[{"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-5":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},1057120,1369,"Chapter 5: Evolution","defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-chapter-5",5,"\u003Cp>The scorching sun hung high in the sky, its vicious rays pouring down like molten gold, baking the entire wilderness until it sizzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ground temperatures kept rising, creating visible heat waves that distorted the air, making distant mountains flicker like mirages in the shimmering haze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On days like this, most creatures avoided the blistering heat by staying inactive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the dragons living around the Sky Pit were exceptions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As fire-aligned dragons, such extreme heat only made them more energetic and excitable than usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a month had passed since Garoth's negotiation with the Iron Dragon Mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being at the age of rapid growth and diligently training himself, Garoth's body had subtly expanded further during this period. His steel-forged scales concealed coiled muscle fibers beneath that tensed like steel cables whenever he moved, ready to unleash tremendous power at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Break's over! Back to mining!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Near the mountain wall, Garoth flicked his tail, sending two rocks bouncing off the heads of the Iron Dragon Brother and Red Dragon Sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Iron Dragon Mother did indeed have minions - an entire kobold clan dedicated to mining for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Garoth's tail sparked against the ground as he stalked toward the hatchlings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know why you always lose to me? Why I keep pinning you down? Why I can torment and humiliate you over and over?\" he asked, looking down at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hatchlings exchanged confused glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because you lack ambition!\" Garoth loomed over them, his shadow enveloping the pair. \"You're noble true dragons with draconic blood flowing through your veins! Yet you compare yourselves to kobolds?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head with pity and disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pathetic failures who can't even outperform kobolds - what a disgrace to your draconic heritage,\" he sneered contemptuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's bullshit! Kobolds aren't fit to lick my scales!\" the Red Dragon Sister roared furiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Absolute nonsense! I'm a hundred times stronger than any kobold!\" the Iron Dragon Brother bellowed equally enraged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garoth's expression softened slightly as he grinned. \"Words are cheap. Prove it to me. Show me your determination. Demonstrate the power and resilience befitting true dragons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph! Don't underestimate us!\" Snorting defiantly, the hatchlings immediately scrambled back into the mining tunnel they'd excavated, digging with renewed vigor, determined to prove their superiority over kobolds and earn Garoth's respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reverse psychology - the ultimate weapon against dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Proud and arrogant by nature, dragons couldn't resist rising to such challenges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the hatchlings disappear into the tunnel, Garoth murmured, \"If only the Iron Dragon Mother were this easy to manipulate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As dragons aged and gained experience, they learned to control their instincts better. Mature dragons like the Iron Dragon Mother were far more intelligent than hatchlings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two, however, remained gullible as fools - for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garoth couldn't imagine how these playful, incompetent hatchlings would survive the dangerous world outside if they were normally expelled by their mother in another year as young dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a powerful gust of wind swept through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garoth looked up to see the Iron Dragon Mother's massive silhouette soaring across the sky, her forty-meter wingspan casting an immense shadow. The ground trembled as loose stones vibrated from her passing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something dark plummeted from above, impacting the earth with earthquake-like force. The landing crater spiderwebbed with cracks as dust exploded outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Batting away the dust, Garoth examined the fallen object - a massive armored bison weighing dozens of tons, its layered muscles covered in natural armor plating and crowned by enormous battering horns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a Level 10+ magical beast - precisely the high-quality prey Garoth needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True to their agreement, the Iron Dragon Mother periodically provided him with such premium hunting. This was exclusively for Garoth - while the hatchlings endured his mining demands, they weren't actual slaves and received regular meals back at the Dragon Nest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Iron Dragon Mother, ever cold yet scrupulously fair, fulfilled her responsibilities without favoritism. Having delivered the prey, she immediately returned to her lair without lingering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Time to eat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garoth took a deep breath and began tearing into the bison's carcass. Even with his metal-crushing jaws strengthened by chewing ores, he needed multiple attempts to pierce through the beast's natural armor plating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fresh meat, as tough and chewy as if taken from a living beast, sent waves of warmth through Garoth's body with each swallow, flooding him with nourishing energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After consuming nearly a quarter of the bison, a tingling sensation suddenly erupted throughout Garoth's body, pulsing like tidal currents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This feeling again,\" Garoth thought excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite his draconic furnace-like stomach, he'd begun feeling full after the massive meal. Yet as the tingling spread, his satiation faded, replaced by ravenous hunger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hatchling inhaled deeply, jaws stretching wide to reveal rows of gleaming teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chomp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After minimal chewing, the meat dissolved instantly in his stomach, transforming into warm energy that flowed through his limbs alongside the tingling waves, concentrating particularly in his most exercised areas - the scales constantly grinding against earth, the horns battering mountains, the tail smashing rocks, plus the muscles, bones and organs enduring constant impacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No visible changes manifested yet, but the electric tingling persisted relentlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Evolution isn't instantaneous,\" Garoth realized. \"It's a sudden leap forward after accumulating sufficient adaptation and energy reserves. Based on my recent conditioning, the corresponding enhancements will emerge soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, he'd theorized about his unique adaptation ability. All creatures possessed evolutionary potential, but normally requiring millennia of gradual change. Garoth's gift compressed this timeline dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crucially, his adaptation ability itself kept growing stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps someday I'll achieve instant adaptation - maybe even direct my evolution consciously,\" he mused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With renewed vigor, Garoth astonishingly devoured the entire multi-ton bison. The tingling sensation intensified dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seizing the momentum, he resumed his brutal training under the blazing sun - a cycle of pain and exhilaration.\u003C\u002Fp>",969,"2026-06-03T10:02:46.560Z","2026-06-03T10:02:53.018Z",1,"novelbin.me","169822ac163fdac0157d3180a1c1568f2af308513366fc893bff34220cd0bc94","defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-chapter-6","defeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-chapter-4",561,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdefeating-the-world-with-the-power-of-one-dragon-cover.jpg"]