Lu Fan was pleasantly surprised to find that he was now able to absorb the energy flowing into his body more freely.

Opportunity knocks but once.

He hurriedly activated his [Assimilation] ability with all his might and accelerated the speed at which [Gluttony] devoured the pink energy, quickly integrating it into his body.

As the energy injected by the dragon vein was continuously assimilated and absorbed, Lu Fan's appearance began to change, and his limbs began to show some dragon-like features.

Hard dragon scales quietly sprouted from the palm of his hand, winding their way upwards and spreading along his arm to his neck.

In the blink of an eye, half of Lu Fan's body was covered by those fine and solid dragon scales.

It was precisely thanks to this miraculous assimilation process that Lu Fan achieved a near-perfect harmony with the energy within the dragon vein.

This affinity caused his absorption rate of dragon vein energy to increase dramatically, as if opening a high-speed channel for acquiring power.

At the same time, the feeling of energy saturation in my body quickly dissipated.

"I see..."

Lu Fan seemed to have discovered the problem: his body had unknowingly become deeply assimilated with this pink energy.

Now that he had found a breakthrough, how could he let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

Lu Fan acted decisively, accelerating his absorption of the dragon vein's energy once more, like a greedy glutton with insatiable desires.

Taking advantage of this momentum, he planned to completely transform his body in order to absorb all the energy.

A moment later.

Under the astonished gazes of everyone, Lu Fan's body had undergone a tremendous transformation.

His entire body was completely covered by dragon scales, and he had successfully transformed into a half-human, half-dragon form, as if he had combined human wisdom with the powerful strength of the dragon race.

Each of those dragon scales shimmered with luster, appearing even more perfect than the soil itself.

Lian Rang was frantically absorbing energy, desperately trying to gain the dragon vein's approval.

However, when he inadvertently caught a glimpse of the astonishing changes in Lu Fan's body, his eyes were instantly filled with unbelievable shock.

"Are you also a demon?"

"No, that's absolutely impossible!"

In his mind, how could an ordinary human possibly possess the unique abilities of their demon race, especially the most mysterious and powerful dragon form!

This completely overturned his worldview.

A fierce sense of resentment burned wildly in Lian Rang's heart like a raging fire.

He was unwilling to lose to others so easily, so he recklessly increased the intensity of his energy absorption.

Lian Rang's body was already overwhelmed by the influx of immense energy, and at this moment it had reached its full limit.

Like a container filled to its limit, even one more drop of liquid could cause it to burst.

Seeing the energy still flowing into his body, Lian Rang knew he couldn't continue absorbing it.

The half-dragon form was already the limit of what he could endure. If he forced himself to continue, the only thing awaiting him would be his body exploding and dying.

Lian Rang's eyes were red, and a desperate, madness flashed in them.

He suddenly turned around and shouted loudly to Ice Rose and the others not far away:

"Kill him!"

Before Bing Qiangwei and the others could make a move, Lian Rang was horrified to discover that his body was starting to go out of control due to excessive energy.

"Oh no, I'm getting distracted."

Lian Rang felt a sense of foreboding and hurriedly tried to activate his supernatural ability to release energy and alleviate the impending crisis within his body.

Only then did he realize that the energy in his body had accumulated and piled up, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't budge it.

"Bang."

With a deafening roar, Lian Rang's half-dragon body finally succumbed to the impact of the energy torrent, resulting in a terrifying energy implosion.

Lian Rang let out a scream as one of his arms exploded. He was thrown into the air by the blast, tumbling uncontrollably several times before crashing heavily to the ground.

"Brother Lian Rang!" Wu Du exclaimed in surprise upon seeing this, and hurriedly rushed forward to check the situation.

Ignoring his horrific injuries, Lian Rang shoved Wu Du aside with all his might, roaring madly:

"No, that's impossible!"

He stared intently at Lu Fan, his gaze seeming as if he wanted to devour Lu Fan alive.

"Why?! I am the vessel, why can't I be the one?!"

Lian Rang's eyes were filled with resentment, and his voice was distorted with anger and pain. He could not accept that he had been defeated in the duel just now.

This was an unbearable humiliation for him!

As Lian Rang was blown away, all the onlookers widened their eyes and looked at Lu Fan, who was still standing firmly in place.

The answer is already obvious.

Lu Fan is undoubtedly the ultimate winner in this battle for the dragon vein.

While he certainly had an element of luck involved, it is undeniable that he truly withstood the test of the dragon vein.

Approval flashed in the dragon vein's eyes, and it looked at Lu Fan with a gentle gaze.

Then, it quickly withdrew all its outward energy and aura, preparing to get up and fly out of the swamp.

Just as the giant fat dragon opened its mouth to unleash a roar, a sharp whistling sound suddenly came from afar.

That's the sound of friction produced when air is cut at high speed.

"Lu Fan is over there!" A furious shout rang out from afar.

Dozens of Awakened Ones, dressed in the distinctive uniforms of the Thunder Bureau, led the way like locomotives, charging aggressively toward Lu Fan.

It turned out that Judge Lan and Judge Duan, who had been chasing Lu Fan, had finally arrived.

Seeing Lu Fan standing there motionless, they assumed that Lu Fan was already theirs.

Upon seeing the Thunder Bureau's arrival, the assassin Ice Rose turned her face away. Wu Du secretly thought something was wrong and immediately picked up the seriously injured Lian Rang. He and Ice Rose quickly retreated to a distance and hid far away.

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