Chapter 323: Chapter 229: Rookie Long Yi!
"This is just wonderful!"
Long Yi, who was gasping for breath under the weight of his situation, was strangely excited!
"Roll! Barrel roll! High angle! Rapid stop!"
A series of commands were relayed to Bajie, who faithfully executed them. The massive body of Bajie carried Long Yi and narrowly avoided Yake’s attacks time and again.
Originally, Long Yi had always prided himself on possessing aerial maneuvers that far exceeded those of this world. And even now, he still held this belief. However, these techniques were not entirely suitable for the aerial combat of a Dragon Knight! Because a dragon was not an airplane, it was slower, more agile, and moreover, it had more destructive power!
You can’t treat a dragon like a foolish airplane waiting for commands. It was a living entity with its own wisdom and judgement! Long Yi’s aerial techniques were indeed stronger. In fact, during the intense combat with Yake, Long Yi persisted, proving the flexibility and strength of his techniques. This was something that even Yake had not anticipated. Long Yi’s maneuvers were not part of the basic academy training. Some of them even looked useless. But it was those very maneuvers that allowed Long Yi to hold his ground amidst massive disadvantages!
But what was the point if he couldn’t win and was only able to withstand the enemy’s offensive?
Yake saw this, and how could Long Yi not see it?
Long Yi was just adapting.
Truth be told, Yake was not a suitable opponent because Yake was too powerful. But Long Yi didn’t have the luxury to choose his opponents. He had to comprehend the essence of aerial combat of Dragon Knights through his fight with Yake.
Fortunately, Long Yi’s theoretical knowledge was rich, combined with his insane talent for actual combat. In these brief bouts, he had found the entry point.
Then, Long Yi leaned slightly and pulled out Frost Mourne.
"Come, brother, it’s our turn to attack!"
With a bellow, Bajie turned around and pounced.
The dragon wasn’t there yet, but the Dragon Breath was. Yake hadn’t expected Long Yi to counterattack. Seeing the hot molten iron pouring down, Yake sneered, the Black Dragon dodged to one side, making room for Yake to unleash a Dragon Wing Slash. The massive attack aimed at Bajie. Bajie performed a barrel roll in mid-air to evade the attack, exposing Long Yi on his top.
"Take this Dragon Wing Slash from me as well!"
The same attack, but it was only half the size of Yake’s attack. Yake was disdainful, but he was still very cautious about ordering the Black Dragon to dodge the attack. He knew that Long Yi’s attacks were highly unconventional. If he attempted to resist it, he would probably get hurt.
When had the Black Dragon ever been humiliated like this? As a pureblood of the Dragon Clan, it was having to dodge attacks from a wretch with mere four Dragon Marks? The previous Dragon Spear was just a lucky shot. It even had to dodge this broken Dragon Wing Slash?
The Black Dragon roared and defiantly threw back its head to meet the attack.
Long Yi had believed that his attack would miss because the Flying Aura Technique had a limited flying speed. Who knew that the Black Dragon would actually choose to resist?
"What a pity. If I had known, I would have put all my strength into the attack."
Seeing the Black Dragon’s action, Yake knew his Mount Dragon was finding it hard to suppress its quick temper. Earlier, during the confrontation with Elsa, the Black Dragon had been having a difficult time dealing with her strong powers. While the Dragon Clan was powerful, it still did not dare raise its head against the Celestial Clan. But now, even Long Yi, a mere human, dare to brandish his sword at the Dragon Clan?
The Dragon Wing Slash landed squarely on the broken horn of the Black Dragon.
There was a crisp sound, and the half-broken horn was once again chipped off a bit!
"This doesn’t seem so difficult after all." Long Yi smiled.
Damn it! It’s just as I thought!
Yake felt his heart sink a little. Long Yi’s attack was like an announcement that even though he had the advantage of Dragon Mark, this freakish Long Yi’s attacks actually ignored the level of Fighting Aura!
That meant, Yake had to actively use Fighting Aura to shield against Long Yi’s attacks and could not rely on the gap in their Fighting Aura tiers to reduce the damage.
The bastard! His rank was so much lower than mine, why did it feel like I was the one with the lower rank?
I must regard Long Yi as an opponent with equal Fighting Aura!
Yake clearly sensed that this was Long Yi’s first aerial combat. All his moves were clumsy and unfamiliar. While he and Bajie had good aerial skills, fighting was not just about aerial skills!
I can’t afford to give him any opportunity!
Just now, nine top dragon knights of the Black Dragon Imperial Army had been killed, creating a state of heightened anxiety; whereas, the White Dragon Empire was at peak morale. At this moment, the dragon knights of the White Dragon Empire were ready to ascend and seemed all set to rush forward as soon as Long Yi faced even the slightest danger.
Those pushovers, what could they do even if they all rushed here? Here, only Long Yi was a real threat. Yake wasted no more time. With their high morale, he didn’t want to extend the fight. As long as Long Yi was killed, the White Dragon Empire which had lost Elsa would be done for!
At this time, Long Yi was like a child who had just received a new toy. Bajie’s giant body was making various moves in mid-air. Long Yi kept unleashing Fighting Aura moves, and Yake, the Guardian Dragon Knight, was controlling the Black Dragon to dodge continuously.
Even Long Yi could feel that Yake was incredibly powerful and fundamental skills were solid. Long Yi’s attack was ineffective for a while.
However, that was not a problem. Long Yi was just adapting and enjoying!
Just then, a dragon’s roar came from afar!
The voice was both familiar and strange. A large shadow arrived nearby almost instantly!
Dark purple scales on a black body, a streamlined form with almost no bone armor, its wingtips and claws were all blade-edges.
"Xiaoyou?"
"Roar!"
"God, it’s really you. The streamlined body is so beautiful!" Long Yi praised.
"Brother Long!"
At this moment, Ai Lin, who was lying on Xiaoyou’s back, finally lifted her head.
"Ha, Ai Lin you’re here too!" Long Yi shouted.
"That is... Bajie..." Ai Lin spread her wings and flew over Bajie’s head. Even with two people standing there, his large head did not feel crowded.
"Yeah, how’s that! Impressive, isn’t it?" Long Yi asked excitedly.
"Really impressive!" Ai Lin sincerely complimented.
"Roar!" Bajie also roared happily.
"Xiaoyou, you came just in time! Come, take me for a fight! Today, let’s keep Prince Yake from leaving!" Long Yi shouted, and simultaneously leaped high into the air, Xiaoyou quickly caught him.
Compared to the overly massive Bajie, Xiaoyou’s size was just right.
However, a new problem arose.
There was no dragon saddle on Xiaoyou’s back, and there were no spikes to grab onto – its back was smooth like ice. Long Yi landed and slid right off Xiaoyou’s back.
"Damn it!"
As he fell through the air, Long Yi could only feel a nameless frustration. After all, he was a Dual Dragon Knight. Other Dual Dragon Knights could switch dragons to ride, but his two dragons, one was too big – he could only stand on its head, and the other one was too slippery – he couldn’t even stand on it.
Luckily, Bajie was quick and managed to catch Long Yi and put him back on his head. However, Long Yi was greatly disappointed and upset.
At this moment, Yake was already terrified.
Because he saw the Shadow Dragon. Shadow Dragons were a branch of the Black Dragon, they discarded their Dragon Knights and used all their Dragon Power to enhance their bodies, making them the fastest and toughest dragons. Even among the Dragon Clan, Shadow Dragons were formidable opponents. And the Shadow Dragon contracted to Long Yi had evolved and become even stronger.
However, the shock from the Shadow Dragon was secondary; his attention was fully occupied by Ai Lin.
He recognized Ai Lin and had also heard about the legend of Ai Lin becoming a Fairy Dragon. But he had always scoffed at the legend, thinking it was the result of ignorant commoners’ speculations.
But now, Ai Lin was right in front of him, floating in the air with her wings, and those dragon horns on her forehead couldn’t possibly be fake.
So, Ai Lin really is a Fairy Dragon?
If that was true, Ai Lin’s level of difficulty would spike.
Because, the Fairy Dragon was the only type of Dragon Clan that could use Dragon Power!
All along, there have been two contrasting perspectives among dragons and humans. Some dragons and humans believe that Fairy Dragons belong to the Dragon Clan because they possess Dragon Power.
However, a majority believe that Fairy Dragons should be considered humans, as they resemble humans with some features of dragons and can freely use Dragon Power, a characteristic not possessed by any other Dragons.
Regardless, the strength of the Fairy Dragon was undeniable. In a sense, Fairy Dragons could be argued to be at the pinnacle of power in the Human Realm. They have the Dragon Power of the Dragon Clan, yet they can manipulate that power freely like a human.
The goal of the Black Dragon Empire’s creation of the half-dragon men was to combine the advantages of both, and some results were already achieved. Had it not been for Elsa from the Celestial Clan today, the course of the war might have been rewritten.
But now, Fairy Dragon Ai Lin was here.
Long Yi, a Demon Abyss Dragon, a Shadow Dragon, and Fairy Dragon Ai Lin.
This lineup even struck fear into the arrogant Yake. He believed that he was bound to lose.
So — run!
Yake smacked his dragon saddle, and the Black Unicorn Dragon turned around and flew away.
"He ran?" Long Yi asked rhetorically.
"Yes, he ran," Ai Lin replied in the same rhetorical tone.
"Can I let you run?!"
Long Yi’s eyes flared. If he let him run away, he would lose face big time!
"Xiao You! Grab me!"
Long Yi shouted, leaping high from Bajie’s head. Xiaoyou rushed towards him, catching Long Yi midair.
"Let’s go after him! Today, we’ll keep that bastard here!" Long Yi roared. Behind him, the Dragon Knights of the White Dragon Empire couldn’t hold back anymore and charged after him.
This time, the White Dragon Empire had held back for too long.
The Black Dragon Empire and the White Dragon Empire had agreed a fifty-mile wide buffer zone. Usually, no one from either side would be allowed to step into the buffer zone. But regularly, Dragon Knights from both sides would go to the buffer zone to provoke each other, which essentially constituted the routines of the border. Yet now, with the invasion of the Black Dragon Empire, they crossed over the buffer zone and directly invaded the territory of the White Dragon Empire.
Recently, Elsa led the Dragon Knights of the White Dragon Empire to repel the Dragon Knights of the Black Dragon Empire.
Of course, it was now known that this was a trap specifically prepared for Elsa. Such a massive setup, just to get rid of Elsa. The result was that all of the strongest artificially created Dragon Knights of the Black Dragon Empire died, and under Long Yi’s pursuit, their Crown Prince Yake was now on the run. The morale of all the Black Dragon Empire soldiers plummeted.
This was the buffer zone, not the territory of the Black Dragon Empire. At the border of the Black Dragon Empire, there were dragon-hunting crossbows specifically designed to counter flying dragons, but not here.
Therefore, hearing the sound of Dragon Knights taking to the sky on this side, the soldiers of the Black Dragon Empire on the other side were completely terrified. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to recommend it on qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
