Chapter 83: Not Bad as a Mount

Hurry up, it's so annoying, it's stuck right at the exciting part!

Zhu Xingyao said angrily: "Huh, urging updates, urging updates, most annoying are the cliffhanger dogs!"

Yes, sir, we have urgently dispatched nearby drones to investigate!

The staff member beside them kept operating, controlling the drones observing other trainees to head toward Lu Jing's position.

Lu Jing heard from the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon's roar its anger and unwillingness.

But actually he also felt very stifled; on the ground he could only take hits for nothing, never able to seize the initiative.

He needed to find a way to get the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon to come down, or to go up himself.

Lu Jing had tried; with the aid of mental power, he could keep himself suspended in midair for an instant.

But it was only an instant; when mental power acts on the human body, its effect is greatly weakened.

Suddenly, he had a bright idea.

Taking advantage of the gap while the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon was gathering for its next fire attack, Lu Jing ran toward a towering redwood.

This tree reached into the clouds; perhaps he could use it to jump onto the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon.

Roar——

With a dragon's roar, the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon swooped down, spewing a column of fire from its mouth.

Lu Jing seized the opportunity, gathering explosive force beneath his feet and pushing off hard; his whole body shot up like a fired cannonball.

A height of a hundred meters was reached in an instant.

The Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon hadn't reacted yet; all it saw was Lu Jing pushing off the redwood, arcing through the air toward it.

Whoosh~

The Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon's intelligence was obviously not low; seeing Lu Jing's intent, it surged upward from its dive and flew into the sky.

However, Lu Jing didn't give it a chance; he attached mental power to his feet, barely giving an upward thrust to make up for that final distance.

The next moment.

Lu Jing threw another punch; this punch condensed in midair, carrying terrifying gravitational acceleration, like a meteor streaking across the sky!

Bang!

Shaped like a meteor, mighty like a meteorite!

The Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon was squarely hit by this punch; its ascending body instantly turned into a fall.

Roar——

With a somewhat frightened roar, the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon smashed toward the ground.

Bang!

At the moment of landing, it emitted an earth-shaking explosive sound, raising a terrifying air blast and shockwave!

After everything settled, Lu Jing's figure gradually became visible.

And beneath him, the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon's body was deeply embedded in a circular pit, resembling a crater formed by a meteorite striking the ground.

The Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon's mouth kept spewing black smoke, its body twitching from time to time, quite gruesome.

Just then, the training camp's drones arrived late.

Inside the military camp, they watched the screen showing the restored footage.

Zhu Xingyao's mouth was full, yet she forgot to chew.

She stammered: "What happened? We missed the most exciting part!"

Dong Ningxue frowned, also feeling a bit disappointed: "How did Lu Jing bring down this drake? Could he actually fly?"

Inside the military camp there was an uproar; even though they were staying up late, everyone was full of energy.

Hey, look quickly, what is he doing?!

Why doesn't he seize the chance when the drake hits the ground to finish it off? That's not like him!

Holy crap, is Lu Jing communicating with the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon?

The view switched back to inside the Huangshen Forest.

Lu Jing stepped onto the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon's back and said coldly: "I've heard draconic demon beasts are smart; can you understand my words?"

The Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon beneath him struggled a little, letting out a low growl.

But this howl, however you listen, sounds like a bluff.

In the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon's eyes, Lu Jing before it was a monster; the aura from him made it feel fear.

Even the military personnel who had previously captured him using traps could not match the shock Lu Jing's punch gave it.

Lu Jing looked at the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon beneath him, gradually becoming obedient, and chose not to continue attacking.

First, because the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon was on the ground, he was confident he could learn about its condition in a short time.

Second, because Lu Jing had formed the idea of subduing the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon as a mount.

Who among youths hasn't dreamed of being a dragon rider?

As for whether he can subdue it, Lu Jing is still unsure, but when he first entered the Huangshen Forest, the wolf king that voluntarily submitted to him gave him confidence.

Demon beasts aren't as deceitful as humans; they're basically single-minded, and once they decide on something, they rarely change their minds.

Lu Jing jumped down from the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon's back, walked to its head hanging to the ground, and patted its head with his hand.

Cough cough......

Lu Jing pondered a moment, then tried speaking in a slightly gentle tone: "I'll give you two choices."

One, be killed by me.

Two, submit to me.

The Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon opened a pair of red-lantern-like eyes, looked at Lu Jing, as if considering.

Immediately after, it struggled to its feet, shaking off the dirt on its body.

Inside the military camp.

The crowd watching the big screen instantly erupted in an uproar.

"This Lu Jing is really naive, thinking demon beasts are so easy to tame."

Dong Ningxue also shook her head, "I have an impression of this wyvern; it has a fierce temper, and what he's doing is just wasting time."

A staff member scoffed, "Demon beasts are creatures that have no notion of submission in their bones; they'd rather starve than eat a morsel of human charity."

However, as soon as the words left his mouth, the staff member froze on the spot and slapped himself hard.

On the screen, the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon that had risen to its feet did not fly away, but instead lowered its head toward Lu Jing.

In its eyes, the previous bloodthirsty gleam was gone, replaced by gentleness and submission.

Lu Jing stepped forward and patted the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon's head, taking out several healing dan medicines from his spatial ring.

The Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon was not polite either; it opened its mouth, rolled the dan medicine up with its tongue, and swallowed it in one gulp.

"Not bad; from now on I'll call you Little Fire."

Lu Jing said with a smile.

He stepped on the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon's extended fleshy wing and leapt onto its back.

"Roar—"

The Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon let out another clear roar, but without anger, more like a kind of acknowledgment.

The next moment, the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon spread its wings; with just a light flap, it shot straight into the sky!

In the clear, pristine night sky of the Huangshen Forest, the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon soared freely.

"Weedy Lake—"

Lu Jing stood on the dragon's back, his feet rooted as if grown in place, and he couldn't help but let out a long whistle to the heavens.

"Roar—"

As if in response, the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon likewise let out a long whistle to the heavens.

"Little Fire, fly southeast; I want to go there and kill a demon beast!"

Lu Jing pointed with his hand, and the Blazing Fire Cloud Dragon flapped its huge wings, immediately changing direction and swooping down while dragging the clouds along.

Meanwhile, inside the military camp, silence fell once again.

Zhu Xingyao's eyes sparkled as she watched the receding scene, until the drone could no longer keep up with the lone rider and dragon.