After guarding the treasure for thousands upon thousands of years, the Fire Dragon had grown rather lonely. When Ling Tian and the others had first come and provoked it, it had been furious. But as time passed, it realized that these little fellows' arrival had eased its loneliness considerably, and the killing intent in its heart had gradually faded. Sometimes, deep in its subconscious, it even hoped to chat with Ling Tian and the others.
This time, Ling Tian had given the Fire Dragon Chaos Qi almost unconditionally, which had left it with an even better impression of him. A vague anticipation stirred in its heart—being Ling Tian and the others' companion might actually be rather nice.
But the Lord of the Universe had given it an order, and it couldn't neglect its duty. Seeing how certain Ling Tian was that they could enter the secret realm, it was extremely curious, and wanted to know how they planned to slip past it and get inside.
Ling Tian and the others naturally had no idea how the Fire Dragon's feelings had changed. After Ling Tian apologized, Ming Ye's hands flew through a series of seals, activating the array traps.
"More of these array traps? I thought they'd actually work on me. Just watch how I—" The Fire Dragon stopped when it saw the array was shrouded in holy flame. It gave a start. "So it's holy flame. No wonder you're confident you can hold me up for a while. But your cultivation is too low, and the holy flame isn't very powerful. It won't be too hard for me to break free."
The array traps Ming Ye had set up covered a vast area. With the holy flame protecting them, even the Fire Dragon's dark-red flames probably wouldn't be able to