The old man remained silent, but at this moment, he completely shed his usual air of ordinariness and simplicity, appearing focused and solemn.
Although he did not unleash any astonishing aura of the Great Dao, Ye Chen's perception was exceptionally sharp. Looking at the old man, a grave expression surfaced on his face. This old man was absolutely a terrifying existence of a world-shaking level.
Moreover, Ye Chen was also curious. What was the old man fishing for in the lake that warranted such intense concentration?
He opened his Eyes of the Heavens, deep and swirling with Dao talisman patterns, yet they could not penetrate the lake. He only saw a hazy, misty expanse within, threads of primordial Chaos Qi swirling, containing unfathomable Heavenly Secrets that concealed everything. Even the Eyes of the Heavens could not see through all falsehoods.
This lake was very strange.
The old man took the initiative to speak: "This is the Primordial Lake, a lake that has existed since the Heaven and Earth Creation of the Ancient Emperor Realm, accompanied by chaotic aura. It can conceal all forms of probing. Unless one delves deep into the Primordial Lake, one cannot understand it."
Ye Chen understood. "Senior, may I ask what you are fishing for?"
"A heaven-defying living being," the old man said, his gaze appearing wise as he also observed the Primordial Lake.
"A heaven-defying living being?" Ye Chen's face showed astonishment. Since the old man spoke like this, he likely wasn't deceiving him. But what kind of heaven-defying living being required the old man to be so serious?
Chen'er blinked her dark, bright eyes, hugging Yiyi from the side, stroking the little white beast's face with a giggle. It was clear that Yiyi narrowed its big eyes, looking thoroughly content, making Ye Chen unable to resist reaching out to pinch it a few times.
The old man remained silent, concentrating on his fishing. The fishing line on his rod trembled incessantly. Clearly, something below had taken the bait and was struggling, pulling the line taut.
Even the entire surface of the Primordial Lake began to tremble, suddenly turning into raging waves. Massive waves threatened to surge up to the ninth heaven, shattering this peaceful world.
But the old man simply extended a hand. A calm yet vast fluctuation shimmered, and all the raging waves subsided.
After waiting a moment longer, the old man confirmed the living being in the Primordial Lake was firmly hooked. With a forceful pull, the surface of the Primordial Lake exploded, sending spray thousands of zhang high. A flood dragon a full thousand zhang in size was hooked and pulled up, soaring into the sky, roaring and howling with immense pressure. It was a Saint Lord-level demonic flood dragon.
Ye Chen and the Three Immortal Maidens were slightly startled. The Primordial Lake was too mysterious; the old man had actually hooked a Saint Lord-level demonic flood dragon.
"A pity," the old man sighed softly, shaking his head with regret.
With a slight tug, the thousand-zhang demonic flood dragon was pulled down. The old man used a single finger to easily stabilize the void, also immobilizing the flood dragon. He removed the hook, attached a Ten-Thousand-Year Medicine Treasure that shimmered with five-colored light and pulsed with vast life force, and cast the line back into the Primordial Lake to continue fishing.
How extravagant.
Even Ye Chen fell silent for a moment. To use a Ten-Thousand-Year Medicine Treasure as bait was truly something not just anyone could do.
The old man tossed the demonic flood dragon aside and looked at the Golden Little Divine Dragon, smiling. "Little dragon, interrogate your clansman. Ask him what lies beneath the Primordial Lake. Once you find out, this old man will reward you with a divine fruit, whichever one you choose."
"Old man, you better keep your word!" The Golden Little Divine Dragon shot over with a whoosh.
The thousand-zhang-long Saint Lord-level demonic flood dragon roared, "Human, you dare insult this lord? Do you seek death? Hmm? This little beast seems to be a minor demon possessing dragon blood as well, and judging by its form, its purity is likely higher. A pity it's too weak, still in its infancy. If I devoured it, I would advance further on the path of dragon transformation."
The demonic flood dragon fixed its gaze on the Golden Little Divine Dragon, unleashing its powerful Saint Lord-level pressure, looking down from a commanding height at this tiny, ant-like little dragon. "Considering we share the dragon lineage, hand over your dragon blood, and I might spare your life."
Boom—
The Golden Little Divine Dragon directly swung its chubby, seemingly unimpressive Dragon Fist, tearing through the void and sending the demonic flood dragon flying with a mighty blow.
Rumble—
A mountain range was overturned, several Floating Divine Islands were smashed and sank. The demonic flood dragon's scales collapsed over a large area, blood dripping profusely. It stared in horror at the little golden dragon. How could it be so powerful?
It was a dignified Saint Lord-level demonic flood dragon! It was utterly puzzled.
"What 'share the dragon lineage'? You're just a flood dragon," the Golden Little Divine Dragon's voice was equally soft and tender, its body chubby, pink and tender, and utterly adorable, yet its strength was overwhelmingly immense. Its tiny, fleshy claws grabbed the thousand-zhang-long demonic flood dragon and flung it far away, crashing into several mountains and causing a few more Divine Islands to collapse with thunderous roars.
Swish—
The Golden Little Divine Dragon transformed into a streak of golden light, appearing before the Saint Lord demonic flood dragon. It unleashed its pure True Dragon's majesty, making the flood dragon tremble from the depths of its soul. The impure dragon blood within its body resonated, submitting.
Before a true member of the dragon race, all living beings possessed dragon blood must submit from the heart, must revere from the heart.
This was the domineering nature of the dragon bloodline. It granted power to those not of pure True Dragon descent, yet they must also submit before a True Dragon. Even if a being possessed dragon blood was stronger than the True Dragon in question, it would still be pressured by the dragon blood to submit.
After a series of earth-shattering booms, the Golden Little Divine Dragon flew back, followed by a small flood dragon—clearly the former thousand-zhang demonic flood dragon. Under the little divine dragon's majesty, it had been forced to shrink to a mere one zhang in size, looking utterly devoid of dignity.
The little divine dragon leisurely brought the flood dragon to the old man's side. "Old man, I don't know what to ask. I brought it over; you ask. And the divine fruit you promised me better not be a lie to a dragon."
"Hey, whatever the old man asks you, you answer, understand?"
Then it looked at the flood dragon. Although its voice was pink and tender, and it was now hugged by Yi Wu, looking very cute, the flood dragon dared not disobey in the slightest. It had clearly understood earlier that this little creature, while lacking the imposing dignity of a dragon in appearance, had fully inherited the absolute might of a True Dragon.
Before it, one could only submit.
"I'll give it to you later," the old man said.
"What about mine? I want one too," Yiyi also called out.
The Golden Little Divine Dragon looked at it. "You didn't help. Why should you get one?"
But Yiyi looked at the old man. "Old man, if you don't agree, I'll rush down and tell that person."
A threat, a blatant threat!
The old man was speechless. Ye Chen also looked at Yiyi in astonishment. Since when had this little fellow learned to extort? Although he didn't quite understand who "that person" was, seeing the old man's bitter smile made it clear it was definitely someone who could be used for extortion.
"Alright, you'll have a share too," the old man shook his head helplessly.
Then he looked at the flood dragon, his face beaming with a kindly, peaceful smile. "Don't worry. Just answer a few questions for me."
"Alright," the flood dragon said.
The old man hesitated for a moment before finally speaking softly, "Down there... is that old woman doing well?"