The Almighty Dragon General

Yianni's brows twitched. "Youcef and Jacopo will do, right?"
"They're not the right people either." James shook his head. "Their men are mostly at the Seventh Xaeclon Rank. The Jademora Empire's reputation might be tarnished if we send men of the Daeclon Rank to fight them."
Yianni shot to his feet. "What do we do then? Are we going to stand by and let them kill..."
"We can't let them do that, of course." Jacopo materialized near them and said calmly, "There's no way we'll let a man like him stain the Jademora Empire's reputation."
He raised his hand and sent a ball of murderous energy into the mass of Hongrome Aura released by Thea earlier. A few seconds later, Jaime was pulled out from the mass of Hongrome Aura. "Jacopo, I almost suffocated in there..."
"Stop. Let me do the talking first." Jacopo narrowed his eyes. "I have a mission for you. Exterminate those bad guys on stage and bring me Zared's head."
Jaime lifted his head. "Who's Zared?"
"Just kill the guy who babbles the most later." James interjected, "However, spare a few of them since we need to let them move on to the next round."
"Uh..." Jaime paused awkwardly.
"What's wrong? Are you afraid now?" Jacopo looked him in the eye. "You will be able to complete the task if you've earned the Marciais Token with your own abilities." Jaime straightened his back and said firmly, "Don't worry, Jacopo. I will complete the mission."
Jacopo responded, "If you fail, I'll take you to the Forladtt Land's fifth level and train you myself for at least five entrapochs."
Jaime shrank back. "Is that really necessary, Jacopo?"
"Enough with the chit-chat." Jacopo said, "Go now."

Jaime inhaled deeply and gave a thumbs up. As he was about to walk away, Thea grabbed his arm and stopped him.
"Do your best later, child. Don't fret." She secretly channeled a small amount of Hongrome Aura into Jaime's palm.
In an instant, Jaime felt his determination and spirit to fight surge inside him. He nodded to Thea.
"Take this with you." James conjured a shiny sword before Jaime. "I'm curious to see whether you can wield the righteous aura just like your grandfather."
Jaime was visibly shocked. "Mister, do you know my grandfather?"
"I've met him a couple of times before." James smiled softly. "Go now, young man. You're not only doing this for yourself, but also for your family, Skynet, and the
Jademora Empire."
Jaime took a glance at the people around him. Then, he grabbed the sword handle and shot out of the audience's formation.
"The boy should have what it takes
to do it, right?" Yianni drew a long breath. He has the talent and potential. What's left is an opportunity for him to develop them."
"Actually, we have other options too." Jacopo commented, "With Jaime's ability, he can even take on Xurxo Daeclon Rank cultivators. He should have no problem taking care of these scums."
"However, Zared is a Daeclon Mahayana Rank cultivator." Thea continued, "I'm afraid Jaime doesn't have what it takes to sever Zared's head." Jacopo looked at James for a moment. Then, his gaze fell on Thea. He wanted to say something but couldn't find the right words.
In the end, Jacopo kept silent.

brows twitched. "Youcef and Jacopo will

"They're not the right people either." James shook his head. "Their men are mostly at the Seventh Xaeclon Rank. The Jademora Empire's reputation might be tarnished if we send men of the Daeclon Rank to fight them."
Yianni shot to his feet. "What do we do then? Are we going to stand by and let them kill..."
"We can't let them do that, of course." Jacopo materialized near them and said calmly, "There's no way we'll let a man like him stain the Jademora Empire's reputation."
He raised his hand and sent a ball of murderous energy into the mass of Hongrome Aura released by Thea earlier. A few seconds later, Jaime was pulled out from the mass of Hongrome Aura. "Jacopo, I almost suffocated in there..."
"Stop. Let me do the talking first." Jacopo narrowed his eyes. "I have a mission for you. Exterminate those bad guys on stage and bring me Zared's head."
Jaime lifted his head. "Who's Zared?"
"Just kill the guy who babbles the most later." James interjected, "However, spare a few of them since we need to let them move on to the next round."
"Uh..." Jaime paused awkwardly.
"What's wrong? Are you afraid now?" Jacopo looked him in the eye. "You will be able to complete the task if you've earned the Marciais Token with your own abilities." Jaime straightened his back and said firmly, "Don't worry, Jacopo. I will complete the mission."
Jacopo responded, "If you fail, I'll take you to the Forladtt Land's fifth level and train you myself for at least five entrapochs."