[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon":3,"chapter-defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-chapter-311":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Defeating the World with the Power of One Dragon!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1057376,1369,"Chapter 311: Dragon Pearl","defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-chapter-311",311,"\u003Cp>Garoth calmed his mind and gathered his breath, a faint faceplate-like veil settling over his features as the Face of the Self silently activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this state, his perception and insight were elevated to an unprecedented peak, allowing him to, in a near-inward-vision way, penetrate through scales and flesh to scrutinize the changes brought by his dormant evolution with hair-splitting precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under this transcendental clarity, Garoth could plainly see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the energy heart pulsing in his right chest cavity,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>around the biological heart in his left chest and throughout his body, countless additional primordial blood vessels had sprouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These newborn channels formed a precise energy network a hundred times more intricate and dense than before his evolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They connected the heart to every inch of muscle, every bone, and every organ with far greater intimacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the changes were not limited to the heart and vascular system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every organ inside him—his tough dragon lungs, powerful liver, digestive stomach sac, highly efficient kidneys—had undergone marked strengthening and remodeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong instinctive premonition, rooted in his bloodline, told him: even without any alchemical tools to assist, his transformed body structure alone could now autonomously manifest the Bloodburst State.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this life-essence-derived amplification would be far stronger and more effective than previous externally aided methods, and would grow alongside Garoth himself, becoming a core pillar of his power system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Try it now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought, full of temptation, rose up, but Garoth forcibly suppressed it and shook his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could clearly sense that his body was still in an extreme deficit; this was far from the best time to experimentally probe a new Bloodburst form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, compared to structural changes, the unknowns brought by that newly formed energy heart were even more stirring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What true might does this energy heart possess?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garoth focused his consciousness on his right chest cavity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the exalted vision of the Face of the Self, the energy heart’s shape appeared in absolute detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not half-ethereal and half-real; it had fully materialized, presenting a deep, hard, crystalline texture as if condensed from the essence of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calling it a heart wasn't strictly accurate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was more like an energy crystal core perfectly embedded in his chest cavity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evolution carries strong uncertainty; its appearance exceeded Garoth’s original expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had assumed that stabilizing the Bloodburst State through this evolution would already be a huge success—he had not expected such a surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pondered for several seconds and decided to give this energy core an official name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crystal core? Dragon crystal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those names sound like third-rate fantasy novels where they dig a monster’s brain out to find a magic core—too mundane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red iron dragon was dissatisfied and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking a bit more, recalling the object's rough structure before evolution and referencing a distant memory of a game setting, he finally settled on a name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Decided!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Call it—the Dragon Pearl!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy within the Dragon Pearl was exceptionally pure and concentrated, but what exact effects it could produce remained unknown to Garoth for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He intended to continue studying it, but the intense hollowness within his body surged like waves, growing ever more violent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extreme weakness made him dizzy; his vision darkened intermittently, as if returned to the gravely injured state after his near-death clash with the Dragon Hunting Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beyond the Dragon Pearl, my body is too depleted—I must replenish energy immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garoth folded his wings, slowly descended, and returned to the ground of Red Maple Valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he landed than the strong vertigo struck again; a debilitating weakness radiated from within, nearly forcing him to collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here—food prepared for you in advance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Garoth in such a poor state, brass-silver dragon Deborah wasted no time asking questions. She swung a claw and quickly unearthed a root cellar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside were the frozen corpses of large ferocious beasts and magical beasts, preserved intact in ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were high-energy blood meals Deborah had personally hunted and carefully stored while Garoth slept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment, the situation suddenly changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep in his right chest, the energy crystal core he had just named the Dragon Pearl lit up without any warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A substantive, overwhelmingly brilliant radiance burst from the Dragon Pearl's core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was so scorching, so powerful that it pierced through Garoth’s tough bones, thick muscles, and the heavy metal scales covering his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the astonished gazes of Deborah and the curious faerie dragon Vira who had come close,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garoth’s right chest appeared as if a miniature sun had been embedded there—rising, blazing, dazzling—and it cast the surroundings in clear, piercing light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a grand, grounded, warm life-energy current poured out from the Dragon Pearl!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It streamed without hindrance into Garoth’s limbs and trunk, cleansing his parched vessels and saturating every muscle on the verge of exhaustion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the two pairs of suddenly widened, incredulous dragon pupils, the red iron dragon—who a second earlier had been skin-tight against bone like a wind-dried specimen—began to swell and plump with visible speed, like dead wood injected with the waters of life or like a collapsed skin bag being inflated by an invisible pump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Withered muscle fibers reexpanded, filled with strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skin pressed close to bone was pushed outward by newly born, elastic, rugged flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a dozen breaths,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garoth was restored from a frail, nearly falling-apart state to a stoutness comparable to an adult red dragon of the same size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though still slightly short of the peak, honed physique he had before sleep,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even now, simply standing motionless, the natural oppressive presence radiating from his massive form made the surrounding air thicken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as his body recovered, the Dragon Pearl in his chest, which had shone like a small sun, rapidly drew its light inward and dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garoth stretched, astonished, feeling the resurgence of power and vitality within him, and mulled the matter over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later, he raised a foreclaw and gently stroked his solid chest, feeling the Dragon Pearl now calm and settled, and a startling guess began to form in his mind. Without hesitation, he turned to the frozen bloodmeats in the cellar and began to devour them heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack! Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great dragon opened his maw lined with sharp teeth, tearing, chewing, and swallowing chunks of meat along with unmelted ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although far from as delectable as carefully cooked meals, a dragon’s natural palate did not disdain such primal bloodmeat—it carried a raw, rugged flavor. However, despite consuming huge quantities, Garoth felt no real satiety; his newly restored body did not grow stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, after efficient absorption, all the energy funneled frantically toward the Dragon Pearl in his chest, as if a bottomless pit within it awaited filling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not enough. Far from enough. I must return to Dragon Valley immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red iron dragon suddenly beat his wings and rocketed toward the snow-obscured sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deborah and the faerie dragon exchanged a glance and rose without hesitation, following close behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three dragon silhouettes cleaved through the snowstorm and sped toward Dragon Valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While flying, Garoth's eyes sliced through the heavy snowfall and scanned the land below. The scene made his pupils narrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did the convergence lands come to look like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as he could see, only a desolate, boundless white remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was frozen and withered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he hadn't clearly remembered awakening among the landmark red maple forest of Red Maple Valley, he might have mistaken his surroundings for some deep, remote part of the Permafrost Tundra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow did fall sometimes in the convergence lands,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but Garoth had never witnessed such extreme cold that seemed intent on encasing the entire world in ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stowed his questions for the moment and accelerated his flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the familiar valley outline, embraced by towering cliffs, finally emerged through the blizzard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the apocalyptic ice outside, Dragon Valley’s unique topography—its tall walls acting as a natural barrier—kept the worst of the winds and blizzard at bay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although a few snowflakes still drifted inside, the ground bore only a thin layer of snow and temperatures were far milder than the outer world. Overall the valley presented a tranquil scene like early winter: some hardy deep-green vegetation still clung to life and a lake, not fully frozen, flowed lazily beneath a thin skin of ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed much better than Garoth had feared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the valley’s summit, Scorchsteel Fortress still stood tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the steadfast care and maintenance of his followers over the years, the magnificent fortress remained erect, like a silent iron giant bathing stoically in the storm and guarding the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Garoth’s silhouette appeared on the horizon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the watchers below—busy or on guard—looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless eyes, full of awe and joy, locked onto the red iron dragon cutting through the snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leader! Lord Garoth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"King! Our lord has returned!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief silence, thunderous cheers and roars erupted like a volcano.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under those gazes, Garoth circled once as if inspecting his long-unseen domain, then folded his wings and calmly descended onto the fortress’s highest lookout platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People of the Molten Iron Tribe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A roar like rolling thunder sounded first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rampage Bear leader Mobel trembled with excitement, his fur quivering; he pounded the ground and prostrated himself deeply!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Celebrate! Cheer!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our Lord—Lord Garoth—has returned!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a lit fuse,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>followers throughout the fortress and valley stopped what they were doing and, filled with reverence and rapture, plunged toward the high platform. In a wave like wind-stirred grain, they dropped to their knees in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dark, dense mass of bodies spread to the valley’s edges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Order it! Open the granaries and release the food! All followers of the Molten Iron Tribe—prepare a grand feast tonight to celebrate with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having survived a long sleep was cause enough for celebration; with evolution beyond expectation, Garoth decided to throw a banquet to announce his return and rally the tribe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After delegating detailed banquet preparations to the heads of his followers,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he used Bloodline Connection to inform iron dragons and red dragons scattered elsewhere of his awakening and the feast, asking them to gather other dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garoth then went to the fortress’s treasure vault to take some high-energy reserves, selected a broad, bright spot in the valley, and ordered his followers to continuously bring various food sources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not wait for the banquet to officially begin—he decided to start eating early to feed the Dragon Pearl’s demand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic gems, precious metal ingots, fresh bloodmeat, concentrated black oil—Garoth swallowed them one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His digestive system operated efficiently; nutrients and energy were rapidly absorbed while metabolic waste was expelled and collected by designated followers for other uses.\u003C\u002Fp>",1784,"2026-06-03T10:02:46.840Z","2026-06-03T10:02:53.297Z",1,"novelbin.me","ea38682cd95b37d1d84818682f8bd9589207d671dba97043899f7c3b953c4e95","defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-chapter-312","defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-chapter-310",561,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdefeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-cover.jpg"]