Even if they had attacked, it would have been to no avail.
After all, with the Calamity Crystals within them, Lin Ran could easily toy with them—just as he had previously used divine might to strip away the crystals, achieving an instant kill with a sealing effect.
Though these three individuals appeared significantly stronger than the previous fifteen brothers in terms of combat power, they couldn't escape this greatest Achilles' heel…
Furthermore, this Five-Colored Giant Dragon was, well, a dragon.
As long as they belonged to the dragon race, they could never suppress Lin Ran, who possessed the Golden Dragon Soul!
Therefore, despite the Five-Colored Giant Dragon's seemingly ferocious advance, its actual effect was merely for amusement.
Just like now…
Lin Ran casually extended a hand and made a gentle grasp towards the Five-Colored Giant Dragon, firmly pinning down its enormous fist, which had been charged for an unknown duration.
Even as the Five-Colored Giant Dragon's face turned red and it strained with all its might to push forward, it couldn't budge the steadfast Lin Ran, who stood like Mount Tai.
The profound internal energy emanating from Lin Ran was like a ceaseless river, continuously dissolving all of its power…
Thus, this seemingly world-shattering punch hadn't even managed to swat a fly, instead serving to further bolster Lin Ran's arrogance to a nearly explosive level.
Physically thwarted, the Five-Colored Giant Dragon finally couldn't bear it. It grabbed its chest and ripped its clothes, transforming directly into its original dragon form.
A massive dragon head, a resilient hide, radiant five-colored light, and scales in a gradient pattern…
In every aspect, the Five-Colored Giant Dragon was both beautiful and powerful!
Especially its overwhelming draconic aura, which caused all living beings in the world to tremble involuntarily!
However…
*Crash!*
Provoked by the Five-Colored Giant Dragon, Lin Ran naturally retaliated by unleashing his own Martial Soul true form!
As soon as this dazzling golden, supreme dragon body appeared, it instantly dyed half the sky golden.
The draconic aura and dragon domain that the Five-Colored Giant Dragon had just conjured were also unceremoniously shattered by Lin Ran!
"What?! What is this?!"
"You… why do you carry the aura of a Golden Dragon?!"
The Five-Colored Giant Dragon's face was etched with extreme terror and fear.
It truly never expected that Lin Ran, who seemed to have no connection to the dragon race, would secretly harbor such a trump card!
Golden Dragons, a species of such rarity, had been extinct for who knew how many years. To have one appear on the person least expected at such a critical juncture…
The Five-Colored Giant Dragon, which had originally intended to cast aside its fate and perish with Lin Ran in revenge, planning to go out with a bang, deflated like a chick being clutched by its neck.
In the inheritance of ancient bloodlines like dragons, the suppression based on bloodline tier was extraordinarily extreme.
While the Five-Colored Giant Dragon was an exceptional individual, considered among the top tier of dragons, it still paled in comparison to the Golden Dragon, a Dragon God.
Consequently, Lin Ran merely unleashed his aura, and the Five-Colored Giant Dragon stumbled, collapsing to the ground, its mouth sealed in silence.
It knew that today, it, along with its seventeen forgotten brethren, had utterly lost…
Lin Ran possessed too many hidden cards, employed excessively ruthless methods, was cunning, and held an absolute advantage in information.
They truly had no chance of a comeback.
Even if its remaining two brothers, whose auras were not suppressed, were to charge forward desperately, they wouldn't stand a chance.
After all, Lin Ran had accounted for this situation; how could he not have prepared means to deal with those two?
Moreover, even the mere aura Lin Ran was emitting at this moment would likely be more than enough to make them drink a bitter cup.
It seemed… it was over!
Watching Lin Ran slowly approach and his infuriatingly smug smile, the Five-Colored Giant Dragon's face drooped longer than a donkey's:
"Might makes right. Seal us three as well…"
"You can take our life force, but you cannot take our dignity!"
"From now on, you will never extract any information from my mouth!"
Knowing its fate was sealed today, the Five-Colored Giant Dragon decided not to struggle further and, in a straightforward manner, declared its final testament.
Lin Ran laughed heartily:
"What, you're not going to make a last effort? What a shame…"
"I had planned to play around with you a bit longer!"
"I can only apologize for now… I do need to take your Calamity Crystals for a while…"
"During this period, your souls will have to endure a slumber. I apologize for the inconvenience…"
"When I have resolved all the trouble, I will summon you back."
"However, by then, we might very well be in a master-servant relationship!"
Hearing this, the Five-Colored Giant Dragon was so enraged it couldn't help but curse:
"Dream on! You actually intend to enslave us in the future!"
"Right now, I will die to show you!"
With that, the Five-Colored Giant Dragon concentrated all its energy to its chest, preparing to self-destruct.
However, Lin Ran appeared completely unconcerned by its action, directly ignoring its struggle.
Only after the Five-Colored Giant Dragon had strained itself immensely without achieving anything significant did Lin Ran calmly remark:
"You can lie to yourself, but don't think you can lie to me!"
"If you had the ability to kill yourselves, you would have broken free from the shackles of fate long ago. Why would you need the assistance of my Heavenly Dao aura?"
"As long as you cannot find a way to destroy the Calamity Crystals, you can only continue to live this miserable life day after day."
The Five-Colored Giant Dragon's face turned as green as a bitter gourd upon being so ruthlessly exposed by Lin Ran:
"Demon! You scoundrel! You are an absolute devil!"
Lin Ran looked at the Five-Colored Giant Dragon, which was in a frenzy yet could only tremble before his Golden Dragon aura, and sighed:
"Alas, I don't understand, what's so bad about becoming my servant…"
"At least it's better than enduring this endless suffering, wouldn't you say?"
"While it's not complete freedom, it's certainly better than perishing and cycling through boundless torment."
"And honestly, I'm quite understanding…"
Hearing Lin Ran speak, the Five-Colored Giant Dragon suddenly paused.
Because it seemed to have noticed a very crucial detail within Lin Ran's words!