Reborn as the Candle Dragon, I became the strongest academy guardian beast.

Outside Ningchuan City.

The Shadow Wolf King was constantly moving through the shadows of the forest.

After an unknown amount of time, its speed gradually slowed down, and it reformed its form from a distorted shadow.

Looking up, the Shadow Wolf King saw a huge cave hidden by the jungle.

At this moment, the Shadow Wolf King appeared to be in a sorry state.

Its fur was charred black, its breath was extremely weak, and one of its legs, covered in frost, was completely useless.

"Awoo~"

The Shadow Wolf King let out a mournful howl and limped deeper into the cave, its cries pitiful and humble, as if begging for forgiveness from some being deep within the cave.

This is its birthplace, its home.

At this moment, the Shadow Wolf King seemed to have completely forgotten that it was a fear-level wolf king, and instead acted like a child who had made a mistake, longing to go home and return to its mother's embrace.

However, just as the Shadow Wolf King stepped into the cave...

The ground beneath its feet suddenly transformed into a churning pool of dark red blood. Countless arms made of viscous blood emerged from the bottom of the pool, gripping its limbs, binding its body, and dragging it little by little into the depths of the blood pool.

The Shadow Wolf King let out a terrified cry, its eerie green eyes revealing disbelief.

It struggled desperately, tilting its head back and letting out a mournful howl, as if questioning why.

However, it received no response.

The Shadow Wolf King's body sank little by little, until even its head was swallowed up, and it completely disappeared into the pool of blood.

The blood pool churned a few times, then turned back into dark red rocks and returned to deathly silence, as if nothing had ever happened.

……

Not far away, a pair of golden vertical pupils took in everything.

Su Chen narrowed his snake-like eyes.

Just as he expected, the wolf den also harbored the final boss who commanded four wolf kings and a million-strong wolf tide.

[Instance: Blood Wolf King]

[Dungeon Level: Tier 5]

Boss Level: Lord Level 7

After activating the Demon God's Eye and confirming the boss's information, Su Chen silently entered the cave, his massive body swaying gently.

In his previous life, Su Chen was a cautious person. Every now and then, he would organize earthquake drills for the children in his class. This is why, during the major earthquake, no one in the class was injured or killed except for him.

In this life, Su Chen, as a snake, is equally cautious; he will never take a risk unless he is absolutely certain.

[Enter the instance - Blood Wolf King]

Inside the cave, the ground was covered with blood-red rocks, and not a single blade of grass grew.

The air was filled with a nauseating stench of blood.

Fortunately, Su Chen is now a snake.

Snakes have a completely different sense of smell than humans; they cannot smell anything unless the snake opens its mouth and flicks its tongue.

Soon, Su Chen reached the end of the cave.

Deep within the cave, a massive, blood-red tree stood silently, its trunk twisted like coral, its roots deeply embedded in a churning pool of blood, drawing nourishment from it.

The thick, viscous blood bubbled and bubbled, each surge sounding like the wailing and lamentation of countless wronged souls.

Looking up, I saw two fruits growing on the blood tree.

One tree bears red fruit, and the other tree also bears red fruit.

Under the tree stood a giant wolf with crimson fur.

Blood Wolf King!

To Su Chen's surprise, the Blood Wolf King did not show any hostility upon seeing him.

It slowly lowered its head, showing friendliness to Su Chen.

Seeing that Su Chen did not launch an attack, the Blood Wolf King lightly jumped up, bit off a fruit from the blood tree, chewed it a few times in front of Su Chen, and swallowed it.

A crimson light suddenly burst forth from the Blood Wolf King's body, illuminating the entire cave as if it were bathed in blood.

Su Chen narrowed his snake-like eyes slightly.

Within the light, the Blood Wolf King's form was rapidly changing.

Hair falls away, bones are reconstructed, and limbs become hands and feet...

A moment later, a naked woman appeared beneath the blood tree.

The woman had long, flowing red hair, snow-white skin, delicate and charming features, and a curvaceous figure; she would definitely be considered a top-tier beauty in the human world.

She tiptoed and picked another fruit from the tree, saying to Su Chen in broken English, "The fruit... if you eat it... you can turn into a human."

"Don't kill me... I can... have sex with you."

As she uttered the last few words, a blush rose to the woman's cheeks, her eyes lowered, and her eyelashes trembled slightly.

If it were any other man, he would probably nod in agreement immediately, looking so pitiful.

"You dare to challenge me?"

However, Su Chen sneered, a hint of coldness flashing in his golden vertical pupils.

The next second, he raised his thick snake tail and, to the woman's astonishment, slapped it down mercilessly.

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, the newly formed, fair and delicate beautiful body instantly turned into a bloody mess!

Su Chen retracted his snake tail, his golden vertical pupils showing no emotion, as if he had merely swatted a fly.

To become human.

For Su Chen, who was once human, these words were indeed incredibly tempting.

However, this hides enormous risks.

First of all, the fact that the Blood Wolf King could transform into human form after eating the fruit does not mean that he can also transform into human form.

Secondly, Su Chen did not know whether this fruit of unknown origin had any side effects.

Last but not least, Su Chen's body is a descendant of the Candle Dragon, possessing the Candle Dragon's bloodline.

With the help of the system, he will continue to evolve and one day be able to transform into a creator-level creature—the Candle Dragon.

But what if he eats the fruit and transforms into human form?

Will his bloodline still be pure?

Will it be able to continue evolving in the future?

Su Chen was unsure and had no intention of gambling.

Don't do it again and again.

After killing the Blood Wolf King, Su Chen crushed the last fruit and then smashed a blood-red tree deep in the cave.

After doing all this, he left the cave and unleashed a [Nine Heavens Thunder Spell] into it.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, the entire cave was reduced to ashes.

At the same time, a crisp system notification sounded in Su Chen's ears.

[Congratulations, host, on clearing the dungeon - Blood Wolf King]

[Reward: 5000 Evolution Points]