The white-haired school beauty sighs every day, yet he keeps getting stronger.

Cai Kun is still hoping his father will become a dragon!

Meanwhile, Zhang Ziyang had already taken leave and returned home.

It's still early, just past noon.

Zhang Ziyang went to the kitchen, fried an egg, and cooked a bowl of noodles for lunch.

Uncle Huangfu and Aunt Zhao usually eat lunch at the company cafeteria and don't come back.

I didn't get off work and go home until almost evening.

Huangfu Yue hasn't returned yet; he's all alone at home.

Zhang Ziyang washed the pots and pans, filled a cup with water, and returned to his room on the second floor.

After sitting down at his desk, he took out his phone and sent a friend request to Zhao Mingzhu.

After waiting for a while, it still didn't go through.

It seems the other party is still busy.

"Then let's take the dragon's essence blood first."

Zhang Ziyang opened the system warehouse and retrieved the reward he received for signing in that morning—high-level demonic dragon essence blood.

It is contained in a transparent reagent tube that is slightly longer than an index finger.

The essence and blood are bright red and clear, without any impurities.

The blood appears to be highly active.

Upon closer inspection, a red line can be seen flashing inside from time to time, but it is unclear what it is.

Zhang Ziyang held the dragon's essence blood in his hand, and could feel the intense heat inside even through the reagent tube.

"It's so hot! Won't it burn my throat if I take it directly?"

Please rest assured, host, it won't burn your throat.

Zhang Ziyang breathed a sigh of relief and was just about to say that was good.

Tongzi immediately delivered the finishing blow.

[At most, the body cannot withstand the power contained within the essence and blood, causing it to explode.]

Zhang Ziyang: "..."

Dog system, Arminus!

Wait a minute, he suddenly remembered seeing a news article on his phone before.

It is said that in a city near the southeast coast, a card master bought a bottle of monster blood essence from others at a high price.

As a result, he died in less than half an hour after drinking it, and his body quickly turned into a puddle of pus.

The manner of his death was extremely tragic.

The family was devastated and immediately called the police, who arrested the person who sold the monster's blood essence.

After a thorough investigation, the police quickly uncovered the truth.

The test results confirmed that the monster's blood essence was indeed genuine.

However, the effects are very potent, and some preparations need to be made before taking it.

The deceased card dealer ignored the seller's warning and immediately started drinking it after receiving it.

In the end, his body could not withstand the corrosive effects of the demonic beast's blood and he died on the spot.

There are many similar cases.

This shows that there are thresholds to consuming the essence of demonic beasts.

Zhang Ziyang felt a chill run down his spine when he thought about this.

He put down the test tube, picked up the water glass with his burning fingers, and intended to take a sip to calm his nerves.

To be on the safe side, let's ask the dog system first.

"System, given my current physical condition, what are the chances of my body exploding if I take this directly?"

[83%]

"puff!"

Zhang Ziyang immediately spat out the water he had just drunk.

"Cough cough!"

His throat felt sore from choking. He put down the water glass, wiped his mouth, and asked again, somewhat incredulously.

"Take... take the young master?"

[83%]

"What about the remaining 17%?"

[The Soul Card, provoked to protect its master, forcefully suppressed the rioting demonic dragon's essence blood, narrowly escaping the danger.]

Zhang Ziyang was speechless.

17% survival rate.

Even if he's incredibly lucky, he wouldn't dare to gamble!

Luckily, I didn't unscrew the bottle cap before chugging it down my throat.

Otherwise, he might already be in the revival round like Lao Da.

After a long silence, Zhang Ziyang tentatively asked:

"Are there any ways to increase the success rate?"

【Have】

Zhang Ziyang's eyes lit up immediately.

He was just asking casually, but he didn't expect the dog system to actually have a solution.

"Say it quickly."

This high-level demonic dragon essence is extracted from a fire-attribute demonic dragon. After consumption, the body temperature will rise rapidly, as if scorched by flames.

If it cannot be quickly suppressed and integrated into the body, the body will experience extremely dangerous negative effects such as decreased consciousness and coma due to the high temperature.

Once the essence and blood get out of control, internal fire will erupt and burn the host to a crisp.

Zhang Ziyang pressed further:

"You mean, try to cool down? Like taking a cold shower or something?"

No, the dragon's fire is an energy flame, and physical cooling methods have limited effect.

[This system recommends that you summon a Soul Card immediately after consuming the essence of a demon beast.]

Your Soul Card, Emperor Warrior, possesses the power to control the five elements; suppressing the fire element is a piece of cake for it.

In addition, the Flame Dragon Armor can achieve a similar effect.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ziyang's pupils dilated, the fog in his mind lifted, and he suddenly felt enlightened.

"Okay, okay, I understand!"

He burst into laughter, feeling relieved and no longer needing to live in fear.

No matter how strong the demon dragon's essence blood is, as long as it doesn't transcend the Three Realms and the Five Elements like Monkey King, it cannot escape the Emperor Hero's suppression!

The Emperor's Armor is the armor of Heaven, governing Yin and Yang and the Five Elements.

Even if it's only in its initial form now, it's not something that the demonic dragon's essence blood can easily fool.

With this in mind, Zhang Ziyang felt no more psychological pressure.

He yanked the cork off the bottle, tilted his head back, and gulped it down.

High-level demonic dragon essence blood, right?

Come, come, let me see what's going on!

Upon entering the body, the essence and blood immediately generate a surge of heat.

This heat seemed to have a mind of its own, flowing wildly through Zhang Ziyang's limbs and bones.

It's like a husky that starts destroying the house like crazy as soon as its owner leaves.

"It hurts!"

Zhang Ziyang stopped showing off and quickly sat down cross-legged.

He felt his skin burning hot, his blood boiling as if it were being cooked, and he had an urgent urge to release it.

Looking down, I saw that my upper body clothes were slowly turning into ashes.

His arms and chest were blood red, radiating a terrifying heat.

Under the influence of the high temperature, Zhang Ziyang felt dizzy and his vision became blurry.

Is the essence blood of this demonic dragon really that domineering?

Zhang Ziyang dared not delay and quickly summoned his own soul card.

"Combined!"

The golden soul card appeared, quickly transforming into a ball of golden light that enveloped his entire body.

When the light disappeared, Zhang Ziyang was already wearing the Emperor's Armor.

【Armor Fusion】

After putting on the armor, Zhang Ziyang felt a cool sensation all over his body.

The unbearable burning sensation vanished instantly.

No matter how fiercely the dragon's fire burned, it could not affect or shake him.

The advice given by the system was indeed effective!

Looks like it deserves a five-star review.

"Ok?"

Zhang Ziyang suddenly frowned, feeling as if something had been mixed into the surging heat within his body.

It was because of that thing that the fusion of essence and blood was so difficult.

Zhang Ziyang raised his right hand, which was covered in armor, and a ball of energy circulated in his palm, emitting a faint golden light.

He placed his hand on his chest and made a gesture from a distance.

A red line immediately flew out, but was trapped within the golden aura.

Zhang Ziyang glanced at it.

The true form of that red thread was actually the remnant soul of a crimson dragon!

Its body is covered in red scales, and it has four legs on its belly, each with five claws.

Imprisoned within the golden aura, it sometimes charged wildly and sometimes spewed fire.

But no matter how much it struggled, it could never escape Emperor Knight's grasp.

Zhang Ziyang laughed:

"So it was you who was behind this all along!"

After saying that, he suddenly clenched his five fingers together, and the golden energy ball in his palm rapidly contracted.

The remnant soul of that crimson dragon was refined in an instant without even uttering a mournful cry!

It transforms into the purest and most fundamental energy.

Without the interference of the remnant soul, the essence blood immediately became obedient.

It looked like a husky whose owner had brought it home and was holding a cleaver to its throat; it dared not misbehave again.

Zhang Ziyang nodded in satisfaction, deactivated his transformation, and began refining and absorbing the substance. The process proceeded without further incident...