Chapter 240 Soul Soul Fruit!

On board the terrifying barque.

At the moment when Big Mom was killed by Rhodes, Kaido, who was fighting Crocodile and the others, suddenly stopped his movements.

"Lingling!"

"Wow, wow, why were you killed like this!"

Kaido cried loudly, and the tears fell down as if they were spraying. Crocodile, who was about to fight for his life, was slightly startled, and then looked at Moonlight Moria and Yamato with strange eyes.

Yonko? Kaido? The strongest creature on land, sea, and air?

that's all?

"Brother Kaido!"

Jhin, who had not made any move before, flew over and looked at Kaido.

Brother Kaido is emotionally unstable and often bursts into tears or laughter, which Jhin is used to.

However, one of the four emperors was killed, and now was not the time to continue fighting against the Shichibukai and Master Yamato.

"Lingling has been killed."

Kaido, who was crying bitterly, calmed down and his expression quickly turned cold.

"That old woman is so useless. She was killed so easily."

"Now, we have to take advantage of the time when others don't react to gather the power under her command!"

There are only so many islands in the New World. As a veteran powerhouse, Charlotte Lingling naturally occupies some of the better islands.

Now that the other party is dead, both the islands she originally occupied and her powerful children are a rich legacy.

As long as they can eat the biggest piece of cake, the power of their Beast Pirates will grow again!

Especially the cadres under Lingling!

Thinking of the elite soldiers and generals under Auntie's command, Kaido, who cherishes talents, immediately became excited. Even Yamato didn't care about the lesson. He turned into a blue dragon and jumped into the sky, directly taking Jhin and flying towards the direction of all nations.

"Hehehehehe, I didn't expect to kill a Yonko directly!"

Kaido left, and Moria looked at the island in the distance with a smile on his face. His eyes kept moving, not knowing what he was thinking.

"The structure of this world is about to change!"

Crocodile lit a cigar, looked in the direction of the island, and seemed to see Rhodes.

After a battle with Kaido, he felt the gap between himself and the top group of strong men.

Even if the three of them gather their strength, they can only temporarily resist Kaido.

He still needs stronger power!

Of course, he was not prepared to let go of the power vacuum left after the death of the Four Emperors!

Although Rhodes killed Big Mom, this does not mean that Big Mom's original sphere of influence has been inherited by the other party.

How much you can eat depends on your personal abilities.

Behind Crocodile, his 'elite soldiers and generals' looked at each other, and they all saw the worry in their eyes.

Their hearts are still in the hands of the Rhodes Pirates!

Now, they have defeated the Four Emperors and conquered the world of pirates. It seems to be more difficult to regain the heart!

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Urukum Island

"Put away Auntie's body first."

Rhodes put away the [Soul Soul Fruit] and then gave instructions to Luo.

"Let Gaji do some research later and see if she can be used as a template to research clones."

Thinking of Germa's clones and the possibility of a bunch of super soldiers possessing [Steel Balloons], Luo couldn't help but shudder.

That picture is too scary.

"Rhode, what should we do with these people?"

Neru pointed at the members of Big Mom's pirate group that he captured, including Candy Minister Perospero, Big Mom's eldest son.

"I haven't thought about it yet, let's lock him up first."

Rhodes looked at Riluka, who frowned slightly, but did not say anything, but honestly locked those people into the doll house.

How the cadres of the Aunt Group should deal with this is really something that needs to be carefully considered.

Although they can take out all their Devil Fruits, Devil Fruits alone cannot cultivate strong people. There are many Devil Fruits wasted by rookies, and more importantly, talents.

And because of their excellent talents, most of the children born to aunts have pretty good talents. Those people can definitely be regarded as outstanding talents.

If it can be absorbed, it will be a great supplement to the strength of the Rhodes Pirates.

However, it still needs to be carefully considered as to which people will be recruited and in what way.

"Violet, how is the situation now?"

Rhodes looked at Violet, the princess of Dressrosa, now considered half a member of the Rhodes Pirates.

Her [Staring Fruit] can observe the situation within a radius of 4,000 kilometers, making her the most powerful observer in the world.

"Over at Broccoli Island, Pekin and the others have already won."

"Over at Mordik Island, Gray and Franky are fighting Smoothie, one of the three dessert generals. Although they are slightly at a disadvantage, it doesn't seem like there is much danger and the battle is not too fierce."

"The battle in Greenbit was the fiercest. Nia and Brooke rushed back and stopped Katakuri with the Vinsmoke family members. The current battle situation is tense."

"Luo, Bonis, I'll leave Mordik Island to you. My request is to capture the enemy alive!"

Luo nodded and took Bowness through the portal opened by Kosa, heading directly to Mordik Island.

With the strength of the two of them, plus Gray and Franky, it shouldn't be a problem to deal with Smoothie.

"Naru, Genos, Katakuri will be dealt with by you!"

"no problem!"

Another portal opened, and Neru and Genos passed through it and returned to Greenbit.

Although Katakuri is powerful, the three Vinsmoke brothers are not bad either. Their eldest sister Reiju has poisonous power. Coupled with Nia and Brooke, this combination is enough to give him a headache.

If Naru and Genos join in, he won't be able to escape even if he wants to.

"As for us, let's wait here for a while."

"After they resolve the issues in those two places, send troops to all nations!"

After arranging the support work for those two places, Rhodes took his companions on the island and members of the security company to temporarily settle down.

Riluka ordered her remaining doll soldiers to clear a field and quickly build temporary shelters. Minina led some members of the security company to collect materials and prepare food for everyone. Robin and Baccarat coordinated the remaining They are responsible for the treatment of the wounded and the placement of those rescued from the mine.

Seeing that everything was arranged in an orderly manner, Rhodes had time to look at the devil fruit in his hand and silently made calculations in his mind.

His physical fitness has now reached a new level. According to his own estimation, even compared with Kaido, he is probably not inferior, or even slightly better.

However, this seemed to have reached the limit of his body.

The injury he suffered in the battle with Big Mom did not bring a huge improvement to his body after recovery.

Just like he felt in his own mind, the strength of his soul restricted the progress of his body.

There is no evidence and it cannot be confirmed. This is just a feeling he has in his mind. Whether this is the case or not, Rhodes himself cannot confirm.

So looking at the [Soul Soul Fruit] in his hand, Rhodes was a little undecided.

[A Knight Will Not Die with His Unarmed Hands] has proven that as long as you hold a weapon that has eaten a Devil Fruit, you can master the corresponding Devil Fruit ability.

As long as he finds Punk Hassad, gets the Devil Fruit cloned from Kaido, and gives it to the weapon to eat, he will be able to master the same Devil Fruit abilities as Kaido of the Beasts, allowing his strength to increase again.

Not only that, you don't have to be a devil fruit user, and you don't have the weakness of being afraid of sea water.

However, that power alone is not enough.

Although, even now, Rhodes already possesses extremely powerful power. He can kill Big Mom in a one-on-one fight. In the battle with Big Mom, he has further improved his domineering skills and greatly improved his strength.

Once he can master the same Devil Fruit ability as Kaido, his strength will be further improved, completely surpassing everyone known so far.

However, that power is not strong enough!

No one knows what kind of power the World Government still hides. As a force that has ruled the world for eight hundred years, the World Government's foundation is definitely very powerful.

The legendary ancient weapons, Pluto is sleeping, and Neptune is on Fish-Man Island, but no one knows where the Uranus is, and he may still be in the hands of the world government.

Legend has it that Pluto can destroy an island with one blow. Although it is not known what size the island in the legend is and what degree of destruction it means.

However, Pluto is a weapon that can be used multiple times. If the attack that can destroy the island can be used continuously, even the smallest island will not be able to be resisted by humans.

As the king with the same name, he probably has the same power.

Even if you don't mention the ancient weapons, just considering the combat power, it is only stronger than the Four Emperors. That kind of power is not enough to reassure Rhodes.

The navy alone has three top generals, Marshal Sengoku, and naval hero Garp.

If Zefa and the general candidates are also included, the navy's high-end combat power far exceeds that of any Yonko pirate group, or even multiple Yonko pirate groups.

The navy is just an agency under the World Government.

No one knows how many hidden masters there are in the World Government. The so-called Five Old Stars may also have super strength, and there may also be other high-end combat power among the Tianlong people. After all, that is A group of people who can feed precious Devil Fruits to slaves.

Rhodes' goal is to achieve new world hegemony. There is no luck in this kind of competition for world power, and there must be absolute power.

From the current point of view, if the physical fitness can only be improved at this slow speed, even if it accumulates for three to five years, and including the power of the "Pink Dragon Fruit" that has not yet been mastered, I am afraid that it will only be able to fight against the two Yonko.

Even if the strength of Nailu and Luo improved and reached a level comparable to that of the Four Emperors, it would still not be enough compared to the entire world.

There is still a long way to go to completely overthrow the world government and gain new hegemony.

"Rhode, there is something I think I need to tell you."

Baccarat looked at Rhodes who was thinking about something.

"What?"

"The appearance of the Devil Fruit just now was not affected by my ability."

"?"

Rhodes looked at Baccarat.

"After I developed the power of the fruit one step further, I can already sense the changes in my [luck]. Although it has not been materialized yet, the general changes can still be felt."

"After the appearance of the devil fruit, my [luck] did not change at all. In other words, it was not a devil fruit that was successfully obtained by consuming my [luck], but a devil fruit that I chose to keep!"

"I have heard that some devil fruits are of their own will and will choose their own hosts."

After telling Rhodes the news he had, Bakara did not express any of his thoughts, but just nodded to Rhodes and turned away.

Rhodes looked at the devil fruit in front of him, and his mind turned.

"So, the devil fruit chose me?"

It seems that there is no other choice.

If he does not eat this devil fruit, according to the current situation, after obtaining the [Pink Dragon Fruit] and feeding it with weapons, after three to five years of accumulation, at most he will have enough strength to match the combined strength of the two Four Emperors.

However, such power is strong, but it is not overwhelmingly strong.

On the contrary, if the Soul Soul Fruit can really strengthen his soul as he guessed, and let the ability of "What doesn't kill me will make me stronger" continue to work, driving the continuous improvement of physical fitness, Rhodes himself can't imagine how strong he will be in three to five years.

After all, he has been at sea for only more than a year, and he has already stood at the top of this world, and this is because his physical strength is about to reach the ceiling and the growth has slowed down.

Thinking of this, Rhodes no longer hesitated, picked up the devil fruit and took a bite.

An indescribable taste spread in his mouth, making Rhodes, who always likes to enjoy delicious food, change his face slightly.

There was no time to feel sick because of this unbearable taste. At the moment the devil fruit was eaten, Rhodes felt a force surging from his body.

However, as soon as he entered the mouth, the power of the devil fruit took effect.

Even Rhodes, who has a high degree of control over his body, could not judge how this power came about.

All he could feel was his soul!

After eating the Soul Soul Fruit, Rhodes felt the existence of his soul.

Moreover, because of the devil fruit, he could feel that his soul was getting stronger at an exaggerated speed.

Not only that, as he guessed, as his soul became stronger, Rhodes could clearly feel that the ceiling that restricted his physical strength from continuing to grow disappeared!

Perhaps it did not disappear, but as his soul grew stronger, the ceiling became higher.

However, at least for now, Rhodes's physical strength can grow stronger quickly again!

"The bet is right!"

Rhodes clenched his fist suddenly, and a strong sense of confidence rose in his heart.

As long as his soul strength continues to grow, his physical strength will continue to grow without bottlenecks!

If this continues, he will become the biggest puncher in the world!