Chapter 1195: Eighteen Dragon Knights Arrive Together

That was right. The owner of this voice was none other than the Celestial Dragon Head, the true number one figure in the entire Dragon Horse galaxy, and also Qi Tianlong’s teacher standing before him.

Hearing this voice, Qi Tianlong’s expression instantly became excited. He dropped to one knee toward the silver light gate and bowed respectfully. “Teacher.”

At this moment, all the god-rank dragons present had already stood up. Every one of them knelt on one knee upon their Dragon Force Pillar toward the silver light gate. Their faces were full of reverence.

A figure stepped out from the light gate. Dark red hair draped over his shoulders, his handsome face looked to be only around thirty years old, his figure slender and upright, with a faint smile on his face.

The last time Lan Xuanyu had seen the Celestial Dragon Head, it had only been a projection. He had also transformed into human form then, but that had happened in the blink of an eye. Afterward had come the world spinning and a near brush with death.

Now, truly seeing this Celestial Dragon Head again, Lan Xuanyu’s complicated feelings could well be imagined. This was the being who had nearly become the murderer of his mother! If there was anyone on Celestial Dragon Planet he most wanted to kill, it was undoubtedly this one.

The Celestial Dragon Head emanated no powerful aura at all. On the contrary, he seemed no different from an ordinary person. He walked onto the Rising Dragon Platform with a smile, yet all gazes naturally converged on him alone.

Following behind the Celestial Dragon Head was first the Second Seat whom Lan Xuanyu had seen before. He had also asked Huang Yuanlang about him.

This Second Seat was ranked second among the eighteen Dragon Knights, second only to the Celestial Dragon Head — the Dawn Dragon Knight, Zhong Zhichang. His strength was extremely formidable. When the Celestial Dragon Head was absent, he led the group.

Zhong Zhichang was one step behind the Celestial Dragon Head. After him, Dragon Knight after Dragon Knight strode out proudly — some Lan Xuanyu recognized, some he did not. Most importantly, when all the figures had emerged, their number was exactly eighteen.

In other words, before this Rising Dragon Competition final was about to begin, all eighteen Dragon Knights of Celestial Dragon Planet had arrived in full.

One had to know that in the previous matches, the most Dragon Knights present at any time had been only seven!

The arrival of all eighteen Dragon Knights together filled the entire Rising Dragon Platform with surging dragon energy. On the surface of the Rising Dragon Platform, dragon forms formed of dragon energy even danced and wove about. Those were dragon shadows almost like physical entities! Centered on the eighteen Dragon Knights, they danced across the Rising Dragon Platform.

Such a magnificent sight — not to mention Lan Xuanyu and Qi Tianlong, even the high-ranking dragons present all wore expressions of shock. They too had never expected that the Rising Dragon Competition would bring all eighteen Dragon Knights together.

Even for the Dragon Knight Selection Competition, generally having more than eight Dragon Knights participate was already considered great attention. The Rising Dragon Competition was of lower tier; seven Dragon Knights was the extreme.

The Celestial Dragon Head had already failed to appear at the Rising Dragon Competition several times. Yet unexpectedly, today not only had he come, but all the Dragon Knights had arrived together. For a single match, was such attention necessary?

Lan Xuanyu was naturally extremely nervous. His first thought was that this was aimed at him. But he quickly denied that thought.

To deal with him and Bai Xiuxiu, was there any need to bring so many Dragon Knights? Certainly not. These were eighteen Dragon Knights — at least more than twelve of them were Super God rank powerhouses! At such a level, destroying a planet was as easy as raising a hand. Never mind dealing with them.

After Qi Tianlong respectfully bowed to the Celestial Dragon Head, he said in a deep voice, “I obey your command, Teacher.”

Only then did he stand up and say solemnly to Lan Xuanyu, “Your bet — I accept it.”

When he spoke the words “I accept,” his aura instantly surged, and his eyes were filled with firm and resolute light. All his emotions were telling Lan Xuanyu just how determined he was to win this match.

Lan Xuanyu narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded to him.

There was no need for any contract at all. With eighteen Dragon Knights here to witness it, whoever went back on their word would essentially no longer be tolerated among dragons.

Anyone could see that Qi Tianlong’s competitiveness and aura had been thoroughly built up. He could not afford to lose this match!

But what they did not know was that at this very moment, Lan Xuanyu’s fighting will was stirred to its absolute peak.

If Qi Tianlong lost, the worst was becoming a servant. If he lost, he had to become someone’s wife! How was he supposed to do that? He was male! So at this moment, within Lan Xuanyu, the Dragon God bloodline was nearly ignited. Qi Tianlong could not afford to lose this match, and he could afford it even less.

The Celestial Dragon Head smiled slightly. “Regardless of victory or defeat, this match will be a fine tale among our dragons. Come, everyone, let us take our seats.”

As he spoke, a massive dark red light pillar shot up from beneath his feet. This pillar was over 30 meters in diameter, larger by far than the Dragon Force Pillars of other dragons. It carried his body soaring upward, instantly exceeding a height of 150 meters, and stabilized effortlessly.

The other Dragon Knights each rode their own Dragon Force Pillars skyward. Compared to before, the Dragon Force Pillars they now displayed were even taller. The Second Seat, Dawn Dragon Knight Zhong Zhichang’s Dragon Force Pillar also reached over 120 meters, while the other Dragon Knights were all around 100 meters, some higher, some lower. This seemed to be a display of their true strength.

And with the appearance of these eighteen Dragon Force Pillars, dragon roars rolled across the entire Rising Dragon Platform. In an instant, dragon energy surged, a thousand dragons danced, as if returning to the grand spectacle of the Rising Dragon Competition’s opening.

Bathed in such dragon energy, the bloodline power of Lan Xuanyu, Bai Xiuxiu, and Qi Tianlong instantly surged to its peak. All three could feel their cultivation quietly climbing in this environment.

At a time like this, Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu naturally gained many benefits. Qi Tianlong, on the other hand, frowned slightly. He was already at the peak below god rank, and could no longer absorb dragon energy, or else he would begin his breakthrough. Breaking through to god rank was not so easy — how could he compete then? So he could only suppress it, not letting his body absorb this dragon energy that was rich to the extreme.

Eighteen Dragon Force Pillars rose. Only after the Celestial Dragon Head took his seat first did the eighteen Dragon Knights sit one after another. After them, the high-ranking members of the Dragon Alliance sat down. All gazes converged on the three of them: Lan Xuanyu, Bai Xiuxiu, and Qi Tianlong.

Although this match drew the attention of the masses, in reality, everyone watching on site was a god-rank powerhouse. Undoubtedly, for dragons able to participate in such a match, this was an incomparably rare opportunity. A perfect moment to display oneself. But undoubtedly, under such an aura, the pressure on them was enormous as well.

Why had all eighteen Dragon Knights come together? As it happened, this had a great deal to do with Lan Xuanyu. It was precisely because he had produced a qualitative change after absorbing the feedback energy from the Rising Dragon Platform that a great discussion had arisen among the Dragon Knights.

Undoubtedly, including the Celestial Dragon Head, every Dragon Knight hoped to absorb that kind of energy feedback from the Rising Dragon Platform to evolve their own bloodline.

But who would attempt it became the crux of the problem.

No one knew exactly how much of that rainbow-colored energy the Rising Dragon Platform could feed back. Given the Dragon Knights’ Super God rank cultivation, the energy they would need to evolve their bloodlines would surely be an astronomical figure. Thus, it was very possible that whoever tried first would absorb all the feedback energy, leaving none for those who tried later.

And this was something no Dragon Knight was willing to face. Regardless of one’s status within the Dragon Knights, even the Celestial Dragon Head could not simply designate who tried first and who tried later.