"Damn little thing, how dare you scheme against your Grandpa Dragon! I'll crush you!" The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon fought against the Jade Ruyi while gripping its dragon claws tightly, trying to tear Chen Nan apart. However, the situation had already spiraled out of its control, and only then did it realize that it was already unable to move.
The jade ruyi exuded a powerful divine force, firmly fixing the purple-gold dragon in place. This number one bandit greedily devoured the dragon essence within its body like a whale swallowing a swig.
"Awooo..." Only then did the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon realize the enormity of its mistake. Its purple eyes stared unblinkingly at the Jade Ruyi, howling in despair, "Awooo, what the hell are you? Are you some kind of legendary forbidden object? Damn it! Awooo..."
"Damn it, let me go..."
"Please, please stop..."
"Almighty forbidden being, Little Dragon knows his mistake, please forgive me..."
...
The purple-gold dragon went from being arrogant to being humble and pleading, but the jade ruyi didn't react at all and continued to absorb the dragon's essence.
Chen Nan witnessed all of this, and he was utterly shocked. The jade ruyi's performance far exceeded his expectations; it actually possessed a complete consciousness! He silently recited the six words "ancient forbidden object" in his heart...
At this moment, the ancient giants below the cliff on the west side of the valley rushed out of the valley and fled towards the distant mountains and forests. The whole earth seemed to tremble and a series of "booming" sounds came out.
One hour later, the purple-gold dragon's hundred-zhang body transformed into ninety zhang; two hours later, it transformed into seventy zhang; three hours later, it transformed into forty zhang...
Five hours later, a burst of maniacal laughter echoed from the valley: "Hahaha...you little thing, I'm going to crush you, so you can't live or die!"
Chen Nan stood naked in the valley, holding a snake-shaped object in his hand and laughing wildly. He squeezed and pulled the snake-shaped object with both hands, treating it like a noodle.
"Hahaha... What goes around comes around! Little worm, let's see how you stir up trouble now, hahaha..."
At this moment, the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon was listless. It had shrunk to just over a meter long, much smaller than the baby dragon, becoming a typical "mini dragon".
The jade scepter was truly ruthless, absorbing every last drop of the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon's essence accumulated over thousands of years of arduous cultivation, leaving it reverting to its newborn form. Had it not been a direct descendant of the Dragon Clan's emperor, it would have long since perished with its essence gone. The mighty Five-Clawed Purple-Gold Divine Dragon, the emperor among dragons, reduced to a mere child must have truly given it the urge to bang its head against a wall and commit suicide.
The purple-gold dragon raised its head and glared fiercely at Chen Nan, saying, "Little thing, quickly put your dragon master down, or I'll tear you to pieces..."
"Want to tear me apart? Let's see who deals with whom!" Chen Nan slammed the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon to the ground, saying, "I'll stomp on it, I'll stomp on it, I'll stomp on it fiercely, I'll stomp on it arrogantly, I'll stomp on it recklessly..."
"Awooo... Damn it, how dare you disrespect your Dragon Lord! You little thing, I'm going to eat you up!"
The poor purple-gold dragon was stomped on repeatedly by Chen Nan, which was unimaginable for it. When had a dignified five-clawed dragon ever been treated like this?
"Hahaha... This is hilarious!" Chen Nan laughed wildly, never expecting things to turn out this way. He grabbed the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon and teased, "Little worm, do you still want to tear me to pieces?"
"You bastard, how dare you! I am the Five-Clawed Purple-Gold Divine Dragon, a five-clawed dragon! Do you see clearly? I am the emperor of dragons! If you dare to disrespect me again, I will make you wish you were dead!" The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon bared its fangs and brandished its claws, threatening Chen Nan.
"It's just one more claw than other dragons, but it makes no difference to me. I'll stomp on it, I'll stomp on it, I'll stomp on it like crazy..." Chen Nan threw it on the ground again and stomped on it like crazy.
"Awooo... Stop, kid, I give in..." The purple-gold dragon howled in despair.
When Chen Nan picked it up, the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon was listless. It had been forced to accept the fact that it was no longer the high and mighty divine dragon, but had become a prisoner. Looking at its more than one-meter-long dragon body, it felt an urge to vomit blood, lamenting, "Heavens, God, you've played too much of a joke on me! Trapped underground for thousands of years, finally freed, and now... Awooo..."
It was only then that Chen Nan noticed something was wrong with the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon's body. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that apart from its head, tail, and four claws, it had no scales anywhere else.
"Hey, little worm, I didn't realize you were so ugly. You've taken such good care of your skin, it's so smooth. Tell me, how did you get rid of all that dragon scales on your body?" Chen Nan looked at it with ill intent.
The purple-gold dragon felt an urge to vomit blood. Its eyes rolled back, and its head drooped weakly.
"Little worm, tell me quickly, what exactly happened?"
The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon realized that Chen Nan seemed to be teasing it. It rolled its eyes, but dared not retaliate, and could only suppress its anger and say, "Can't you see for yourself?"
"Hmm, so you were wearing a vest, the same color as your body. You wouldn't notice unless you looked closely." Chen Nan turned the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon over like a rag doll, then suddenly raised his voice, "Tell me, isn't this the legendary Immortal Treasure Black Tortoise Armor?!"
Upon hearing this, the purple-gold dragon, which had been limp, suddenly stood upright and asked warily, "You... how did you know?"
"Hahaha..." Chen Nan burst into wild laughter, his laughter matching that of the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon when it was freed. He laughed and said, "I never thought I would see this legendary divine armor one day, hahaha..."
The purple Xuanwu armor shimmered with a faint light, appearing quite magnificent on the outside, but in reality it exuded an ancient and weathered aura, giving people a contradictory feeling.
"Wait a minute, that's not right. The legendary Black Tortoise Armor is blue-green, so why is it purple now? Little Serpent, tell me what happened!"
"It was originally blue, but it was too bright on me, so I used my supernatural powers to cover it up."
Chen Nan became more and more enamored with it, saying, "The Xuanwu Armor can fit a hundred-zhang dragon body and a one-meter-long snake. It's truly amazing! Little snake, take it off quickly and restore its original form. Let me see what this divine treasure passed down from ancient times looks like."
The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon rolled its eyes and said, "You think you can restore it just like that? The Xuanwu Armor was sealed by some supreme being with boundless power. I spent endless dragon essence and a hundred years refining it before I could wear it. Now I don't have a single dragon essence left, and I can't even take it off."
Chen Nan grabbed the dragon's head with one hand and the dragon's tail with the other, and laughed, "You little worm, you're in my hands now. You still dare to play tricks on me. If you don't get off, I'll tear you off."
The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon was an anomaly among dragons, possessing a certain roguish air about it. It had been holding back for a long time, but now it finally couldn't resist bursting out with a string of curses: "@#%%@@#%&￥#￥%..."
"Damn it, you dare to curse me? I'll pull, I'll tear, I'll rip! Hey, you're pretty tough, I don't believe I can't break you!" Chen Nan tried his best to tear the purple-gold dragon apart, and although it made it howl like a pig being slaughtered, he just couldn't break it.
At first, Chen Nan only wanted to threaten the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon, after all, it was a divine dragon that only appeared in myths and legends. He never intended to actually tear it apart. But later he found that the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon's body was unusually tough, and he could not do anything to it even if he used all his strength.
"I used so much force, and your body didn't even deform. Stop with your wailing and howling act."
"Damn it, you little devil! If you could tear a dragon apart, you'd be a god! But just because my body isn't broken doesn't mean I can't feel pain, ouch..."
"Feeling the pain now? Quickly take off your Xuanwu Armor, or else... hehe." Chen Nan found a hard piece of black steel stone, then pressed the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon to the ground, saying, "If you don't take it off, I'll slowly beat you. Given enough time, I refuse to believe I can't smash you to pieces!"
"You damned brat, you're really vicious!"
Seeing that it was rolling its eyes and refusing to give in, Chen Nan actually started hitting it. But when the stones hit the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon, they made a metallic clanging sound. Although this couldn't hurt the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon, it still made it howl in pain.
"You bastard, how dare you offend your Grandpa Dragon like this! I...I..." Although it kept yelling, it felt extremely deflated when it came to saying tough words. In its current state, let alone Naihe Chennan, it couldn't even deal with ordinary wild beasts.
"You little worm, you're all tough inside and out! I refuse to believe I can't get rid of you. Hmm, the sun's almost setting, and I haven't eaten for a whole day and night. Damn it, today I'm going to live like an emperor—roast dragon meat!"
"@%%￥##%￥%@##%%￥@..." The purple-gold dragon cursed repeatedly.
Chen Nan carried it and strode towards the edge of the valley. He quickly gathered a pile of firewood, threw the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon on the ground, rubbed his hands together to create a flame, and lit the firewood.
At this moment, the purple-gold dragon was both angry and scared. With a "whoosh," it fled into the forest, but it was stopped by Chen Nan's foot after only half a zhang.
"Awooo...you bastard, let me go!"
"Hehe, trying to run away? Not so easy."
Chen Nan actually grabbed the purple-gold dragon by the head and tail, and placed it above the fire to roast it.
"Dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground. Mmm, just thinking about it makes my mouth water. Today I'm actually lucky enough to eat roasted dragon meat! Haha, what a wonderful thing in life!"