Chapter 874: I Have Won

A massive dragon tail tore through space, descending upon Lingyun to shroud him. The space around Lingyun instantly solidified, leaving his form unable to move.

"It seems I have truly angered this Miss Dragon God!" Feeling the solidified space around him, a flash of helplessness crossed Lingyun's eyes.

A silver radiance lit up around Lingyun, and his form instantly vanished into the Void. The Dragon God's tail landed where Lingyun had just been, directly shattering the space.

"Human, you cannot escape!" The Dragon God let out a roar, and her massive form instantly vanished into the Void.

At the edge of the pure white world, the Void twisted, and a golden dragon emerged from it. However, before Lingyun could even catch his breath, the space in front of him shattered instantly, and a massive dragon tail swept toward him.

With no way to dodge, Lingyun's entire body erupted with golden light, transforming into a streak of light that collided heavily with the dragon tail.

"Crack! Crack..."

As the golden light and the dragon tail collided, the surrounding space was instantly torn to shreds by the terrifying force, revealing the deep nothingness.

Amidst a violent boom, both the dragon tail and the golden light were sent flying. The Dragon God, having emerged from the Void, let out a pained groan; her dragon tail was now covered in cracks, with blood spilling out everywhere.

"It has been a long time since I was injured!" The Dragon God emerged completely from the spatial rift, extending her wounded tail before her, her tone carrying a hint of bewilderment.

The golden light that had been sent flying transformed into a giant golden dragon in mid-air. The giant dragon's body was covered in cracks, and countless golden and silver light particles drifted out from it. Immediately, the giant dragon's form collapsed, and Lingyun's figure appeared in the Void.

"Cough, cough—" Lingyun, having revealed his form, could not help but clutch his chest, coughing up a large mouthful of blood.

"Human, you cannot hold on any longer, can you!" The Dragon God's gaze turned toward Lingyun's direction.

"It can't be helped; the consumption from that previous state was truly too great." Lingyun straightened his body, brilliance flowing within his silver pupils.

"This world is also about to give out. To hold me back, you let such a world fall into collapse—you humans are truly extravagant! You should know that even many powerful Demon Gods of this world could not construct such a Small World with complete laws!" The Dragon God remarked while surveying the world.

In this pure white world, cracks had appeared at some unknown point. These cracks were all left behind from the previous battle between Lingyun and the Dragon God. When the Dragon God shattered Lingyun's dragon form, she also damaged the foundation of this world, causing it to show signs of collapse.

"Actually, I have always wondered: since you have the ability to construct worlds, why not construct a Small World and give it to that Youkai, Yakumo Yukari, instead of letting Yakumo Yukari construct that world called Gensokyo herself?" There was a hint of doubt in the Dragon God's tone.

"If it were a world constructed by me, it would not be Gensokyo. Only by building it with their own hands will that world belong to them. Moreover, if it were a world constructed by me, what would happen to that world when I had to leave it? Should I pack it up and take it with me? Would you, Dragon God, agree to that?" Lingyun said with a light chuckle. "Also, Dragon God, have you not discovered the flaw in this world of mine?"

"The flaw in this world?" The Dragon God's gaze swept across this world on the verge of shattering. "I actually think this world is quite good. Whether it is the laws or the structure, it is quite complete. Even that existence in this world named Shinki could not surpass you in terms of constructing worlds."

"Is that so?"

"Wait, what is this?" The Dragon God suddenly widened her eyes, extending her dragon tail before her once again.

On her pure white dragon tail, tiny golden scales had appeared at some unknown point. She was certain that these scales were absolutely not formed by her own power, but rather that some power had eroded into her scales through her wounds, causing this change.

The Dragon God's tail flicked, and the golden scales on her tail were instantly shaken off. The scales that flew off actually drifted automatically toward Lingyun.

"What power is this?" The Dragon God looked at the scales floating beside Lingyun, her tone carrying a hint of wariness. It was the first time she had seen a power capable of silently eroding even the body of a World Consciousness.

"This is the flaw I spoke of. Any world I construct will contain this power. Do you think any of those Youkai could withstand the erosion of this power of mine?" Lingyun said, spreading his hands.

The Dragon God pondered for a moment, then shook her head. To resist the erosion of this power, unless the people living in the world he constructed were all existences at the level of a World Consciousness, it was basically impossible.

"I am truly curious as to where this power of yours comes from." The Dragon God's form spun in mid-air, beginning to shrink rapidly, before transforming into a human figure and appearing before Lingyun.

It was a young girl dressed in white palace attire full of ancient Eastern charm, her black hair moving without wind. At first glance, the girl looked like a fairy who had walked out of a landscape painting. However, there were spots of blood on the girl's clothing. The girl's eyes were wide open, and she was looking at Lingyun with a curious expression.

"I am also somewhat curious about where this power comes from." Lingyun's gaze landed on the girl. "However, I also did not expect that your human form, Dragon God, would look like this."

Seeing the Dragon God like this, Lingyun could not help but think of the two adorable lolis, Gaia and Alaya, from the Type-Moon World, and at the same time, he thought of the World Consciousness he had encountered before. Could it be that because worlds are usually referred to as mothers, they have all uniformly turned into females?

Suddenly, the Dragon God flashed a sly smile at Lingyun.

"Human, I have won!" The Dragon God extended a small hand, more translucent than mutton-fat jade, and gripped the Void sharply.

Countless cracks spread through this pure white world, centered on her small hand, instantly filling the world. With a crisp sound, the entire world began to collapse, turning into countless light particles and dissipating into the Void.

"This world has shattered; you can no longer stop me." The Dragon God said with a giggle. "The time we spent fighting was not nearly enough for Yakumo Yukari to complete the construction of Gensokyo!"

Looking at the motionless Lingyun, a hint of doubt could not help but appear on the Dragon God's face: "Eh, human, do you not intend to stop me anymore? If you borrowed the power generated when this world was destroyed, you might have been able to delay me for a while longer?"

"No, Dragon God, I have won." Lingyun suddenly revealed a smile at the Dragon God.

"What do you mean by that?" A bad premonition suddenly rose in the Dragon God's heart.

She looked up and finally discovered the anomaly: the flow of time in this world was different from the original world.

"When?" The Dragon God could not help but exclaim in astonishment.

"Guess!"

"Could it be, at that time..." The Dragon God suddenly recalled Lingyun's previous words: 'Disrupt, World Strings.'

"Human, you really are something!" Looking at the smiling Lingyun, a hint of faint anger could not help but rise on the Dragon God's exquisite face.

Who was she? She was the dignified Dragon God, yet she had actually been played by a visitor from another world.