"The Great Dao of the Primordial Era is merely the Great Dao of one world among the myriad realms. To attempt to encompass the true myriad realms with the Dao of a single world is like a frog in a well, viewing the outside world from within its well."
Fang Ming said this aloud, but inwardly, he mused on the potent heart power of the Beast Taming world.
That world had, to an extreme, amplified the power of the mind, emphasizing the inversion of the mind and the control of one mind by another.
According to the common knowledge of pet collars transmitted by the system, once this collar was put on, not only could heart power simulate electric currents for punishment, but more terrifyingly, even if he were to cease suppressing Zhulong's magical power and primordial spirit, allowing him full strength, any hostile action Zhulong might contemplate against Fang Ming would instantly be rendered impossible.
This was control at the level of thought.
Furthermore, because the nine-stage heart power could only control Hunyuan Golden Immortals, not Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals, the collar would automatically lock Zhulong's cultivation, preventing any further progress and thus eliminating future trouble.
As for suicide or self-detonation? Beast Tamers would have foreseen this. Pets were the property of Beast Tamers. If they could easily commit suicide and fail to protect their master's property, they would not be considered qualified pet collars.
The pet collar Fang Ming possessed was a gift from the system, and thus, it was undoubtedly qualified.
This meant that Zhulong was no longer Fang Ming's enemy; he had forever submitted to Fang Ming.
Since submission was assured, there was no longer a need to suppress him with magical power.
With a flick of his magical power, Fang Ming released the seals on Zhulong's magical power, primordial spirit, and physical body.
Zhulong felt his Hunyuan Golden Immortal strength return.
"My strength is back!"
Zhulong let out a long roar.
The sound shook the East Sea, and invisible ripples spread outwards in all directions.
This cry could even reach the heavens, causing them to tremble!
Even in his injured state, an unsealed Zhulong was a Hunyuan Golden Immortal, capable of easily dealing with several Quasi-Saints of the same level, and could obliterate a Great Luo Golden Immortal with a single strike.
With his combat power restored, Zhulong turned his hateful gaze towards Fang Ming.
He believed that, objectively speaking, his combat strength was not significantly different from Fang Ming's when Fang Ming wielded the Bell of the Beginning.
Both were established Quasi-Saint great divine abilities, and his defeat was merely due to Fang Ming exploiting his vulnerabilities.
The same trick could only work once against a strong opponent; it would be useless thereafter.
Zhulong was no different. Once he understood Fang Ming's tactics, he believed that even with his injuries, he might not lose if he fought Fang Ming again.
Zhulong thought to himself: "This Human Emperor is overconfident, daring to release me from my suppressed state."
"Good! Very good! Without my magical power and primordial spirit suppressed, I might still have a chance to fight him!"
"This damned Human Emperor, to attack me with the laws of the Great Dao of Electricity! I must have revenge for this."
The attack by the laws of the Great Dao of Electricity had filled Zhulong with immense humiliation. He harbored infinite hatred for Fang Ming and immediately sought retribution.
Zhulong unleashed his Hunyuan Golden Immortal magical power with all his might, instantly shaking the ancient cosmos, with countless immortal lights and divine principles crisscrossing.
A supreme killing move was about to be unleashed upon Fang Ming.
However, to Zhulong's surprise, his entire body's magical power was beyond his control. As soon as he directed his killing intent towards Fang Ming, he found himself utterly unable to execute any divine ability.
"This… this is…"
Zhulong's face turned ashen with shock. His magical power was out of his control?
Fang Ming glanced at Zhulong's peculiar actions, his attempt to unleash a divine ability to kill him instinctively failing.
He sneered, "Trying to kill me?"
"If this treasure cannot even control your magical power fluctuations, your physical vitality, your primordial spirit, and your own Great Dao principles – these four aspects – then it would be unworthy of the name 'pet collar'."
"I have already set several ironclad rules within the collar using heart power. From now on, not only will you be unable to attack me, but you will also be unable to attack any human."
"You will be unable to do anything detrimental to humanity."
"Enjoy your new dragon life. And by the way, this collar comes with a brainwashing effect. You still hate me now, but in a few hundred years, this hatred will transform into complete submission of body and mind."
Zhulong's face contorted. After attempting various methods of self-destruction and suicide, he felt true terror.
If he couldn't commit suicide, and his magical power, primordial spirit, vitality, and Great Dao principles were all controlled, wouldn't he be forced to serve the human race that enslaved him?
How could he, the dignified Zhulong, end up like this?
Not only would he have to serve his enemy, but he couldn't sabotage them and had to do so with all his heart?
He couldn't even secretly undermine human interests?
And in the end, he would be brainwashed? To submit to humanity from the depths of his soul?
Who made this pet collar? It was too malevolent!
Fang Ming looked at the hatred in Zhulong's eyes and felt a slight discomfort.
However, it didn't matter much. In a few hundred years, he would be forcibly submissive in body and mind.
Using him in the meantime was acceptable. According to the system's introduction, many Beast Tamers in the Beast Taming world even chose not to brainwash their pets, allowing them to hate their masters while being powerless, thus enjoying a sense of superiority.
Some Beast Tamers reveled in this feeling, the sensation of controlling every aspect of their pets' existence.
Even with maximum hatred, there was no risk in using them.
Fang Ming naturally dared to use the currently full-of-hatred Zhulong as his mount.
After all, there was absolutely no risk.
However, Fang Ming had no interest in the feeling of a pet hating him yet being powerless.
Fang Ming was not a pervert.
He wanted Zhulong as a mount because he valued his Hunyuan Golden Immortal strength.
Not for any other reason.
Zhulong's strength was comparable to Fang Ming's when wielding the Bell of the Beginning. If Fang Ming were to abandon his Ultimate Emperor Armament, he would still be unable to defeat Zhulong.
As long as he could fully utilize Zhulong's combat power, he could protect humanity when the Demon Court attacked.
In other words, Fang Ming only needed Zhulong's Hunyuan Golden Immortal combat power; his attitude was secondary.
From this perspective, continuing the brainwashing process, eliminating Zhulong's hatred, and making him willing to protect humanity would be most beneficial to humanity's interests.
Fang Ming mused, "Di Jun, Tai Yi, these two Demon Emperors are both at the peak of Quasi-Saint cultivation. Now that I have subdued Zhulong, combined with my own established Quasi-Saint combat strength, human and dragon working together, we might have a decent chance of resisting the two Demon Emperors."
"However, Eastern Emperor Tai Yi is not only at the peak of Quasi-Saint but also wields the innate supreme treasure Chaos Bell, making his combat strength even greater than Di Jun's. He is known as the foremost Quasi-Saint in the Primordial Era. Furthermore, there are also the Demon Master Kunpeng and the Ten Great Demon Sages assisting them…"