Chapter 16
First Test of Devil Fruits
In the world of Swallowed Star, in the dark universe, a spaceship with a body entirely of crimson gold is rapidly traversing through it. It is the Chiling, a gift from his brother Lin Lei, and now belongs to Lin Yuan.
Everything is done, and it's time for him to go back to his hometown.
In the training room of the spaceship, two identical Lin Yuan sat facing each other. On the tray between them were two strange fruits with spiral patterns. The blue one was the Rumble-Rumble Fruit that originally belonged to Enel, and the other was the Azure Dragon Fruit that was taken from Cornetto.
After an unknown amount of time, both Lin Yuans opened their eyes at the same time. One of them got up and put the Thunder Fruit directly into his mouth, swallowing it without chewing.
Before he could even taste it, a domineering energy surged from his abdomen to his surroundings, attempting to transform his body. However, it was firmly suppressed by the powerful divine force; it was merely a divine power clone.
After testing and finding that even if it unleashed its maximum power, it would not cause him any harm, Lin Yuan controlled his divine power clone to relax its suppression. The power of thunder, like a tiger just released from its cage, ran wild and quickly completed the transformation.
Lin Yuan's expression was strange: "It feels somewhat familiar. After being acknowledged by the Primordial Universe's fundamental laws of fire, aside from the inability to quantify it, it's exactly the same as this current state!"
With his strength, the moment he ate it meant that the fruit had reached its theoretical limit. So... does the One Piece in the pirate world only allow people to gain recognition from the fundamental laws, and can't go any further?
"Forget it." Lin Yuan shook his head. "Let's see what happens when someone can't consume two Devil Fruits."
The divine power clone picked up the Azure Dragon Fruit again, but before he ate it, Lin Yuan's main body ran to the other end of the quiet room. The phantom of his inner world unfolded, and several layers of divine power shields condensed in the middle, emphasizing caution.
"boom!"
Less than a second after swallowing the Azure Dragon Fruit, the divine power clone exploded, and a terrifying shockwave swept across the entire spaceship. A piercing alarm sounded outside, and the intelligent life form Huang Jin, who was controlling the spaceship, asked anxiously.
"Master, what happened inside? Was it attacked? We're not far from the Cadi branch. Should I send the ship out into the dark universe to call for backup?"
To ensure the secret was not leaked, Lin Yuan enveloped the entire quiet room with his domain before the experiment began. Without his permission, even Huang Jin had no authority to investigate.
"Cough cough, no need, keep sailing your boat." Lin Yuan emerged from the explosion looking somewhat disheveled, but the joy on his face was hard to hide.
"A Devil Fruit is like a minor godhood!" he exclaimed excitedly to himself. "Although it only grants recognition from the fundamental laws, it's still incredibly useful to me, and achieving perfection is entirely possible!"
As we all know, in the world of Swallowed Star, the World Lord level is one of the most important stages on the path of cultivation. The speed of comprehending higher-level laws is the fastest at this stage, which is ultimately because they possess special world power.
The endless land of the origin of the universe is composed of infinite world power. Realm Lord level powerhouses can use their own world power to allow their consciousness to penetrate deep into the origin of the universe to comprehend it. Directly seeing the answer is much faster than trying to comprehend it.
After breaking through to immortality, although the energy will transform into more powerful divine power, it will no longer be able to merge consciousness with the endless earth of the origin of the universe, and the speed of comprehending higher laws will drop sharply. Therefore, almost all immortal powerhouses do not grow as fast as when they were world lords.
Lin Yuan only needs to have his divine power clone modified by the Devil Fruit to keep a part of himself in a state recognized by the lower-level primordial laws, and his consciousness can also enter the primordial land of the universe along with that part of the energy. What an incredible opportunity this is!
It's not bad to enter the Ocean of Laws simply by being recognized by other fundamental laws. You should know that breaking through to become the strongest in the universe requires fully comprehending and initially integrating the ten laws. Not counting the intermediate Venerable and Lord of the Universe realms, he can even be said to have already obtained the ticket to the highest level!
"The Devil Fruits also help with comprehending higher-level laws!" Lin Yuan was still immersed in joy. "The One Piece world has broken down the laws of space and time into different abilities. If I find more related Devil Fruits, even if it's just piecing them together, I'll eventually be able to comprehend them successfully!"
Although the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the Azure Dragon Fruit exploded when consumed simultaneously, he understood the reason for this phenomenon: it was simply a conflict of laws.
When a powerful cultivator who has been granted the title of King breaks through to the level of a Universe Venerable, they must fuse three profound mysteries of a certain superior law. If they cannot do this, they will not succeed and will suffer a backlash.
The situation inside the body after consuming two Devil Fruits is very similar to this. The laws contained in the fruits will automatically merge, but the user has no ability to guide them. Therefore, in most cases, the fusion fails, and their bodies are not strong enough to withstand the backlash, so they can only die in the end.
The divine power clone built on the basis of the fundamental laws of space is very strong and can completely suppress multiple Devil Fruits at the same time. Lin Yuan only needs to suppress those laws and continue to try to fuse them. Given enough time, he will eventually succeed!
"call……"
Exhaling a breath of stale air, Lin Yuan picked up the two fruits on the ground: the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the Azure Dragon Fruit. This place had already been completely sealed off by his illusory world, so the two forces had no way to escape and could only obediently enter the prepared fruits.
After cleaning up the mess in the quiet room, Lin Yuan calmed down and said, "Now it's time to try out the Door-Door Fruit and the Pierce-Pierce Fruit..."
……
The world of One Piece, the Sea of Etwol.
The legendary pirate Shiki encountered a massive storm here, resulting in the annihilation of his entire flying fleet and his capture and imprisonment in Impel Down.
And today, a major war that could impact the world is also taking place here.
The sea was bathed in a dark red glow, and the gun barrels of five of the newest naval warships were pointed directly at the Moby Dick, which blotted out the sky in the distance.
Akainu stood on the flagship's deck, his pupils locked onto the towering figure at the bow of the ship, the scorching aura of the Magma-Magma Fruit causing the air to distort slightly.
"Edward Newgate, you came looking for me, which saves the Navy the trouble of clearing me out."
He knew, of course, that Whitebeard and his men were after him. The several letters of challenge they left behind after attacking the branch and capturing Onigumo and others, as well as the provocative words in the World Economic News, all pointed to this.
But he still came. The Navy's dignity cannot be trampled upon by anyone! Not even the Whitebeard, who is known as the strongest man in the world!
"Lava brat, don't be ridiculous! Aren't you here for them?"
Whitebeard pulled over Onigumo, who was unconscious from the beating, and several other lieutenant generals. With one punch, they exploded into a bloody mist and entered heaven in their sleep.
He coldly stared at the warship opposite him: "You've probably been planning to do this to me all along, haven't you? Now that you're here, why don't you hurry up and join them!"
Before he could finish speaking, Whitebeard had already blurred into a shadow, traversing hundreds of meters, and his fist, carrying a shockwave that could tear through space, slammed into Akainu.
"Great Fire Breath!" Akainu retorted, meeting the attack head-on with a powerful punch.
At the same time, Aokiji's icy aura appeared on the battlefield, ushering in an ice age and creating a vast expanse of land suitable for battle. A laser beam also shot from behind Whitebeard, aimed directly at his back.
"Although we don't know your purpose, the Navy won't let an admiral risk his life alone!"
The moment Whitebeard and Akainu clashed fists, a powerful shockwave erupted, tearing the flagship in half. Had the Navy not been prepared for such a situation, leaving only vice admirals and above on board, the fleet would have suffered heavy losses.
"Gurararara!" The white-bearded man laughed loudly, casually brushing aside the laser beams behind him. "I knew you guys would pull tricks! And there's this glowing brat I'm supposed to yell at?"
"That won't be necessary!" Having missed his attack, Kizaru had already moved far away, and his figure suddenly materialized at the bow keel of the Moby Dick.
"Your opponent is me, the Marine Admiral." Marco spread his wings and took flight, the flames of the phoenix sweeping over and precisely intercepting Kizaru.
"Oh?"
Kizaru raised an eyebrow, teleported behind Marco, and unleashed a kick infused with photon energy, only to be caught by Marco's wing as he turned around. The blue flames instantly repaired the minor injuries caused by the impact.
"This resilience..." Kizaru launched several attacks in succession, but Marco easily deflected both his lasers and kicks, and he was even nearly hit by Marco's claws several times.
"This is really a headache; you're growing up way too fast."
On the other side, Diamond Jozu had already clashed with Aokiji. His entire body was covered in dazzling diamonds, like a mobile fortress blocking the way. Aokiji's attacks only left a faint white frost on his body, which was instantly dissolved by the hardness of the diamonds.
Vista wielded two swords, their blades flashing like a waterfall, each strike carrying a sharp, piercing blow, forcing Aokiji to focus on defense.
Ace roamed around, his Flame Punch firing precisely to disrupt Aokiji's attacks. If Aokiji showed any weakness, Ace would immediately launch a wide-range fire attack.
With just a few captains stopping Aokiji and Kizaru, the situation on the main battlefield at the beginning naturally presented a one-sided crushing victory.
Whitebeard gave Akainu no chance to breathe, pushing the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to its limit. His fists caused spatial tremors, and his stomping created earthquakes and tsunamis.
Akainu unleashed his Magma-Magma Fruit with all his might, unleashing a series of powerful attacks such as Great Fire Breath and Crimson Lotus, but he was still unable to break through Whitebeard's defenses. Instead, he was repeatedly and severely injured by the opponent's shockwaves.
In just a few dozen rounds, Akainu was covered in wounds, his blood stained the deck, his uniform was torn to shreds, and his breathing became disordered.
Looking at the white-bearded man who resembled a war god, he felt fear for the first time. This was not the white-bearded man at his peak, but a being even more terrifying than the legends!
"This can't go on!" Kizaru saw that Akainu was nearing his limit, so he immediately feinted a move to force Marco back, and turned to provide support.
He transformed into a golden ray of light, instantly appearing behind the white-bearded man. His kick, imbued with maximum photon energy, aimed directly at the back of the white-bearded man's head.
"I've been waiting for you!" The white-bearded man didn't even turn his head. He swung his left arm back suddenly, and his fist was wrapped with visible Haki—Conqueror's Haki!
"Boom!" The punch landed squarely on Kizaru's shin, and the sound of bones shattering was clearly audible.
Kizaru let out a painful groan, the golden light dissipated, his left leg twisted at an odd angle, and he crashed heavily onto the deck, unable to get up for a moment.
"How could this be..." Akainu looked at Kizaru, whose leg had been broken by a single punch, and his mind was struck by lightning. In an instant, he understood everything.
He thought that after the fierce battle with Kaido of the Beasts Pirates, Whitebeard would definitely be injured. With the three admirals coming out together, plus the firepower of five warships, it would be enough to completely annihilate the Whitebeard Pirates. But he didn't expect that this was Whitebeard's trap from the very beginning!
They underestimated Whitebeard and the Whitebeard Pirates' strength!
"Damn it!" A resolute glint flashed in Akainu's eyes. He knew that if he dragged this out any longer, not only would he surely die, but Kizaru and Aokiji might also perish here, and the Navy's strength would definitely be greatly reduced.
He abruptly raised his head, arms outstretched, unleashing a torrent of Magma Fruit power as dark red magma coalesced. "Since that's the case, let's perish together! Meteor Volcano!"
Lava rained down like a meteor shower, covering the entire battlefield. The Moby Dick and the numerous White Legion crew members on the ice floes deployed their defenses, and even the advanced combat forces had to be distracted to defend against this widespread and devastating attack.
Taking advantage of this brief lull, Akainu roared at Kizaru and Aokiji, "You two take the fleet and retreat immediately! I'll cover the rear!"
Whitebeard watched the marines trying to break through, a cold smile curving his lips. His fist once again gathered terrifying shockwave power: "Trying to leave? Did you ask me?"