Chapter 565: Another Year for New Students to Enroll (First update, requesting everything)

Amidst the white light of advancement, the Black Dragon grew rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye; its size quickly surpassed the Red Dragon, and it began to gaze down at Sylvanas from a superior position.

While the Black Dragon was advancing, even though Sylvanas was extremely wary and filled with unease, it had no choice but to halt its thoughts of attacking, specifically pulling away to a distance to wait until the Black Dragon finished its advancement before continuing.

In the span of a few breaths, the Black Dragon grew from its original 27 meters to over 30 meters, only then barely coming to a stop.

Judging from the feedback of his Mental Power, the Black Dragon's body length had reached approximately 32 meters, though due to its lean physique, its weight was about the same as Sylvanas'.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Black Dragon (Growth Stage, Top-tier Exotic Beast)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Lord 1st Rank

【Spirit Beast Race】: Medium Monarch

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Top-grade

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Ancestral Black Dragon (Rich)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Water

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Earth

After both giant dragons had advanced one after the other, among Li Changsheng's Demon Pets, only the Xi Mouse and the Bright Heavy-Eyed Bird had yet to reach the Lord level.

The Xi Mouse went without saying; it was merely a matter of time, but the Bright Heavy-Eyed Bird was harder to say. If it didn't work out, he would have no choice but to use a Yuanhua Treasure Pill.

Not long ago, relying on the efficacy of a Yuanhua Treasure Pill, Ning Bizhen's Six-Armed Naga successfully advanced to the Lord level; her luck remained very good, as she only spent one Yuanhua Treasure Pill and returned the remaining four to Li Changsheng.

"Sylvanas is likely going to be completely crushed!"

Li Changsheng shook his head, mourning for the arrogant Sylvanas for three seconds.

Not long ago, during a conflict when both were still Leader 9th Rank, the Black Dragon had already defeated Sylvanas with relative ease.

Now that the realms of both were on the same level again, without the advantage of a major realm, unless the Black Dragon made a fatal mistake, it would be very difficult for Sylvanas to secure a victory.

Roar~

After the Black Dragon finished its advancement, Sylvanas' body was wreathed in flames, and it charged toward the Black Dragon at a speed faster than before.

Roar~

A flowing water screen emerged on the surface of the Black Dragon's body; it did not dodge, and likewise charged forward.

Boom~

In an instant, the two giant dragons collided once again.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle~

The flames and the water flow made contact, and countless scorching water vapors rapidly permeated the area, obscuring the situation on the field.

Li Changsheng moved his Mental Power, easily dispersing all the water vapor to reveal the scene on the field.

This time, in the close-quarters brawl, Sylvanas no longer held the upper hand, but was instead faintly suppressed.

Even though the Black Dragon was skilled at sneak attacks and underhanded tactics, the advantage in quality allowed the Black Dragon to gain greater growth, which was why it could suppress the Red Dragon in terms of strength.

Boom~

With another dull sound, even though Sylvanas resisted with all its might, it was still knocked back a distance by the Black Dragon in this exchange.

Taking advantage of Sylvanas being unsteady on its feet, the Black Dragon took the initiative to charge up.

Sylvanas subconsciously wanted to resist, but who would have thought the Black Dragon would perform a nimble spin, appearing at Sylvanas' side; its Dragon Tail, over ten meters long, let out a crack that shattered the air as it smashed down fiercely.

Slap~

Sylvanas was unable to dodge in time and was struck on the back by the Dragon Tail; under the immense force, Sylvanas was knocked directly to the ground, and countless fire-red Dragon Scales and dragon blood sprayed out, revealing a bloody wound.

Fresh blood flowed like a pillar, which made Li Changsheng feel deeply pained, and he hurriedly collected the dragon blood and Dragon Scales.

After Sylvanas fell, the Black Dragon pressed down directly, its massive dragon mouth revealing fangs as it bit fiercely toward Sylvanas.

No matter how Sylvanas struggled, it could not break free in a short time, and before it could react, its neck was bitten by the Black Dragon.

Sylvanas' dragon body suddenly stiffened; however, the expected excruciating pain did not appear, and it could not help but look at the Black Dragon, which was right in front of it, in confusion.

The Black Dragon's mouth loosened its grip on the Red Dragon's neck; originally, with its powerful bite force, it could definitely have severely injured Sylvanas, or even left it in a near-death state.

However, for some reason, the Black Dragon chose to give up and moved off of Sylvanas.

Roar~

The Black Dragon looked down at Sylvanas and let out a roar toward the sky, filled with the posture of a victor.

Sylvanas looked at the Black Dragon with complex eyes and silently stood up from the ground; not only did it not continue to provoke, but it even lowered its arrogant head.

"In this round, the Black Dragon wins!"

While speaking, Li Changsheng jumped up and patted the Black Dragon on the knee.

Given that some Demon Pets were simply too tall, Li Changsheng had changed from his previous habit of patting their heads to patting their knees.

At this moment, Kailan and the Bright Heavy-Eyed Bird spontaneously began healing the two giant dragons, while Li Changsheng took out an extra-large syringe over a meter long and began giving the two giant dragons injections, re-injecting their lost blood into their meridians.

In this way, it would not take long for their damaged vitality to recover.

After everything was settled, Li Changsheng stopped worrying about these two giant dragons; after the outcome was decided this time, they would no longer have intense conflicts.

If nothing unexpected happened, the Black Dragon would soon leave the Red Dragon behind; unless the Red Dragon's quality increased, the gap between the two would only grow larger and larger.

As for whether the two giant dragons would develop affection for each other, Li Changsheng had not thought about it at all; their temperaments were completely opposite, and coupled with their attribute suppression, the probability was almost equal to zero.

"It's time to go welcome them!"

Li Changsheng checked the time, left the Number One Courtyard directly, and walked toward the main gate of Yuanling Academy.

Just like shrinking the ground into an inch, with one step, Li Changsheng could cross a distance of over ten meters; this was a small technique Li Changsheng had developed by combining his Mental Power and his physical body.

Yuanling Academy was about to start, and some students had already entered the Academy in advance, but the largest number were still the youths waiting to participate in the assessment.

Every year, no fewer than tens of thousands of youths were initially screened from all over the country, and they would participate in the entrance assessment according to their respective numbers.

This year, the number of people clearly exceeded last year's.

There was no helping it; since Yuanling Academy returned to the seat of the Second Academy last year, it had made people see the possibility of challenging the First Academy.

It is precisely because of this that, in the eyes of some Heavenly Prides, the appeal of Yuanling Academy even surpasses that of the Royal Academy.

Students encountered along the way gazed at this scene with envy; upon recognizing Li Zhangsheng, many students and examinees even turned to look at him with adoration.

In Yuanling Academy, Li Zhangsheng's great name could be described as thunderous; he was able to become the undisputed number one in Yuanling Academy while still in his first year, and his combat record was brilliant, naturally earning him the adoration of many students.

Li Zhangsheng ignored them and soon arrived at the main gate, waiting listlessly while quietly observing the dozen or so gilded statues standing at the school entrance.

He still remembered that at this time last year, Li Zhangsheng had longed to have a statue of his own standing here in the future, to be revered by later generations.

At present, Li Zhangsheng is far from this requirement, yet not so far; he believes that as long as he leads Yuanling Academy to seize the title of the number one academy, there will also be a gilded statue of him here in the future.

He did not wait long before the people he was waiting for arrived.

There were 13 people in total, led by Li Jingyi's grandfather, the Beast Garden Elder, as well as two Third Rank Deacons.

Ever since they advanced to a County Gentry, one must have Fourth Rank standards to serve as a Clan Elder; those former Clan Elders who had not yet reached the requirement could only be demoted to serve as Deacons.

The remaining ten people were seven men and three women; they were Li Zhangsheng's younger clan brothers and sisters, all 16 years old, and they had come here mainly to participate in the Yuanling Academy entrance examination.

In view of Li Zhangsheng's outstanding performance, and the fact that Li Jingyi, Li Tianyu, and Li Runfeng had also shown impressive potential, Yuanling Academy specifically provided ten examination spots to the Li Family free of charge.

This saved the Li Family quite a lot of resources; as for whether these ten younger clan brothers and sisters could remain at Yuanling Academy, it would mainly depend on their performance.

Upon seeing Li Zhangsheng waiting for them, the group of clansmen hurriedly ran over.

"Great Clan Elder!"

Immediately, the 13 people, including the Beast Garden Elder, shouted with great respect, truly attracting a great deal of attention.

Li Zhangsheng was not embarrassed and said with a smile, "There is no need for such formalities; this is not the place to talk, please follow me."

Li Zhangsheng led the 13 people into Yuanling Academy; according to past circumstances, apart from the Monster Tamers participating in the entrance examination, other unrelated persons were not allowed to enter.

However, this only applied to ordinary factions, and Li Zhangsheng was naturally not within the scope of such restrictions.

Seeing Li Zhangsheng leading the team personally, the guards could be said to have turned a blind eye, not even requiring registration, and allowed the unrelated Beast Garden Elder and the two Deacons to enter.

These clansmen were all visiting Yuanling Academy for the first time, so Li Zhangsheng casually took them on a tour while gaining some understanding of the ten younger clan brothers and sisters participating in the entrance examination.

The first place in this year's Li Family Clan Competition was named Li Wanru; she was Li Wenbo's youngest daughter, and she was also the only clansman among the ten to have reached the Second Rank.

Li Zhangsheng did not feel much surprise; the Li Clan is now a County Gentry, and as long as they are willing to spend enough resources, reaching the Second Rank is not difficult.

After touring for an hour, Li Zhangsheng led them to the examination site, where they were received by the Instructor in charge of the examination.

While they were taking the examination, Li Zhangsheng chatted with the Beast Garden Elder and the two Deacons from time to time, occasionally paying attention to their examination progress.

The first examination item was still the Lianxinlu.

When the examination began, a figure appeared abruptly beside Li Zhangsheng; it was Ning Bizhen who had arrived.

The Beast Garden Elder and the two Deacons naturally recognized Ning Bizhen and hurriedly came up to pay their respects.

"There is no need to be so polite."

Ning Bizhen nodded in acknowledgment.

Li Zhangsheng seemed to recall something and said, "Bizhen, there happens to be a matter I would like to discuss with you."

Ning Bizhen did not speak, looking at Li Zhangsheng quietly, waiting for what he had to say.

(End of chapter)