Faced with the scroll chains winding toward her, Bai Ruxue knitted her brows.
Just as she was about to summon her demonic power to resist, a majestic, ink-black dragon surged skyward from beside Xiao Mo and slammed into the chains, shattering them in an instant.
Xiao Mo stepped forward, bowed solemnly to Lu Chao, the head of Cliff Academy, and said in a deep voice, "Headmaster, there must be some misunderstanding!"
"Whether there is a misunderstanding can be discussed later." Lu Chao shook his head and ordered the academy's teachers, "Seize them!"
At his words, the teachers of Cliff Academy exchanged hesitant glances.
Though they didn't know what had happened, the headmaster's orders were not to be questioned. They quickly closed in on Bai Ruxue and Xiao Mo.
"Rooar!"
A roar that shook heaven and earth rang out.
In an instant, Bai Ruxue revealed her enormous, majestic true form: a snow-white flood dragon.
With that dragon's roar, a tremendous Dragon Might burst outward, shaking the approaching teachers so badly that they staggered and scattered backward.
"Xiao Mo, Xiao Qing would never do such a thing. There must be more to this. We'll leave first!" Bai Ruxue turned her enormous head toward Xiao Mo, her voice urgent and resolute.
"I know."
Xiao Mo nodded without hesitation. With a quick leap, he landed atop Bai Ruxue's broad dragon head.
Bai Ruxue let out a long cry. Her immense body swung sharply as she soared into the sky, speeding north toward the North Sea.
Watching Bai Ruxue's huge figure recede, Cliff Academy's headmaster, Lu Chao, raised a finger with a grave expression and pointed toward the clouds where she had vanished.
In an instant, dense, ink-black clouds gathered and roiled wildly overhead.
The clouds finally condensed into an enormous ink-black sword, radiating a