The experiment of cloning living humans with DNA was inherently unethical and unpopular. Warren had faced considerable resistance in his experiments. After being captured by Bai Qi, he was overjoyed to be allowed to conduct DNA cloning experiments freely, far from being dissatisfied.
However, when Bai Qi tasked them with creating Bai Di, who possessed the genes of Superman and Xiao Yu, Warren had a different idea. He believed that incorporating the genes of an ordinary human girl was like adding feet to a snake, not only increasing the difficulty of the experiment but also being completely useless.
In contrast, Warren wished he could use Bai Qi's DNA to clone a complete Holy Lord.
But at that time, Bai Qi had set the overall direction, and Warren, in his position, was unable to change it. He had no choice but to follow Bai Qi's plan. However, during the process, Warren kept a secret. He managed to obtain a small DNA sample from Bai Qi and, after escaping Octavian's laboratory, proceeded to clone it, thus creating the demon Little Dragon.
Cloning was, after all, just cloning, and Bai Qi's DNA was not easy to control. Furthermore, Warren lacked Octavian's intellect. To ensure stability, he had to perform extensive castration on it. In other words, the current demon Little Dragon was merely a castrated version of the Holy Lord.
Yet, even as a castrated version, it was cloned from the Holy Lord's DNA. It possessed a natural affinity for dark energy and demonic power. By reading vast amounts of magical books, it had also learned many powerful spells without a teacher.
Witnessing his creation grow day by day, Warren, in a sense, felt like a proud father. He believed that soon he would be able to prove he was right. Unfortunately, while demon Little Dragon inherited some of the Holy Lord's power, it also inherited the Holy Lord's arrogance, conceit, and ambition to rule the world.
It did not want to be controlled by anyone, even its creator.
Therefore, after gaining a certain amount of power, demon Little Dragon unhesitatingly killed its creator, Warren, and prepared to gather strength to bare its fangs at its true father, Bai Qi.
Some might wonder why demon Little Dragon wanted to kill Bai Qi, given that Bai Qi was unaware of its existence and they had no prior enmity.
The reason was simple: demon Little Dragon's goal was to rule the world. Currently, the strongest being on Earth was Bai Qi. By defeating Bai Qi and seizing his power, it would become the strongest in the world and thus dominate it.
Of course, demon Little Dragon was aware of how powerful its father was, so powerful that he was almost invincible.
It was impossible to surpass its father through ordinary means. To achieve its goal, it had to employ some special tactics.
Demon Little Dragon knew very well that its father was a powerful and noble primordial demon. As his son, or rather, clone, it had inherited some of his power but was not a primordial demon and lacked that bug-like immortality. Therefore, demon Little Dragon desperately wanted to absorb the power of a primordial demon, seize its authority, and thus become one of them.
It knew of only three demons active on the surface: Xi Feng, the demon of wind; Bo Gang, the demon of mountains; and Xi Mu, the demon of the sky.
Demon Little Dragon was clear about its own capabilities, so it had initially ruled out Bo Gang, the demon of mountains, and Xi Feng, the demon of wind. After sifting through them, it chose Xi Mu, the weakest among the three primordial demons.
Of course, even being the weakest was only relative to other primordial demons, and demon Little Dragon did not dare to be careless. It spent a great deal of time making extensive preparations, and only now was it finally taking action.
"Rather than worrying about who I am, you should be more concerned about your predicament."
With that, demon Little Dragon chanted a spell, and purple beams of light shot from its hands, directly striking Xi Mu.
"Whether you are the Holy Lord's son or not, you still underestimate me!"
As the magical light hit Xi Mu, before it could exert its intended effect, Xi Mu, who was trapped, suddenly exerted force. The powerful wings on his back not only dispersed the light but also tore through the magic array that bound him with wind blades.
"Alright, I admit I might have underestimated your power. How about this?"
With that, demon Little Dragon opened its maw and unleashed a scorching dragon's breath, directly charging at Xi Mu.
Facing the searing dragon's breath, Xi Mu remained calm. The wings on his back rapidly enlarged, forming a black shield in front of him, completely blocking the incoming dragon's breath. Then, the wings unfurled, and the resulting gale blew away demon Little Dragon's breath.
"This trick is not very impressive either. You're still too green compared to the Holy Lord."
Then, Xi Mu vanished from his spot and reappeared diagonally above demon Little Dragon. His spread wings blotted out the sky, and his right hand transformed into a sharp battle axe, cleaving down at demon Little Dragon.
The speed was so great that by the time demon Little Dragon reacted, the battle axe had already plunged into its right shoulder, even digging several inches into the bone.
Despite the piercing pain, demon Little Dragon did not show the slightest hint of suffering. Instead, the corners of its mouth curved upwards, as if a plan had succeeded.
Demon Little Dragon completely ignored the battle axe embedded in its shoulder, grabbing Xi Mu tightly with both hands, its demonic power surging.
"Sky demon Xi Mu, you, like all other primordial demons, are proud and arrogant. This is something none of you can avoid. It is precisely your arrogance that has doomed you. If you had kept your distance from me, I wouldn't have been able to do anything to you. But now that you've delivered yourself to me, don't blame me."
Demon Little Dragon began chanting an ancient spell, drawing the power from Xi Mu's body into itself.
Feeling the power draining from his body, Xi Mu realized he had been tricked and immediately struggled, attempting to distance himself from demon Little Dragon.
However, demon Little Dragon, having achieved its goal, would not let Xi Mu go so easily. No matter how Xi Mu beat him or flew around erratically, demon Little Dragon clung to Xi Mu like a piece of stubborn gum.
"Fine, you've really made me angry. Now, get off me!"
Xi Mu concentrated his power into a single point and unleashed it with an instant burst, finally sending the demon Little Dragon, which was stuck to him, flying away.
*Bang!*
Slammed hard against the wall, demon Little Dragon shook its head and looked at the enraged Xi Mu not far away, a smile on its face.
"Too late, too late. Though it's not much, I've already taken some of your power. I feel absolutely fantastic right now."