Chapter 41

What a mess!

The captain of the White Dragon Knights felt as if the world was going mad. He should immediately bring Elsa back. Not only because Elsa supported Longyi's actions, but also because just a moment ago, when the third prince threw the Dragon Slayer Sword, he keenly sensed a chilling aura that instantly swept across the entire viewing stand.

And the source of that aura was Elsa!

The captain was almost certain that if anything had happened to Longyi just now, the third prince would definitely be the first to die. The captain had never seen Elsa use her full strength. If she really attacked with all her might, among all the people present, probably no one except himself could withstand Elsa!

Eight dragon marks! At just sixteen years old! How freakishly powerful!

However, the captain did not move.

Because in this matter, the fault was not with Longyi or Elsa, but with the third prince.

The Royal Knights serve the royal family but do not submit to it.

The Royal Knights naturally have their own standards for right and wrong, which do not necessarily align with the emperor's will.

For the Royal Knights, who the emperor is is not important. You can be the emperor, and he can be. The existence of the Royal Knights is to protect the country, not a specific member of the royal family.

Seeing that Elsa had also stood up, the third prince's face turned ashen. He originally thought that Elsa just hadn't noticed his excellence. Given time, he was confident that he could make Elsa realize how excellent he was as the third prince.

But now, with Elsa standing by Longyi's side, supporting his life-or-death challenge, he realized that she not only disliked him but even despised him, to the point of hating him to death!

Actually, the third prince had wronged Elsa.

Elsa's attitude toward the third prince was no different from how she treated stray cats and dogs. The third prince's mistake was that he dared to attack Longyi.

In fact, if Longyi hadn't immediately challenged him, perhaps in the next moment, Elsa's Frost's Sorrow would have already severed the third prince's neck. Longyi challenged him to prevent such a thing from happening.

"Fine, fine, fine! I approve this challenge! Life and death are fated, and one must pay the price for one's actions!"

The emperor's face was ashen as he sat down heavily, his anger reaching its peak. He never imagined that someone would dare attempt to kill his own son right in front of him!

Moreover, there were so many supporters!

Not only the granddaughter of the Iron-Blooded General, Aileen, but even the guardian of the White Dragon, Elsa, was on his side!

The emperor's gaze was unpredictable. He looked at the captain of the Royal Dragon Knights, wondering why, as the captain of the Royal Knights, he did not stand up to defend the dignity of the royal family. But the captain's eyes were completely focused on Elsa, completely ignoring the emperor's gaze.

With the emperor's approval, Longyi almost immediately stepped onto the training platform. Naturally, following him were Pigsy and the Shadow Dragon. Of course, the Fairy Dragon, who had been sleeping on Pigsy's head, showed no sign of waking up.

Longyi stood firm, staring directly at the third prince.

The third prince spoke first: "Longyi, I've heard of you. I know your combat skills are excellent. So this time, I won't use the Dragon Slayer Sword or any combat techniques. I'll fight you with just my bare hands!"

Longyi sneered, "Don't worry, I promise to use only my fists. But tell me, are you that afraid of dying slowly?"

The third prince sneered coldly, "Don't worry, you'll die quickly!"

With that, sixteen layers of combat aura burst forth, and the third prince charged straight at Longyi, raising his hand to deliver a straightforward punch to the face.

Longyi seemed to be scared stiff, standing motionless.

"Idiot!"

However, at that moment, the third prince suddenly shouted:

"Dragon Fang Crush!"

A flash of light suddenly appeared on the fist, blindingly bright. Instantly, a razor-sharp aura storm erupted from the entire fist, and in a moment, Longyi was enveloped by the storm!

"Hey! Cheating! Didn't we agree not to use combat techniques?"

Below, Wesley shouted loudly, and immediately, the entire academy was filled with curses. It was clearly agreed not to use combat techniques, yet he cheated at the last moment. This was a serious violation of the knight's code of honor, and the person doing it was the third prince.

The third prince, however, had a sinister look on his face, paying no attention to what the others were saying. In this world, history is written by the victors. As a prince, what others say has nothing to do with him. As long as he killed Longyi, who would dare to say no to him?

The third prince raised his head and looked at Elsa, thinking to himself, "Watch this, Elsa. I am the strongest. No matter what this Longyi has told you, he will die at my hands! Only I am worthy of you!"

However, Elsa's face showed no change, as if the third prince was just attacking the air.

The light faded, and the Dragon Fang Crush disappeared. The third prince was about to retreat when suddenly, a large hand emerged from the dust, gripping him like a vise. Then a figure, coughing violently, stepped out.

"I am different from you, Your Highness, cough, cough, cough! I keep my word!"

Then, the entire audience was in an uproar.

Because at this moment, Longyi's school uniform had been completely torn into rags by the Dragon Fang Crush, and the shape of his underwear was even visible. There were shallow blood marks on his body, but no obvious serious injuries. No! Longyi's hand was already bloody from the Dragon Fang Crush, but it was just a superficial wound!

However, the audience was not surprised by this. They were amazed that Longyi had taken a full hit from the Dragon Fang Crush and suffered no serious injuries!

They didn't know that Longyi had already fully mastered the giant's bloodline, making his body far more resistant to combat techniques than a human. Additionally, he had seven layers of combat aura. With both defenses working together, the Dragon Fang Crush couldn't cause him much harm!

Moreover, what no one knew was that Longyi was not just a dragon warrior but also a dragon mage!

The moment the Dragon Fang Crush touched Longyi, a basic magical defense enveloped him. Although Longyi's spellcasting was not yet proficient, he used pure mana to resist. By the time his mana was exhausted, it had already consumed most of the Dragon Fang Crush's power. The remaining force, though still powerful, was not enough to harm Longyi.

Unfortunately, Longyi's hand on the front was not as sturdy.

The third prince had no time to mock Longyi's ragged clothes. Seeing his fist caught, his first reaction was to retreat, but he was no match for Longyi's brute strength! His clenched fist was even deformed by Longyi!

"Brat, let Brother Dragon teach you what real combat is!"

Boom!

Seven layers of combat aura burst forth, tearing Longyi's tattered clothes to shreds, leaving only a pair of intact underwear. His steel-like muscles cast a shadow directly in front of the third prince!

"Hmph, Dragon Fang Crush!"

The third prince, unable to pull his hand free, was not panicked. He immediately used the Dragon Fang Crush with sixteen layers of combat aura in Longyi's hand. The fist in Longyi's hand immediately glowed, but Longyi suddenly lunged forward, punching under the arm. With a crack, the entire arm went limp, and the glowing fist immediately dimmed. After a few flickers, with a bang, the fist exploded in Longyi's hand!

Backlash!

The backlash caused by the forced termination of a combat technique!

It's important to know that humans do not produce combat aura themselves; it is converted from dragon power. This power can be used by humans but not controlled. A slight mistake can cause a backlash.

The third prince was immediately stunned, intense pain shooting from his hand. The skin on his hand had completely burst open, and blood was flowing continuously.

Even so, Longyi did not let go.

"Want to run?"

Longyi sneered, raising his fist.

"We're not done yet!"

Having lost a hand and suffering from the backlash of the dragon combat aura, the third prince was now completely broken. He had originally thought that with his sixteen layers of dragon combat aura, dealing with Longyi would be like crushing an ant.

But reality told him that this was impossible.

Although he had sixteen layers of dragon combat aura, nine layers more than Longyi, his experience was far too lacking. Or rather, he was too blindly arrogant.

If combat skill levels were not considered, Longyi's combat ability could almost rank among the top in the entire academy. The third prince did not use long-range combat techniques to wear him down but instead tried to kill him with a close-range attack. This was a rookie mistake, a lack of combat experience.

And Longyi seized this rookie mistake.

On the training platform, every punch landed.

Longyi's punches rained down, and the third prince's cries of pain echoed. The intense pain and humiliation made it almost impossible for him to gather any combat aura. Longyi did not use any combat aura, relying entirely on brute force to drive his punches.

Unsurprisingly, this was a one-sided beating.

Everyone thought that although Longyi was strong, facing a high-level expert with sixteen layers of combat aura, he could at most hold out for a while before ultimately losing.

But unexpectedly, this battle was won so strangely, so devoid of any entertainment value. At the same time, it was so thrilling.

The entire audience was silent, hearing only the sound of punches colliding on the training platform and the third prince's weak cries of pain.

Longyi showed no sign of stopping. His bare upper body was covered in blood, almost all of it from the third prince. At this moment, Longyi resembled a demon hunting in the wild, making everyone shudder.

Especially those who had fought Longyi before, their hearts beat in sync with Longyi's punches. One, two, this terrifying rhythm even made some people feel suffocated.

Tang Ze looked at Longyi, then at the third prince. At this moment, he had completely lost the desire to fight Longyi again. This Longyi was too terrifying. He was not human; he was a monster! Even facing the third prince and the emperor himself, he showed no mercy!

Was he really going to kill the third prince?