Kabanata 209: Mark of Qualification

"Sh*t—"

The golden dragon was too fast for him to evade. The only thing he could do in time was putting his astral shield up.

The golden figure went through the shield and hit his forehead.

Bang!

Su Ping felt the whole world spinning around him for a brief but painful moment. When he could think clearly again, he felt something strangely hot moving along his head as if he were bleeding.

He put a hand on his forehead and sensed a small bump on his skin.

What the heck?? This never happened inside the virtual dragon tower!

The hot feeling suddenly returned, not on his skin, but directly inside his brain this time.

He saw images flashing past his view. Images of an ancient and barren land assaulted by constant lightning bolts and hurricanes, as if some kind of world-ending apocalypse had arrived.

A large, five-clawed golden dragon emerged from the distance and flew into the thunderclouds above.