[{"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-90":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},2256993,4403,"Chapter 90: Farther Along the Path of the Dread Dragon","toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--chapter-90",90,"\u003Cp>In the Needleleaf Valley, the alchemy workshop, gradually perfected, had now taken on a modest scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha held a glass test tube, forged from sand, between her claws, her dark red dragon eyes fixed on the boiling liquid inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Add a pinch of iron sulfide powder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She muttered lowly, curling her tail around a mortar to pour the metallic-gleaming powder into the test tube.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The test tube shattered; acrid smoke instantly filled the alchemy workshop. Samantha choked out three sneezes, then flapped her wings to disperse the fumes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Failed again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I followed the proportions in the inheritance—where did I go wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red dragon angrily flicked her tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bone-Chewer clan’s ogres were expanding relentlessly, their momentum fierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they had not yet reached the Needleleaf Valley, they had already made Samantha feel threatened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Garos entered his third year of dragon slumber, Samantha began hers too. After two years of slumber ended, she assumed Garos would have awakened and returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then three more years passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six years had gone by, and Garos still had not returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Garos, her usual anchor, and as a red dragon who would never submit to any creature but him, she temporarily took charge of the Needleleaf Valley, becoming the pillar for the fairy dragons and the bear clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this position was not easy to hold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially now, with the threat from the Bone-Chewer clan looming ever closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha had to steel herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To fulfill her promise to defend the Needleleaf Valley, she attempted to craft alchemical devices—Flame Pearls—to arm her kin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were single-use alchemical items; when thrown, they produced violent explosions with tremendous power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she could stockpile enough Flame Pearls, she could hold out longer against the ogres’ invasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, hold out longer—not win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To better manage her territory, Samantha forced herself to think as Garos did, suppressing her arrogance and pride, and followed his habit of first ingesting fairy dragon scale powder to enhance her intellect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clearly realized that the Gluttonous Demon, who had risen six years ago—just after Garos entered slumber—was a foe she could not defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And not just the Gluttonous Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to years of rampant hunting, abundant food resources, and perhaps the influence of the Gluttonous Demon’s leadership abilities, the entire clan’s ogres had elevated their strength: more elite ogre warriors grew fat and muscular, and more than one sorcerer had emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bone-Chewer clan was flourishing at its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their territory expanded continuously; their numbers grew relentlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how arrogant a young dragon, none would believe they could subjugate this ogre clan as kin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, Samantha’s task was to wait for Garos to awaken and return, and before then, hold the Needleleaf Valley as long as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all else failed, she would have to lead the fairy dragons, the bear clan, and her own monstrous kin into retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Samantha had personally subdued a swarm of giant fire ants and a group of fire lizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be forced to abandon her territory by ogres was a great shame in a red dragon’s eyes—but not worth dying for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha outwardly disapproved of Garos’s caution and love of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet sometimes, after careful thought, she found his words deeply reasonable; deep inside, she regarded Garos as her model, learning from him unconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t fail again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Calm down, calm down, Samantha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let your mind grow rational. Don’t be nervous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha took a deep breath and resumed crafting the Flame Pearls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed slowly. Soon, a small, pitch-black, unremarkable pearl appeared in her claw, its surface marked with faint crimson patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I succeed once, the rest will be easy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her efforts had paid off. A pleased smile spread across Samantha’s dragon face; she flicked her tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavy, oppressive dragon aura drew near from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha’s dragon eyes narrowed; her scales nearly bristled. The giant fire ants lounging around the workshop let out piercing hisses and scurried into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She burst out of the workshop and looked up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dark sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something like a comet streaked across the heavens, drawing ever closer to the Needleleaf Valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—it was not a true comet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a dragon, trailing a comet-like wake, moving at an unimaginable speed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it drew nearer, Samantha caught a familiar scent. Her eyes widened; her wariness and tension vanished in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his appearance had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She recognized Garos at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Garos, my dear brother, welcome back from your slumber!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha flapped her wings, feeling as if all burdens had been lifted—her body lightened—and she soared into the sky to meet Garos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flame currents behind his wings gradually faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garos slowed his speed, feeling hungry again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Growth and evolution had consumed too much energy; he had not eaten well after awakening, and only flew toward the Needleleaf Valley once his hunger had eased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could have returned slowly, leisurely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But having just gained a new skill, he was like a child with a new toy—eager to try it. So he used jet propulsion, savoring the exhilarating rush of soaring through the sky at breakneck speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The territory looks fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll hunt properly later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garos flew over the Needleleaf Valley and saw Samantha approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowed further, his gaze fixed on Samantha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once-naive red hatchling was still young—but she had grown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha’s body now measured nearly ten meters, adorned with additional spines, her jaws protruding with thick, savage fangs, her scales like quenched steel, gleaming with a dark red metallic sheen under the moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garos sniffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Samantha, he smelled a sharp, sulfurous odor—like a volcano, like lava—the natural scent of a red dragon, growing stronger with age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to his own bloodline, Garos did not dislike this smell; he found it rather pleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Samantha, you’ve grown a great deal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course! We share the same blood—I won’t be inferior to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha did not speak of the hardships and psychological strain she had endured; she only displayed the innate confidence of a red dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two dragons landed together in the Needleleaf Valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fairy Dragon Weila dashed forward, squealing, then suddenly halted before Garos, blinking her eyes. “Garos, you look even more fearsome than before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jagged, erupting scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Massive, weapon-like Celestial Comet Wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The increasingly pronounced dual traits of red dragon and Iron Dragon Mother bloodlines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of these made Garos’s appearance sharp and menacing—more like a dread dragon, more imposing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1080,"2026-06-19T14:21:50.702Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","45a3a271407aa672c43b41e6242d36f441c04891c2d6c862769e2dd158eda33f","toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--chapter-91","toppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--chapter-89",101,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftoppling-the-entire-world-with-the-power-of-one--cover.jpg"]