Lin did not unleash his domain.
He merely used the blessing of his primordial power, engaging Tohru in a bare-knuckle physical brawl with his normal combat strength.
Tohru did not transform back into her dragon form.
In her human form, she could not exert her full power.
Their first move was a probing attack.
Their fists collided.
Primordial power and magic power clashed, constantly eroding each other, and the enormous shockwave created large craters in the ground.
It even formed a momentary vacuum.
After that initial punch, Lin and Tohru had a basic understanding of each other.
The next moment, Tohru's hands transformed into dragon claws, wreathed in red magic, and she fiercely lunged at Lin.
Lin parried the attack with his left hand.
He threw a punch at Tohru with his right hand.
Tohru blocked with her left hand.
With another explosive bang, the air burst, shockwaves surged, and Tohru retreated a distance, utilizing the force of the impact.
She opened her maw wide, and her breath gathered.
A fiery-red dragon's breath shot out like a laser.
Lin's gaze narrowed slightly, and he empowered his hand with the Gold Kingship Sanctuary power.
He punched directly at the beam of dragon's breath.
The Sanctuary could both attack and defend.
Terrifying power converged at a single point.
Like the 'Death Punch' when the Baldy Great Demon King played with unheard legends.
The dragon's breath dissipated inch by inch.
Seeing this, Tohru's eyes sharpened.
She closed her mouth, stopping the spray, and transformed into a streak of light, instantly appearing before Lin, raising her right claw and striking down fiercely.
Lin dodged with a sidestep.
He grabbed Tohru's arm and elbowed her repeatedly.
One was a 'human' with the experience and instincts of a master fighter.
The other was a giant dragon who had lived for tens of thousands of years, rich in combat experience.
The two thus exchanged blows.
The person and the dragon transformed into streaks of light, constantly clashing and fighting at speeds imperceptible to the normal human eye.
Each collision generated a thunderous, deafening explosion.
The aftermath of the battle stirred the air.
Turning into sharp shockwaves.
The shockwaves swept through the surroundings, turning an area of ten thousand meters into a forbidden battleground.
The earth trembled, the sky vibrated.
As their battlefield moved several kilometers into the sky, they directly scattered the clouds above the desert, leaving only blue sky.
This battle lasted for an hour.
Hovering high in the sky, Lin and Tohru stopped, one after another, both showing satisfied, exhilarated smiles on their faces.
Both of them had enjoyed themselves thoroughly.
That's right, it was just playing.
Because neither of them had fought seriously, it was merely a friendly spar.
This was not a true battle.
In Lin and Tohru's view, a true battle was a fight to the death; anything else was just playing.
Although it was just playing.
It was also more than just playing.
The extent to which they could "play" could roughly indicate their true strength.
For example, Tohru and Kanna's playing.
To humans, it would undoubtedly be a terrifying, world-destroying spectacle.
Based on the feeling of having "played" three thousand times over this hour, Lin had a rough assessment of Tohru's strength.
Her base combat strength was the same as his.
Relying solely on her physical body and the amplification of her internal energy, without using magic or other abilities, she could easily destroy a city.
If she used all her abilities.
Tohru should also be similar to him, capable of destroying a large region with just one strike.
That's why she said she could destroy the world.
Both were at A+ (Nation-destroying level).
Of course, this was just a rough guess.
The specific intensity would be discussed later.
Looking at the messy desert, Lin communicated with the rules of the Exclusive Dust Realm, consuming primordial power to restore it to its previous state.
"What is this?!"
Seeing this act of creation, Tohru was instantly surprised.
Noticing her surprise, Lin smiled slightly and explained:
"This is my subspace, and I plan to turn it into my base of operations, our home, in the future."
"So amazing!"
Hearing the first half of the sentence, Tohru was a little shocked, not expecting Lin to possess such a vast subspace.
She had released her magic perception.
She could vaguely perceive how truly vast this world was.
Amidst her shock, Tohru then heard 'our home', her eyes moved slightly, sparkling, and a smile bloomed on her lips.
After repairing the desert, Lin looked at Tohru and asked with a smile:
"Tohru, would you like to explore my Exclusive Dust Realm subspace?"
"Alright."
Tohru nodded with a smile.
Originally, she had no interest.
But since Lin had called it 'our home', she naturally wanted to take a good look at her future home.
"I'll head out first."
Lin summoned the Gate of Mist.
"Oh... okay."
Tohru's eyes flickered upon hearing this, and she nodded at Lin with a smile.
She had thought Lin would stay with her.
Lin smiled at her and flew into the Gate of Mist, returning to his residence on Earth.
"Then I'll look around."
Tohru withdrew her gaze from where Lin had left, suppressing a hint of disappointment, and transformed into her original form to begin surveying her territory.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Lin, who had left the Exclusive Dust Realm, returned to the master bedroom on the second floor, saw Akashiya Moka still sleeping, and sat down in front of his computer.
He opened his computer and logged into World Tree.
Just as he logged in, his phone screen lit up.
He opened it to see it was Machida Sonoko.
Machida Sonoko, one of the editors at Fujikawa Bunko, meaning she was his and Kasumigaoka Utaha's editor-in-charge.
She was a short-haired onee-san (older sister type).
Her figure was similar to Kasumigaoka Utaha's.
He opened the LINE message:
"Xiao Bai-sensei, I have some good news here, do you want to hear it?"
Lin's name has 'Bai' in it.
His pen name was Daydream.
After their relationship became familiar, Machida Sonoko usually called him Xiao Bai, occasionally adding the suffix 'sensei'.
Just like she called Kasumigaoka Utaha 'Shi-chan'.
When Lin first debuted as a light novel author, Machida Sonoko also provided him with a lot of help.
For example, securing more promotional resources.
Lin began typing his reply:
"What good news? It's not the third anime adaptation, is it?"
Currently, the only surprising news related to novels seems to be this.
His debut work, Game of the Gods, has not yet concluded.
It is currently up to its tenth volume.
It has successfully received two anime adaptations.
Due to sufficient funding and enthusiastic production staff, the quality of the animated works was quite high.
It garnered a wave of popularity for the original work.
Machida Sonoko: "You guessed it again right away, how boring."
"But I have another piece of good news, do you want to hear it?"
Lin: "What is it?"
Machida Sonoko: "Guess."
Lin: "No guessing."
Machida Sonoko: "Just guess~."
Lin: "I won't."
Machida Sonoko: "Come on, just guess, Xiao Bai-sensei~~~."
Lin: "Hmph hmph, I really can't do anything with you."
Machida Sonoko: "Ehehe."
Lin: "Could it be that Machida-nee finally found a boyfriend?"
"It wasn't easy, congratulations."
On the other end of the phone.
"!!!"
Seeing Lin's guess, Machida Sonoko, dressed in a form-fitting business suit, was stunned, then her face darkened.
She couldn't help but lightly bite her silver teeth.
Seemingly a little annoyed.
Machida Sonoko: "You brat, what are you guessing randomly? It's not that."
Lin: "See, I said I wouldn't guess, but you insisted I guess. Now I guessed, and you're unhappy, Machida-nee."
Machida Sonoko: "..."
Lin: "Tell me, what's the second piece of good news?"
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