"Roar—!!!"
The tiger's roar shook the heavens, scattering the clouds!
His body swelled rapidly, transforming in an instant into the true form of the ancient ferocious beast, Qiong Qi.
He was over ten meters long and more than five meters tall at the shoulder, with saber-sharp fangs like halberds.
His wings spread fully behind him, spanning more than twenty meters.
His savage, murderous aura swept across the entire sea like a tsunami!
This was the true form of Admiral Qiong Qi.
This was why he was known as the "ferocious beast."
At that moment, his might reached an unprecedented peak.
His powerful beast legs kicked against the empty air, bursting it beneath his feet. Using the recoil, he lunged straight at the black dragon of sword energy!
His enormous claws were wrapped in boiling, crimson Ryuo.
His tiger claws collided violently with the black dragon's head!
Boom—!!!!
A devastating shock wave shook the surrounding area.
This explosion far surpassed all the previous ones in scale.
It didn't raise towering waves, but a tsunami.
Centered on the point of impact, a wall of water over three hundred meters tall swept outward in every direction, moving faster than the speed of sound.
Everything in its path was swallowed and crushed.
The shock wave rampaged like a hurricane, clearing the clouds from the sky and revealing its deep blue expanse.
But under the terrifying impact, Claist's enormous beast form was forced backward.
With every step he retreated, the space beneath his feet shattered, producing a brittle crack like breaking glass.
His tiger claws braced against the black dragon's head. Crimson Ryuo and dark red Conqueror's Haki clashed furiously, and the light from their annihilating energy was so bright it was impossible to keep one's eyes open.
He was retreating.
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