X-Dragon Era

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However, this kind of challenge is not something that can be undertaken at any time. According to the academy's regulations, no challenges are allowed during the first year. After the first year, a student may only issue a challenge once a month, and they must challenge in ascending order without skipping any levels.

Not only that, once the challenger defeats the challenged, the defeated has a week to retaliate. During this week, they can initiate a challenge every day, totaling seven challenges. If they win any one of these, then the challenger's attempt is considered a failure.

That is to say, to successfully challenge the next level, one must continuously defeat the opponent eight times if the challenged does not accept their defeat. In these eight matches, even a single loss is seen as a failure.

Furthermore, if a challenge fails, not only is one unable to preserve their original status, but as a challenger with special privileges, they will lose the qualification to study at the main school and be sent to study at the First Branch instead. At the same time... the First Branch gains a quota for a student to enter the main school.

Moreover, to prevent private cheating, even if a challenge is successful, a great trial still awaits. After a successful challenge, one must fight and win against at least one of two opponents from the same class to prove their actual ability to join the class. These two opponents are determined by a lottery among all the classmates, making cheating impossible.

The reason for not allowing challenges in the first year is that most students are around eight years old, having just summoned their dragons. Even those with great talent are unlikely to display it fully and may be easily defeated. However, after a year of training, the gap in talent immediately becomes apparent.

Those with higher innate abilities will absolutely hold a significant advantage, as long as they are willing to work hard. If there is no advantage, it only means that you didn't make an effort, and if you didn't make an effort, then you don't deserve to stay.

It may sound complicated, but in simple terms, it is survival of the fittest. The academy encourages challenges but does not condone reckless attempts. Anyone can issue a challenge, but the consequences of failure are extremely severe. Unless one is absolutely confident, no one would dare to challenge without good reason.

After listening to the staff member's explanation, though very unwilling and regretful, this is the academy's rule. Unless one no longer wishes to study here, one must abide by it.

Once the three of them were clear about everything, there was not much time left before the various classes would gather. Therefore... Xin Yun decided to drop the idea of escorting the two girls to the teaching building and chose to part ways at the academy gate.

Xin Yun had little to worry about regarding Yi Luo Xiang and Yan Qingying. Yi Luo Xiang's wisdom meant she was not easily deceived, and if someone from the Demon Dragon Clan raised by Yan Qingying were easily fooled, that would indeed be a big joke.

Moreover, do not forget that Yi Luo Xiang's soul energy and Yan Qingying's spiritual energy are both extremely sensitive to the outside world. If anyone approached with malicious intent, chances are they would be discovered by them right away. There was nothing to worry about.

However, even so, before parting, Xin Yun still repeatedly urged them to stick together, help each other, advance and retreat as one, not to become a laughing stock to others, and not to get bullied.

In response to Xin Yun's repeated instructions, Yi Luo nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will treat Qingying as my elder sister and cherish her, and I won't be as willful as before."

No sooner had Yi Luo Xiang's words fallen than Yan Qingying calmly said, "Don't worry, I will protect her in your stead."

Hearing Yan Qingying's words, Xin Yun smiled bitterly and shook his head. He knew what she meant, but could neither change it nor wanted to.

Since she could remember, up until the age of ten, Yan Qingying's education had been all about obedience. Under the Demon Dragon Clan's indoctrination, her worldview, views on life, and values had been set. To change anything would require turning back time to when she was three years old and re-educating her.

It can be said that Yan Qingying is living a happy and comfortable life, although it might be hard for outsiders to accept. But if Xin Yun tried to change her, it would only cause distress to both parties.

Under the Demon Dragon Clan's upbringing, Yan Qingying is like a mother, giving all her love to her child without expecting anything in return. This may seem unreasonable, but if you try to tell a mother not to love her child, she would only suffer unbearably.

Worldviews, views on life, and values vary with different environments. In China, parents continue to care for their children until they marry, but in some countries, children become independent at eighteen and are on their own from then. Ultimately, this is the effect of the environment.

For Yan Qingying, unless Xin Yun sold her, she would be his pillar, her reason for existence, and her mission to protect him, just like a mother to her child, selflessly and magnificently.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

If Xin Yun were now to tell her, "Alright... from now on, live for yourself, not for me," if that were truly the case, losing her goal and support, Yan Qingying would instead become lost and confused.

Therefore, although Xin Yun felt helpless about Yan Qingying's thoughts, he could not and did not want to change them. Since change was destined to bring pain, and not changing might not, then why bother changing?

Watching the receding figures of Yi Luo Xiang and Yan Qingying, Xin Yun was lost in thought for a while before he followed the map provided by the staff member and made his way towards the location of the Special Eleventh Class.

The academy's roads were very clean, paved entirely with bluestone, and lined with lush greenery. Following the road, Xin Yun walked for more than ten minutes and finally found the path leading to Class Eleven.

Clearly, this was a newly constructed path, and the green leaves on the extended branches on both sides were dirty and torn, evidently worn by the passage of people.

The ground was earthen, not muddy, but rutted. Walking on it felt uneven, but it was still passable.

Following the bumpy dirt path, Xin Yun trekked about five hundred meters and finally... two simple buildings appeared not far ahead. (To be continued, for what happens next, please visit . More chapters are available, and your support for the author and genuine reading is appreciated!)

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