"Monster Lion?"
Just as the two monsters pounced again, the words flashed like lightning in Cheng Xiaofan's mind.
These monster lions were typical prehistoric creatures from Earth.
Among the demon beasts, monster lions were known for their ferocity and terror.
The most distinctive characteristic of a monster lion was its ability to regenerate any severed part, be it its head, limbs, or any other portion of its body, in an instant.
To kill a monster lion, one had to extract its heart and crush it.
In a flash!
Cheng Xiaofan quickly stored his demon bone blade into his spatial ring and transformed into an afterimage, evading the pounce of the two monster lions.
At this moment!
Black smoke billowed from the bodies of the monster lions.
The black smoke was clearly imbued with potent poison.
Cheng Xiaofan turned and charged forward.
Protected by his dragon power, he was utterly unfazed by the poisonous mist.
In an instant, Cheng Xiaofan was engulfed by the thick, toxic fumes.
"Roar!"
With a clear dragon's roar, a vast expanse of golden light enveloped Cheng Xiaofan.
At this point, Cheng Xiaofan had transformed into a majestic golden dragon.
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
Upon witnessing this transformation, the two monsters were greatly astonished. "How did this human suddenly turn into a golden dragon?"
"Who exactly are you?"
Cheng Xiaofan sneered. "Never mind who I am. Today, you shall have a taste of death!"
One monster lion roared, "Human, you are too arrogant! Even if you are a dragon, you cannot harm us!"
Boom!
As soon as the monster lion finished speaking, Cheng Xiaofan, catching it off guard, clenched his dragon claws into a fist and slammed it hard onto the creature's head.
Then!
With a dragon's tail sweep, he entangled the other monster lion, smashing it forcefully onto the ground.
Caught by surprise, the two monster lions fell to the ground, tumbling several times.
"Human, you have successfully angered us, monster lions! We will kill you!" The two monster lions roared in unison and charged at Cheng Xiaofan again.
More than a dozen feet away, Wu Shengnan and the others could not understand the language of the monster lions.
They could only see, through the flashlight's beam, swirling black mist in front of them, from which emanated the roars of monstrous beasts.
And similar dragon roars.
Wu Shengnan knew that Cheng Xiaofan was engaged in a fierce battle with the two monsters.
She could occasionally see flashes of lightning and thunder from within the mist.
Her heart leaped into her throat.
Wu Shengnan clenched her fists tightly and thought to herself, *Cheng Xiaofan, you must keep going. Don't make any mistakes!*
*My illness still needs you to cure it!*
*Keep going!*
*I believe you will be alright!*
Boom!
Boom!
Cheng Xiaofan unleashed two more dragon punches, smashing them into the bodies of the two monster lions.
"Roar—"
The two monster lions were sent flying backward, crashing heavily onto the ground, letting out a pained cry as they spat out large mouthfuls of blood.
"This non-human dragon practitioner is too powerful! Why is he completely unharmed after inhaling our poisonous gas?" one monster lion exclaimed in terror, wiping blood from its mouth.
Cheng Xiaofan let out a cold laugh. "I am immune to all poisons. This poisonous mist cannot harm me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he flicked his dragon body and darted in front of one monster lion. Catching it off guard, he thrust his dragon claws deep into its chest.
He withdrew his claws, holding a still-beating heart.
Crack!
His dragon claws immediately crushed the bloody heart.
"Roar—"
The monster lion let out another agonized scream and collapsed onto the ground.
The body lying on the ground instantly dissolved into a pool of blood and vanished.
"Dragon-man, how did you know that our hearts are our fatal weakness?" the other monster lion stammered in shock.
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled. "Fool, any creature's heart, when crushed, will lead to its death!"
The monster lion roared in fury, "Dragon-man, I will tear you to pieces!"
It opened its massive maw and lunged forward.
Cheng Xiaofan fiercely whipped his dragon tail, knocking the creature to the ground.
At the same time, he flashed forward, appearing before the monster lion.
His other dragon claw plunged into its heart.
"You will die too!" Cheng Xiaofan withdrew his dragon claws and, with a snap, crushed the still-throbbing heart.
The monster lion's limbs twitched, and it too dissolved into a puddle of blood, disappearing.
Before the black mist dissipated, Cheng Xiaofan immediately reverted to his original form.
"Ah, Mr. Cheng is too amazing! He's eliminated those two monsters!" the SWAT officers shouted with joy from a distance.
Cheng Xiaofan did not have time to respond. He leaped down to the bottom of the cave.
On a protruding rock on one side of the cave wall lay a crystal coffin. Inside, a young woman was resting.
She had a pair of seven-colored horns on her head.
Her wine-red hair cascaded over her body.
Her face, like carved jade, paired with her delicate features, was breathtakingly beautiful.
Her tall, statuesque figure, over 1.7 meters, had a flawless, perfect form.
She lay there as if she were a sleeping beauty.
For some inexplicable reason, upon seeing this beauty from Earth's prehistoric era, Cheng Xiaofan's heart began to race.
It felt as if he were already intimately familiar with this angel-like woman.
Why did he have such a feeling?
At the moment of Cheng Xiaofan's confusion,
He realized that what appeared to be a crystal coffin was actually condensed from spiritual energy.
Even more shocking to Cheng Xiaofan was that he detected a faint trace of life force emanating from the young woman.
It seemed there was still hope for her revival!
He immediately waved his hand, and a red blanket floated out from his spatial ring. It glided into the spirit-energy condensed coffin and covered the young woman.
Simultaneously, Cheng Xiaofan flipped his right palm, spewing out golden dragon power, which enveloped the entire spirit-energy condensed coffin.
Cheng Xiaofan was keenly aware that without this spirit-energy condensed coffin, the young woman would have died long ago.
This kind of coffin, formed from spiritual energy, could not be exposed to external light.
Once exposed to external light, the spiritual energy would completely dissipate, and the person lying inside would turn to dust.
It was unimaginable who in Earth's prehistoric era had devised such a method to protect this young woman.
Alas!
Another man from Earth's prehistoric era had been destroyed by Zhou Zhizheng and his group.
He wondered if the two were husband and wife, or siblings.
With only a faint trace of life force in the young woman, Cheng Xiaofan could not discern their relationship from it.
It was clear that the two monster lions had been guarding this young woman.
Had Zhou Zhizheng and the special forces provoked these two monster lions, not a single one of them would have escaped this cave alive.
"Mr. Cheng, how are we going to get this woman out?" At this moment, Wu Shengnan, leading more than a hundred SWAT officers, swarmed in.
Cheng Xiaofan replied, "We cannot take her out for now!"