X-Dragon Era

Though they were all nine, the disparity in their realms was just too vast. Yi Luo Xiang's wisdom, Xin Yun's experience, and Yan Qingying's quality had already far surpassed their peers. Was such a battle, akin to an adult fighting a child, meaningful? Continue reading stories on My Virtual Library Empire

With the end of the challenge, Yi Luo Xiang and Yan Qingying finally secured their positions as the undisputed top students of their grade section. As for Xin Yun, having conceded defeat willingly, he remained the chief of the extracurricular Class Eleven. Life seemed to return to its usual course.

Time gradually passed. The training of Xin Yun and the others returned to its original track. In the blink of an eye... two months had gone by, and the first half of the year's curriculum was coming to an end. What lay ahead was practical combat training.

After a year and a half of study, everyone had reached a high level of knowledge mastery. It was time to apply what had been learned, as, after all... Combat Dragon Academy was training super warriors, not theorists or critics.

Just as everyone was packing up for the holidays, a sensational piece of news arrived. The third-year segment's top student, sixteen years old, with a strength of twenty-three stars—Po Kong!—had officially challenged the fourth-year segment's top, twenty-two-year-old student with a level of thirty-two stars—Lan Ya!

To this news, Yi Luo Xiang and Yan Qingying were indifferent. Facing the upcoming long vacation, the two girls had no time to care about such things—they were busy thinking about how to spend their holidays and had no interest in watching the so-called challenge match.

However, for Xin Yun, this news struck like a bolt from the blue, leaving him in a daze for a long time. Not just that, even when he recovered, he was distracted all day, his thoughts in complete disarray.

To Lan Ya, it may not matter much, but who was Po Kong? Right... In the previous life, he was ranked first among the Nine Great Experts! The one who rode the Emperor Sword Dragon, powerful to the point of being formidable.

Speaking of which, Ming Xuan had been formidable enough in the later stages, putting on an exaggerated performance that exasperated others. Despite that, even as he dominated all others, there were still two individuals he couldn't dominate, one of whom was the number one ranked Po Kong, who rode the Emperor Sword Dragon!

Of course, Po Kong was just his alias. In reality... he was a descendant from one of the top-ranked major families among the three great families of that time. Attracting him was impossible; even if Xin Yun took the initiative to join him, they wouldn't accept it. Recruiting this guy would be like beckoning a prince to become a lackey, simply out of the question.

Most important was the fact that not only this fellow had a prominent family background, but his own talent was off the charts. Talent, aptitude, potential—all were 99, only a hair's breadth away from Yi Luo Xiang and just a notch above Yan Qingying.

This battle was something Xin Yun had to see, no matter the cost. After all, though Xin Yun admired Yi Luo Xiang, Yan Qingying, and Ming Xuan in his past life, his reverence and admiration for the world's top expert were no less.

This battle was no trivial matter. It was Po Kong's debut fight, marking the start of his journey to becoming the world number one expert. He won every single battle in his life!

On the surface, Yi Luo Xiang also seemed very powerful. She had never been defeated in any public contest in her life, but undefeated doesn't mean victorious in all; draws are included in the former, whereas the latter doesn't include draws.

As for the Nine Great Experts, they rarely fought each other. At the very least, Yi Luo Xiang and Po Kong had never faced off, but in this life, Xin Yun had already been defeated and could no longer achieve total victory. Yi Luo Xiang's characteristics were clear; it was impossible for her to win every battle. Even with a Puppet Dragon, a puppet remains a puppet and cannot compare to a true dragon.

When facing the strongest experts, a draw is almost inevitable.

Since Yi Luo Xiang could not be undefeated, then... Xin Yun would absolutely not allow anyone to overshadow her. Sooner or later, Xin Yun would challenge Po Kong, not necessarily seeking victory but at the very least, he aimed to force a draw!

Upon receiving this news, Xin Yun rushed to the Great Arena of the academy and purchased four high-priced tickets to the match. Such a contest was essential viewing for Xin Yun, Yi Luo Xiang, Yan Qingying, and Ming Xuan. This was their lifetime adversary, and they had to study him closely!

Finally, the first half of the year's curriculum came to an end. Although the two girls were not too interested in the match Xin Yun insisted they watch, they went along with his wishes, considering it wouldn't hurt to see it.

On the day of the match, despite the start of the holidays, a massive number of students still flocked to the main academy's Great Arena. This arena wasn't the venue used for the chief's challenge match, which was only for the first-year section and too small in scale.

The largest arena of Combat Dragon Academy was, in fact, situated at the very heart of Mountain Sea City, within the vast Qingshi Gorge.

Qingshi Gorge was an elliptical canyon spanning over a hundred kilometers in diameter, accessible through three passages. Surrounded by mountains and with precipitous cliffs, it was a naturally perfect arena. The surrounding mountain ranges rose over ten thousand meters, even taller than Mount Everest, providing a colossal space suitable for large-scale competitive matches.

Early in the morning, after eating the meals prepared by Mother Lan, Xin Yun, Yi Luo Xiang, Yan Qingying, and Ming Xuan headed towards Qingshi Gorge together...