Chapter 142: Awakening

  The nine-clawed golden dragon threw Chen Peng, who was unconscious on its back, into the hot spring with a "plop". The entire cave was filled with a dazzling golden light, and after a while, a seven or eight-year-old boy appeared at the entrance of the cave. This little boy was different from human children, as he had two horns growing on his forehead. He looked very cute, wearing a golden yellow battle suit, but his abdomen was clearly injured. The bright red blood stained his battle suit, and his lips were pale white. The little boy covered his abdomen with his hand, then walked to the medicinal herbs beside the hot spring, pulled them out with his hand, and stuffed them into his mouth. After chewing for a few moments, he swallowed them into his stomach, then flew onto the lotus-like cushion, sat down cross-legged, and began to meditate.

  In the tenth space, day and night alternated endlessly. Chen Pengpeng had been unconscious for a month but still showed no signs of waking up. The nine-clawed golden dragon, who had transformed into a small boy, had slowly recovered from his injuries. To guard his master, he was cultivating and consolidating his powers on the side. Suddenly, the hot spring in the cave started boiling vigorously, emitting a "gurgling" sound. A golden light enveloped Chen Pengpeng, suspending him in mid-air. The little boy, who was meditating, was startled by this sudden movement. He immediately flew out of his lotus position and saw Chen Pengpeng wrapped in golden light with a mixture of surprise and joy. This was the sign that Chen Pengpeng was about to wake up. Through the golden light, one could see Chen Pengpeng's painful expression. His body was undergoing intense changes, shedding its dead skin like a snake, and his bones were recombining and growing, making "clicking" sounds.

  "Ah!"

  Chen Peng let out a extremely painful cry, the layer of golden light wrapped around him was suddenly shattered. Chen Peng fell to the ground, and at this moment he felt comfortable all over his body. When he opened his eyes, he was startled, because in front of him there was a strange little boy staring at him with wide eyes. If it weren't for the fact that he had seen some things since he started practicing, he would have shouted "Mom" loudly.

  "Who... who are you? Where am I?"

  Chen Pengpeng asked the little boy wearing strange clothes, who was a bit incoherent. He felt a chill when he saw the two horns on the little boy's head, and the little boy just stared at him without responding. Chen Pengpeng thought the child was mute, but when he felt a cold wind blow by, his whole body became chilled to the bone. He looked down at his own body and let out a wail of despair. He covered his crotch with both hands, feeling that this still didn't conceal his exposure, so he changed to covering his crotch with one hand and his buttocks with the other. The sight was super funny, fortunately, Jiu Claw Golden Dragon was still a child, otherwise Chen Pengpeng's image would have ruined another flower of the motherland.

  "Haha, master, you look so funny! I'm Xiao Jiu. This is the tenth dimension. You were badly injured at that time and Xiao Jiu was worried to death about you, so I brought you here."

  Jiǔ zhǎo jīn lóng hā hā dà xiào de xiàng chén péng péng shuō dào. Chén péng péng tīng dào tā de huà gèng yī liǎn de mí hu, tā bù liǎo jiě wèi shén qián de zhè ge xiǎo nán hái huì jiào zì jǐ de zhǔ rén, mào sì jì yì lǐ yě méi yǒu xiǎo jiǔ de zhè ge míng zì. Chén péng péng yuè xiǎng yuè shì qí guài, tā zhī jì dé xiǎo hēi hé xiǎo bái yǒu wēi xiǎn de shí hòu zhǔn bèi yào yào gēn nà tiáo jīn sè de dà lóng lái yī chǎng jué dòu de, dàn shì zì jǐ de xīn zhì tū rán bèi yī gǔ zǐ sè de lì liàng gěi kòng zhòng le zài hòu lái zì jǐ shén me dōu bù jì dé le.

  "You... you... you're that Golden Dragon!!!"

  Chen Pengpeng suddenly forgot that he was still stark naked, and before he knew it, the little boy had covered his mouth with one hand and pointed at him with the other. The little boy nodded at Chen Pengpeng, who almost fainted again. Why did he want to save himself? He didn't know if Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai were okay now. Chen Pengpeng suddenly became flustered, thinking about the safety of his good friends Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai. Seeing Chen Pengpeng's anxious expression, the little boy's mood sank, as he could read Chen Pengpeng's thoughts through their blood connection. However, Chen Pengpeng's memories seemed to be sealed by a powerful force, preventing him from remembering his origins with the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon.

  "Little buddy, what's wrong? Don't be so unhappy. Wait here for a moment, I'll go find something to cover your body."

  Chen Pengpeng saw the little boy's depressed look and didn't know why, but his heart felt a pang of sadness. He couldn't help but reach out to touch the boy's head, then awkwardly looked at his own bare body and chuckled as he covered himself with a small bird and went to find something to cover up. The little boy felt Chen Pengpeng's affectionate touch and suddenly became happy, raising his smiling face to nod at Chen Pengpeng. Chen Pengpeng quickly found some vines and made clothes again like the original primitive humans. When he came out, the little boy looked at him strangely, and Chen Pengpeng suddenly felt a wave of embarrassment. This was an unavoidable situation, so he could only make do for now. He would think of a way to get some clothes later when they went outside into the world.

  "Little friend, I really want to know if you were the big dragon that fought with Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai that day?"

  Chen Peng's expression turned serious. The little boy didn't say anything, but nodded again. After confirming this matter, Chen Peng touched his two small tentacles, and at first, he was quite afraid in his heart. Later on, he felt that the tentacles brought him a warm feeling, and for a long time, he couldn't bear to let go.

  "Little brother asked you, have Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai been hurt by you?"

  Chen Pongpang suddenly thought of something and asked with a tense heart. Seeing Chen Pongpang's tense appearance, the little boy's mouth began to twist, he wanted to cry but he couldn't cry out loud. You know that when Long speaks, it will rain heavily in the sky, let alone Jiu Zhua Jinlong is not an ordinary dragon that can be compared to, thinking about it, if he cries, the entire space might be flooded with heavy water!

  "Don't worry, master, those two big tigers are fine."

  The little boy said with some grievance. Seeing him so wronged, Chen Pengpeng picked him up and pinched his little nose. For some reason, facing this strange little boy, not only was he not afraid, but he also wanted to get closer to him. This feeling, Chen Pengpeng couldn't quite put into words either. As long as he was with the little boy, he felt an unparalleled sense of closeness.

  "Little friend, from now on you're not allowed to call me 'master', didn't you say your name is Xiao Jiu? From now on I'll call you that, and you should also start calling me 'ge ge' (brother), got it? If you still call me 'master' again, I'll get angry!"

  Chen Pengpeng pretended to be angry and said to Xiao Jiu. Xiao Jiu was most afraid of Chen Pengpeng getting angry, so he immediately lowered his head, and after a while, he dared to raise his head and look at Chen Pengpeng.

  "Master... no, brother... older brother."

  Xiao Jiu's two small eyes called out somewhat reluctantly. Chen Pengpeng immediately responded with a loud "Ah!" as soon as he heard Xiao Jiu call him brother. He knew Xiao Jiu was not used to this way of addressing him, but he believed that in the future, Xiao Jiu would get accustomed to it and treat him like a brother. Chen Pengpeng's mood was extremely high, and he didn't even realize that he had become more handsome and charming. Luckily, he hadn't taken a selfie, or else he would have been over the moon. Now, he just wanted to take Xiao Jiu back to the ninth floor to see Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai. Although Xiao Jiu said they were fine, Chen Pengpeng was still a bit worried. He put Xiao Jiu on his shoulders and hummed a popular song as he left the cave. Xiao Jiu listened to him singing and slowly became mesmerized. Although he didn't know what Chen Pengpeng was singing, the rhythmic melody was indeed very pleasant to listen to.

  "Ahhhroo!"

  A sudden howl of wolves rose, and Chen Peng immediately stopped his footsteps and humming. The little nine sitting on his neck furrowed his brow, wondering which blind monster dared to be reckless in front of him. If it weren't for Chen Peng asking him to hide his own pressure, this ignorant monster wouldn't dare to be reckless in front of them even if he had ten guts!

  "Xiao Jiu, what is this thing? It sounds pretty scary."

  Chen Peng's heart was somewhat tense. Although he had already broken through the fourth layer, his current cultivation was already in the middle of the Split Spirit stage. However, he still felt the opponent's pressure to be extremely terrifying. Chen Peng's forehead was covered in a large amount of sweat. It must be known that this was the tenth layer of the Seven-Colored Divine Ring space, where only a few magical beasts could survive. Most of them were powerful characters at the Sacred level, and Chen Peng was just a small Luo Luo in front of them.

  "Detestable humans, you dare to intrude on sacred ground? Prepare to meet your death! How timely, my stomach is a bit hungry, it's been ages since I last ate a human."

  Suddenly, a huge black demon wolf appeared in front of Chen Peng and his friends. When Chen Peng saw this massive demonic beast, he was instantly stunned, for it could speak human language just like Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai. However, he knew the abilities of Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai well; during their usual practice sessions, he would be knocked down within three minutes. Xiao Jiu, on the other hand, remained calm and composed, not putting this massive demon wolf in his eyes at all. In the past, when he was in the tenth layer of space to strengthen his cultivation, he had killed countless sacred beasts like the one before him to obtain their inner elixir and solidify his own cultivation.

  "Brother, it's just a small matter, I'll take care of it!"

  Xiao Jiu finished speaking and jumped down from Chen Peng's neck. Before the Saint-level demon wolf in front of him could react, Xiao Jiu had already punched its head with a loud "Boom". The Saint-level demon wolf was instantly smashed to pieces, its brains splattered everywhere, and it didn't even know how it died. With a loud "Thud", the Saint-level demon wolf's corpse crashed to the ground. Chen Peng stared wide-eyed at the scene before him, shocked that Xiao Jiu had achieved an instant kill!!! It took incredible power to kill someone with just one punch.