Chapter 669 - 2 Months, Senior Sister

Whether Jingyue and Su Qi made a bet or not was unimportant; they would definitely end up competing anyway.

As for shortening their ‘study time,’ that was out of the question.

Jingyue was still hoping they’d have a niece for her.

If they shortened the time and one wasn’t born, what then?

After that, they continued forward.

They hadn’t walked long before they saw a light.

Qing Lian said, “We’re almost there. They said there would be a dragon’s roar.”

Jingyue said, “It’s fine. If nothing happened to them, even less will happen to us.”

Many of those who went in were Tier Two, but Jingyue and Su Qi were Tier Three. Nothing was going to happen to them.

Soon, they passed through the light and arrived in a sun-drenched meadow.

The moment they entered, they heard a tremendous dragon’s roar.

AWOOO~

The sound was so immense it felt like it made their blood boil.

Jingyue, who had thought it would be nothing, started to feel unwell.

After the roar faded, Jingyue said, “What’s going on? Why are we having such an extreme reaction?”

Su Qi also looked uncomfortable. “Yeah, I really thought we could defend against it.”

Jiang Zuo had no choice but to pretend to be uncomfortable as well.

‘This was the one downside of traveling with Su Qi.’

‘Having to fake discomfort when you’re perfectly fine. What a pain.’

Qing Lian said, “I feel really awful, too.”

Jingyue said, “It seems like everyone feels equally terrible, regardless of their Cultivation. Is this a unique Skill of the Dragon Race?”

‘Not necessarily unique. It’s just a Sound Technique,’ Jiang Zuo thought. ‘As long as you’re below the caster’s Cultivation, you’ll suffer the same amount of damage.’

Su Qi asked, “Then why does it happen the moment we enter? Is the Dragon trying to scare people away?”

Qing Lian added, “Could it be telling us this is its territory and not to cause trouble?”

Jingyue walked forward. “We’ll find out when we ask it. For all we know, it might tell us it’s welcoming you.”

Huh? Jiang Zuo looked at Jingyue in surprise.

‘How did she guess that?’

Indeed, Jingyue was right. Translated, the dragon’s roar meant: “Welcome.”

It was just like the “DING-DONG, welcome!” chime you hear when entering some shops.

However, a shop’s chime is to let the owner know a customer has arrived, whereas this was a genuinely pure welcome.

‘Who knew why this Dragon God would do such a thing.’

‘This wasn’t something an ordinary Dragon would do.’

‘The Holy Dragon Race was particularly arrogant.’

‘In short, he had never met a humble or low-key Holy Dragon or Divine Dragon.’

‘Perhaps this Dragon was an anomaly.’

‘But was using a concussive Sound Technique for a “welcome” really a good idea?’

Jiang Zuo didn’t know, but he didn’t care either. All that mattered was finding that Dragon.

At this moment, they were up high, looking down upon a strange forest.

They didn’t recognize a single species of tree. They were all types they had never seen before, but they shared one characteristic: they were tall, and they were massive.

The trees were lush, with thick branches and dense leaves. All in all, it looked like a nice place.

But often, the more beautiful a place looked, the higher the level of danger.

Jingyue said, “That Dragon said before that most things here haven’t awakened yet, so we should be safe. In theory, yes. But I just thought of a problem. It’s been two days. I wonder if things have started waking up. If they have, then this will be fun.”

Su Qi replied, “It couldn’t be, right? It’s only been two days.”

And at that very moment, something suddenly exploded in the forest below.

BOOM!!!

The woods started to catch fire.

The explosions continued nonstop.

It sounded as if people were fighting down there.

Qing Lian said, “Judging by the power, they have to be at least Tier Three, right?”

Jingyue shook her head. “I’m not afraid of Tier Three. Your big sister here is invincible below Tier Four. A common 3.7 is no match for me.”

Qing Lian asked, “But Holy Sister, what if there’s a whole group of them?”

Then, they saw a swarm of bizarre Spirit Beasts relentlessly attacking a certain spot.

These Spirit Beasts were so fluffy you couldn’t see their limbs. If not for their smooth, sleek fur, they would have suspected they were caterpillars.

Jingyue said, “Well, that is a bit tricky. But it’s probably a disciple from Baili Valley. I’ll go confirm.”

With that, Jingyue flew over directly using Sword Control.

Not long after she arrived, she was already fighting the Spirit Beasts. The situation looked dire.

Su Qi said, “I’m going to check it out, too.”

And so, Su Qi also started fighting the Spirit Beasts.

With Su Qi and Jingyue joining in, the Spirit Beasts’ assault weakened somewhat.

Qing Lian said, “Someone must be in trouble. I’ll go help, too. Brother Jiang… hey, Brother Jiang, don’t do anything rash!”

Qing Lian had been about to say she was going to help, but to her surprise, Jiang Zuo simply walked forward.

He looked like he was about to jump. She knew that Jiang Zuo was just a Mage; there was no telling what would happen if he jumped from such a height.

“Brother Jiang, you’re just a Mage! It’s very… dangerous to jump from this high.”

Before she could finish her sentence, Qing Lian froze. What was she seeing?

Brother Jiang was flying?

“Huh? Huh?? HUH???”

‘Why can Brother Jiang fly?’

‘I’ve never heard anything about this.’

‘Does that mean out of the four of us, I’m the only one who can’t fly?’

‘But even as a Tier Three, there’s no way I should be able to fly.’

Qing Lian despaired.

At that moment, Jiang Zuo hovered high in the air. He looked down at the forest and saw that while Jingyue and Su Qi could handily defeat the Spirit Beasts, more of them were constantly gathering. This type of Spirit Beast was clearly one that reproduced easily.

If they kept fighting like this, it would never end.

“Don’t they know how to exploit their opponent’s weakness?” Jiang Zuo muttered to himself.

‘These Spirit Beasts care about their fur more than anything. Can’t they see they’re all using ranged attacks?’

‘It’s because they’re afraid of messing up their fur in close combat.’

Just then, the Fire Elemental Minions answered Jiang Zuo’s Summoning.

The summons from their Big Bro was the source of their faith! To fight for Big Bro, to burn everything for Big Bro, to raise a raging inferno for Big Bro, a prairie fire that would consume the heavens!

In that instant, a gigantic Magic Array appeared in the sky above the forest, and countless flames shot down.

The flames targeted the Spirit Beasts. BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!!

A prairie fire from the heavens, a rapid bombardment.

Qing Lian was utterly stunned. “So… so strong.”

If the Magic Array hadn’t suddenly vanished after just a couple of blasts, even Jingyue would have been terrified.

Jingyue: “…”

Su Qi: “…”

Jiang Zuo: “…”

‘There weren’t enough Fire Elemental Minions. It was already pretty good that they managed a few blasts.’

‘The main problem was that the display was too grandiose, wasting a lot of Fire Element.’

‘All in all, it was a little embarrassing.’

Without a second word, Jiang Zuo flew straight back to the mountaintop, deciding to let them solve it themselves.

‘As expected, I still can’t use Magic as freely as I’d like.’

Meanwhile, the Fire Elemental Minions were deeply dejected. They had failed to help their Big Bro. It was their fault. They needed to burn, burn, and burn again, burning without end.

Jingyue said to Su Qi, “What was your husband doing? Showing off and failing?”

Su Qi turned her head. “Holy Sister, you should pay attention to where my husband was standing.”

Only then did Jingyue freeze, before crying out, “He can fly? How is that possible? How long has it been? And how can a Mage fly so early on?”

Su Qi said smugly, “My husband is a Four-Element Mage. And he’s only been a Mage for two months. Two months, Holy Sister.”