Standing at the edge of a cliff cave, Lu Ren felt the world was filled with a deathly silence.

The surrounding mountains, water, grass, and trees all seemed illusory, mere embellishments.

Yet the most striking feature of this world was the gigantic dragon bone in the center.

Half of this dragon bone was buried underground, with the winding skeleton covered in cracks.

The dragon's head had its mouth open, as if it roared to the heavens before it died.

There, the magnetic field of the entire secret realm gathered, with all its vitality concentrating on the dragon skeleton.

Or rather, it was being forcibly absorbed by the dragon skeleton, feeding itself with the nutrients of the whole world.

"Flesh from bones, life from death."

A thought arose in Lu Ren's mind.

This was indeed a true dragon, even a rough estimate suggested it was nearly three kilometers long.

Absolutely a colossal creature!

Did such massive creatures truly exist in the world? Merely relying on Earth's resources couldn't possibly sustain this true dragon.

Unfortunately, this true dragon seemed to have suffered severe injuries as Kong Qiu said, ultimately reaching its end, relying solely on the nutrients of the secret realm to sustain a thread of life.

Regrettably...

After countless years, the vitality of the Dragon Realm has almost been completely absorbed by this true dragon, unable to prevent the loss of life force.

Seeing this scene from the opened vision of Lu Ren, Kong Qiu couldn't help but say, "It seems this true dragon's vitality has extinguished, beyond revival."

Chen Xuzi was even more shocked, "There is truly a true dragon."

He then pounded his chest and stamped his feet, "If the flesh of this dragon were still present, how could I worry about determining my path?"

Xu Fu sneered, "Your mind has been consumed by greed, hasn't it? Just a glance from a true dragon would probably shatter your divine soul. If its flesh were still here, would you dare approach?"

Subodhi remained silent, but his expression was solemn as if he had noticed something.

While listening to the inner discussions of the Inner Realm, Lu Ren swiftly headed forward.

It took about thirty minutes.

Lu Ren stopped in front of the true dragon.

Only by standing before the dragon bone did Lu Ren realize how insignificant he truly was.

What shook him even more was that, even though it had turned into white bone, the giant dragon still emanated a terrifying pressure.

This was a fundamental essence at the level of life.

This true dragon, perhaps indeed a True God.

Like an ant.

This thought involuntarily arose in his mind.

Suppressing these chaotic thoughts, Lu Ren stood before the dragon's head and asked Kong Qiu.

"Where is the Dragon Ball?"

Kong Qiu sighed upon hearing this, "At the time, It had told me to extract the Inner Core from the brow… I think you could climb inside the eye socket to take a look; generally speaking, such inner cores are usually in the head."

Indeed, when he dissected the giant tiger Jade Bamboo, he retrieved the Tiger Demon Inner Core from the brain.

With a light leap, he came beside the dragon's eye. If the eyeball were still there, it might be as large as a three or four-story building.

Lu Ren grasped the sword hilt, stepped in slowly, and before his eyes was a small, crimson ball like a glass bead floating in the center of the brain, emitting a faint crimson glow.

"Ding, you have discovered the True Dragon Inner Core, perhaps you can try to take it in hand."

This...

Lu Ren hesitated for a moment; generally, things encouraged by the system rarely resulted in anything good.

After a moment of silence, Lu Ren slowly stepped forward, taking a step.

Ten Earth Knot, unlock.

His form instantly changed, the Fifth Difficult-to-Conquer Land Bodhisattva Dharma Aspect unfolded, and Lu Ren, leaping in midair, reached out his big hand and grasped the True Dragon Inner Core.

Immediately, his body suddenly stiffened, crashing into the dragon's head with a thud.

"Hahahahaha… how many years have passed, I can finally, finally get out!!"

A wildly turbulent voice suddenly echoed in Lu Ren's mind, ancient yet filled with infinite power.

"Young man, I must thank you, truly thank you!! If not for you, I wouldn't know how much longer I'd have to wait for someone destined to access my Dragon Ball!"

A voice of immense joy sounded in Lu Ren's mind, accompanied by the Dragon Ball in his hand shining brilliantly, its crimson light erupting almost illuminating the entire true dragon.

Countless molten-like energy flowed into Lu Ren's body.

"I am Ao Li! Rest assured, human youngster, I will live using your body, then… what, what's happening?"

"Ding, detected abnormal spirit invasion in host brain domain, isolating… existing method failed… failure, incorrect information…"

"Ding, successfully unlocked defense upgrade mechanism, upgrade successful, data derivation in progress…"

"Ding, discovered Five-Clawed Red Dragon spirit attacking host, attempting parasitism, shielding… shielding successful, successfully dragged Red Dragon spirit into Land of Origin."

"Ding, detected high energy level dispersion in host, successfully converted into 6 Skill Points."

"Ding, strengthened by Red Dragon True Dragon Energy, strengthening successful, your physique and spirit successfully leveled up."

"Ding, strengthened by Red Dragon True Dragon Energy, strengthening successful, your physique and spirit successfully leveled up."

"Ding, physique and spirit have reached the current capacity limit, Tier One, Sixth Tier."

"Detected a large amount of remaining True Dragon Energy, automatic confirmation in progress."

"Ding, detected Phoenix Falcon Fist and Phoenix Extreme Fist reaching integration into the Ten Lands Great Accomplishment Golden Body Bodhisattva Path, proceed with fusion? ... Default fusion."

With a series of system operations, a large amount of True Dragon Energy from the Dragon Ball was forcibly gathered by the system at Lu Ren's dantian.

The original Tiger Demon Inner Core was like a weak woman incapable of lifting a chicken, plowed through by a thousand troops and horses, no longer in its original form.

Only a pearl gathered by the system remained embedded in Lu Ren's flesh.

Under the Tier One, Sixth Tier body and physique, drastic changes were occurring in Lu Ren's body, his internal organs transforming with the deepening of the Ten Lands Great Accomplishment Golden Body Bodhisattva Path.

The scapulae on his back slowly grew a pair of flesh wings, which quickly grew numerous scale-like plates resembling dragon scales, with bronze skin glowing faintly gold, then the flesh wings rapidly compressed, shrank, and embedded into the scapulae.

Ultimately, aside from Lu Ren's shoulders and neck muscles and scapulae looking unusually broad, there was no visible abnormality.

Numerous tiny scales appeared on his skin, and over time, these transparent scales started to redden, finally turning crimson.

It looked like he was wearing a close-fitting Fish Scale Combat Suit.

In the Inner Realm.

Kong Qiu, watching Ao Li wildly flying around and howling in mid-air, sighed deeply.

"I knew it, I knew this would happen, there's definitely a big secret here, otherwise Lu Ren would never dare drag us into the Inner Realm."

Chen Xuzi stood dazed, slightly unhinged.

"Even a True Dragon can't escape the clutches?!"

He suddenly shouted, "This must be a demon, otherwise how could this happen? This is a True Dragon!!! A True Dragon enough to destroy the world!"

Xu Fu shook his head, "Crazy, it's crazy."

Subodhi remained silent, finally looked up at the sky and sighed.

"This life is hopeless."

In a deep sleep, Lu Ren had no idea about the changes occurring inside his body. The transformation under the support of True Dragon Energy took nearly four days to complete.

He suddenly opened his eyes and sat up quickly, but used too much force and ended up flinging himself against the wall.

What the heck?

Lu Ren felt bewildered, didn't move much at first, began to slowly move his body.

After a while, he was both surprised and delighted.

"How is it possible to improve so much?!"

His physical condition was more than three times better than before.

Quickly opened his attribute panel.

"Surname: Lu Ren

Physique: Tier One, Sixth Tier (current limit)

Spirit: Tier One, Sixth Tier (current limit)

Skills:

Basic Swordsmanship (Outstanding Attribute Bonus: [Triple Stability, Triple Precision, Single Special Attack]

Ten Lands Mahayana Golden Body Phoenix Bodhisattva Path (Integration Additional Attributes [Fourth Stage of Transformation, Third Rank of Dominating Body, Fourth Stage of Burst, Seventh Level of Strengthening Body, Sixth Rank of Body Protection, Sixth Rank of Durability, Sixth Rank Urgent Attack, Sixth Rank of Penetration, Sixth Rank of Light Body, Seventh Layer of Recovery, Sixth Rank of Giant Power, Third Rank of Unyielding, Ten Earth Knot, Fifth Difficult-to-Conquer Land Bodhisattva Statue, Phoenix Rebirth]

Gun Skill (Refined)

Supreme Profound Heart Sutra (Slightly Accomplished)

Passive Skills:

Breathing and Exhaling Technique (Refined) Attribute Bonus: [Fourth Layer of Divine Clarity, Fourth Level of Tolerance, Fifth Level of Strengthening Body]

Free Attribute Points: 0

Skill Points: 10"

Looking at the changes in his attribute panel, even the Phoenix Falcon Fist and Phoenix Extreme Fist were inexplicably included in the Ten Lands Great Accomplishment Golden Body Bodhisattva Path.

Lu Ren couldn't help flipping through his system prompts.

After a while, he couldn't hold it back anymore.

"What the hell?! It can be played this way?"

In other words, this Dragon Ball, which could have easily exploded him, was instead turned into a resource for himself under the system's guidance.

Even because he only consumed a minimal portion of the Red Dragon Energy, the original Tiger Demon Inner Core in the dantian had already been replaced by the gathered Dragon Ball.

And the Dragon Ball he held in his hand had long turned into a pile of dust.

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