Chapter 245: The Death of the Demon Dragon

【Main Quest 2.0 Completed: Help the Digital Girlfriend Survive the Central Continent Secret Realm Dungeon】

【Reward Acquired: Sect Summoning Order】

【Sect Summoning Order: Can be used in the real world to summon disciples, elders, or the sect master of the Sword Pavilion for 30 minutes. The cooldown period ranges from one day to one month, depending on the number and strength of those summoned. (As the player’s cultivation increases, the cooldown period will decrease.)】

【The 'Sect Summoning Order' has been added to your inventory.】

【Main Quest 3.0: Uncover the Holy Land’s Conspiracy, Challenge the Holy Land of Jade Pool—Li Qingran and Yue Qianchi share a deep bond. Please assist Li Qingran in rescuing Senior Sister Yue Qianchi. (Quest Failure: Sword Pavilion is annihilated, Li Qingran is mortally wounded, her spiritual root is extracted, her Dao body is stolen, and she will never progress in cultivation again, living a life of regret / Quest Success: Sword Pavilion survives, Li Qingran survives, and the player’s avatar survives.) Current success rate: 0%】

The moment Chen Huaian logged out, his phone was flooded with game notifications.

“…Why the hell do I die too if I fail?! And why is it 0% again?!”

That number gave him goosebumps every time he saw it.

But after some thought, he pieced together the logic.

If the quest failed, it meant Li Qingran’s

Profound Water Root

would be taken. True Person Yuyao would then complete the

Five-Element Perfect Physique

, steal Yue Qianchi’s body, and experience a massive power surge—so much so that even his

small world

wouldn’t be able to hide him. Then, she’d casually flick her finger and obliterate his existence.

“…That terrifying? Wouldn’t that make her a half-step Immortal?!”

Chen Huaian shuddered.

Once someone became an Immortal, they essentially became part of the

Heavenly Dao

—or at the very least, its enforcer.

In some cultivation novels, exceptionally powerful Immortals could stand on equal footing with the Heavenly Dao itself, or even refine and control it.

If this game’s system was a subordinate of the

Heavenly Dao of Cangyun Realm

, and the opponent was a half-step Immortal… yeah, that’d be a nightmare.

“No way, I need to power up fast.”

A sense of urgency welled up in his heart.

Of course, he had always worked hard on his cultivation.

It was just that his progress had been excruciatingly slow.

Ultimately, he was still a mere mortal.

Even with a

Single Thunder Root

, his trash-tier talent meant he was barely scraping by.

【Your digital girlfriend has refined a ‘Hundred Herbs Detoxification Pill’ for you! Please check your inventory!】

SHWAP!

The moment the notification popped up, the

Hundred Herbs Detoxification Pill

materialized beside him.

Just before logging out, Li Qingran had gone to Elder Liu with a batch of spiritual herbs. He hadn’t expected the pill to be completed so quickly.

Looks like Elder Liu was right—this pill wasn’t difficult to refine.

It just required high-quality ingredients.

As long as the materials were available, the rest was easy.

“…Perfect timing. The first layer of

Heavenly Demon Art

has hit a bottleneck, and devouring the demon dragon’s cancer cells isn’t working anymore. No better time than now—let’s do this!”

Chen Huaian let out a sinister chuckle, picked up the

Hundred Herbs Detoxification Pill

, and swallowed it in one go.

The moment he did—

His vision went black.

And he passed out.

—

The demon dragon, which had been forcibly suppressed all this time, had not been idle.

Though it was reduced to a mere head—its body completely devoured by the

Heavenly Demon Art

—it had never stopped looking for a way to break free.

As everyone knew, the most terrifying thing about viruses was their ability to mutate.

And the demon dragon had been mutating.

【That devouring force hasn’t been as overwhelming lately. That must mean… my mutations are working! Just like drug resistance—if I keep evolving…】

The demon dragon eyed the

cancer cells

that crackled with electric arcs, all of them humming the melody of

Sweet Honey

as they floated around it.

Its plan was simple: disguise a portion of its own cells as these mutated

cancer cells

, infiltrate them from within, and then take over.

Once that happened, white pieces would turn black.

By then, the tables would be completely turned.

It had already made its move.

【Kekeke! Arise, my new mutated cancer cell!】

The demon dragon let out a crazed laugh.

A new cancer cell, identical to the ones surrounding it, was born right next to its body.

Indistinguishable from the rest, it seamlessly blended in.

【Success! Kekeke! SUCCESS!!!】

It immediately commanded the new cancer cell to multiply.

Soon, a tiny portion of its body had regrown.

Unfortunately, it didn’t have enough nutrients to continue growing.

At this point, it needed the host to provide sustenance—

Which meant Chen Huaian would soon feel unbearable hunger.

【Wait, no! If he gets hungry, he’ll notice something’s wrong!】

The demon dragon narrowed its eyes, rubbing its chin with a claw.

【Hmm… what if I just eat a few cancer cells? They’re packed with nutrients. Just a little nibble shouldn’t make a difference, right…?】

With that thought, it hesitantly swallowed one.

Delicious.

Packed with energy.

Immediately, its front claws began to regrow slightly.

【Damn, this guy’s been eating well, huh?】

【Kekeke! From now on, all of this will be mine! I’ll feast like a king!】

—

“…Is that so?”

A deep voice echoed from above.

A massive shadow loomed over the demon dragon.

Only then did it realize—

Everything had gone dark.

It looked up—

And saw an enormous

blood wolf

towering over it.

It was over ten times larger than before.

Its gaping maw alone could swallow the demon dragon whole—

Not to mention that right now, the dragon only had a head left.

“Did I not tell you?”

Chen Huaian stood atop the blood wolf’s head, controlling it with ease.

“I didn’t devour you because you were still useful. But now? You’re not.”

【Impossible?! How did your cells evolve this much?!】

The demon dragon’s eyes filled with horror.

Chen Huaian smirked.

This was the effect of the

Hundred Herbs Detoxification Pill

It strengthened all his cells, granting him complete immunity to poisons and diseases.

More importantly, it had triggered a chain reaction with his

Heavenly Demon Art

, making his physical body even more terrifying.

—

【Wait! Don’t devour me! I-I can still be useful…】

The demon dragon’s pupils shrank as it made a last-ditch effort.

【Kid, don’t you want

Dragon Qi

? If you devour me, I’ll destroy the Dragon Qi with me! I’ll—!】

“…You can’t move, can you?”

Chen Huaian watched as the demon dragon’s body stiffened, gradually turning gray and lifeless.

The detoxified golden cells around it had bound it like chains.

With a flick of his hand—

SHLCK!

He plunged his fingers into the dragon’s head.

And pulled out a tiny, golden dragon.

It was barely alive.

This was the

Dragon Qi

—his rightful inheritance, which had almost been stolen by the mutated cancer cells.

Now, it was time to take back what was his.

—

【No… don’t kill me… I was wrong… I…】

The demon dragon’s body shrank, until only its eyes and tongue remained.

Three seconds later—

Only a writhing, black cancer cell was left.

—

“You weren’t wrong.”

“You were just meant to die.”

Chen Huaian crushed the last cell underfoot.

—

ROAR—!

A deafening dragon’s cry erupted through his body.

In Containment Room #0, Chen Huaian slowly opened his eyes.

A terrifying aura burst forth, making the metal walls creak inward from the pressure.

Even

Bajii

on the windowsill flipped over in shock.

It locked eyes with Chen Huaian.

And froze.

—

Those weren’t human eyes.

They were golden—

And slit like a dragon’s.

…