That's right, it was a dragon.
It had horns on its head, four claws on its belly, and its body was covered in rows of cold, formidable dragon scales. It was only about a zhang long, yet it clearly contained a powerful dragon's majesty within.
At this very moment, it had actually sneaked furtively into the palace where Ye Chen was in secluded cultivation. It even had a black cloth wrapped around its head and a bundle on its back, possessing none of a dragon's dignity. On the contrary, it looked quite wretched, moving cautiously like a thief.
This dragon was simply too peculiar.
Even Ye Chen was somewhat dumbfounded, though for some reason, he felt a sense of familiarity. This posture seemed like something he'd seen before.
Upon seeing Ye Chen, the dragon showed no panic whatsoever. Instead, it swaggered over on its two hind limbs, its dark golden dragon eyes glancing at him disdainfully. "Kid, what are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a dragon as handsome and suave as me? Truly a child from the countryside, amazed by the unfamiliar. I despise you."
Ye Chen's expression turned strange as he looked at this sneaky dragon, a sudden, odd smile appearing on his face.
Seeing Ye Chen's smile, the sneaky dragon, for some reason, felt a sense of déjà vu.
That feeling was just like that person from back in the day.
But it shook its head—this was merely an illusion. The entire dragon flew up into mid-air, looking down at Ye Chen from a commanding height, claws on its hips, speaking coldly and arrogantly: "Kid, do you know who I am? I am the greatest Ancestral Dragon between heaven and earth. Seeing me, you should hurry up and kneel. Perhaps if I'm in a good mood, I might casually give you a few pointers, allowing your cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds."
This sneaky dragon, after so many years, was still like this. Ye Chen shook his head and smiled.
Whoosh—
Ye Chen suddenly shot into the sky, his speed reaching the extreme, appearing directly in front of the sneaky dragon. He swung a golden hand and gave it a sharp chop. Sparks flew, a metallic clang rang out, and the void itself was torn open.
This slap could definitely leave a deep palm print even on a Saint weapon, but the sneaky dragon merely tumbled a few times in the air, looking somewhat disheveled, without suffering much substantial damage.
This point even made Ye Chen marvel. Truly worthy of being a legendary variant True Dragon. Apart from some differences, it was fundamentally no different from a pure-blooded True Dragon, equally supreme and unyielding, its bloodline supremely powerful.
The sneaky dragon was furious. Not only did this young man not respect it, the great dragon, but he had now even attacked it, truly enraging it.
"Kid, you've made me, the great dragon, angry. Now I'll let you understand just how powerful a true divine dragon is."
It let out a dragon's roar, its dragon form manifesting. Clad in golden dragon scales, its dragon's majesty was vast and rumbling. The entire Floating Divine Island could hardly withstand the dragon's majesty and was on the verge of collapsing.
But Ye Chen took a single step. The World portal within his body immediately released a vast flow of world power, stabilizing the entire Divine Island, preventing its collapse.
Moreover, he took the initiative to attack. His Indestructible Golden Body struck out directly, once again slapping out with a golden palm.
Having suffered once before, the True Dragon wouldn't fall for it again. It immediately roared and also swiped out with a dragon claw.
Boom—
The entire void was shattered. If not for the stabilizing world power, the palace would have crumbled.
Ye Chen's figure didn't retreat. Looking at the sneaky dragon, he couldn't help but sigh. Truly worthy of being a variant rumored to be a True Dragon, flowing with the purest dragon blood within, capable of transforming into a true divine dragon at any moment. This wasn't an empty boast, but the truth.
Just now, he had directly clashed with the sneaky dragon. Even a powerful body like the Battle Sacred Body, an Indestructible Golden Body, couldn't get close unscathed, and that golden hand was slightly numb. He couldn't help but sigh at the sneaky dragon's supremely strong dragon body.
If it were an ordinary Saint, even with the protection of his cultivation and Dharma power, and the protection of Saint-rank armor, Ye Chen in his current state would have been sent flying, his Saint armor torn, and severely wounded.
But all this sneaky dragon did was get thrown back a few zhang, nothing more.
The sneaky dragon widened its dark golden dragon eyes, staring at Ye Chen in shock and astonishment. Because its dragon claw was actually spasming, even showing faint traces of golden dragon blood—it was injured.
This was unbelievable.
Who was it?
The greatest True Dragon in the world, a being of the highest order, its physique innately supreme, arguably among the strongest.
But today, in this exchange, it was wounded. This was simply impossible. In the past, only when facing that damned bastard had it been like this. Where did this kid in front of him come from? How was his physical body so absurdly strong, comparable to that guy from before?
Ye Chen laughed. He understood that this sneaky dragon in front of him had most likely guessed something. He immediately laughed heartily: "Old lecher, have you forgotten me?"
As he spoke, he charged forward, delivering another sharp chop with a golden hand. A metallic clang rang out, sparks flew, and the sneaky dragon's entire body was sent flying, tumbling repeatedly in the void.
"Damn, that really hurts!" the sneaky dragon cursed, then looked at Ye Chen, unable to hold back its surprise. "I @#￥%... Could you really be that damned bastard kid?"
Whoosh—
Ye Chen attacked directly, his entire person transforming into a dazzling streak of golden light, charging forward and slapping out eighteen consecutive palms. Each palm shimmered with crystalline golden light, continuously chopping and striking the sneaky dragon's body. The sound of metallic clangs was unceasing, sparks constantly flying.
The sneaky dragon roared, every single one of its dragon scales standing on end. Dragon power circulated as it counterattacked.
But within Ye Chen's body, Dragon Origin also gave rise to terrifying dragon power, which, combined with the Battle Sacred Body, was simply absurdly terrifying.
In the blink of an eye, it was overpowered by Ye Chen. The golden palm was like a heavenly stele suppressing it, heavy as billions of jun. No matter how the sneaky dragon struggled, it couldn't break free, continuously roaring and bellowing.
"Enough, you damned kid, stop right now! This great dragon is about to be beaten to death by you."
The sneaky dragon was almost completely powerless to fight back. With a whoosh, it also transformed into a crystalline golden lightning bolt and fled.
"Damn, that really hurts. Can't you be a little gentler, kid?" the sneaky dragon yelped strangely, then glared wide-eyed at Ye Chen. "Damned, accursed Qian Yue, you really aren't dead."
"Still don't believe it? Want to go another round?"
Ye Chen smiled, his golden body stepping forward, raising his hand. The sneaky dragon, seeing his movement, immediately whooshed away like lightning, not daring to get close at all. Those were lessons of endless pain from before, still vivid in its memory.
"Long time no see, Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor, you old lecher." Ye Chen spoke softly in a reminiscent tone, greeting an old acquaintance—no, an old dragon—from the past.
"Piss off!" The sneaky dragon raised the middle finger on its dragon claw, thoroughly despising Ye Chen.