CHAPTER 213: CHAPTER 209: DUSK GIANT DRAGON, STARS ALIGN, DIVINE WAR BEGINS!

"Lord Chu Yi, you must be joking."

Count Magister probed in a relaxed tone, "Actually, this child Denis is very proud and has no partner to this day."

If Chu Yi took a liking to Denis, he mused, it would actually be a good thing for the family.

The Magister family had long been besieged by the Duke; its core members were either dead or had fled, including Denis’s brother, the unfortunate successor to the Count title, who had been killed. Revitalizing a declining family was an incredibly difficult task.

But now, Chu Yi was an option.

He was Kane’s adopted son and a Beast Taming Genius. If Denis were to unite with him and they had exceptional offspring, the Magister family would have a future. Although nobility valued bloodline, in Count Magister’s view, Chu Yi’s bloodline, concealed by Kane, had to be exceptionally noble. Otherwise, how could he have achieved so much?!

"Grandpa... Grandpa..." Denis turned her head, looking at her grandfather in bewilderment.

Was her always doting grandfather preparing to trade her like merchandise? Just like those noble ladies with no talent in Blood Energy, destined to be sacrificial pawns in arranged marriages.

She instinctively resisted. But when she saw Count Magister’s old and weary face, the pleading in his eyes—his unwillingness to let the family fall into ruin—she hesitated.

In her memory, her grandfather had always been an authoritative figure, vigorous and spirited; she had rarely seen him in such a desolate state. The Duke’s suppression, the family’s decline, and the tragic deaths of their kin had long worn down his ambition. Various burdens had exhausted his energy, leaving everything in shambles.

Denis’s thoughts were a tangle. Her emerald eyes smarted, and tears welled up.

Suddenly, she remembered her brother. He had stood before her, shielding her, dying under a flurry of blades, yet still protecting her with his last breath. Her brother had fought for the family.

Then she, as a lady of the Magister family, her brother’s pride, should not fear these things. She had to embrace the hope of their family’s revitalization.

Denis bit her lip. A smile only she understood—bitter, helpless, despairing—transformed into an unyielding resolve.

"To... catch my lord’s eye is my honor." She spoke, her voice tinged with shame, then bit her lip, a certain allure in her silence.

Chu Yi was startled and gave her a strange look.

What was this Female Knight thinking? Had she misunderstood something? He merely thought this Female Knight would be a suitable maid for Bika... Her beauty was on par with Lias’s, quite striking. Having her as a personal maid wouldn’t be bad either. Besides, he already had several confidantes: Lias, Chen Xi, Jiang Qiuyun, the Moon Princess... Wouldn’t finding another just be asking for trouble?

"Alright, now, you go take care of my Pet Beast," Chu Yi agreed.

This made Count Magister breathe a sigh of relief. He looked at Denis with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

Denis also relaxed. Holding a young fox, she stood by obediently, ready to serve.

The once lofty Countess, renowned as the Jewel of Dawn Star, had been reduced to a maid. This chasm in status evoked an indescribable feeling, leaving her dazed.

"That bitch!" Jean gritted his teeth, jealousy almost spilling from his eyes. His goddess, a lowly maid! This human certainly knew how to play his games. And Denis, who had always treated him with such aloofness, like a proud canary—in the end, hadn’t she just become someone else’s plaything, to be toyed with at will?

Just like that, Chu Yi successfully subdued three—no, two—Counts. The Blood Race Queen’s power expanded once more, a cause for celebration.

Just as Chu Yi was preparing to accompany the Blood Race Queen to watch the stars, a ripple spread between heaven and earth, sweeping through the entire Duchy, even the entire Blood Race realm.

"Divine War?!"

Chu Yi rejoiced. He had finally awaited this prime opportunity. The reshuffling of old and new powers in the Dark World... mountains of bones piling up... Souls, resources—what immense wealth that would be!

DRONE—

「The night gradually brightened, signaling the arrival of the second day.」

The sky was somber. Through thick clouds, a low chant resounded through the heavens, like the whispers of Evil Gods, driving one to madness.

"The Divine War has come? How could it be so soon?"

"This time, which Ancestor has bestowed their grace?"

"I hope the nature of the Divine War doesn’t change too much."

"..."

Some nobles were overjoyed, while others wore worried expressions. For the Divine War was a trial orchestrated by the gods, a shattering of order to select legendary heroes. Those legendary figures spoken of in rumors—the Mother of Dragons, the Cage Twins, the Scarlet Knight, and others—had all participated in Divine Wars to some extent and received its boons. This was a chance to shatter class barriers and ascend to greatness in a single leap. Of course, a single misstep could also lead to a fall into the Abyss.

Soon, the sky turned somber. The sea of clouds surged, and an unnatural dusk fell.

A bizarre, twisted creature appeared, resembling a six-winged Giant Dragon. It was a full thousand zhang in length, spanning the heavens and earth, born from the twilight. Its six wings were made of white bone and contained extremely terrifying Curse Power.

Dusk-type? Chu Yi looked up, his Clock Eye refracting the Twilight Light as he gazed at the bizarre Giant Dragon.

The Dusk element was unique. It was the closest to the Evil Gods and hailed as one of the primordial powers of the Abyss. Creatures of this type easily evolved into Evil God’s Favored.

Chu Yi took a closer look. The Dusk Giant Dragon had wings of white bone and winding horns like a Demon Lord. Its draconic body was covered in dizzying, writhing patterns of color, as if infested with parasitic creatures.

Evil, ominous, bizarre, aberrant, distorted, fallen...

Merely a glimpse could cause spiritual erosion. With the slightest lapse in concentration, one’s Soul would deform and twist, allowing something else to occupy the body, as if one had become an entirely different person.

But the Clock Eye’s inherent power was considerable, granting him natural immunity.

This man... This scene surprised Denis, who was observing secretly. It was the first time she had seen a human dare to look directly at a Dusk Giant Dragon. Even among the Blood Race, those without high noble titles were easily corrupted by it, becoming mere shades within the twilight. Let alone stare at it for so long without any ill effect. Powerful!

"Lord Chu Yi, it’s best not to let your gaze linger on the Dusk Giant Dragon for too long; accidents can easily happen," Count Magister reminded. "Once it perceives you, it may consider it a provocation, which could bring ominous disaster."

Hearing this, Chu Yi nodded and shifted his gaze. "Alright."

Just moments before, he had even considered unleashing the King of Black Robes to slay the dragon. But he ultimately decided against it. It was better not to court death. This Giant Dragon might be at the Radiant Moon level, surpassing Dawn Star. It could be a Master of a Small World, equivalent to the final boss of an Extraordinary World.

At this moment, the Giant Dragon dissolved into a mass of twilight hues. These colors intertwined to form a vast starry sky, where each star, seemingly occupied by an ancient deity, returned to its original trajectory.

The stars return to their places!