Chapter 69

"Sure, just now my magic mentor was taken away by your second-year magic mentor. Before leaving, he asked me to go to your magic mentor's office to get some materials. The key to his office is with you, so I came to find you."

Suren said with a smile, his face beaming like a warm spring breeze.

"Do you want the key?"

Swei's eyes twinkled, and a plan formed in her mind.

"I can give you the key, but Second Brother, you have to do me a favor!"

Suren laughed heartily, "Little sister, just say what you need. I've helped you with everything from childhood to now, haven't I?"

Swei giggled, "Since that's the case, Second Brother, help me teach Long Yi a lesson."

"Long Yi?"

When Suren heard the name Long Yi, he didn't immediately recognize who it was. But when he saw the large figure sitting nearby, he immediately smiled wryly.

"My dear little sister, you've given me quite a challenge. Even the Third Prince couldn't defeat Long Yi. Are you asking me to go looking for trouble?"

Suren had heard of Long Yi and had even seen him in person. The scene at the opening ceremony made everyone in the academy remember Long Yi. While his strength might not be much in the eyes of many, his arrogance was unforgettable.

Almost beating the Third Prince's son to death in front of the emperor—such a thing, few in the academy would have the nerve to do.

Suren, though he considered himself quite capable, was a third-year student actively seeking to advance to the fourth year. However, he didn't think he had the strength to defeat Long Yi.

"Second Brother, when did you become so timid?"

Swei looked at Suren with a sidelong glance.

"Little sister, your provocation won't work. It's not that I'm timid, but Long Yi is really hard to deal with. Now, many third-year students are eager to challenge Long Yi, but our leader has suppressed them. Even our leader isn't confident in defeating Long Yi. I'm only at the seventh level of magic power, the same as Long Yi, but Long Yi can defeat someone much stronger than him. I don't think I have a good way to deal with him."

Suren was very clear about this. It's better not to provoke Long Yi if possible.

"Ah, Second Brother, I don't know what you're worried about. We're not going to fight to the death; we're going to challenge him to a magic duel."

Swei gave Suren an exasperated look.

"Challenge him to a magic duel? Does this guy even know magic?"

Suren asked, immediately realizing he was asking a silly question. This was the magic department's training ground, and Long Yi was holding a beautifully bound magic book. If he wasn't a mage, who would come here to waste time?

"Magic and martial arts dual cultivation?"

Suren's expression changed. Historically, those who attempted dual cultivation generally had three outcomes: either the two completely opposing forces led to no progress in either dragon aura or magic power, resulting in a life of mediocrity; or the difficulty of cultivation forced them to abandon one, and because they missed the age for cultivation, they became ordinary dragon knights.

The third type persisted and left a significant mark in war.

Even now, many dragon warriors in the academy were on this path, but most only practiced basic entry-level magic for auxiliary purposes. They weren't considered true dual cultivators.

Now, since Swei was asking him to challenge Long Yi in a magic duel, it meant that Long Yi was truly using magic as an offensive means!

"What do you think, my dear Second Brother? You're not afraid of a pure magic duel, are you?"

Hearing Swei say this, Suren couldn't help but laugh, "If it's a matter of life and death, I value my life. But if it's a magic duel... heh heh, not only him, even in the fourth year, I've never been afraid of anyone!"

This confidence came from Suren's unique understanding of magic, which also gave him the confidence to advance to the fourth year early!

Long Yi watched the brother and sister approach, their gazes often falling on him. He basically understood what was about to happen. He just didn't understand why this Swei girl was so fixated on him.

I'm a good guy, I haven't done anything to her. My life motto is simple: I only hit guys. She's a girl with a good appearance and good grades, she should just be a genius beauty. I'm a big guy, I don't fit your visual field. Don't let my image convert to electrical signals in your eyes, okay?

"Erin, let's make a bet?"

Long Yi said.

"What kind of bet?"

Erin asked with a playful smile, as she was always interested in such things.

"I bet you a gold coin that the first thing that guy says when he comes over will be, 'Long Yi! I want to challenge you!'"

Long Yi said, pulling out a gold coin from his pocket.

Erin's smile grew wider. She carefully looked at the two people approaching from a distance, then flipped her hand, and a gold coin appeared in her palm.

"Deal!"

How convenient!

Long Yi watched Erin effortlessly pull out a gold coin, feeling envious. Erin was now completely integrated with her dragon, and their storage spaces were shared. Erin kept everything she needed in the storage space, so she didn't need to carry anything. It was simple and efficient.

And now, Erin had another gold coin in her hand.

"Bro Long, I bet he'll challenge you on the third sentence!"

Erin shook the gold coin in her hand.

"I don't believe it! Deal!"

Long Yi pulled out another gold coin from his pocket.

Suren had already approached Long Yi.

Long Yi and Erin, holding their gold coins, looked up, waiting for Suren to speak.

Suren's gaze barely lingered on Long Yi for half a second before sliding to Erin.

So beautiful!

Suren had heard of Erin's name before, but this was the first time he had seen her. She was indeed as beautiful as rumored! No, she was even more beautiful! Her long silver hair flowed like a waterfall of mercury, smooth and straight down to her waist. Her silver tight-fitting outfit had dragon-scale patterns, likely crafted by elves.

The sexy outfit paired with her gentle face created a beauty contrast that Suren had never seen before.

The two girls beside Suren looked at him with envy, their eyes scanning Erin's body, trying to find any flaws. But all they found was more self-doubt. They tried to get closer to Suren to assert their ownership, which left Erin feeling puzzled.

What's with these girls' strange hostility? I don't even like this kind of pretty boy...

"Erin, it's nice to meet you... I'm Suren from the third year, it's a pleasure to meet you..."

Suren spoke, addressing Erin first.

Long Yi lowered his head, dejected. He opened his palm, revealing a deformed gold coin, and handed it to Erin, saying, "I lost."

Erin giggled, took the gold coin from Long Yi's palm, and with a light snap, the coin returned to its original shape.

Suren's eyes widened.

Gold coin, gold coin, though called a gold coin, it wasn't made of pure gold. It was a hard alloy with a precise ratio of gold, as hard as steel. It wouldn't deform unless subjected to great force.

And now, this seemingly delicate Erin had effortlessly restored the deformed gold coin!

How much strength did she have?

Long Yi knew this because Erin was gradually becoming more dragon-like due to her integration with the dragon. Although limited by her human form, her physical strength was far beyond that of a human.

Thinking of this, Long Yi suddenly felt a mischievous smile. "Shadow Dragon, since you're not giving me dragon power, why don't you just merge with me? Let's see how strong the combination of a giant and a dragon can be."

Almost simultaneously, the Shadow Dragon, who was lying on Ba Jie's back, sent a wave of disdain. Although the young Shadow Dragon couldn't express complex emotions, this pure disdain was clearly conveyed to Long Yi.

"Alright, forget it."

Long Yi sighed.

At this moment, Erin gracefully stood up and politely responded, "Hello, Suren, it's nice to meet you too."

Coming from a noble family, manners were essential.

Suren was left standing there, unsure of what to say next. He had come to challenge, but after greeting Erin, should he immediately challenge Long Yi?

But Long Yi timely came to his rescue.

"Bro, you chat, I'll go."

Long Yi was feeling frustrated. He was such a formidable opponent, yet this guy came over to flirt with a girl first! While he could praise his good manners, the way he looked at Erin was really annoying! Is that something you should be looking at?

Hurry up and challenge me! I want to beat you! I want to beat you! Call me back!!!

"Wait!"

Long Yi had just slowly stood up, not even taking a step.

"What, something else, Suren?"

Honest Long Yi tried to make his expression as friendly as possible, but Suren felt like the honest face in front of him was about to crumble.

"Ahem, Long Yi, I heard from my little sister that you are practicing both magic and martial arts. I'm also researching this topic. Would you be interested in a magic duel with me?"

Erin was right there, so Suren tried to phrase his words carefully to avoid seeming too abrupt. But Erin giggled and extended her hand to Long Yi. Long Yi sighed and handed over the other gold coin in his hand.

No bet, no loss; every bet, a loss. What a miserable situation.

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