[{"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-72":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},2256975,4403,"Chapter 72: Martial Dragon, Dragon Qi","toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--chapter-72",72,"\u003Cp>After finishing the hunt, Luo Si found another barren mountain and repeatedly slammed into it, crashing through earth and rock until he was satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Luo Si trained to grow stronger, to ensure his survival—he forced himself to endure pain. But now he had long grown accustomed to pain; if he skipped a day of training, he felt something missing—it had become part of his daily routine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As dusk deepened into night, Luo Si returned to the Needleleaf Valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he arrived, he sensed a grim, hostile atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He circled in the sky, refusing to land immediately, lowering his gaze to watch the fierce battle between the dragon and the ant legion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fairy dragon and the red dragon both wore solemn, serious expressions, utterly unaware of Luo Si’s arrival, lost in their own fantasy world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha sat in a dignified crouch, gazing down at an ant mound, her jaws clenched around a ball of flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fairy dragon Weila hovered above her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She scattered brilliant magical dust, making the ordinary black ants appear as armored warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Despicable ant race!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha’s roar carried fury, her voice lowered to a deep, adult dragon’s timbre: “How dare you build fortresses on the territory of the Red Dragon Queen!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spat a thread of flame, burning a smoking pit three centimeters from the ant mound’s entrance as a warning strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fight me! King of the Giant Ants!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha carefully lifted the “Ant King” and placed it beneath her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a soldier ant with unusually long antennae and a larger body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It panicked, trying to flee, but was trapped in the ravine it had carved, circling frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fairy dragon Weila used illusion magic to make the Ant King glow with pulsing, expanding and contracting light, making it seem more formidable, while Samantha repeatedly prodded it with her claws. After a prolonged “fierce battle,” she stabbed it dead with one claw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s over! The great Red Dragon Queen has won again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha lifted her chin, gazing down with haughty superiority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she declared victory, the fairy dragon drove a cricket into the battlefield:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Beware! The true mastermind is the Dark High Priest of the Insect Clan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The traitorous Giant Ant Prince who secretly relayed news of the fortress? He’s merely a puppet controlled by the High Priest! It’s all the High Priest’s conspiracy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha froze for two seconds, then quickly played along, exhaling a few sparks from her nostrils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? All of this is a conspiracy?! High Priest! What do you intend?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fairy dragon let out a cackling laugh, revealing the mastermind behind it all: “Hehehe, of course—to provoke a war between you and the Destroyer King of the Giant Ants. Now that you’re exhausted, it’s time for me to reap the fruits of victory.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Red Dragon Queen erupted in rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very well! You’ve successfully stirred my fury—prepare to meet death!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Luo Si silently observed the scene below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha’s queen fantasy had grown even more severe, and Weila had joined her—playing along with a surprisingly rich, twist-filled plot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you two doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He landed, interrupting the two dragons’ roleplay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My dear brother, I’m… uh… training Weila’s tactical command skills.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha stammered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fairy dragon Weila nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well then, these two dragons have bonded—should I join in too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si shook his head. The game was too childish, unfitting his dragon persona—it would undermine his dignity. He’d pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I could play it myself in my spare time—without them knowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si didn’t press further, pretending to accept their excuse, then flew toward the cave where the Cliff Serpent Dragon’s corpse lay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The large and small dragons—Red Dragon and Fairy Dragon—stared at each other, then turned their gazes back to the ant nest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The threat of the Dark Cricket High Priest loomed close—the battle isn’t over! The Red Dragon Queen must crush this sinister conspiracy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Luo Si left, the two dragons resumed their playful game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the cave, where moonlight never reached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pitch-black environment posed no obstacle to Luo Si—dragons universally possessed darkvision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked up to the Cliff Serpent Dragon’s corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about seven days in the stifling heat of the Sear Wilderness, a normal creature’s body would have rotted and stunk beyond recognition without special preservation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Cliff Serpent Dragon’s corpse showed little change—it remained as it was at death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a fire dragon, and dragon corpses naturally resist decay for long periods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si stepped forward, extended his claw, pried open the serpent dragon’s scales, and stared intently at the underlying structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honeycomb-like pores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reflected in his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, the Cliff Serpent Dragon used these pores to erupt high-temperature steam for explosive bursts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Cliff Serpent Dragon was merely a juvenile dragon, having not yet mastered magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic is weak in early stages; learning it demands high time and effort, and it’s far inferior to a dragon’s natural claws and fangs. Dragons typically begin studying magic only after reaching youth—past fifty years old—when their physical growth slows and their elemental affinity increases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, since dragons are innate sorcerers, not all choose to learn magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon lineage’s path of cultivation includes more than just spellcasters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si had seriously considered which path to take. For now, he intended to become a Martial Dragon with a side path as a sorcerer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorcery is an innate path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would allow Luo Si to master abilities resembling spells without spending excessive time, enriching his combat options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Martial Dragon path is a branch of dragon monks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial Dragons need not strictly follow monk vows; they grow through brutal training and combat, honing themselves through repeated pain and injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This suited Luo Si perfectly—it was tailor-made for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normal monks can wield a unique energy called “Qi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its essence is a special energy formed by the fusion of life energy and magical energy flowing within living beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through persistent cultivation and control of Qi, monks can enhance their speed, strikes, reflexes, and bodily functions, while also producing effects resembling magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Martial Dragon’s Qi is called Dragon Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon Qi functions similarly to ordinary Qi, but due to the dragon race’s innate advantages, it is thicker, more immense. Martial Dragons who master Dragon Qi possess few flashy techniques, yet wield extraordinary combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his current age, Luo Si’s life energy and magical energy were still insufficient to awaken Dragon Qi—he had not yet met the threshold to become a Martial Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His daily training could shorten this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But precisely when he would qualify, Luo Si could not determine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless, whether he pursued the Martial Dragon path or advanced far in sorcery, Adaptation and Evolution remained his greatest, innate gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could fundamentally alter him and enhance his potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Si extended his claw, brushing the pores beneath the serpent dragon’s scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I could evolve similar air vents on my wings, and fuel them with magical energy—or better yet, Dragon Qi—my speed would surge explosively, compensating for my lack of burst power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could he make unpredictable Adaptation and Evolution align with his desires?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Luo Si immediately licked a bit of fairy scale powder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind sharpened, became highly active, and began racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ideas surfaced one after another, then were discarded one by one—either lacking feasibility or being unrealistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, after a storm of rapid thought, just as the fairy scale powder’s effect began to fade, Luo Si finally arrived at the simplest, most plausible solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1273,"2026-06-19T14:21:50.702Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","94e88b8b7c25da508f321e3499910bc9c9d21efc80732efc0950a12bbadb557b","toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--chapter-73","toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--chapter-71",101,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftoppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--cover.jpg"]