Han Feng was a little surprised.
With Zi Yan's current strength, she shouldn't have been able to reach the bottom of the magma world.
She said she seemed to have been here, so it could only be when she followed her father Zhu Kun.
Although Han Feng didn't know why Zi Yan still had a young bone age after so long, since it was the previous Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun, a peak Nine-Star Dou Saint expert, he should have had a way.
"Later I'll take you to see a dragon. He should be able to tell you the answer."
"A dragon?"
Zi Yan asked curiously.
Could it be an Ancient Void Dragon?
For some reason, hearing Han Feng say this, Zi Yan's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
It seemed that the dragon she was about to meet was very unusual to her.
Han Feng continued to lead Zi Yan inwards. After stepping into the warning range, the flame lizards detected their presence.
Swish swish!
Two seventh-rank flame lizards suddenly darted out from behind the fiery red rocks and roared at the two.
The creatures here didn't use human language, but Han Feng and Zi Yan could clearly feel that the other party was rejecting outsiders.
Zi Yan took a step forward and spread her aura of the Ancient Void Dragon. In an instant, the two flame lizards retreated violently, their eyes filled with obvious fear.
The bloodline within the Ancient Void Dragon had a natural suppressive effect on these lizard magical beasts.
Just as the corner of Zi Yan's mouth curved into a smile, before she could declare victory, a terrifying aura erupted from the depths of the flame lizard tribe.
This aura instantly suppressed Zi Yan's Dragon King bloodline.
Nine-Turn Dou Venerate!
Han Feng extended his hand and protected Zi Yan behind him.
He looked into the distance.
Last time he came, he was forced back by this terrifying aura.
Now, he no longer needed to fear.
Han Feng's palm shook, and a flame palm print directly shattered the momentum of that Nine-Turn Dou Venerate lizard.
Han Feng walked towards the opponent with Zi Yan.
This was a lizard turning gradually white all over. Its scales were very smooth, giving a jade-like feeling.
At this moment, it was pressed down by Han Feng's aura and unable to get up, only barely able to lift its head, staring at Han Feng and Zi Yan with vertical pupils.
"Human, Dragon Race, what do you want?"
Han Feng spoke:
"There is a mysterious inheritance ground here; you should know about it, right?"
The flame lizard's pupils shrank suddenly.
"You came for the land of divine punishment?"
"Land of divine punishment?"
"That is a... forbidden place. Any... creature entering will... suffer the punishment of... God."
The flame lizard spoke with a hoarse human voice, but because it didn't use human language often, it stuttered a bit.
"So it's just ahead."
Han Feng said.
"Human!"
The flame lizard roared angrily.
Han Feng didn't respond anymore. His soul power vibrated slightly, knocking it unconscious.
"Let's go."
Han Feng continued to lead Zi Yan forward.
Along the way, many flame lizards drilled out of their caves. After seeing Han Feng and Zi Yan, they immediately shrank back.
An old flame lizard with declining life force walked slowly onto the path of the two, supporting itself against the rock wall.
It opened its arms, wanting to stop the two from advancing.
Han Feng couldn't see malice in its eyes, only a very strong determination to block him.
Han Feng looked at it for a moment, then slowly extended his hand.
The old flame lizard closed its eyes.
The next instant, a gentle white light sent the opponent back into the cave.
The old lizard opened its eyes, not feeling joy for surviving, but wanting to continue stopping Han Feng.
However, Han Feng didn't give the other party another chance to block the way. He pulled Zi Yan and flew quickly towards the depths.
"That old man seemed to have no hostility?"
Zi Yan said.
Han Feng nodded.
"Yes."
"Is the land of divine punishment very dangerous?"
"For others, yes."
"For me too."
"Huh?"
Zi Yan looked at Han Feng in surprise.
She thought Han Feng meant his strength was nothing to fear.
"The important one is you. With you here, he won't hurt me."
"Really?"
Zi Yan was shocked.
Was she that amazing?
How did she not know?
Han Feng was silent.
To be honest, he wasn't sure either.
After all, he hadn't truly met that Dragon King in his previous life.
He only heard that he loved his daughter very much, giving up the chance to escape for her sake, and died at the hands of Hun Tiandi.
"At least he won't want to put me to death."
Han Feng said.
The two arrived in front of a huge cave. Before they could proceed, a white light flew out from the cave and stopped in front of them.
"Human, stop."
The newcomer said.
Han Feng looked at the white lizard with a restrained aura in front of him.
Compared to the previous Nine-Turn Dou Venerate, this lizard's skin had turned completely white.
The energy hidden in its body was a complete law, worlds apart from a Dou Venerate.
"Half-Saint."
Han Feng said softly.
Sure enough, a magical beast race with a long heritage like the flame lizards also possessed their own Half-Saint.
"Move aside, I must go in."
"Then stay here forever."
A ball of white flame was released from the Half-Saint lizard's body. The intense heat twisted the surrounding magma.
Han Feng gently pushed out a palm. The palm wind blew out the white flame, and the aftershock pressed towards the Half-Saint lizard.
"What!"
Before the Half-Saint lizard could be shocked, it was overwhelmed by the palm force.
Boom!
A circle of flame waves surged. A law domain opened around the Half-Saint lizard, blocking Han Feng's palm force.
Han Feng looked at the opponent calmly, a wisp of dark yellow flame igniting at his fingertip.
"Although it's presumptuous to disturb you, let's end it here."
The gravity of the Black Yellow Flame descended from the sky, crushing the Half-Saint lizard completely with one blow.
"God will punish you!"
The Half-Saint lizard's voice was buried underground, sealed by layers of earth power.
Han Feng walked into the cave, followed closely by Zi Yan.
Overcoming obstacles all the way, the troubles were finally swept away.
But Han Feng still didn't relax in his heart.
If the previous obstructions could perhaps be Han Feng's way out, then what he had to face next was an inescapable choice.
Thump! Thump!
In the dark cave, the surroundings were quiet enough to hear heartbeats.
Zi Yan grabbed Han Feng's arm tightly.
After an unknown amount of time, a trace of light appeared ahead, and an ancient stone door came into their view.
Han Feng's calm eyes finally showed a trace of fluctuation.
Is this the cave dwelling of the Ancient God Tuo She?
Washed by ten thousand years of time, a deep and distant ancient aura was engraved on the ancient stone door, giving people an incomparably heavy feeling.
Zi Yan opened her mouth wide in surprise, her mind involuntarily drawn by the stone door in front of her.
Han Feng took out a broken jade fragment, which was exactly the Tuo She Ancient God Jade of the Xiao Clan.
The ancient jade emitted a gentle white light, reflecting with the ancient stone door.
Han Feng took a deep breath and looked ahead: "Let's go."
It was Zi Yan's first time seeing Han Feng taking a deep breath and gathering courage like this; he seemed very nervous.
What's there to be afraid of?
Zi Yan's aura remained normal as she followed Han Feng.
For some reason, she didn't find anything terrifying behind the stone door at all; instead, she had a feeling of closeness.
Could the dragon Han Feng mentioned be inside?
The two entered the stone door together. Space flickered, and the next second, they arrived in a dark space.
Han Feng held his breath and looked into the depths of the darkness.
"Junior Han Feng comes to visit Senior Zhu Kun."
Swish!
In the pitch-black space, a pair of pupils like the scorching sun opened. A vast majesty pressed on Han Feng along with this gaze.
One of the strongest in the world, peak Nine-Star Dou Saint! Dragon King Zhu Kun.
Han Feng gritted his teeth to withstand this pressure, the power of laws in his body running at high speed.
Seeing sweat dripping down Han Feng's face, Zi Yan was burning with anxiety.
Why is the opponent so powerful this time?
Han Feng... right, Han Feng said she was the key to making the opponent stop.
Thinking of this, Zi Yan didn't hesitate at all, rushed in front of Han Feng, spread her arms, and shouted loudly: "Senior Zhu Kun, please show mercy!"
As soon as these words came out, a violent trembling sound came from the dark space.
The pressure on Han Feng instantly dissipated.
He staggered a few steps, supported by Zi Yan, and gasped for breath.
"Han Feng, are you okay?"
Zi Yan's beautiful face was full of anxiety.
This was her first time seeing Han Feng injured.
In the darkness, a heavy panting sound seemed to carry some emotions.
Suppression, excitement, joy, dissatisfaction.
Various complex emotions intertwined in Zhu Kun's heart.
He finally saw his child.
But she called him Senior...
He just wanted to test that human man, but she panicked like that, even shielding him from that terrifying pressure with her body, her heart tied to the other party.
Damn it!
He hadn't even properly screened him for her!
After recovering his breath, Han Feng straightened his back and looked into the darkness.
"Senior Zhu Kun, I brought Zi Yan to see you."
In the darkness, a wave came, but this wave didn't hurt Han Feng again; instead, it dispelled the darkness.
A purple-gold giant dragon covering the sky and sun revealed its form.
His pair of pupils were filled with hot tears.
"Is your name Zi Yan?"
Seeing the figure of the other party, Zi Yan instantly froze on the spot.
A picture once buried deep in her memory suddenly became clear at this moment.
"Nannan, you will become the most amazing princess on the Dou Qi Continent in the future!"
"Daddy, I want to eat that fruit."
"Hahaha, okay."
"Nannan, aren't you curious why Daddy says so?"
"Crunch crunch, why?"
"Because Daddy is about to become the first Dou God of the current age on the Dou Qi Continent!"
"Daddy is so amazing!"
The scene changed.
In front of the Tuo She Ancient God's cave dwelling, a purple-gold giant dragon used its last strength to push a little girl out, surrounded by a light ball condensed with the power of time and space laws.
"Nannan, Daddy can no longer protect you."
In the gentle voice, there was endless regret and unwillingness.
And thick love and apology.
The last thing Zi Yan heard from that man's voice was his angry roar.
"Ancient God Tuo She!"
In a trance, Zi Yan's cheeks were already covered with tear stains.
She looked at the other party in disbelief.
"You are, you are..."
The purple-gold giant dragon slowly lowered its proud head, as if wanting to press itself into the dust to compensate the girl in front of him.
"I am your father."
"Father..."
Zi Yan's voice trembled, steps retreating, body limp, falling into Han Feng's arms.
"I still have a father..."
For so many years, since she regained consciousness, she had completely forgotten Zhu Kun. She always thought she was a child without father or mother.
Even returning to the East Dragon Island, she didn't expect to see her parents.
Now she was suddenly told that she had a father, and he was alive.
"Sorry, I was trapped in this Ancient God cave and couldn't escape, so I could only send you out."
Zhu Kun apologized repeatedly.
Han Feng gently stroked Zi Yan's back with both hands and comforted: "Your father had his own difficulties; he didn't want to not see you. As you can see, this place is the cave dwelling of a Dou God."
Under Han Feng's comfort, Zi Yan gradually calmed her emotional fluctuations.
She looked at Zhu Kun with red eyes, slowly reached out, and touched the scales of the purple-gold giant dragon.
Feeling the somewhat moist warmth on his daughter's hand, the biggest knot in Zhu Kun's heart was untied.
For thousands of years, what he worried about most was his daughter, worried that she would find it hard to survive alone in the desolate Northwest Continent.
Or even if she survived, without the protection of the clan, she would live in hiding.
Seeing Zi Yan was now a seventh-rank magical beast, with vigorous Dou Qi and pure bloodline, and accompanied by a Dou Saint like Han Feng, he felt relieved.
Although he held a scrutinizing attitude towards this human man who might become his son-in-law, putting aside the instinctive reaction of a father, he was still very satisfied with Han Feng.
Becoming a Dou Saint at a bone age under a hundred, with incredibly powerful laws, able to persist undefeated under his pressure.
Such a human genius would achieve great things in any era.
If he had his guidance now, his future would be limitless.
In short, Han Feng was completely worthy of Zi Yan in terms of aptitude.
Matched in status, this hurdle was passed.
The rest was the feelings and intentions of both sides.
As long as Han Feng wasn't an ungrateful villain, there would be no problem.
As for whether Han Feng only loved Zi Yan, Zhu Kun didn't care much.
After all, on the Dou Qi Continent, the strong were respected. Maybe Han Feng would be on equal footing with him in the future. Restricting this and that wasn't what he thought.
However, with his eyesight, Han Feng and Zi Yan had not lost their primordial Yang and Yin, being in the fullest state.
If it were him, he really couldn't do it.
Dragons have strong sexual desires. Zhu Kun had countless partners very early on. Of course, this had nothing to do with inheriting offspring. To ensure the purity of the bloodline, he waited until his own cultivation reached the peak before choosing to bestow life essence and give birth to the descendant Zi Yan.
This practice is similar in many large clans.
Gu Yuan also chose to give birth to Gu Xun'er only when his own cultivation could no longer advance.
These two women possessed top-notch aptitude from birth.
Advancing to Dou Saint was a guaranteed choice.
"Father."
Zi Yan called out softly.
"Aye."
Zhu Kun responded gently.
"I missed you, really missed you."