"Ah..."
Bai Ye grunted, a low, whimpering hiss escaping his throat.
The improvement in physical attributes was the most immediate sensation, though when it came to killing dragons, physical prowess wasn't as crucial.
Even with enhanced physical stats, Bai Ye didn't believe he could face this colossal behemoth with his bare body alone.
What mattered was...
A 10% boost to all abilities, and a 15% boost to weapons.
The Goro Goro no Mi was terrifying; even a 10% increase was significant.
Secondly, the Lightning Fang Beast's lightning fang characteristic naturally complemented the Goro Goro no Mi, allowing the weapon's 15% boost to stack with the abilities' 10% increase, thereby amplifying the destructive power of Bai Ye's attacks.
Of course, there was also...
"Dark Devour!"
Bai Ye suddenly thrust his hand forward, and in the next instant, a shadow vortex materialized in front of him, spinning and expanding in the air like a black hole.
Then...
Everything around it was sucked into the black hole!
The already dilapidated structure completely collapsed, countless fragments of stone being drawn into the vortex and ground into dust.
The dragon's massive body was not spared; it was continuously pulled by the suction, and the moment it touched the black hole...
The dragon's back instantly ripped open. The solid carapace proved no match, tearing apart and spewing forth large amounts of blood.
Terrifying power!
The Demon God's ability, while seemingly uncomplicated, was terrifying because Dark Devour could bypass any defense and tear through it.
However, compared to the dragon's immense size, the resulting wound was clearly too small.
Bai Ye needed something more potent...
An attack capable of cleaving that body in two!
Bai Ye brushed his fingertips across the Lightning Fang Beast, and then...
*Zzzzt!*
The sound of crackling electricity filled the air, with countless arcs of lightning enveloping the Lightning Fang Beast.
Pitch black in color.
Perhaps influenced by the Demon God's power, the electricity that appeared was completely black, coiling around the sword's blade.
The next instant, Bai Ye raised his sword high!
At this moment, due to Dark Devour, the dragon's body was being pulled by the black hole.
Despite struggling fiercely, trying to break free from the suction, the immense force still held the dragon in a powerful grip.
An opportunity like this, what was he waiting for?
"Lightning Fang!"
Bai Ye roared and brought the raised Lightning Fang Beast down with force.
*Boom!*
The black lightning that had enveloped the Lightning Fang Beast instantly exploded, plummeting downwards.
The black electricity scattered, condensed, scattered, and condensed...
Then...
It gradually expanded, becoming colossal.
A massive black lightning blade appeared, flickering in the air.
Empowered by the Demon God's strength, with each leap of the lightning arcs, the surrounding space was torn asunder.
Rifts in the void continuously appeared, quickly covering the surrounding space.
Like ravenous beasts baring their fangs, they appeared ghastly and terrifying.
The next second...
*Boom!* The black lightning blade struck the dragon's back.
The lightning blade shattered instantly, and countless black electrical currents flowed along the dragon's carapace, spreading.
Simultaneously, as the black lightning spread across the dragon's body, those hardened scales began to peel off.
In the blink of an eye, the dragon's back was a bloody, mangled mess.
In excruciating pain, the dragon struggled more fiercely. Red bubbles suddenly appeared at its extremities.
New Kagune!
Blade-like appendages grew from all around its body.
Beneath the shattered carapace, pairs of blood-red eyes slowly opened.
A terrifying aura, an immensely oppressive feeling.
The last of its body, hidden beneath the ground, finally revealed itself and swept towards Bai Ye.
*Puff!*
The instant of contact, the sharp edges sliced open a section of Bai Ye's waist and abdomen.
In an instant, Bai Ye's body felt as if it were split in two, and then...
*Rumble, rumble, rumble!*
The dragon's body propelled Bai Ye, smashing him into a side building, its outer wall pulverized. But it didn't stop, continuing forward, forward, ever forward...
The walls of the building continuously shattered.
Aside from the pain in his back, Bai Ye felt nothing but the constant impacts and the pulverization.
Until...
*Rumble!*
Another building was severed at its waist, tilting and collapsing downwards.
Bai Ye was flung out, tumbling through the air, before his massive fire wings unfurled, suspending him in mid-air.
"Your armor, the Black Order uniform, has been completely destroyed."
The clothes formed by the Steel Slime's solidification on Bai Ye's body were completely torn, reducing to scraps of mud clinging to him.
Blood trickled from Bai Ye's lips, and his abdomen was completely bisected, his internal organs almost visible.
His chest had caved in, and his left arm was unnaturally twisted, its bones clearly crushed.
But...
Bai Ye reached out and traced the wound on his waist.
As his palm swept over the injury, it rapidly healed, turning into a scar in the blink of an eye, which then began to fade.
His sunken chest rose again.
Bai Ye glanced at his arm.
*Crack, crack!*
His completely contorted arm made crisp cracking sounds as it slowly twisted back into place.
The Demon God's power of rapid regeneration!
As long as he wasn't dead, any injury could be instantly recovered!
It was just a pity that the Black Order uniform was completely ruined. The items solidified from the Steel Slime could continuously repair their "durability," but if their durability was reduced to zero in one go, they would still be destroyed!
Beyond that...
Bai Ye glanced at the screen. Six minutes remained.
He looked at the dragon, still bound by the suction of Dark Devour, but not completely incapacitated.
Its back bore terrible wounds from the lightning blade attack, but the dragon also possessed immense regenerative capabilities. While not as monstrous as rapid regeneration, some parts of its body were visibly recovering.
At this rate, it would be difficult to kill the dragon before the time limit.
Thinking this, Bai Ye reached out.
"Dark Devour!"
With Bai Ye's low shout, shadows reappeared in the air, spinning and transforming into a black hole.
The terrifying suction emanated from the center of the black hole, ferociously tearing at everything around it.