"Holy crap, no way, boss, slap me, the dragon's back?"
Fatty was shocked.
Zhang Tian had never heard such a shameless request, so of course he had to oblige.
"Slap."
With a smack, Fatty covered his backside.
"Holy crap, it's real!"
Fatty was a bit excited.
Professor Li and Xiao Guang were stunned, what they were seeing surpassed their imagination.
Creatures like dragons only appeared in legends.
While legends of dragons existed all over the world, sightings were extremely rare.
And now, two golden dragons circling was an astonishing sight in itself.
"Dragon Constellation Formation!"
After slapping Fatty, Zhang Tian instantly realized.
Eight stone pillars formed a star platform, and two star dragons served as the attack triggers.
"Boss, it's coming this way."
Fatty exclaimed, and everyone else scrambled to evade.
"Boom!"
The next moment, a golden light exploded, and the ground was gouged into a large pit by the two golden dragons' claws.
"Is this a real dragon?"
Professor Li was uncertain, his face filled with excitement.
If it were real, the research upon their return would surely intensify.
"No, it's a projection from the formation," Zhang Tian said.
"What projection?" Professor Li looked bewildered.
Zhang Tian didn't explain further, focusing his gaze on the floating golden dragons before him.
The golden dragons' bodies appeared very real, each scale meticulously rendered.
However, there was a sense of ethereality to them.
Zhang Tian surmised that the surrounding auspicious light, coupled with the activation of the formation, had conjured these phantom creatures.
"Roar."
With a dragon's roar, the two golden dragons descended upon Zhang Tian.
Their massive claws moved with incredible speed, like those of an eagle.
"Lightning, come forth!"
Zhang Tian immediately summoned his horsetail whisk, and with its movement, a bolt of lightning was unleashed.
The lightning struck the golden dragons before him, seemingly with no effect, like a mere tickle.
"Boom."
The dragon's claws fell after Zhang Tian's lightning.
In less than the time it takes for a breath, the ground beneath Zhang Tian had already been smashed into a large pit.
Fortunately, he was protected by his armor, otherwise, Zhang Tian's chest would have certainly been caught.
"So fast."
Zhang Tian was startled by the speed of the dragons, which seemed like illusions.
Their speed was even faster than his attacks.
"Boss, let's wear them out," Fatty shouted loudly, brandishing his short sword.
Zhang Tian knew they couldn't continue like this; they had to coordinate their efforts against the two golden dragons.
"Fatty, you and Qilin take on one, I'll handle the other with Miss Yang."
Zhang Tian called out loudly.
Fatty nodded, his turtle shell shield positioned in front.
"Second Brother, I'll draw its attention, you attack it," Fatty shouted, then rushed towards a golden dragon.
Then, a strange sight unfolded.
The golden dragon's claws furiously attacked Fatty, who retreated behind his turtle shell, constantly deflecting the onslaught.
Coupled with Fatty's body-training techniques, the golden dragon was unable to harm him for the moment.
Zhang Tian glanced at Fatty's situation and felt some satisfaction.
The fatty was finally doing something useful.
While Fatty drew the dragon's fire, Zhang Qilin's black gold ancient saber continuously swung, its dark blade erupting with countless blade shadows in the air.
"Incredible."
"Is this something a human can do?"
Professor Liang was awestruck, watching Zhang Qilin, who appeared like an illusion, and his sharp swordsmanship.
If he hadn't confirmed this was real, he would have thought it was a dream.
"So, the gods of legend truly exist."
Xiao Guang was in a daze.
"Old Hu, I'll keep it occupied, you try to find a way to break it,"
"Miss Yang, you assist Old Hu."
Zhang Tian instructed.
His horsetail whisk swished continuously.
At this moment, the whisk acted like a whip, lashing furiously at the golden dragon.
Yet, the dragon seemed unharmed, continuing its fierce assault on Zhang Tian.
"A formation's projection, so audacious, take my sword!"
Zhang Tian's horsetail whisk transformed into a sharp blade, heading straight for the golden dragon's vital point.
"Wait, the formation?"
Hu Bayi looked at the eight stone pillars surrounding them.
Something suddenly occurred to him.
If these golden dragons were formation projections, then they needed to dismantle the formation itself first.
The golden dragons were about five to six meters long, not particularly large, essentially miniature projections.
Zhang Tian noticed that the length of these golden dragons was very similar to the length of the pillars in the main hall before them.
If his guess was correct, the illusions were created based on the length of the pillars.
"What is that horsetail whisk? It looks so powerful, and one strike to the dragon's head actually made it retreat."
Professor Liang and Xiao Guang hid in a corner, observing everything.
"Teacher Li, this must be some kind of Daoist magic, right?"
"It's truly miraculous. I never imagined my great China to have such a powerful individual."
Xiao Guang was excited.
Such a person was truly remarkable; there was no need to worry about China's prosperity.
However, such individuals were rarely willing to serve others, which was a pity in Xiao Guang's eyes.
"Roar, roar."
As the golden dragons' roars grew louder, Zhang Tian noticed a change in their bodies.
"It's absorbing power from the surrounding stone pillars."
Zhang Qilin jumped down from a golden dragon's head.
He flicked his black gold ancient saber, his expression unreadable.
He had been fighting for a long time but hadn't inflicted any substantial damage on the golden dragons.
This also left Zhang Qilin puzzled.
Logically, even a zongzi would struggle to withstand his attacks.
Yet, he couldn't leave even the slightest mark on the golden dragons.
"Xiao Guang, hurry and take pictures. These will be clues when we get out, and even if we die, the photos will remain forever," Professor Li said urgently, watching the golden dragons circling in the air, absorbing the aura from the stone pillars.
Xiao Guang seemed to grasp the significance of this.
He quickly took out his camera.
His camera also had a flash.
Therefore, taking a picture would produce a flash of light.
Xiao Guang raised his camera, his finger already on the shutter.
"Don't shoot!"
When Zhang Tian saw Xiao Guang's actions, he shouted.
But it was too late.
Xiao Guang's finger pressed down on the shutter.
"Click."
With a click, the shutter was pressed, and a flash of light appeared.
The two golden dragons were instantly drawn to the light, and they spat out golden fireballs.
The next moment, the fireballs descended towards Xiao Guang and the professor.
Professor Li and Xiao Guang were dumbfounded, frozen in place.
"Hmph."
At this moment, a cold hum echoed, and Zhang Qilin's figure appeared like a phantom, moving with extreme speed.
The moment the golden orbs fell, Zhang Qilin had already reached Xiao Guang and the professor.
The next moment, Zhang Qilin embraced them and darted to the side.
"Boom."
Two golden fireballs landed.
Dust billowed from the ground.
And two large pits appeared before them.
The camera in Xiao Guang's hand was also reduced to charcoal.
Professor Li and Xiao Guang were still in shock.
They stared at the precious photos they had painstakingly taken being destroyed, their eyes glazed over.
"Boss, I've discovered the golden dragons' weakness!"
Suddenly, Hu Bayi shouted.
Zhang Tian's gaze snapped towards Hu Bayi.
"The way to defeat the golden dragons is to destroy the stone pillars!"
Hu Bayi declared.
Zhang Tian's gaze also fell upon the stone pillars of the golden hall nearby.