Chapter 145
Half a year later, the four emperors on the high seas take shape; their clones appear!
Chapter 145 Half a year later, the prototypes of the Four Emperors on the high seas; their clones appear!
When Chunshui saw Harald's head grow back from his neck, he was truly stunned, his eyes wide with shock at the powerful regenerative ability.
"call----"
Harald was also breathing heavily at this moment, because his current immortality was entirely due to himself. Although his recovery was no less than that of the true Knights of the Gods, the Knights of the Gods, relying on the Deep Sea Mark, could regenerate without consuming their own physical strength.
But since Harald has lost contact with Im, he can only use his own physical strength to initiate regeneration.
Normal regeneration is one thing, but regenerating a vital part like the head is a significant drain on Harald.
But no matter what, he's still in better shape than Kyoraku Shunsui.
Shunsui has not only lost an arm, but he is also somewhat disoriented due to Harald's Conqueror's Haki attack. In addition, he has used his strongest Bankai attack, which has also taken a toll on his health.
No matter how you look at it, he is no match for Harald now.
But by this time, Beltz had already returned. Wearing an ice mask, he went back to Harald and nodded to him.
Harald understood and had no intention of continuing the fight, heading directly into the depths of Rukongai.
Chunshui did not pursue him at this moment; in his current state, pursuing him would be tantamount to suicide.
He sat on the ground, pale-faced, his breathing becoming rapid.
"As expected—it's trying to attract attention."
Upon seeing Beltz appear, he knew he had guessed correctly; Harald's presence there was indeed intended to lure them out.
That ice mask must have done something big in the Soul Society!
But what could it be?!
He wouldn't know, because what Beltz did at the Tsunayoshi family was very secretive, even during the battle with the head of the Tsunayoshi family, he was in a state of psychological invisibility.
Therefore, at most they would discover that their master had disappeared without a trace, but they would not find any evidence that Beltz had ever been there.
After all, most of the members of the Tsunayo family are weaklings and cannot detect Beltz's existence.
His gains were immense, and after taking Harald far away from the Soul Society, Beltz sent him back to Hueco Mundo.
Compared to Hueco Mundo, Soul Society is more dangerous for Harald.
After all, his size is too conspicuous in Soul Society.
Even in Hueco Mundo, where monsters abound, this is extremely rare, but it's still more reasonable than Soul Society.
"You can stay in this area for now. If there's a chance, I'll take you back to Elbaf."
He said to Harald, who nodded. He had just used up a lot of energy, and now that he was back in Hueco Mundo, he could replenish it.
He discovered that the concentration of spiritual particles in Hueco Mundo was higher than in Soul Society, and in this high-concentration spiritual particle environment, it was easier for his powerful spiritual body to recover.
Seeing that Harald had no objections, Beltz returned to the pirate world.
He couldn't stay with Harald forever; he had other important things to do.
Upon returning to Wano Country, he discovered that Rukia had already left.
During these last six months, she will travel around the pirate world, which will make Onigashima one person less.
Instead of rushing to find Vegapunk, Beltz went back to his room first and took out the Soul King fragment.
These fragments shone with a crystalline light, as if they contained powerful energy.
But Beltz did not absorb it rashly, because this fragment of the Spirit King was not prepared for him, or rather, not for his original body.
His identity was still too sensitive, as he was directly under Yhwach's gaze. Once he returned to the Anubis, Yhwach, who was extremely sensitive to the power of the Spirit King, would not be unable to discover the Spirit King fragment on his body.
Therefore, he prepared these fragments of the Spirit Lord so that his two future clones could keep up with the progress.
His own strength is undeniably formidable; whether placed in the world of One Piece or the world of Bleach, he is a top-tier powerhouse.
But even though his clones were created, and even though they had better innate conditions, they were still starting from scratch, and they needed some help to grow.
He will then use the abilities of the Holy Script Psychologist to separate his consciousness, which will take away some of his own power and weaken him to some extent, but it will also give the clone a good starting point.
In addition to the Devil Fruits prepared for them, and the Spirit Lord fragments they have now acquired, they are more than enough to gain sufficient power in a short period of time.
"If a fragment of the Soul King is fused into a human body and then influenced by the power of the Hollow, will it awaken the Fullbring ability? But if it's fused later in life, it won't awaken any special abilities—"
Beltz thought about some settings related to the Soul King fragments and still felt it was a bit of a pity, since most of the Fullbring abilities were extremely overpowered.
But thinking about it carefully, he actually doesn't lack ability now.
The Grim Reaper has Blackbeard's bloodline factor, which allows him to eat two Devil Fruits.
With Aaroniero's bloodline factor, Hollow can at least eat two Devil Fruits.
If necessary, he can modify himself or even eat another Devil Fruit.
Thinking about it that way, then he doesn't really lack superpowers.
The key task ahead is to steadily and solidly improve one's foundation.
Beltz collected the Soul King fragments and went to Vegapunk's laboratory. He handed two Soul King fragments to Vegapunk for research and also sent the head of the Tsunayashiro family there, intending for Vegapunk to extract his bloodline factor.
So nothing much happened after that. Beltz didn't go out, but stayed in Wano Country, enjoying a rare period of relaxation.
He had corresponded with Litoto, who said that after he killed Harald, Im seemed to be somewhat affected and wouldn't send anyone to cause trouble for him and Elbaf for a while.
This reassured Beltz even more, since he was definitely not afraid of the side that was developing more resources.
Furthermore, he obtained an important piece of information: the death of a God Knight, or rather, the death of someone marked with the Deep Sea Mark by Im, would have a significant impact on Im's true form.
Moreover, ordinary people simply cannot kill members of the Knights of God. He was able to kill some ordinary knights because his Conqueror's Haki was strong enough, but the main reason was that he used the Perfect Body.
As the divine power of the Quincy, the Perfected Body possesses the power of annihilation, which is the ability to completely destroy Hollows, and has a certain restraining effect on the Knights of God.
Only by combining these two factors could the Knights of God be defeated. That incident must have had a significant impact on Im, which is why Im desperately sought to replenish his fighting strength.
They even recruited pirates as combatants.
Having suffered such a huge loss this time, it's estimated that they won't bother him for the next few years.
And he was right. For the next six months, the World Government was eerily quiet.
The World Government conducted a large-scale military recruitment drive, recruiting a significant number of combatants. The new Fleet Admiral was Sengoku, who had only been an Admiral for less than two years. The new Navy seemed to have been busy with reorganization and recruitment in the past six months, and hadn't even bothered to deal with pirates much.
This has made pirates in the New World even more rampant. They fight each other for territory, and the prototypes of the future Four Emperors have already emerged.
They are Whitebeard Newgate, Big Mom Charlotte Linlin, Golden Lion Shiki, and Kaido.
Yes, Kaido secretly joined the World Government, but apart from Ritoto, one of the Five Elders, almost no one else knew about it.
Because of his deep obsession with Beltz and an even deeper obsession with powerful Devil Fruits, Kaido obtained an incredibly powerful Devil Fruit through the help of the World Government.
That is the Cat-Cat Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, White Tiger form. This is a Devil Fruit that is no less powerful than the Azure Dragon. After eating this Devil Fruit, Kaido's strength also increased greatly.
He stirred up trouble on the high seas and built up considerable power.
Roger wasn't mentioned because he wasn't a territorial hunter; he was just a group of traveling adventurers without territory, so naturally he wouldn't be considered a sea emperor.
Of these four Sea Emperors, the strongest is naturally Golden Lion. It's not that he is the strongest in terms of personal strength, but rather that he has the strongest influence. He was not only the first pirate to establish a large fleet, but he also has an incredibly powerful ally, Beltz!
The world already knows about Beltz's strength, which means that Shiki's Flying Pirates should be the only crew with two Emperors on the sea!
However, only Shiki was actually involved in the external battles. Beltz rarely went out, as he spent most of the past six months teaching the red-haired brothers training and combat skills.
After all, he rescued these two from the Roger Pirates and the World Government. If they were still not as strong as in the original work under his control, wouldn't that mean that Beltz was inferior to Roger and the World Government?
The stronger a person's Conqueror's Haki, the more confident they are in themselves, and the more confident they are in themselves, the stronger their Conqueror's Haki becomes.
Beltz naturally has strong self-confidence, so he wants to train the red-haired brothers to be even stronger than in the original work.
And today, the clone that Beltz had been longing for was finally created.
Beltz pushed open the heavy isolation door of the laboratory, and a refreshing scent wafted out.
The laboratory, as vast as a palace, was now so quiet that only the low hum of the culture tank circulation system could be heard.
His gaze was instantly drawn to the two transparent culture columns side by side in the center of the room. He unconsciously slowed his pace and finally stopped in front of the cylinder that was large enough to contain the giant object.
The woman in the petri dish on the left is the superego that Beltz prepared.
Yes, it was a woman, partly because the black beard was too ugly, and he didn't want the black beard's bloodline to taint his clone's appearance.
Secondly, in order to achieve various balances during future integration, it is necessary to balance yin and yang, which requires a woman as a representative of yin power.
At this moment, she was suspended in a transparent liquid, her figure tall and well-proportioned, her face so exquisite that it was almost inhuman, a blend of the fortitude of Teach's mother, Alice, and the classical nobility accumulated by the Tsunayo family.
Her long, purple hair swayed gently in the liquid like seaweed. Her eyes were closed, but their elegant, long shape still drew attention to her eyelashes, which resembled works of art.
Her skin was fair, with a subtle, jade-like luster, like a meticulously crafted work of art.
Beltz nodded in satisfaction.
This woman's technology was based on Mayuri Kurotsuchi's "artificial death god" technology, and also incorporated the bloodline factors of Marshall D. Teach and Tsuna Yayoi.
Even with Vegapunk's technology, it can only accommodate a maximum of two different bloodline factors, so after Beltz thought about it, he removed the Lunaria race from this Death God clone.
Because the characteristics of the Lunaria race are too obvious, with two wings growing from his back and his skin turning black, this Death God clone of his will be of great use in the future, and may even be needed to infiltrate the Soul Society, so it is acceptable to abandon such obvious characteristics.
On the right is the evil spirit that belongs to his future self. This body is full of primal and violent aura. His true form is not human, but a strange creature that looks like a fish, but has scales and wings on its back.
Dark red, lava-like patterns flowed slowly between the gaps in the scales.
It was created by using Aaroniero as a base and adding the bloodline factors of the Lunaria race, so its body color is darker, but the wings that grew out of its back are somewhat different from the wings of the Lunaria race's Alberu.
Its wings are much larger and more ferocious, with prominent joints, covered with hard, dark blue-black scales instead of feathers, and the edges are not very regular.
Of course, no matter what bloodline factors they added later, they were all essentially cultivated using Beltz's cells, so they were ultimately influenced by Beltz himself.
This is especially evident in the corresponding clones of the Hollow, to the point that they are shaped like fish, looking like a degenerate version of Beltz.
After all, Beltz has the Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Azure Dragon form, but it seems that he only inherited the first half of it. Of course, this can't be called a normal fish in any way.
Vegapunk did a perfect job, befitting the world's number one genius scientist. He did the first part well, and the rest was up to Beltz himself.
He walked over, stretched out his two hands, and placed them in the two culture dishes respectively.
Beltz closed his eyes and slowly used the Holy Script on the two who had only taken physical form but had not yet developed self-awareness.
Dissociative identity disorder!
Personality bestowed!
Beltz had been preparing for this moment for a long time and had rehearsed it countless times in his mind. He divided his consciousness into three parts: the id, the ego, and the superego.
The id gives rise to emptiness, the ego is the essence, and the superego is death!
In an instant, the two people who had their eyes closed in the incubator suddenly opened their eyes!