Outside Pure Heart Temple, a sea of clouds churned.
A golden dragon some ten feet long soared from Fahai's shoulder, its body growing in the wind. In moments, it stretched over a hundred feet, its golden scales glittering in the sunlight as its five-clawed feet hung in the air, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws.
A series of deep dragon cries accompanied it, imposing and brimming with dominance.
Fahai stood on a cloud with one palm held upright, his chin slightly raised.
His purpose in releasing the dragon was simple: he wanted to show off in front of Chen Xiang.
But he had miscalculated one thing.
"Fly! Fly faster!" Chen Xiang went wild with delight, using the cloud's buoyancy to land on the golden dragon's broad back. His two little hands grabbed the mane behind its neck.
The golden dragon froze.
It turned its enormous head, its slit pupils fixed on the little fellow riding its neck, seemingly debating whether to throw off this brat who had offended its draconic dignity.
But it did not dare move.
Neither did Fahai.
Not only was this boy unafraid of a true dragon, he even thought it was not flying high enough?
On second thought, that made sense.
Chen Xiang's mother was the Third Holy Mother, his maternal uncle was the Holy Manifestation True Lord of Guanjiangkou, and his maternal great-uncle was the Great Heavenly Venerable seated in Lingxiao Palace. The noblest bloodline in the Heavenly Court flowed through his veins.
A dragon?
What dragon could harm him?
Even with ten times its courage, this golden dragon would not dare throw the Great Heavenly Venerable's grandnephew off its back.
"Giddyup! Fly that way!" Chen Xiang tugged on its mane, excitedly directing it.
The golden dragon gave Fahai an aggrieved look. When its