The entire third level of Impel Down was awash with shadows, like a surging tide, devouring all light.
This was not mere darkness, but a domain created by Cheng Xiaoyu's Shadow Fruit ability—Eternal Night.
Here, he was the master, and shadows were his most loyal servants, his sharpest weapons.
"What the hell is this?!" Hannibal screamed in terror, his weapon appearing powerless and comical in the darkness.
"Shut up, Hannibal!" Magellan, who had seen much of the world, also felt a sense of disbelief. "Is this a Devil Fruit Awakening ability? No wonder you can do something like this..."
"Shadow Spikes!"
Cheng Xiaoyu lifted his fingers, and in an instant, countless spikes erupted from the darkness, like sharp claws reaching out from hell, shooting towards Magellan!
The spikes were as dense as rain and astonishingly fast, almost blocking all of Magellan's escape routes.
Magellan's pupils contracted sharply; he felt the threat of death.
In the nick of time, he spewed out all the poison from his body, forming a thick barrier of venom.
The Shadow Spikes pierced the venom barrier, emitting a "sizzle" of corrosion, and the venom splattered, but it also prevented the spikes from penetrating further.
Magellan seized this brief moment, leaping backward, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow.
Even after dodging the fatal blow, Magellan still broke out in a cold sweat. The range and destructive power of this attack were terrifying!
Cheng Xiaoyu looked at the densely packed spikes on the ground and couldn't help but exclaim, "Is this the enhancement under Eternal Night? It's more than ten times stronger than Shadow Spikes in normal state!"
Magellan gasped for breath, poison dripping from his body, corroding the ground. "Damn you, brat! Do you think you can defeat me like this?"
"Defeat you?" Cheng Xiaoyu sneered, "Your proud venom, if it can't hit anyone, then it's meaningless, isn't it?"
"Arrogant!" Magellan roared.
"Poison Cloud!"
This time it was Magellan's turn to attack. A large amount of purple poisonous gas spewed out from his body, rapidly spreading and enveloping the entire surrounding space in a poisonous mist.
Cheng Xiaoyu frowned slightly; the toxicity of this poison cloud was extremely strong, and even he dared not touch it easily.
But as long as he quickly left this area, he would be fine. He only retreated a short distance to avoid the attack of this poison cloud.
Seeing this, Magellan's venom spewed out, transforming into venomous dragons roaring as they charged towards Cheng Xiaoyu.
However, in the pitch-black darkness, Cheng Xiaoyu's figure flickered like a ghost.
"Ghost Step!"
Cheng Xiaoyu's figure was erratic in the darkness. Magellan's venomous dragons missed repeatedly, only futilely leaving smoking deep pits on the ground.
"Damn it! This kid is as slippery as a loach in the dark!" Magellan cursed inwardly, the consumption of venom making him feel a little tired.
And now, he wanted to have diarrhea again…
And he was about to burst…
Grgrgr…
Finally, Cheng Xiaoyu's figure disappeared into the shadows, nowhere to be seen.
"Where did he go? Is he hiding like a rat?" Magellan vigilantly scanned his surroundings, venom forming a barrier around him.
"Where am I? Guess?" Cheng Xiaoyu's voice came from all directions, carrying a teasing tone.
Magellan's heart tightened. He knew he had fallen into Cheng Xiaoyu's Eternal Night domain.
Here, Cheng Xiaoyu was the master; he could manipulate shadows at will for attack and defense.
"Shadow Bind!"
Suddenly, the shadow beneath Magellan's feet wriggled, tightly binding him.
Magellan struggled fiercely but couldn't break free from the shadow's restraint.
"It's useless. In my domain, all your actions cannot escape my eyes." Cheng Xiaoyu's figure slowly emerged from the darkness.
"Let me go!" Magellan roared, venom spraying out, attempting to corrode the shadows binding him.
However, these shadows seemed to possess life, tightening their grip instead.
Magellan let out a low growl, venom boiling on his body. "Venom Demon: Hell's Judgment!"
With Magellan's furious roar, a large amount of dark red venom spewed out from his body, rapidly coalescing into a giant venomous golem.
Unlike the purple venom in his normal state, this was dark red venom, even more toxic, capable of corroding everything!
The venomous golem, tens of meters tall and hideous, exuded a nauseating stench, swinging its giant fists and smashing towards Cheng Xiaoyu.
Wherever it passed, even the air seemed to be corroded, emitting sizzling sounds as if it would melt in the next second.
The shadows that had originally bound his feet instantly vanished!
The AOE coverage of this punch was extremely wide! Even larger than the venomous dragons! And even more poisonous! An ordinary person would definitely be unable to avoid it!
Cheng Xiaoyu's figure appeared so tiny in front of this world-destroying blow.
"Boom!"
A violent explosion echoed through the sky, shaking the entire Impel Down as if it had experienced a small earthquake.
Amidst the shaking earth and crumbling mountains, countless broken stones shattered, and dust rolled, enveloping everything in a chaotic haze.
"Overestimating yourself, brat! This is your end!"
Magellan looked at the apocalyptic scene before him, as if he had already foreseen Cheng Xiaoyu's tragic state of being completely corroded by venom.
At the same time, Guina's shadow, wielding the wado ichimonji shadow, swiftly struck Hannibal down to the ground with lightning speed.
On the other side, Gin had already subdued Vice Warden Domino. He stepped on Domino's chest and said condescendingly, "You'd better just lie down quietly, to avoid getting in the way."
In just a few minutes, only Magellan was left.
When they looked in Cheng Xiaoyu's direction, they couldn't help but worry for him for a second.
Because in the next second, Cheng Xiaoyu's figure reappeared dozens of meters behind Magellan.
That's right, Cheng Xiaoyu used the Shadow Exchange skill.
At this moment, a sniper rifle made of shadows—Shadow Raid Sniper—condensed in his hand.
"Game over, Warden Magellan."
"How is that possible?!" Magellan's eyes widened in disbelief, as if he had seen something incredible. "This kid actually dodged my Venom Demon?!"
"I told you, your venom is meaningless if it can't hit me." Cheng Xiaoyu slowly raised the Shadow Raid Sniper. "Now, it's my turn."
Bang!
The Shadow Raid Sniper fired a black energy bullet, hitting Magellan squarely in the back.
Magellan grunted, a mouthful of blood spewing out.
"Cough, cough…" Magellan clutched his wound, painfully kneeling on the ground. "You… what kind of monster are you…?"
Cheng Xiaoyu put away the Shadow Raid Sniper, looking down at Magellan with a cold smile: "I'm not some monster, I'm just a new pirate."
He did not choose to aim for the heart and directly kill Magellan.
Although this guy was powerful, he had no bounty at all. Killing him would bring no benefit to himself; instead, it would attract the World Government's furious revenge.
Moreover, next time, they would most likely send an Admiral-level figure to find him.
If it was Kizaru or Aokiji, it would be fine, but if Akainu came, that would truly be trouble.
Instead of killing him, it was better to let him go back and make a good report, which would better increase his bounty.
After all, only 60 million Berries, that was too disrespectful.
"Magellan, remember to tell Sengoku that I, Cheng Xiaoyu, am no small fry. Next time we meet, I will make you pay an even heavier price!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Xiaoyu's figure disappeared from the spot again.
There are three more levels below Impel Down! Each level holds criminals with higher bounties…
What he urgently needed to do now was to kill them all before the Marine reinforcements arrived!