Beastmaster? Monsters are beasts too!

In an instant, the dark sparks burst forth with a purplish-black light!

Immediately afterwards, Gomora's body slowly turned into particles of light, surging towards Chen Xiu who had fallen to the ground!

The light particles began to condense rapidly the moment they came into contact with Chen Xiu.

Dark black bone plates emerged from under the blood vessels and spread along the spine to the limbs and bones!

The shoulder armor bulged into ferocious bone spikes, and the chest was covered with a thick bone shield!

It perfectly covered up the bloody hole that had been pierced through before.

The iconic curved horn of Gomora coalesced on its head, and its eyes glowed crimson.

This is not blood fusion, nor is it a simple borrowing of bloodlines; rather, it is a perfect fusion of flesh and blood!

A terrifying power, dozens of times greater than before, erupted from his limbs and bones!

Bronze Eight-Star, Bronze Nine-Star, Bronze Peak...

His realm continued to rise, even breaking through the barriers of bronze and silver with unstoppable momentum!

Finally... it settled steadily at Silver Four-Star!

[Ding! The host has completed a super fusion with Gomora!]

[Realm Breakthrough: Bronze Eight-Star → Silver Four-Star]

[Activate 200% Bloodrage state, all talents upgraded by one level!]

[Reward: 5 chances to win a prize]

Three system notifications sounded in succession!

He slowly clenched his fist, his knuckles making a cracking sound.

Under the power of the Great Rejuvenating Pill, the wound on his chest completely healed, and the previous feeling of exhaustion vanished without a trace.

Instead, there is an inexhaustible source of power.

"This is Dark Fusion? Impressive indeed!" he murmured, then opened the system panel.

[Host: Chen Xiu (Fusion Form)]

[Attribute: Earth]

[Realm Level: Silver Four-Star]

[Abilities: Underground Travel (Gold Level), Hard Armor (Platinum Level), Brute Force (Diamond Level), Super Vibration Wave (King Level)]

[Status: 200% HP Burst]

[Number of draws: 5]

[Backpack: Physique Doubling Card*9, Low-level Spirit Stones*10, Beginner Great Restoration Pill*9, Dark Spark]

The stone slabs beneath his feet cracked inch by inch under his unconscious stomping.

He swayed, and then there was a loud bang!

The entire ground collapsed completely!

Chen Xiu shot out, heading towards Xiao Junyi and the others.

His eyes were filled with boundless killing intent!

At the same time, Xiao Junyi was leading three Xiao family stewards, following behind the Earth Vein Rock Lizard.

"Young Master, the Earth Vein Rock Lizard sensed an extremely strong dragon energy fluctuation ahead; this should be the center of the secret realm."

"A deacon said respectfully, his tone full of excitement."

Xiao Junyi curled into a smug smile, a glint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes: "The opportunities of this True Dragon Secret Realm are destined to be mine, Xiao Junyi's!"

"Once I obtain the true dragon's remains and break through to the Silver rank, who among the younger generation in the entire Zhaoxia City will dare to challenge me?"

Another steward quickly chimed in, "Young Master is right! Once you've achieved great success, not only will Luo Shiyi be no match for you, but even the eldest daughter of the Gong family will have to submit!"

Xiao Junyi nodded in satisfaction. As he spoke, the group turned a corner, and the view suddenly opened up before them.

A main altar, a hundred times more magnificent than any building they had ever seen before, appeared before their eyes.

The altar is made entirely of dark black dragon scale stone, with nine lifelike stone dragons spiraling upwards.

The dragon heads converged at the top of the altar, together supporting a golden ball of light.

In the center of the ball of light, a palm-sized golden scale floated.

Mysterious patterns flow across its scales, radiating a majestic and ancient dragon's might.

It is the remains of a true dragon that everyone has been dreaming of!

"A true dragon's remains! It really is a true dragon's remains!"

Everyone's breathing became rapid, and they couldn't wait to rush forward.

But then—a deafening roar!

The ground beneath the altar suddenly exploded!

Amidst the flying debris, a monster the size of a small mountain suddenly burst forth!

Its entire body is covered with thick, dark gold bone armor, and its back is covered with lava-like patterns!

"A guardian beast? Platinum level?!"

The three deacons' expressions changed drastically, and Xiao Junyi's heart sank as well.

They never expected that the main altar would be guarded by a platinum-level monster!

But looking at the dragon's remains so close at hand, Xiao Junyi gritted his teeth, a glint of greed flashing in his eyes.

"What are you afraid of! You four are at the peak of Silver rank. Even if we can't beat you, we can at least hold you off!"

"Attack together! Kill it, and the true dragon's remains will be yours. The Xiao family will reward you handsomely!"

The four deacons exchanged a glance and gave a bitter smile.

"Young Master, the difference between platinum and silver is enormous; it's not that easy to obtain."

Xiao Junyi frowned, still wanting to grumble, but the Abyss Rock Dragon wouldn't give them the chance.

It let out a deafening roar and swung its tail violently!

One of the beasts was instantly flung away, crashing heavily into the stone wall with a piercing scream, and died on the spot!

"What?!"

The steward turned pale and spat out a mouthful of blood. The backlash from the death of his beast instantly rendered him unable to fight.

The Abyssal Rock Dragon gave everyone no chance to catch their breath, opening its mouth and spewing out a blazing pillar of lava that swept towards Xiao Junyi.

Wherever the lava passed, the air was burned and distorted, and the ground instantly melted into magma.

Xiao Junyi's expression changed drastically, and he quickly shielded everyone in front of him.

"Young Master! Run! We can't beat this thing!"

When everyone turned around, Xiao Junyi had already run far away...

Little did they know that after everyone had gone far away, the damaged ground instantly returned to its original state.

The Abyssal Rock Dragon also vanished from its spot, as if it had never appeared at all.

……

"Useless! A bunch of good-for-nothings!"

Xiao Junyi leaned against the stone wall, panting heavily, looking utterly disheveled.

Not only did it alarm the Platinum-level guardian beast, the Abyss Rock Dragon, but it also resulted in the loss of a Silver-level peak deacon.

The crucial point is that they didn't even get close to the remains of the true dragon, and could only flee in panic with the remaining three people.

"Four peak Silver-level experts couldn't even stop a beast, what use are you to me!"

He kicked away the gravel in frustration, cursing loudly, when suddenly the sound of orderly footsteps came from the end of the passage.

One of them looked up and said, "Young Master, they look like government officials?"

Xiao Junyi narrowed his eyes and curled up the corners of his mouth.

……

"Young Master Xiao?" Qi Ling frowned. "What are you doing here?"

"Captain Qi! You've finally arrived!" Xiao Junyi instantly changed to an extremely anxious expression and rushed forward to grab his arm.

His voice trembled just the right amount, "Quickly, save them! There are over a dozen people trapped ahead!"

He pointed in the direction of the Abyss Rock Dragon and said, "We just discovered more than a dozen victims and wanted to help them, but suddenly a Gold-level monster appeared!"

Qi Ling's heart tightened. The primary responsibility of the official exploration team was to search for and rescue survivors.

He looked at Xiao Junyi: "Are you sure there's only one golden demon beast?"

Xiao Junyi nodded without changing his expression.

Qi Ling no longer hesitated and sternly ordered, "Everyone check your equipment and follow me to rescue them! Maintain vigilance and be ready for battle at any time!"

The nine team members responded in unison and quickly walked towards the depths of the passage.

As he watched their figures disappear, the anxiety on Xiao Junyi's face vanished instantly.

Instead, a cruel smile appeared.

"What does the young master want?" a steward asked obsequiously.

"When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits, understand?"

"But the exit is right here, they won't just obediently go and die."

Xiao Junyi snorted coldly, his eyes icy: "Wouldn't it be better to just keep them from getting out? Go blow up the cave entrance."

A moment later, there was a loud bang!

Xiao Junyi dusted off his hands, looked at the pile of rubble in front of him, and a smug smile appeared on his lips: "Qi Ling, don't blame me for being ruthless, blame your bad luck!"

"The remains of a true dragon can only belong to my Xiao family!"

……

As soon as Qi Ling and the others entered, they heard an explosion behind them.

Upon inspection, it was discovered that the only passage was blocked by fallen rocks!

"Damn it, we got tricked by that brat from the Xiao family!" One of them pounded on the wall.

Qi Ling sighed helplessly, "I never expected Xiao Junyi to be so vicious, daring to propose marriage to the Gong family."

"Looks like I'll have to remind the boss once we get out."

Clearly, they didn't think they would die inside.

Looking at the altar, there was nothing but stones.

There was no rock dragon, no dragon scales, not even a trace of damage.

There was only one person who was unharmed but lay on the ground lifeless.

Just as everyone was looking around, suddenly, a cry for help echoed in the empty cave.

"Help me, help me!"

……