Mr. Dragon Knight, the dragon girls are chasing you!

Luo Ye raised his hand to knock on the door, but the heavy stone door slowly opened from the inside.

Eldron stood inside the door, still wearing his neat dark gray elder's robe, his long, gray braid hanging down in front of his chest.

The moment he saw Luo Ye, his aged body trembled violently, his dark purple dragon eyes suddenly contracted, and he felt as if he had been struck hard in the heart by some invisible force.

He stared intently at the top of Luo Ye's head, his gaze unable to look away even for a moment.

That once jet-black, neat, vibrant, and youthful hair has completely lost all its color.

"Dragon Knight...your hair..." Eldron's voice trembled so much he could barely speak.

Eldron's voice trembled violently and uncontrollably, breaking into fragments and barely forming complete sentences.

He repeatedly opened and closed his chapped lips, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down as he swallowed the bitterness and guilt surging in his heart.

His dry, wrinkled fingers gripped the dragon scale pendant on his chest tightly, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably.

On his wrinkled face, heartache, guilt, shock, and disbelief overlapped, all the emotions twisting together and contorting his face, which had lived for nearly 30,000 years.

He had lived for nearly 30,000 years, and never before had he felt such a profound shock and overwhelming guilt.

Luo Ye watched his discomfiture with a hint of helplessness in her eyes, then smiled calmly and gently, saying in a nonchalant tone, "The curse is lifted."

Those five simple words struck Eldron like a thunderclap, making his eardrums ring and his mind tremble.

He shuddered violently again, his cloudy, aged eyes instantly reddening, and warm, moist tears welled up in his eyes, threatening to fall.

"You...you actually...you really did it..."

Eldron opened his mouth, as if to say something, but found that his voice was completely choked up.

Everyone knows that the Eternal Night Curse is a dead end, a shackle, a fateful cage that even the Dragon Kings of all ages could not escape.

But this human boy before them, with his mere mortal body, defied fate and used everything he had to shatter the cage of despair that had imprisoned the Eternal Night Dragon Clan for hundreds of thousands of years.

The next second, Elderon did something that Luo Ye hadn't expected—

He bent his knees and knelt down heavily.

"Elder?! What are you doing?! Get up!"

Luo Ye was startled and quickly stepped forward to help him up, but the old dragon stubbornly raised his hand to stop him.

Eldron knelt there, his hands trembling as he bowed his aged body, his forehead pressed against the cold stone bricks, his long, white hair scattered on the ground, and the dark purple dragon scale pendant dangling from the stone bricks with a crisp sound.

He was like an old tree that had stood tall through wind and rain for countless years, finally bending his spine that had remained straight for so long.

"My Lord Dragon Knight..."

His voice was so hoarse it was almost broken, yet he still used all his strength to finish reciting each word clearly.

"On behalf of countless souls of the Eternal Night Dragon Clan, generations of Dragon Kings who perished from the curse, and the heroic spirits of my ancestors who struggled for tens of thousands of years in the underground Dragon Source Palace—"

"Thank you, Lord Dragon Knight, for saving my life!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he straightened his back, placed his hands neatly in front of him, clenched his thin fingers into fists, and bowed three times earnestly and respectfully.

Each kowtow is imbued with a deep-seated piety and reverence from the very depths of one's soul.

Luo Ye reached out to stop him, but he couldn't do anything. He could only stand there, awkwardly accepting the grand gesture from the old dragon who had lived for nearly 30,000 years.

After bowing three times, Eldron slowly raised his head, his cloudy eyes glistening with tears:

"The Dragon Knight, in his human form, sacrificed his lifespan to defy fate and break the curse of the Eternal Night Dragon Clan that has lasted for tens of thousands of years."

"This kindness is boundless and we can never repay it. Our Eternal Night Dragon Clan will remember it for generations to come, and we will never forget it!"

"In the name of this elder, I swear to the Dragon God—from this day forward, the entire Eternal Night Dragon Clan is willing to be your shield and your sword!"

"Though the world changes, our hearts will remain unchanged; though the world transforms, our promise will never be broken! This oath is engraved in our blood, passed down through generations, and will never be forgotten!"

"If I break this oath, may I be devoured by the shadows of the abyss for eternity!"

The moment the oath was uttered, the spiritual energy in the room suddenly trembled, and a faint ancient echo of destiny resounded between heaven and earth, as if the ancestors of the Eternal Night Dragon Clan had jointly recognized Luo Ye's achievements.

Immediately afterwards, a slightly excited notification sounded from the system:

[System notification: Congratulations, host, for unlocking the legendary, unique achievement—"King of the Eternal Night Dragon Clan"!]

[Epic Upgrade to Faction Privileges: The Eternal Night Dragon Clan's faction relationship has advanced from "Deep Alliance" to "Absolute Loyalist"!]

[Achievement Effect:]

[Host level permanently increased by 1!]

[Host's charm towards all units of the Eternal Night Dragon Clan +500%! Charm towards other dragons +100%!]

[The host generates a natural bloodline pressure on all dragon-like creatures, pressure intensity +100%.]

[Bonus Reward: Legendary Achievement Gift Box - Obtain the Eternal Night Dragon Clan Bloodline Mark, Maximum Health +1000.]

Current level: 30

[Attribute panel updated:]

Strength: 360 (+500% Dual Dragon Power bonus)

Agility: 340 (+500% Dragon Power bonus)

[Stamina: 335 (+500% Dragon Power bonus)]

[Magic Power: 320 (+500% Twin Dragon Power Bonus)]

[Health Points: 100/5000 (Nourished by the Twin Dragon Essence, physical limits greatly increased)]

[System comment: My god, this is a legendary achievement... but that health bar... it's a bit heartbreaking, hahaha!]

Luo Ye stared blankly at the glaring "100/5000".

Good news, life expectancy has skyrocketed.

The bad news is that only the upper limit was increased.

He silently rolled his eyes at the system in his mind:

"System, you've upgraded but still not restored health? That doesn't make sense in the game!"

"And are you kidding me? I actually time-traveled, I'm not playing a game, right?"