"Hmph! Not bad!"
The Red Dragon Whelp looked arrogant, but deep in his eyes, he was utterly solemn.
That fellow Xiluo.
He had grown so much stronger than he had been four years ago.
He really was a monster among monsters.
His progress is so fast I can't make sense of it.
I need to work even harder and become stronger.
I absolutely can't let him leave me far behind this time.
"Xiluo is invincible!"
The Little White Dragon murmured earnestly.
Abel, Koraman, and Alicia also sighed in wonder.
"I couldn't fathom his strength before, and now I understand it even less."
Facing the dragons, Xiluo merely laughed.
"As long as it was good!"
Then he turned to face the other Adolescent Dragons competing.
Looking at their expressions of awe, alarm, solemnity, and dejection, he spread his forelegs again.
"Everyone! My offer still stands. If any dragon wants to join my Niro City, you are welcome!"
With that said,
he studied the dragons' expressions.
Unlike before, when most dragons had been dismissive,
quite a few looked deep in serious thought. Clearly, they were genuinely considering joining Xiluo.
After all, Xiluo's performance just now had been overwhelmingly powerful.
And he was extremely young.
Working under such a promising dragon would surely bring them some benefits in the future.
But the rules seemed very strict... they would have to consider this carefully.
Many dragons fell into thought over this.
"Ahem~ Next, No. 59! Please enter the arena with your opponent!"
Seeing the scene before him,
the Legendary Silver Dragon hurriedly coughed, drawing the dragons' attention back to the competition.
The Selection Match continued.
One dragon after another entered to demonstrate their strength.
But after Xiluo's overwhelming display,
the subsequent battles looked rather like children playing house or weaklings pecking at each other,