A complex flavor exploded in Yun Ye's mouth. Even with his steely will, he could not help grimacing. "This thing really tastes awful..."
After taking just one bite, Yun Ye stopped. The taste made him somewhat uncomfortable...
He loved good food and had always been repulsed by things that could barely be swallowed.
Besides, he was not a masochist. He knew that only the first bite of a Devil Fruit was necessary...
Legend had it that after eating a Devil Fruit, one would know how to use its ability.
That was indeed true. It was as though some special information had appeared directly in the depths of his soul.
It felt as though the Devil Fruit ability had been innate from birth.
Like speaking, blinking, eating, crawling, walking, and jumping, it was a bodily instinct!
After eating a Devil Fruit, however, an additional special instinct would appear!
That instinct was engraved into the body and deep within the soul!
Developing an ability was like learning to speak, crawl, walk, and jump as a child. As time passed, speech became smoother, walking became steadier, running became faster, and jumping became higher!
The development of abilities worked the same way!
"So this is the ability of a Devil Fruit?" Yun Ye closed his eyes and sensed that "instinct," experiencing something entirely new.
"I grant you a soul!" Yun Ye snapped his fingers, and a cluster of dancing white lightning appeared. A portion of his soul split away and merged into the lightning.
In an instant, the white lightning became wildly active, its form shifting into a humanoid lightning shadow. It opened its merciless eyes and stood high above all like a god of thunder!
The figure looked toward Yun Ye and dropped to one knee.
"It cannot split the soul like a