X-Dragon Era

In the following days, Xin Yun breezed through the challenges, defeating several opponents in succession without any of them posing much difficulty for him. However, after a week, when Xin Yun was about to engage in his twelfth match, a formidable opponent finally emerged.

Looking at the golden Giant Dragon across from him, with its sleek lines, Xin Yun knew, even before the battle had begun, that this creature was undeniably strong. This was evident from the opponent's intense self-confidence and the aura being exuded.

By the twelfth day of the competition, most people had tasted defeat. Up to this point, there were only three others besides Xin Yun who were still undefeated, and the person controlling the golden Giant Dragon before him was clearly one of them.

Observing his opponent meticulously, Xin Yun noticed the dragon resembled a Western-style Giant Dragon, but its lines were much more smooth, and its body was very close to human form, with the only addition being a pair of huge golden wings.

As he was observing, Xin Yun's body suddenly trembled. Atop the golden dragon stood the skinny and short figure who shared his dormitory, sleeping on the bunk beneath him.

Despite having shared the dormitory for quite some time, Xin Yun had never spoken to any of his roommates. Firstly, he was too busy, having devoted all his time to cultivation, and secondly... he wasn't truly a child, after all, having little in common with these eight or nine-year-old kids.

From the look on the opponent's face, he was very confident, exceedingly so. After all... with eleven consecutive victories, it would be hard not to be confident. Even when facing Xin Yun, who was also undefeated, he showed no sign of fear.

Based on the color, this should be a Wind Attribute Giant Dragon, noted for its speed and capable of firing extremely fast Wind Blades. Such a dragon, if well-controlled, could be very powerful.

While Xin Yun was observing, Instructor Musha exclaimed loudly, "The next match will be between competitor 1001, Xin Yun, and competitor 1057, Speedy Slash!"

"Hm!" Hearing Instructor Musha's introduction, Xin Yun suddenly furrowed his brows. Was 'Speed' really a surname? And 'Slash' a given name? This seems odd... Clearly, this must be a self-chosen pseudonym, meant to conceal his origins.

Many students did this, using aliases upon enrollment to avoid bringing trouble to their families. The academy wasn't strict about this and even encouraged everyone to do so.

The academy encouraged this practice to promote competition without the fear of bringing disaster upon their clans. As long as they hid their real names, whatever mistakes they made in the academy wouldn't affect their families. Take Ming Xuan for example, when he registered at the academy, he used the alias Kong Xuan! Explore stories at empire

'Kong' as in peacock (kongque), and 'Xuan' was his actual name, merely concealing his surname. As for Yi Luo, Yan Qingying, and Xin Yun, they didn't have such concerns and used their real names.

As Xin Yun pondered, Instructor Musha shouted, "All right, contestants ready upon my command, the match... begins!"

At the Instructor's signal, Xin Yun swiftly stretched out his hand, and in an instant... a blue streak of Dragon Breath howled forth, swiftly traversing a hundred meters and shooting towards the golden Wind Dragon.

"Swoosh..." Amidst the sound of wind, despite the Dragon Breath being extremely fast, almost deemed speed of light, Speedy Slash seemed to have anticipated this move. As Yinglong unleashed the Dragon Breath, the golden Wind Dragon instantaneously vanished, emitting a sharp sound as it broke through the air due to its excessive speed.

Seeing that his Dragon Breath merely passed through the body of the Wind Dragon, Xin Yun's body tensed up. Such great speed... Since his rebirth, Xin Yun was fighting a dragon this fast for the first time! The speed was so swift that it could evade human sight.

However... although invisible to the eye, Xin Yun was still able to capture the opponent's movement immediately with his spirit and consciousness. He instantly turned his head to look towards his left rear, and the Wind Dragon's body appeared there in an instant.

Under Xin Yun's gaze, the Wind Dragon crossed its arms in front of its chest and, with a swift motion, a brilliant golden light emanated from each arm, launching a gold Wind Blade.

Fast! Incredibly fast... The pair of Wind Blades slashed towards Xin Yun's dragon form, crossing the distance of over two hundred meters in just a moment and appearing by Yinglong's side.

Faced with such an attack, Xin Yun frowned. Meanwhile, Yinglong's body first swayed left and right, then moved up and down. The movements were minimal, seemingly just a natural twisting, but they perfectly avoided the Wind Blades.

Witnessing such precise control and judgment, the surrounding spectators universally expressed their admiration. By the twelfth day of the competition, people hadn't noticed much at first, but as the matches progressed, more and more realized Xin Yun's extraordinariness.

From the beginning to now, Xin Yun won every match effortlessly. At first, nobody felt it was remarkable, after all, including Xin Yun, there were four undefeated individuals. But as time passed, the anomaly began to stand out.

From the first match until now, Xin Yun had not only won every single one of the twelve matches, but more astonishingly, no one had ever successfully landed a hit on him!

If just one or two people failed to hit Xin Yun, it could be considered normal, but when over ten opponents couldn't land a hit, it was bound to draw attention.

Under close observation, Xin Yun's evasive movements were minimal, appearing to be nothing more than natural twisting, not at all like dodging. Yet, these slight adjustments precisely avoided every attack.

Once or twice could be a coincidence, three or four times might be luck, but when it occurs hundreds or thousands of times, it's definitely skill. Especially after inquiring with the instructors who acknowledged that such refined control required incredible consciousness and judgment, everyone's admiration became even more justified.

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