Chapter 183 It Would Be Nice if I Could Change It to a Devil Fruit

"You can tell if it's true or not by seeing it with your own eyes?"

"If you are worried that I will lie to you, don't worry. If I want to use force, you have no way to resist, right?"

"The reason why we don't use forceful measures is that I hope that you, doctor, can devote yourself to your work willingly."

Eleus's explanation was straightforward.

However, after adding the name of 'Black Prince', it is convincing enough, or I can't believe it. If the Black Prince is really forced to use force, I am afraid that all the combat power of the terrifying three-masted ship will not be able to change the destined fate. result.

at this point,

Moria knows best.

The Black Prince can fight with the beasts without losing. Moriah, who once had all his companions killed by the beasts, honestly doesn't want to go to war with Elus at all.

only,

Poaching in front of him,

I can't bear it.

Just when he was wondering whether he should show off his strength by having a fit,

"Hey, Moria, are you interested in cooperating?"

Elus extended an olive branch at the right time, immediately dispelling the dangerous thoughts in Moria's mind.

"cooperate?"

Moria wondered.

What to collaborate on?

Shall we all fight together?

"Yes, cooperation. You created the zombie army in the Magic Triangle in order to one day take revenge on Kaido, right? Or is your dream to become the Pirate King?" Elus knocked on the table with his finger, "No matter what you want. Which one is it? Or you want both...it's up to you, it doesn't conflict with my goal anyway."

"The absence of conflict means that we can completely cooperate. For example, you can send Dr. Hogback to my place to help, and I can also provide you with high-quality corpses...the most indispensable thing in the new world. It’s just the corpses of strong men. It’s a win-win cooperation! I wonder... what do you think?”

Eleus sent an invitation to Moria to form an alliance.

To be fair, Moria is not very powerful and can be said to be at the bottom of the King's Seven Martial Arts. However, this does not mean that Moria has no value. The ability of the Shadow Fruit is still useful if it is used well. It's valuable enough, if you can cut off the shadow of a strong man...

Admiral is a bit difficult, but it is still possible to cut out the shadows of a few more lieutenant admirals. Not only can it create powerful zombies, but it can also weaken and limit the combat power of the navy.

"Black Prince..."

"No need to be so outspoken, just call me by my name."

"Hehehehe!! Prince Elvus, you have said so much...what do you want? What is your purpose...?" Moria shook his neck. , his heavy body made the chair under him creak.

He opened his mouth, revealing two rows of sharp teeth, and his smile was so terrifying that it could scare a child into nightmares and bedwetting at night.

"Does it matter?"

Eleus asked rhetorically.

Before Moria could answer, he shook his head, "That's not important at all. Cooperation... the most important thing is what you get, as long as you don't feel like you're at a disadvantage..." ··Isn’t that enough?”

"Cooperation means everyone gets what they need!"

This sounds okay, but Moria is not an idiot kid who is not familiar with the world. His otaku attribute was only developed after he was hit hard by Kaido. The former Moria was quite arrogant, charging all the way from the West Sea to the New World. The world, before meeting Kaido, was invincible...

His experience and intuition told him that the Black Prince had a great ulterior motive.

It was a greed no less than his desire for the Pirate King.

"Hehehehe!!! Since you don't want to say it, then... okay! This kind of thing is really not important. Cooperation is fine."

Moria agreed.

He could think of no reason to refuse.

As the Black Prince said, just get enough benefits from cooperation. As for the Black Prince's conspiracy... it's normal, isn't it? It would be strange if there was no calculation! As long as it doesn't hinder him from cultivating his zombie army and doesn't hinder his ambition... everything is fine.

"...Does this count as an alliance?"

Perona asked quietly.

"Don't you need to sign any documents?"

"There is no need for that kind of thing. No matter how many non-binding documents you sign, they are just waste paper. Only real benefits can make our cooperation go smoothly." Elus waved his hand and expressed his gratitude to the document contract. Those things In his opinion, it is all useless paper, and even wiping his butt is too hard.

"Hehehehe!!! You're right. Talking about trust is the stupidest behavior. Before seeing enough excellent corpses, it would be better for Hogback to stay here." Before seeing real benefits , Moriah was not going to let go.

"...Okay! This is not a big problem. I will arrange for someone to send the body over. Until then, I will just stay here."

Eleus thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

When he came, he was already prepared to stay here for a while. The Magic Triangle attracted him not only from the Moria Pirates, but also from another target, the skeleton that had lost its shadow and was still drifting in the mist. ······

This skeleton that ate the Underworld Fruit and resurrected from the dead was an important tool for Elvus to gain a deeper understanding of the soul.

The same goes for the goth loli in front of me.

Soul Fruit, Lingling Fruit, Underworld Fruit... There are not many devil fruits that involve the power of the soul.

Big Mom was too difficult to deal with, so Elus was the first to exclude him.

The remaining two options happened to be wandering in the same area. I couldn't miss such a good opportunity, the opportunity to intuitively touch the soul power.

As the fifth overlord of the new world, he has competed with Big Mom and all the beasts without falling behind. In the eyes of many people, he may be powerful enough, but... as strong as the four emperors, he is still stuck in the new world. The world wants to fight against or even replace the giant world government...

Elus needs more power.

Far more powerful than now.

But at his current point, it was not easy to move forward. After careful consideration, he chose the subject of soul research.

"By the way, there is something I need help from Mr. Moria."

"What's up?"

"There is a moving skeleton floating on the sea in the Magic Triangle. I hope to find him."

"That skeleton! I'll let someone find it."

Moria readily agreed.

In his opinion, this was not a big deal at all. He was impressed by the skeleton that could move, talk, and be good at swordsmanship. After all, he cut out the shadow of the skeleton with his own hands and stuffed it into the Dragon-Slaying Swordsman The strongest zombie general was created from Ryoma's corpse.

correct,

The strongest zombie general was beaten to the ground by the Black Prince not long ago, and even his famous sword Qiu Shui was taken away.

There are spider-rat zombies collecting information on the terrifying three-masted sailing ship. It can be said that he knows everything about Elvus's whereabouts since he boarded the ship.

He didn't know what Elus wanted to do with the skeleton, but it had nothing to do with him. The worst he could do was find a strong man who was good at swordsmanship to collect the shadow. To be honest, the shadow of the skeleton hadn't really been unearthed at all. The true power contained in the corpse of the dragon-slaying swordsman Ryoma.

Of all the corpses he collected,

The dragon-slaying swordsman Ryoma and Yunguo Oz are the two best.

It's a pity that both of them failed to discover their true power because of the weakness of the shadow.

If...if...if we can get a more powerful shadow, maybe we can really afford to return to the new world. Moria's mind turned and he looked at Elus. Maybe the Black Prince could provide some help.

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Elvus took up temporary residence on the Dread Barque.

As a huge ship comparable to a small island, the usable space on the island is quite vast. With a wave of his hand, Moria allocated a piece of land from the idle area to Elus. It is more than enough to accommodate hundreds of people. Besides, the total number of subordinates brought by Eleus did not exceed fifty.

The group of people stayed here, so they thought they were going on a trip.

The sailors who had nothing to do even went to the cemetery to have fun with the zombies. With Absalom, a lecherous man who dreamed of becoming the "King of the Cemetery" watching, nothing would happen.

The moving skeleton Brook has been captured by Absalom and Perona.

The Magic Triangle is not that big at all. The Moria Pirates have been here for many years and have long understood the situation in this sea area. Brooke is alone...a skeleton driving a large ship in the fog. Wandering, the Moria Pirates knew the exact location.

Just because Brook has been harvested by his shadow, he has no other value in the eyes of the Moria Pirates. If he is killed, the shadow will disappear. The option of locking him up is also very troublesome because of Brook's strong fighting ability.

So just let it be and let it go.

When Elvus, a new ally, made a request, the afro-headed skeleton was quickly captured alive and delivered to Elvus.

that's all,

Time flies by, and the year 1519 of the Haiyuan calendar is coming to an end.

The original plan was to stay on the terrifying three-masted sailing ship for no more than a month, but in the blink of an eye it was already the end of the year. Dr. Hogback had left the Magic Triangle and was currently doing research with Caesar, Miss. Ba Jin and others.

The reason why I stay here for a long time is

This is because the study of the soul is more complex than initially expected.

"Isn't it over yet?"

"Wait a minute...Are you in a hurry?"

"...No, it just feels weird."

In the study on the second floor of a castle on the terrifying barque,

Perona said angrily.

Watching your ghost clone being studied like a doll. When the research is over, the strange physical sensation brought back by the ghost clone when it returns... How can you pretend that nothing happened? Although strictly speaking it's not a big deal.

Just research,

The subject of research is not only himself, but also a lustful skull with an explosive head.

However, the girl's reserve always made her feel unhappy, even though Eleus agreed to many of her requests, such as cute toys, cute pets, cute clothes... well, these babies are very good! But unpleasantness is unpleasantness, and there is no rationale for such a thing.

"Just get used to it, and you can't go back on what you promised." Elus said with a smile.

"snort!"

Perona looked unhappy.

If it weren't for the fact that the guy in front of me was so ridiculously strong,

Prostitution for free is also a good choice!

While Elus was talking, he did not forget the research work in his hands. The translucent ghost was dyed a green color by his spiritual pressure. The wonderful touch was so fresh, even if it happened every day during this period. There is contact, but there will be new feelings every time...

He has played against BIG·MOM,

He came into contact with those artificial objects that housed souls, that is, 'Homitz', but those things were covered by external forces to cover up the inner soul. At that time, he had not reached the point where he is now, but looking back now, he still feels It's a realization.

Compare the ghost clone made by Perona in your hand and compare the similarities and differences between the two.

He gained a new understanding of the power of reiatsu.

At first, he thought that spiritual pressure was the special power of the Devil Fruit that had been mutated by Bengyu. However, as he used this power again and again and learned more about it, Elvus gradually discovered... ··Reiatsu is indeed inseparable from the mutated Devil Fruit.

However,

This so-called bat fruit, phantom beast species, and black-winged demon form are just the external appearance of power. They are the openings and portals that lead to the power of spiritual pressure, and they are the key to unlocking the hidden power.

Reiatsu certainly appears because of Devil Fruit.

But Devil Fruit is not the foundation of spiritual pressure.

"Tsk! The form of the black-winged demon..." Elus let go of the ghost in his hand, quickly calculated and recorded in his notes with a pen, and clearly integrated the messy and disordered insights in his mind through the words, "Wandering around After a long journey, it doesn’t matter if I write Devil Fruit or something, Bengyu... Bengyu is my future..."

A long sigh echoed in the room.

Perona couldn't wait to take back the ghost clone and glanced at Alvus doubtfully, but she was too lazy to pay attention to this nagging guy and left quickly with the stuffed bear in her arms.

At the other end of the sofa, the afro-headed skeleton sat obediently without daring to move.

After being studied for such a long time, Brooke understands that he is different from Perona. Although both of them are the subjects of research here... But it is obvious that Perona has a higher status than him. As a prisoner, He doesn't have much initiative here.

It wasn't until Eleus waved his hand to signal the end of today's research that the afro-headed skeleton cautiously left the room.

In the blink of an eye,

The study became much emptier.

Elvus sat alone at his desk, thinking intently.

The so-called black-winged demon form is, to be honest, just his subconscious choice.

If he had eaten a certain branch of the Niuniu Fruit, he would probably have awakened in the form of the 'Ou-Headed White Form'. If it were the same for both the Superman type and the natural type Devil Fruit, Bengyu would naturally follow Elus's path. The underlying desire is to change it as much as possible to the appropriate option...

The birth of the black-winged demon form was not Bengyu's own initiative.

Broken jade,

It’s about having self-awareness.

But unlike independent consciousness in the conventional sense, Bengyu's self-awareness is attached to Elus's consciousness and echoes Elus's consciousness. The relationship between the two is like an echo. When Elus intentionally or unintentionally If you make a 'sound', Bengyu will give an 'echo'.

Bengyu's self-awareness does not possess any initiative.

For Elus, Devil Fruit is nothing more than a template, a reference, and an introduction to power. The source of the power he now controls is always his own soul.

When he ate the ordinary bat fruit, he was subconsciously dissatisfied with this helpless choice and hoped to get stronger power, so Bengyu gave Elus a response and filtered it out based on the memory in his mind. The 'Black Winged Demon Form' is a posture that does not exist in this world.

besides,

Bengyu's ability has never been created out of nothing. It can realize almost unlimited wishes of Elus intentionally or unintentionally, but the price to realize the wish is necessary. The behavior of the white wolf with nothing is very important to Bengyu. Words don't work, pay first and then get on the bus, this is Bengyu's principle.

Only after paying the price can the wish come true.

This price

It's the soul.

It can be your own soul, or the soul of others... It is naturally not cost-effective to consume your own soul, so you can only collect the souls of other deceased people.

Bengyu continuously devours souls, feeds and strengthens Elus's soul, and helps him achieve breakthroughs and evolutions in life levels... This is not Elus's conscious choice, but the pair of lovers hidden deep in his heart. Reverse selection caused by the fear of death.

Because of fear of death,

So choose to evolve.

The soul thus evolved, and reiatsu was born... To put it bluntly, reiatsu is just a manifestation of his soul power, and the devil fruit only helped him guide this power to belong to the phantom beast. A form of special power appears.

He is now able to use spiritual pressure skillfully.

This Devil Fruit no longer means much to him. His combat power basically depends on the use of spiritual pressure. The powerful physical properties of the animal type Devil Fruit are of little use to him. He has The physical fighting style is of little interest nowadays.

It would be nice if I could exchange it for a superhuman fruit... A sudden thought floated in my mind.

The spark of inspiration was lit at this moment!

Changing to a Devil Fruit... may not be impossible.

Since Blackbeard can master the power of both Devil Fruits, why can't he change the Devil Fruits?

"Bengyu······"

Elus opened his clothes and looked down at the blue-black gem on his chest, "Help me get rid of the Devil Fruit!" He sincerely made a wish, praying with all his heart to give back the Devil Fruit he had eaten. Spit it out.

Bengyu's light flashed slightly.

Vomiting means not vomiting.

But... in the blink of an eye, he heard a soft "bang" sound, like something falling to the ground.

He looked down,

A green banana-shaped Devil Fruit was lying at his feet.

Even though a lot of time has passed, due to the terrifying taste of Devil Fruit, he has never forgotten the appearance of the Devil Fruit he ate, with its dark green color, light yellow fruit handle, and 'Arabic-like' spiral pattern. , similar to the shape of a banana...

correct,

The Devil Fruit at his feet was the one he had eaten in his memory. He picked it up and examined it carefully, and was sure it was exactly the same as in his memory.

Bat fruit [common species·big flying fox form].

his wish,

Achieved.

"Moonlight Sword."

Elus held his right hand empty, and his spiritual pressure surged out like a fountain. The blue-white lightsaber was firmly held in his hand, and he waved it in the air. The sharp sword light made waves of screams in the room... ··· Stop in time before cutting this castle into pieces,

With a move of his feet, he moved along the open window and moved to the spacious and deserted courtyard. He began to experiment with other tricks, such as false bombs, false flashes, steel skin, nerve detection, and ring...

The originally dilapidated courtyard completely turned into a mess.

Of course, the sacrifice in the courtyard was meaningful, as it helped Elus verify his ability.

All powers with spiritual pressure as the core are fully controlled.

The only thing he lost was the ability to change into 'beast form' and 'human-beast form'. The wings on his back were naturally lost. He was used to flying with wings, which made him somewhat unaccustomed to it. But fortunately, it was not a big problem. The lack of wings did not mean that he You can only fight on the ground.

He had mastered the technique of using spiritual pressure to create a foothold in the air a long time ago, but he didn't use it much before, so he didn't use it much. You must know that the high-speed movement technique of Hibiki is even more difficult than this.

"What exactly is a devil fruit?"

Eleus returned to the study.

Sitting at the desk, staring at the banana-shaped devil fruit on the table, he fell into deep thought.

Recalling the wings that used to be like arms and hands, there was no discomfort at all when changing into a bat form... It was as if even the consciousness that a bat should have had been obtained the moment he ate the devil fruit. There was no reason at all. Human habits hinder the use of bat fruit.

Even though he has lost his Devil Fruit now, the memories and experiences from the past are still firmly in his mind.

I always feel,

If he really had wings, he would be able to fly freely without practicing.

The only thing missing is that the human body cannot transform into the form of a beast... This is a shackles brought by the body, but if the animal-type Devil Fruit is replaced by the Superman-type, then after losing the Devil Fruit, you can still Can I use the corresponding abilities?

Elus's heartbeat quickened,

If he can achieve what he imagined, then the future plan may need another major revision...

"A real bat?"

His fingers traced the arabesque-like pattern of the Devil Fruit.

As he kept thinking, Elus had multiple conjectures about Devil Fruits in his mind...but which one was closer to the truth, or that all the conjectures were wrong, and he wanted to verify his conjectures. , it still needs to be proved through experiments.

To do experiments, experimental materials are essential.

"Poruporu!"

The phone bug wakes up from his slumber.

"Your Highness!"

Dylan's calm voice came from the other end.

"Dylan, help me collect superhuman Devil Fruits. No matter what fruit they are, as long as they are superhuman ones, get them as much as possible. Also... if you find a living superhuman devil fruit, as long as you If you are not a member of the Navy, the Revolutionary Army, or the Four Emperors, arrest them for me. Remember, I want to live and send them to the Devil's Triangle."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Dylan responded solemnly.

Immediately, he asked cautiously: "Your Highness, aren't you going back to the new world?"

"...What? Did something happen in the new world? Someone caused trouble while I was away?"

"That's not true. His Majesty the King often talks about it, and... the progress of experiments at the institute..."

"That's enough. Just ask Capas to keep an eye on the institute and don't be lazy. I still have research to do here. Remember, bring me what I want as soon as possible. Don't have to save ten or eight. Just send them together, if you have one, send one to me."

"By the way, I almost forgot, Dylan, bring me the guy locked up in the dungeon. Since he still refuses to surrender, why not give me some waste for recycling? After so many years of prison food, I can't let him. He ate for nothing.”

"Dungeon... Your Highness, are you talking about the loyal confidant of the King of Shipping?" Dylan on the other end thought for a while before he remembered the unlucky guy who was still imprisoned in the deepest part of the dungeon. .

"it's him."

"I see."

After repeated warnings,

Elus hung up the call.

The research institute is very important to his future ambitions, but compared to the research that makes him stronger... he naturally has to take a back seat. In this world where one person sweeps across a country, personal force is the key. decisive factor.

If Elus can crush the general and sweep across the Yonko,

He had long overthrown the rule of the World Government and went to the Holy Land to see what trump cards the Celestial Dragons had. They dared to treat the navy like a dog, but the upright admirals actually tolerated those idiots dominating over their heads.

Blacksmith need its own hardware.

Whether or not the World Government can be overthrown depends on whether Elus's fist is strong enough.