Ah! That stings! The immense impact sent Xing Chen tumbling uncontrollably, rolling like a gourd until he finally came to a stop far away!

Meanwhile, within a grand hall in Wolong Villa!

Xing Zhan lay motionless, unconscious, connected to a tangle of wires and various monitoring instruments! On the screen of a nearby bio-electronic device, strange electronic ripples flashed across. "Scan complete. Genetic compatibility: ninety percent." The bio-computer emitted a cold, synthesized mechanical voice: "Commencing wake-up activation."

A groan escaped him, and Xing Zhan opened his eyes! However, his entire body felt a strange weakness and a sense of being confined, as if he couldn't muster any strength at all! What was happening!

Within his field of vision, a tall, upright figure appeared! "You're awake." The speaker was a woman Xing Zhan had never seen before. What shocked him was that she was clad in the exact same Phoenix Heaven Demon Garb and Star King Armor as Yue Ying! What shocked Xing Zhan even more was that the aura this woman exuded was in no way weaker than Yue Ying's; moreover, she possessed a grace and vital presence that Yue Ying lacked! It was clear she was not a hero who merely followed orders and accepted commands like Yue Ying. This was strikingly similar to Zhan Lang! Could it be that she, like Zhan Lang, was a hero who had gained independent consciousness and was now out of control?

Beside her stood several other female warriors, also clad in armor. To Xing Zhan's astonishment, they all appeared to possess cultivation levels as formidable as his own or Xing Ye's! Who were these people? These thoughts flashed through Xing Zhan's mind in an instant!

"I apologize for bringing you here in such a manner." The woman's voice was so calm that it betrayed no hint of inner emotion or fluctuation: "Please allow me to apologize for this crude action, Your Highness Xing Zhan." "Who are you?" Xing Zhan was somewhat bewildered; this woman seemed surprisingly polite to him. "My name is Xin Yue." The woman in the demon armor maintained her perfectly calm and collected tone, her eyes sharp and fixed upon Xing Zhan. "Where... where is this place?" Xing Zhan strained to compose himself! His intuition screamed that this woman named Xin Yue, dressed in the demon attire, was someone he absolutely could not handle—perhaps even his father might not be her match! "This is Base LSZ9." Xin Yue replied: "On the Mafa Continent, it has another name: Wolong Villa. Welcome, we invite you to become one of us!" "Wolong Villa." Xing Zhan could hardly believe it! He paused for a moment, but quickly his face filled with indignation: "When did I become one of you? And where is Xing Ye? What did Zhan Lang do to him?" "Please mind your phrasing." Xin Yue grew serious, her eyes piercing like lightning as she fixed them on Xing Zhan: "But before that, please look at this."

Xin Yue waved her hand slightly, and the crystal wall, which had been a uniform, deep blue, suddenly became much more transparent! Looking closer, on the other side of the wall stood monstrous, terrifyingly huge creatures, each one resembling a massive mountain! Looking even more closely, the overwhelmingly large being looked almost exactly like the Demon Dragon Patriarch they had defeated before. The only difference was that the Dark Demon Dragon Patriarch was entirely black, whereas this creature was a blazing fiery red all over, like molten lava. Even through the thick, transparent crystal wall, Xing Zhan could feel that terrifying aura. This aura was a hundred, perhaps a thousand times stronger than the Dark Demon Dragon's had been! "Ah! Is this the Demon Dragon Patriarch?" Xing Zhan was utterly stunned; this was the first time he had encountered a life form possessing such a terrifying biological signature! "He is not the Demon Dragon Patriarch." Xin Yue corrected him: "He is far more ancient and powerful than the Demon Dragon. Perhaps you have heard its name—the Fire Dragon Patriarch." "Ah! The Fire Dragon Patriarch." Xing Zhan no longer knew how to describe his current feelings—shocked, paralyzed, perhaps even bordering on the surreal unreality of a dream. "Isn't the Fire Dragon Patriarch the terrifying, unparalleled demon dragon recorded in historical texts, the one that fled underground into the volcanoes after being defeated by the Three Dragon Guards?" Xing Zhan recalled the various legends about the Demon Dragon Patriarch documented in historical records! "The Fire Dragon is the strongest bio-weapon cultivated by Wolong Villa." Xin Yue seemed not to hear what Xing Zhan was saying and continued her introduction: "It was the very first bio-weapon researched by Wolong Villa. Many more were created after it, including myself, Zhan Lang, and the guardian hero of your father, Yue Ying, who were all manufactured shortly thereafter." "Manufactured?" Xing Zhan was horrified, even forgetting the questions he had just asked: "Life cannot possibly be manufactured; that is impossible." "It is fact." Xin Yue stated: "Many other life forms were manufactured. They are not creatures born under natural law, but new species created by artificially altering the arrangement of genes." "Genes? Artificial alteration? What are you talking about?" Xing Zhan was completely lost: "Why don't I understand anything you're saying?" "I apologize; I forgot that this basic knowledge exceeds the scope of your understanding." Xin Yue observed: "But if your father were here, he would certainly understand everything I am saying." "Dad, what on earth is going on?" At this moment, Xing Zhan was utterly confused. "To be honest, I am not entirely clear either." Xin Yue admitted: "Over these thirty thousand years, Wolong Villa has been completely cut off from the outside world. But why does your father understand the language and script of Wolong Villa, and even know how to operate and activate the bio-weapons?"