Chapter 5

"Ahem!" The old man coughed lightly, and the big man and the beautiful mage both fell silent.

"Boy, this is undoubtedly a Demon Abyss Dragon. However, a juvenile Demon Abyss Dragon cannot fly, and its power is extremely strong. If your personal strength is not up to par, you won't be able to fully utilize the Demon Abyss Dragon's power."

The old man looked into Long Yi's eyes, as if trying to see through his soul.

"Strength? —— Why don't we just give it a try?"

Long Yi chuckled, his expression still simple, but the old man keenly detected a deep-seated confidence and pride behind that smile!

"Good! I like this kid. No nonsense, let's see what he can do! Hahaha!"

The big man slapped Long Yi's shoulder, like a hammer landing on him. Long Yi swayed but his expression remained unchanged.

"Nice! Nice!" The big man said it twice, his eyes gleaming. He had used a bit of Dragon Aura just now to test this young man, who was almost as big as himself, to see if he was just a big guy. But to his surprise, Long Yi didn't even budge under his slap! Not only that, he even resisted with a Dragon Aura that was not weak!

"I'm Yan Han, the captain of the Bonecrusher Dragon Knights in the Third Air Force Corps! Our Bonecrusher Squad's only mission is to shatter all the bones of our enemies on the front lines! You join my squad as a reserve member! I'll start counting your military service from the day you enter school!"

Yan Han had encountered a talent and was determined not to let him slip away.

"Big guy, I haven't said anything yet!"

The beautiful mage finally couldn't hold back.

"What? Girl, look at his size! Not joining our Bonecrusher Squad would be a waste! Do you want him to join your girly squad?"

Yan Han laughed heartily.

"Yan Han, are you itching for a beating? Do you not want magical support in battle?"

The beautiful mage smiled coldly.

"No! Sister! I'm wrong!"

Yan Han immediately admitted his mistake. In battle, magic was absolutely indispensable. This was only because they were good friends; otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to say such things.

Glaring at Yan Han, the beautiful mage turned to Long Yi.

"Boy, I'm Belit, the captain of the Third Corps' Dawnlight Squad. As I mentioned earlier, are you interested in magic?"

Belit stared at the fat Demon Abyss Dragon.

Humans and ordinary dragons cannot cast spells; only old dragons can. Humans have mental energy, and dragons have immense dragon power. When combined, they can cast extremely powerful spells. However, most dragon knights who cultivate Dragon Aura rarely cultivate mental energy. Belit saw Long Yi easily resist Yan Han's test with Dragon Aura, but she was not willing to let the Demon Abyss Dragon be taken away so easily. She wanted to see what kind of power the powerful Demon Abyss Dragon possessed.

"Magic? I'm interested. Not only interested, I've even tried a few times myself," Long Yi smiled.

"Great, then give it a try!" Belit glanced at Yan Han triumphantly.

"Really, just focus on cultivating Dragon Aura. Why try magic?" Yan Han muttered.

"Isn't that dangerous?" Long Yi looked at the trial stone in front of him, which was as tall as a person.

"No worries, just give it a try. I'm here!" Belit raised her hand, and the magic ring floating above her head emitted a brilliant light.

"Alright, let's give it a try then." Long Yi flexed his wrist, placed one hand on Pigsy, and then raised it.

"Magic Release!"

Hearing the name, Belit laughed. Magic Release was the most basic of basics, not a magical technique but simply the release of magic power, which was not difficult.

A surge of magic power flowed from Pigsy, entering Long Yi's body through his left hand. Under the influence of mental energy, it formed a complex pattern and then spewed out from his right hand!

A burning energy sphere slowly flew toward the trial stone. At that moment, Belit was already pale with shock.

"Yan Han, protect the General Commander!" Before Belit could speak, Yan Han had already rushed out, his entire body enveloped in a brilliant Dragon Aura armor, protecting both himself and the old man. Belit rushed to Long Yi's front, casting a light shield.

Then, with a loud boom, the energy sphere exploded, and in an instant, the entire tent was completely shattered. The fat man and the thin man, who were queuing in front of the tent, were thrown back by the shockwave. However, they were not defenseless; they turned in mid-air and landed safely on the ground, with the fat man even more agile than the thin man.

"Brother, are you okay?" The thin man, without checking his own safety, hurriedly asked the fat man. The fat man waved his hand: "Don't worry, it seems to be just an accident."

Tent fragments fell from the sky, and the people inside the tent were revealed.

"Ahem!" The General Commander, who was behind Yan Han, coughed lightly, slowly walked out from behind Yan Han, and scanned the shocked crowd before speaking calmly.

"Nothing serious, just a small accident. No need to panic."

After speaking, he waved his hand, and Yan Han immediately followed with Belit. Of course, Long Yi was also sandwiched between the two.

At this moment, Belit's eyes were shining. That was just a basic energy sphere, but the power of the energy sphere Long Yi released was astonishing, and it even had a burning effect! That meant the Demon Abyss Dragon's magic power had a fire attribute, and at the same time, Long Yi's mental energy was already strong enough to control this kind of magic power!

He was a born mage!

In the Dragon Knight Corps, there were two distinct professions: Dragon Warriors and Dragon Mages. Dragon Warriors charged into battle, relying on their powerful physical attributes to tear through enemy lines. Dragon Mages, though physically weak, could use astonishing spells to become killing machines on the battlefield.

There was no inherent superiority or inferiority between the two, but each had its strengths.

However, there was a small problem: Dragon Aura and magic had conflicting effects. Once a Dragon Knight cultivated Dragon Aura, the magic power from their body would find it difficult to pass through their body when they tried to cast spells. Therefore, very few people cultivated both paths simultaneously.

Of course, "very few" did not mean "none."

In the long history of Dragon Knights, some people had not feared the difficulties and had opened the path of cultivating both Dragon Aura and magic. However, that was not what Yan Han and Belit were considering now.

They had only one thought in mind.

This kid, I've reserved him!

"Long Yi, do you have a girlfriend?" Belit suddenly asked.

"Girlfriend?" An image of a cold and lonely girl flashed in Long Yi's mind. "Eh, I guess not."

"Is that so? We have quite a few single beauties in our Dawnlight Squad. Interested? I can introduce you to a few," Belit smiled.

"This..."

Before Long Yi could answer, Yan Han shouted in dissatisfaction: "Hey, girl, you can't use beauty to lure him. That's too cheap!"

Belit chuckled and said, "If you have the ability, you can also find some beauties from your Bonecrusher Squad."

Yan Han was speechless.

At this moment, the General Commander suddenly stopped, turned to look at Yan Han and Belit, and they immediately fell silent. Clearly, the General Commander had immense authority.

However, the General Commander did not say much but led Long Yi and the others forward to a place that looked like a training ground. There were only a few people training combat skills in the training ground. On one side of the training ground were several thick metal pillars, divided into twenty layers, each covered with intricate patterns. The General Commander led Long Yi to one of the metal pillars.

"This is the Aura Pillar. Inject your Dragon Aura into it to test your Aura level. Although the Aura level does not reflect your total Aura, it can intuitively show the power of your Aura."

Although the General Commander was just explaining, it was clear that he wanted Long Yi to test himself.

Long Yi did not hesitate, placing his hand on the pillar.

Buzz—

The metal pillar resonated, and the light rose from the first layer, stopping at the sixth layer.

Sixth-level Aura!

Sixth-level Aura meant that each time he used Dragon Aura, it would have six times the power of ordinary Dragon Aura!

Yan Han was deeply moved. Even when he was this age, he only had a mere third-level Aura, and this kid had a sixth-level Aura! And from the look of it, he seemed to have held back! No wonder he didn't budge when Yan Han slapped him with Dragon Aura earlier; he really had the goods!

The General Commander nodded and led Long Yi to another pillar.

"This is the Magic Pillar. Inject your magic to test your magic strength. Give it a try."

Long Yi calmly raised his hand and placed it on the Magic Pillar.

Similarly, the Magic Pillar resonated, and the light rose, stopping at the sixth layer.

"Sixth-level magic strength!"

Belit was also pleasantly surprised. Six times the magic damage! No wonder the magic energy sphere was so powerful earlier!

The General Commander looked at the expressions of Yan Han and Belit and knew that they would not let go of this talent today. He was very fortunate that he had encountered this talent himself; if another old coot had found him, they would have benefited instead.

Thinking of this, the General Commander smiled and said,

"Boy, let me introduce myself. I am Fansen, the General Commander of the Third Corps of the White Dragon Empire's Dragon Knight Corps. These two are my most capable captains. I believe you have heard of my Third Corps."

Not just heard of it, but it was renowned!