For most people, the journey to the Dragon Palace Ruins had come to an end. Except for Su Han, who had entered the Dragon Transformation Pool, everyone else had been forcefully ejected.

Su Han could no longer sense Tongyan's blessing, the Tian Luo Saint Heir's killing intent, or the shock of the others. At this moment, he found himself in a wondrous realm.

Brilliant lights were everywhere, multicolored and unspeakably beautiful. Vast energy flooded into his body, causing every pore to open wide and absorb the power in great gulps. Inside his body, his heart pounded more vigorously and his blood flowed like a raging river. All his bones shone brightly, and his organs glowed with light.

Su Han felt that he didn't even need to cultivate; simply by staying here, his Sacred Body would automatically reach the stage of Great Accomplishment. The feeling was so marvelous that one couldn't help but become lost in it, wishing to stay here for all eternity.

SWISH!

Just then, a black light—dark and profound, cold and domineering—burst forth from within Su Han's body. The black light rapidly condensed, ultimately forming the Demonic Emperor Physique. Wearing the Ghostly Face Mask and robed in the Shore Flower Emperor Robe, black light surged around him as ten Black Holes circled. It was as if he were the lord of darkness, the terminator of all things.

Huh? What's going on? My consciousness seems to be disturbed!

With the emergence of the Demonic Emperor Physique, the cold Devouring Heaven Demonic Qi coursed through his body. It was like a bucket of cold water being poured over him, restoring clarity to Su Han from his entranced state.

Something was wrong. Even with the strength of his Divine Sense, he had been imperceptibly influenced. Just moments ago, he had let down all his defenses, his Heart Spirit completely relaxed. If an enemy had approached or danger had descended, he would have been completely oblivious.

This situation was too dangerous, more terrifying than a Spiritual Freeze or Divine Sense Imprisonment because it came with no warning, no anomaly whatsoever.

Opportunities often came hand in hand with danger. As the greatest opportunity within the Dragon Palace Ruins, the Dragon Transformation Pool was indeed filled with unimaginable peril. If it weren't for the Demonic Emperor Physique, Su Han feared he might have truly succumbed, never able to break free.

The air around him was still misty and radiant, utterly unchanged, but Su Han's heart was now filled with vigilance.

ROAR!

A furious dragon roar suddenly exploded in Su Han's sea of consciousness. It made his scalp tingle and his heart feel as if it were about to burst. The next moment, the scenery before his eyes changed. It was no longer a beautiful fairyland but instead resembled an oncoming storm. All the light turned black, and the surroundings grew dark and gloomy, as if day had suddenly turned to night.

At the same time, a colossal dragon head that eclipsed the sun appeared. It was even more massive than the dragon skull in the Dragon Burial Valley. Looking up, Su Han couldn't see its top, as if it were a towering mountain imposing a profound sense of pressure on him.

Of course, it wasn't just a dragon head. Unlike the skull in the Dragon Burial Valley, this one had a body, but the body was so enormous that it stretched endlessly, seemingly spanning the entire sky.

This can't be that dragon shadow! Su Han was taken aback, but he quickly guessed the truth.

The Dragon Transformation Pool was not an actual pool of water but was formed by a ten-thousand-meter-long dragon shadow with its head connected to its tail. Tongyan had mentioned the opportunity within the Dragon Transformation Pool to him before, but her explanation had been vague and lacked clear details. All he knew was that entering it would grant a massive opportunity.

Now it seemed that the Dragon Transformation Pool did indeed contain an opportunity, but it was a treacherous one.

If the Demonic Emperor Physique hadn't appeared, maybe I could have used this chance to achieve the Great Accomplishment of the Sacred Body, but the price would have been becoming a puppet! Su Han's mind was agile, and he quickly made a judgment based on the clues.

If the kilometer-sized dragon skull in the Dragon Burial Valley housed a Resentful Dragon Soul King, then the ten-thousand-meter-long dragon shadow before him was the True Dragon Soul Emperor.

This was a Remnant Soul left by a Dragon Emperor of the Great Emperor Realm. Although it lacked resentment and wasn't a resentful dragon soul, its strength was incomparably formidable. The so-called Dragon Transformation Pool was actually a trap he had deliberately set to attract the most talented prodigies.

From his recent experience, Su Han understood that once he accepted the True Dragon Soul Emperor's power, he would become its puppet, manipulated at will with no freedom to speak of.

The Heavenly Dragon Saint must have been manipulated long ago; it's just that outsiders are unaware. This time, he intentionally let the Tian Luo Saint Heir come here to compete for the Dragon Transformation Pool's opportunity. Perhaps he has his eyes on the Tian Luo Saint Heir and wants to turn him into a puppet as well!

Connecting the dots, Su Han quickly thought of the Heavenly Dragon Saint. This was too terrifying! The True Dragon Soul Emperor was simply a treacherous old fox, trapping generation after generation.

Alarm rose in Su Han's heart. He suspected that he might be the only one who knew this secret. No one else knew the truth about the Heavenly Dragon Saint. If the Tian Luo Saint Heir had entered this time, the entire Tian Luo Net Holy Land might have fallen under the True Dragon Soul Emperor's control.

To think that this True Dragon Soul Emperor was merely a Remnant Soul yet possessed such terrifying cunning, how dreadful must the real Dragon Emperor have been? Indeed, none who reached the Great Emperor Realm were simple characters. Su Han grew vigilant, resolving to be on high alert and stay one step ahead when facing these old, calculating powerhouses in the future.

"Human, you have disrupted my plan! For that, you shall become my chess piece!"

The True Dragon Soul Emperor roared angrily. The sound was like rolling thunder, exploding next to Su Han's ears and causing him a splitting headache that deafened him. The next moment, an irresistible force descended upon Su Han, intending to possess his body and turn him into a puppet.

The force was too strong. Although the True Dragon Soul Emperor was just a wisp of a Remnant Soul, it was the Remnant Soul of a Dragon Emperor, after all—not something Su Han could withstand. At that moment, Su Han felt his body slip from his control as his Divine Sense began to sink into oblivion.

He struggled to resist, unleashing both his Invincible Dao Heart and Defying Heavenly Demonic Intent. But in the face of absolute power, all his efforts were futile. Su Han was utterly unable to fight back. He was like a fish on the chopping block, completely at another's mercy.

"Humph!"

Just then, a cold snort emitted from the Demonic Emperor Physique. It was icy to the core, as if it came from the depths of the Nine Serenities, yet it was also incomparably domineering. That single snort was more than the True Dragon Soul Emperor could bear.

"Impossible! How could you possibly possess the Aura of a Divine Demon?" the True Dragon Soul Emperor shrieked, having clearly sensed the Aura of the Cruel Demon Emperor.

At that moment, the Devouring Heaven Demonic Art began to operate on its own. The Demonic Emperor Physique simply raised a finger, and the ten-thousand-meter-long True Dragon Soul Emperor shattered to pieces, unable to put up the slightest resistance.

"No! I refuse to accept this..."

The True Dragon Soul Emperor let out an unwilling howl, but it was useless against the Demonic Emperor Physique. It finally exploded with a bang, turning into a dense black fog. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

WHOOSH!

Simultaneously, the Dual Black Holes appeared and devoured the impossibly dense black fog. In that instant, Su Han felt his Sacred Body growing stronger at a rapid pace.

The crisis had been averted. Now was the true moment of opportunity.