[{"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-42":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},2256945,4403,"Chapter 42: Fantasy, Greed","toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--chapter-42",42,"\u003Cp>\"Are you really going to let that human go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si put away the map, gazed toward the direction the Wanderer had fled, then turned his gaze back and said, \"Do I look like a dragon who breaks his word? I said I’d let her leave my territory—I’ll give her that chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Luo Si had said so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha stopped asking further and began clearing the battlefield, meticulously searching every corner, gathering the adventurers’ equipment—some intact, some damaged, some utterly destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My dear brother, can I have these alchemical items?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gathered them in her front claws, gazing at him with hopeful eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Luo Si, the adventurers’ gear and alchemical tools were all low-grade, insignificant compared to the few items he himself wore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t immediately agree; instead, he asked, \"What do you plan to do with them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha exclaimed excitedly, \"I’ll dismantle them, melt them down—I want to try crafting alchemical tools suited for our kind using them as materials.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her current level of alchemy, the failure rate would be high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regardless of the outcome, she would gain immense benefit from the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si flicked his tail and said, \"Repair your 'alchemical workshop' first. These items are yours—use them to craft tools, but don’t neglect your task of extracting black oil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, my dear brother, I’ll surely succeed in crafting alchemical tools!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait until you’re proud of me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone at the end wasn’t like that of a dragonling her age—it sounded more like a child speaking to an elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, each time she reached her limit, Luo Si appeared and turned the tide, giving her far more security than Iron Dragon Mother ever had—Iron Dragon Mother’s territory was never dangerous to begin with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the start, she had merely submitted out of resignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, she had grown dependent on Luo Si.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Samantha was only a six-year-old hatchling; though she carried the Dragon Legacy, her mind was still immature, nowhere near Luo Si’s level of maturity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw Luo Si as her pillar of reliance, her goal to learn from and strive toward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si flapped his wings, sending a gale that whipped up dust and dead leaves around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha asked, head bent as she rebuilt her alchemical workshop—the crude rock-shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To deal with the Wanderer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? Didn’t you say you’d let her go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha looked puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I said I’d let her leave my territory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si corrected her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let her go? Ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adventurers, as a species, won’t stop coming unless you abandon your territory entirely. If you leave one alive, they’ll keep hunting you—and there are plenty of strong ones among them. Letting the Wanderer escape alive would put me in danger, and Luo Si would never allow that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the beginning, he never intended to spare her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason he let her run a distance wasn’t for amusement—it was to see if any other adventurers were lying in wait outside, ready to assist her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That possibility was slim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, hunting dragons is too dangerous—they’d all attack together to ensure success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what if?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better safe than sorry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before gaining sufficient strength, Luo Si was extremely cautious—any hatchling who wasn’t careful was almost certainly buried by the wilds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flapped his wings and soared into the sky, merging with the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder he’s my brother Samantha—so utterly wicked. I’m still too naive; I need to learn from Luo Si.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha sighed inwardly, then returned to repairing her tiny alchemical workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bright moonlight poured down from the sky, gilding the wilds in silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wanderer breathed heavily; stripped of her leather armor and all alchemical gear, she was nearly naked, her body covered in tiny cuts from sharp branches and rocky edges. She had reached the outskirts of Iron Fir Hills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her current state—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No allies, no gear, wounded and weakened—even after escaping Iron Fir Hills, surviving the wilds beyond remained nearly impossible, practically a death sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was still a sliver of hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it, damn that evil dragon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think I’ll die out here, so you think I’m insignificant?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wanderer clenched her fists so tightly her nails dug into her flesh, her heart burning with hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will escape this wilds—I’ll return with stronger allies, and make you pay dearly for your arrogance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hatchlings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One red hatchling, and a more powerful mixed-blood hatchling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To adventurers, this was an irresistible lure—if she escaped the wilds and spread the word, countless adventurers would flock to form hunting parties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring her exhaustion, the Wanderer ran headlong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, get far away from Iron Fir Hills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, the Wanderer leaned against a slope to catch her breath, glancing back toward Iron Fir Hills—the dragon hadn’t followed, hadn’t appeared, as if he’d truly let her go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of claws stepping on gravel suddenly echoed nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wanderer’s nerves snapped; she looked up sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her vision, a pack of needle-furred wolves, drawn by the scent of blood, slowly approached from different directions, their eyes fixed on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scent of blood excited the wolves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On her body, they sensed weakness—and without further hesitation, they lunged at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wanderer was already weakened, with no gear or tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the wolf pack, she died within a minute, filled with resentment and fury, becoming their meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Better to die by a dragon’s hand, at least with honor, at least swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was her final thought before death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Luo Si circled high above, silently watching the events below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No other adventurers are present.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had quietly trailed the Wanderer for a while, found no one waiting to aid her, and was about to strike—when he noticed the wolf pack had spotted her. He held back, watching as she was torn apart by the wolves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, not a single bone remained on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wolf pack vanished, moving on to other places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the norm of the wilds—and of countless worlds: the weak are devoured, their lives never secure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no further worries, Luo Si returned to Iron Fir Hills and took out the map again under the moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he studied the route marked on the map, the location grew increasingly familiar; after several minutes of thought, he suddenly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The place marked here is the abandoned mine where the Stone-Rock Worms gather.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abandoned mines dotted the Ser Wilds like stars in the sky, countless in number. When the Wanderer first mentioned the underground city lay beneath one of them, he hadn’t given it much thought—but now he was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was indeed a strange coincidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet upon reflection, Luo Si found it perfectly reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Worm King possesses an extraordinary mental ability—directly controlling the life and death of other Stone-Rock Worms. That’s not a skill a normal Worm King should have.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that he evolved this psychic ability due to the influence of a legendary alchemical artifact?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he thought of it, even Luo Si’s disciplined mind could not suppress his greed—he longed to rush there immediately and claim the legendary alchemical artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he no longer needed caution, no longer needed to climb step by step to the peak of dragonhood—he would simply use his own power to crush every creature who dared call him an evil dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dominate the entire world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do as he pleased!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Live until the end of time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop! Stop! Stop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luo Si, quit these unrealistic fantasies!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh! Huh! Huh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red iron hatchling shook his head violently, then took deep breaths and exhaled, repeating the cycle to calm his turbulent emotions. He glanced at Samantha—using her, an ordinary hatchling, as a grim warning: he must not fall into the evil dragon’s fatal flaw, or he’d meet the same fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Greed—this is a major danger to dragons, second only to arrogance and pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1335,"2026-06-19T14:21:50.702Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a07bd86ae82f62825424d42af420562696cb9b2ac1275f947a37fb7c655ba72c","toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--chapter-43","toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--chapter-41",101,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftoppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--cover.jpg"]