Hey, You're Finally Awake

"Where exactly is that world with Dragon Language magic...?"

Di Tian sat in his chair. Though Fatalis had just beaten him black and blue in Monster Hunter, his eyes were frighteningly bright.

Fatalis was powerful, but in Di Tian's eyes, it was ultimately only powerful flesh and blood—the pinnacle of beasts.

As the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King and captain of the Dragon God's personal guard, what he sought was the dragons' lost inheritance—magic and majesty.

"Don't rush, Lord Beast God." Lu Yuan stood before the console, watching the [Quest Complete] notification pop up on the Screen as his fingers moved swiftly.

[Quest reward issued: Epic open world—The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim!]

[Bonus: All DLCs (Dawnguard, Hearthfire, Dragonborn)]

[Special permission: Player "Di Tian" may comprehend low-level Dragon Shouts in reality through spiritual resonance.]

This was the true trump card.

For dragons, how was this a game? This was plainly the revival of dragonkind!

Lowering his voice, Lu Yuan said mysteriously, "This world is called Nirn, and the place you're going is called Skyrim."

"There, dragons once ruled the world and enslaved all races."

"There, the Dragon Language is not merely a language. It is law. It is power."

"A true powerhouse need not even lift a hand. A single roar is enough to tear apart the heavens."

"One roar... tearing apart the heavens?" Di Tian's breathing quickened.

This was precisely the realm he had dreamed of. On Douluo Continent, a soul beast's roar was at most a sonic attack. Where could there possibly be the power of laws?

"Are you ready?" Lu Yuan pointed at the silver dragon-shaped icon on the Screen, one filled with icy grandeur.

"In this world, you are no longer the Beast God. You will play an ordinary man with the soul of a dragon—the Dovahkiin, the Dragonborn."

"Go on. Go and listen... to the voice of the World-Eater!"

[Game launched: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]

Buzz—

The familiar sensation of weightlessness came over him, and the darkness before Di Tian's eyes gradually faded.

Then an icy wind cut across his face.

Wheels rolled over a gravel road, jolting endlessly, while the clopping of hooves rang in his ears.

Di Tian slowly opened his eyes.

Before him lay a bleak forest shrouded in mist. He instinctively tried to move, only to find his hands tightly bound by coarse rope.

"A mortal again? And a prisoner?" Di Tian frowned deeply.

At least in the Fatalis dungeon last time, he had been a free hunter. Why had he become a prisoner right from the start this time? Wasn't this opening a little too disrespectful?

Just then, the blond, burly man seated across from him, Ralof, looked at the newly awakened Di Tian and spoke that classic line:

"Hey, you're finally awake."

"You were trying to cross the border, right? Walked right into an Imperial ambush, same as us—and that horse thief over there."

Di Tian: "..."

What Empire? What horse thief? This one was the Beast God! He had come to learn Dragon Language magic!

He remained silent and coldly observed his surroundings.

There were four people on this broken wagon. Besides the blond, burly man, there was a man in a luxurious coat with his mouth gagged, named Ulfric Stormcloak. Finally, there was a petty thief named Lokir, trembling all over.

"So this is Skyrim?" Di Tian sensed the elemental fluctuations in the air.

Though he currently had no Soul Power, he keenly detected an ancient magical element drifting through this world's air, one that was extraordinarily active.

The activity of this element even surpassed that of the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest!

"If I could cultivate here..." Di Tian's heart shook.

The wagon slowly entered a fortress called Helgen.

The atmosphere was grim. Armored soldiers stood everywhere, their eyes cold.

"Get down!" A soldier roughly shoved Di Tian and the others off the wagon.

The horse thief named Lokir tried to escape, only to be shot dead by an arrow, blood splattering across the ground.

"Is this how worthless mortal lives are?" Di Tian watched coldly.

He felt no fear. Instead, he found this real brutality far more interesting than the childish soul master duels of Douluo Continent.

Soon, it was his turn.

"Next! The one in the black robe!" The Imperial female captain pointed at Di Tian, looking at him as if he were already dead. "To the block!"

Di Tian was forced onto the execution block, an icy axe blade hanging above his head.

At that life-or-death moment, Di Tian did not panic. Instead, he sneered inwardly. Lu Yuan went to all that trouble to bring me in. He wouldn't have done it just to let me watch an execution show.

That so-called protagonist should be making an appearance now, shouldn't he?

From the distant snow-capped mountaintops came a strange sound.

The roar was full of rhythm, as though it resonated with heaven and earth.

"Roar—!!!"

Then, a colossal shadow tore through the clouds and descended with indescribable pressure!

Its entire body was black, its scales sharp as blades. Its spread wings blotted out the sky, and its red eyes brimmed with brutality.

The World-Eater—Alduin!

It landed atop the tower opposite the execution platform and proudly looked down at the panicked humans below.

That gaze was just like the way Di Tian usually looked at soul masters—the gaze one used for ants.

Then it opened its mouth.

Di Tian stared fixedly at Alduin's throat.

He clearly heard the black dragon utter three ancient words. Each syllable was distinct, containing supreme laws:

"Yol... Toor... Shul!!!" "Fire... Inferno... Sun!!!"

Boom—!!!

As those three syllables fell, the laws of heaven and earth seemed to be rewritten in an instant.

The formerly gloomy sky abruptly transformed into a burning inferno!

Countless meteors wrapped in flames rained down like an apocalyptic meteor shower, striking every inch of Helgen with perfect accuracy!

There was no Soul Power fluctuation! No spiritual force guiding it!

It was merely... speaking! Commanding flames with language, ordering the heavens with sound!

"So this is... Dragon Language magic?!" Di Tian, still pinned to the execution block, trembled to his very soul.

It was a resonance born from the depths of his bloodline!

"Words becoming law... this is true words becoming law!"

"This is the power dragons should possess! This is the profound truth that even the Dragon God had never fully grasped—Thu'um!"

At that moment, the screams, explosions, and sounds of collapsing buildings around him all vanished from Di Tian's ears.

In his eyes, there was only the black dragon soaring through the sea of fire.

How was that a monster? It was clearly the great mentor he had been desperately seeking—the mentor of the Great Dao!

Bang! Di Tian took off the helmet once more.

This time, he was neither enraged as he had been while playing Monster Hunter nor afraid.

His face was filled with fervor, as though he were on a pilgrimage. In those golden vertical pupils, the reflection of the meteor-filled sky seemed to remain.

"Boss!!" Di Tian suddenly turned around. His eyes were so frighteningly bright that Wang Qiuer, who was drinking cola beside him, jumped in fright.

"What was that move the black dragon used... called?!" Di Tian's voice trembled.

Leaning against the counter, Lu Yuan leisurely took a sip of Sprite. "That's called—a Dragon Shout."

"In this world, anyone with dragon blood or a dragon soul can master this power by studying the runes on Word Walls."

"That move just now was merely the most basic fire-type Dragon Shout."

"There is Unrelenting Force, which can blow everything away, and Time Slow, which can freeze time. There are even stronger ones, such as Dragonrend, which can forcibly bring dragons down from the sky."

Hearing this, Di Tian could no longer sit still. He stood up and grabbed Lu Yuan by the wrist.

"Teach me!"

"I want to learn it! No matter the cost! I'll even dig up every soul bone beneath the Lake of Life and give them to you!"

"As long as I can learn this... why should the soul beast race fear heavenly tribulations? Why fear humans?!"

Watching the Beast God, who had completely taken the bait and had even become a fanatical "Dragonborn," Lu Yuan's smile bloomed brilliantly.

"Easy, easy."

"As long as you pay, you're a Dragonborn."

"However, learning Dragon Shouts requires aptitude. I can see that Lord Beast God has extraordinary talent, so why not... start with the simplest one, Unrelenting Force?"

"How do I train?" Di Tian asked eagerly.

Lu Yuan pointed at the Screen. "Go in and find the old Greybeards."

"Then, in reality, roar at Scarlet King a few more times. Once you can roar Scarlet King right off his feet, your divine skill will be complete."

Scarlet King beneath the table: ???

Woof? What did I do wrong? Why was I always the one getting hurt?!