A Dragon with a Sweet Tooth?

A Dragon Who... Loved Sweets?

Long Chen's Adam's apple bobbed, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He opened his mouth, but could not find any point to refute.

His martial soul was powerful—the Light Sacred Dragon, one of the most supreme True Dragon Martial Souls among dragonkind.

The Light Sacred Dragon martial soul had granted him an extremely strong innate advantage.

Not only did he possess Innate Full Soul Power, but he had also reached level twenty-seven at the age of nine.

He was undoubtedly the strongest cultivator in Class One.

Yet this boy before him, who was the same age as him... was actually level thirty-one?

Moreover, he could clearly sense the Soul Power Fluctuation emanating from Lu Jun.

That was far more than the Soul Power Fluctuation of someone who had just broken through to level thirty-one.

He had likely already stepped halfway into level thirty-two.

Long Chen's judgment was correct. Lu Jun was only a little short of reaching level thirty-two.

Unfortunately, the cultivation debuff brought by his Ultimate Attribute made it far slower for him to raise his Soul Power Level than before.

Back then, he could raise several levels in a single month.

The classroom fell completely silent, and everyone held their breath.

The eyes of the girls who had come to strike up a conversation shone frighteningly bright. One of them gasped softly.

"Heavens... four levels higher than Long Chen?"

"N-no way..." Long Chen stammered, though more than half of his earlier confidence had vanished.

He looked around as though seeking help, only to discover that the classmates who had once followed him were now looking at Lu Jun with strange expressions.

"If you think I'm lying, fine. Let's go outside the classroom and see whether you can withstand a strike from my sword."

Pressing his advantage, Lu Jun slightly raised his right hand. An icy blue radiance bloomed from his palm.

Cold air instantly spread through the room. The temperature in the classroom plummeted, and a fine layer of Ice Crystal rapidly formed over the windowpanes.

"Buzz."

A crystal-clear longsword slowly took shape in his hand. Its blade seemed carved from Ten Thousand Year Ice, while a dim blue glow flowed across its edge.

Three deep Purple Soul Rings circled around the Ice Abyss Sword. The energy fluctuations unique to Thousand Year Soul Rings filled the entire classroom with a faintly heavy pressure.

"Th-three Thousand Year Soul Rings?!"

One girl covered her mouth, her voice trembling. A thin layer of frost had already formed on her eyelashes, yet she did not notice at all.

The classroom was so quiet that the repeated sounds of people swallowing could be heard.

The girls who had come to strike up a conversation were completely stunned.

Their eyes were wide and round, and their cheeks were flushed an unnatural red from excitement.

"Y-you win. You're only a Three Ring Soul Elder. I'll become a Soul Elder sooner or later too!" Faced with Lu Jun's imposing attitude, Long Chen silently turned away and stopped paying attention to him.

He had clearly chickened out.

"Ha."

Lu Jun withdrew his martial soul, and the classroom temperature returned to normal, as though nothing had happened.

So he had fallen to the point of fighting with children too.

But once he entered the academy, this sort of thing was unavoidable.

It was just that...

Lu Jun looked at the growing number of girls surrounding him, all blushing excitedly as they praised him.

He fell into deep thought.

Girls really were too troublesome.

They were all only around nine years old. Why were they all so mature already?!

After much difficulty, Lu Jun finally escaped the encirclement of countless girls.

He made it to lunchtime and arrived at the cafeteria.

Carrying his tray through the noisy crowd, Lu Jun walked toward a window seat beneath countless gazes.

Gu Yue Na was sitting there quietly, her silver hair gleaming softly in the sunlight.

"Here. A Grade A meal." Lu Jun placed the exquisite tray before her.

Gu Yue Na raised her Purple Eyes slightly, her gaze moving between the tray and Lu Jun's face.

"Thank you."

This was the academy's most expensive Grade A meal. One serving cost over ten thousand Federal Coins.

Lu Jun smiled and took out his Meal Card, giving it a little wave.

"Don't worry. I'm not short on money."

"Eat as much as you want. I'll pay for it. I should properly thank you for saving my life."

Gu Yue Na stared at him for three seconds before suddenly reaching out and taking the utensils.

Her movements were as elegant as those of a noble young lady, but the speed at which she ate was astonishing.

Lu Jun had only taken a few bites when he looked up and discovered that Gu Yue Na's tray was already empty.

The girl sat upright, her hands folded on her lap. She looked dignified and restrained, if one ignored the faint gleam in her eyes.

H-how had she eaten so fast?

Lu Jun's eye twitched, and he felt that something was not quite right.

But she had saved his life. He could not possibly fail to satisfy her needs after that.

"Still not full?" Lu Jun asked tentatively.

Gu Yue Na's eyelashes trembled gently, but she said nothing.

"I understand."

Lu Jun got up and fetched another Grade A meal. This time, he deliberately ordered two extra servings.

When he returned to his seat, he found Gu Yue Na staring at a noisy group of students not far away, her brows slightly furrowed.

"They're too noisy," she said softly, though it looked very much like an excuse to conceal something.

Lu Jun understood and quietly waited with her.

As lunchtime neared its end, the people in the cafeteria gradually dispersed.

Once there was almost no one left, Gu Yue Na began devouring the second meal at an astonishing speed, completely abandoning her previous elegant image.

A Grade A meal disappeared in just a few bites. The Sea Soul Beast fish inside was deftly separated into several pieces by her chopsticks, and even the bones were sucked clean.

Finally, she lifted the soup bowl and drained it in one breath.

Lu Jun's hand, still holding his chopsticks, froze in midair.

How long had she been hungry for?

No, that was not right. Gu Yue Na was also a Core Disciple of the Spirit Pagoda. Her status was not much lower than his.

How could she possibly have gone hungry?

Gu Yue Na put down her bowl and discovered Lu Jun staring at her in shock.

A faint blush suddenly appeared on her fair cheeks, but she quickly returned to her cool expression.

"I... I didn't eat breakfast this morning," she explained stiffly. "That's why I ate a little more."

Lu Jun nodded. "Want another serving?"

Gu Yue Na's eyes visibly brightened.

"Is that okay?"

She paused, then added softly.

"N-no need. Thank you."

Lu Jun watched her clearly wanting more while pretending to remain composed, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously.

"It's fine. I can see you're not full. It's no trouble. I said I was treating you, so I'll definitely satisfy you."

As he spoke, he got up and brought over every remaining Grade A meal.

This time, he also deliberately ordered several extra desserts in different flavors.

"Here." Lu Jun pushed the trays, piled up like a small mountain, in front of her.

Seeing Lu Jun bring her so much food, Gu Yue Na felt somewhat uncomfortable. The tips of her ears reddened slightly. She looked around and, upon realizing that there were not many people left in the cafeteria, let out a breath of relief.

Good. Only he knew how much she ate.

With that thought, Gu Yue Na picked up a silver spoon and elegantly cut into a dessert.

But the instant the first bite entered her mouth, her eyes narrowed into slits, and the corners of her lips rose unconsciously, like a cat that had finally gotten its favorite snack.

Watching Gu Yue Na eat like crazy, Lu Jun did not dare look too much at this Silver Dragon King. Instead, he kept glancing around and making little movements—scratching his hair, shaking his foot, pinching the corner of his clothes.

There was no other reason.

This Silver Dragon King was acting far too differently from the original novel.

It made Lu Jun feel extremely uncomfortable!