Flame Dragon Scales, Constitution Breaks Through Its Limit

Bai Cangshu was in anything but good condition. Repulsion Fire Ring was a close-range spell with an enormous area of effect. If Bai Cangshu had been in normal condition, he would definitely have activated Instant and retreated, using his extreme speed to avoid the attack before coming back to kill.

But Bai Cangshu’s mind frequently fell into chaos. Though he held the dominant position, he was still constantly battered by Roland and eroded by killing intent.

He stood before the crimson Flame Dragon, his hands spread in a stance. Golden ripple and qi circulated together. His left arm was completely intact, while flesh and blood continuously fell away from his right arm before regenerating. Terrifying pain washed over Bai Cangshu’s nerves every moment.

Yet Bai Cangshu’s muscles swelled, his body already exceeding three meters in height. Every muscle in his body was drawn taut like a greatbow. Qi and ripple flowed, while Satsui no Hado condensed across his surface.

Instant was activated to the fourth stage. At sixteen times speed, everything seemed far too slow—whether it was the drifting smoke or the relaxed expression on the dragon head covered in red scales emerging from within it.

Even the rate at which Flame Demon’s pupils constricted was unbearably slow.

Woooo—

The air let out a shriek like ghosts wailing. In an instant, countless fist winds carrying Satsui no Hado completely enveloped the Flame Dragon formed by Flame Demon.

Bang bang bang bang…

The dense impacts merged into a single sound. Satsui no Hado completely wrapped around the Flame Dragon in an instant, then pierced through it.

That incredibly penetrating force was far more terrifying than ordinary striking force, like purple meteors bursting out through his body one after another.

Flame Demon’s body was pierced through by Satsui no Hado, leaving him completely unable to move. Satsui no Hado swept through his entire body, and his mind went blank for a moment. Then, he thought, I have a Dragon Clan body. I have Dragon Bloodline. I am a true Supernatural Being. I won’t die so easily. I have powerful damage immunity.

Flame Demon’s resistance to damage was far stronger than Moon Demon’s. That was why, when the two fought in the air and were both sniped by Critical Point and struck by Enel’s lightning, Moon Demon was severely wounded and fled while Flame Demon left almost unscathed.

"I won’t die… I won’t… Puh!"

Almost at the same moment his Dragon Roar sounded, the passive barrier around his body shattered. As blood gushed out, he finally regained a little mobility. Light flashed in his dragon claw, and a random teleportation scroll appeared. Just as he was about to tear it open, a punch shattered his dragon claw. When he tried to retrieve another item—

Chilling Myriad Death Intent had descended.

Puh!

Under that pitch-black punch, Flame Demon’s heart suddenly turned cold. The heart that had not shattered even after being pierced by Mercenary Tao’s force now seemed to have frozen solid.

You have suffered a special attack. Based on the mental disparity between both parties, you have obtained the following information:

You have been affected by Reincarnator EX051's bloodline trait · Death Intent Senluo. An instant death check will now begin...

Checking...

Immunity failed. You have died.

Bang!

The four-to-five-meter Flame Dragon body exploded in an instant, sending blood, lava, and chunks of flesh flying everywhere.

Bai Cangshu was bathed in it, his body swiftly reacting as it was drenched in Dragon Blood.

In the team battle world, you have killed Reincarnator EV77432211.

Karma Points +1. Current: 13.

Reincarnator EV77432211's Private Space has merged into your Private Space. You may inspect it after entering your space.

You have obtained Scarlet Drop Card ×1.

You have killed a Supernatural Being · Dragonborn (secondary dragon species, Blazing Flame Dragon).

Special trial · Path of Transcendance progress updated. You have broken through your constitution limit and obtained Supernatural Trait · Flame Dragon Scales.

Flame Dragon Scales: When attacked, your skin will passively harden, gaining defensive power equal to twice your constitution attribute. At the same time, targets that attack you will be briefly scorched by dragonflame.

You have entered the Second Power Tier and unlocked the special attribute · Efficiency.

Current Efficiency: Constitution (Flame Dragon Scales) · 1.8
(Note: Efficiency represents the conversion rate of bodily abilities. At present, your constitution attribute's conversion efficiency in corresponding defensive ability, immunity, regeneration ability, and other aspects is 1.8 times the First Tier default.)

Thump, thump, thump!

Bai Cangshu’s heart suddenly began beating more powerfully. At the same time, the sound of blood rushing through his veins became startlingly clear.

Bai Cangshu unconsciously smiled. He directly tore away the Radiant Flame still clinging to his body along with chunks of flesh, and the flesh immediately began regenerating.

His regenerative ability was nearly twice as strong as before. More importantly, with the effect of Efficiency · Constitution · Flame Dragon Scales, his current constitution of 24 points could produce effects equivalent to 43 points of constitution before breaking through the limit.

This was the mystery of the Second Tier. As long as one could continue advancing along the Path of Transcendance, once efficiency increased, even the slightest difference became terrifying.

Moreover, although it was only a secondary Dragonborn and not a pure-blooded Dragon Clan member, the efficiency it granted was far stronger than that of the few people Bai Cangshu had killed who had entered the Second Tier.

Whether it was the werewolf from Fifth Element or Grandpa Mo from Northern Myanmar, their attributes had become extremely powerful through efficiency conversion. One had overwhelmed Bai Cangshu with strength, while the other’s defenses had nearly made him unable to break through.

But neither had given Bai Cangshu the same surging sensation he felt now. A nearly twofold increase was already very close to the peak of two times that Black Butler had told him about.

Using his powerful constitution, Bai Cangshu briefly regained clarity. He turned to look at Moon Demon, the slender monster, and activated the Limitless Cursed Technique once more.

Buzz!

Space compressed in an instant, and Bai Cangshu appeared before Moon Demon. Moon Demon had remained crouched on the ground in an almost curled-up posture.

At that moment, he suddenly unfolded his body, and terrifying sword intent surged forth in an instant.

Boom!

Elsewhere, the ground shook violently once more. Garp tossed aside his somewhat charred robe and turned to look at the emerald sword light shooting into the sky.

He had punched that unseen, bizarre existence flying away. Based on the feel of it, it should have flown at least a thousand meters before falling into the sea. Only after gaining a moment of respite did he notice that the black blade in Moon Demon’s hand was precisely the sword of Hawkeye, who had vanished two years ago.

Bai Cangshu looked at the sword light blocked by the Limitless Cursed Technique and raised his left hand toward Moon Demon’s throat. But suddenly, the Limitless Cursed Technique was interrupted, and the sword light passed straight through his body.

Squelch!

Amid the terrifying screech of metal striking metal, that slash forcibly cut through Bai Cangshu’s hardened dragon-scale skin. As large amounts of scalding blood sprayed out, Radiant Flame ignited across Moon Demon’s body as well, and he howled in pain.

Bai Cangshu, however, tensed his abdominal muscles and clamped the sword, which had cut halfway into his body, in place. He stepped forward and grabbed Moon Demon’s body.

His luck had already risen to a high value after his mad bombardment of Flame Demon. Though he did not know what was happening in the Consciousness Sea, Satoru Gojo’s abnormal state had caused him to lose the support of the Limitless Cursed Technique. Still, close-range combat was more than enough to kill the eroded Moon Demon.

Bai Cangshu raised his fist and slammed it down.

But a tyrannical wave of Conqueror’s Haki pierced over from afar.

Boom!

Bai Cangshu’s left fist collided through the air with Garp’s attack. Garp pinned Moon Demon into the ground with one hand and looked at Bai Cangshu.

"Kid, I also want to know where those two fellows, Hawkeye and Sand Crocodile, disappeared to two years ago."

Bai Cangshu did not answer. He simply turned around in an instant and charged toward the outer sea. He was incredibly fast, stepping over the water’s surface. Before his body could sink, he had already stepped again. The water’s faint surface tension somehow supported Bai Cangshu as he sprinted across the sea.

He knew there were other Reincarnators nearby on the sea. He had to end this team battle as quickly as possible…

Within the Consciousness Space, Satoru Gojo wore a cold expression as he looked at Roland, who had even torn apart his spirit body. This guy had completely lost himself. Those ugly human faces had begun to entirely cover his spirit body.

"You really are beyond saving."

"You even threw away your own self. Heh…"