A Trip to Knight Sacred Mountain, Then a Round of Pet Lottery Draws

Time flew by.

Several more days passed.

One crisp, clear morning.

Yang Haoyu did not begin training right away.

"Xiaofan, your cultivation is no longer low. I'll take you somewhere."

Long Fan had vaguely guessed it, but he still asked.

"Teacher, where are we going?"

"Knight Sacred Mountain."

"Teacher, to choose a mount?"

"Mm."

Yang Haoyu's confirmation sent a surge of excitement through Long Fan's heart.

Like a volcanic eruption, it suddenly burst forth within him.

After all, who could refuse a mount that was cool, majestic, and capable of soaring through the heavens and traversing the earth?

Just like Li Xin's Rose Unicorn, red as fire and swift as lightning, perfectly living up to the name "Hell Rose."

Long Fan could practically see a higher-tier Starry Unicorn beckoning to him.

No, no, he needed to think bigger.

That King of Starry Unicorns seemed pretty good.

And that teleportation formation thing was also a great guaranteed lottery draw option.

It would be perfect if he could pull a Divine Unicorn.

Maybe he could even get an otherworldly divine pet with Hao Yue's level of prestige. Then he would really strike it rich.

Yes, I'm finally getting my own mount!

It would have been a lie to say he was not excited.

Long Fan was brimming with anticipation for what lay ahead.

Yang Haoyu's outfit today was somewhat different from usual.

Silver light armor patterned with stars covered his entire body, and two heavy swords were strapped to his back.

He looked far more formal than usual.

Long Fan's attire, meanwhile, was rather simple.

No armor, only a white robe.

Yet his looks had not diminished in the slightest. He was still ridiculously handsome.

He also carried a traveling pack.

The Starry Sky Sword had been stored inside the Forget-Me-Not Ring.

Only an ordinary Fine Iron Sword was strapped to his back.

Standing atop the mountain peak.

Yang Haoyu raised his right hand.

His fingers came together like a sword as he drew through the air.

The pale golden light he released condensed into one golden rune after another.

They then began to pulse through the air in a patterned rhythm.

Long Fan naturally recognized the gesture.

Was that not the method of summoning a mount from the Divine Throne?

Golden light rose.

Brilliant golden radiance transformed into a golden Light Gate.

Accompanied by a long cry.

A tall figure emerged from the golden light.

A golden Six-pointed Star gradually took shape before them.

Watching that increasingly distinct figure, Long Fan's eyes were full of curiosity.

He had trained under his teacher for more than a year.

This was the first time he had seen Yang Haoyu's mount.

As the golden light gleamed, the lines forming the Six-pointed Star gave off a Seven-Colored Light.

Seven-Colored Light represented a realm.

In a sense, it was an existence on par with a divine artifact.

Then, a towering figure appeared before Long Fan.

It was over four meters long and more than two and a half meters tall.

A pair of enormous wings spread from either side of its body, its entire form gleaming brilliant gold.

Its whole body radiated seven-colored brilliance, while the horn atop its head shone even more dazzlingly.

A Super Tier 9 Starlight Divine Beast named Starry Sky.

The Starry Sky Beast was an exceptionally special magical beast.

It had even transcended the category of magical beasts, unrestricted by any fixed form.

It was called Super Tier 9 because it could assume any form, and could even assist Yang Haoyu in cultivating and absorbing the powers of the stars, sun, and moon.

It was known as the "Divine Throne version of a magical beast simulator"!

At that moment, Starry Sky had appeared in the form of a unicorn.

The instant it appeared, the Light Element atop the mountain surged wildly.

One could even see ribbons of Seven-Colored Light spiraling around its body.

It was an incredibly wondrous contracted mount.

The Starry Sky Beast lowered its massive head, allowing Yang Haoyu to stroke it twice.

Then it spread its enormous wings, each more than four or five meters wide.

It crouched slightly, lowering its body.

Even without Yang Haoyu's instructions.

The usually proud Starry Sky Beast did not reject the unfamiliar Long Fan riding with it.

Instead, it accepted him quite willingly.

When Long Fan approached, it rubbed its head against him in a gesture of affection.

Long Fan leaped onto the Starry Sky Beast's back.

Seeing this, Yang Haoyu could not help but marvel at Long Fan's irresistible natural charm.

With a soft laugh, he floated into the air.

He landed near the Starry Sky Beast's head and lightly patted it with one hand.

The Starry Sky Beast immediately sprinted forward several steps, and a fierce wind rose at once.

With a powerful flap of its enormous wings, it carried the two of them into the air.

The scenery below rapidly shrank.

Before long, the Starry Sky Beast had brought them high into the sky.

A layer of pale golden Light Element spread from the Starry Sky Beast's body.

It formed a great shield that enveloped Long Fan and Yang Haoyu.

They did not even need any additional protective measures.

There was no need to worry about being battered by the fierce wind.

The Starry Sky Beast continued flapping its wings as it headed into the distance.

Yang Haoyu did not need to say a word.

Like it had activated automatic navigation, the Starry Sky Beast selected a precise direction and sped away.

Long Fan found it rather remarkable.

A magical beast mount that recognized its master was just like that, able to share thoughts with its owner.

Before long, Tor Town and Odin Town gradually shrank beneath them.

The Starry Sky Beast continued climbing until it reached nearly a thousand meters in altitude before leveling off.

Long Fan sat on its broad back, yet felt surprisingly steady.

He glanced in Odin Town's direction.

He wondered how far Long Xiaogua had gotten lately.

He had probably already gone to Bright Moon City and met Night Shura.

After all, his father still needed to go solo Demon God Ananda, so he did not have much time to stay behind.

He also had to take his wife Bai Yue on a honeymoon and enjoy some intimacy.

Because of some melodramatic estrangement.

Poor Long Xiaogua might even have been treated as a third wheel.

Still, none of that mattered.

Long Fan withdrew his thoughts.

He began to admire the wondrous sights from high above.

In his previous life, he had gotten into webnovel writing, failed every day, and been dirt poor.

He had never even flown on a plane and could only look at them.

Now, experiencing the sensation of chartered flight in another world truly felt wonderful!

On this trip to Knight Sacred Mountain, he hoped he could land a flying magical beast like this.

Among a knight's fifth-tier professions, only those with flying magical beast mounts could be called Sky Knights.

Without question, among those of the same tier, Sky Knights were naturally stronger.

As for the snakefolk, bunny girls, catgirls, and the like in the Saint Demon Continent's Beast-Ear Girl Collection, they could only be pets.

They could not fly.

And they were not easy to ride either.

Flying magical beasts were the best!

Becoming a Sky Knight was the true path.

Bright Moon Branch City.

By coincidence, today was also the day Long Haochen and Night Shura had agreed to go choose a mount.

According to Long Xingyu's requirements, he could only go to Sacred Mountain to obtain a mount after he had mastered the use of all Guardian Knight skills below the fourth tier.

Under Night Shura's devilish training, coupled with his own diligent practice.

And, of course, the encouragement Long Fan's displayed strength at the Adventurers' Guild had given him in the past.

Not only had his strength risen rapidly, but he had also mastered all skills below the fourth tier somewhat earlier than in the original story.

After all, as the gifted Child of Light, he naturally had a competitive streak.

During this period, he had always regarded Long Fan as the example he strove toward.

Long Haochen carefully asked.

"Teacher, where are we going?"

Night Shura still wore his usual zombie-like expression.

"Knight Sacred Mountain."

After saying that, he directly summoned his precious big bird.

"Screech!"

With a long cry.

An earth-yellow figure emerged from the golden Light Gate.

It was a huge pale-yellow bird, the truly enormous kind.

It stood more than two and a half meters tall, with a round head.

When Long Haochen saw it clearly, his eyes widened.

"Is this Teacher's great eagle? It really is huge!"

Generally speaking, most flying magical beasts were wind-elemental.

The other elements had them as well, but earth-elemental ones were the rarest.

Before them was an uncommon earth-elemental flying magical beast, a level-six Mountain-Shaking Eagle.

Night Shura grabbed Long Haochen and floated into the air.

He landed directly on the Mountain-Shaking Eagle's back.

Before Long Haochen could react, a fierce wind suddenly rose.

The Mountain-Shaking Eagle powerfully flapped its huge wings and carried the two of them into the air.

Long Haochen immediately grew nervous and instinctively grabbed the feathers on the Mountain-Shaking Eagle's back.

Ye Hua merely said flatly.

"You don't need to be so nervous. Also, don't grab my eagle feathers."

As soon as he spoke.

A layer of pale-yellow Earth Element spread from the great eagle's body.

It enveloped Long Haochen and Ye Hua, protecting them.

Only then did Long Haochen let out a sigh of relief.

He released the large clump of eagle feathers in his hand.

The Mountain-Shaking Eagle kept flapping its wings as it flew into the distance.