Seeing that Leizhui could no longer make a sound, the five-colored giant dragon's mood finally returned from annoyance to the verge of explosion. He respectfully performed a formal salute to Lin Ran:
"What... do you wish to ask?"
Initially, the five-colored giant dragon wanted to find a more respectful title for Lin Ran, but using too much would make him seem subservient, and using too little might backfire.
After racking his brain for a satisfactory answer and failing, he decided to simply use the most versatile pronoun, "you."
Lin Ran, having come with the intention of seeking knowledge, did not want to entirely disregard the five-colored giant dragon's feelings, so he returned the salute:
"How about this: I'll ask you a few questions first, and you'll answer me honestly and comprehensively. Let's see your sincerity first..."
"Note, I don't know everything!"
"If I discover you lying during this process... then... hehe!"
With that, Lin Ran narrowed his eyes at the five-colored giant dragon.
The five-colored giant dragon, completely trapped by Lin Ran, naturally would not refuse such a reasonable condition. He hurriedly nodded in agreement:
"Ask away! I will tell you everything I know!"
Lin Ran then nodded, glanced at the colorful light that naturally formed around the five-colored giant dragon, and smiled slightly:
"Alright! Let's begin! Let's start with something simple!"
"First question... when the Yeyun Sect sent you to set up this array to seal the entire Jiuzhou Island, what secret arrangements did they give you?"
"And how did he predict reality?"
"After all, I don't believe you could complete such a massive undertaking in such a short time. You must have prepared in advance!"
Upon hearing Lin Ran's question, the five-colored giant dragon was completely stunned.
He never imagined that Lin Ran would pose such explosive questions right from the start!
And he called it "starting with something simple"...
He had originally thought that Lin Ran knew nothing about his background and that he could simply give some exaggerated answers, subtly responding to Lin Ran's questions without distorting the truth as much as possible.
But with Lin Ran throwing a bombshell right away, it seemed he knew quite a lot about him!
The most absurd thing was that he even knew Yeyun was alive and had become their leader!
How could Lin Ran know this kind of information that no one could possibly leak?!
The shock was so immense that, for a moment, the five-colored giant dragon felt as if his head had been punched hard, and he started to feel dizzy...
Seeing the five-colored giant dragon's drastically changed expression and abnormal silence, Lin Ran took a step forward and took out a small box from his Divine Might space:
"What, you're not going to tell me?"
"If that's the case, then our agreement..."
Before Lin Ran could finish his threat, the five-colored giant dragon jumped up anxiously:
"Tell, tell! Of course, I'll tell you! What's so hard to hide about this kind of thing?"
"But you'll have to sit still and stay calm. I need to tell you slowly..."
Now regarding Lin Ran as a terrifying monster, the five-colored giant dragon dared not disobey him on such matters, fearing that this guy would cause more trouble. He could only brace himself and agree first.
After all, the fluctuation emanating from the small box in Lin Ran's hand was too terrifying. It gave him an immediate feeling of extreme danger, making him, a five-colored giant dragon, feel a sense of instinctive fear.
"Hmm, that's acceptable..."
"So, what did Yeyun say when he tricked you into coming here?"
Lin Ran's gaze was like a sharp blade, pressed firmly against the five-colored giant dragon's neck.
The five-colored giant dragon swallowed and then sighed:
"It's like this..."
"We eighteen brothers were originally solitary souls wandering outside the mortal world, enduring the terrifying torments of fate."
"But not long ago, Yeyun found us, saying he wanted to discuss something that could break the chains of destiny with us..."
"Originally, we wouldn't believe such things."
"Because there are still people in this world who know of our existence, and some of them are audacious enough to try and deceive us, to gain benefits from us."
"However, these people all died at our hands later..."
"But Yeyun was different! He was too strong, too perverted!"
"In just half a minute of brief combat, he made all eighteen of us prostrate ourselves before him and acknowledge his identity and status."
"After all, I believe that someone with such power in this world could only be him! There's no possibility of him being impersonated..."
After narrating the opening of the story, the five-colored giant dragon paused, seemingly giving Lin Ran time to ask questions.
He was now somewhat resigned to his fate and had no intention of hiding anything further.
After all, as long as they could achieve the goal of being personally killed by Lin Ran, everything else would no longer be important.
They had already successfully ascended to godhood and immortality, no longer having any physical connection to this world...
At that time, whether it was Yeyun or Riyun, they couldn't retaliate against them anymore.
Therefore, even if Yeyun's entire background was exposed, there was no need for extra worry...
However, Lin Ran seemed to have no doubt or questions about his narration. He didn't even ask for details about how Yeyun subdued them, nor about Yeyun's appearance. He simply gestured with his hand:
"What are you standing around for? Continue!"
This lack of surprise made the five-colored giant dragon even more certain that Lin Ran knew far more than he imagined...
Therefore, he truly dared not lie anymore.
Of course, except for the one thing that had to be kept secret – the core of this plan was to make Lin Ran personally kill them.
"Then, he explained the rationality of this method to us."
"As long as we find the existence most favored by the will of the world, strip away the Heavenly Dao aura from him, and apply it to us..."
"This way, we can escape this tragic fate."
Lin Ran nodded:
"This person is me?"
The five-colored giant dragon also nodded:
"Indeed..."
"Then, Yeyun told us to come to Jiuzhou Island and set up that grand array, which he had completed, only needing the final push."
"And to simultaneously trigger a disaster, to cover the eyes and ears of ordinary people."