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

Lu Zhao's breakthrough, though seemingly lengthy, actually happened in the blink of an eye. From the moment he was blasted away by the explosion and embedded in the stone wall, to the earth-shattering changes within his body and his staggering landing with his aura rising instead of falling, it was only a few breaths.

But in those few breaths, the situation in the entire core cavern had been completely transformed.

The explosion of the "Vengeful Dragon Soul Crystal" not only destroyed the altar and severely injured everyone present, but more importantly, it completely shattered the balance of power here, detonating the last remaining trace of "reason" of the "Blood Fiend Vengeful Dragon" that had been bound, corrupted, and used as "nourishment" for countless years.

"Awooo—!!!"

A roar filled with endless pain, resentment, and a destructive desire shook the entire collapsing cavern. The Blood Fiend Dragon's massive, blood-red, flame-like eyes were now consumed by pure madness. It no longer focused on attacking Lu Zhao, this "special being," but instead unleashed all its fury upon everything in its sight that possessed life—including the Soul Devouring Demon Sect cultivators who had once bound and exploited it, and even Liu Jingyun and the others who had intruded upon this place!

"Bang bang bang!"

It writhed wildly, its massive, illusory body snapping and shattering one by one under its ferocious power! With each broken chain, its power seemed to recover a bit, its body solidified a bit, and the pressure it exuded became even more terrifying! Although it was still far from its peak, it now possessed destructive power surpassing that of an ordinary Pseudo-Core cultivator!

"Not good! This beast has completely lost control!" Liu Jingyun's expression changed. He couldn't care less about recovering from his injuries. His long sword shone brightly, and a condensed sword aura slashed at the oncoming blood dragon breath.

"Damn you little bastard! You ruined my plans! I will tear your soul apart and refine it, so you will never be reincarnated!" The Blood Bone Demon was so enraged that he vomited blood (he really did vomit blood). His painstakingly planned "Wraith Dragon Soul Crystal," which was on the verge of success, was destroyed, his plan to control the Wraith Dragon failed, and he himself suffered a backlash. At this moment, his hatred for Lu Zhao was so intense that even the three rivers and five seas could not wash it away. But he also knew that the most urgent task was to deal with this completely out-of-control Blood Fiend Wraith Dragon, and... the underground palace that was about to completely collapse!

"Let's join forces to deal with this vengeful dragon! Otherwise, none of us will survive!" General Zhao of the Great Jin Dynasty shouted fiercely. He was covered in blood, but his fighting spirit was undiminished. He pointed his spear at the vengeful dragon, and the few remaining armored soldiers under his command also managed to form a battle formation.

The scholar surnamed Li and another cultivator from the Yunmeng Sect nodded solemnly, temporarily setting aside their covetousness for Lu Zhao and the Soul Crystal fragments. They activated their magic weapons and joined forces to resist the indiscriminate attacks of the Vengeful Dragon.

The surviving members of the Soul Devouring Demon Sect team hesitated for a moment, but seeing that their "special envoy," the Blood Bone Demon, did not immediately attack Lu Zhao, but instead pointed his bone staff at the Wraith Dragon with a gloomy face, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and turn their attack towards that former "tool," now the deadly dragon.

In an instant, sword energy, clear light, blood splatter, bone spears, demonic arts... all kinds of magical lights shone brightly again, but this time, they all had the same goal, bombarding the crazed blood splatter dragon together.

"Boom! Rumble!"

Explosions, collisions, the roar of vengeful dragons, and the rumble of collapsing underground palaces mingled together, creating a symphony of destruction. A huge crack appeared in the cave ceiling, and blood from the pool mixed with collapsed boulders poured down, causing the ground to continuously sink, revealing the bottomless darkness and chaotic ley lines below.

And Lu Zhao was right on the edge of this chaos and destruction.

He endured the excruciating pain throughout his body and the surging power brought by the new realm, his gaze fixed on the bottom of the charred pit, where a fist-sized mass of annihilation dragon energy essence, radiating pure gray-gold light, floated quietly.

That was the core and most fundamental Annihilation Dragon Power forcibly stripped and purified by the "Reverse Scale Pact" after the "Wraith Dragon Soul Crystal" exploded! For him, it was an unparalleled tonic, a peerless opportunity to completely solidify his late Foundation Establishment cultivation and even break through to a higher realm! It was also the true, unpolluted legacy left behind by Senior "Jin" in this place!

We have to get it! Then, we need to get out of this awful place immediately!

He took a deep breath, ignoring the stinging pain in his meridians, and forcefully activated the vast spiritual power that had just stabilized and belonged to the late stage of Foundation Establishment. He pushed the [Flowing Cloud Step] to its limit, and his figure transformed into a blurry gray shadow. Like a ghost, he passed through the chaotic energy turbulence and falling rubble, heading straight for that ball of dragon essence!

"How dare you, you brat!"

"Leave the best!"

Almost at the same moment he set off, several angry shouts rang out simultaneously! Liu Jingyun, Blood Bone Demon, General Zhao, and the others, who were working together to fight the Vengeful Dragon, were preoccupied with most of their energy, but how could they sit idly by and watch Lu Zhao take away the last "spoils of war"? Blood Bone Demon, in particular, hated Lu Zhao to the bone and coveted the essence of the Annihilation Dragon Qi (although its attributes did not perfectly match his demonic arts, its essence was extremely high and it was a great tonic)!

Liu Jingyun unleashed a sword aura, not aimed at the Wraith Dragon, but diagonally towards Lu Zhao's front, intending to obstruct him. The Blood Bone Demon was even more cunning, creating another blood shadow clone that silently attacked Lu Zhao's back. General Zhao also hurled a blood-fiend spear, blocking Lu Zhao's escape route. The scholar surnamed Li then unleashed a streak of azure light, sweeping towards the essence of the dragon's energy, attempting to seize it first.

Faced with interceptions and attacks from all directions, a cold glint flashed in Lu Zhao's eyes. He had already anticipated this.

"Take it!"

He suddenly opened his mouth, and a powerful suction force erupted from it. It was not a magic spell, but an instinctive devouring of power of the same origin granted to him by the Dao Foundation of the "Silent Dragon"! The essence of the Silent Dragon Qi trembled slightly, as if summoned, and flew towards Lu Zhao on its own initiative.

At the same time, Lu Zhao neither dodged nor avoided, but instead used his powerful physical body to forcefully collide with the sword energy that Liu Jingyun was slashing at!

"clang!"

A sound like metal clashing against metal rang out! The sword energy slashed at Lu Zhao's shoulder, completely tearing his tattered clothes to shreds, revealing skin beneath that shimmered with a faint gray-gold luster and faintly revealed dragon scale patterns! The sword energy penetrated three-tenths of an inch into his flesh, causing blood to splatter, but it failed to sever him. Instead, it was firmly resisted, devoured, and worn down by the powerful strength contained within his muscles and bones and the newly generated, dormant dragon energy!

Using the impact of the sword energy, Lu Zhao increased his speed by another three points, narrowly avoiding General Zhao's Blood Fiend Spear. At the same time, he threw a backhand punch, and the gray-black Annihilation Dragon Qi condensed into a fist imprint, which collided fiercely with the Blood Shadow Clone that attacked by the Blood Bone Demon!

"Sizzle!"

The Blood Shadow Clone let out a shrill scream, and like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun, it quickly melted away under the erosion of the Annihilation Dragon Qi! Although Lu Zhao was also shaken and his blood was churning, with blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, he successfully blocked this insidious attack.

In that instant, the essence of the annihilating dragon energy flew to Lu Zhao's front. Without hesitation, he grabbed it; it felt warm to the touch, yet contained a vast and pure energy. Without time to examine it, he mentally stored it in his [Human Skin Pouch].

"Got it! Let's go!"

With a firm resolve, Lu Zhao ceased fighting and quickly scanned the area, searching for an escape route. The main passage he had come from was already blocked by explosions and collapses, and returning the way he came would inevitably mean facing even more demonic cultivators and unknown dangers outside. Other directions were also blocked by constantly collapsing boulders and surging blood.

Just as he was anxiously searching for a way out—

"Crack! Boom—!"

In the center of the cave, at the bottom of the charred pit, a larger, bottomless fissure suddenly collapsed due to the continuous explosions and tremors! Within the fissure, there was not pure darkness, but rather a surge of scorching, chaotic, and violent subterranean fire and disordered spiritual energy! Furthermore, an extremely ancient, desolate dragon's might, imbued with a rich blend of earth and fire elemental power, mixed with blood and resentment, faintly emanated from the depths of the fissure!

"This is... a fissure in the earth's veins? There's... something else down there?!" Lu Zhao's pupils constricted sharply. He could sense the dragon's might emanating from below the fissure, originating from the same source as this "Blood Fiend Wraith Dragon," but even more ancient, more profound, and seemingly... more violent and chaotic! That place seemed to be deep within the underground spiritual veins of this "Dragon Bone Wasteland," perhaps connected to the true burial place of that ancient war general mentioned by Senior "Jin," or... perhaps the more crucial node of this "Ten Thousand Dragons Devouring the Heavens Formation"!

With a collapsed road ahead, powerful enemies lurking behind, and an out-of-control vengeful dragon on the flank, it seems that only this suddenly appearing ley line leading to the unknown depths offers a glimmer of hope!

But the aura emanating from below is equally dangerous, perhaps even more terrifying than that from above!

Should they stay above and fight their way out of the collapse and siege? Or... should they jump into this bottomless, violently powerful ley line and gamble on that unknown glimmer of hope?

In a flash, Lu Zhao made a decision.

Without any hesitation, under the shocked and furious gazes of Liu Jingyun, Blood Bone Demon, and others, and just as the Blood Fiend Dragon was about to unleash its destructive dragon breath, he leaped into the bottomless rift in the earth's veins, which was spewing forth earth fire and raging dragon power, like a moth drawn to a flame or a dragon returning to the sea.

"madman!"

"He's gone down!"

"Chase!"

The cries of alarm were drowned out by the deafening roar of the collapse and the howl of the vengeful dragon. The Blood Bone Demon's expression shifted, but he ultimately didn't dare to jump down immediately to give chase. Liu Jingyun and the others also looked on with surprise and doubt; the aura emanating from below the crack made them feel uneasy.

With Lu Zhao no longer the "focus," the Blood Fiend Dragon's rage was once again unleashed entirely on the remaining living people in the cave.

"Rumble..."

The underground palace began to collapse completely.