I transmigrated to a chaotic world and became the sole player.

The atmosphere inside the stone chamber was as still and stagnant as the calm before a storm.

The Demonic Sect envoy's body surged with crimson light, and two ghastly green soul flames burned in the empty eye sockets of the skull atop his bone staff. He stared intently at the Liu-surnamed swordsman opposite him, his voice hoarse like a night owl's: "Liu Jingyun! You dare to chase me here? Perfect! I'll use the essence and soul of your Xuan Tian Sword Sect's true lineage to further enhance the power of the 'Wraith Dragon Soul Crystal'!"

Liu Jingyun, the aloof young man from the Xuan Tian Sword Sect, held his longsword diagonally to the ground. The blade gleamed with a clear light, its sharp sword intent slicing through the air with a faint hiss. His expression was cold and fearless: "Blood Bone Demon, your death is at hand! Fellow disciples, form the 'Three Talents Demon-Slaying Sword Formation,' slay this fiend, and destroy the evil formation!"

"Yes!" The two Foundation Establishment stage Xuan Tian Sword Sect disciples behind him immediately responded. The three of them flashed and instantly stood in the three-dimensional formation of Heaven, Earth, and Man. Their sword energies intertwined, and an even more fierce and majestic sword formation aura rose up, locking onto the Demon Sect's special envoy, "Blood Bone Old Demon." The Yunmeng Sect cultivator also hurriedly made hand seals, activating a light blue screen to protect himself.

"Hmph! A mere trick!" The Blood Bone Demon scoffed disdainfully, slamming his bone staff heavily on the ground. "Boundless Sea of ​​Blood!"

In an instant, a thick, viscous blood-red mist appeared out of thin air centered on him, instantly filling half of the stone chamber. Countless vengeful spirits seemed to struggle and wail within the mist, emitting a nauseating stench and a bone-chilling cold, enveloping Liu Jingyun and the other two! Wherever the blood mist passed, the stone slabs on the ground emitted a sizzling, corroding sound.

"Swords sweep across the eight wastelands!" Liu Jingyun and the other two shouted in unison, activating the sword formation. Three dazzling sword lights soared into the sky, weaving into an impenetrable sword net in the air, and fiercely slashing into the blood mist! The sword lights and the blood mist collided violently, making a "hissing" sound. Some vengeful souls were shredded by the sword lights, while others were eroded and dimmed by the blood mist.

A violent energy shockwave raged through the stone chamber, stirring up dust and rubble. The two sides instantly clashed, sword energy crisscrossing, blood gushing forth, and explosions resounding everywhere.

It's now!

Lu Zhao, hidden in the shadows, had a glint in his eyes! He had been waiting for this moment when their spiritual energies clashed, their auras were most chaotic, and their attention was most focused!

Without hesitation, he activated the detonation incantation he had already prepared in his hand, and then unleashed it on the extremely unstable "Yin Sha Burst Talisman Embryo" that had been temporarily crafted in the spare blood pool!

"burst!"

There was no earth-shattering roar, only a muffled thud, as if from the depths of the earth. Immediately afterward, the churning, dark red blood pool abruptly stopped, then violently expanded! The blood in the pool bubbled wildly like boiling water, and a violent, chaotic, and malevolent blood energy, filled with negative emotions, erupted like a volcano suppressed for millennia!

"Boom—!!!"

This time, it was a real, deafening explosion! The entire stone chamber shook violently, and rubble rained down from the ceiling. A dazzling, ominous dark red light instantly filled the entire space! The raging blood-fiend energy formed a destructive torrent of crimson energy, not only rushing towards Liu Jingyun and the Blood Bone Demon's groups who were right next to them, but also, as if guided by some force (the effect of the Reverse Flow Array), flowing wildly along the cracks in the stone walls and the direction of the earth's veins towards the main passage and the core area, the "Blood Dragon Fiend Pool"!

"What?!" "Damn it!"

Liu Jingyun and the Blood Bone Demon, who were locked in fierce combat, were both terrified by the sudden and terrifying explosion! They never expected that such a violent energy explosion would suddenly occur in this relatively "safe" backup blood pool area! Moreover, the energy attribute of this explosion was the same as that of the Blood Fiend Demon Art they were fighting over, but it was even more violent, chaotic, and uncontrollable!

"Pfft!" The Yunmeng Sect cultivator was the first to be hit. His protective light barrier shattered instantly, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. He was swept away by the blood torrent and crashed hard into the stone wall. His life or death was unknown.

Liu Jingyun and the two Xuan Tian Sword Sect disciples also paled. Their sword formation was instantly shattered, and all three were sent flying backward, coughing up blood. They desperately activated their sword energy to protect themselves and resist the erosion of the blood energy. Liu Jingyun, with the highest cultivation level, suffered the least injury, but his blood and qi were still churning, and his sword light dimmed.

As for the Blood Bone Demon, because his cultivation method originated from the same source, he had a higher resistance to bloodthirsty energy and was relatively less affected. However, he was still filled with shock and rage! He clearly felt that a portion of the violent bloodthirsty energy generated by the explosion was flowing uncontrollably backwards, rushing towards the core blood pool! This would undoubtedly interfere with or even destroy the stable operation of the "Blood Dragon Fiend Pool," affecting the formation of the "Vengeful Dragon Soul Crystal"! This was something he found even more intolerable than being attacked by an enemy!

"Who is it?! Get out here!!" Bloodbone Demon roared angrily, his divine sense frantically scanning the stone chamber, trying to find the troublemaker.

However, even greater chaos was just beginning!

The raging blood energy flowing against the current, like a blood-red dragon out of control, crashed into the main passage and into the deeper core area—the true location of the "Blood Dragon Pool"!

"roar--!!!"

A dragon's roar, more furious, more painful, and more insane than ever before, suddenly erupted from the depths of the earth! This dragon's roar was no longer merely filled with resentment and evil; it also carried a furious rage of being forcibly interrupted and having its core invaded by a foreign object, as well as... a trace of sorrow and struggle that seemed to come from ancient times, a defiled state!

Immediately afterwards, the entire underground palace began to shake even more violently! Spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the ground, walls, and dome! An even more terrifying and vast chaotic aura, mixed with pure dragon might, overwhelming resentment, and endless bloodlust, swept out from the core area like a tsunami!

"Not good! The 'Blood Dragon Fiend Pool' has gone out of control! The 'Vengeful Dragon Soul Crystal' is unstable! The seal... the seal below has loosened!!" Sensing this aura, the Blood Bone Demon's face instantly turned deathly pale, and fear appeared in his eyes for the first time! He ignored Liu Jingyun and the others, and didn't bother to find the troublemaker. His figure transformed into a streak of blood light, and he rushed towards the core area like a madman!

Meanwhile, Lu Zhao, who had been lurking in the shadows and enduring the aftershocks of the explosion and the terrifying atmosphere, suddenly felt a jolt in his body!

At this moment, the "Soul-Devouring Seal" between his brows seemed to be ignited and boiled like a spark thrown into boiling oil! A scorching heat, almost burning through his skull, surged wildly from the seal, instantly flowing throughout his entire body! Accompanying this was a forcibly infused, incomplete but incredibly clear stream of information, and a grand, ancient, weary yet gratified and resolute thought, which exploded directly in his sea of ​​consciousness!

"You who come after...you who possess my 'Card of Rebellion'...you have finally...arrived here..."

It was the voice of "Jin"! No, to be more precise, it was a pre-set will inheritance left by "Jin" in the "Soul-Eating Seal" (its true name is "Reverse Scale Pact"!), which would only be triggered under specific conditions (when it is close to the contaminated core seal and the seal is subjected to a violent impact)!

"...I know that 'Soul Devourer' will not be satisfied... He will definitely try to seize the outer nodes of our clan's 'Silent Dragon Tomb' and use evil magic to steal and corrupt the source... Beneath this 'Dragon Bone Hill' lies the burial place of one of our clan's warriors, and also a tiny fulcrum of the 'Ten Thousand Dragons Devouring the Heavens Formation'... Alas, his remnant soul and remains were ultimately defiled by 'Soul Devourer's' evil power, transforming into a 'Blood Fiend Wraith Dragon,' which is about to bring disaster..."

"...I left this 'Clause of Rebellion' in the legacy not to control you, but to leave a backup plan...The holder of this clap of arms carries the true meaning of annihilation, and can sense, and...under certain conditions, activate the last power I left in this seal to attempt...purify the resentment, strengthen the seal, or...in dire straits, activate the array's power, destroying everything in its path, absolutely preventing any evil from being born and used by 'Soul Devourer'!"

"...However, this is extremely dangerous...Your cultivation is far from sufficient to withstand it...Be careful...Be careful...If you are unable to do so, you should prioritize your own safety and leave this place immediately..."

The thought of "Ember" was swift and clear, yet carried a weariness of impending demise. The information stream contained key details about the sealing structure of this place, the resonance and activation method between the "Reverse Scale Pact" (i.e., the Soul-Devouring Seal) and the seal, and an extremely dangerous forbidden method that would trigger the self-destruction of this node in the "Ten Thousand Dragons Devouring the Heavens Formation," resulting in mutual destruction…

Lu Zhao instantly understood everything!

So that's how it is! No wonder the "Soul-Devouring Seal" fused strangely with the "Dragon Power of Annihilation." It turns out that it was a special contract mark left by "Jin," carrying his original aura. It served as both a guide and a test for inheritance, as well as a "key" and a backup plan to deal with the current situation! "Jin" probably foresaw that the person who received his inheritance would likely eventually cross paths with the "Soul-Devouring Demon Lord," and even come to this corrupted land!

The "side effect" of this mark—attracting the attention of the Soul Devouring Demon Sect and potentially being tracked—was probably left intentionally by "Jin," serving as both a reminder and a selection and guidance, ultimately leading the inheritor here to complete his unfinished mission!

What a deep calculation! What a bold move! But also... what a dangerous choice!

Lu Zhao's mind raced. Right now, because of his detonation, the core area was out of control, the seal was loosening, and the power of the corrupted "Blood Fiend Dragon" was erupting out of control! The Blood Bone Demon was in a panic, and Liu Jingyun and the others were also seriously injured. This was the most chaotic moment!

Following "Jin's" advice, they should take advantage of the chaos, bring Lin Wanqiu along, and use the "Reverse Scale Pact" to connect with the weak seal of this place to try to find a relatively safe escape route.

Or... fortune favors the bold, and seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rush to the core, using the "Reverse Scale Pact" to try to control, or at least influence, the out-of-control, corrupted dragon soul's power, and the soon-to-be-formed "Vengeful Dragon Soul Crystal"? Perhaps, one could even try to purify part of the corrupted dragon race's essence, or... seize the "Vengeful Dragon Soul Crystal"?

The former is safer, but it might mean missing out on a tremendous opportunity, and the problem with the "Soul-Devouring Seal" (the Pact of Reverse Scale) hasn't been completely resolved. The latter is a matter of life and death, even a certain death, but if successful, the rewards will be immeasurable!

"The path of cultivation is like rowing against the current! Opportunities are found amidst danger! Besides... I have inherited the mission of Senior 'Jin', and I should do my best to fulfill it!" After only a moment's hesitation, Lu Zhao's eyes flashed with astonishing brilliance and determination! He was not an indecisive person. Since "Jin" had left a contingency plan, and he had just been drawn into this situation, this was cause and effect, and also an opportunity!

He abruptly turned to look at Lin Wanqiu, who was hiding in a corner, stunned and pale from the series of events that had just transpired. He spoke rapidly, "Fairy Lin, stay here and hide as much as possible! If I... fail to return, act according to the situation!"

Without waiting for Lin Wanqiu's reply, he bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood essence, which, mixed with the dragon energy of annihilation, quickly outlined an extremely complex blood-red rune with dragon-shaped patterns in front of him—a secret technique that he had just obtained from the "Jin"'s spiritual inheritance, which temporarily activated the "Reverse Scale Pact" and strengthened and sealed the senses for a short time!

"With my blood, with my soul, I summon the might of annihilation, and open the gates of the Dragon Tomb!"

The crimson rune entered Lu Zhao's brow, and the scorching "Soul Devouring Seal" (Reverse Scale Pact) shone brightly, spreading out a strange power that seemed to resonate with a colossal being slumbering deep within the underground palace. A faint, ancient dragon-like gray-gold aura instantly enveloped Lu Zhao, creating a subtle "affinity" with the chaotic and violent atmosphere of the place.

Without further hesitation, he transformed into a streak of gray-gold light, no longer concealing himself. At top speed, like an arrow released from a bow, he charged headlong into the main passage, into the core area where the energy surged most violently and was the most dangerous! He left behind the chaos of the stone chamber behind him, Lin Wanqiu's complex gaze, and the constantly collapsing underground palace!