A low growl.
Just as a demonic claw, extended by the Great Villain, was about to snatch his head, a piercing dragon's roar erupted from Cheng Xiaofan's mouth.
In the face of mortal danger, the dragon pearl in his chest exploded.
The shattered dragon pearl instantly formed a powerful and terrifying force within Cheng Xiaofan's body, surging with overwhelming might.
Boom!
With a deafening roar that emanated from Cheng Xiaofan's body, all the binding energy strands were shattered.
As the energy strands were broken, the Great Villain was also thrown backward in mid-air, tumbling to the ground and spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.
He stared at Cheng Xiaofan with utter shock.
He couldn't comprehend how a human cultivator could possess such explosive power.
At this moment, a golden light flashed across Cheng Xiaofan's body, and a thick layer of golden dragon scales covered him from head to toe.
The volatile power within his body transformed back into the dragon pearl, returning to its place in his chest.
In the eyes of the Great Villain and the Little Good, Cheng Xiaofan suddenly vanished before them. In his place appeared a magnificent, golden, shining dragon!
"Not good, it's an Eastern Dragon Person!"
Upon seeing this, the Little Good exclaimed in terror, shouting to the Great Villain, "Great Villain, don't fight him, he's an Eastern Dragon Person!"
Boom!
The Great Villain, startled and about to retreat, was too late. Cheng Xiaofan, like a blur, intercepted him and struck with a palm.
The palm landed squarely on the Great Villain's crown.
"Awooooo—"
The Great Villain cried out in agony, spinning around on the ground in a daze.
"You wicked rascal, the Great Villain was trying to escape, which means he already surrendered. Why did you still hit him?" At this moment, the Little Good, shaking her two pigtails that stood straight up, shouted at Cheng Xiaofan in exasperation.
Cheng Xiaofan, who had intended to strike the Great Villain's head again, immediately retracted his hand upon hearing her shout and reverted to his original form.
He looked at the Little Good, whose face exuded a childlike innocence, and nodded, saying, "Alright, I won't hit him if you say so. But I heard you just now, and you both seemed quite afraid of Eastern Dragon People. Why is that?"
The Little Good blinked her eyes and replied, "Before the Great Villain and I were sealed within the demonic bone by the Demon Ancestor, we personally witnessed the entire demon race prostrating in worship when an Eastern Dragon Person flew across the sky!"
"The Demon Ancestor also repeatedly told us that no matter when or where, if we ever encountered an Eastern Dragon Person, we were never to oppose him!"
Hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan wondered if the Eastern Dragon Person they encountered back then was perhaps the prehistoric Shennong Emperor.
If so, then were the Great Villain and Little Good prehistoric monsters?
And the Demon Ancestor, whose legend was prevalent in the demonic cultivation world, should also be a prehistoric monster.
With this thought, Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but ask again, "Little Good, do you remember what that Eastern Dragon Person looked like specifically?"
The Little Good frowned and said, "It was too long ago, I don't have a clear impression!"
At this, the Great Villain wiped the blood from his mouth and said, panting, "I remember some things. That Eastern Dragon Person, like you, was human most of the time, but under special circumstances, he would transform into a dragon and fly in the sky!"
"I can't explain the specifics anymore."
Cheng Xiaofan pondered for a moment and then asked, "Great Villain, Little Good, for what reason were you two sealed inside this demonic bone by the Demon Ancestor?"
The Great Villain replied, "Reporting to the Eastern Dragon Person, I recall that Little Good and I killed a favored general of the Demon Ancestor. In his rage, the Demon Ancestor sealed us within the demonic bone he was cultivating."
"As for why Little Good and I killed the Demon Ancestor's favored general, I can't recall it clearly either."
"Little Good, do you remember?" Cheng Xiaofan asked the Little Good.
The Little Good shook her head and said, "I don't remember either. We'll tell you when we recall it later!"
From the aura of these two monsters, Cheng Xiaofan could tell they were not lying to him.
One thing was certain: they genuinely feared the Eastern Dragon People from the bottom of their hearts.
After a moment of thought, he asked again, "Great Villain, Little Good, you were sealed in the demonic bone and were fine all along. Why did you suddenly feel restless today and insist on coming out?"
The Little Good immediately replied, "Reporting to the Eastern Dragon Person, although we were sealed within the demonic bone and had almost no consciousness, we still had some senses of the outside world under specific circumstances."
"For example, today, we suddenly felt as if the demonic bone had changed owners, and moreover, it wasn't owned by a demonic cultivator. This made me and the Great Villain feel extremely uneasy, so we insisted on coming out to see who the new owner was!"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "Now that you know the demonic bone is in my hands, do you still intend to make trouble?"
Upon hearing this, the Great Villain and Little Good quickly and fearfully said, "Reporting to the Eastern Dragon Person, not only will we no longer cause trouble, but we will henceforth recognize you as our master and obey your commands!"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled with satisfaction, "Good, I hope you keep your word and don't play any tricks on me. Otherwise, if my dragon's wrath is provoked, I will ensure you have no place to be buried!"
"We would never dare!" The Great Villain and Little Good turned pale with fear and, with a thud, both prostrated themselves before Cheng Xiaofan.
Cheng Xiaofan could also see that they were speaking the truth.
It was imaginable that in prehistoric times, when the Eastern Dragon Person flew through the sky, all the demonic monsters saw him and were so terrified that they prostrated in worship. This showed how powerful the Eastern Dragon Person's imposing aura was among the demonic race!
However!
This only occurred in prehistoric times.
And such a situation was only described by the Great Villain and Little Good.
As for the cultivators active in the Western demonic cultivation world, they might not know of such matters.
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan took out two large pieces of roasted wild boar meat and two bottles of energy water from his spatial dimension and handed them to them.
He said, "I know you must be hungry after coming to the outside world. After you eat these, you can go back into the demonic bone."
"Thank you, Eastern Dragon Person!" Seeing that there was food and drink, the Great Villain and Little Good immediately beamed with smiles, took the provisions, and devoured them ravenously.
Despite the Little Good's innocent and childlike appearance, she ate with great ferocity.
The Great Villain's appetite was truly astonishing. The piece of roasted wild boar meat that Cheng Xiaofan gave him was not enough. He then went into the deep mountains, hunted a wild boar weighing over four hundred pounds, and ate it raw. Only then did he pat his belly, belch contentedly, and declare he was full.
Considering that the Great Villain had been injured by him and vomited blood earlier, Cheng Xiaofan took out a few more pills from his spatial dimension and offered them to him, saying, "Take these pills, and your internal injuries will heal quickly."
The Great Villain heard this and laughed, "Reporting to Lord Shennong, I don't need pills to heal my injuries. The demonic bone you hold possesses powerful energy. As soon as I enter it, my internal injuries will disappear immediately!"
Cheng Xiaofan glanced at the demonic bone in his hand and thought, I only knew this demonic bone contained a very special mysterious power, but I never imagined it had such a miraculous function!
"Alright, then I'll take back the pills!" Cheng Xiaofan put the pills back into his spatial dimension.