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The elimination test mentioned by the Dragon King involves filtering out a group of Divine-Level Experts who come to the vast sea where Dragon Island is located. Even for Divine-Level Experts with flying mounts, traversing the endless ocean is not easy. After all, flying mounts also need to rest, and it's quite easy to get lost at sea, making it even more dangerous.
Moreover, many small islands in the ocean are home to various magical beasts, including the presence of Divine Beasts, which further tests the strength of those who arrive.
However, Liu Guanfeng is an exception because both of his mounts are at the divine beast level, and both possess flying abilities. He can have both magical beasts carry him while flying, and even when they need to rest, ordinary magical beasts would not dare to disturb them. After all, one of his magical beasts, Little Black, carries the bloodline of a divine beast, and such a bloodline's pressure cannot be resisted by ordinary Divine Beasts.
Liu Guanfeng has also rested on uninhabited islands with Little Black and XP. Those islands also had some magical beasts, even Divine Knights. When Liu Guanfeng first set foot on one of the islands, a Tenth Rank Crocodile charged at him but was scared back by Little Black.
Since then, whenever they needed to rest on an island, Little Black would first use its divine beast bloodline pressure to intimidate any high-level magical beasts present before bringing Liu Guanfeng onto the island to rest.
Thus, they traveled non-stop for a total of seven days. On this particular day around noon, Liu Guanfeng finally saw the legendary Dragon Island. From the sky above the vast ocean, Dragon Island appeared extremely majestic. Especially in the center, Dragon King Island stood out prominently among a circle of surrounding islands.
In the air above the circular Dragon Island, many flying dragons could be seen soaring through the sky. Just as Liu Guanfeng was gazing down at Dragon Island from above, a group of patrolling dragons spotted him and three dragons flew towards him. Among them was an old acquaintance of Liu Guanfeng—Golden Retriever—who he had encountered during his last visit to Huaxing Kingdom. Upon seeing Liu Guanfeng, Golden Retriever was momentarily taken aback before bursting into laughter:
"What a coincidence! I didn't expect you to come right to me after what happened last time. Brother, I suffered a loss at the hands of this little guy during my last mission; what do you think we should do today?"
A golden dragon beside him chuckled: "Golden Retriever, that's because you weren't strong enough. However, we can't just let this kid go now that he's fallen into our hands. I'll help you get your revenge."
"Don't exaggerate; this kid is quite tricky. Last time even the Golden Dragon King couldn't handle him."
"Oh? Then let's attack together."
At this moment, the golden dragon who had been silent spoke up: "You two should calm down; have you forgotten about the recent orders from the Dragon King?"
Golden Retriever and the other golden dragon were taken aback and then realized while looking at Liu Guanfeng: "Now that you mention it, given this kid's strength, it should be about right." Golden Retriever approached Liu Guanfeng.
"Kid, what brings you to our Dragon Island?"
Liu Guanfeng smiled slightly: "I am here on a mission."
"Then show me the scroll from the Dragon King so I can verify its authenticity."
Liu Guanfeng took out a scroll from his bosom and handed it forward, "Is this what you want to see?"
The Golden Retriever looked at the scroll in Liu Guanfeng's hand, wishing he could turn it into dust so he could give Liu Guanfeng a good lesson on his own turf. However, the scroll was indeed placed by the Dragon King, and it did not change at all under his gaze.
Liu Guanfeng noticed the Golden Retriever's thoughts and shook the scroll in his hand, asking, "Golden Retriever, is this scroll real?"
The Golden Retriever helplessly nodded, "It's real."
"Since it's real, why aren't you taking me to see the Dragon King?"
At that moment, the Golden Retriever suddenly realized that he still had unfinished business. He turned to the two golden dragons beside him and said, "I won't be able to take revenge today; you two continue patrolling here. I need to take this Little Guy to see the Dragon King."
After saying that, the Golden Retriever flew with Liu Guanfeng towards the center of the circular island, where Dragon King Island was located. When Liu Guanfeng stepped onto Dragon King Island, he felt that the island was even more expansive than it appeared from the sky, roughly the size of seven or eight football fields. In the middle of the small island stood a massive peak, entirely composed of sheer cliffs without any slopes. At the top of the cliffs, a huge cave could be vaguely seen.
The Golden Retriever let out a series of dragon roars towards the cave, his voice echoing through the clouds. Soon after, an even louder roar came from within the Dragon King's cave atop the peak. The Golden Retriever then turned to Liu Guanfeng and said, "Wait here for a moment; I need to go back to patrol. The Dragon King will be out shortly."
"Thank you in advance, Brother Golden Retriever."
"Don't get too close; if it weren't for you taking on the Dragon King's task, I would have made you pay."
"Don't worry; you'll have your chance for revenge. Just don't hold back when that time comes."
The Golden Retriever thought for a moment; if he really had a chance for revenge, he probably wouldn't be able to take it because of the unknown Mount he was riding on. He always felt a bit scared when he saw it. After thinking for a long time without saying anything harsh, he could only huff at Liu Guanfeng before turning and flying away from Dragon King Island.
Not long after, Liu Guanfeng suddenly felt darkness enveloping him. Looking up, he realized it wasn't nightfall but rather a gigantic figure blocking out the sun in the sky. Liu Guanfeng and Little Black instinctively took a few steps back until they finally saw the full form of the Dragon King.
Facing the enormous Golden Two-Headed Dragon, Liu Guanfeng felt as small as an ant in front of it.
The Dragon King scanned Liu Guanfeng and Little Black with its four eyes. When its gaze fell on Little Black, a hint of displeasure appeared on its face—a subtle expression that Liu Guanfeng managed to catch but did not understand why the Dragon King showed such a reaction.
When Liu Guanfeng made eye contact with the Dragon King, it was not either of them who spoke first but rather Little Black standing at the forefront. Little Black jumped in front of the Dragon King and asked, "Nightshade, do you remember me?"
Nightshade is the name of this Golden Dragon King. After hearing someone call his name, Nightshade carefully looked at Little Black and began to recall that he seemed to have seen it somewhere before, but in his over a thousand years of life, he had encountered far too many people and magical beasts.
"I say, Nightshade, your memory is really poor. You only visited the Four Sacred Islands a little over eight hundred years ago."
Upon hearing the name Four Sacred Islands, Nightshade suddenly realized, "Oh! No wonder you look so familiar; I just couldn't remember for a moment. You were Little Black back then at the Four Sacred Islands."
"Hehe, at least you have some memory."
"Little Black, how is Azure Dragon Master doing now?"
Hearing the Dragon King's inquiry about the Azure Dragon, Liu Guanfeng and Little Black's expressions darkened, and even XP lowered his head: "Azure Dragon Master is no longer in this world."
"How could this be? Azure Dragon Master was always very healthy. How could such a strong individual have such a short life?"
"That's a long story. I'll tell you the details when we have time later."
"Yes, I will also return to the Four Sacred Islands to pay my respects to Azure Dragon Master. Little Black, it's been over eight hundred years since I last saw you; your strength has improved rapidly and seems to be on par with mine now."
"Maybe you've been slacking off in your training lately."
"You still know how to joke."
"By the way, Nightshade, this Dragon King mission is yours, right?"
"Yes, it is. Why? Are you here to take on the mission?"
Little Black nodded: "That's right. Do you see this person? I am now his Mount, and he is the only direct disciple of my four masters."
After hearing Little Black's introduction, Nightshade brought his two massive dragon heads closer to Liu Guanfeng and carefully examined him from top to bottom, continuously saying, "Not bad, not bad. As expected of Azure Dragon Master's direct disciple; truly remarkable. At such a young age, you've already reached the level of a mid-tier Divine Knight. If you continue like this for a few more years, you might catch up with Guo Xiaotian."
"You know Guo Xiaotian as well?" Liu Guanfeng looked at the Dragon King in confusion.
"Of course I know him; my son is now a partner of Guo Xiaotian. How could I not know him?"
"With your identity as the Dragon King, why would you allow your children to become someone else's Mount?"
"Actually, I had no choice. After Xuan Yuan Guang unified the order of the Knight Continent, our dragon clan made an agreement with him: every king of the Guardian Nation must have a dragon as a partner. If the Dragon King has offspring, they must be used; if not, the strongest dragon must be chosen from among the few dragon kings and elders on Dragon Island. When Guo Xiaotian became king, my son had just come of age, so he became his Mount. It has been over a hundred years now."
Liu Guanfeng nodded, contemplating his own matters, and replied, "I see."
"Nightshade, since we are all here, shouldn't you assign us the task?"
"No, the deadline for this mission is three months. Only after three months can I select the most suitable candidates from those who arrive. However, only a month has passed; please wait here for two more months. Once everyone has gathered, I will reveal the mission."
Although Nightshade spoke the truth, Liu Guanfeng was in urgent need of time. He was currently enduring pressure from Guo Xiaotian in the Eastern Dragon Empire and was likely to face war because of it. While his two wives and children were protected by their own servants at home, it still felt unsafe without him there. Therefore, he needed to make the most of his time to complete the mission quickly and return home; only then would he feel secure with his family under his protection.
Liu Guanfeng glanced at Little Black, who understood Liu Guanfeng's situation well. Little Black then said to Nightshade, "Look, Nightshade, it's not that I want to break your rules, but you can see my master's disciple—someone so young yet with such skill is hard to find anywhere else on the Knight Continent. Moreover, you have seen my master's martial arts; who else on this continent could possibly match us in skill? Besides, I am here to assist as well. What could possibly challenge us here unless you want me to kill that old man Xuan Yuan Guang or kill you?"
"You little rascal love to joke around! Why would I send someone to take on a mission to kill myself? And kill Xuan Yuan Guang? If that old man knew I sent someone to kill him, wouldn't he come and wipe out my entire Dragon Island? I won't provoke that Little Guy."
"Since it's not those two missions, why waste so much time? Just hand it over to us."
The Dragon King thought for a moment: "Actually, I wanted to assign you the mission when you arrived; I was just afraid of what others might say. If I go back on my word, where would my authority as Dragon King be?"
"That's easy enough. The fact that we came so quickly shows our outstanding strength. Who else should this mission be given to if not those with strong abilities? If those who overestimate themselves come and you tell them they have been eliminated, it would be simple enough—just say someone else took the mission first."
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