Noah, Tenoch, Nock, Noland, and Norton all activated their Devil Fruit forms. In an instant, the entire mud barrier resembled a massive Mythical Beast Zoo: a qilin gleaming with golden light, a Qiongqi shrouded in black energy, a Baize crackling with blue lightning, a Wind Hou Bird wrapped in green wind elements, and a vicious-looking vampire. Only Nore had eaten the Nika Fruit and could not transform. However, the Nika Fruit possessed the Sun God form and was especially sensitive to the Flame Element. With Julian's genes and his daily consumption of Flame Potions, Nore had mastered the Power of Flame early on. Flames burned across his fists.
Julian was extremely satisfied by what he saw. He immediately said, "Good. Start running. I'm making my move." In his Qiongqi Form, Nock opened his huge black maw and shouted, "Dad, go easy on me! I'm your biological son!" Seeing that Nock was still struggling, Julian said, "In your dreams. I can't go easy on you." Then he shouted, "Mud Eight Trigrams!"
He swung the mud spiked club in his hand viciously at Nock. In the blink of an eye, he flashed above the black Qiongqi's head. All the mythical beasts stared in disbelief and shouted, "Nock, watch out! Dad's coming!" The golden qilin looked imposing, his golden eyes widening as he watched Julian appear above Nock. Opening his enormous mouth, he shouted, "Everyone, run! Dad used Divine Speed!"
The black Qiongqi had no time to react and was struck squarely on the head by Julian's Mud Eight Trigrams. With a bang, Nock felt as if his soul were about to leave his body. He could barely keep his red tiger eyes open, and he let out a miserable scream before collapsing unconscious onto the ground. Agonized cries also came from his