One Piece: The Celestial Dragons' Self-Cultivation

Page 110

Blake completely abandoned defense—or rather, his invincible defense made defense unnecessary for him.

He allowed Charlotte Linlin's Emperor's Sword to strike him, only adjusting the angle of his wings to defend himself, but failed to leave any marks.

Kaido's counterattack also failed to work.

Black's arm swung around, leaving afterimages as his fists rained down on Kaido, unleashing countless attacks in an instant.

Faced with this reckless fighting style, Kaido's figure gradually turned into azure particles and slowly dissipated.

Chapter 145 This is the bond between fruits!

Kaido's defeat was actually somewhat unjust.

Hit by a series of attacks from Blake, he didn't even have time to unleash his ultimate move in his Azure Dragon form.

Charlotte Linlin's "Great Heavenly Free God" landed on Black, whose figure slowly emerged from the smoke and dust.

Blake grinned:

"Your attack power isn't good either..."

As he spoke, he disappeared from sight.

"Light cannon!"

Charlotte Linlin reacted quickly, launching an attack in a certain direction the instant Black disappeared.

Blake's choice was even more extreme than before—

He completely abandoned all defensive maneuvers, transforming into a streak of crimson lightning, and crashed head-on into Charlotte Linlin:

"Come on! Whoever dodges is a coward!"

"Mother's Visit: Three Thousand Miles!"

Their attacks landed simultaneously on each other's chests.

A blinding light, like the sun, erupted from the center of the battlefield!

As the light and smoke slowly dissipated, the scene was breathtaking.

On Charlotte Linlin's chest, a charred fist mark was shocking, with dark red energy eroding her body at the edges.

But the battle is not over!

The power of lightning and fire surged once again on Charlotte Linlin's enormous body!

"Fire and thunder from the heavens!"

Zeus and Prometheus exploded simultaneously, and the shockwave shattered the entire island.

Blake neither dodged nor avoided, but instead went to meet him head-on:

"Blood Calamity - Styx!"

"The Flame of the Blade Mother!"

"Bloodfall - Guillotine!"

Their figures crossed and collided repeatedly in the center of the battlefield!

Each collision was accompanied by a deafening roar.

Blake's fists kept landing on Charlotte Linlin's face, chest, and abdomen.

Meanwhile, the opponent's slashes and lightning strikes continued to bombard Blake's entire body.

Finally, after a fierce exchange of blows, Charlotte Linlin's steel balloon defense was completely shattered by the repeated heavy attacks!

Her massive body was struck so hard that she knelt on one knee, and the emperor's sword fell from her hand.

Blake let out a long breath and delivered the final blow to his opponent's head.

Back in the system space, I stretched out a big yawn.

He really got a good fight in that battle.

The feeling of completely abandoning defense and focusing solely on offense is incredibly exciting.

And now, Black has finally grown from someone who had to use tactics to fight a young Charlotte Linlin to a strongman who can face two Yonko at their peak at the same time.

After four battles, he finally had the chance to take stock of the ability cards he had.

Observation Haki (Middle-aged Hancock)

Nature Series: Magmaberry (Mature Sakazuki)

Armament Haki (Old Kaido)

The Steel Balloon (by Charlotte Linlin, now in her later years)

Looking at the Steel Balloon ability card in his hand, Blake fell into deep thought.

This thing... can be stacked?

Given Black's current defensive capabilities, which allow him to withstand both Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, breaking through his defenses would likely require Whitebeard to unleash the full power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, or a super-strong individual like Rocks.

If you add another layer of steel balloons on top, who could possibly break him?

"System! Let me see your limits!"

"Use the ability card!"

Black used the Steel Balloon and Armament Haki simultaneously, his ability cards transforming into starlight that merged into his body:

"Hmm... I don't feel anything."

He blinked twice.

I originally thought there would be intense pain or special effects, but it seems that the changes will only be noticeable during the battle.

"Cricket Im, nothing special!"

Blake was initially smug, but then quickly reminded himself:

"No, it can't float!"

"We can only withstand Im's attacks now; it doesn't mean we can defeat him."

"We still need to be more cautious."

Indeed, before the immortality was completely broken, Im was invincible.

Although Blake is now practically invincible thanks to his super defense, how can two invincible people possibly deal with each other?

Moreover, who knows if Im has any other weapons of mass destruction besides the Heavenly King?

What if there's technology left behind by a giant kingdom or moon people that can break through his defenses?

Let's leave the glorious yet arduous task of dealing with Im to the sun god or Davy Jones.

Blake's job is simply to deal with the winner.

After figuring these things out, he began to organize the existing ability cards.

There are still some unused ability cards available today—

Swordsman-level swordsmanship *4

Observation Haki (Middle-aged Hancock)

Zoan type, Insect Fruit, Scorpion form

Paramecia type - Tremor-Tremor Fruit

Nature-type Magma Berry *2

In addition, Black also possesses several Devil Fruits he collected at sea—

Paramecia-type Clear-Clear Fruit

Paramecia-type Ghost-Ghost Fruit

Natural type, Flame-Flame Fruit

Logia-type Devil Fruit - Rumble-Rumble Fruit

Among the maids surrounding Black, only the Kalifa sisters, the Hancock sisters, and three others are combatants who do not yet possess Devil Fruits.

Especially for Marigold, Black decided to pick out a Devil Fruit for her first.

Although Mary Geoise doesn't offer her sumo hotpot, who knows what other mischief this girl might cause to improve her skills.

Marigold is still very beautiful now, and in terms of figure alone, she is even better than Hancock. It's a real pity that she's been ruined like this.

Black was about to hand the Flame-Flame Fruit to her.

After all, in the original work, Marigold clearly ate a Zoan-type Devil Fruit, yet she was still able to develop fire-type abilities.

What does this mean?

This shows that she has a talent for playing with fire!

Alright, the Flame-Flame Fruit has finally been distributed.

Next up is Alpha.

Her talents are not particularly outstanding; they only reach the average standard of a CP.

Unless Black uses ability cards to enhance it, it's unlikely to be very effective in higher-level battles.

Blake was conflicted about this.

Alpha is, after all, a battle maid. If her Devil Fruit ability is too weak, it wouldn't suit Black's identity, but if it's too strong, it would seem like a waste.

That's right. Even though the Clear-Clear Fruit could be used to ambush Garp, Black still doesn't think it's a powerful Devil Fruit.

Ultimately, he decided to put it aside for the time being and consider Alpha when a more suitable Devil Fruit became available.

alpha:???

Hancock is the most talented and physically capable person among all of Black's acquaintances, and she can be used with almost any powerful Devil Fruit.

Even if new people join in the future, it will be difficult for them to surpass her in terms of physical skills.

Black's Observation Haki is now capable of achieving the effect of "bullet time," making it difficult for him to make a qualitative leap in a short period of time.

He decided to give Hancock the Observation Haki card that had been extracted from her own body and to choose a Devil Fruit for her.

First, we can rule out magmaberries.

A magma-mae version of Hancock... Black finds the thought strange.

Secondly, we can rule out the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

The development of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit should lean more towards flexibility and mobility, and its fighting style is similar to that of the Glint-Glint Fruit.

But Hancock's temperament is such that she'll fight to the death if she can! Her compatibility with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit isn't very high.

Given her exceptional talent, Black decided to give her the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

Of the remaining people, Kalifa is a good match for the Magma Fruit.

This woman usually appears somewhat alluring, but when she fights, she exudes a heroic and valiant aura, and her pairing with the Magma-Magma Fruit doesn't seem out of place at all.

Furthermore, Black has two Magma-Magma Fruit ability cards, which can push Kalifa to the Awakened level in one go.

In this way, her strength can return to the same level as Hancock's, and she will no longer have to feel insecure because of Hancock's Conqueror's Haki.

This is the bond between the Magma-Magma Fruit and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit!

Chapter 146 As expected of the children I raised.

Leaving the system space, I was still greeted by warm sunshine and a gentle sea breeze.

Blake sat up from the deckchair, stretched his wrists, and turned to look around the deck.

Robin was curled up in a recliner reading a book when Perona, having somehow acquired a piece of seaweed, tried to bother her from beside her.

"Oh, Perona."

Without looking up, Robin watched as a tiny hand sprouted from the pages of the book and precisely patted away the blades of grass.

"If you keep causing trouble, I'm going to tickle you."