Chu Feng had just ascended the mountain to break the formation, only to discover that the array was actually a simple ruse.
To lift the restrictions on the twelve peaks simultaneously, one only needed to pour in spiritual energy stronger than that of the person who set the array.
This was easy for Chu Feng, but after doing so, he realized that the core part of the formation only revealed itself after it was broken.
It was this Black Dragon God, a dragon creature that shouldn't belong to the current timeline of the Douluo World.
According to the original story, in the God Realm long ago, the Dragon God was the supreme ruler of everything. Unfortunately, he later clashed with the Five Great God Kings and was severely injured. Following that, his beloved son met a tragic death, triggering a bloody god-slaying event. It wasn't until the other Dragon Kings sacrificed themselves together that he could be suppressed. Deeply remorseful, the Dragon God asked the Asura God to kill him.
From then on, the Dragon God was no more, completely becoming dust in the long river of time. Of course, the history isn't important; what matters is the present.
The current situation should only involve the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King who had fallen long ago beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well; there shouldn't be any signs of other dragons at all.
Of course, Chu Feng had previously slain a dragon generated by Daoist opportunity, but that was merely a phantom deliberately set up by the creation of heaven and earth.
But the Black Dragon God was a genuine Dragon God. Although his strength was inferior to the Dragon God of ancient times, he was still a Dragon God.
Then, Chu Feng discovered traces of artificial manipulation in the power of Mount Buzhou. Combining these two facts, it was clear this was a conspiracy.
Chu Feng didn't speculate too much, but the system explained to him that it might be related to the Dragon Clan of the Four Seas from the World of the Investiture of the Gods.
Isn't that a bit of a stretch? Thinking this, Chu Feng decided to deal with this dragon first.
Moreover, since it was a Dragon God, it would certainly have its own thoughts.
Then, the Black Dragon God placed his two front claws on two adjacent peaks and his two hind claws on the distant forest floor. Tilting his dragon head and floating his whiskers, he said in a booming voice:
"Locked up for tens of thousands of years, I'm finally out. I thought I'd stay in the Celestial Prison until my lifespan ran out."
Celestial Prison? That only exists in the Investiture of the Gods World, but his identity was still suspicious because he still possessed many spirit power characteristics of Douluo.
Chu Feng came before the dragon's head and looked at him sternly: "Black Dragon God, what exactly is your origin?"
"Hmph, a mortal dares to question me?"
The Black Dragon God's eyes widened, staring at Chu Feng while baring his sharp dragon teeth.
Chu Feng teased directly: "What? You said I'm the one who released you, shouldn't you thank me?"
"You? This forbidden array was set by a supreme expert. You could break it? Isn't that a joke?"
As the Black Dragon God spoke, he opened his dragon mouth and leaned closer to Chu Feng. If he took just a few more steps forward, Chu Feng would become his meal.
However, Chu Feng deliberately didn't back down. He felt this dragon's character wasn't bad, and since someone was willing to get it out, it was a perfect opportunity to help Chu Feng increase his strength.
But the onlookers were watching nervously, deeply worried about Chu Feng's safety.
"Black Dragon God... does anyone know what it actually is?"
Xiao Wu asked everyone in confusion, but no one knew.
In the next second, Chu Feng directly smashed a punch into the dragon's head, knocking thirty percent of the Dragon God's aura out of the Black Dragon God's body.
"How dare you?"
The Black Dragon God was almost speechless. Knowing his strength was unfathomable, this human still dared to strike so recklessly.
Moreover, this punch brought a slight pleasant surprise to the onlookers, which made the Black Dragon God even more irritable.
But he still wanted to observe this mortal, because he was curious about who could be so strong.
Then he took another punch. This one from Chu Feng was even more powerful, jolting even the collapsed skin of the Black Dragon God awake.
Holy crap?
"You dare be so rude to this Dragon God? Do you have a death wish?"
The Black Dragon God raised his upper body and spat out a continuous stream of fire, directly heating up these several cold mountain peaks.
However, Chu Feng didn't move an inch, standing right in the fire. His Daoist power was just enough to suppress this Black Dragon God; if the Dragon God's spirit power were that strong, it might have been a bit more troublesome.
Then he approached the Black Dragon God step by step, smiling as he said: "Breaking the array was just as simple as hitting you just now."
He completely disregarded the Black Dragon God. How could the dragon endure such an insult?
"No, I must teach you a good lesson."
As he said this, Chu Feng's fist smashed right onto his forehead with a loud bang.
"You... you have no martial ethics!"
The Black Dragon God was going to be furious, he was really going to be furious. He had just come out and hadn't even shown off his style before suffering such a setback.
Seeing this, the crowd suddenly felt like laughing. What kind of Dragon God was this? He was just a punching bag.
Then Chu Feng raised his fist again, the kind with flames on it. If this punch landed, the Black Dragon God might lose several thousand years of cultivation.
This completely threw the Black Dragon God off. He hurriedly said: "Wait, there's no need for this, brother."
Chu Feng didn't care. There was no reason to pull back a fist once it was extended. He delivered the punch directly.
Bang!
The Black Dragon God was dizzy. Four punches, every single one hitting home, beating him to the point where he couldn't even mobilize his divine force.
Chu Feng continued: "Now? Do you know what I want?"
The Black Dragon God finally caught on and said: "It's that Tang Hao. He's the one who released me from the Celestial Prison."
Chu Feng frowned: "Are you sure you're not mistaken? Him? What right does he have?"
"You might not know, but this Celestial Prison is situated right on top of Mount Buzhou, not in some Heavenly Court like you think. Time and space have long been in chaos."
The Black Dragon God's words made the logic even more skewed. Could it be that the investiture of the gods system would truly descend completely upon Douluo, including those immortals, supreme experts, saints, Buddhas, and Daoists? The appearance of the Celestial Prison proved this was possible.
However, Chu Feng then thought that if the Douluo World was incorporated into something like the Three Thousand Great Worlds or the Great Desolation Heavens, then the logic would make sense again.
So Chu Feng questioned: "Where is Tang Hao now?"
"Right at the summit of Mount Buzhou."
The Black Dragon God's attitude was fairly sincere, but Chu Feng couldn't just let him go free like that.
The Black Dragon God seemed to sense something and took the initiative to ask: "May I ask if the Great Immortal has any other instructions?"
His form of address had changed. It was clear his overbearing exterior was a facade; he was actually quite cowardly.
Chu Feng smiled: "What do you think?"
The Black Dragon God's whiskers trembled, and then he said slowly: "I will lift the array's restrictions and restore all your power. Furthermore, I am willing to merge my Dragon Soul power into the Great Immortal's body as thanks for setting me free."
"Very well."
Chu Feng nodded.
Then, the Black Dragon God's entire body turned into a burst of dark purple aura, shrinking smaller and smaller until it became a transparent bead. One could see his miniature form still inside.
His power was fully accepted by Chu Feng and merged into his body. After blending with his original Daoist power, Chu Feng felt a vague sensation, as if he had gained an epiphany regarding his own divine skill.
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