Nitro swallowed the poison-laced Purple Star Stone.

Under the influence of the Wind Poison Dragon’s venom, it fell into a near-death state.

This unexpectedly activated Nitro’s racial passive ability—Adaptive Evolution.

The world from which Nitro’s race originates is fraught with danger.

As the rulers of that world, all members of Nitro’s race possess extremely strong environmental adaptability.

With enough energy, they can theoretically evolve and transform to adapt to any environment.

To adapt to the Wind Poison Dragon’s venom, Nitro evolved an incredibly powerful ability to expel toxins.

It constantly atomized the venom in its body and expelled it.

It couldn’t neutralize the poison either; it could only reduce the harm to itself by expelling it from its body.

The Wind Poison Dragon’s venom was incredibly potent.

The toxins expelled by Nitro turned into a mist that spread with the wind.

For Nitro, this diluted poison mist expelled from its body was no longer fatal.

But for other creatures, the mist was extremely dangerous.

As the toxic mist spread, more and more animals and Magic Beasts accidentally inhaled or came into contact with it, dropping dead on the spot.

Li Wei hadn’t expected to cause this kind of situation.

Had he known it would lead to this, he definitely wouldn’t have made that decision.

Nitro had become a true disaster, leaving death in its wake wherever it went.

There were no survivors in its path.

Everyone was astonished when they discovered Nitro displaying this new ability.

The Alchemists collected a meager sample of the toxic mist to study its components and create an Antitoxic Potion.

"This toxin is incredibly potent. It doesn’t seem like any poison that exists on this island."

A day had passed since the competition began.

The Alchemists had long since studied the island’s plants, animals, and even its soil, rocks, and water sources.

They were very clear on what could be found on the island.

However, they had never seen anything similar to the toxic mist Nitro was emitting.

"Who cares where the toxin is from? With so many Alchemists, don’t you have a solution?"

"We can’t even get close to Nitro right now."

"There is a solution. This toxin is very tricky, but it’s not incurable."

The Alchemists gathered to discuss creating an antidote.

Everyone watched Nitro’s movements.

After adapting to the Wind Poison Dragon’s venom, Nitro began to advance.

Now, Nitro was shrouded in a toxic mist, and no one dared to approach.

There was absolutely no one to stop Nitro’s advance.

「The sun set, and night fell.」

Beneath the dark sky, a figure radiating purple light walked across the dark land.

Nitro had already destroyed sixteen arenas and devoured sixteen Purple Star Stones.

Its power had grown even more terrifying.

With its Power surging, Nitro’s adaptive ability improved further.

It no longer expelled the toxic mist, having evolved the ability to store and release the toxin at will.

The Alchemists had also developed an Antitoxic Potion that could counteract the toxic mist.

The twenty-some Mages remaining on the island gathered together.

The Alchemists distributed the Antitoxic Potions to everyone.

Elfa stood before the crowd and said, "Tonight is our final deadline. If we cannot defeat the Ancient Calamity Beast, we will not see tomorrow’s Sun."

"Based on the information from our previous probing attempts, the Ancient Calamity Beast’s Level has reached Half-Step Legend."

"I’m sure you all know what this means."

"It means that if we don’t unite, no single person can deal with the Ancient Calamity Beast through their own power."

"Therefore, we must stand united."

"Now, we will begin the operation to subjugate the Ancient Calamity Beast."

Even before Elfa’s speech, the group had already discussed their strategy.

The strategy was divided into three steps.

First, trap Nitro and weaken its Power as much as possible.

Second, break through Nitro’s defenses.

Third, kill Nitro.

Following the pre-arranged strategy, the twenty-some Mages dispersed and took their positions.

The Summoners directed their Summoned Beasts to drive away all Magic Beasts near the target battlefield, clearing the perimeter to prevent other creatures from interfering with the fight.

At the critical moment, the Summoned Beasts would also have to take on the important role of drawing Nitro’s attention.

To this end, the group had dug up several Purple Star Stones in advance to use as bait.

The others split up to lay Magic Traps along Nitro’s path.

Using any and all means necessary, they would weaken and restrict Nitro’s Power.

At this point, no one could afford to hold back, and they all brought out their trump cards and hidden treasures.

Now, the meaning of hunting Nitro had changed.

As the most outstanding group of Mages from the five top Mage Towers, they could not tolerate being chased around by an Ancient Calamity Beast.

Even if it was as strong as a Half-Step Legend.

They had to prove their own abilities.

’So what if it’s a Half-Step Legend?’

’We can kill it, too.’

Just like the Mages of long ago who faced the Divine Spirits.

’So what if the Divine Spirits were strong?’

’We’ll kill them all the same.’

Godslaying was a supreme honor.

At this moment, killing Nitro had also become a shared pursuit of glory.

The group no longer cared about the outcome of the competition. They only wanted to kill the nigh-invincible Ancient Calamity Beast Nitro.

That was all.

Li Wei followed Elfa, Eiris, and the others to the final battlefield.

The Elemental Mages were responsible for draining Nitro’s Power.

The Space Mages were responsible for breaking through Nitro’s defenses and delivering the final killing blow.

The Illusionists and Alchemists were in charge of attrition, weakening, restriction, and setting traps along the way.

Li Wei’s group had already arrived at the final battlefield chosen by Elfa.

A valley at the foot of the Twin Peaks.

The Space Mages set up a Space Locking Array around the valley, ensuring that once Nitro entered, it could not leave.

This would prevent Nitro from escaping.

The Elemental Mages laid out numerous Attack Arrays within the valley.

They would borrow the power of the Arrays and external objects as much as possible to weaken Nitro.

Nitro was too strong.

If they relied solely on the Mages’ own power to drain its energy, their own Mana would likely be exhausted first.

RUMBLE!

The ground shook, and the sounds of explosions and the glow of Magic Radiance echoed continuously from the distant forest.

Overcoming all obstacles, Nitro walked step by step into the trap everyone had set.

Perhaps Nitro knew it was a trap, but it had to come.

Because all the Purple Star Stones had been gathered here.

It had no other choice.

Or perhaps, it simply didn’t care if it was a trap.

As long as it devoured all the Purple Star Stones, it could break through to Tier Seven in one fell swoop and possess invincible strength.

Then, no matter how much the Mages had prepared, it would be for nothing.

Li Wei stood at the top of the valley, looking down at Nitro as it emerged from the forest and entered the valley.

Nitro’s fur had turned completely purple.

It shone with a brilliant luster.

Every single hair on its body radiated a powerful aura.

BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!

The moment Nitro walked into the valley, the Space Locking Array activated.

A flash of silver light shot out, and Nitro was teleported to the center of the valley.

The instant Nitro landed, all the Attack Magic Arrays in the valley activated.

Flames, lightning, frost, rocks, trees... everything turned into a weapon and attacked Nitro.

A kaleidoscope of Magic Radiance flooded the valley.