[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one-":3,"chapter-toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--chapter-40":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Toppling the Entire World with the Power of One Dragon!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2256943,4403,"Chapter 40: Legendary Alchemical Artifact (Request Follows, Request Monthly Votes)","toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--chapter-40",40,"\u003Cp>Under the enhancement of the rune armor, the golden-haired warrior’s stats surged, yet he still couldn’t match Luo Si’s speed; as it lunged at the white-robed priestess, his eyes widened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——She was the object of the golden-haired warrior’s affection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his earlier confession had been cruelly rejected, his love for her had never faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cowardly, timid dragon—are you afraid of my blade?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll flay you alive, break your bones, and mount you as a specimen in my display hall!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In desperation, the golden-haired warrior shouted at the young dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragons, especially evil dragons, are supremely arrogant and prideful, with volatile tempers—direct insults and belittlement are the best way to draw their ire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si acted as if he hadn’t heard, completely ignoring the golden-haired warrior’s provocation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a gust of wind trailing behind him, he shot forward in an instant, arriving before the white-robed priestess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Priestesses come in many forms: some wear armor and wield flails or war hammers, towering and muscular, fighting more ferociously than warriors; others, like the one before him, are weak in close combat, specializing in support skills such as buffing or healing allies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Luo Si’s furious lunge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-robed priestess stumbled backward in panic, tripping over a rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Punishment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened her palm, raised it, then brought it down, unleashing her only offensive skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! A pure, holy light like lightning struck Luo Si’s back, shattering his hard dragon scales with dense cracks; the sacred light seeped inward along the fissures, bringing a searing, burning pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burning pain was not from heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si was nearly immune to ordinary fire damage; this sensation came from the holy property of Punishment, inflicting extra damage upon Luo Si, deemed “evil.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sss—painful! Is this skill labeling me as evil?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do skills even carry prejudice these days? I, Luo Si, am not an evil dragon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuming, Luo Si slashed his blade-like wings through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the moonlight, a head, frozen in shock and terror, shot skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heddy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-haired warrior roared: “Damn evil dragon—I’ll kill you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gripped his door-sized greatsword and charged toward Luo Si with heavy strides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, only one dragon and two humans remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si, dominating the battlefield with his single might; the golden-haired warrior, furious enough for his hair to stand on end; and the necromancer standing in the shadow of a fir tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the female rogue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was the cleverest—she fled the moment she sensed danger; Samantha, unwilling to let this thief who attacked her escape, gave chase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now it’s the necromancer’s turn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si ignored the golden-haired warrior, turned his gaze, and locked onto the necromancer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The necromancer’s heart chilled with tension, but when his peripheral vision caught sight of two corpses, his nerves steadied slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When corpses—especially those of transcendent beings—are nearby,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the necromancer can unleash skills far stronger than usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll turn the tide.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought, then pointed a finger at the fallen priestess’s corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corpse Explosion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The priestess’s body erupted instantly, vanishing without a trace; all her blood and essence condensed into a swift, venomous crimson mist that engulfed Luo Si.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life Drain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! The corpse of the caster farther away also exploded, forming a bloodline that lashed onto the golden-haired warrior, causing his body to swell instantly; veins bulged on his face, muscles beneath his skin swelled like packed asphalt and crude oil, greatly enhancing his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Captain, this is our chance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re buffed—kill this evil dragon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The necromancer shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the cold moonlight, the golden-haired warrior’s gaze went vacant; he stiffly turned his neck toward the necromancer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White-robed priestess Heddy—his beloved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caster Harven—his brother-in-arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the necromancer before him, he barely knew him; they’d only teamed up for a few missions, and the necromancer seemed competent, so he’d been hastily recruited for this wilderness expedition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you staring at me? Don’t freeze—attack! Heddy and Harven are with you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The necromancer, confused, urged him on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, using fallen comrades’ corpses was the greatest respect—he didn’t realize the golden-haired warrior thought otherwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Son of a bitch—I’ll kill you first!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-haired warrior’s eyes bulged with rage as he spun and charged at the necromancer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The necromancer’s heart jolted: “The captain’s been cursed by the evil dragon—he’s lost his mind!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured, and the priestess’s severed head ignited with ghostly flames, skin splitting and flesh burning away until only a skull remained, soaring through the air to block the “unhinged” golden-haired warrior; the warrior grew even angrier, more frenzied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll kill you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smashed the skull with one blow of his sword, ignored the ghostly flames slamming into his body, and lunged forward, slashing at the necromancer’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The necromancer couldn’t dodge; his body was split diagonally in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah!” The golden-haired warrior roared and swung again, severing the necromancer’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si’s wings blazed with fire, long since burned away the crimson mist; yet he made no move, watching the scene before him with curiosity and surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden infighting exceeded his expectations, adding dramatic flair to the fierce battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it saved him effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Evil dragon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having killed the necromancer, the golden-haired warrior turned toward Luo Si and charged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leapt into the air, raised his greatsword, and launched a suicidal slash aimed at Luo Si’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warrior’s blade never landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si spun suddenly, lashed his tail sideways, and smashed the man and his sword into a rock wall twenty meters away; shards flew as his twisted body became embedded in the crevices, lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle ended. Silence fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red iron hatchling paced slowly, scanning the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he spotted something, Luo Si suddenly exhaled a torrent of dragonfire, engulfing the necromancer’s remains; screams echoed from the flames, fading as the body turned to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still not dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t certain of the necromancer’s exact condition—only suspected that those who dealt with death had more survival tricks; so he’d acted on “better safe than sorry,” using his breath to desecrate the corpse—and somehow, he’d hit the mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Never underestimate adventurers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So cunning and treacherous—if he’d escaped alive, he’d surely bring more hunters after me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To guard against the possibility the golden-haired warrior was faking, or had resurrection or survival tricks, he exhaled another blast of dragonfire, reducing the body embedded in the rock to charred carbon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swirling flames illuminated the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And sealed the end of this battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Samantha returned, flying in with a limp, unresisting figure clutched in her grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tossed the female rogue before Luo Si, exclaiming eagerly: “My dear brother, I want this one as my slave! I captured her—she’s my trophy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re wrong. Without me appearing, you’d have been captured alive—or skinned and flayed, dying horribly—let alone capturing this human.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Luo Si’s bloodstained scales and powerful frame, Samantha found his words utterly reasonable and offered no rebuttal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what do you want to do with her?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill her outright. No need to keep her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rogues are alert and cunning, skilled in ambushes and escapes; he didn’t believe this rogue could offer loyalty, couldn’t guarantee he could keep her contained, and had no time to play mind games—if she escaped, she’d surely bring more hunters after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kill her. End it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, wait!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Noble dragon, I offer all my treasures, and this map tied to a legendary alchemical artifact, in exchange for my life!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rogue frantically stripped off all her gear and treasures, then pulled out a map from her chest and presented it to Luo Si.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1287,"2026-06-19T14:21:50.702Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7c1dfe65387f54de2e6e20098729ba8aecd735c94aa96588f3156ccc305cd483","toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--chapter-41","toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--chapter-39",101,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftoppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--cover.jpg"]