Ace Dragon Rider

"Cough, cough!" The old man coughed lightly, and the burly man and the beautiful mage simultaneously fell silent.

"Young man, this dragon is undoubtedly a Demon Abyss dragon. However, a young Demon Abyss dragon cannot fly, and its power is extremely potent. If your personal strength doesn't match up, you won't be able to fully unleash the power of the Demon Abyss dragon."

The old man looked into Long Yi's eyes, seemingly trying to peer into his heart.

"As for strength—why not give it a try and see?"

Long Yi chuckled with a naive expression, but the old man saw behind that facade, capturing the deep-seated confidence and pride that were deeply concealed!

"Well! I like this youngster. Straight to the point. If there's any ability to prove, why not put it to the test? Hahaha!"

The burly man forcefully clapped Long Yi's shoulder, as if a sledgehammer had landed, causing Long Yi to wobble slightly. However, his face remained unchanged.

"Well done! Well done!" The burly man praised in succession, his eyes gleaming with approval. He had subtly used his Dragon Fighting Aura to test Long Yi. However, to his surprise, Long Yi didn't even flinch! More than that, he raised a counteractive Dragon Fighting Aura in self-defence against his!

"We are the Crushbone squad from the Third Legion of the Air Force, and I am the leader, Ya Han! All we do in our squad is to crush the bones of all your enemies in the vanguard! You can join us and serve as a reserve soldier! We will be starting your official military service from your admission!"

Ya Han had stumbled upon a gem and didn't want to let Long Yi slip through his fingers!

"Hold on big guy, I haven't had my say yet!"

The beautiful mage finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"What? My girl, look at his size! It would be a waste if he doesn't join our Crushbone Squad! Would you prefer him to join your squad of weaklings?"

Ya Han burst into laughter.

"Ya Han, are you itching for a fight? You don't want my magical support in battles anymore, huh?"

The beautiful mage sneered.

"No, no! Big sister! I was wrong!"

Ya Han immediately apologized. In battles, the importance of magical support was unquestionable. If their relationship wasn't strong, he would not have dared to make such a comment.

After giving Ya Han a sideways glance, the beautiful mage turned her attention back to Long Yi.

"Young man, I am Bereet, the leader of the Rosy Dawn Squad of the Third Legion. Just as I stated earlier, are you interested in magic?"

Bereet asked while staring at the chubby Demon Abyss Dragon.

Ordinary humans or dragons can't perform magic; it's only possible for elderly dragons. Humans have mental strength, and the Dragon Clan possesses enormous Dragon Power. The fusion of these two factors results in powerful magic. Normally, Dragon Knights who practice Dragon Fighting Aura seldom practice mental strength. Bereet saw how Long Yi easily used Dragon Fighting Aura to defend against Ya Han's probe. However, she didn't want to let go of a Demon Abyss Dragon that easily, and was curious about the extent of its power.

"Magic? I am interested. Not only am I interested, but I've also tried it a few times." Long Yi smiled.

"Well, give it a try then!" Bereet confidently glanced at Ya Han.

"Man, just practicing Dragon Fighting Aura would be enough, why bother trying magic." Ya Han grumbled on the side.

"Isn't this dangerous?" Long Yi glanced at the trial stone that was as tall as a person.

"No worries, have a go, I'm here!" Bereet flicked her wrist, and her magical ring floating above her head immediately emitted dazzling light.

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

"Magic Power Release!"

Upon hearing the name, Bereet's face broke into a smile. Magic Power Release was basic among the basics and not a technical magic trick but simply entailed releasing magic power- and that was not hard to accomplish.

Magic power flowed from Bajie into Long Yi's body through his left hand. Under the manipulation of his mental strength, it transformed into complex patterns and then burst out from Long Yi's right hand!

An energy ball, blazing like a burning inferno, slowly flew towards the trial stone. At this moment, Bereet had already turned pale with shock.

"Ya Han, protect the General!" Before Bereet could shout, Ya Han had already dashed out. His Dragon Fighting Aura transformed into splendid armor, protecting both him and the old man. Bereet, on the other hand, rushed in front of Long Yi and expanded a luminous protective barrier.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the energy ball exploded. In just an instant, the entire tent was blown to smithereens. Fatty and Skinny, who were standing outside the tent, were flung into the air by the shock wave. However, they were not helpless, managing to land safely after a few mid-air turns, without any mishaps. Surprisingly, the fatty was even more agile than the skinny one.

"Big brother, are you okay?" Skinny, not bothering to check himself, hurriedly asked Fatty. Fatty waved his hand, "Don't worry, it seems it was just an accident."

Debris from the tent rained from the sky, and the people originally inside were revealed.

"Cough, cough!" The General, standing behind Ya Han, lightly coughed and slowly walked out. He glanced at the crowd of startled people before speaking calmly.

"It's nothing, just a small accident. You all don't need to be alarmed"

After speaking, he waved his hand and Ya Han and Bereet followed him immediately. Of course, Long Yi found himself sandwiched between the two of them.

By this time, Bereet was already looking at Long Yi with bright eyes. What he had just used was no more than a very basic energy sphere, yet the amount of energy Long Yi's version had produced was shocking, and it even had a burning effect! What did that imply? It implied that the magic of the Demon Abyss Dragon had a fire attribute, and also, Long Yi's mental power was strong enough to manipulate this magic!

This was a natural Mage!

Within the Dragon Knight Legion, there were two distinct professions, Dragon Fighters and Dragon Mages. Dragon Fighters broke through lines of battle by leveraging their powerful physical attributes, becoming the front liners tearing through the enemy. And though lacking physical strength, Dragon Mages could become killing machines on the battlefield with their powerful magic.

Neither was superior to the other; they each had their own strengths.

However, there was a small problem. There was a mutual contradiction between Dragon Fighting Aura and magic. Once a Dragon Knight began to cultivate Dragon Fighting Aura, their bodies would resist magic, making it difficult to cast spells. Hence, fewer people would simultaneously follow both paths.

Of course, "few" didn't mean "none."

In the long history of Dragon Knights, there were some who braved the difficulties and pursued both Fighting Aura and magic. But that wasn't the concern of Ya Han and Bereet at this moment.

They had only one thought.

This young man, I lay claim to him!

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

"A girlfriend?" An image of a terse girl flashed across Long Yi's mind. "Er, not really, I suppose?"

"Is that so? We have many single beauties in our Rosy Dawn Squad. Are you interested? Should I introduce you to some of them?" Bereet asked with a smile.

"Um..."

Before Long Yi could reply, an unsatisfied Ya Han started shouting, "Hey, hey, young lady! You can't entice him with women! Isn't that a bit too much?"

Bereet just chuckled and said, "If you can do better then bring some beauties from your Bone Crushing Squad."

Ya Han was at a loss for words.

At that moment, the group leader at the lead stopped and looked back at Ya Han and Bereet. Both of them immediately fell silent. Obviously, the group leader wielded an extraordinary authority.

However, the Group Leader didn't say much else. He led Long Yi to a place that looked like a training ground where only a few people were practicing their fighting skills. There were several huge metal pillars at the edge of the training ground, each split into twenty sections with intricate patterns engraved on them. The Group Leader brought Long Yi to one of these pillars.

"This is a Fighting Aura pillar, if you inject your Fighting Aura into it, you will be able to test your Fighting Aura level. The Fighting Aura level does not reflect your total amount of Fighting Aura, but it can show how powerful your Fighting Aura really is," the Group Leader explained.

The Group Leader obviously wanted Long Yi to test it for himself.

Without being modest, Long Yi lifted his hand and placed it on the pillar.

Hum-

The metal pillar resonated, and a light began to ascend from the first level, only stopping at the sixth level.

Sixth level Fighting Aura!

This meant that each attack with Fighting Aura would have six times the power of standard Fighting Aura attacks!

Ya Han, who was watching from the side, was extremely excited. Even when he was Long Yi's age, he only had Fighting Aura at the third level, yet this youngster had reached the sixth! And it seemed like there was room for more growth! No wonder the boy didn't even move when Ya Han had previously whacked him with Fighting Aura. It turned out Long Yi really was something!

The Group Leader nodded approvingly, and guided Long Yi to another pillar.

"This here is a magic pillar. Inject your magic into it, and it will show you your magic strength; you should try it."

Long Yi calmly raised his hand and placed it on the magic pillar.

Similarly, the magic pillar began to resonate, and the light started to ascend. Like before, it stopped only at the sixth level.

"Six-level magic strength!"

Bereet too was thrilled beyond words. That was six times the magic damage! No wonder Long Yi's magic energy spheres were so powerful!

Looking at the expressions on Ya Han and Bereet's faces, the Group Leader knew neither of them would let go easily. He knew all too well that no one would pass up on such a genius. He was glad that he got to Long Yi before his other peers. Wouldn't they have reaped easy benefits if they had bumped into such a talent instead?

With that in mind, the Group Leader lightly chuckled and introduced himself.

"Young man, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Fan Sen. I'm the General Commander of the Third Legion of the White Dragon Empire Dragon Knight Legion, and these two here are my proudest squad leaders. I believe you must have heard of the Third Legion?"

Heard of them? It would be more appropriate to say that their fame resounded far and wide!