After being roasted by the flames, the purple-gold dragon roared again: "Awoo... You damned brat, I'm scared of you, I give up, okay? Let me go, let's have a proper talk. Awoo... It's so hot."
The five-clawed purple-gold dragon truly lives up to its reputation as the king of dragons. Even now that its dragon essence has been depleted, the raging fire still cannot harm it in the slightest.
Chen Nan ignored it and kept grilling it over the fire.
"Awooo... It's ripe... It's ripe... I can't take it anymore, put me down!" The purple-gold dragon howled and struggled, but how could it possibly escape from Chen Nan's grasp?
"Aww... I'll call you big brother, okay? Big brother, please have mercy on me! Aww... It's so hot... Aww..."
"Awoo... Big brother, I'm serious. Let's have an open and honest talk, awoo..."
The golden dragon howled incessantly above the fire, completely abandoning its divine dignity. Chen Nan, seeing that its sharp edges had been smoothed out enough that it could no longer be unruly, lowered it from the fire.
After gaining its freedom, the purple-gold dragon roared and jumped around on the grass.
"Ugh...it's so hot..."
Chen Nan clicked his tongue in amazement. Faced with the scorching heat of the flames, it only felt a little hot and was not harmed in the slightest. It truly lived up to its name as a divine dragon.
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A gentle evening breeze carries the fragrance of flowers and grass.
At this moment, Chen Nan and the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon were already more than ten miles away from the valley where the Demon Palace was located, because the stench of that place was simply too strong.
A man and a dragon were sitting around a fire in the mountains.
As the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon tore at the golden-brown roasted pheasant, drool flew everywhere: "Those two stinking gods fighting was one thing, but they even disturbed my bath! I got angry and lashed out with my tail, sending them flying. Who knew those two despicable bastards would relentlessly pursue me, making me hide and run all over the place, only to be caught by one of them in the end. That arrogant guy actually wanted me to be his mount! Damn it, I'm the dashing, handsome, and invincible dragon king! How could I possibly be a mount for that shameless bastard! In the end, that bastard used a bone array to trap me underground! Damn it, I've been trapped for thousands of years! I haven't seen the sun for millennia! I, the invincible dragon king, have suffered such a cruel fate! Damn it!"
The purple-gold dragon spitted as it vented its dissatisfaction. Chen Nan had gradually gotten used to its foul language, but he still couldn't help but sigh. How could there be such a scoundrel among the dragons?! It had none of the majesty of a divine beast; it was just like a hooligan.
Chen Nan learned a terrifying truth from the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon: the divine servant in the Demon Palace was actually an ancient god who had survived from back then! Why was he hiding it? Chen Nan had no idea, but he had a feeling it wasn't a good thing. Perhaps that ancient god sensed the divine and demonic aura on him, perhaps he discovered the two-colored light spheres within him, perhaps…
"Since you were trapped underground in complete darkness without any supplies, how did you survive?"
The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon seemed to hate that ancient god intensely. It tore into the chicken leg and said, "That stinking god is absolutely despicable! He spends most of the year out there, and every time he comes back, he throws me some magical beast cores to keep me alive. I'm both afraid he'll die out there and hoping he'll kick the bucket soon. I'm so conflicted! I @#￥%￥#@%#@#..."
Chen Nan laughed and said, "I wonder what his expression will be when he returns and sees the Demon Palace collapsed, and learns that you have broken the seal."
"Of course he escaped at the speed of light. He was seriously injured in that battle of gods and could not recover. He could only run away from me. However, unfortunately, I also... Awoo..." The purple-gold dragon roared to the sky, lamenting the injustice of the heavens, having just escaped its predicament only to encounter another great disaster.
When Chen Nan revealed the origin of the Jade Ruyi, the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon's eyes widened, and it roared, "The Jade Ruyi is the divine treasure that those two bastards fought over back then?! I LOVES! ... Awooo... How unlucky I am! According to that bastard god, the Jade Ruyi is a forbidden object passed down from the previous mythological era. Even in the realm of immortals and gods, few know its origin. It is said that anyone who provokes this object will meet a bad end, and those two bastard gods are the best example. Awooo..."
"The previous mythological era..." Chen Nan's pupils contracted sharply.
"Yes. The realm of immortals and gods was destroyed once, and many powerful supreme beings perished." The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon only knew this much; it was unaware of the details.
Chen Nan stared intently at the jade ruyi in his hand. At this moment, the small jade pendant felt as heavy as Mount Tai in his eyes. If the nameless god and demon hadn't told him that the jade ruyi might help him suppress the two-colored light spheres in his body, he would have wanted to throw away this terrifying forbidden object.
"You actually possess a complete consciousness; what secrets are you hiding?"
As soon as Chen Nan finished speaking, the jade ruyi suddenly shone brightly, radiating a dazzling, holy brilliance. A faint female voice intermittently entered Chen Nan's mind: "Who am I...who am I...I want to see the light of day again...I want to see the light of day again..."
Chen Nan was startled, his hand trembled, and the jade ruyi fell to the ground.
The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon seemed to have heard the voice as well. Now, seeing the terrifying forbidden object emitting a "horrible" light and falling beside it, it was so frightened that it darted up onto Chen Nan's head with a "whoosh," completely losing its usual arrogance.
"That scared me to death, my god, it's actually talking to me with its stream of consciousness..." The purple-gold dragon grabbed Chen Nan's hair tightly, afraid that it might fall to the ground if it wasn't careful.
The jade ruyi's light remained undiminished, and the ethereal voice continued to echo: "Who am I...who am I...I want to see the light of day again...I want to see the light of day again..."
Chen Nan was filled with doubt and said, "Xumi Najiezi..."
"Awooo... You scared me to death, dragon! Stop talking, awooo..." The purple-gold dragon kept howling at Chen Nan's head.
Suddenly, a beam of light emanated from the jade ruyi, enveloping the purple-gold dragon within. Terrified, the dragon howled in terror, "Great God, spare me... I don't even know who you are... Awooo..."
A soft sigh escaped, and a heavenly female voice emanated from the jade ruyi: "The Heaven-Breaking Divine Blade is named Great Dragon. If you find it, I will return the Dragon Essence to you."
Upon hearing this, the wind and clouds changed, the world lost its color, and nine bolts of heavenly thunder struck in succession, shaking the heavens above and startling the netherworld below, their sound reverberating throughout the three realms and six paths!
Countless supreme beings with boundless magical power awakened from their slumber…
Nine bolts of heavenly thunder resounded throughout the heavens and earth, nearly knocking Chen Nan and the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon to the ground. A blazing, holy light shot out from the Jade Ruyi and entered the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon's body.
Moments later, the thunder stopped, the dark clouds in the sky receded, and soft moonlight shone through the forest.
"Awoo..." The purple-gold dragon roared like a wolf, then soared into the sky and flew into the night sky.
"Hahaha... A wisp of dragon essence has appeared within me, I can start cultivating again, Awoo..."
Chen Nan felt a chill run down his spine. He wondered how skilled this guy was now. If he had regained some of his supernatural powers, he would run away immediately.
The purple-gold dragon soared down from the sky. Its size remained the same, but it clearly possessed more spiritual energy and a more sacred aura. Chen Nan's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down. Although this creature emitted a considerable energy fluctuation, it was clearly not yet a threat to him. If classified according to the human expert level, the purple-gold dragon at this moment was at most a quasi-level expert.
At this moment, the light from the jade ruyi gradually faded. The woman's voice inside remained unchanged, but she seemed to have lost herself, repeating the same words from the beginning: "Who am I...who am I...I want to see the light of day again...I want to see the light of day again..."
Finally, the sound faded away, and the jade ruyi's radiance vanished.
The purple-gold dragon lightly patted its chest with its claws, then wiped its forehead, and cried out, "Awooo... That was terrifying!"
"Go find the Great Dragon Blade, then you can fully recover," Chen Nan said with a smile, sitting by the fire.
The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon looked puzzled and asked, "Why did she want me to go find the Great Dragon Blade?"
Chen Nan added a few more pieces of firewood to the fire and said, "In the cultivation world, what kind of divine weapon deserves the title of 'treasure'? Only those divine weapons that have been passed down through the ages, withstood the test of time, and are recognized by all deserve this title. The Xuanwu Armor is undoubtedly among them, but it is by no means the best. There is a treasure that has never appeared in the world, but it has always been passed down by word of mouth. Only it deserves the title of the number one divine weapon. Legend has it that an unparalleled being who could rival the heavens refined the Dragon Emperor and spent thousands of years forging this divine weapon. Its power is enough to destroy the heavens and the earth. I think the Great Dragon Blade mentioned by the woman in the jade ruyi is very likely this treasure. The reason she sought you out is because you are a five-clawed purple-gold dragon, and you are far more sensitive to the aura of the Dragon Emperor from thousands of years ago than others."
"Wow, I've heard that legend too! Could that divine weapon be the Great Dragon Blade? Even the gods of the Immortal Realm can't obtain it, how could I possibly find it? Aww... My thousands of years of arduous cultivation have been destroyed in an instant, aww..."
That night, the two of them, Yi Ren and Yi Long, talked for most of the night.
The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon is truly an oddball. Although it lost its dragon essence, it seems to have quickly shaken off its feelings of loss.
"Loach, let's break up after dawn and go our separate ways." Since calling the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon "long worm" would drive it mad, Chen Nan finally changed his name to Loach and never changed it again, no matter how much it yelled.
"Awooo... Now that I've become like this, if I run into a familiar dragon, I'll be laughed to death! It's really giving dragons a headache! Awooo..." The purple-gold dragon spoke in human language, but insisted on saying "dragon." However, it did have a worried look on its face. It sighed for a long time before finally saying, "How about I go with you to cultivate in the mortal world, awooo..."
"You? Forget it. You wail and scream every time you say a word. You'll scare people to death when you get out." Chen Nan shook his head. Of course, this was just an excuse. He was afraid that the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon might come back and deal with him someday.
The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon, with a roguish look on his face, said, "Kid, are you afraid that I'll take revenge on you later...?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Nan immediately grabbed it and said, "Little mudskipper, you've only just learned to fly and you've already become arrogant. Are you itching for a beating?" Chen Nan held it in his hand and pulled and tugged at it.
"Awoo..." The purple-gold dragon quickly broke free and flew above Chen Nan's head, saying, "This dragon is serious. I really want to enter the mortal world to cultivate. Maybe I can really find the Great Dragon Blade. Then you can return the dragon essence to me."
Chen Nan once dreamed of reaching the Immortal Martial Realm and taming a legendary divine dragon as his mount. Looking back, it seemed somewhat laughable, but he had indeed had such a dream. He glanced at the purple-gold dragon and muttered, "So tiny! Using it as a mount would be laughable. Hmm, many delinquents have child-rearing programs; maybe I should have a dragon-raising program too? Hmm, not bad. Maybe after a few years it'll grow up slowly, and I can tame it gradually. Hehe, not bad, not bad!"
The purple-gold dragon suddenly felt a chill and howled, "Awoo... what are you muttering about, kid?"
"It's nothing, I agree. We'll go down the mountain tomorrow."
At dawn, the morning glow illuminates the scene, and the thin mist drifting through the forest gradually dissipates.
"Awoo..." The purple-gold dragon got up from the ground and roared to the sky.
"Howl my foot!" Chen Nan smacked it hard, saying, "Howling like a wolf this early in the morning, I really don't know if you're a dragon or a wolf!"
The purple-gold dragon flew into the air and asked, "Shall we leave the mountain now?"
"right"
"But didn't you say there are hundreds of people in the mountains waiting for you to walk into their trap? Aren't you afraid of being caught if you go out now?"
"Yesterday I saw that those giants seemed terrified of the aura you exuded. I've already thought of a good plan. I'll rely on your domineering aura to subdue the giants, and then... hehe, I'll make those bastards waiting outside taste what it's like to be hunted down."
"Wow, that's really vicious, woof... I love it! After killing them, let's drive a dozen giants to attack the City of Sin, hahaha... Isn't that a great idea, woof..."
Chen Nan sneered, "Blood debts must be repaid in blood! Ling Yun, Meng Ke'er, you just wait, we'll take it one step at a time! As for those outside, hmph, kill them!"
As soon as the word "kill" was uttered, the temperature in the forest plummeted, and a chilling aura of killing intent began to permeate the woods. Green leaves withered, fluttering and dancing in the air...
"Awooo..."