The Long-Awaited Growth

To put it simply, Oboro's system was created by merging the power system of Hunter x Hunter with the system he was bound to.

But its foundation comes from the power of his soul.

In other words, although the system is subject to certain rules and limitations inherent in the Hunter x Hunter in order to pursue other unique aspects and maximize effects, the system itself is now also a part of his power. To some extent, everything he has accomplished is beyond the reach of even the system.

After all... the source of his soul was himself.

Oboro slowly raised his arm, which was stained with Big Mom's brain tissue and blood.

When his hand was raised and exposed in the air, Bare and the others immediately sensed that the captain's hand seemed to be pulling at something... as if it were some kind of 'energy', but they could not see it with their naked eyes. They only sensed that something was wrong from the deepest part of their spiritual consciousness, that is, from the throbbing of their own souls.

What Oboro wants is not just the Soul-Soul Fruit ability, but the entire soul of Charlotte Linlin after it is fused with Devil Fruit!

Devil Fruit are inherently designed with a 'soul' or a kind of inherited will.

Generally speaking, after the host dies, the fruit will 'reappear' somewhere in the sea. Oboro is not giving the Soul-Soul Fruit this opportunity now. Most importantly, the Devil Fruit and Big Mom's soul have not yet separated. He can use this to break some 'rules,' that is, the restrictions that the will of the One Piece world itself imposes on the fruit, and use this to suppress Oboro's soul growth.

It could even be said that it was Oboro who prevented the fruit of soul transformation from leaving.

Bigmom's soul can be seen as a medium used to break through the world's 'blockade' against him.

Others couldn't see it, but in Oboro's eyes, Big Mom's soul, which hadn't yet dissipated, had been pulled out of his body, and the spiritual imprint within it had been erased from his soul, leaving it as an empty soul 'shell'.

Then, Oboro opened her mouth and bit down hard.

He grabbed the soul energy in his hand and began to devour it, enjoying it immensely.

This scene left the members of the Hell Pirates looking at each other in bewilderment.

What is the captain eating? What is it? Two or three minutes later, Oboro finally stopped eating.

His slightly bent back straightened up again, his head bowed, and his blood-stained arm hung limply at his sides.

"Hehehe..."

Immediately afterwards, Long laughed out loud.

His voice was deep, filled with barely suppressed joy.

"Ha ha ha ha..."

Then the laughter grew louder and louder.

"Not good!"

In an instant, Enel and Bare moved simultaneously.

Bare's abdomen suddenly bulged with countless fleshy lumps, which transformed into arms that instantly bound all the stunned people like ropes, and he vanished from the spot in an instant.

Enel grabbed a few people around him and disappeared in a flash of lightning.

Almost immediately after they left, the air currents on the entire island, centered on Oboro, surged violently, resembling thousands of wind curtains and sharp blades swirling and madly destroying everything in their path.

Long was circulating the Qi Refining Technique.

For over a year, he had never stopped cultivating, but as his 'sea of qi' continued to compress in his dantian, his progress became slower and slower. The only substantial increase was in his 'qi volume'... and the flesh and blood that complemented his 'qi'. But now, after absorbing the new soul power, Long felt that the shackles binding his soul were cracking... His own soul level and power had also transformed, giving him a long-lost sense of familiarity.

That was the essence of his soul from his time in Hunter x Hunter! "Almost there... almost there..."

In the center of the terrifying storm, Oboro stood alone, embracing the chaotic scene he had created with outstretched arms.

His eyes were fixed on the night sky, and he murmured excitedly.

The reason for his extreme emotional fluctuations was that his previously stagnant Qi cultivation technique had finally achieved a breakthrough. In his Tanaka, the incredibly dense Qi was compressed into a liquid state, then shimmered and finally transformed into a flowing water sphere, not yet a solid.

In other words, he hasn't truly 'formed the elixir' yet, but he has already made Godspeed progress.

A stronger soul means more extraordinary spiritual power and more delicate control over qi... Both the 'capacity' of one's dantian and the details of its transformation into 'dan' represent a qualitative leap.

All of this is a buff brought by the spirit and the soul.

Previously, Long had always believed that as long as he absorbed the external energy of heaven and earth, and the 'vital energy' generated in his own flesh and blood, and after a long period of time, continuously circulated it through the body, like water dripping on a stone, he would eventually be able to successfully form a core, and it wouldn't be too far away.

But now he understands... This Qi cultivation method is extraordinary. In addition to the requirement for the complementary circulation of flesh and blood and Qi, spirit and soul are also a key element.

In short, it boils down to two words: cultivating divinity!

Hahahaha!

"Ha ha ha ha!"

In the darkness Whole Cake Island, Bare stared in horror at the spot where Oboro was standing inside the storm.

The scene was too shocking to bear.

Not only him, but all the members of the Hell Pirates were stunned.

Because within the wind curtain, besides the chaotic torrent, there were countless black Inazuma raging amidst the wind blades.

And, someone's horrible laughter.

Upon closer inspection, the already fragmented island has been further destroyed into pieces of land slabs.

Beneath the wind curtain, ripples formed by concentric black Haki continued to spread and radiate in all directions.

What does this mean? It means that suddenly, due to some opportunity, Oboro's body evolved... to a level they dared not even imagine.

Haki is the most direct manifestation of a person's physical strength.

This domineering Haki, spreading irregularly like a tidal wave, was unconsciously emanating from Oboro at this moment.

Even Bare, who had merged with Muzan's bloodline and prided himself on his superior physical body, had only one feeling in his mind at this moment.

That is... it seems that I and the man in the wind curtain are not from the same life dimension.

This understanding did not come from thinking, but rather suddenly appeared in his mind; it was a subconscious judgment.

"The captain... he..."

Dom swallowed hard, his lips were dry, and he hesitated to speak.

He wanted to ask something, but after saying a few words, seeing the expressions on Bare's, Shiliu's, and others' faces, he felt that asking was pointless.

Because... everyone else was just as confused as I was.

A short while later, the strange phenomenon on Whole Cake Island finally disappeared.

Oboro seemed to have regained her composure.

However, due to his 'restlessness', the Whole Cake Island had completely disappeared from the sea surface, and most of the land fragments were submerged by the sea, leaving only some broken pieces.

Bare and the others hadn't had time to find Oboro's location yet.

In the blink of an eye, Oboro appeared in front of them out of thin air.

Everyone felt a sudden drop in temperature in the air, and the chill was biting.

Then, Oboro slowly raised his head, a smile on his face, and said, "I vented a little."

"..."

Bare is speechless.

Because they discovered that there seemed to be some kind of eerie green flame burning in Oboro's pupils.

It vanished in a flash.

It was obvious that the captain had changed, but they couldn't quite put their finger on what was different... even though his tone and demeanor were exactly the same as before.

"Let's go find Doflamingo."

Big Mom's corpse floated beside Oboro, and he gave the order.