The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 859: Dragon Abyss's Shocking Changes: Twin Reverse Scales

Deep within the Dragon Abyss Sea, a dark purple vortex swirled like the mouth of a giant beast, madly devouring the surrounding water and spiritual energy. Chu Mochen knelt on one knee, his Ni Lin Blood Sword piercing the seabed. The spray from the waves froze into ice crystals in mid-air. His white clothes were already soaked with dragon blood, his hair clinging to his cheeks, and his exposed pupils were madly flashing gold and red—a sign that the Candle Dragon bloodline was about to run wild.

"Prince Zhulong, hand over your reverse scale, and I'll spare your body!" The three elders of the Dragon Clan formed a triangle, their dragon-patterned halberds emitting a dazzling azure light, pinning Chu Mochen to the center. The leading elder, Cangyuan, sneered, "Thousands of years ago, you attempted to tamper with the Heavenly Dao Fate Plate and betrayed the Dragon Clan. Today is the day of reckoning!"

Chu Mochen suddenly looked up, and the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth turned into thin red lines in the water: "The horoscope is a scam of Tiandao Pavilion..." Before he finished speaking, Elder Cangyuan swung his halberd and chopped it down. The dragon power condensed at the tip of the halberd instantly evaporated the surrounding sea water, revealing the dark seabed.

Just as the halberd's blade was about to touch Chu Mochen's throat, a chaotic aura ripped through the void. Yun Yao stepped on the starlight, and the chaotic Dao foundation flowed through her body, forcibly smoothing the distorted space around her. "Chu Mochen!" She waved her jade hand lightly, and countless spiritual energy transformed into chains that wrapped around the dragon-patterned halberd. "Let him go!"

"Another outsider!" Elder Qingming roared, sweeping his dragon tail across the sky, stirring up a massive wave. Yun Yao didn't flinch, a black and white vortex of energy appearing in her palm. It was the "Chaos Realm" she had just comprehended. The moment the massive wave touched the vortex, it was disintegrated into the purest particles of spiritual energy.

Elder Cangyuan's pupils shrank suddenly. "Chaos Dao Base? Who the hell are you?" He suddenly realized that Yun Yao's aura was exactly the same as the "Void Spirit Envoy" recorded in the Tiandao Pavilion a thousand years ago. But before he could think about it, Chu Mochen had already seized the opportunity and leaped up, pointing the Nilin Blood Sword directly at Elder Cangyuan's brow.

"Be careful!" Yun Yao had barely finished her words when the other two elders attacked simultaneously. Three halberds intertwined in the air like a cage, trapping Chu Mochen tightly. The dragon blood patterns on the halberd blades flickered, drawing out the Candle Dragon bloodline within Chu Mochen's body.

"No!" Yun Yao recklessly charged into the cage. Her Chaos Dao Foundation collided with the cage, unleashing a dazzling burst of light. At that moment, the Ni Lin Blood Sword suddenly roared like a dragon, and ancient runes emerged from its blade, resonating with Yun Yao's Chaos Dao Foundation. The spiritual energy surrounding the two converged frantically, condensing into a golden sword energy at the sword's tip.

"Sword Qi of Creation!" Yun Yao and Chu Mochen shouted in unison. The sword energy pierced the air, shattering the cage with a resounding bang. The three elders were blown away by the aftermath, crashing heavily into the distant coral reef. Under the impact of the sword energy, a massive crack appeared on the seabed of Longyuan. Deep within the crack, the faint sound of chains snapping could be heard.

"That is..." Yun Yao's eyes focused. At the bottom of the crack, there was a secret room emitting faint light. The door of the secret room was engraved with ancient dragon patterns, and half of a broken life plate was inlaid in the center - it was the "Heavenly Life Plate" that Chu Mochen had been stripped of!

"The Ni Lin Chamber..." Elder Cang Yuan struggled to his feet, his eyes filled with terror. "You can't go in!" But his obstruction was pointless; Yun Yao and Chu Mochen had already entered the chamber. Inside, half of the horoscope hovered in the center, surrounded by countless chains. At the other end of each chain, a gigantic dragon-shaped phantom clung to the surface.

"This is..." Yun Yao was about to get closer when the system suddenly issued a shrill alarm: "Warning! Powerful space-time fluctuations detected!" Before he finished speaking, the walls around the secret room began to distort, and a familiar figure slowly emerged - it was the master of Tiandao Pavilion!

"Prince Zhulong, Envoy Xu Ling, how are you?" The Pavilion Master's black robe fluttered in the wind, and a strange red light flashed in his eyes. "I have been waiting for this day for a long time." He raised his hand and waved it, and the chains suddenly rioted, tightly entangling Chu Mochen and Yun Yao.

"Let him go!" Yun Yao struggled hard, her Chaos Dao Foundation energizing furiously, only to discover that the chains, inscribed with the laws of Heaven, could suppress her power. Meanwhile, the Candle Dragon bloodline within Chu Mochen's body was being rapidly drained, and the Ni Lin Blood Sword began to dim.

At this moment, Yun Yao suddenly noticed a faint crack on the fragment of the fate disk. She was moved, remembering what the system had said: Chu Mochen's true identity was a "fate-defying person" born when the "Heavenly Way was shattered," and that he and her "ethereal body" were two sides of the same coin. Could it be...

"Chu Mochen, believe me!" Yun Yao suddenly bit her tongue and sprayed a mouthful of blood onto the horoscope. A miracle happened: the horoscope fragments began to repair themselves, and the chains that bound them began to loosen. Seeing this, the Pavilion Master's face suddenly changed: "Impossible! How could you possibly repair the horoscope!"

It turns out that Yun Yao's Chaos Dao essence is the embodiment of the "Origin of the Astral Realm," while the fragments of the Fate Plate are the remnants of the shattered Heavenly Dao. The encounter between the two creates a strange resonance. As the Fate Plate repairs, Chu Mochen's fate-defying power and Yun Yao's ethereal body begin to merge, and a brilliant light bursts forth from their intersection.

"No!" The Pavilion Master roared and charged forward, only to be blown away by the light. After the light dissipated, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen's auras completely merged into one. Behind them, a huge twin shadow emerged - half Zhulong, half Xuling, the twin essences born when the Heavenly Dao was shattered!

At that moment, dark clouds suddenly gathered over the Dragon Abyss Sea, and a massive bolt of lightning struck down, striking directly at the secret chamber. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen exchanged a smile, raising their hands simultaneously. The twin phantoms followed suit. In an instant, the lightning was absorbed by the phantoms, transforming into a stronger beam of light that shot towards the sky.

"This is..." The Pavilion Master was horrified to find that his carefully arranged plan was being completely shattered. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen were no longer chess pieces under his control.

"Let's go." Yun Yao held Chu Mochen's hand, and the twin shadows transformed into streams of light, leading them through the Dragon Abyss Sea and disappearing into the sky. Leaving behind the shocked Dragon Clan elders and the gloomy Tiandao Pavilion Master.

The waves on the surface of the Dragon Abyss Sea gradually subsided, but everyone knew that a bigger storm was brewing. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen would also face even more severe challenges. Because the truth they just uncovered was just the tip of the iceberg, the real conspiracy had just begun...