Is It Funny That The Dragon Slayer Failed And Became The Dragon Princess?

177. Let’s Leave It At That

The tail was the weakness of a young dragon.

A young dragon’s tail hadn’t been trained and couldn’t withstand intense stimulation.

Xia Yi is a young dragon.

And her Inner Demon, as her projection, was naturally identical, whether it was strengths or weaknesses.

Thus, Xia Yi exploited this weakness, successfully gaining control over her Inner Demon.

“I’ll… kill you!!” Inner Demon Xia Yi shouted.

No matter how arrogant her voice sounded, Xia Yi applied force and squeezed the Inner Demon’s tail hard.

“Uwaahhhhh!”

Inner Demon Xia Yi cried out, instantly losing all momentum.

Initially, Inner Demon Xia Yi could still boast and stubbornly claim it had no effect on her, but those words eventually disappeared.

Inner Demon Xia Yi lay on the ground, her whole body limp. She couldn’t even lift her waist, let alone talk about resisting.

“I-I… actually fell into your hands because of this ridiculous weakness!”

Inner Demon Xia Yi felt immense humiliation.

“I can’t accept it… can’t accept it…”

“There’s nothing unacceptable. Using the opponent’s weakness to achieve victory in battle is common sense,” Xia Yi replied.

“You’re despicable!”

“Despicable? You’re clearly the Inner Demon, yet you say others are despicable. Isn’t that too ridiculous?”

“Damn it…”

Inner Demon Xia Yi was at a loss for words and lowered her head.

She was very unwilling.

Because from the moment of her birth, Inner Demon Xia Yi had only one goal.

Kill the original and replace her.

Now, this goal seemed impossible to achieve. The opponent had already won but was still humiliating her for amusement.

Inner Demon Xia Yi seemed to accept her fate, saying softly, “I lost.”

The moment those words left her mouth, Inner Demon Xia Yi’s armaments dissipated.

This signified that the battle had been decided.

Xia Yi also let go of her hand.

“Hmph, you can be happy now, Xia Yi. From now on, you don’t have to worry about your Inner Demon threatening you. You can sleep soundly,” Inner Demon Xia Yi mocked.”And you can even take my power to increase your strength.”

“Indeed.”

Xia Yi summoned the Holy Sword again, pointing its tip at Inner Demon Xia Yi’s heart.

Once either Xia Yi or her Inner Demon acknowledged their defeat, everything would end. The victor would gain control of the body and live on as the winner.

As for the loser, they would forever disappear from this world.

This battle had been like this from the start.

Only warriors who reached a certain level of strength would give birth to an Inner Demon. Controlling one’s state of mind and sealing the Inner Demon was a necessary condition for transcending the mundane.

If one wanted to go a step further, they needed to confront their Inner Demon and defeat it. Then they could absorb all of the Inner Demon’s power and advance further without worrying about being affected by the Inner Demon.

However, this was extremely risky. A single misstep could lead to disaster.

Therefore, most warriors would only stop at the sealing stage.

Of course, there were also a very small number of genius warriors who successfully defeated their Inner Demons and surpassed this stage.

Now, Xia Yi was one of these very few.

She now has the right to execute her Inner Demon.

“Why are you still dazed? Hurry up and kill me, Xia Yi,” Inner Demon Xia Yi sneered. “Absorb my power, increase your strength, and crush your enemies out there. Isn’t that your goal?”

“Yeah, that was my goal from the beginning. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have released the seal.” Xia Yi raised the Holy Sword.

Whoosh!

Just as the Holy Sword was about to strike Inner Demon Xia Yi, it disappeared.

Inner Demon Xia Yi was stunned.

“Mm, let’s leave it at that,” Xia Yi smiled.

“You… What do you mean by this?!” Inner Demon Xia Yi demanded. “Why won’t you kill me!”

“No particular reason.”

“You’re joking!! Are you looking down on me?!!”

Inner Demon Xia Yi jumped in front of Xia Yi in a rage and grabbed her collar.

“I lost our duel, and I’ve acknowledged my defeat. You should kill me and take my power! Don’t look down on me. I won’t beg for mercy just because I’m afraid to die!”

“I don’t think you’re afraid of death. Maybe I’m just… on a whim?” Xia Yi said.

“Are you crazy? Who would spare their Inner Demon?”

Inner Demon Xia Yi’s eyes widened. She now felt that the person in front of her was completely unreasonable.

“Hmph. Xia Yi, don’t think I’ll feel a bit of gratitude or even want to get along with you because of your choice. That’s impossible! I’m the one who wants to kill you the most. My feelings for you are only hatred. If you spare me now, I’ll constantly think about how to seize your body and then kill you. I’m warning you one last time. If you don’t kill me, there will be endless trouble in the future.”

“I know these consequences.”

Xia Yi still didn’t intend to take action.

“I swear you’ll regret it from the bottom of your heart,” Inner Demon Xia Yi continued to make threats.

“Mm.”

Xia Yi just smiled, then closed her eyes and left her mental world. Her figure gradually faded.

When she completely disappeared, only Inner Demon Xia Yi was left alone.

“Idiot.” Inner Demon Xia Yi lowered her head and muttered to herself.

…

“Heave-ho!”

Xia Yi sat up from the ground.

“Princess? Are you… alright?” Atiya asked with concern.

“Huh? What happened to me?”

“You seemed to be dreaming just now. You kept saying nonsense like ‘squeezing tails is fun’ and ‘I’ll kill you’ and such… It was incomprehensible.”

“Ah, that was…”

Xia Yi didn’t know how to explain.

She couldn’t exactly tell Atiya that she had battled her Inner Demon for three hundred rounds.

“It’s fine! I’ve rested enough. Let’s go again!”

“Okay.” Atiya didn’t press further.

Xia Yi and Atiya stood opposite each other again.

This time, the two were still using ordinary iron swords.

Atiya wasn’t sure if it was her misconception, but she always felt that the Princess’s aura seemed to have… changed.

It was different from before.

The current Xia Yi was not impatient but had a hint of calm confidence.

“Atiya, stop daydreaming. Let’s start.”

“Mm!” Atiya nodded.

An Instant Slash duel.

Same stance, same technique, same speed.

But this time, Atiya’s consistently calm state of mind actually produced a hint of anxiety, and a sense of crisis arose in her heart.

Her intuition was correct.

Xia Yi’s sword speed was actually faster than Atiya’s!

Clang!!

Accompanied by the sound of metal colliding that resounded through the space, the two swords clashed fiercely. The might of the swords stirred up a violent impact, and fierce winds raged in this space.

What would be… the result of the battle?