X-Dragon Era

Xin Yun looked at Yan Qingying in disbelief and said, "So, you're telling me that you've had this Spider Dragon for two years already?"

Hearing Xin Yun's words, Yan Qingying nodded slightly and said, "That's right, I actually called forth my own dragon very smoothly when I was eight years old, and in three more days, it will have been exactly two years!"

Without pausing, Yan Qingying continued, "But I didn't want them to know any of this. Once you become a killer for the Demon Dragon Clan, all humanity is completely eradicated. I don't want to become a butcher."

Although Yan Qingying's words were simple, Xin Yun understood her thoughts completely. Killers of the Demon Dragon Clan had completely lost their humanity; they couldn't even be considered human anymore. Yan Qingying's decision was made out of sheer necessity.

In thought, Xin Yun took a deep breath and said coldly, "Qingying, I didn't catch what you just said. I only know that today is the day you've summoned your dragon and that before today, you were someone abandoned by a dragon, do you understand what I mean?"

Hearing Xin Yun's words, Yan Qingying was first startled, then looked at Xin Yun gratefully and silently nodded. She clearly understood that Xin Yun was trying to protect her. If the Demon Dragon Clan came to know of this matter, she would surely be destroyed. No one could play the Demon Dragon Clan for fools and live to tell the tale.

Looking at Yan Qingying under the moonlight, the euphoria in Xin Yun's heart made him want to jump up and shout. To think that Yan Qingying would share such things with him meant he had begun to breach the defenses around her heart.

Of course, to say he had completely penetrated those defenses was an overstatement. Such barriers weren't formed overnight and couldn't be broken in a day or two. It would take time, a long time, but Xin Yun was confident that sooner or later, Yan Qingying would fully open her heart to him.

With a smile, Xin Yun said, "That's really unexpected, but... even though you already have your own dragon, you still can't come with us. Do you understand?"

Nodding gently, Yan Qingying spoke softly, "I understand. Don't worry, I will definitely succeed in calling forth my dragon while you're away."

At her words, Xin Yun laughed heartily and mischievously winked at Yan Qingying, who responded with just a hint of a smile. For Xin Yun, however, it was a delightful surprise.

Glancing at the sky and noting the lateness of the hour, and considering the journey they had to continue the next day, Xin Yun dared not to linger too long. Turning around, he told Yan Qingying, "Alright, it's getting late. You should go to sleep soon. Even though you have summoned your dragon, you must not neglect your training."

Hearing Xin Yun's words, Yan Qingying obediently nodded. Seeing this, Xin Yun felt a stir in his heart and asked, "By the way, what rank has your dragon achieved now?"

Facing Xin Yun's inquiry, Yan Qingying did not intend to conceal anything. She had already divulged more important matters, so why be concerned about this trivial detail? In thought, Yan Qingying firmly said, "The day before yesterday, I just broke through to Silver Four Stars."

"What! My god..." At Yan Qingying's words, Xin Yun was dumbfounded. How had she suddenly reached Silver Four Stars? According to his memories from his past life, she was supposed to be at Bronze Ten Stars at this point!

Barely stunned for a moment, Xin Yun quickly realized that Bronze Ten Stars was merely an outward claim. Perhaps, in truth, Yan Qingying had not held anything back.

Although Xin Yun knew a lot about Yan Qingying in his past life, what he knew was likely concealed. No one would be foolish enough to lay out everything for all to see—that would be incredibly naive.

Looking at Yan Qingying with admiration, Xin Yun sighed to himself repeatedly. She was too powerful; was this the quality of one of the Nine Great Experts? In two years, she had smoothly advanced to Silver Four Stars, which felt like a dream.

Yet thinking it over, Xin Yun and Yi Luo Xiang's progress wasn't slow either. Although they likely couldn't advance to Silver Four Stars within two years, one mustn't forget that Xin Yun and Yi Luo Xiang were using Ninth Grade Dragon Creation Stones or higher, which naturally meant slower progress.

By comparison, the best Yan Qingying could've used would be a Sixth Grade Dragon Creation Stone, so her quicker pace wasn't surprising.

As much as he would have liked to see what Yan Qingying's dragon was like, it clearly wasn't the right time. If discovered, it could mean total disaster. If the Demon Dragon Clan got wind of this, Yan Qingying would be doomed without question.

After cautioning Yan Qingying to hide her dragon well, the following morning, Xin Yun, with Yi Luo Xiang who had not yet fully recovered, set off on their journey once more. With over four months left before school started, they should have enough time to capture an Emperor Sword Dragon from Sword Dragon Valley.

The Emperor Sword Dragon, a dragon of the Metal Series, comes in nine different colors: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, black, and white. With the varying colors, their characteristics and abilities greatly vary. For instance, the person ranked first among the Nine Great Experts uses a gold Sword Dragon, which is also the rarest and the king of the Sword Dragons.

The body of a Sword Dragon is quite peculiar. If you were to shrink a Sword Dragon, it would resemble an unsheathed Treasure Sword, complete with hilt, guard, blade, and scabbard, with even the patterns on the sword being extraordinarily ornate.