Logia Users and Natural Energy!

"Um?!"

Just as Kuzan was comparing the taste of the Devil Fruit and the Red Lotus Blood, he suddenly felt a surge of violent emotion welling up within him, rushing straight to his consciousness.

Then it was easily blocked by a 'wall' in his mind.

Haki.

The essence of cultivating domineering power is transforming willpower into a spiritual weapon, so the foundation of cultivating Haki is having a sufficiently firm will.

If the will of an ordinary person is as soft as water, then the will of someone who has mastered fundamental Haki can be regarded as rock.

And Kuzan.

As a Marine Headquarters Admiral, although he is not as skilled as Garp and Zephyr in terms of Haki, he is still much stronger than the people below him.

His willpower was so strong it could be described as iron.

This is why only those who have reached the level of Admiral can withstand the impact of so-called "Emperor" level Conqueror's Haki.

At the Vice Admiral level, the best they can do is maintain consciousness; their combat ability will be completely lost, and they may not even be able to stand up.

Basically, any attack targeting consciousness or spirit must first break through the will defenses of a cultivator of Haki.

The irrational, bestial emotion within the Red Lotus Blood was like a wisp of foul gas trying to breach a steel gate.

Aside from making Kuzan smell a slight stench, it had no real effect and was instead completely worn away by the will contained within the gate.

The reason why Esdeath still retains the 'little fox' inside her is...

It was simply because her initial will was insufficient to eradicate the animalistic nature in her blood, allowing it to remain intact.

Over time, it gradually grew and eventually formed a relatively complete 'beast soul'.

Similar to the 'Beast Soul' in Zoan Devil Fruit.

[Swish----]

At that moment, when Kuzan noticed that the somewhat feverish body was rapidly cooling down, he raised his right hand and gently waved it towards the open space.

In an instant.

A large Ice Ball, three or four meters high and two or three meters wide, appeared out of thin air from a height of about ten meters, and then crashed heavily onto the frost-covered ground with a 'bang'.

Garp and Bogard were somewhat puzzled by this scene, while Sengoku and Issho seemed to be deep in thought.

"This seems Taiyi from how you used to activate your abilities before?"

"Yes."

Upon hearing Fleet Admiral Sengoku's guess, Kuzan looked at his palm with delight and laughed, "Ara ara, I think I've gained a very interesting new ability."

"Tell me quickly!"

Garp, like a curious child, urged him on.

At the same time.

The senior researcher, Wilmo, also took out a pen and a notebook from his pocket, preparing to jot down Kuzan's next words.

"That's right. When I used the Ice-Ice Fruit's power before, no matter what I wanted to do, I needed to release cold air outwards."

Kuzan stared at the hand in front of him, which emanated wisps of cold air, and began to explain in a calm tone.

"Although I trained this process to be extremely brief, it still involved a process, and now I can manipulate the air within my perception range."

"It should be what is known as ice-attribute Natural Energy, directly generating cold air or ice, like this."

To make it more lifelike, Kuzan created two human-shaped ice sculptures about twenty meters away.

Then, he first shot out a burst of cold air from his palm, freezing the ice sculpture on the left inside Ice Ball.

"That's how I used to do it."

Then he snapped his fingers again, and ice quickly formed around the ice sculpture on the right, instantly freezing it inside the Ice Ball.

"Although the results are the same, the latter is superior to the former in terms of both suddenness and energy consumption."

At this point, Kuzan actually felt that if he were more proficient in this power...

This might accelerate the freezing process, achieving the effect of instantly freezing the target.

While the current speed isn't slow, for someone with Observation Haki and a speed comparable to Shave, there's ample time to dodge from their current position.

"I see!"

Sengoku and the others nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Senior Researcher Wilmo put down his pen and said softly, "So you can now sense ice-attribute Natural Energy, right? Then could you try absorbing the Natural Energy in the air?"

"The ice-attribute Natural Energy you're referring to must be these white specks of light, right?"

Kuzan glanced around. Although Garp, Sengoku, and the others couldn't see anything, the air was filled with countless tiny points of light in his vision.

Then he elementalized his entire right arm.

"Right now, this hand is emitting the brightest white light in my eyes, so can we assume that the elemental transformation of us Logia Fruit users is essentially turning into a ball of Natural Energy?"

To be honest, the current experience is also novel for Kuzan himself.

He never knew he could shine like Borsalino.

As for absorption.

Kuzan tried out the method mentioned by Senior Researcher Wilmo, which involved channeling emotions into the mental fluctuations of Observation Haki to summon points of light.

It wasn't difficult; he did it successfully in just a few minutes.

[Call------]

The next moment.

Garp, Sengoku, Bogard, and the others suddenly felt a change in the surrounding airflow, with gusts of cold wind converging towards Kuzan, causing their Coat of Justice to flutter in the wind.

"Hmm, this feels a bit good."

In Kuzan's eyes, these cold winds were simply white bands of light formed from points of light, constantly flowing into his elemental right arm.

At the same time, it produces a refreshing coolness that feels pleasant from the inside out.

This caused him to subconsciously transform his entire body into an elemental being, instantly becoming a being composed entirely of ice.

[Boom!]

In Setsuna, a visible Blizzard formed inside the training hall, centered on Kuzan, causing Garp and the others to retreat outside the hall so as not to disturb him.

"As expected, Logia Fruit users have exceptional talent in Natural Energy, perhaps even surpassing the super- Danger Beasts like Red Lotus!"

As he was carried in by two men in black, one on each side, Senior Researcher Wilmo looked at the scene inside the building with excitement and muttered to himself.

Sengoku, hands in his white trouser pockets, looked down at the other person. "Researcher Wilmo, can others also drink the Red Lotus Blood?"

"Yes, but it requires a high level of talent in ice-attribute Natural Energy. If the talent is insufficient, even if one's willpower is strong enough to withstand the impact of bestial emotions, it will be difficult to produce much effect."

After answering, Senior Researcher Wilmo continued.

"However, we will continue to research and improve it. In the future, we may be able to develop a safer serum that is not limited to a single attribute and allows people to cultivate Natural Energy physique."

"However, in my personal opinion, this kind of Natural Energy is actually most suitable for those who already possess some kind of elemental power."

Upon hearing this, Garp and Bogard gradually lost interest in Natural Energy.

At the same time.

The Blizzard inside the training hall began to subside, and Kuzan, wearing Coat of Justice and sporting a smile, walked out.

"Oh dear, the ice-attribute Natural Energy here is still too scarce. It seems I need to go to the Ice Land again. Fleet Admiral Sengoku, please grant me a leave of absence!"

"Hehehe, requesting a leave of absence is easy, but I also have some things to discuss with you. Come back to my office with me first."

Sengoku was also in a good mood, because he had noticed that Kuzan's aura had become noticeably stronger.

"Yixiao, you should come too."

"OK."

This book is almost at seven hundred chapters! I wonder how many readers have made it this far. They must all be true fans, sigh.

This book has been criticized for not being exciting enough, but since people are willing to keep reading, I believe it must have something appealing to them.

I hope we can work together towards the 800th, 900th, or even 1000th chapter of this book!