Today's first update: Chapter 2229! 1/2!
Those who only ever gave would never earn anyone's gratitude.
After giving so much and exposing so many of his secrets, it was now Xu Kun's turn to reap the harvest.
The Dao Thunder Fruit... that fish that had slipped through the net?
The Dao Thunder Fruit was Dao Thunder Celestial Venerable's hidden move, one that had escaped the fate of returning to its main body after his death!
The Devil Fruit Tree had made its nest and cast its line through the Asura Race, only for the prey to walk straight into the trap!
Even the demigod-level Devil Fruit Tree, which had stood at the pinnacle of the world before the Divine Realm had even opened, had never expected things to coincide so perfectly.
So perfectly that Its so-called scheme had become a joke!
Had Xu Kun exposed himself any earlier, the Asura Race would have had only one course of action: report him to the Devil Fruit Tree and arrest him the moment he entered Asura territory!
Even if Xu Kun had just emerged from the Bloodfiend Ruins.
Even if Xu Kun was adorned with layer upon layer of glory.
Before a peak powerhouse of the present age, none of that seemed particularly important.
After all, the other party would not take Xu Kun's life. On the contrary, It liked him very much!
But now...
A multiple-choice question lay before the Asura Race's leaders.
Did they want Xu Kun, or the tree?
Xu Kun's hands remained resting on the two precious treasures. By not withdrawing them, he was showing that he was giving the Asura Race room to back out.
Was there room to maneuver?
Apparently not!
Genuine Devil Fruits were all part of the Devil Fruit Tree's origin. It could