The SSSSSSSS-level Mad Dragon is released from prison!

Jiang Chen grabbed Tang Tang's wrist.

"Big brother, what's wrong?"

Tang Tang was startled by him.

"Something's not right in the box; the scent is different from what I smelled earlier."

Just now, when the box was at the auction, it did give him a feeling that his dragon soul was restless.

But when he held the box in his hand, the dragon soul within him trembled. It wasn't a desire, but rather an instinctive wariness and rejection.

Just then, a steward from the Ye family came up to them with a beaming smile.

"Mr. Jiang, Ms. Tang, congratulations on winning this wonderful item. It's getting late, and the mountain roads are difficult to travel. The head of the family has specially arranged for a car to be prepared for you two to take you back to the city."

Jiang Chen glanced at the steward, a playful smile curving his lips.

Thank you for your trouble.

Tang Tang was full of doubts, but seeing that Jiang Chen agreed, she had no choice but to follow him into a long black Rolls-Royce.

The vehicle drove smoothly out of the Ye Family Manor, and instead of heading to the main road to the city, it turned onto a secluded road leading to the back mountain.

Tang Tang immediately sensed something was wrong: "Big brother, this isn't the right way!"

Jiang Chen leaned back in his chair, his eyes closed, as if he were asleep, only gently tapping the black nanmu box in his hand with his fingers.

The vehicle drove along a quiet, deserted mountain road, with no other sounds except for the chirping of insects.

After an unknown amount of time, a screeching sound of brakes rang out, and the vehicle came to a sudden stop in the middle of the mountain road.

A blinding light shone from the end of the road ahead, illuminating the entire night sky as if it were daytime.

Then came the roar of engines. Dozens of black minivans lined up, completely blocking the road ahead.

Before Tangtang could react, the same sound came from behind her.

She looked back and her heart nearly jumped out of her throat. Dozens more cars blocked their escape route.

They were surrounded.

The car doors opened in unison, and hundreds of men in black, armed with sharp blades and with menacing expressions, stepped out, completely surrounding the area.

"Brother... what... what's going on? Is this a robbery?"

Even if Tang Tang is naive, she knows something is wrong.

Ahead of them, a man dressed in a Tang suit with a thin face stepped out of another Rolls-Royce at the head of the group.

He held a string of sandalwood prayer beads in his hand, followed by a hunched-over man in black robes who exuded a sinister aura.

This person was none other than Ye Canglan, the head of the Ye family.

And the chief retainer of the Ye family, Black Serpent.

Ye Canglan's gaze went straight to Jiang Chen, who was getting out of the car.

"Young people, sometimes being too dazzling isn't a good thing."

Although Tang Tang was terrified, she still mustered up her courage and shouted.

"Who are you? What do you want? Let me tell you, my older brother is..."

"Noisy."

Ye Canglan didn't even lift his eyelids.

The black snake behind him flickered and appeared in front of Tang Tang like a ghost, its withered hand, resembling a chicken claw, reaching for her neck.

Jiang Chen pulled Tang Tang behind him and casually flicked his finger at the black snake.

An invisible force struck the black snake's wrist.

The black snake grunted and retreated rapidly back to Ye Canglan's side.

"He does have some skill."

Ye Canglan wasn't surprised. He clapped his hands, a cat-and-mouse smile playing on his lips. "It's just a pity you're too arrogant."

"Do you think my Ye family would let you take the Azure Dragon Jade Pendant so easily?"

Jiang Chen lowered his head and gently tapped the black nanmu box in his hand with his fingers.

Click.

Tangtang craned her neck curiously and looked inside, only to be completely stunned.

Inside the box, there was no radiant dragon tail jade pendant at all.

It was only the size of a fist, completely black, and its surface was engraved with countless strange runes.

"Big brother... what is this?" Tang Tangren was dumbfounded.

"Dragon-Locking Stone".

Jiang Chen looked up at Ye Canglan.

"That's quite a generous gesture; you must have gone to a lot of trouble."

Back when he was in the prison, his master had warned him to be very careful with this stone.

Ye Canglan was surprised that Jiang Chen recognized the origin of the item at a glance.

"You are indeed insightful; all our preparations over this long period of time have not been in vain."

Ye Canglan simply stopped trying to hide it.

"This stone is specifically designed to counter people like you who possess dragon energy. As long as you have it, the true energy within your body will stagnate like iron, and you won't be able to unleash even a fraction of your extraordinary cultivation."

"Jiang Chen, you may indeed be a formidable force, but tonight, you have no chance of escape!"

"It was all a trap!"

Tang Tang's face turned red with anger, and she pointed at Ye Canglan and started cursing.

"You despicable and shameless bastards! You swindled us out of 20 billion with counterfeit goods! And you even tried to kill us to cover it up! Your Ye family has no shame!"

"shameless?"

Ye Canglan felt as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"Do you know that heroes throughout history have all been wicked people?"

The smile on his face vanished, replaced by a chilling expression.

"A powerful figure in the capital promised that as long as the person who won the bid for the jade pendant is killed, my Ye family can move to the capital as a whole. I should thank you for that."

Jiang Chen understood. It seemed that the fake dragon that had stolen his true dragon destiny had already become aware of his presence.

"Big brother, run!"

Although Tang Tang knew Jiang Chen was a formidable fighter, she was facing hundreds of menacing enemies, not to mention that inhuman black-robed monster! No matter how powerful her brother was, his strength was suppressed by this strange stone, and even two fists couldn't fight against four hands!

Her mind went blank, with only one thought in mind: to stall for time!

She suddenly shoved Jiang Chen, then spread her arms and used her thin body to shield him.

She was trembling with fear, but she still yelled at Ye Canglan.

"Listen up, you old geezers! Come at me if you dare! Don't touch my brother! If you want to mess with my brother, you'll have to step over my dead body first!"

Jiang Chen watched her trembling figure, his gaze softening slightly. This cowardly young woman, after all, still had some sense of loyalty.

"Foolish ants."

Black Snake let out a hoarse laugh and flicked his sleeve.

"Hiss—"

A dense, cacophony of sounds erupted as countless venomous snakes surged forth from beneath his wide robes, transforming into a black tide that swept towards the two of them.

Tang Tang had never seen anything like this before. She screamed in fright and closed her eyes in despair.

Ye Canglan twirled his prayer beads, a calm confidence on his face. In his view, Jiang Chen, whose strength was suppressed by ninety percent by the Dragon-Locking Stone, was doomed to die against Black Serpent, a master of poison arts.

However, the expected screams did not come.

"You think you can lock me up with just a broken rock?"

Jiang Chen's voice, full of contempt, rang out.

Ye Canglan suddenly opened his eyes.

Jiang Chen remained standing in the same spot, without even changing his posture. He simply lifted his foot.

Then, gently stomp on the ground.

It was just a kick that seemed so casual.

"boom!"

An indescribable, terrifying force swept out in all directions, and the asphalt road beneath his feet instantly cracked into countless hideous fissures!

The oppressive force that had been suppressing Jiang Chen vanished.

"Pfft—" The black snake, which was casting a spell, was struck as if by lightning, spitting out a mouthful of black blood and flying backward more than ten meters away. The swarm of snakes that filled the sky also turned into blood mist in an instant.

Everyone stared blankly at the figure standing in the center of the cracked earth.

The Dragon-Locking Stone... shattered? A kick?

How is that possible?

Ye Canglan's face showed shock.

"No...impossible!"

"That lord in the capital personally guaranteed that this stone, refined using his secret method, is absolutely safe! Why...?"

Under the horrified gaze of everyone.

Jiang Chen twisted his neck, making a series of cracking sounds.

A dragon's aura, ten times more terrifying than the one at the auction, surged into the sky, making everyone present gasp for breath.

He surveyed the enemies swarming across the mountains and fields, and a cruel smile finally crept onto his lips.

There are quite a lot of people.

"Perfect timing, it's been a while since I've stretched my muscles."