Moreover, Zijing's hair twisted even more violently, turning into slender venomous snakes!

"I...I can't take it anymore...I'm really going to die...I'm going to turn into a monster..."

Zijing said painfully, her body trembling.

Ye Feng's right hand, which was resting on Zi Jing's shoulder, suddenly trembled slightly, and a golden-red true energy was released from his palm, sweeping over Zi Jing's entire body!

As a result, Zijing's hair gradually returned to normal, and the eyes on her body closed again!

"Just follow me," Night Wind said.

Zijing nodded quickly and followed closely beside Yefeng.

She knew she had no other choice but to follow the night wind down a dark path.

If she escapes from Ye Feng at this moment, she won't have time to activate her defensive array and will be transformed into a monster even more terrifying than Li Xuanming under the influence of the spirit beast, the divine sheep!

After all, Li Xuanming was a Saint Realm expert, and could withstand the power of the Divine Sheep spirit beast.

But she was completely unable to do it.

She was just a minor martial artist at the Separation and Union Realm. Faced with the bizarre power of the Divine Sheep, a spirit beast that could alter the life forms of other creatures, she had no ability to resist or fight back!

Suddenly, the night wind murmured to itself, "This is the power of creation, the breath of creation..."

"Fate?" Zijing asked.

The night wind offered no explanation, nor did it provide an answer.

Finally, Ye Feng led Zi Jing to the spirit beast, the divine sheep.

Ye Feng raised his right hand and placed it on the body of the spirit beast divine sheep. The moment they made direct contact, the power of creation emanating from the spirit beast divine sheep became even more terrifying.

Then Ye Feng's entire right arm began to undergo strange changes!

Pale yellow buds sprouted on the back of Ye Feng's hand, and the flesh on his arm seemed to have gained its own consciousness, writhing wildly.

"Even the ancestor was affected..." Rowling's heart jumped into her throat.

Li Xuanming said worriedly, "The city lord is too reckless. He actually came into contact with the spirit beast divine sheep without any protection. This is practically suicide... Wait, what's that!"

Hearing Li Xuanming's exclamation, Luo Lin and Xu Ping'an looked towards Ye Feng again.

Suddenly, Ye Feng's right hand transformed into a dragon claw, covered with a thick layer of golden-red dragon scales. As a result, the pale yellow buds and the frantically writhing flesh all returned to normal!

"Dragon claws... those are dragon claws! The city lord possesses the blood and power of the dragon race! The legend is true!" Li Xuanming exclaimed in surprise and joy.

"Legend? What legend?" Rowling asked quickly.

Li Xuanming excitedly said, "It is said that the founding emperor of the Luofeng Empire was not a pure human, because he received the blessing of the dragon race, so he has a part of the dragon blood in his body!"

"I thought it was just a legend, but now I realize it's true! His Highness the Prince has dragon blood, and he can even transform a part of his body into a dragon!"

"Now I finally understand why the city lord was so confident; it turns out he has dragon blood!"

Suddenly realizing something, Li Xuanming added, "And this also clears up my doubts from earlier."

"What's your doubt?" Rowling pressed.

Li Xuanming then said, "To open the gate of the First Spirit Beast Research Institute, we must first open the outermost defensive array! However, opening the outermost defensive array requires the combined efforts of three Saint Realm experts!"

“However, among you, only the City Lord has reached the Saint Realm, which means that the City Lord opened that door by himself. So I am puzzled as to how the City Lord could have opened the research institute's door by himself!”

“But since the city lord possesses dragon blood, it’s quite normal. His strength must far surpass that of ordinary Saint Realm experts. So, the gate that would require three Saint Realm experts to open was accomplished by the city lord alone!”

Luo Lin suddenly realized, while Chen He was filled with admiration for Ye Feng.

But they didn't know that the reason Ye Feng was able to open the bronze gate had nothing to do with the dragon bloodline.

When Ye Feng opened the bronze gate, he used a portion of his Void Returning Realm strength!

Before long, Ye Feng withdrew his right hand from the body of the spirit beast, the divine sheep.

In that short time, Ye Feng had already inspected the spirit beast, the divine sheep.

Even the night breeze could not awaken the divine sheep from its slumber.

As a being at the Returning to the Void Realm, the Divine Sheep, a spirit beast, is no longer a simple demon beast. Its life form has become very special, similar to Night Wind but not exactly the same.

Moreover, the reason why the spirit beast divine sheep fell into a deep sleep is unknown, so even the night wind cannot provide him with any help.

The night wind, after all, is not omnipotent.

“I failed, and I couldn’t wake him up,” Ye Feng said.

"Then...then let's leave here quickly," Zijing said tremblingly, almost in tears.

"Um."

After saying this, Ye Feng picked up Zijing and strode outside.

Before long, Ye Feng and Zi Jing emerged from the defensive array together.

Li Xuanming immediately cast a spell to restore the defensive array to its original state, thus once again isolating the divine beast's power of creation within the defensive array.

"Ancestor, how is the situation?" Rowling asked hurriedly.

Night Wind shook his head and said, "The spirit beast divine sheep is in a very special state right now. Its condition is similar to hibernation, and I don't have any good way to wake it up."

Hearing Nightwind say that, Rowling was not disappointed at all.

After all, Li Xuanming and the other two Saint Realm experts, along with more than 600 researchers, had been studying this place for decades without being able to awaken the Divine Sheep, so it's quite normal that Ye Feng can't do it now.

"Let's go, we should leave here," Night Wind said.

Luo Lin and Chen He nodded immediately.

Staying in this place puts them under immense pressure, and they want to leave as soon as possible.

Only when Ye Feng and his group came out of the First Spirit Beast Research Institute did Luo Lin, Chen He, Xu Ping'an, and Zi Jing finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Then Zijing touched her hair and then touched her body all over.

"What are you looking for?" Night Wind asked.

"What else could I be looking for? Of course, I'm looking for those eyes! After I followed you into the defensive array, one eye after another appeared on my body. I was almost scared to death... Are those eyes really gone? Could they still be inside my body?" Zijing said, still feeling terrified.

"Don't worry, all those eyes have disappeared. I'm here, you'll be fine," Ye Feng said with a smile.

Zijing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Night Breeze and the others are now back on the ground, where the golden sunlight shines down from the horizon, making them feel very warm.