The Legend of the Dragon King

The final battle!

When the title was displayed, the attention of the entire Federation was focused on the screen nearest to them.

The final battle was a mecha battle. A mecha battle was even more exciting than the soul master battle for the masses. Even an ordinary person could pilot a mecha. As long as one’s body was cultivated to a certain level and fulfilled a specific amount of spiritual power, one could apply to the mecha academy.

At long last, the final mecha battle was about to take place today. They wanted to see the extent of the most powerful mecha masters.

The Spear King whom no one took notice of when he entered the final sixteen had worked his way through all the obstacles to reach the peak one step at a time. In the end, he stood on the stage of the finals.

On the other hand, his opponent ranked first in the betting odds. He managed to achieve victory easily in almost all his previous matches.

The person could even be described as the legend of the mecha world. His prestige had spread over the entire mecha masters’ world.

His status could not be concealed by the Star Dou Battle Network.

He had the ability to withstand a battle against even a divine-ranked mecha master. He was reputed to be the man who would certainly be a divine mecha master.

He was only thirty years old, but he was already a rank-9 mecha maker. He was also the youngest mecha maker in the history of the whole Federation. Moreover, he had managed to make a divine mecha for the others successfully and was known as the ‘Hand of God’.

He was truly gifted in operating the mecha. He could transform any type of mecha to possess the ability to control heaven and earth with his pair of hands.

Even his name was peculiar. It would leave a profound impression on others and caused him to be an object of public denunciation when he younger.

Yet, that very name was known over the entire continent.

His name was Wang Kulou, otherwise known as the Skeleton King. In this year’s competition, he took on the title of the Skeleton God. His martial soul was precisely his own skeleton.

He was the Skeleton God, Wang Kulou. The man was ranked first for the betting odds of the mecha battle!

As compared to him, the name of the Spear King appeared insignificant. In fact, the Spear King had narrowly escaped defeat in the previous rounds of the competition.

Nonetheless, there were legendary tales of the Spear King. The story was that the Spear King and the Golden Dragon King who had just become the champion of the soul master battle earlier was one and the same person!

During the final battle between the Golden Dragon King and the Strength King, the Golden Dragon King had summoned an enormous spirit soul of the Overlord Dragon which was identical to the Spear King’s.

Were they truly the same person? If so, then the Golden Dragon King which was so powerful in the individual soul master battle would certainly exert a massive amplification on his mecha. Hence, it would be difficult to judge the competition.

If it was indeed the case, then this battle would undoubtedly be a battle between the most powerful soul master using his mecha and the most powerful mecha master.

Within a day, news of the Spear King and the Skeleton King had already spread throughout the whole Federation that was eagerly anticipating the competition which was about to begin.

The Skeleton God, Wang Kulou! More precisely, it should be the Skeleton King, Wang Kulou!

Tang Wulin sat in the waiting room quietly, as he recalled from memory everything that was related to Wang Kulou.

Wang Kulou’s martial soul was definitely not just his skeleton for he was the Skeleton King. The use of one’s skeleton as one’s martial soul was actually cultivation of the body. However, Tang Wulin inquired from his teacher and found that Wang Kulou did not belong to the Body Sect. In fact, he was from a mysterious clan.

He was a rank-9 mecha maker and also a divine mecha maker.

In the Federation, there were more top-level experts of other professions than blacksmiths. There were only thirteen rank-9 mecha makers in the entire Federation. Moreover, it was not easy for them to make a divine mecha.

The difficulty level in making a divine mecha for others exceeded the difficulty of making it for oneself. Furthermore, he was only thirty-three years old. He should have already been a divine mecha master if not for his body’s lack of resilience.

There was no doubt that the battle with Wang Kulou would not be any easier for Tang Wulin than fighting his senior disciple brother.

The ambiance of the competition was more lively than imagined. The audience seemed to have completely forgotten about the ‘tragedy’ from before. Tang Wulin had yet to walk out from the passage when he heard the cheering outside which was as loud as seismic waves. Such cheering similarly echoed through the Blood God Army. One had lost count of the number of people cheering Tang Wulin on. They knew that the Spear King and the Golden Dragon King were one and the same!

…

In the abyssal passage.

“Ding!” A soft shattering sound was heard in the deepest end of the abyssal passage that even the most sensitive detector could not detect it.

A tiny fissure began to appear on the core at the deepest end. A faint radiance became illuminated at the passage’s seal. However, the radiance vanished as soon as it flashed once.

Black mist as fine as wisps of silk crept along the fissure silently. It was extremely thin that it did not even trigger the seal. The black airflow appeared in the form of a needle. While it moved gracefully, there were warped radiances that were shimmering in its surroundings.

The black airflow began to spin. It spun as if it was spiraling up an invisible hand. The invisible hand pulled gently and conjured a silhouette on the outside of the seal which belonged to the Blood God Army. The silhouette pulled the thread formed from the black airflow to the outside swiftly before it flew toward the area further away from the seal.

…

“Boom, boom, boom!” The mecha walked into the arena with great strides which created the deafening booms. The gazes of the audience were focused on these mechas which were stepping into the competition arena now.

Tang Wulin was piloting a close combat mecha, while his weapon was a spear.

Similarly, the mecha that walked out from the opposite side was a close combat mecha as well. Its weapon was a saber shield! A saber and a shield.

It appeared that these mechas were not that different for both were standard models. The cheering was so loud it could shatter the ceiling when both the mechas walked out.

“Skeleton God, Skeleton God, Skeleton God!”

As compared to the soul master battle, the cheering was biased as almost everyone chanted the Skeleton God’s name aloud. On the other hand, the cheers for the Spear King Tang Wulin were barely audible.

Tang Wulin’s expression remained unchanged. He had seen the Skeleton God’s battle recording, so he understood why this person was so popular.

The Skeleton God’s battle technique was dazzling and had marvelous moves that attracted everyone.

The spear in Tang Wulin’s hand was pointed diagonally to the ground. He operated the mecha into holding the midshaft of the spear as he gazed at the opponent in the distance. The Skeleton King was also gazing at him. It was as if there was an invisible link that connected them together.

The Skeleton God’s skill in operating the mecha far exceeded Tang Wulin’s as it was his profession. The Skeleton God was most skilled in using grand combo attacks in his battles. The perfect combination of speed and strength made him invincible.

He was reputed to be able to perform the seemingly impossible skills which a human could not perform on a mecha. Hence, he had betting odds that were largely in his favor.

“The Federal Star Dou Battle Network Challenge’s Mecha Battle. The final competition, get ready!”

“Five, four, three, two, one, begin!”

The announcement was brief which was the Star Dou Battle Network’s usual style.

Soon after the announcement was made, Tang Wulin moved almost simultaneously with the Skeleton God. Both of them moved with great strides as they charged toward each other.

One could already see the disparity between both parties at the beginning.

Both were close combat mechas but were equipped with different weapons. Relatively speaking, the Skeleton God’s weapon was slightly heavier than Tang Wulin’s. Yet, the Skeleton God was faster than Tang Wulin by half a second at the beginning despite not using his propeller.

It showed the blatant disparity between their mecha operating skills.