Chapter Thirty-One: The Dragon Boy

  Very soon, the last match of the second round is about to begin. Our opponent - Qinglong Academy. I have a premonition that this match will not be easy, because just now...

  There's still some time before the competition, so I went out for a walk. Staying in the rest area made me feel really uneasy, as many students and teachers kept staring at me. I don't like that feeling. I walked to a place on campus where Xiaopu first brought me. It was very quiet here, especially with the scenery, which is perfect for calming my mind and practicing. I sat quietly on the grass, starting to practice, when suddenly I heard a noise coming from the grass beside me. I opened my eyes to find a young boy appearing before me. He wore golden clothes, had golden long hair, and even his eyes were golden. Dazzling and mysterious was my first impression of him. Looking at the big tree behind him, I realized that he must have been sitting on it just now, and I had disturbed him.

  "Sorry, I didn't notice you were here." I said with a smile. After finishing speaking, I was stunned for a moment - how could I not have noticed him at all? Even if we weren't in the wilderness now, my usual vigilance wasn't low either. This can only mean that he's very strong, and at least not weak for his age.

  "Nothing." He also smiled after saying that. I somehow felt he didn't belong here, his breath didn't belong to the underworld.

  "Are you from Azure Dragon Academy?" He was wearing the uniform of Divine Dragon Academy, but I hadn't seen him in the rest area before.

  "Uh, I just arrived here today." His voice was very sunny. Looks like he's an outgoing type, and it feels comfortable talking to him.

  "But didn't your college have ten students? Isn't the competition supposed to be for ten students?"

  "I swapped with one of the students." He smiled somewhat mysteriously, completely unlike someone our age.

  I originally wanted to ask more questions, but since we just met and are still sizing each other up, I felt a bit embarrassed to ask too much. He sat down not far from me and began meditating. On the contrary, I lost my intention to cultivate, and my heart felt a bit heavy...

  "Next match, Qinglong Academy versus Douhuang Silver Palace, let's begin."

  I sat in the rest area, staring at the opposing academy. Fortunately, except for the young man I met earlier, the other students' abilities were about the same as ours. Seeing that the young man didn't seem to be going on stage yet, I also waited patiently, and this time, I was also very uncertain. Both sides used four of their five members, and the final match, which would decide who advanced, began. Sure enough, the young man took the stage. I nodded slightly at Nian.

  The young man looked at me as if it was nothing out of the ordinary, smiled kindly and said: "Reversing the heavens."

  "Practice your dreams."

  "I won't let you."

  "Me too."

  What? He's actually a high-ranking warrior! I clearly felt my own trembling, and even though I'm one rank higher than him, I didn't feel any excitement at all. I know how I got to this rank, but his speed is simply unbelievable, too terrifying, and yet it seems his actual strength isn't that great.

  "Don't get distracted on the battlefield, go, Dragon's Wings." He started attacking first. A giant green dragon charged towards me, damn it, how could I make such a low-level mistake.

  "Defense, Golden Brocade!" I quickly retreated and activated my shield, temporarily blocking the dragon's attack. "Wings of Wind" sounded out, and the giant dragon was blown back several meters. Just these few meters allowed me to quickly activate "Speed, Meteor Umbrella". A few swift movements brought me in front of the youth again, and once more I used "Wings of Wind", just about to strike, but he blocked it... with his body! No defense was activated. How is this possible?

  "You think too simply, try this, Fire Dragon's Roar." A effortless smile. Three fire-red dragons pounced towards me, opening their large mouths.

  Extinguish it, "Water Shield". The sound of the bone flute rose again, and the water shield indeed extinguished the flames. Fortunately, I had leveled up, or my soul power would not have been able to hold on for much longer. However, something was definitely off - these were just skills, a dragon's illusion, but I clearly felt that pressure, the dragon's majesty.

  "You're pretty good." The young man was still smiling lightly, "Then let you see the real me, true form, Golden Glass Dragon!"

  No, no, I must have misheard. It's impossible for me to encounter that species. I recall the prisoner saying that dragons are neither demons nor ghosts; if they had to be classified, they would lean more towards being a type of demon.

  They are species that exist in the divine realm and the underworld, because of their different kinds, there are naturally evil and good existences. The fierce dragon species is confined to the underworld, darkness is the place where they belong. While the gentle dragon species chooses to stay in the divine realm, they are revered by all, and are sacred existences.

  But thousands of years ago, the golden iron-clad dragon from the divine realm and the black crystal dragon from the underworld fell in love. As a result, the heavenly emperor banished the entire golden dragon tribe from the divine realm, forever confining them to a corner of the underworld, never to return to the divine realm again. The golden dragons were once one of the proudest tribes, with a fierce temperament that chose to self-destruct and die rather than submit. Only one thing remained - the dragon egg. Later, in the underworld, the black crystal dragon tribe gave birth to the golden crystal dragon. Slowly but surely, they began to degenerate, almost all becoming black crystal dragons, with only a few carrying a hint of the golden iron-clad dragon's aura. It was extremely rare for one to truly become a golden crystal dragon, and such a dragon would undoubtedly be very powerful, combining the strongest advantages of both the divine realm and underworld dragon tribes. However, it would never come here - as far as I know, the demon dragon tribe had long been sealed away in some place.

  I roughly knew these things, in short, I understood why the boy in front of me was so terrifying.

  "Come on, Xiaofen!" However, no matter how strong he is, I will win!

  After all, the dragon in front of me hasn't reached maturity yet. "Xiao Fen, zero-level attack." I'll try its strength first. As expected, the dragon is a very powerful existence, and Xiao Fen's attack has no effect at all.

  "Little Pink, use the golden threads to bind." The Golden Dragon, bound by the golden threads, was clearly uncomfortable. It shook its body left and right, trying to struggle free, but could Little Pink's golden threads be easily shaken off? Of course not. Taking advantage of the moment, "Water Shield" charged towards the Golden Dragon. A dragon's roar echoed out, shaking me so much that I felt my internal organs shift. I gritted my teeth against the pain and opened my eyes - this guy couldn't be underestimated.

  "Xiao Fen, look at your new skills." I said to Xiao Fen.

  "Look at mine, Fire Phoenix." As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaofen's body burst into flames and charged towards Jindragon, the flames taking the shape of a phoenix.

  A ball of flames in mid-air, it's impossible to see what's inside anymore. I anxiously look over at them.

  At this time, all the students, teachers and even the elders were shocked. They excitedly watched the match that had already surpassed the level of a first-year student. This year's freshmen had too many surprises, which meant that impossible things were happening right before their eyes. And then there was that dragon, not a few elders showed greedy expressions.

  Suddenly, a huge explosion sounded, and I finally saw those two figures. Xiaofei fell down, and Ni Tian, who had transformed back into human form, also landed on the ground. Only his clothes were slightly disheveled as he stood in front of me. Xiaofei was badly injured, but as long as I took it back and let it rest for a while, it would be fine. However, my situation was terrible - the demon beast that I had subdued was now a part of my body. So, Xiaofei's injuries were all transferred to me. I still had one last trump card, that dark power, but I didn't want to use it on Ni Tian.

  "I lost." Just then, Heaven Defying spoke up.

  I stared at him in confusion. He should still have some spiritual energy left, and if he attacked me again, I wouldn't stand a chance even with my dark powers. Why did he admit defeat when he could have won?!

  "It was I who lost, you won." Nì Tiān smiled as he looked at me, then turned and left. I stood there dazedly watching his back, when suddenly a thunderous cheer erupted, and Niàn rushed up to support me to the rest area.

  "The Silver Palace of Fighting Emperor wins, the final match will be Dark Night Academy against the Silver Palace of Fighting Emperor." The male host's voice sounded from behind me, but I didn't pay attention to it. Instead, I had many questions that I wanted to ask that young man.

  Did I win? But I'm not happy at all. Nian let me go back and rest for a while, there's still a long way to the final. I came to that place again, maybe I can meet Ni Tian here. It seems like fate really exists, I feel more and more that the trajectory of destiny is real, some things are slowly intersecting with me.

  "Are you looking for me?" was Tianyan's voice. I looked up at him sitting on the tree, why was he always smiling.

  "Why give up?" I asked directly, I just wanted to know the answer.

  "So why did I tell you then?" He said it very casually.

  "You——"

  "We're not close yet, why tell you."

  "As your opponent, I find it quite annoying, are you satisfied now?"

  "Believe me, you don't want to know the reason." He suddenly became serious, for the first time, and I also felt a little hesitant.

  "Why?" I still want to know. Since becoming a Dreamweaver that day, I've encountered many things, is there one more thing missing?

  "After I tell you, you won't have a chance to regret it. Because, once you know this secret, either you join or disappear forever. So, do you still want to know?" Yì Tiān said with a very eerie smile.

  He looked at me without speaking, jumped down from the tree, walked to my front and stopped. Suddenly, he bent down, whispered a sentence in my ear: "If you finally decide that you still want to know, tomorrow at this time, wait for me here."

  I was left somewhat at a loss by him and stood there blankly. Until he said one more sentence before leaving, "You will come."

  Is the conspiracy about to begin?