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In an instant, Ye Lan was engulfed by a relentless barrage of **Space Slashes**.
The dual pupils of the **Blue Silver Life Mecha**, like twin suns, remained calm and unruffled. He activated the **Mecha Prediction Module**, his mind racing at a staggering frequency of 23,800 cycles per second to calculate the trajectories of every oncoming **Spatial Wind Blade**.
Faced with the lethal storm, Ye Lan's immense computational power allowed him to instantly analyze and map out every position. Beneath him, the mecha's propulsion engines flared with a fierce, searing orange light. Mach rings flickered in and out of existence as he darted left and right with blurring speed. Within the seemingly inescapable web of blades, he carved out a path of survival!
Even as he evaded, Ye Lan began a silent, rhythmic count in his heart for every wind blade that manifested: *One, two, three, four, five!*
Every time he reached the fifth second, Ye Lan focused his entire being on the Silver Dragon King's coordinate. The moment Gu Yuena flickered into reality, Ye Lan would unleash his **Galaxy Meteor Fist** toward that exact position.
Having been completely seen through, Gu Yuena's injuries grew increasingly severe. Shimmering silver dragon scales and droplets of silver blood scattered across the diverse landscapes of the Douluo Continent.
The battle between the Blue Silver Life Mecha and the Silver Dragon King raged from Spirit City to the farthest reaches of the planet—across scorching deserts, vast oceans, frozen tundras, endless plains, murky swamps, and jagged mountain ranges. Ye Lan lost count of how many times he had struck the Silver Dragon King's massive frame, but he could feel her strength waning. Her condition was deteriorating rapidly.
Once again, after weaving through several wind blades, Ye Lan began his countdown:
*Four...*
As the fifth second approached, Ye Lan—driven by seemingly inexhaustible energy—launched a frantic assault. Every strike pierced through the Silver Dragon King's body. He was relentless, refusing to give her a single moment to breathe.
*Two...*
*Three...*
*One...*
He knew that the fifth second was the moment of absolute certainty—the moment of a 100% hit rate!
*Five!!*
Ye Lan locked onto the Silver Dragon King's silhouette as his soul power erupted with volcanic force.
"Blue Silver Life Mecha—**Light Attribute Shift!!**"
The majority of the mecha's armor plates flared with a blinding golden radiance, and his speed surged once more.
"Blue Silver Life Mecha—**Ultimate Lightning Overdrive!!**" Purple lightning flooded the interior of the cockpit. By sacrificing his speed in the seconds to follow, he maximized the mecha's explosive power for this single moment!
"Blue Silver Life Mecha—**Life Burst Mode!!**" Utilizing the "Blood Armor" soul skill as a foundation, the mecha sacrificed a massive amount of vitality to enhance its abilities. The Blue Silver Life Mecha entered a state of pure Berserk. Once this mode ended, the mecha would be left in a weakened state for a full half-hour.
With the **AT Field** and **Overclocking Mode** fully active, the Blue Silver Life Mecha, stacked with countless buffs, transformed into a streak of pure light and rocketed toward the Silver Dragon King.
Watching the Silver Dragon King's purple pupils contract in shock, a flicker of hesitation—a moment of pity—flashed through Ye Lan's eyes.
"Gu Yuena!!! It's all over!!!"
The galactic light slammed into the Silver Dragon King's massive form, and in the blink of an eye, that light streaked past for over a hundred thousand meters.
Ye Lan's pupils suddenly shrank. His heart shook.
*Damn it!* he thought. *I missed!!*
He hadn't hit the Silver Dragon King at all. The countless successful hits from before had merely been bait laid out by her. She had reinforced his "five-second" pattern hundreds of times, deliberately conditioning his expectations.
Gu Yuena's ability to shift into other dimensions didn't last for five seconds—it lasted far longer!
At this moment, Ye Lan was hurtling forward at such extreme speed that he couldn't possibly brake. A ripple in space appeared several hundred meters away. The **Spatial Wind Blade** and the Silver Dragon King manifested simultaneously. That blade, seemingly capable of severing reality itself, bore down on the charging Ye Lan.
Within his consciousness, where time was dilated two hundredfold, Ye Lan desperately manipulated every control of the Blue Silver Life Mecha to evade. However, the wind blade was too close, and his forward momentum was too great.
Though he cut all rear thrusters in a fraction of a second and fired his leg engines at full power to twist his body, it wasn't enough to escape completely. In a heartbeat, the Blue Silver Life Mecha spun ninety degrees, narrowly avoiding a direct hit.
But in the next instant, Ye Lan's brow furrowed in pain. His left forearm, along with the Giant Destruction Cannon, was instantly severed from the mecha. Golden blood erupted like a celestial waterfall, cascading down three thousand meters!
Seeing the wind blade strike home, a flicker of surprise and joy flashed in Gu Yuena's purple dragon eyes. By conditioning Ye Lan's perception of her "five-second" limit, she had finally found his opening.
The **AT Field** had been shattered. The Silver Dragon King was the victor today!
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In the next second, just as the Silver Dragon King prepared to mobilize the **Dragon God's Core** to launch a mental assault comparable to a First-Class God, she stopped.
The golden blood from the Blue Silver Life Mecha's right arm continued to spray uncontrollably. Seeing that fountain of gold and the look of agony in Ye Lan's eyes, Gu Yuena's heart shuddered. Her joy turned instantly into confusion and profound pain.
At that moment, the ache in Gu Yuena's heart was ten thousand times more agonizing than the physical pain of Ye Lan's severed arm.
*What have I done?*
*Why... why did I hurt him?!*
Gu Yuena stood frozen in place, lost and bewildered. Her mind was swallowed by a sea of guilt, and she found herself utterly unable to summon the will to use mental hypnosis against him.
Stimulated by the searing pain, Ye Lan's mind snapped into focus. He quickly tightened the muscles of his left arm, stemming the waterfall of blood. Then, the **Blue Silver Sublimation** began to rapidly restore his vitality.
He glanced at the dazed Silver Dragon King, confused. Why wasn't she attacking while he was vulnerable?
In the next instant, under the dual effects of **Life Burst** and **Overclocking**, the Blue Silver Life Mecha lunged at Gu Yuena again. Expecting her to phase through space once more, Ye Lan was stunned when his full-power strike actually connected with the fifteen-hundred-meter-tall Silver Dragon King.
*BOOM!!*
Silver blood erupted from the dragon's maw. As she was sent flying, Ye Lan didn't see pain in her eyes—only a sense of relief.
After crashing through a dozen mountain peaks, the massive Silver Dragon King began to glow. Gu Yuena, bathed in her own dragon blood, reverted to her human form.
She lay among the rubble, looking up at the eight-thousand-meter-tall Blue Silver Life Mecha. Seeing the mecha's left arm fully restored, a joyful smile finally touched her lips.
Ye Lan looked down at her tragic, battered smile. He felt a wave of confusion mixed with heartache. *Did I go too far?* No. For the sake of all the commoners and Spirit Masters of the Douluo Continent, he had to win.
The Blue Silver Life Mecha looked down at the tiny silver figure in the dust and spoke: "Gu Yuena, I have won."
"Please, keep your promise."
Gu Yuena looked up at the towering machine and gave a pained laugh. "Ye Lan... you won. I hope that under your leadership, humans and soul beasts can coexist in peace."
The next second, Gu Yuena's body erupted into countless silver sparks. One hundred, one thousand, one million, one billion!
The specks of light streaked across the sky like meteors, racing toward every corner of the Douluo Star. In the Sun Moon Empire, the Myriad Beast Empire, and the Heaven Dou Empire, people looked up in awe as the silver starlight merged into their bodies.
They watched the silver meteor shower with confusion, wondering what had happened. Some were terrified, fearing for their lives; others were ecstatic, believing they had received some divine blessing.
Di Tian looked at the sky. He saw the silver light entering the soldiers of the Myriad Beast and Heaven Dou Empires, as well as the Titled Douluos of the Sun Moon Empire.
"Did Ye Lan succeed?" he whispered. "My Lord..."
Xu Chen, Feng, Xu Tianlong, and others felt the silver light enter them and breathed a heavy sigh of relief. They hadn't expected the Holy Son of Spirit Hall—their enemy—to actually defeat the Silver Dragon King and sever her subconscious link to the world.
The Sun Moon Imperial family looked on with complex expressions at the cheering Heaven Dou soldiers. Sword Douluo and the others were beaming. The meaning of the silver light was clear: Ye Lan had won!
Heaven Dou was victorious! The three-year war was finally coming to an end!
Qian Renxue, Qian Daoliu, and Bibi Dong finally let go of their tension. Although they didn't know how Ye Lan had overcome his weakness in mental strength, the silver meteors were a proclamation of his triumph. As long as he was safe, nothing else mattered.
Bibi Dong, noticing the soldiers' confusion, announced in a voice that carried across the battlefield: "Do not be alarmed! This is the proof of the Holy Son's ultimate victory! The Heaven Dou Empire, under the leadership of the Holy Son of Spirit Hall, has won!"
Hearing the Pope's declaration, the soldiers were overcome with pride and excitement.
"Lord Holy Son!!"
"Azure Emperor!!"
"God Ye!!"
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Ye Lan relaxed as he watched the silver sparks leave Gu Yuena. Had she chosen to use those millions of people for a final counterattack, he wouldn't have known what to do. Would he have really slaughtered seventy percent of the population? Could his mind have withstood killing millions? Could he have brought himself to kill Grandpa Sword, Uncle Ning, or Grandpa Tom?
Just then, he heard a voice that caught him off guard.
"Ye Lan... aren't you going to kill me?" Gu Yuena's eyes were filled with a longing for death.
Knowing she had hurt him, and having lost her control over the continent's subconscious, she had no moves left. If the roles were reversed, she knew an enemy would never spare her in such a weakened state. She didn't even have the strength left to manifest her True Dragon Form.
"Why would I kill you?" Ye Lan asked. "Since you chose to sever the link to the subconscious of the people, it means you will no longer control them."
He couldn't bring himself to do it. Despite his victory, he felt something was wrong. He didn't understand why Gu Yuena had stopped dodging at the end—it was as if she had wanted to be hit.
Hearing his words, the guilt in Gu Yuena's heart intensified until it threatened to drown her. She looked at him with a tormented expression and murmured, "Have we... met before?"
Ye Lan's pupils contracted. He stared at her in surprise. He deactivated the Blue Silver Life Mecha and descended to stand before her.
Seeing her covered in wounds and blood, he felt a pang of pity. He placed a hand on her shoulder, converting his soul power into pure vitality and funneling it into her body. As her pale face regained some color, he spoke.
"You don't remember me? In my memory, we've met several times."
"When?" Gu Yuena felt the warmth of his hand and the gentle flow of life energy. Her cheeks flushed slightly as she looked at him with curiosity.
"The first time was in Spirit City, during the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament." Ye Lan paused. "Gu Yuena... I remember that I was the one who gave you your name."
Gu Yuena froze. "You gave me my name?! But that name isn't..."
She trailed off. In her dreams over the past few years, she had vaguely learned that her future name was indeed Gu Yuena. She had always assumed she had chosen it for herself.
"How did you know that name?!" she asked, her voice trembling with shock.
"Well..." Ye Lan rubbed his nose, looking a bit sheepish. Back then, he had blurted out the name "Gu Yuena" subconsciously, and the Silver Dragon King had liked it so much she adopted it. But seeing her reaction now, it seemed she hadn't experienced that event yet.
"I heard the name in a dream," Ye Lan explained softly. "In that dream, I was in a different world. I saw glimpses of the Douluo Continent. One of those glimpses was of a silver-haired woman who looked exactly like you. Her name was Gu Yuena."
Gu Yuena reached out with her fair, slender hands and cupped Ye Lan's face, searching his features. She saw the blue-gold hair, the golden dragon pupils, and his perfect, gentle features. Her heart fluttered.
She suppressed the strange sensation and asked, "If you saw me... why didn't I see you in my dreams?"
Ye Lan finally realized how she knew so much about the future. "Gu Yuena, have you been dreaming about the Douluo Continent too?"
Gu Yuena nodded slowly. For the first time, she felt the distance between them vanish. She was overwhelmed with joy to find that someone else in the world shared her burden of fragmented, broken dreams of the future.
In that moment, tears of both joy and sorrow fell from her starlit purple eyes.
(End of Chapter)