Chapter 265: Start of the Exam, Three Questions of Death

The room was deathly silent as the glowing number 1 flickered above.

[Number 1, it is your turn.]

The first participant stepped forward, the air thick with tension.

A tall man, his armor stained with dried blood, walked confidently toward the center of the massive chamber.

His steps were steady, his posture firm, but the sheer presence of the three dragons before him made even someone like him seem insignificant.

He stopped a few feet away and kneeled slightly, showing respect.

"I am Rael of the Ironblood Clan," he announced, his voice calm yet firm, "I've come to claim the right to enter the [Dragon Bloodline Trial]."

Zyphir, the Primordial Storm Dragon, let out a slow, bored sigh. "We'll see about that."

With a flick of his claw, an invisible force crashed down on Rael.

His muscles tensed, his breath hitched, and a crushing weight pressed onto his shoulders as if an unseen hand was trying to bury him into the ground.