Starfarer, Judgment Execution! Orbital Annihilation Pulse!

The black dragon finished speaking and swooped down.

Scorching dragonfire erupted from his massive jaws in streams hot enough to incinerate anything.

But Starfarer moved.

He became a streak of golden light, dodging every blast of dragonfire with precision.

He cruised through the air at high speed, rolling and changing direction.

Di Tian's attacks grew faster and more relentless.

But Starfarer was faster!

Chen Xing gripped the controls inside the cockpit.

AI Pom-Pom's voice rattled off warnings in his mind:

"Dragonfire approaching from the left. Recommend turning thirty degrees right to evade."

"Energy fluctuation behind us. Likely a tail sweep. Recommend gaining altitude."

"Ahead..."

Chen Xing kept Di Tian occupied, and gradually, Di Tian's attacks weakened.

Seeing that he could not hurt Chen Xing, Di Tian flew into a rage.

He unleashed his full strength, firing a black beam from his mouth.

The beam punched through the clouds, carving a trench thousands of meters long as it hurtled toward Starfarer.

Starfarer braked hard and stopped in midair.

Then he swung a fist and smashed it into the enormous beam.

Boom!

The energy blast sent clouds flying for hundreds of meters around them.

Di Tian stared hard into the clouds.

But when the shockwave faded, Chen Xing's Starfarer was still floating there, completely unscathed.

He looked down at Di Tian from above.

"That's impossible!"

An attack packed with his strongest dark power had done nothing to Starfarer!

"Are you finished attacking?"

Chen Xing's voice came from within Starfarer.

"Because it's my turn now. Any objections?"

Di Tian's pupils contracted sharply.

The next second, a brilliant golden light burst from Starfarer and spread in every direction.

Di Tian's vision blurred.

When he could see again, he was no longer above the sea.

He stood on a vast circular platform floating in a space that blazed like fire.

Di Tian's heart sank.

"What kind of domain is this?!"

He had seen countless Soul Masters' domains.

But never one like this.

It was as though this space had been severed from reality itself.

Starfarer hovered in midair.

Chen Xing's voice came from the Mecha.

"Di Tian, you're lucky. You're the first enemy to enter my Judgment Space."

Judgment Space?

But before he could think further, Starfarer slowly raised his right hand. A huge Light Sword appeared in it.

"The sea of stars is vast and boundless. I want to explore it with Na'er."

"But since you insist on stopping us today, then here..."

Chen Xing's voice rose sharply.

"I'll clear the way for our journey!"

Starfarer tightened his grip on the Light Sword.

Golden light surged wildly along its blade.

"I..."

"Am the Trailblazer!!!"

[Judgment Execution!]

The golden Light Sword sliced through the void, trailing iridescent light as it struck at Di Tian with impossible speed.

Di Tian instinctively raised a claw to block it, but he might as well have tried to stop a charging cart with his arm.

A terrifying force came through the blade.

It was more than raw power.

It was a kind of...

Will!

A power he had never encountered before,

blazing as fiercely as fire!

"Aaaagh!"

Di Tian let out a scream of pain.

A golden burn appeared across his massive body.

Before he could react, Starfarer struck again and again.

Golden arcs of sword light wove a net through the void, cutting burn after burn into his body.

Those golden burns continued to eat away at him.

The defenses he took such pride in were useless against the Light Sword.

"What in the world is that thing?!"

Di Tian roared and tried to escape the platform, only to find that his wings felt weighted with lead.

Then Starfarer suddenly stopped and withdrew the Light Sword.

A massive golden sphere of energy gathered at his chest.

At the sight of it, Di Tian felt the fear of death for the first time.

He tried to dodge, but it was too late.

A huge golden beam shot from Starfarer's chest.

[Orbital Annihilation Pulse!]

"In the name of the Trailblazer, become a star and light the galaxy's long night!"

The golden beam pierced the entire void.

It struck Di Tian head-on.

"Impossible!!!"

The light swallowed him completely.

A blinding white flash followed.

When Di Tian opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on the beach.

He had no strength left, and the golden burns were still blazing across his body.

He tried to stand, but his legs gave way and he dropped to his knees.

Then he saw them.

Starfarer stood before him, holding the Light Sword against his neck.

And Na'er...

She stood in front of Starfarer, watching Di Tian with purple eyes that showed no emotion.

Silver light flowed around her, and a terrifying pressure radiated from her body.

It was the pressure of the Silver Dragon King!

Di Tian began to tremble uncontrollably.

"My... my lord..."

With difficulty, he bowed low to the ground.

Na'er looked at him and said one word.

"Leave."

Di Tian shuddered. He did not dare say another word.

He flew off with his tail between his legs.

The beach gradually fell quiet again.

Chen Xing climbed out of Starfarer's cockpit and looked down at Na'er.

For an instant, uncertainty gripped him.

He could not tell whether the girl below was Na'er or the Silver Dragon King.

But before he could dwell on it, Na'er flew into his arms.

"Big brother..."

Chen Xing froze at the sound of her voice.

"Big brother... Na'er isn't leaving..."

"Na'er will always be with you. We'll never be apart."

Chen Xing slowly wrapped his arms around her.

"Okay. Let's go home."

On the way home, Na'er told Chen Xing what had happened.

The moment his Starfarer had risen again,

Na'er's will had completely suppressed the other personality within her—the Silver Dragon King's dominant personality.

Through sheer force of will, Na'er had overcome her and taken control.

Permanently.

Chen Xing was stunned.

Then he smiled.

He glanced at Na'er, who had fallen asleep on his back from exhaustion. The weight that had burdened his heart for years finally lifted.

Na'er's fate had changed completely. Perhaps Gu Yue would never appear.

But...

Chen Xing glanced down at his chest.

A Stellaron seemed to be residing inside him!

Just now, through sheer force of will, he had managed to awaken it for an instant.

The Stellaron felt warm and remained quiet inside him. It did not seem to have any side effects.

"Could I really be the Trailblazer?"