Julian once again led several priests and more than sixteen hundred people in a grand march toward the Shandias' Hidden Cloud Village.
Mad Monk Ughir had already eaten the Paramecia Devil Fruit, the Cause-and-Effect Fruit. The Cause-and-Effect Fruit was practically a Divine Skill made for taking beatings. After being ground into the dirt by someone else, as long as he did not pass out, he could activate karmic retribution. The greater the power boost he gained, the harder he had been beaten, and the stronger he would become after activating karmic retribution. Of course, if he got beaten senseless and passed out, then he was finished.
Naturally, developing this Cause-and-Effect Fruit was indeed difficult. Julian had some advice for it too: practice other attack methods more and improve his strength first.
When Julian flew to the entrance of Hidden Cloud Village again, he gave all the Shandias a fright. Julian directly transformed into a hundred-meter-tall Flame Giant Dragon Form, flames blazing all over his body, with a Flame Halo above his head. Julian activated Fire Dragon Form and flew into Hidden Cloud Village. There were probably only around thirty thousand Shandias, and their offensive power was difficult to describe. They all relied on shell-based attacks.
Julian directly unleashed Conqueror's Haki. A wave of fiery-red Conqueror's Haki spread from Julian's dragon head toward the Shandias before him. Some of the Shandia Warriors with insufficient willpower were knocked unconscious by Julian's Conqueror's Haki. Julian said, "I am Sky Island's new god, the Flame Dragon God. Submit beneath my feet."
After saying that, Julian's Conqueror's Haki erupted again, knocking out another group of Shandias. The slightly stronger Shandias still held their weapons toward Julian. At that moment, Julian's Division Captains and officers also rushed to Hidden Cloud Village. A large number of Flame