Chapter 9

Long Yi walked up to Ailin, picked him up and placed him on his shoulder, then strode out.

A series of events left everyone present stunned. It was due to the instructor's strength and his assertiveness. The instructor was also taken aback. He had originally thought that Long Yi was just a hot-headed and foolish young man, and he intended to use this opportunity to punish him as a warning to others. However, he did not expect that Long Yi would not question his orders at all.

"Everyone listen up!"

The instructor's loud shout immediately drew everyone's attention to him.

"I am your instructor, and you must address me as Instructor. You don't need to know my name, because as long as you are under my command, you will only call me Instructor! Here, my orders are absolute, and you must obey them. If I tell you to go east, you must not go west. If anyone thinks they are extraordinary, I welcome your challenge at any time. If you can beat me, I will guarantee your entry into the Royal Dragon Knights!"

As he spoke, the instructor's dragon aura burst forth again, and this time, he held back nothing. The unprecedented pressure from the dragon aura almost made all the students present unable to stand steady. Some of the weaker ones quickly fell to the ground and could not get up. The slightly stronger ones tensed their entire bodies, using all their strength just to stay on their feet.

Six people.

The instructor glanced at the six people still standing and nodded inwardly. It seemed that this year, a batch of good new recruits had arrived.

At this moment, Long Yi had already completed one lap, and his heavy footsteps passed behind the instructor. The instructor glanced at him and saw that Long Yi was looking at him with a simple, honest smile.

This kid, not affected by the dragon aura?

The instructor was somewhat surprised. At this moment, his dragon aura was radiating outward, and anyone within ten meters would feel the pressure of the dragon aura. The only people who could be unaffected were either those whose dragon aura was almost on par with the instructor's, or those who had experienced too many life-and-death situations on the battlefield and were no longer sensitive to the pressure of the dragon aura.

Impossible!

The instructor did not know how strong Long Yi's dragon aura was, but it was absolutely impossible for it to exceed his own. As for the battlefield, this kid was only eighteen years old! He had just entered the academy this year, how many life-and-death situations could he have experienced?

But to be honest, the life-and-death tests that Long Yi had experienced might indeed be far more than the instructor's. The air force squadron he was in was a famous blade squadron, and Long Yi was a battle maniac, appearing in almost all large-scale battles.

Of course, in that world, there was no dragon aura. The reason Long Yi was not sensitive to dragon aura was that he was essentially a giant.

Giants are born with dragon aura, and some giants even have dragon blood, which is far from the low-level dragon soul bloodline. As someone born with dragon aura, how could Long Yi be affected by it?

The instructor looked at Long Yi, his eyes flickering.

This guy named Long Yi is interesting!

"Everyone, listen up! Leave your dragons here, and follow Long Yi. No one is to stop until he stops! Otherwise, today's lunch is canceled!"

Ah?

As soon as the instructor's order was given, a murmur of dissatisfaction arose from the crowd. But immediately, a person was kicked out of the crowd, flying over ten meters and rolling on the grass for several circles before stopping.

Then, the instructor slowly walked out from the crowd.

"Any more questions?"

Looking at the instructor's eyes, everyone was frightened. The person who was kicked lay there, unconscious, and no one had seen how the instructor had acted. Was this the difference in strength?

Before coming here, everyone present was a prodigy. In a year, the entire White Dragon Empire only selected these forty dragon knight air force candidates. Most of them came from prestigious families, gathering the best resources of their families, and lived a life of being pampered.

And now, the instructor had used just one kick to tell them.

You are all useless.

Running, an instinct that any animal is born with. No one had ever found running difficult, but with a powerful dragon knight instructor by their side, things were completely different.

Long Yi was still carrying Ailin and running at the front. Behind him, the thirty-seven-person team all had pained expressions. On one side, the instructor was also running with the team. The dragon aura would occasionally burst forth, and some unprepared people would stumble and fall to the ground.

"Listen, rookies! You are on the ground now! If you fall here, you can still get up! But when you rise into the sky, if you fall off the flying dragon, your mortality rate will be as high as eighty percent! So, take advantage of the chance to fall while you can!"

The instructor's words hit everyone's heart. No one complained, no one dared to complain. The dragon aura repeatedly struck them, and under the immense pressure, everyone had to grit their teeth and move forward.

At this moment, Ailin was slowly waking up, but found himself lying on Long Yi's shoulder. He struggled slightly, and Long Yi felt the movement on his shoulder. He grabbed Ailin's shoulders with both hands, and while running, brought him in front of his face.

To the people on the side, it looked like Long Yi was holding a large doll.

"What, what happened to me?"

Ailin was still a bit dizzy.

Long Yi immediately gave a concise account of what had happened. The instructor, watching from the side, had a clearly strange look. Behind Long Yi, most of the new recruits were like dead dogs, with their mouths wide open, exhaling more than inhaling, their eyes rolling back, and they were about to fall. Only a few could barely hold on, but they were already suffering greatly from the dragon aura.

But Long Yi, carrying a person with both hands, was still describing what had happened, and the instructor was constantly releasing dragon aura on him.

Despite this, Long Yi's breathing was still steady, as if no pressure existed!

Since this was the case, the instructor did not speak, and silently followed the team forward. The pressure from the dragon aura grew stronger, and more and more people fell behind. In the end, only six people in the entire team could still follow Long Yi and barely hold on.

"Hey... Long Yi, you can put me down."

Ailin finally spoke, somewhat helplessly, his face red. Long Yi was first taken aback, then chuckled.

"Sorry, sorry, you're too light."

Saying this, Long Yi put Ailin to the side. Ailin's silver armor immediately retracted, transforming into his mercury dragon form.

"Dragons, gather over there!"

The instructor shouted, and the mercury dragon looked at Ailin with reluctance, then turned and flew to the gathering place for dragons. There, the fat Pigsy was the most conspicuous target. Apart from him, the largest dragon was only a little over a meter long.

Only then did the instructor realize that this small, seemingly frail Ailin, like Long Yi, was completely unaffected by his dragon aura!

A born warrior?

Why have the standards of this year's new recruits improved so much?

The group ran around the field, and the number of people gradually decreased. Many people training did not know what was happening; a simple run was causing so much pain. It was only when the instructor passed by them, and the terrifying dragon aura pressed them to the ground, that they realized how strong the people running with the instructor were.

"Stop!"

The instructor shouted, and Long Yi stopped. The six people behind him were already weak in the legs, unable to control themselves, and crashed into Long Yi. Long Yi turned and reached out, supporting the six people to prevent them from rubbing sweat on him.

At this moment, the people in Long Yi's hands were the fat and thin ones he had met a few times before. The fat one looked a bit better than the thin one, but he was already out of breath. If Long Yi did not support them, they would probably fall down at any moment.

"Today's morning training is over. Gather at one o'clock in the afternoon!"

The instructor was in a good mood. This year's new recruits included six good ones and two particularly good ones, so he decided to adjust his training plan.

"Is it over?"

Long Yi asked.

"What, do you want to continue?" the instructor countered, glancing around. At this moment, in the entire new class, almost no one could stand up except for Long Yi and Ailin. He was quite satisfied with this result.

Long Yi immediately shook his head. Although he felt the training was not challenging, he was not idle and did not want to waste time here. Since the instructor said the training was over, it was over.

However, at this moment, three dragons suddenly flew in from a distance, not very large, about five meters in size, and they were all in their youth stage. There were dragon knights on their backs.

The three landed not far away, dismounted, and approached the instructor with smiles.

"Hey, Instructor, are these this year's new recruits?"

The instructor frowned, clearly not liking these three people.

"Get lost!"

The instructor's words made the three chuckle.

"Don't be like that, Instructor. We still have a year of camaraderie, right? Besides, we're just here to find friends."

The three smiled but did not back off, their eyes fixed on Long Yi.

The instructor immediately understood. This was not about finding friends; these three were definitely here to cause trouble. And the target was likely Long Yi.

Thinking of this, the instructor stepped aside. This was the Dragon Knight Academy, a place for teaching combat. Private fights were forbidden, but fair duels were highly encouraged. The instructor also wanted to see how capable Long Yi really was.

"Kid, I heard you were quite impressive this morning."

The three approached Long Yi, trying to stand straight. However, compared to Long Yi's large build, these three were clearly no match. They were much shorter and smaller in build.

"Quite impressive this morning?" Long Yi was first taken aback, then smiled sincerely and said to the three, "No, no, I think you must be mistaken. I'm not just impressive in the morning; I'm impressive every day."