Yulong Yan yelled at the two still chattering Black Dragon Emperors, "You two old fellows, shut up first and let me finish speaking."
"Go ahead."
Seeing the Black Dragon Emperor and Black Dragon King fall silent, Yulong Yan continued, "That's better. After we slew the Four Great Divine Emperors, Mei'er was injured and fell into a deep sleep. Before she went to sleep, she told me that Patriarch Mingya could connect with destiny and sense the Way of Heaven. Knowing that the turmoil of the ten thousand races would affect the Mingya clan, he led his entire clan to migrate."
"However, Patriarch Mingya had a descendant who was mixed-blooded with the Primordial Dragon Sparrow and had a child. Due to insufficient congenital strength, the child could only recuperate in the ancestral land and was sealed in this secret realm by Patriarch Mingya."
"It so happens that Lin, this kid, his mental power is already undergoing a transformation, and he can contract his fourth spirit pet. I want to see if Lin, this kid, can contract this little fellow with his destiny."
After hearing Yulong Yan finish, the Black Dragon Emperor exclaimed in surprise, "Holy shit, Lin, this kid's golden-level mental power is already undergoing a transformation? What's going on? Is this kid some illegitimate child of destiny, or has he reverted to his ancestral bloodline?"
After the Black Dragon Emperor spoke, Yulong Yan and the Black Dragon King also pondered, "Logically speaking, Lin, this kid's bloodline is inherited from Di Xin, and Di Xin's ancestor was the Fire God Yan Bo Zi Qi. Zi Qi was Emperor Ku, the great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor. Indeed, Lin, this kid's ancestors were all prominent figures. Who knows if this kid's bloodline has mutated?"
"Indeed, this kid develops faster than others in everything. If it weren't for the Dragon Binding Rope watching him, I feel like he could have had a baby with Ling Xiu next year," Yulong Yan agreed.
Meanwhile, Lin, the young master who was developing ahead of schedule, was wandering in the forest with the big long worm Xiao Jin and the drunken panda Xiao Bao.
Lin Zhan, with a belly full of mischief, took out various trap-setting items from his spatial ring and set up a trap as he walked.
Metal wires with blades at neck-level, spring-loaded crossbow bolts with potent poison, giant bear traps with sharp serrations, and small crystal core touch bombs with anesthetics, and so on. In short, he used whatever was most devious.
Looking at the masterpiece he left behind, Lin, the young master, proudly declared, "You bastards of the ten thousand races, if you dare to enter this forest, I'll make sure half of you die first."
Lin Zhan set up traps from two large storage bags throughout the forest.
Slowly, Lin Zhan, along with Xiao Jin and Xiao Bao, headed towards the towering mountain ahead.
At the foot of the mountain, Xiao Bao spoke to Lin Zhan, "Boss, this mountain feels wrong. It's protected by a seal."
As an ancient Iron-Eater beast, Xiao Bao had eaten all sorts of precious metals, spirit metals, and meteoric iron. Anything related to metal was something he had consumed.
Naturally, he had a special sense for metals, and the Iron-Eater beast's innate divine ability was its hard claws and teeth, which could not only crush metal but also break some seals and restrictions.
"Xiao Bao, can you sense where the seal is?" Lin Zhan asked, looking at Xiao Bao.
"There must be a seal formation node on the mountain peak. As long as we destroy the formation nodes, we can open this seal. Who knows, we might even get some extra income," Xiao Bao analyzed professionally.
Lin Zhan and his companions were all greedy for money and never had enough. Upon hearing about the potential for extra income, they all roared and charged towards the mountain peak.
An hour later, Xiao Bao discovered the seal formation node on the mountain peak and said to Lin Zhan, "Boss, call Brother Hei out. He's got high defense and high HP. If anything happens, he can tank it."
Lin Zhan thought about it and agreed. After all, Xiao Hei not only had high defense and HP, but he was also fast. If anything happened, riding Xiao Hei to escape would be much faster than riding Xiao Jin or Xiao Bao.
As soon as Xiao Hei emerged, Lin Zhan explained the plan to the three beasts. The four of them, one person and three beasts, all put on their respective armor and were fully armed.
Lin Zhan also took out a thick half-body shield and a flying shark knife, ready for battle.
Xiao Bao found a piece of innate metal disguised as a rock and took a big bite. The seal was instantly opened, and a black metal tomb appeared from the exploding mountain.
Lin Zhan and his three companions carefully examined the tomb. Xiao Bao, as the metal expert, spoke first, "Boss, this is Soul Nourishing True Gold. It has the effect of attracting souls and restoring soul power. However, it's not good to eat. Eating too much can cause diarrhea. My ancestors also said that as a male Iron-Eater, one should eat less of this stuff, or it can lead to infertility."
Lin Zhan looked at Xiao Bao in astonishment and said, "Bao, I know your whole family are talents... talented bears."
Looking at the metal door in front of them, Xiao Bao volunteered and spat out a stream of intense flames towards the door. After heating the door red, he said to Xiao Hei, "Brother Hei, spit some water."
Xiao Hei spat out a mouthful of profound water, which caused the red-hot door to shatter.
"Not bad, Bao. You've mastered thermal expansion and contraction. But aren't you a metal attribute? How can you breathe fire?" Xiao Hei asked Xiao Bao curiously.
"Uh, Big Brother, I've had plenty of good wine these past few days. There's a bit too much compressed alcohol in my body, so it just came out," Xiao Bao said somewhat sheepishly. After all, as a seasoned drunken panda, vomiting wasn't something to brag about.
As Lin Zhan and his three companions were about to enter the door, they heard a roar from the tomb, "Halt! This mountain is mine, this tree is mine. If you want to pass, leave your toll. Speak half a word of defiance and I'll kill you without burying you."
Xiao Hei heard the familiar tune and said to Lin Zhan, "Boss, it's bandits blocking the road. I'll go reason with him."
Then, Xiao Hei stepped forward and shouted into the tomb, "A single flower in the northwest, all outlaws are family. Friends of the brotherhood, our boss has arrived. Come out and exchange verses."
Another voice came from the tomb, "Oh, a familiar rhyme. Are you guys just stopping for a bite or passing through? Let the boss throw out a challenge."
Lin Zhan stepped forward and said, "Two verses. We want to stop for a bite and stay at your inn, but we don't plan on passing through."
"I'll go fuck your mother! Good heavens, it seems you guys are planning to double-cross us!" the voice from inside roared.
Lin Zhan did not reply and directly shouted at Xiao Jin and Xiao Hei, "Xuanwu Cannon, blast them to hell! How dare they play tricks on me here."
Xiao Hei immediately carried Xiao Jin together and fired two Xuanwu cannons, carrying immense elemental energy, towards the steel tomb.
The heavy Xuan Shui, along with violent lightning elements, directly penetrated the tomb passage and exploded in the depths of the tomb. Wild lightning danced and flickered across the entire metal tomb.
Lin Zhan shouted loudly, "Xiao Jin, Xiao Hei, keep blasting!"
"Stop blasting, stop blasting! I surrender!" a voice with a hint of crying came from the tomb.
Lin Zhan said, "Come out first, and I promise not to harm you. Otherwise, I'll tear down this tomb."
"No, no, I'm coming out." Then, a "big egg" rolled out of the tomb.