At the center of the uninhabited Desolate Island, the place was now a complete mess.
Or rather, it resembled ruins after the apocalypse.
Trees had toppled over and even shattered into several pieces. The mountains had crumbled, covered in countless cracks, looking as though they could collapse at any moment.
The ground was riddled with deep pits, while spiderweb-like fissures left it utterly devastated.
Dawn sat on the ground, intently absorbing the "attribute points" from this feedback.
If this really were a system-style world, perhaps a "+1 EXP, +1 EXP" notification would have appeared after defeating this boss.
Unfortunately, there was only silence now.
As he felt himself continuously growing stronger, Dawn once again realized just how terrifying this ability was.
The further he progressed, the more he should have reached a bottleneck in strength. Yet there was nothing for him to break through. Instead, as his ability developed and the energy he devoured increased, his strength rose at an astonishing pace.
Compared to that, the speed at which he had grown stronger over all those previous years was utterly incomparable to his current progress.
It was the exact opposite of everyone else.
Which of those monsters who stood at the top had not gained immense strength at a young age? Yet after reaching their peaks, they could no longer advance, until age gradually took them away and their condition slowly declined.
But Dawn seemed to have no limits. He maintained the same rate of improvement he had possessed when he first started, constantly pressing onward.
"My stamina and endurance are even greater now. I can't judge them by numbers, but the total amount of my Armament Haki has actually increased by a third of what I originally had. This haul was enormous."
Feeling the explosive power filling his body,