I, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, am being kept by the state.

No sooner had Li Chen finished speaking than Zhao Huaiyuan's situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

"Ugh—!"

The old general's roar was filled with heart-wrenching pain.

The primordial dragon energy surrounding him was like a golden dragon, rampaging through his body. Wherever it passed, his meridians swelled, and it felt as if countless small snakes were wriggling beneath his skin.

What's even more unsettling is that the vacuum around his body, those invisible ripples, are becoming tangible.

Visible ripples spread out from him, and the starlight around him was strangely distorted and broken the moment it touched the ripples!

"Old Zhao!"

Qian Youmin cried out in alarm and tried to step forward, but was blocked by an invisible wall of energy.

The wall of energy did not originate from Li Chen, but rather erupted from Zhao Huaiyuan's body.

A pure, domineering, and incomparably powerful repulsive force!

It was as if his body was becoming an independent domain, not allowing anything outside to approach.

"Lord Dragon Lord, what exactly is this...?"

Sun Mingde was sweating profusely with anxiety. He could feel that Zhao Huaiyuan's life force was being rapidly consumed by this violent power.

If this continues, let alone drawing qi into the body, he will probably explode and die, his soul and spirit destroyed!

"It's alright."

Li Chen's calm voice rang in everyone's minds, as if the scene before them, which was enough to tear apart the starry sky, was nothing more than a ripple in a pond.

"The Overlord Body, a battle-ready body that is one in ten thousand."

His newly opened golden vertical pupils reflected Zhao Huaiyuan's pained figure; the surprise had faded, replaced by admiration.

"Born of slaughter, born for war. Ordinary cultivation methods cannot sustain it. Ordinary spiritual energy cannot satiate it."

Li Chen paused for a moment, then revealed the secret.

"The concept of 'suppressing' and 'guarding' in the 'Huangji Zhenshi Jing' clashes with his innate domineering and conquering nature."

"And my original dragon energy became the spark that ignited the powder keg, prematurely activating his physique."

Everyone suddenly realized.

It turns out there was no mishap, but rather we won the grand prize!

However, this prize is too hot to handle; an ordinary person simply cannot accept it.

Qian Youmin looked at Zhao Huaiyuan, who was struggling in pain, and felt a mix of emotions.

Which of these people doesn't have some achievements to show for it?

But when it comes to a lifetime of military service, fighting on the battlefield, and decisive in killing, no one can surpass Zhao Huaiyuan.

This old general crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, guarding the nation's borders for his entire life. His will had long been tempered like refined steel.

Unexpectedly, this experience became his first and most dangerous opportunity on his path to immortality!

"Lord Dragon Lord, is there a way to break this?"

Qian Youmin asked anxiously.

There are two laws.

Li Chen's voice was devoid of any emotion.

"Firstly, I personally took action to forcefully suppress this domineering body and erase its sharpness."

"He is safe and sound, just like you, diligently cultivating the *Huangji Zhenshi Jing*. His life is peaceful, and he has no worries about the Great Dao."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

However, Li Chen's next words made everyone's hearts jump into their throats again.

Secondly…

Li Chen's gaze fell on Zhao Huaiyuan, his voice seemingly possessing a kind of magic.

"Let him subdue this tyrant himself."

"Use your body as a furnace, your soul as fire, and your indomitable fighting spirit as a hammer."

"To forge his own Dao foundation together with his dragon aura and his domineering battle spirit."

"This path is fraught with peril, with a nine-out-of-ten chance of death. If he succeeds, he will rise to the top, becoming invincible among his peers. But if he fails..."

Li Chen didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood the unspoken message.

Failure means utter ruin.

But in reality, with Li Chen around, even if someone dies, they can be brought back to life.

However, Li Chen did not say this.

The space fell into dead silence, with only Zhao Huaiyuan's heavy breathing and the cracking sound of his dislocated bones.

Everyone looked at Li Chen, and then at Zhao Huaiyuan.

Just then, Zhao Huaiyuan, who was almost unconscious from the excruciating pain, suddenly raised his head.

His eyes were bloodshot and bloodshot, but deep within them shone a terrifying light.

"Heh...hehe..."

He laughed, his voice hoarse like a broken gong.

"Have I, Zhao Huaiyuan... ever been afraid of death?"

He stared intently at the enormous dragon shadow in the void, and with all his might, roared, word by word:

"Please, Dragon Lord... teach me!"

Without the slightest hesitation!

This is the general of the Dragon Kingdom!

"good."

Li Chenlong nodded slightly, and a more condensed golden divine thought transformed into a sharp sword, instantly piercing into Zhao Huaiyuan's brow.

"Concentrate! This method is neither suppression nor defense, but integration!"

"A hegemon is all-encompassing and all-embracing!"

"All things in heaven and earth are at my disposal! What is mere dragon energy worth?"

"Follow my incantation, draw upon the dragon's energy, and temper your battle spirit!"

"kill!"

The last word, "kill," resounded like a thunderclap from the heavens, echoing deep within Zhao Huaiyuan's soul!

Om-!

Zhao Huaiyuan's body trembled violently. His face, which had been contorted with pain, became both incredibly ferocious and incredibly solemn at this moment.

He felt as if he had returned to the battlefield amidst the roar of cannons, back to the charge of thousands of troops!

An invisible aura of killing intent suddenly erupted from his body!

"roar--!"

A roar that sounded inhuman came from deep within Zhao Huaiyuan's throat.

He no longer resisted the violent dragon energy. Instead, he opened all his meridians, allowing the golden "mad dragon" to ravage, scour, tear, and reassemble within his body!

With its indomitable will as the reins, it tightly strangled the neck of this raging dragon!

"Melt it for me!"

boom!

He forcibly pulled that wisp of golden primordial dragon energy from his meridians, tugging and squeezing it.

He forcefully pressed it into the battle spirit formed from the killing energy deep within his dantian!

The moment the two made contact, Zhao Huaiyuan seemed to transform into a miniature sun, bursting forth with dazzling light!

Qian Youmin and the others had no choice but to close their eyes; even their divine senses felt a sharp pain.

They could only sense that an aura far more domineering and refined than before was rising wildly!

After an unknown amount of time, the light faded.

When everyone opened their eyes again, they were all stunned.

Zhao Huaiyuan remained seated and suspended there.

His once white hair had turned completely black, moving without wind, each strand seemingly containing a sharp edge capable of tearing everything apart.

His skin had a metallic texture, as if it had been cast in bronze.

It was covered with mysterious and domineering dark gold patterns, which appeared and disappeared as if they were alive.

He slowly opened his deep, indifferent eyes.

In his left eye, it seemed as if mountains of corpses and seas of blood were rising and falling;

In his right eye, however, there was a scene of galloping horses and clashing swords!

He just sat there quietly, yet he gave people the feeling that he alone was an army!

Zhao Huaiyuan slowly raised his right hand and gently clenched it.

Click!

The vacuum around his fist emitted a sound like shattering glass, and fine black cracks appeared and disappeared between his fingers!

The force of a single grip can shake the very fabric of space!

"This...this is the Invincible Body?"

Sun Mingde's voice was trembling.

Both involve drawing qi into the body, and both are wisps of primordial dragon qi, so why is there such a big difference?

This is no longer a difference in quantity, but a qualitative leap!

Qian Youmin took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart, and looked at Li Chen, asking respectfully.

"Lord Dragon Lord, Old Zhao, what's he doing now...?"

"The Overlord Body has been initially formed, and he has already entered the Meridian Condensation Realm."

Li Chen's voice slowly rang out, revealing the name of the first physical realm in cultivation to everyone.

"The 'Huangji Zhenshi Jing' has been transformed into the 'Bahuang Zhenyu Gong' within his body, which is mainly about killing and warfare."

"In the future, he will be the sharpest sword in the Dragon Kingdom."

The sharpest sword!

Everyone was deeply shaken as they looked at Zhao Huaiyuan, whose aura was profound and imposing.

Just then, Li Chen's starry gaze slowly swept over the rest of the group.

His gaze lingered briefly on the elderly men, and a hint of interest flickered in his usually calm dragon eyes.

"The Overlord Body is formed from the Battle Spirit."

"But among you, some have dedicated their lives to healing and saving countless lives, their very being imbued with 'vitality'."

"Some people dedicate their entire lives to studying the workings of nature, harboring 'divine craftsmanship' within their hearts;"

"Some people devise strategies and calculate every detail of fate, achieving divine harmony with 'heavenly calculations'..."

Li Chen's voice stirred up a tidal wave in the hearts of every elderly person.

"The path to dominance is only one aspect."

"Where does your path lead?"