Chapter 327: Chapter 232: Triumph! _2
Few beings from the higher plane appear here, with monsters being one of them, but they’re not liked by people. Among the high-ranking beings of the upper plane, the Celestial Clan has had a series of encounters with humans. In various legends, these halo-crowned, winged humanoid beings symbolize beauty and power. However, due to the plane hiatus, humans know very little about the Celestial Clan, only that they’re powerful and solemn. Nevertheless, compared to the Demon Clan who originate from the same upper plane, the Celestial Clan has always had a good reputation.
Although people lamented the good fortune of the White Dragon Empire for having a Celestial warrior as a guardian, a Celestial warrior who had returned to the Celestial Clan was less helpful to the war effort of the White Dragon Empire than a typical farmer.
After all, a farmer can produce food to support the frontline.
In this conflict, however, the full attention of everyone was focused on the Black Dragon Empire.
Mass-produced Guardian Dragon Knights!
Inconceivable!
Absolutely insane!
Nine Dragon Knights, each possessing a Dragon Mark, could sway the outcome of a war. If it weren’t for Elsa, these nine Dragon Knights could lead the Black Dragon Empire to consecutive victories on various battlefields! Coupled with the already dominant Dragon Knights of the Black Dragon Empire, they could completely absorb the entire White Dragon Empire!
And when the White Dragon Empire disappeared, the other countries would be next.
The Blue Dragon Empire and the Green Dragon Empire, though allies with the Black Dragon Empire, were not keen on being absorbed themselves. The concept of being the Emperor of one’s own empire and obeying the orders of others are two different things.
Thus, for a time, the intelligence departments of all countries were active. Everyone was desperately trying to dig out how far the Black Dragon Empire had gotten in the research of mass-producing Dragon Knights.
However, it was clear that mass-producing Dragon Knights was not that easy. At least until now, the Black Dragon Empire had not been able to assemble enough power to counter-attack, proving that the available power of the Black Dragon Empire was already stretched to its limits.
As a result, a stalemate seemed to have been created between the two sides.
The new Emperor Kirei ordered the troops to shrink back and retreat to the border, a decision made in consultation with military leaders. The White Dragon Empire was forced to go to war this time, unprepared for the annexation of other territories. Holding onto the captured territories, who knew what cunning plans the Black Dragon Empire still had at their disposal. If nine more Dragon Knights with nine Dragon Marks came, they would be stretched too thin.
"Triumphant!"
When Bajie appeared in the sky above Academy City, almost all the city’s residents spontaneously raised their hands and cheered. War reports from the frontline came daily, with news that Long Yi had chopped the Crown Prince Yake of the Black Dragon Empire into six pieces, quickly becoming a household story. The fact that he led the White Dragon Empire forces in retaking twenty miles of territory from the Black Dragon Empire made countless people cheer with delight.
So, when Bajie’s iconic massive body finally appeared, almost everyone burst into cheers.
"Did you know! This dish is one of Long Yi’s favourite! One time he came to my shop and ate three servings in a go!" one owner loudly said to his customers.
"Can I become fierce like Long Yi if I eat it?"
"Definitely fiercer than him!"
"Give me five servings!"
"Ten servings! I want ten! I’ve to take some back for my brothers!"
No one believed that the dish worked, but they were all overjoyed.
The atmosphere at the Dragon Knight Academy was the same.
"Did you know, when Brother Long’s fist hit my face, I immediately felt a sense of enlightenment in my head. My power is improving leaps and bounds since that day!"
"Eh? That’s fortunate! Mine too! The feeling of that punch was heart-stopping. Whenever I recall it, I lament that I was hit too few times."
"You two, are you sure you didn’t get knocked out by Brother Long’s punch?"
"Shut up! What do you know! Leave us alone! Don’t disrupt our conversation and learning."
Bajie’s large body landed on the training ground of the fifth grade, with the whole fifth grade lining up to welcome them. If at first some among them only admitted to Long Yi’s abilities but in their hearts didn’t accept them, by now, they had completely accepted Long Yi.
No matter what, this was the Dragon Knight Academy, where the top fighting power of the White Dragon Empire was trained. Everyone here genuinely hoped for their own country to be powerful.
"Brother Long! You scared the hell out of us!"
Wesley rushed over wiping his tears and snot.
"Scram! Don’t smudge your snot around me!"
Long Yi held a strong grip on Wesley’s forehead, not allowing him to get closer. The head chef and mosquito were even more excited to see Long Yi, their admiration for military accomplishments could even surpass Long Yi.
Despite his rough exterior, Long Yi was deeply moved by his brothers. That night, everyone came together and partied hard, and honestly, Long Yi really doesn’t remember how he managed to get back to his dormitory.
Long Yi’s return made the Dragon Knight Academy lively, with worshippers appearing every day, including even some from the seventh grade, but they were all beaten by Ais and sent back.
Amidst all this chaos, Long Yi advanced to the sixth grade. The sixth-grade curriculum was even more relaxed, with air-combat being what Long Yi was most interested in. Fortunately, he had already studied the main content, so practicing it once in the sixth grade through the instructor’s guidance was sufficient.
But Bajie’s large body brought quite a bit of trouble to Long Yi. Those who revised the aerial combat course never saw a dragon like Bajie, being as big as he is. Usually, a dragon with a body length of thirty meters is considered a large-sized dragon, and those exceeding fifty meters are even fewer. Some movements by an eighty-meter-long Bajie were unpleasant to watch and lacked practical significance. Long Yi had no choice but to explore his own fighting style during training.
It was more complicated with Xiaoyou; her body length matched the standard but as a Shadow Dragon who disliked dragon knights, although she allowed Long Yi to ride on her back, the dragon saddle would restrict her agility.
So, Long Yi simply ran off to one side to explore with Bajie.
In the sixth grade, there were many people Long Yi knew, friendships formed from the seven countries’ competition. However, Ka Zan had performed well in previous chaos and had enlisted earlier and proceeded to seventh grade. For a time, Long Yi couldn’t find any suitable opponents.
In simple terms, though the students of the sixth grade were outstanding, they were too weak for Long Yi.
At present, Long Yi was a bona fide four Dragon Mark holder, and none of the people before him had any chance of winning, even if they attacked together.
What to do, aren’t there any masters around here? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
