Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

"It seems that the people from Manco opened the first two and probably got something, but they didn't dare or couldn't open the third one," Liu Nian speculated, while cautiously looking around.

The wandering dragon ghosts did not seem to attack the intruders immediately, but instead "stared" at them with their empty eye sockets burning with ghostly blue flames.

As Liu Nian led his team closer to the third treasure chest and stepped into the area ten meters in front of the screen wall, a sudden change occurred!

Behind the screen wall, a much more solid, dark blue light shot into the sky!

In the light, a dragon-man ghost, nearly twice the size of the other dragon-man ghosts, clad in illusory armor and wielding two strange crescent-shaped shovels formed of condensed energy, slowly emerged.

His appearance was more human-like, handsome and majestic, but his eyes burned with deep, purplish-black flames, and his whole body exuded pure and violent demonic energy.

This demonic aura doesn't feel like magic... it's more like a kind of "true essence".

【LV.99 Fallen Dragon Soul (Mythical Grade)】

"Intruders... coveting the divine treasure... shall be punished!" The dragon-man ghost uttered a low, hoarse voice, and the next second, his figure vanished!

So fast! Liu Nian's pupils contracted, and his fighting instincts made him turn to the side. A crescent shovel wrapped in purplish-black energy almost grazed his nose, and the force of the wind made his cheek sting.

The dragon-man ghost missed its attack, and its figure flickered like a ghost, instantly appearing on Liu Nian's left, right, and behind!

Each appearance was accompanied by lightning-fast, tricky attacks—fists, palms, shovels—the moves were fluid and seamless, sometimes powerful enough to shatter rocks, sometimes supple enough to flow like water, a truly masterful display of close-combat skills! Completely different from Liu Nian's game skills!

Liu Nian, relying on his superior attributes and combat experience, parried and dodged, but he was quite surprised.

This dragon-man ghost is extremely strong in close combat!

He did try to fight back, but he couldn't even touch his opponent!

The opponent's dodge is not an attribute-based dodge, but a movement-based dodge.

Moreover, this thing's attack power is not low! Judging from the damage it deals, it is in no way inferior to the Sun Devourer of the Demon Bear Clan!

This is just an elite monster, not a boss!

However, Liu Nian didn't go all out; he just wanted to test how strong the monster was.

Now it seems that the monster in these ruins is indeed extraordinary!

Thinking of this, Liu Nian took the opponent's heavy palm strike head-on and stomped down hard at the same time!

The earth roared!

Boom! A powerful shockwave and rumbling swept outwards from Liu Nian's center.

-329.87 million!

The dragon-man ghost's figure froze instantly, its movements ceasing.

Liu Nian thought he was going to die, but unexpectedly, his true essence flowed around his body. He seemed to be enraged by Liu Nian's counterattack, raised his head and let out a roar that was neither a dragon nor a dragon, and his demonic energy gathered wildly around him!

The next moment, to Liu Nian's astonishment, the form of the dragon-man ghost underwent a dramatic change!

His body rapidly expanded and elongated, covered with solid black scales, his head transformed into a ferocious dragon head, and his limbs into evil claws—he had transformed into a demonic dragon form that was extremely similar to Liu Nian's [Divine Dragon Form]!

Its demonic aura was sinister, lacking the majestic grandeur of Liu Nian's divine dragon form, and instead possessing a more sinister quality!

"He can also transform into a dragon?!" Liu Nian was shocked.

If Manco had seen Liu Nian's dragon form in person, he would surely be horrified to discover the similarity between the two!

However, Liu Nian attacked the western city first, and by the time Manco arrived, the battle was almost over, so he did not see it.

"Roar—!" The ghost, transformed into a demonic dragon, surged with power and unleashed a burst of icy breath!

However, Liu Nian's current attributes were too exaggerated, so he let the breath hit him.

-806 million!

-806 million!

-806 million!

……

The damage numbers popped up rapidly, but compared to 25 billion health and 10 billion shield value, this damage was negligible!

But for other players, this damage is terrifying!

In the end, Liu Nian used Shadow Strike to get behind his opponent and finished him off with a basic attack that was stacked with Heart Steel!

Duang ~

[Heart of Steel activated, HP +270 million]

The battle ended, and the dragon-man ghost dissipated as a wisp of green smoke.

The treasure chest he was guarding also popped open automatically.

Liu Nian walked to the treasure chest. Inside the chest lay an unremarkable black crystal, next to an ancient leather scroll.

[Obtained: Leyline Concussion Bomb (Legendary) x1]

[Obtained: Heavenly Dragon Scroll (Quest Item)]

Liu Nian was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.

So that's where Manco got his bomb!

Manco opened two treasure chests, so he only has two bombs left!

Now this last one has fallen into Liu Nian's hands.

Liu Nian then picked up the scroll, and the moment he opened it, the scroll instantly turned to ashes, and then the entire city ruins shook violently!

On the tallest palace ruins in the center, where only the foundation remains, a pure golden light that pierced the heavens and earth suddenly shone, dispelling the surrounding dark red demonic energy!

A figure slowly materialized amidst the golden light.

It was also a dragon-human ghost, but its form was more ancient and majestic. It wore an illusory robe that seemed to be woven from starlight, a flat crown on its head, an old and kind face, and pure golden flames burning in its eyes. There was no demonic energy, only the vicissitudes and weight of countless ages.

He held in his hand a jade tablet, seemingly carved with images of mountains and rivers.

His appearance caused all the wandering dragon ghosts in the ruins to stop moving, turn to face him, and bow in respect.

"Humans?" The ancient dragonman was visibly shocked upon seeing Liu Nian. He murmured, "Has the cycle of reincarnation begun again?"

Upon hearing the other person's words, Liu Nian couldn't help but frown: What do you mean by the cycle of reincarnation starting again?

He stared at the enormous, transparent phantom and felt it resembled Hector from the ruins of Ascalon, whose name was:

[Nameless Dragon Soul LV. ? ? ?]

"Latercomer..." the ancient dragon-man ghost spoke softly, "Do you come from the Dragon Kingdom?"

Liu Nian was startled. He had been somewhat suspicious of the architectural style here, but now, judging from the other party's words, they were clearly from the Dragon Kingdom as well!

However, Liu Nian comes from the present, while this dragon soul comes from ancient times.

In other words, this cyber hell already existed back then.

Actually, this didn't surprise Liu Nian. What surprised him was that this dragon-human ghost also came from the Dragon Kingdom. Didn't that mean that humans on Earth had been struggling to survive here for thousands of years?

But why did Liu Nian receive the following information when he first entered: that they were now joining as a new force and were engaged in an upgrade war with the other five races?

Is this what they mean by reincarnation?

He suppressed his shock and said, "Yes, I come from the Dragon Kingdom."

"What year and month is it now?"

"I will be here in 2025."

"2025?" Dragon Soul muttered twice. "What kind of calendar is that?"

After Liu Nian explained, the dragon-man ghost fell silent.

After a moment, he said softly, "So, more than 7000 years have passed..."

The heaviness in his voice made it hard for Liu Nian to breathe.

After a moment of silence, the dragon-man ghost suddenly laughed again: "Hehehe, 7000 years have passed. I didn't expect the Dragon Kingdom civilization to still exist. How wonderful!"