I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

His Twin Resurrection also requires a two-month cooldown period...

How come these random cats and dogs from who-knows-where possess this seemingly infinite resurrection ability?

"Teacher Wan, what do you think?" Xue Jing glanced at the cat on his shoulder.

The cat's face displayed a thoughtful, anthropomorphic expression as it spoke:

"Such a convenient ability can't be without flaws, otherwise wouldn't the Lion Saint Cult be invincible?"

Xue Jing stroked his chin and nodded, saying, "Yes, there should be a time limit, or a limit on the number of times, or it may be that certain conditions must be met in terms of the nature of the mind."

"...However, it doesn't matter what limitations this ability has. They lack the raw strength, and there are as many ways as we need to deal with them."

After thinking for a moment, Xue Jing reached into his pocket and took out a black dragon cherry seed the size of a walnut, tossed it aside, and then extended his index finger, shooting a bolt of dragon lightning at the seed.

Silver lightning coiled around the seed, neutralizing its gravity and causing it to float in the air.

Then, with a thought, Xue Jing caused countless thick black roots to rapidly multiply and grow on the dragon cherry seed, intertwining, twisting, and combining with each other.

Before long, a 'true dragon' formed entirely from the deformed roots and stems of the dragon cherry appeared in the air.

A nearly twenty-meter-long, elegant, slender body; enormous wings; a swaying, delicate dragon tail; and two sharp, upward-curving horns…

It looks almost exactly like the real dragon in the border area!

Dragon Sakura?

Sakura Dragon!

Xue Jing floated and stood on the back of the Sakura Dragon, the silver-white lightning feathers on his body spreading out and wrapping around the Sakura Dragon.

Then, Xue Jing activated Shadow Flame, and black energy gathered in the eyes of the Sakura Dragon, turning into black flames that burned quietly.

The jet-black dragon brandished its enormous wings, which were wreathed in silvery lightning, and its eyes burned with black flames that symbolized death...

This terrifying display, seemingly straight out of mythology, left the two Lion Saints below stunned.

Although they had sensed something was wrong the moment Xue Jing appeared in the air.

But only now has this utterly absurd and unsettling feeling crept into their minds.

"Isn't this brat named Xue Jing a martial artist?"

"what is going on!?"

Bazebu roared hoarsely.

Xue Jing stood on the back of the Cherry Dragon, arms crossed, looking down at the two Lion Saints below with an expressionless expression.

The cat perched on his shoulder, experiencing the feeling of being a 'dragon knight,' its eyes filled with curiosity.

"Why does she need to transform into a dragon? Is it because Long Ying was born from a pure-blooded dragon, so transforming into a dragon gives her special advantages?"

Xue Jing shook his head: "No."

"Then why?" the cat asked, puzzled.

"Don't ask, the answer is just that he's handsome."

Cat: "..."

She stretched out her cat paw and pointed down.

In Maple City, many people had already noticed the Sakura Dragon appearing in the sky, and they all stopped in their tracks, pointing and whispering.

"Don't you think you're being a bit too flashy? Trying to get on the news?"

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

Black flames ignited on his body, transforming into Shadow Flame Armor. The magnificent full-body armor enveloped his entire body, leaving only his eyes exposed.

Incidentally, the black flames also covered the cat, giving it a layer of cat armor.

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

The Shadow Flame reactivated, manifesting a dragon saddle and reins, which were then fitted onto the Cherry Dragon. Xue Jing flicked the reins:

"It's Sakura who's chosen! Use Dragon God Dive!"

The Cherry Dragon raised its head, opened its jaws, and let out a silent roar. Then, with a flap of its huge wings, it swooped down towards the two Lion Saints below!

With such immense mass and size, the sheer force of its descent was extraordinary, instantly giving one a sense of overwhelming power. The two members of the Lion Saint Sect immediately fled frantically into the distance like four-legged beasts.

However, although the Sakura Dragon appears to fly by flapping its wings, it actually controls its flight entirely by the gravity controlled by the silver lightning wrapped around its body. Its agility is ridiculously strong, and it can even stop instantly and fly backwards.

No matter how the two members of the Lion Saint Cult shifted their positions and changed routes, the enormous Cherry Dragon remained firmly behind them, showing no sign of being shaken off.

This scene was witnessed by countless passersby, some of whom immediately took out their phones to film it.

"Holy crap, what's that?!"

"What a huge dragon! And why is there someone on top of it?!"

"Hmm? Why does it look like there's a cat too..."

"What cool armor, a dragon knight?"

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

"What are you standing there envious and sighing about? Hurry up and run!"

Under the gazes of countless passersby—some in amazement, some in envy, and some in fear—Xue Jing rode the Cherry Dragon past, stirring up a massive gust of air that billowed up countless skirts.

"Bazebu, what do we do!?"

As they hurried along, seeing the terrifying dragon getting closer and closer behind them, Belial looked at his companions.

"Run separately!"

Bazebu's eyes showed determination.

No matter what, he didn't think the two of them could defeat this monster...

Now we can only escape separately, trying to get one of us to survive.

That damned old man, Humianzi, really did hide the most important thing.

Damn it, that woman who stole the sacred relic actually has such a terrifying protector by her side!

If I manage to escape this time, I'll definitely tear that damned old Bi Deng to pieces!

"call out--!!"

A shrill sound of air being torn apart came from behind them; the Sakura Dragon had already approached and was right in front of them.

Riding on the back of the Cherry Dragon, Xue Jing held the reins, his gaze fixed on the two through his black helmet.

"run!"

Bazebu shouted and instantly separated from Belial to the left and right.

He had assumed that Xue Jing would immediately choose someone to chase, thus ensuring that the other person would escape.

However, to his surprise, Xue Jing stopped where the two had separated.

The enormous size of the Sakura Dragon instantly stopped in mid-air, as if it had no inertia whatsoever, which was extremely strange.

"What's wrong? Indecisiveness?"

Bazebu was somewhat puzzled, but he understood that this was a good opportunity to escape, and he immediately began to accelerate.

But at this moment, the Sakura Dragon spread its two front claws to the left and right, respectively, and aimed them at the two members of the Lion Saint Cult.

Then, its two front paws instantly transformed, each extending five black roots that swiftly attacked the two people who had slowed down due to the sudden change of direction, instantly binding them like dumplings.

The two were terrified and immediately tried to break free, but the roots binding them were from some unknown tree and were incredibly strong.

The two, who were confident that they could break even if they were bound by steel bars, only managed to make a few cracking sounds from the roots when they unleashed their full power, without showing any sign of breaking.

The extended roots retracted, pulling the two Lion Saints back as well, transforming them into a cherry dragon that held one in each hand with its two front claws.

Longying's ability to absorb life force began to take effect, and the life force of the two people being held was continuously drawn out and absorbed, causing their strong bodies to slowly wither away.

"Damn it, brat, what did you do to me!"

"Beliru cursed angrily."

Xue Jing didn't speak, but controlled the roots wrapped around Belial to extend and bind his mouth.

Then he crossed his arms and just watched the two of them quietly.

Life force gradually drained from their bodies, and after about a minute, their skin had become as withered as that of seventy or eighty-year-old people.

Belial, who had initially relied on his ability to revive, gradually revealed fear in his eyes.

He wanted to beg for mercy, but his mouth was tightly sealed by the root, and he could only make muffled sounds.

In the end, under Xue Jing's expressionless gaze, the life force in both of them was completely drained by Long Ying.

Looking at the two people who showed no signs of life, Xue Jing said indifferently, "Oh? It seems they're nothing special."

"Hearing him talk so powerfully, about 'refusing to be defeated,' I thought it was some kind of concept-level immortal power."

Cat sat on his shoulder and pondered, "Not necessarily... It might really be related to the nature of the mind. According to what they said, 'The War King is the god of victory,' these two must have realized later that they could not defeat you, and thus violated the element of 'victory'."

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

"Speaking of which, I forgot to ask them if they had any connection with Mr. An... Never mind, no need to ask, they definitely do. I'll kill him next time I see him."

He flicked the reins, and the Sakura Dragon's wings flapped, its body crackling with lightning, and it took off, soaring straight into the sky.

……

"Ugh——"

The sound of ship horns echoed through the harbor as the massive cruise ship slowly approached the shore.

After a day's voyage, without any further complications, Xue Jing and Xue Wan returned to Qingcheng by cruise ship.

On the deck, Xue Jing leaned on the railing with both hands, feeling the salty sea breeze, and looked at the familiar city with some emotion.

So much happened during this trip to Maple City.

Returning to Qingcheng after only a dozen days gave him a feeling of being in another world.

"Ah Jing, look at this!"