Ch. 201True Dragon Crown Prince vs. Sub-Dragon Prince
Chapter Summary:
True Dragon Crown Prince vs. Sub-Dragon Prince
Key Plot Points and Events
- Tang Wulin unleashes his full arsenal of Dragon God powers against Long Zijin’s Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon. His four Bloodline Soul Skills receive divine enhancement, while his four Innate Skills—Dragon God Golden Body, Dragon God Tyrant Body, Dragon God Domain, and Annihilation Shock Blast—are also activated.
- Tang Wulin combines the power of the eight elements with annihilation energy and charges at the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon.
- Long Zijin counters with the sixth Divine Skill, Lift All Stars, inherited from the Sub-Dragon Progenitor’s sixth son. The skill allows the dragon to bear the force of Tang Wulin’s annihilation attack and resist it directly.
- The two domains—Tang Wulin’s Dragon God Domain and Long Zijin’s Sun Domain—collide, while annihilation power clashes with the force of destruction. Both sides begin exhausting their abilities.
- Tang Wulin gains the advantage temporarily, breaking through the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon’s wings with a barrage of Dragon God Fists.
- Long Zijin then changes tactics, employing the second Divine Skill, Battle Heaven and Sun, modeled after Yazi and resembling the first move of the Indomitable Staff Technique, Battle Heaven and Earth.
- The shift completely reverses the battle. Long Zijin overwhelms Tang Wulin with a savage storm of dragon fists, shattering his Dragon God Tyrant Body and breaking through his defenses for the first time.
- Tang Wulin is beaten from the sky and crashes into Sea God Island. The Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon continues attacking him on the ground until Long Zijin finally intervenes.
- Long Zijin declares that Tang Wulin has lost. He explains that annihilation power is inferior to destruction power and that Tang Wulin survives only because of the Golden Dragon King’s ultimate physique.
- Long Zijin intends to return to the Dragon Realm’s graveyard and use Gu Yue—the Silver Dragon King—as nourishment for the Sub-Dragon Progenitor, along with obtaining the Asura Demon Sword.
- Despite his defeat, Tang Wulin refuses to surrender because Gu Yue is his friend, companion, classmate, and someone who came to Sea God’s Fate for his sake.
- Realizing that his only remaining chance is to unleash the berserk fury of the Dragon God bloodline and the violence of the divine realm, Tang Wulin prepares to continue fighting.
- The chapter ends with Qiangu Zhangting, who has come to seize the bride, requesting a battle.
Character Developments
- Tang Wulin: Demonstrates extraordinary strength by combining the Golden Dragon King bloodline, Dragon God Transformation, and annihilation godhood. Although he is decisively beaten, his determination to protect Gu Yue remains unbroken. His emotions begin pushing him toward the dangerous berserk side of his bloodline.
- Long Zijin: Reveals overwhelming combat ability and greater mastery of destruction power. He deliberately limits himself during the initial exchange to test Tang Wulin, but once he uses Yazi’s battle technique, he gains complete control of the fight.
- Gu Yue: Though largely offstage, her importance becomes central. Tang Wulin’s refusal to surrender is motivated entirely by his desire to save her from being sacrificed.
- Dai Yun’er: Watches Tang Wulin’s performance and recognizes how far he has surpassed her after three years, feeling discouraged by the gap between them.
- Na’er: Shows concern for Tang Wulin and begs Long Zijin to stop beating him.
- Qiangu Zhangting: Enters at the end, challenging the defeated Tang Wulin and introducing another immediate conflict.
Significant Themes
- Power versus endurance: Tang Wulin’s overwhelming techniques can rival Long Zijin’s power temporarily, but his limited transformation duration and inferior annihilation energy ultimately leave him at a disadvantage.
- Sacrifice and protection: Tang Wulin’s battle is no longer about pride or victory; he fights because he refuses to let Gu Yue be sacrificed.
- Bloodline and self-control: The Dragon God bloodline grants immense power but also contains violent, destructive impulses. Tang Wulin must suppress these emotions even as he considers relying on them.
- Generational rivalry: The battle fulfills an old, unresolved contrast between the Dragon God’s heir and the Sub-Dragon Progenitor’s successor, symbolizing a clash between two dragon lineages and eras.
- Hope after defeat: Although physically crushed, Tang Wulin maintains his will to fight, suggesting that determination and emotional bonds may still alter the seemingly hopeless situation.
Character Interactions
- Tang Wulin and Long Zijin engage in a direct confrontation that shifts from mutual testing to overwhelming domination.
- Long Zijin warns Tang Wulin to admit defeat and offers no compromise regarding Gu Yue’s fate.
- Tang Wulin openly declares Gu Yue’s importance to him and refuses to abandon her.
- Na’er pleads with Long Zijin to stop attacking Tang Wulin, showing her emotional attachment and sympathy.
- Observers such as Luo Guixing, Dai Yun’er, Di Guangming, Long Chen, and Xu Yucheng react with shock to the battle’s scale and Tang Wulin’s transformation.
- Qiangu Zhangting’s final challenge interrupts the confrontation and sets up the next stage of the conflict.