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Acacia was stunned. He realized he couldn't sense Yuuki's presence at all. If he hadn't seen him with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed anyone was there.

Clearly, Yuuki was the one who had eaten GOD. But his power level seemed so low...

A moment later, Acacia understood.

It wasn't that Yuuki was weak—it was that he himself was too weak.

Yuuki had surpassed him completely, not just in power, but on a fundamental level of existence.

The gap was so vast that he couldn't even perceive his aura.

This was the current Yuuki. Both his strength and realm had surpassed all the creatures on Earth—with the exception of the White Demon, which resided within Toriko.

But Yuuki had already replicated the White Demon's power. Even if it attacked him, he had a way to counter it. Besides, the White Demon was only interested in Toriko.

It had always been indifferent to everything else, so it was unlikely to attack him.

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"This guy's Appetite Demon has an insane devouring ability, and his healing is off the charts. Killing him isn't easy."

Jiro shook his head.

They were all stronger than Acacia, but his ridiculous durability made him impossible to put down. They were stuck in a war of attrition.

"I've prepared GOD. Once we deal with NEO—you'll be able to kill him."

Yuuki said.

"In that case, let's get started. Midora, fall back! We have a way to deal with Acacia now!"

Jiro called out.

Midora, who had also seen Yuuki arrive, was honestly at a loss. He'd been unleashing hell on Acacia, but the bastard just wouldn't die. He immediately retreated.

Continuing the fight was pointless. It was better to wait until they had a solid plan.

With Midora back, Yuuki tossed a small piece of GOD and CENTER in front of Acacia.

"Eat up. This is what you've been waiting for, right?"

The move left everyone on both sides completely stunned.

"Don't look at me like that. We have to get NEO out of him first. How else are you going to kill him?"

Seeing their baffled expressions, Yuuki explained.

Understanding dawned on them. It was true.

NEO was Acacia's appetite. To separate it from him, he needed to eat all legendary eight ingredients.

The Blue Nitros' original sealing plan was similar—feed him the legendary eight ingredients, let NEO devour Acacia and fully revive, then seal the resurrected NEO.

It was a decent plan, in theory. After all, NEO, like any other Appetite Demon, would simply reincarnate with Gourmet Cells if killed, finding a new host.

So, it couldn't be killed—only sealed. The Blue Nitros' idea was sound, but they had fatally underestimated NEO's power.

The Golden Can was made from the materials of the Seven Beasts, whose capture levels maxed out around four thousand.

No matter how special the material, it couldn't withstand an attack of that magnitude. Their plan was doomed from the start.

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Hearing Yuuki, Acacia's face lit up. He didn't know what Yuuki was planning, but he knew his own plan could now proceed.

Once he ate these two ingredients, his power would skyrocket, and his plan would be back on track. The way Acacia looked at Yuuki changed—suddenly, he found the young man incredibly agreeable.

Not wanting to waste another second, Acacia prepared to eat the two ingredients before anything else could go wrong.

As he did, Yuuki handed some ingredients to the three powerhouses. He had no interest in Acacia; finishing him off was their job.

A little power boost wouldn't hurt. As for Yuuki, he had NEO to deal with.

With Don Slime gone from his body, Ichiryu's power increased after eating the ingredients; no Appetite Demon appeared. Jiro had already fused with his Appetite Demon, so his strength just grew.

Of the three, only Midora released his Appetite Demon. It didn't waste any words, simply allowing Midora to eat it.

Midora had eaten his Full Course Menu in the past, so there was no risk of his demon turning on him.

Acacia, too, had separated from his demon. NEO was now free.

"NEO is mine. Acacia is yours!"

Freed from NEO, Acacia no longer looked like a monster but like a middle-aged man. NEO, on the other hand, resembled a bizarre, ape-like creature.

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"NEO, get over here!"

Seeing Yuuki suddenly appear between him and NEO, Acacia realized Yuuki's plan: to attack NEO directly.

This was not part of his plan. He wanted NEO back inside him. He wasn't trying to fully merge with and devour NEO, but to borrow its power and protect it.

However, Yuuki gave him no chance. Hearing Acacia's call, NEO rushed towards him, but Yuuki's fist was faster.

A single punch sent NEO flying into outer space. NEO reacted instantly, absorbing the energy from Yuuki's attack and charging back towards Acacia.

"As I thought, that wasn't quite enough. In that case, I won't hold back!"

Yuuki clenched his fist. This time, he used Knocking—not on NEO, but on himself, stoking his own rage. After all, anger was the flavor NEO hated most.

This time, Yuuki's punch sent NEO flying even farther. It didn't dare to absorb his energy this time, as it was saturated with a terrifying, overwhelming anger.

The intense emotion washed over NEO, the taste it despised most assailing it relentlessly. It was becoming too much to bear.

"Where do you think you're going? Your opponent is me. Without NEO's healing and devouring abilities, what can you do now, Acacia?"

Midora stared down Acacia. Without his trump card, Acacia was completely exposed. He was still dangerous, sure, but his power was severely crippled without NEO.

More importantly, all his life-saving abilities had come from NEO. Without it, he'd lost most of his strength and every one of his special abilities.

"Midora!!"

Acacia was furious, but also deeply helpless. Who would have thought his own boomerang would come back to hit him?

According to his plan, he had done everything possible to provoke the others' anger.

His past manipulation of Midora had been to keep that anger burning. The rage from before had been perfect.

But now, with NEO on the other side, that anger was useless to him—it had become a weapon turned against him.

"Nothing left to say? Then give Froese a message for me... on second thought, you don't deserve to be with her. After you die, remember not to disturb her!"

With that, Midora threw a punch, the immense force sending Acacia flying.

This time, the wounds on Acacia's body didn't vanish. But he was still Acacia—he knew Damage Knocking.

He immediately used it to store the damage, releasing a portion of the energy. That released force brought devastation to the Fourth Continent behind him.

Midora's punch had sent him flying from the First Continent all the way to the Fourth.

"Damage Knocking... I almost forgot you knew that trick. But how many times can you use it?"

Midora's attacks rained down like a torrential storm. Acacia was in a miserable state. Damage Knocking was a powerful technique, but it couldn't be used indefinitely.

Midora's assault was so relentless that Acacia barely had a chance to use it.

"If I remember correctly, Midora's Knocking is at an advanced level, right?"

Ichiryu stroked his chin.

It seemed Acacia had dug his own grave. He'd just exposed the weakness of Damage Knocking himself. Though Midora didn't use that specific technique, his own Knocking skills were at an advanced level.

Knowing the weakness, Midora could find an opportunity to undo it at any time. The more damage Acacia absorbed now, the quicker he would die later.

"That's right. Acacia is just delaying the inevitable. But I'm more interested in what's happening over there. What is that kid Yuuki trying to do??"

Watching Yuuki beat NEO like a sandbag, Jiro was incredibly curious.

Yuuki was undeniably the strongest now—yet he wasn't using his full power to kill NEO. He was just continuously attacking it.

"He must have his reasons. We just need to make sure nothing goes wrong."

Ichiryu said.

There was no need to know everything right now. The answer would reveal itself in the end. All they had to do was watch.

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