Chapter 1534 Water Transformation Escape

The Rain-Rain Fruit, a Logia-type Devil Fruit that can manipulate celestial phenomena and cause massive rainfall, ultimately did not fall into the hands of the Navy, the World Government, or any major pirate group.

Instead, it was acquired by Juvia, a mysterious blue-haired woman working for a gang in the Sabaody Archipelago. Is this good news or bad news?

For all the forces currently caught in the torrential rain, the answer is undoubtedly the latter—extremely bad news!

This means they are facing a powerful adversary who is not bound by any traditional forces, whose code of conduct is unpredictable, and who possesses terrifying natural power.

Juvia's cold gaze swept across the chaotic battlefield, finally landing on Ada, whose wrist was being tightly gripped by Luffy. She knew very well that this short-haired woman was the core of the conflict.

The parasite fruit ability that allows one to parasitize and sustain life is indeed unique. The more unusual the fruit, the more likely it is to play an unexpected and significant role at crucial moments.

"All the destruction you have caused..."

Juvia raised her finger and pointed precisely at Ada, her voice carrying an undeniable verdict through the rain, "Use her as compensation."

"What"?!

"Don't even think about it!"

"impossible"!

Luffy, Kid, and even Lucci on the rooftop almost simultaneously voiced their opposition. Ada was a crucial pawn in their respective plans, and they couldn't easily hand her over to this suddenly appearing gangster.

Juvia didn't give anyone a chance to refute her. The moment she finished speaking, the rainwater that had accumulated at Ida's feet seemed to come alive.

Suddenly surging upwards, it instantly transformed into a cylindrical, transparent water prison, enveloping Ada entirely.

Caught off guard, Ada was submerged in the icy water. Her eyes widened in terror as she desperately tried to hold her breath underwater and struggle, but the water prison was too strong to hold her free.

Even more terrifying, the water prison seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, and began to move rapidly along the ground towards Juvia, like a water ball being dragged along.

"Let her go!" Luffy roared in anger. His rubber arm instantly extended, and one arm pierced through the outer wall of the water prison, firmly grabbing Ada's arm inside.

His other arm was clenched into a fist, compressed to its limit like a spring, and then he slammed it towards Juvia, who was not far away.

"Rubber-pistol!"

Luffy's fist was not wrapped in jet-black Armament Haki, but was instead enveloped in an invisible yet condensed martial arts aura. This power could also touch the physical body of Logia-type Devil Fruit users.

If Luffy hadn't participated in the Marineford War, Juvia might have been unfamiliar with or even underestimated the Straw Hat's attack methods, and might have overconfidently tried to take the hits head-on using her elemental powers.

But having witnessed the Marineford War broadcast, she knew how troublesome Ace's brother was. He hadn't turned white yet, so he was still relatively easy to deal with.

"Trying to ambush me? I've seen the broadcast before," Juvia sneered. Facing Luffy's swift punch, her umbrella-holding hand remained motionless, while her other free hand gently opened its palm forward.

"The water flows in a rounded shape!"

With her clear, cold voice, all the water on the ground around Juvia, as well as the torrential rain falling from the sky, seemed to be summoned by a supreme being, instantly converging and rising.

A colossal spherical body of water, covering half a city block in diameter, formed in the blink of an eye, perfectly protecting Juvia himself at the core of the water sphere.

Luffy's powerful punch, capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, slammed into the giant spherical water body with a splash!

The moment his fist entered the water sphere, Luffy sensed something was wrong. His power felt as if it had been injected into an incredibly viscous substance. The powerful water pressure squeezed his arm from all sides, and the resistance increased exponentially the deeper he went.

The water around his fist spun rapidly, dissipating the force and causing his powerful strike, which had gathered all his strength, to vanish like a mud ox entering the sea. Ultimately, the force was completely neutralized several meters away from Juvia's body.

Luffy's face turned red, and he could only helplessly pull his arm back, yelling angrily, "You cheating, you bad woman who doesn't dare to confront me head-on!"

Encased in the absolute protection of the spherical water, Juvia coldly watched the exasperated Luffy, a mocking smile playing on her lips: "If you were white, perhaps I could take you a little more seriously, but not now..."

Juvia manipulated the rain curtain, about to pull the water prison enveloping Ida completely back to her side. Her sensory network, which was integrated with the rain, was like the most sophisticated radar on the island.

She clearly captured the presence and location of every life in the rain, whether it was panicked civilians fleeing in terror or pirates and agents on high alert, all were under her control.

In that instant, an indescribable, terrifying aura, seemingly emanating from the abyss itself, appeared like a silent tsunami on the outskirts of the Sabaody Archipelago.

This aura wasn't directed at anyone; its very presence was enough to halt the rain curtain in the entire sky, as if even the natural elements were trembling in its presence.

Juvia's blue pupils contracted sharply, and the indifference and composure she had maintained on her face vanished instantly, replaced by a deep-seated fear. Her hand holding the umbrella paused slightly, and the raindrops sliding down the umbrella ribs became momentarily disordered.

How could such a sense of oppression possibly... appear here? A storm raged in her heart.

As a natural-type ability user, she is most sensitive to changes in the energy of heaven and earth. This sudden arrival of energy far exceeded her level of understanding, and even made her instinctively feel a fatal threat.

Without the slightest hesitation, Juvia made a decisive move! She abruptly lowered her outstretched left hand, and the giant spherical water that had enveloped her for defense collapsed instantly, turning into ordinary rainwater that fell back to the ground.

At the same time, the water prison that imprisoned Ada collapsed, and the murky water splashed everywhere.

"Cough...cough cough cough," Ada suddenly broke free from the water prison, slumped to the ground, her hands bracing against the wet floor, greedily and violently breathing in the long-lost air. The cold rain lashed against her pale face, making her realize for the first time how luxurious it was to be able to breathe freely.

This sudden change left everyone stunned.

"Hmm, why did she let go?" Luffy was still in the position of pulling Ada, looking completely bewildered.

"What's going on?" Kidd and Capone Becky looked around warily, but found nothing.

Lucky and Kaku on the rooftop also frowned. Their animalistic instincts made them vaguely sense that something was wrong, but not as clearly and strongly as Juvia's.

Just as everyone was filled with doubt and uncertainty, Juvia's body, along with the exquisite umbrella in her hand, began to gradually become transparent from her feet upwards, as if merging into the rain.

This is not elementalization, but a more advanced form of water-based escape that completely assimilates with the surrounding environment.

Before disappearing completely, Juvia took one last look at everyone present, her blue eyes filled with an indescribable complex emotion—perhaps a warning, perhaps a hint of pity.

Her cold voice came through the increasingly thinning figure, carrying an unprecedented urgency: "If you don't want to die, you'd better run away quickly..."

Before she finished speaking, her blue figure had completely vanished into the torrential rain, disappearing without a trace as if she had never existed. Only the blood still flowing on the ground and the ruins testified to the brief but intense conflict that had just occurred.

Those still breathing at the scene had no idea what they were about to face, but it was too late to run now.