Fusion of Power, Transformation of the Fel Dragon

Chapter 30 Fusion of Power, Transformation of the Fel Dragon

After waiting for so long, the artificial Devil Fruit I've been longing for has finally arrived.

This artificial Devil Fruit from the Azure Dragon is the key item for Rhodes' rise to power.

Soon, King the Wildfire flew to the skies above Onigashima in his Pteranodon form and arrived in front of Rod and Kaido.

After landing, he took out a box and handed it to Kaido.

"How is it? No major problems, right? Is that clown still obedient?" Kaido asked.

"Don't worry, Kaido. That guy is very honest. As soon as I arrived and explained my purpose, he handed me the artificial Devil Fruit," King said.

"Here you go, kid. This is the Devil Fruit you wanted. Vegapunk said it had a major flaw when he created it. Eat it if you dare!" Kaido tossed the artificial Devil Fruit box to Rod and said.

Rhodes said that Vegapunk was a perfectionist and that this fruit perfectly replicated his Devil Fruit ability, but Kaido still didn't quite believe it, after all, he had seen quite a few artificial Devil Fruits.

The artificial Devil Fruit users in his own army, the Zoan-type artificial Devil Fruits they ate were made by Caesar based on Vegapunk's research data, so there's no reason for them to be too different.

Rod chuckled, opened the Devil Fruit box, revealing a dark red Devil Fruit with various patterns on it, shaped like an apple.

This is Vegapunk's Devil Fruit, created based on Kaido's genetic material. Can I tell you that I got this exact information from the anime?

Without any hesitation, Rhodes took a bite. Instantly, a disgusting, shit-like taste began to spread in his mouth. Suppressing the nausea, Rhodes calmly finished the Devil Fruit in one go.

This was, after all, an artificial Devil Fruit. Unlike ordinary Devil Fruits, which grant abilities with just one bite, Rhodes ate the entire artificial Devil Fruit just to be on the safe side.

After consuming the artificial Devil Fruit, Rhodes could clearly feel a new power beginning to transform his body.

This is a power different from evil energy; it is transforming and strengthening its own body.

However, the evil energy within Rhodes' body did not seem to be content to sit idly by. It immediately began to fight back, with the powerful evil energy starting to contend with the power formed by the Devil Fruit.

In an instant, two forces began to engage in a fierce battle within Rhode's body.

Rhodes' entire body began to tremble and convulse. He knelt on the ground, panting heavily, with veins bulging on his forehead.

One half of its body turned pink, while the other half turned dark green. The pink half even showed signs of dragonification.

"Hey, hey, hey, are you really alright? Kid, don't scare me like that!" Kaido was shocked when he saw Rod's appearance.

Please! Our lives are now tied together, and I, Kaido, don't want to die for no reason!

"It does look like a damaged fruit, but it's definitely your ability, boss. The other half of its body has transformed into a dragon, it's just that the color is a little different from yours, boss," said King the Wildfire.

He didn't understand why Kaido was so nervous. He was just a newcomer, and the Beasts Pirates had indeed received what he offered.

"Cough cough! The fruit, the fruit is fine, but the evil energy within me is in conflict with it, damn it!" Rhodes gritted his teeth and began to control the evil energy within his body, seemingly trying to find a balance between the two forces.

However, finding this balance point is not so easy; at this moment, a fierce battle is taking place within Rhodes' body.

The two forces refused to yield to each other and began a fierce struggle.

However, Devil Fruit abilities are, after all, an outsider.

It was like water without a source, but the evil energy within Rhodes did indeed come from his years of cultivation.

Gradually, the power of fel energy began to gain a slight advantage, and Rhodes's dragon-like body began to be eroded by the fel energy.

Damn, what do we do in this situation?

If the energy of a Devil Fruit is completely absorbed and transformed by the power of evil, then the evil power within one's own body will become overloaded, and irreversible demonization will occur.

"Kaido! Quickly feed me your blood! The power of this Devil Fruit is about to be suppressed by the evil energy within me."

"But it was made using your bloodline factors, so your blood contains its original power, which should enhance its energy." Rhode knelt on the ground and spoke with great difficulty.

"I understand, kid. You have to hold on! Don't die." Kaido nodded, then one of his hands began to partially transform into a dragon claw, which he then used to slash the skin of his other hand.

A large amount of blood dripped down and flowed into Rhodes' mouth, but Rhodes seemed to have forgotten one thing: Kaido's bloodline factor was different now.

Kaido has fused with the power of evil energy, and it is a perfect fusion. The evil energy has become Kaido's power, but it has not corrupted his body.

Therefore, even though his blood contains the power of a complete Devil Fruit, it also carries evil energy.

After Kaido's blood entered Rod's body, both powers were greatly enhanced, but the two powers did not continue to fight each other.

Instead, a subtle shift occurred, and the two forces began to merge together; the Devil Fruit and the evil energy fused together.

The two forces seemed to have found a new balance and began to merge together within Rhode's body.

At this moment, Rhodes, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly opened his eyes wide, and the muscles all over his body began to bulge.

He grew from 1.8 meters tall to over 1.9 meters tall, with muscles bulging all over his body.

"Ah! Ah!" Rhodes roared, his head began to transform into a dragon, followed by his limbs, which began to turn into dragon claws. His entire body became slender, and then he soared into the sky.

"Roar! Roar!"

A colossal, malevolent dragon, over a hundred meters long, shimmering with red and green light, its scales displaying an eerie red and green hue, and possessing deer antlers, a snake's body, fish scales, a lion's mane, a bull's mouth, tiger's eyes, and eagle's claws, appeared on Ghost Island.

Aside from a slight difference in color, it's basically no different from Kaido transforming into a dragon.

"This kid has really become just like you, Boss Kaido!" King the Wildfire said.

(End of this chapter)