(Heartfelt thanks to 'Yume no Shouyou', 'Lei Xiang', 'Snow Bubble Radish', and 'Wo Shi Xiao Fei Da Ren' for their tips!)
"Phew..."
Lying spread-eagled on the bed in one of Fountin City's guest rooms, Wu Yan stared at the lavish ceiling overhead and let out a breath, unsure whether it was from exhaustion or relief.
In the quiet room, a steady ticking echoed clearly through the air. It caught Wu Yan's attention, and he reached into his clothes, felt around, found the source of the sound, and raised it before his eyes.
It was a silver pocket watch. Its design was not particularly extravagant, but its material was obviously extraordinary, and the crest of the Roreamon Royal Family was engraved on its surface.
The Dragon Knight's Proof!
A gift from the Loreaumon Knight King Family that only riders of Holy Dragons—those who held the title of Dragon Knight—could receive!
For every Dragon Rider in the Roreyamon Knight Kingdom, their initial goal was to evolve their Partner Dragon into a Holy Dragon and obtain this silver pocket watch.
Back then, Veronica had visited Ansariban and made a wager with Wu Yan over their duel.
During that duel, Wu Yan defeated Yusula L. Sarvin, commander of the Roreyamon Holy Dragon Knight Order and the former strongest Holy Celestial Dragon Knight. He gained Veronica's acknowledgment, received the Dragon Knight's Proof, and became a true Dragon Knight.
That was hardly surprising. Even setting Wu Yan's own strength aside, White Dragon Blaze far surpassed the Holy Dragons of the dragon race in terms of power. Though its form differed from that of an ordinary Holy Dragon and was exceptionally elegant and graceful, the magical power it had released at the time had unquestionably exceeded that of a normal Holy Dragon.
Any rider of a Holy