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In Maple City, many people had already noticed the Cherry Dragon appearing in the sky and had stopped in their tracks to point and discuss.

"Don\'t you think this is too ostentatious, want to make the news?"

"No need to worry." Xue Jing snapped his fingers.

Dark Flame ignited on his body, transforming into Shadowflame Wrap Armor, a gorgeous suit of full-body armor that enveloped him completely, revealing only his eyes.

Incidentally, the Dark Flame also covered Miao Miao, fitting it with a layer of cat armor.

"After today, Maple City will have a new urban legend—the Black Dragon Knight!"

Reactivating the Shadow Flame, he materialized a set of dragon saddle and reins, which he fitted onto the Cherry Dragon. Xue Jing then flicked the reins,

"It\'s decided then, Little Ying, use Dragon God Dive!"

The Cherry Dragon raised its head and opened its dragon jaws, issuing a silent dragon chant, then with a powerful flap of its massive wings, it dove towards the two members of the Lion Holy Church below!

The impact of such colossal mass and volume was undeniable, immediately giving the impression of an unstoppable force, prompting the two members of the Lion Holy Church to flee frantically away on all fours.

However, although the Cherry Dragon seemed to fly by flapping its wings, in reality, its flight was controlled by silver Thunder Feathers wrapped around its body, manipulating gravity. Its agility was incredibly high, allowing it even to stop instantly or to fly backwards against the direction of motion.

No matter how the two members of the Lion Holy Church twisted and turned, changing their escape routes, the massive Cherry Dragon relentlessly followed right behind them, without any sign of being shaken off.

This scene was also witnessed by countless passersby. Some immediately pulled out phones to start recording.

"Holy crap, what is that!?"

"Such a huge dragon, and there\'s someone on top of it!"

"Hmm? It looks like there\'s also a cat..."

"Such cool armor, a Dragon Knight?"

"Damn, I\'m envious..."

"What are you envying, hurry up and run!"

Under the gaze of countless passersby, filled with wonder, envy, or fear, Xue Jing rode past on the Cherry Dragon, stirring up a huge air current that blew up countless skirts.

"Bazebu, what should we do!?"

In haste, as the terrifying dragon drew nearer, Beliru looked towards his companion.

"Split up and run!"

Bazebu\'s eyes showed determination.

No matter what, he couldn\'t imagine the two of them overpowering such a monster...

Now, their only chance was to split up, trying to ensure at least one could escape.

The damnable old man from Fox Sleeper had definitely concealed the most important detail.

Damn it, the woman who had stolen the Sacred Object actually had such a terrifying protector by her side!

If he got away this time, he would tear that damned old man into shreds!

"Whoosh—!!"

The screeching sound of the air being torn apart came from behind; the Cherry Dragon was already close to them.

The rider on the back of the Cherry Dragon, Xue Jing, held the reins, his gaze piercing through the black helmet, intently watching the two men.

"Run!"

Bazebu shouted aloud, immediately splitting to the left and right with Beliru.

He had thought that Xue Jing would have to make a split-second decision to chase after one of them, which would ensure the other could get away.

But surprisingly, Xue Jing stopped at the spot where they had split up.

The Cherry Dragon\'s massive body halted in mid-air as if it had no inertia at all, incredibly strange.

"What\'s going on? Indecisive?"

Bazebu was puzzled but understood this was a good chance to escape, he was just about to burst into a sprint to gain speed.

However, the Cherry Dragon\'s two front claws spread out to the left and right, targeting the two members of the Lion Holy Church.

Then, the two claws swiftly transformed, extending five black tentacles from each, rapidly reaching for the two men whose speed had slowed due to the sudden change in direction, wrapping them up in an instant like zongzi.

Both people were deeply shocked, and immediately tried to burst free, but the vines entwined around their bodies seemed to be of some tree of unimaginably high strength.

Confident that they could break free even if bound by steel, the two of them exerted their full strength and managed only to make the vines crackle slightly, without any signs of breaking.

The lengthening vines retracted, pulling back the two men of the Lion Holy Church as well – the Cherry Dragon was holding one in each of its front claws.

The characteristic of the Cherry Dragon to absorb life force began to take effect, and the life force was incessantly drained from the two men it held, causing their robust bodies to slowly shrivel.

"Damn it, you little devil, what have you done to me!"

Beliru cursed angrily.

Xue Jing didn\'t speak, merely extending the vines that had wrapped around Beliru, restraining his mouth.

Then, with arms crossed over his chest, he stood watching the two men silently.

Their life force ebbed away bit by bit, and in just over a minute, the two were so gaunt they resembled elderly people in their seventies or eighties.

Beliru, who had earlier relied on his resurrection ability, also gradually showed fear in his eyes.

He wanted to beg for mercy, but his mouth was sealed shut by the vines, so he could only make muffled noises.

In the end, under Xue Jing\'s expressionless gaze, the Cherry Dragon drained away all of the life force from the two men.

Looking at the two who no longer showed any signs of life, Xue Jing spoke indifferently, "Oh? Seems like it wasn\'t anything special after all."

"Listening to how impressive they said he was, something like \'refusing to be defeated\', I thought it was some conceptual type of immortality."

Miao Miao, perched on his shoulder, pondered, "It\'s not necessarily the case... It might really have to do with the nature of the spirit. According to what they said — \'the War King is the god who governs victory\' — these two must\'ve realized that they had no chance of defeating you, and thus betrayed the element of \'victory\'."

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Xue Jing nodded, "Yeah, that\'s probably it."

"Speaking of which, I forgot to ask if they were related to Mr. An... No need to ask now, there\'s definitely a connection. Just kill him next time we meet."

He flicked the reins he held, and the Cherry Dragon instantly flapped its wings, its Thunder Feather Belt flashing, taking off from the ground and heading straight for the sky.

...

"Woo————"

The sound of a ship\'s horn filled the port, as the large cruise ship slowly docked.

After a day of sailing without further incident, Xue Jing and Xue Wan took the cruise back to Qingcheng.

On the deck, Xue Jing leaned on the railing, blowing the salty sea breeze and looking at the familiar city with some emotion.

The trip to Maple City this time had been eventful.

In just over ten days of time, returning to Qingcheng made him feel as if it was a lifetime ago.

"Jing, look at this!"

Xue Wan, dressed in cool, revealing attire that showed off a pair of plump and fair long legs, held up her phone, pointing at the screen, signaling Xue Jing to take a look.

Xue Jing glanced over, and the phone displayed a news interface.

The headline read, "Real or Fake? Special Effects or Live Action? The Urban Legend of Maple City — Black Dragon Knight."

Below was an accompanying image, which was indeed of Xue Jing clad in Shadowflame Wrap Armor, riding an enormous Cherry Dragon.

No one knew if it was intentional or due to a lack of photographer skill, but the photo was somewhat blurry, making it difficult for viewers to discern if it was photoshopped or real.

Just like every time a ghostly image or UFO photo is captured, humanity\'s filming technology seems to regress by decades.

The article consisted of text interviews with bystanders, who detailed their encounters with the Black Dragon Knight. They described how he was chasing after two monsters that looked like beastmen and, at the end, they expressed their belief that the Black Dragon Knight must be a hero guarding the city\'s peace...

"This is definitely you, isn\'t it!"

Xue Wan said with absolute certainty.

"Is this what you were up to when you said you were going to handle some matters?"

Xue Jing laughed it off, "How could that be, I don\'t play such stiff tricks..."

Xue Wan revealed a knowing smile and zoomed in on the shoulder area of the Black Dragon Knight in the photo on her phone.

Although it was a bit blurry, one could still make out that there was indeed a creature resembling a cat in black armor perched on the shoulder.

"You bring Little Feng Wan on such fun adventures, yet you leave your sister behind?"

Xue Wan lamented sadly.

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