Although Fang Yuan said this, Hou Yuntao was not actually a qualified Dragon Lord.
Because his current appearance, rather than resembling a dragon, was more like a lizard.
Except for his head, his entire body was covered in black scales, and there was that thick, muscular tail...
There were no horns growing on his forehead either.
Sigh, how did he end up like this...
Upon hearing Fang Yuan's words, Hou Yuntao also realized something was wrong. He lowered his head and was immediately shocked by what he saw!
"What happened to me? What happened to me?!"
Hou Yuntao was both surprised and frightened. He kept trying to scrape off the black scales from his body, attempting to remove them by force.
But no matter what he did, it was all in vain. Instead, the tugging brought him excruciating pain.
"Calm down."
With Fang Yuan's words, Hou Yuntao was instantly bound by an invisible force, unable to move even a single finger.
The situation had already occurred, and Fang Yuan didn't have any solution at the moment, so he could only let him accept it.
After a long while, Hou Yuntao finally calmed down. His frantic demeanor eased considerably, and he was panting heavily as he asked:
"Master Fang, why did I end up in this ghastly state?!"
"It's probably the side effect of eating that dragon meat," Fang Yuan explained:
"The bloodline of that Dragon Lord is too domineering, and after consuming it, your bloodline and constitution were altered."
"I'm sorry, I didn't know this would happen in advance."
After all, he had eaten a lot of demons before, and nothing like this ever happened. Every ingredient was thoroughly sterilized.
Hou Yuntao fell silent.
After a moment, he spoke again:
"This isn't your fault, Master Fang. I ate that dragon meat voluntarily, and it tasted really good..."
At this point, Hou Yuntao couldn't help but smack his lips:
"In fact, aside from this terrifying appearance, I actually feel quite good in my current state."
After calming down, Hou Yuntao discovered even more benefits.
The peak of the Fifth Realm that had trapped him for almost a hundred years... had suddenly broken through, even reaching the Fourth level of the Sixth Realm in one go!
Upon realizing this, Hou Yuntao couldn't help but smile.
For warriors like them, if they could improve their cultivation level, looking uglier was absolutely no problem.
It was totally worth it. Now, he possessed terrifying and surging power!
Although that power was currently being suppressed by Fang Yuan...
"You've come to terms with it, that's great." Fang Yuan let go of his hand, and Hou Yuntao's body became light again.
Hou Yuntao looked over his body once more:
"As a man, appearance isn't important. But I guess I'm not that ugly, just that walking down the street, I might be mistaken for a demon..."
Fang Yuan patted Hou Yuntao's shoulder: "Yeah, just wear more clothes in the future, at least hide that tail of yours. Also, you'd better stay away from the Indians."
"What's an Indian?" Hou Yuntao was confused, but when Fang Yuan mentioned the tail...
He suddenly thought of something, lowered his head, and quickly pulled open his pants to take a look.
His expression first turned to surprise, then brief shock, and finally joy.
Hou Yuntao quickly concealed his emotions, pretending as if nothing happened as he pulled his hand back:
"Ahem, Master Fang, I suddenly think this appearance isn't so bad after all..."
"As long as you're happy," Fang Yuan nodded: "Actually, I think you could change your name."
"Change my name to what?"
"Since you've turned into a dragon, don't keep the name Hou Yuntao. How about Hou Longtao?" Fang Yuan replied.
Hou Yuntao thought seriously for a moment, then nodded: "That's not bad, a good name!"
"By the way, Master Fang, where did the demon dragon's head and internal organs go? I was thinking, they might still be good to eat!"
"Hmm... that makes sense. Such a good thing should not be wasted."
Fang Yuan agreed with Hou Yuntao's idea. Throwing it away would indeed be a waste.
So he retrieved the Dragon Lord's head and internal organs, cut them into small pieces, and made a stir-fry. The two of them shared the meal.
After eating, although Hou Yuntao's appearance didn't change, his cultivation level directly broke through to the Seventh level of the Sixth Realm.
Fang Yuan only gained a little, reaching the Third level of the Seventh Realm, and his Dao fetus inside his body became even more active.
After all, although the Dragon Lord's body was full of treasures, its own cultivation level was too low—only at the peak of the Sixth Realm.
"Ahem, Master Fang, did you forget something? I've heard that eating something to complement your form... Eating what you need to supplement..."
Hou Yuntao was still not satisfied. He wanted to say something but hesitated.
Fang Yuan shot him a look: "I don't need any supplements. If you want that thing, you can go ahead and make it yourself."
"Understood." Hou Yuntao nodded obediently, no longer bringing it up, and began to focus on himself.
After reaching the Sixth Realm, he had already condensed a Dao fetus within his body.
This was the child born from the union of this world and him.
Wait a minute, something wasn't right. Hou Yuntao suddenly furrowed his brows.
"Master Fang, I've noticed something. Why does my Dao fetus also have some dragon traits...?"
He asked.
Others' Dao fetuses were usually babies, but his Dao fetus seemed more like a combination of a lizard and a human...
"As I said, your constitution and bloodline have been altered, so this is normal," Fang Yuan explained.
"Does this mean I've been cuckolded by that Dragon Lord?" Hou Yuntao suddenly felt something strange in his heart.
Fang Yuan replied calmly: "No, after all, you're the mother, in this case, it should be considered that the heavens were cuckolded."
Hou Yuntao opened his mouth. Well, it actually made sense.
Not being cuckolded put him at ease.
Hou Yuntao continued to enjoy his body and Dao fetus, while Fang Yuan sat cross-legged. He wasn't satisfied with just the Third level of the Seventh Realm.
Currently, his good deed value had reached 80,000, with such a rich foundation, it was time to push his score.
Fang Yuan calmed his mind and began cultivating.
The next steps were clear to him. After having a Dao fetus, the next thing to do was to force the Dao fetus to break out of its shell and become a Dao infant.
In other words, after getting pregnant, now he had to try to give birth to it.
But before giving birth, he had to first immerse his consciousness into the Dao fetus and forcefully devour its original consciousness.
After all, the Dao fetus was born with the breath of heaven and earth, and had a strong spirituality. It was normal for it to form its own consciousness.
If you don't devour it, it will try to devour you instead.
It sounded very much like the kindness of a mother, no, it should be more like the tenderness of a mother to a child.
Whether it was merging consciousness or breaking the shell, both were slow processes, requiring time to slowly work through...
Of course, that was for others.
"Alright, let's do it directly now..."
Fang Yuan closed his eyes, and the "Book of Good People" began to write:
[Under the nourishment of dragon meat, the Dao fetus within you has successfully opened its eyes and gained its own consciousness.]
[Because you have been feeding the Dao fetus with the intent to sever and kill, and because of your nature of wantonness and hatred for evil, the Dao fetus's consciousness is quite violent, filled with murderous intent.]
[You haven't acted against it yet, but it's already considering how to break out of its shell and devour you.]