Chapter 69: Chapter 61: Long Yi’s Secret
However, before the four daggers effectively cut off Long Yi’s retreat, he took a step back.
With four whooshing sounds, Longxi’s Fighting Aura sent out crisp sounds in the air, and the four daggers all missed their mark!
Upon looking back at Long Yi, Three-Star’s eyes were no longer confused. It was the glow of a smile!
"You weren’t bewildered by my dance steps?"
Three-Star was somewhat astonished. His Dream Dance Steps could even ensnare someone of his exposure unawares. But this man in front of him hadn’t faltered one bit?
Could it be that a senior student had come here intending to play the fool?
Impossible!
Three-Star understood fully well that his steps, enhanced by his psychic illusionary technique, were fit to be paired and performed on the back of a dragon. Now, even without the dragon, thanks to his special spiritual cultivation, he was significantly stronger than average.
Yet, this Nameless man in front of him remained utterly unfazed!
No, Three-Star believed that he must surely have fallen into his trap initially but had somehow freed himself from the binding of the dance steps!
"Interesting."
Three-Star laughed. He finally began to appreciate Long Yi. Indeed, only the stronger ones genuinely yield after experiencing defeat.
I am completely different from my foolish brother. Only I am the one who truly obeys father’s orders!
Three-Star retreated two steps, facing Long Yi, he suddenly proposed, "Nameless, fighting in such a manner isn’t fun. Why don’t we have a bet?"
"Bet? I’m not very good at it. However, since you proposed, I must live by my motto of never backing down. Feel free to speak." Long Yi laughed.
"Alright, I also want to wager with your life!" Three-Star said.
"You want to commit suicide?" Long Yi was taken aback.
Three-Star smiled faintly, causing a stir in the room. Long Yi immediately asked Three-Star if he wanted to kill himself after hearing Three-Star wager his life. This confidence in himself was not just confidence, but utter arrogance to the point of blindness.
"I have no intention of committing suicide, nor do I intend to take your life. If you lose, I will tell you my real name, and you must swear to obey me and become my follower." Three-Star revealed.
Followers. Generally speaking, a powerful Dragon Knight will have some followers, providing their unique strengths to complement the Dragon Knight’s abilities. The great man who ended the war all those years ago had followers known as the Five Divine Generals. Each of these individuals had immense power and ultimately helped end the war, leading to the semblance of peace that continues to this day.
While silently observing the skirmishes, Two-Star was aware of Three-Star’s true identity. She knew that Three-Star was truly interested in Nameless. Additionally, Three-Star had been showing great interest in the popular newcomer, Long Yi.
Relying on a woman’s intuition, Two-Star always felt that Long Yi and Nameless had a lot in common. She wanted to investigate a few times, but was deterred by Three-Star. He was just having some fun, and the use of excessive tactics would spoil the enjoyment.
Now, everything is out in the open. It all depends on Nameless’s response.
The stage was buzzing. Three-Star openly inviting Nameless to be his follower indicated many things. Foremost, military merit! Yes, to have the privilege of followers, you needed to exchange this privilege with military merit! What does having military merit imply? It implies that Three-Star should be at least in the seventh year! He has truly participated in military actions and has achieved illustrious merits through them!
Many people asked themselves if they would have rushed over if Three-Star had said this to them.
Regrettably, Long Yi was not one of them.
"I heard that not just any Dragon Knight can have followers. Do you have military merits?" Long Yi inquired.
"Yes."
"Do you have a lot?"
"A lot."
"Alright then, I also have a condition," Long Yi began.
"Go ahead."
Then Long Yi cleared his throat and said,
"Since you’re a clown, if I win, you have to tell me a joke."
Just this requirement?
Three-Star was taken aback for a moment. It looked like he wasn’t taken seriously by the opponent. It seems that making this person truly obey him would prove to be difficult. Overwhelming strength would have to be deployed!
"Alright, I agree!"
As soon as Three-Star finished speaking, his momentum suddenly exploded! Long Yi felt as if the two Three-Stars in front of him had grown much taller!
Long Yi secretly rejoiced in his heart — yes, this is exactly what I wanted, a sufficiently powerful adversary!
Bring it on!
Out of thin air, Long Yi drew the Dragon-slaying Sword, an unsophisticated default equipment bestowed by Dragon God’s space. The two Three-Star Clowns clashed into each other. As the Clown’s double hands spun like saw blades with daggers, Long Yi was sent flying after just one slash. Surprisingly, Long Yi was no match in a head-on collision!
Such a high level of Dragon Fighting Aura! Could it be the power of the Dragon Mark?
After accumulating twenty levels of Dragon Fighting Aura, you can obtain the first Dragon Mark which then starts to enhance. Thus far, Long Yi only possessed seven levels of Dragon Fighting Aura. If one considered only the Fighting Aura levels, Long Yi would certainly be weaker.
But do you think you can win like that?
Unleash the Giant bloodline! Full Dragon Fighting Aura!
Heave-ho!
Long Yi, holding his sword in both hands, assumed a basic Sword Fighting stance.
Slash!
A loud cry, the Fighting Aura turned into a huge arc of light, slashing across horizontally. The two Three-Star Clowns blocked with their side-blade but were pushed back three steps by the light arc!
"Good!"
The Three-Star Clowns couldn’t help but cheer. That hit was straightforward, extremely powerful, and the movements were flawless, like that of a seasoned warrior!
To not reciprocate is discourteous!
The two Three-Star Clowns swung their dual blades simultaneously. All of a sudden, in the air, four identical arcs of light were formed! Their momentum far exceeded Long Yi’s previous attack!
Ha ha, nice one!
The Dragon Fighting Aura streamed continuously into the Dragon-slaying Sword, the weapon turned completely white with light.
Cling!
The four arcs of light clashed head-on with the Dragon-slaying Sword, which couldn’t stand the double-layered force from inside and shattered into pieces. However, the assault from the Three-Star Clowns was also completely neutralized!
"Your sword is gone." said the Three-Star Clown.
"Heh-heh, are you kidding?"
Long Yi smiled, stretched out his hand again, and pulled out a massive Dragon Spear!
The enormous five-meter weapon - crafted purely for aerial combat - was extremely heavy. Ordinary people could hardly wield it; it was used to deliver absolute penetrative damage by leveraging the dragon’s impact. Yet now, Long Yi held the Dragon Spear with both hands, his Dragon Fighting Aura surged crazily into it.
With a roar from Long Yi, coupled with the swing of the massive Dragon Spear like the Dragon-slaying Sword, an even bigger arc of light, which emitted a deafening roar in the air, was launched!
The two Three-Star Clowns furrowed their brows; this time, even they could feel the power contained within the arc of light!
Impossible, right? This Nameless can, at the most, only have seven levels of Fighting Aura. How could he possibly unleash such a powerful Aura Slash? And that too with a weapon like Dragon Spear?
Despite their doubts, the Three-Star Clowns didn’t dodge and used their Fighting Aura to resist. However, this time, they were pushed back by as much as five steps!
So strong!
Despite their anticipation, the Three-Star Clowns were still taken aback after experiencing it firsthand. The power of this Aura Slash had far exceeded a seven-level standard, it even had the potency of a level ten or above!
How is this possible?
This... this is Long Yi’s secret.
If it comes to the level of Dragon Fighting Aura, Long Yi surely is way beyond seven!
Remember, Long Yi, being a Giant, contains within him the ’Power of the Giant’. This is on the same tier as the Dragon Power and, even strictly speaking, of a slightly higher level. The Giant Power can be converted into Fighting Aura as well as into Mana. Normally, Long Yi would convert half of the internal Giant Power into Fighting Aura and the other half into Mana. However, if Long Yi wanted, he could revert the Mana back to Fighting Aura at any time! This would mean that Long Yi’s level of Fighting Aura could reach as high as fourteen!
In fact, at first, Long Yi wasn’t cultivating like this. He had always focused on practicing Fighting Aura until he realised, despite having a unique cultivating speed, it was still too slow. Therefore, the ambitious Long Yi started trying various methods. He tried to convert a part of his Giant Power into Mana. To his surprise, he found that when his Fighting Aura slightly improved, the Mana portion would also improve! Additionally, when the Mana is reverted, the improved part would be added onto the Fighting Aura portion too!
At first, he could barely convert one-tenth, then gradually two and three-tenths. Until now, Long Yi has been able to convert half of his Giant Power into Mana. However, the two completely different types of power reached a balance and no matter how hard Long Yi tried, he couldn’t convert any more.
After that, this is how Long Yi has been cultivating - dividing his Giant Power in two, cultivating them simultaneously, and whenever they increased, it would be a double upgrade! Long Yi had always been suppressing his power. He forced himself to fight using less power to stimulate an improvement under greater pressure!
But now, in the face of the Three-Star Clown, seven levels of Dragon Fighting Aura could no longer satisfy the battle’s needs. So, he decisively unleashed all his Fighting Aura, he was in need of a hearty and liberating battle!
[End of Chapter]
