Li Wei said Nitro’s strength had reached Half-Step Legend.

No one questioned it.

The situation was obvious.

Even if Nitro didn’t have the Power of a Half-Step Legend yet, if it continued to devour the Purple Star Stones, it was only a matter of time.

Forget Half-Step Legend—breaking through to the Legendary Level wasn’t out of the question.

Li Wei even suspected the Space Tower was intentionally cultivating a Legendary Level Nitro.

It wasn’t just Li Wei; inside the Space Tower, the spectating Elders and team leaders from all factions were already in an uproar.

"How did you set up this competition? Why would you bury Purple Star Stones under the arenas?"

"Don’t you know that Purple Star Stones stimulate the awakening of a Nitro’s bloodline Power?"

"If this keeps up, I’m afraid Nitro’s Power will break through to Tier Seven."

"End the exchange tournament! Withdraw everyone and deal with the Nitro first."

"I object. It’s just one Nitro. It’s not serious enough to end the competition."

"Exactly! The new generation of Mages has barely experienced any real danger. They don’t know how perilous the outside world is. This is a perfect opportunity for them to learn."

"Besides, everything is under the Space Tower’s control. We’ll rescue every participant in time."

The situation was not yet completely out of control.

The proposal to end the competition was not accepted.

The competition continued.

Nitro had already destroyed the ninth arena and was devouring the ninth Purple Star Stone.

Li Wei gazed at the Purple Star Stone, and an idea struck him.

’Since I can’t break its defenses from the outside, I’ll have to attack it from the inside.’

After Nitro ate the ninth Purple Star Stone, its aura strengthened once again.

Everyone was trying to figure out how to deal with the Nitro, whose Power was growing at an incredible rate.

If this continued, the competition would likely have to be ended early.

Of the twenty-five arenas, Nitro had already destroyed nine, leaving sixteen.

Nitro advanced toward its next target.

After identifying Nitro’s target, Li Wei used Fire Escape to arrive at the location first.

The arena’s master had already heard the news and fled for his life.

At this point, no one dared to stand in Nitro’s way.

Li Wei arrived at the arena and tried to destroy it.

But he discovered the arena had extremely high Magic Resistance. Only monstrous strength like Nitro’s could destroy the incredibly sturdy platform.

And take out the Purple Star Stone beneath.

"Why are you still here? That monster is about to arrive."

Erica appeared in the woods not far away.

She called out the warning to Li Wei.

Li Wei’s eyes lit up when he saw her.

"Erica, do me a favor."

"Hm? What is it?" Erica asked, confused.

"Destroy the arena. Get the Purple Star Stone out from inside," Li Wei said quickly.

Erica looked at Li Wei and asked, "You want to take the Purple Star Stone first so the monster can’t get it?"

"Good idea."

Erica’s eyes lit up, thinking Li Wei’s plan was brilliant.

’It’s better to have the Purple Star Stone in hand than to leave it buried for the monster to come and dig up.’

Li Wei shook his head. "No. I’m going to give Nitro something extra potent."

"No time to explain. Quick, help me destroy the arena."

Erica thought for a moment and decided to help.

Stepping onto the arena, Erica took a deep breath and slammed her fist into the ground.

BAM!

The arena shuddered but didn’t break.

Erica frowned, her gaze sharpened, and she got serious.

"Serious Punch!"

A full-power blow.

BAM! CRACK!

Cracks appeared on the arena floor.

"Not enough! Serious Consecutive Punches!"

BAM! BAM! BAM!

By the time Erica stopped, the Magic Array on the ground had already failed.

Li Wei used his Object Control Skill to flip over the ground.

He saw the Purple Star Stone.

He took out the Poison Dragon Pouch and squeezed a drop of potent venom onto the Purple Star Stone.

Erica glanced at the Poison Dragon Pouch in Li Wei’s hand and instinctively took a few steps back, sensing a dangerous aura.

TSSSS!

When the venom dripped onto the Purple Star Stone, it corroded a small pit into the stone.

Li Wei was also a bit surprised; he hadn’t expected the Wind Poison Dragon’s venom to be this vicious.

He quickly put away the Poison Dragon Pouch and washed his hands with Goddess’s Tears.

Seeing the venom on the Purple Star Stone, he hurried to leave.

"It’s done. Let’s go."

Erica had already run a good distance away the moment Li Wei took out the Poison Dragon Pouch.

As the venom corroded the Purple Star Stone, the faint toxic gas it released was enough to poison an Extraordinary Professional.

It was a good thing Li Wei had Goddess’s Tears.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have dared to use the Wind Poison Dragon’s Poison Sac so casually.

THUD! THUD! THUD!

The ground shook as Nitro’s figure emerged from the woods.

Li Wei and Erica had already left, hiding nearby to observe Nitro’s movements.

Nitro found the Purple Star Stone already dug up and lying on the ground.

It seemed a bit surprised as well.

However, it didn’t hesitate at all, simply picking up the Purple Star Stone and eating it.

Seeing Nitro eat the venom-laced Purple Star Stone, Li Wei excitedly clenched his fists.

’Excellent, it took the bait.’

’Now I just have to wait for the venom to take effect.’

The venom took longer to take effect than Li Wei had imagined.

Perhaps it was because Nitro was too large, or perhaps it just had extremely high poison resistance.

After eating the tenth Purple Star Stone, Nitro headed for its next target.

It seemed completely unaffected.

Li Wei was also surprised.

"What’s going on? Could the Wind Poison Dragon’s venom be useless against Nitro?"

"That can’t be right! The Wind Poison Dragon’s venom is effective even against Legendary Creatures."

Li Wei scratched his head, finding the situation unbelievable.

Suddenly, Nitro’s body began to sway.

Li Wei noticed it immediately.

He watched as Nitro’s body swayed more and more violently.

A smile spread across Li Wei’s face.

"So it just took a long time to kick in. I thought it was useless. That scared the hell out of me."

Now poisoned, the purple light on Nitro’s body flickered.

Li Wei watched Nitro with a face full of anticipation.

Suddenly, the purple light on Nitro’s body flared, transforming into a faint purple mist that enveloped its figure.

All the fur on Nitro’s body turned purplish-black.

It stood motionless.

Li Wei looked on in astonishment.

’What is happening?’

WHOOSH!

A figure appeared beside Li Wei.

Erica’s expression turned wary, and she was just about to attack the newly arrived Shadow Attendant.

Li Wei stopped her. "Hold on."

The Shadow Attendant stopped beside Li Wei, and Erica looked surprised.

She hadn’t expected this peculiar-looking Nitro not to attack Li Wei.

The Shadow Attendant gazed at the giant Nitro and communicated with Li Wei telepathically.

"When a Nitro encounters mortal danger, it will evolve and transform by adapting to that danger. It is transforming now."

Hearing this, Li Wei’s heart sank.

’The good news is that the Wind Poison Dragon’s venom worked on the Nitro.’

’And it dealt a fatal blow.’

’The bad news is that Nitro possesses an extremely strong ability to adapt.’

’It can adapt to the Wind Poison Dragon’s venom.’

WHOOSH!

The purple mist around Nitro began to spread.

Alarm bells rang in Erica’s mind, and she quickly retreated, moving away from the mist.

Li Wei inhaled a bit of it and coughed.

His face began to turn a purplish color.

The mist was poisonous.