! But Xu Yanmo had seen clearly: after the transformation, Lan Xuanyu’s presence had surged dramatically. In his seven-colored state, he was no weaker than when wearing Dragon God Armor—in fact, he was even stronger. And what was that four-colored light? Why had Tang Lengxuan’s earth elements collapsed so instantly? If earth elements were affected that way, what about his own light element? If he faced them in the next round, how should he respond? For a moment, Xu Yanmo’s thoughts were in complete chaos.

“Impressive. I didn’t expect you still had a trump card.” Qi Tianlong walked over with a smile and offered his congratulations. Among the other six contestants, he was the only one whose expression remained unchanged.

Lan Xuanyu nodded in thanks, then took Bai Xiuxiu’s hand and sat down beside him. As before, they resumed cultivating.

Meanwhile, at the dragon force pillars, discussions were already in full swing.

No dragon had ever seen Lan Xuanyu’s ability—that was beyond question. While these God-rank powerhouses were surprised, they were also immensely curious. What kind of power was that? The ordinary God-rank powerhouses were relatively calm, but the True God-rank experts all wore thoughtful expressions.

Because their cultivation was stronger and they had visited the Dragon Realm more frequently, they understood it better than ordinary God-rank powerhouses. Vaguely, they had already guessed something—especially those True God-rank experts who had seen Lan Xuanyu surrounded by seven-colored light in his match against Xu Yanmo, and their imaginations ran further.

In particular, at this moment, the five largest dragon force pillars were encircled by a layer of light screen, sealing off everything above.

“No time to waste. I think we can stop the Rising Dragon Competition here. We should focus on trying right away. It really works—it actually works!” said Holy Light Dragon Knight Huang Liangwei excitedly.

If the fact that Lan Xuanyu had absorbed energy from the Rising Dragon Platform that day only meant he could absorb this strange energy, then now, with his bloodline actually changing, that was conclusive proof that the energy within the Rising Dragon Platform could evolve dragon bloodlines.

With their Super God-level cultivation, they could clearly sense that when Lan Xuanyu’s scales turned seven-colored, his entire demeanor underwent an earth-shaking transformation—especially the fluctuations in his bloodline. Even they, as Dragon Knights, could distinctly feel their own blood flow slowing. Looking at that seven-colored figure, they would involuntarily feel a sense of suppression. It was very slight—but Lan was only at what level, and they were at what level of cultivation? For such a thing to happen, there could be only one explanation: a vast gap in bloodline level!

This also gave them hope for the evolution of their own bloodlines. Huang Liangwei was so impatient because, in his view, even if the Rising Dragon Platform contained that strange, high-level dragon bloodline energy, it was likely very limited. Whoever could absorb it earlier would naturally get more of it.

They were all Dragon Knights—Super God powerhouses. The energy required to evolve their bloodlines would certainly be far more than what Lan, that little one, needed. Perhaps the energy within the Rising Dragon Platform could only allow a few Dragon Knights to complete their evolution! As a lower-ranked Dragon Knight, how could he not be eager to try as soon as possible?

“Brother Huang, there’s no need to rush. The Head will have the final say on this matter. It can’t be decided in haste, nor can it be decided by any one of us alone,” Heaven-Defying Dragon Knight Long Chaoyang said in a deep voice.

Though he had yielded the lead to Luo Lan during the viewing, his rank was ultimately higher, and he also knew that Luo Lan and Huang Liangwei were not on good terms. It was better for him to say this, to avoid provoking conflict.

Luo Lan gave an easy smile. “Some people are just too fixated on profit, terrified of missing out.”