A Card In Hand

Chapter 50: Let Me Dance for Everyone!

Dragon!
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This was the most ferocious and destructive red dragon!

Now, the entire firmament of this small world was filled with the image of this world-destroying, extraordinary creature!

Its appearance filled the entire battlefield with an aura of devastation. Frightened new trainees curled up into balls, shivering uncontrollably.

If it weren’t for the three elderly members of the Pantheon of Myriad Realms using energy barriers to shield the front, the new trainees who saw the appearance of the giant dragon would have already scattered and fled in terror.

Not to mention the extremely unfriendly and destructive red dragon, even the gentlest and kindest silver dragons, who liked interacting with humans, were not beings that ordinary people could approach.

As extraordinary creatures, dragons were born at the gold level of strength.

Dragonlings did not need any training or learning; merely eating and drinking could automatically enhance their power, and even sleeping for decades could increase their combat prowess.

As long as they reached adulthood, without dying prematurely, these dragons were bound to step into the realm of legends.

Regardless of the type of dragon—be it the five-colored dragons like red, green, blue, black, and white dragons; the metallic dragons like steel, silver, gold, platinum, and titanium dragons; or the elven types like fairy dragons, elf dragons, and moonlight dragons; or even the gem dragons like jewel, emerald, and diamond dragons; not to mention the exceptionally powerful among dragons like shadow dragons, void dragons, and time dragons.

This was a powerful being that was destined to step into the realm of legends merely by sleeping.

This was a being with a natural lifespan of at least ten thousand years.

This was a monstrously cheating creature by nature.

Its name was dragon!

Compared to humans,

Sure, here’s the translated text with attention to the specific instructions and terms:

“Don’t even mention it.”

“Heartbroken.”

“Huo Mei actually contracted a Red Dragon!”

Chang Chi stared with wide eyes.

“Fortunately, it’s just a young dragon, otherwise this Unlimited Challenge Space might have been destroyed by it!”

Dou Guang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

“…”

Lei Bao didn’t speak, but a subtle jealousy flickered deep in his eyes.

This was a Dragon, even if just a young one, but what luck to be able to contract it.

He had strived his whole life and not even managed to contract a Flying Dragon, whereas Huo Mei?

How old was she?

At sixteen, still at the beginning of her life, she already owned a Red Dragon!

On the platform.

From the fiercely blazing Mysterious Mirror.

A tiny dragon, smaller than a puppy, clumsily squeezed out.

Its plump body almost got stuck, and Huo Mei, annoyed, pulled it out by hand.

Flapping its tiny wings.

Its body completely ruddy.

Every scale seemed to be carved from rubies, unimaginably beautiful.

Of course, if you just looked at this Red Dragon’s head, you’d find it incredibly cute, not much different from a regular puppy.

“Great, Feier likes it here, the air of freedom smells so good!”

The little Red Dragon joyfully flew around Huo Mei, soaring up and down, flying a couple of laps before suddenly flying up to Yue Sha, asking in a milky voice, “You smell nice, how can Feier smell like you?”

Then it flew up to Ling Long: “Aren’t you the master’s best friend?”

Ling Long flicked its little head with her finger: “Idiot, look carefully, I am her archenemy!”

Ouch!

The little Red Dragon covered its head with its paws and quickly fled.

In a flash, it was in front of Li Ao: “You look scary, please don’t hit me, okay?”

Before Li Ao could reply, it whooshed over to Shuanghan, cutely tilting its little head: “I don’t like your aura, it’s so cold, achoo~!”

Shuanghan really wanted to punch it flying.

Can this silly, adorable creature really take on Li Ao?

The little Red Dragon flew in front of Cang Yue, barking once as if Cang Yue was a puppy.

Cang Yue was so angered that he cursed, “You idiot, look clearly, I’m Cang Yue. If you’re not going to help, then scram back to where you came from…”

“How fierce!”

With tears in its eyes, the little Red Dragon flew back to Huo Mei’s side.

Its face was full of grievance, looking pitiful as if it had been bullied.

“Alright, Feier, you’ve had your fun. Now bring out your dragon flame and give that guy a blast, lest anyone say I didn’t lift a finger!” Huo Mei raised her delicate finger and pointed lightly towards Li Ao in the center of the arena.

“Master, he looks so scary!” The little Red Dragon was a bit afraid of Li Ao.

“Scary or not, you must blast!” Huo Mei was utterly unreasonable.

“Alright… But it doesn’t matter if I accidentally destroy this place, right?”

The little Red Dragon asked again.

“That guy won’t die so easily. As for this place, it’s not our home. If it’s destroyed, someone will fix it. Just go ahead and blast!”

Huo Mei explained offhandedly.

“No, don’t, I haven’t lived enough yet!”

Fuxi, on the Stone Isles, cried out in horror.

Li Ao, of course, was not afraid.

He was the great demon lord.

Whether or not the Red Dragon’s flame could even reach him was debatable.

But I, this demon lord, can’t withstand the Red Dragon’s destructive flames!

Suddenly, Ling Long turned her face back and nodded to Yue Sha, “Since that’s the case, let’s start as well…”

Lie Feng was tearful.

You should have shown your true strength earlier.

Li Ao quietly waited, not intending to stop Ling Long and Yue Sha at all.

Not only did he not make a move to stop them, he even beckoned to Shuanghan: “Icy block, aren’t you going to bring out your dragon?”

“You’re the icy block!” Shuanghan snapped, infuriated. What kind of nickname is ‘icy block’? How do you come up with these awful nicknames? Can’t you call something nice? ‘Icy block’, ‘big-eyed monster’, why do you pick the ugliest names? You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?

“Ha!”

The new trainees couldn’t help but be on the verge of bursting out.

“You bunch of freaks, when will you ever stop?”

Not only Huo Mei, Shuanghan has a dragon too? How many of you have actually made contracts with dragons?

Hold on!

What are you guys being so low-key for?

Don’t tell me you’re planning to wait until the moment Prince Jinxi claims the title of New King to take him down and drag him across the arena?

Being in the same batch as you super freaks really puts a lot of pressure on us…

Don’t you ever consider the feelings of the weaker ones?

Can’t you give us a way to survive?

We’re suffocating here!

Help~!

Exposed by Li Ao, Shuanghan took a deep breath and drew a mysteriously patterned red card.

Qian Nian was dumbstruck, “You actually have a dragon?”

Qiqu shook his head with a bitter smile.

No wonder Shuanghan was specifically picked first by Li Ao, such strength and potential are simply despairing.

Catch up?

Surpass?

In your dreams!

Not falling further behind is already an achievement!

Lie Feng stared blankly for a while before turning to look at Cang Yue, who was ranked ahead of him. Surely this oddball didn’t also have a dragon?

Cang Yue looked to the sky, as if to say, “Do you think dragons are as common as cabbages?”

Shuanghan began the summoning.

The red card disappeared amid a flurry of snowflakes.

Instantly, the entire sky turned into a roaring blizzard.

A gracefully formed ice dragon, emitting a deep roar, appeared in the heavens above.

In that moment.

Every life felt the overwhelming pressure of the dragon’s roar.

At this level, Fuxi was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground, his brain filled with nothing but fear, his thoughts completely halted, leaving a blank slate.

Even those few newcomers who were confident enough to challenge the rankings felt their legs go weak.

Although they were still standing.

But somehow, the strength to step forward had disappeared.

Unlike Huo Mei’s adorably clueless Little Red Dragon, Shuanghan summoned an Ice Dragon.

It was also a young dragon, but it was significantly larger than the Little Red Dragon, almost reaching the juvenile stage.

The Ice Dragon’s expression was quite cool.

From the moment it appeared, it silently hovered over Shuanghan’s head, remaining silent, staring intently at Li Ao with its merciless icy eyes, waiting for its master’s command, ready to strike at any moment.

“Ling Long, what about you?”

Li Ao gestured towards Ling Long on the platform with a ‘aren’t you going to play your trump card’ gesture.

“My war beast can’t handle a big cheater like you, let’s fight by the water next time!”

Ling Long propped her chin, thought for a moment as if a lightbulb flashed in her little head, and cutely snapped her fingers: “Since I’m on the Challenge List, it seems bad not to contribute. Since everyone else has contributed, I’ll just dance for everyone!”

Oh my goodness!

Even the strong supervisors like Dou Guang and Chang Chi couldn’t stand this kind of malicious cuteness!

What the heck is dancing?

If dancing counts as a contribution?

Then why bother fighting at all? Might as well have a dance battle!

“Just summon a war beast instead, no need for a dragon, summon something else…”

Lie Feng really didn’t think it was time to dance. You and Yue Sha are supposed to be in the top three, aren’t you? It’s unreasonable for a war beast not to be at least silver-grade, why dance? It’s really frustrating!

“Shut up! Idiot!” Huo Mei shouted at Lie Feng to keep quiet: “If you don’t understand, then shut up!”

Li Ao raised his right hand.

Countless Rock Source Energies converged in his palm.

Huo Mei and Shuanghan summoned golden-grade young dragons, and he showed no intention of stopping them, but as soon as Ling Long mentioned dancing, Li Ao immediately took an aggressive stance.

“Yue Sha, protect Ling Long; the rest protect me and Shuanghan. Whether we can win this battle or not depends on whether you can withstand Li Ao’s attack!”

Seeing Li Ao’s reaction, Huo Mei immediately became serious, her body erupting with soaring flames…

Although it’s just a few days into the new book period, I’m still thrilled to have shot into the top ten on the new book list.

This is actually your glory as well, and in the future, let’s create even more records together!