High-Tier Lord Shadow Dragon

Outside the bathhouse.

Su Zhe retracted his wings and clung to the wall.

A behemoth was currently sleeping in the lobby of the bathhouse.

A High-Level Lord-class Shadow Dragon!

It was over sixty meters long, its massive body covered in ink-colored scales. Each scale was like a refined steel shield, flowing with a cold luster in the dim light.

Its hideous dragon head hung low, nostrils occasionally puffing out sulfur-scented white steam. Its thick tail was coiled at its side, the tip tipped with sharp bone spurs, and its entire body trembled slightly with each breath.

Just by lying there, it ensured that no monsters dared to approach within a ten-kilometer radius—save for a few Beast General-class guards.

This Shadow Dragon was sleeping.

Shadow Dragons were generally nocturnal creatures. Barring any surprises, they were dragon-type monsters evolved from lizards; similar species like the Iron-Armored Dragon were almost all evolved from lizards as well.

This Shadow Dragon was only one step away from becoming a King-class monster.

Perhaps sensing the threat above—after all, Su Zhe had made no effort to conceal his aura.

The sleeping Shadow Dragon felt something amiss, suddenly lifting its head. A pair of amber vertical pupils instantly locked onto Su Zhe in the air.

"ROAR!!!"

A low, rumbling roar erupted, causing the surrounding shattered glass windows to rattle.

The Shadow Dragon stared fixedly at Su Zhe, its eyes filled with coldness and brutality, yet it did not launch an attack immediately. As a dragon, it clearly lacked the ability to fly.

"You're the one."

Su Zhe did not hesitate. With a thought, he flicked three flying daggers from his waist. Under the infusion of his Psychic Power, they transformed into three streaks of light, shooting toward the Shadow Dragon's eyes!

However—

"CLANG!"

The Shadow Dragon jerked its head, and the daggers were deflected instantly by its tough hide.

High-Level Warrior-class Psychic Power was, as expected, still too weak.

But there was no helping it; since Su Zhe possessed no innate talent for Psychic Power, the only way to improve it was to devour Psychics or creatures that possessed Psychic Power.

Fortunately, Su Zhe never relied on his Psychic Power to be effective. Even those flying daggers were Series 7 Flying Daggers confiscated from that "Captain" the other day; Su Zhe couldn't even be bothered to buy new ones himself.

"ROAR—!"

The Shadow Dragon let out a heaven-shaking roar. The Beast General-class monsters guarding it now swarmed toward Su Zhe, surrounding him from below.

Their goal was clear—to interfere and entangle this "flying insect" that dared to provoke their king!

The Beast General-class monsters here were almost all reptiles like geckos and lizards, capable of climbing walls. The Shadow Dragon was in no rush to strike; it was very patient, intending to let its subordinates test Su Zhe's strength first.

Those Beast General-class monsters scrambled rapidly up the walls.

"Hmph."

Su Zhe let out a cold snort. He pushed off the wall with his feet, unfurled his wings, and instantly transformed into a black-red blur, invisible to the naked eye, as he took the initiative to charge at the monsters.

He didn't even need to use his Claw Form.

Relying on his extreme speed, the edges of his black-red, gold-veined wings acted like sharp blades, slicing through the bodies of the monsters!

"SHRIIK! SHRIIK! SHRIIK!"

The horrific sounds of flesh tearing and bones shattering rang out in succession!

The dozen or so monsters that had climbed onto the wall were like objects hitting a high-speed cutter the moment they touched the wing-blades; their massive bodies were instantly dismembered and shredded in mid-air!

Blood sprayed out, staining the floor of the bathhouse red.

Sticking to the principle of not wasting anything, Su Zhe did not let these monster corpses go to waste.

[Devoured Apprentice-level Tier 6 monster, gained 0.6 Devour Points]
[Devoured Apprentice-level...]
[Devour Points: 9999.2 (10000)]

Just right, he was only a tiny bit short.

As long as he killed that Shadow Dragon, it would be enough to reach 10,000 Devour Points!

Su Zhe looked at the Shadow Dragon with excitement, while the Shadow Dragon looked back at Su Zhe with equal fury.

"GRAAA—!!!"

This bloody slaughter had undoubtedly enraged the giant dragon.

The Shadow Dragon watched helplessly as all its guards were brutally killed by Su Zhe. It felt immense anger and indignation; only it knew how much time and effort it had spent gathering so many High-Level Lord-class monsters.

"BOOM!"

The Shadow Dragon's massive body stood up, the entire building swaying precariously as it rose. It lashed its tail violently, shattering the concrete floor into rubble, and the sharp bone spurs left a deep trench in the ground.

This was the power a High-Level Lord should possess.

The tail of the Shadow Dragon whipped straight toward Su Zhe.

Su Zhe could not dodge in time—or perhaps he had no intention of dodging at all, wanting to test the limits of his current defensive capabilities.

Fire Scale Form!

A crimson layer of scales instantly covered Su Zhe's body, and scorching flames surged upward, enveloping him into a burning figure of fire.

At the same time, the muscles in his arms bulged, transforming into hideous, silver-white giant claws that crossed before his chest to block the Shadow Dragon's attack.

"BOOM!!!"

The thick tail slammed solidly against Su Zhe's arms!

As a massive force surged through him, Su Zhe felt as if he had been struck by a train. Although the Fire Scale Form neutralized a portion of the impact, the sheer force still sent him flying backward for over a hundred meters, crashing through two walls before he could finally come to a halt.

"This strength... it is indeed formidable."

Su Zhe struggled to stand up from the rubble, his battered body wrapped in black-red tendrils of blood, recovering to its original state in the blink of an eye.

"The defensive power of the Fire Scale Form should be close to that of an SS-grade combat suit; it is slightly stronger than a standard Grade 9 combat suit, but still incomparable to a Black God Set or other higher-tier Force combat suits."

"Once I devour this Shadow Dragon, I should be able to reach the same level as an SS-grade combat suit, enough to withstand the attacks of a King-level monster."

Although the testing process had been somewhat messy, Su Zhe had successfully gauged the defensive capabilities of the Fire Scale Form.

It was truly worthy of being the top-ranked existence among porcine monsters.

The Fire Scale Form granted by the Fire Scale Trident Pig had provided Su Zhe with a pleasant surprise in terms of defense.

"ROAR!"

While Su Zhe was lost in thought, the Shadow Dragon had already arrived before him, opening its massive maw toward him.

That was... Poison Mist Breath!

The Shadow Dragon contained a large amount of acidic substances within its body; the poisonous mist sprayed from its mouth could corrode steel in a very short time and emitted a nauseating stench.

Su Zhe did not want to be touched by that poisonous mist.

His figure flickered, and in the next instant, he appeared atop the Shadow Dragon's head!

When facing such massive and cumbersome monsters, the advantage of speed was the best way to defeat them.

"Squelch!"

His claws pierced through the weak points between the Shadow Dragon's scales and drove into its body. With a ruthless glint in his eyes, Su Zhe unleashed the Blacklight Virus, infiltrating it deep into the Shadow Dragon's flesh!