The ancient return was exposed by his sister's live stream.

[Not going to space travel] How is that impossible! Before God, anything is possible!

[No delivery] I bet a bag of spicy strips! The God of War will still solve it with a slap!

【I am Ying Zheng】: Before the supreme god, nothing is impossible.

The dragon's massive jaws were already upon them. Chen Hao reached out, not to slap it, but to press his hand against the dragon's forehead.

One hand. One person. They blocked a dragon hundreds of meters long.

The dragon's body suddenly stopped, its pupils contracted sharply, and its eyes were filled with disbelief, as if it had crashed into an invisible wall.

Its four claws dug deep furrows in the ground, and its tail whipped cracks in the rock face, but it just couldn't move its head.

It twisted its body frantically, scratching and clawing wildly, but it could not break free from Chen Hao's grasp. Chen Hao's hand was like an iron clamp, stuck on its forehead, and remained motionless.

Then, Chen Hao grabbed its horn. He lifted the dragon off the ground like a chick. The hundreds-of-meters-long dragon was held high above his head, its body swinging back and forth in the air like a fish that had been caught.

The girls and the viewers in the live stream were all stunned.

Chen Hao tossed the dragon aside. The dragon's body arced through the air before crashing heavily into the rock wall. The entire cave shook, and rubble fell from the ceiling, striking the ground with a dull thud.

The dragon plunged into the underground river, splashing water more than ten meters high.

The girls felt as if an earthquake had struck, and they had to hold onto the rock face to keep their balance.

The underground river churned for a while before calming down. The dragon slowly emerged from the water, its eyes now completely different.

All the previous arrogance, discontent, and probing were gone, leaving only one thing—fear. It looked at Chen Hao like a mouse looks at a cat, like a rabbit looks at an eagle.

It lowered its head, submerging it below the surface of the water, leaving only its two eyes visible, cautiously and timidly looking at Chen Hao.

Chen Hao looked at it and remained silent for a moment: "Considering the difficulty of your cultivation, I'll let you go. But in the future, you must not recklessly disturb the earth's veins, understand?"

The dragon's eyes lit up. It slowly emerged from the water, lowered its head, and lowered it further until its chin touched the ground. This was a gesture of submission.

In the live stream:

[I am Ying Zheng]: The dragon... has submitted?

[Wu Tian]: The Supreme God has subdued the dragon.

[Old Wu from Suzhou]: Flood Dragon: I've cultivated for hundreds of years, only to encounter someone even stronger than me.

【9527】: Where did the dragon's arrogance go?

【Qin Family Rain】: Even a dragon must bow its head before the supreme god.

Seeing that the dragon had calmed down, the girls grew bolder. Chen Siyao tentatively took a step forward; the dragon glanced at her but didn't move. She took another step, but the dragon still didn't move.

"Brother, can I touch it?" she asked Chen Hao, turning around.

Yang Wanqing exclaimed, "Yaoyao! Are you crazy? This is a dragon! How dare you touch it?"

Chen Hao's lips curled slightly: "It's okay. Not only can you touch it, but you can even ride it, no problem."

Riding a dragon? It's so big and so long! — Chen Siyao shuddered, quickly shaking her head in disgust and pouting, "I'm not riding one."

She walked up to the dragon. The dragon glanced at Chen Hao, startled by his gaze, and quickly looked away. It seemed to understand that this girl was not someone to be trifled with.

It lowered its head in a fawning manner, making it easier for Chen Siyao to reach out.

Chen Siyao reached out and touched its forehead. The scales were cool and smooth, like touching a polished piece of jade. The dragon didn't move, even its breathing became soft.

"You can really touch it!" Chen Siyao turned around in surprise. "Qingqing! You come too!"

Yang Wanqing hesitated for a moment, then slowly moved closer, cautiously reaching out to touch the dragon's scales before withdrawing her hand. There was no reaction. She reached out again, this time touching its nose.

The dragon sneezed, exhaling a cloud of white mist. Yang Wanqing jumped back in fright, but the dragon merely shook its head and did not become angry.

"Wow! I touched the dragon's head!" Yang Wanqing's voice trembled with excitement. "This is a legendary creature! No, I have to take a picture! Quick, take a picture for me!"

Chen Siyao smiled and took out her phone to take a picture of her with the dragon. Looking at the photo, Yang Wanqing jumped up excitedly: "I'm going to post this on WeChat Moments! I'm going to post it on Douyin! I want the whole world to know I touched the dragon!"

Cai Jingwen and Li Li also came over and carefully touched it. Cai Jingwen touched the dragon's lower jaw, where the scales were finer and denser, like a layer of exquisite armor.

Her fingers gently traced the surface, and she could feel the warmth beneath the scales—the dragon was alive, warm, not a cold monster.

Li Li touched it once and then pulled it back, but she couldn't help touching it again.

The women surrounded the dragon, like they were watching a huge, docile pet. The dragon was getting a little impatient with their touching, but it didn't dare to move and could only plead for help from Chen Hao with its eyes.

In the live stream:

【I am Ying Zheng】: Flood Dragon: I am, after all, Lord Flood Dragon. Can you please show me some respect?

【Xue'er】：Jiaolong: Feel me if you want, but don't pull my scales.

【Everything but】 is undeniably simply proof! It's hilarious!

[Dongmen Chuixue]: This dragon is definitely a simp. Case closed.

【The Boy Who Cried Wolf】: Dragon: I can't beat that man, and I still have to serve his woman? What kind of life is this?

[No takeout delivery]: From now on, the term "simp" is no longer exclusive to men. Even dragons are simps, hahaha.

After the girls had had their fun, Chen Hao walked up to the dragon and looked into its eyes.

"What made you evolve?" His voice wasn't loud, but the dragon heard him clearly.

The dragon paused for a moment, then its eyes lit up, as if it had remembered something.

It swam up from the water and headed upstream along the underground river. After swimming a few meters, it glanced back at the women, swam a few more meters, and glanced back again.

"It seems like it's taking us somewhere," Cai Jingwen said.

"Follow them." Chen Hao walked ahead.

The girls followed the dragon, walking upwards along the underground river. The further they went, the hotter it got; the air went from cool to warm, and then from warm to scorching.

Yang Wanqing took off her coat and draped it over her arm; she was still hot. Yuehen jumped down from her arms, sticking out her tongue, and followed at her feet.

"Brother, why is it getting hotter and hotter?" Chen Siyao wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Chen Hao did not answer. His gaze pierced through the darkness, landing in the distance.

The underground river began to narrow, and the rock walls on both sides turned dark red and felt hot to the touch. The fluorite overhead became less and less, and in its place, a dark red light shone up from underground, as if something was burning down there.