"What are those things?"
"Wait, that guy was clearly dead." The crowd instantly descended into chaos. Some even saw enemies they had personally killed slowly drifting toward the sky.
"Could this be the legendary soul?"
"I never thought I'd witness something like this. Souls really do exist."
Milim stood in the sky, calmly watching the countless souls gradually rise into the heavens.
"All those who eat Devil Fruits are rejected by the sea. That's why people say demons' souls dwell within Devil Fruits."
"Though that isn't entirely accurate, Devil Fruits do indeed possess wills of their own. So I'm not entirely pure myself."
Everyone silently watched the magnificent scene and listened to Milim's words, deep in thought.
"If you want to become a higher existence, you must completely crush the ultimate fantasy of this world. I'll use wrath as my foundation and fight alongside you against the most extreme emotions of all living beings."
"Before you or I collapse, this ascension will not end."
If the attempt to seize it failed, Milim and the Dragon Man's will would collapse together, and the so-called Dragon Man Fruit would cease to exist.
Milim stared straight ahead. Opposite her stood another Milim, identical in appearance except that half of her body was covered in dragon scales.
Without a doubt, this was the will of the Dragon Man Fruit. It also symbolized the Dragon Man's unshakable obsession, just like the Nika Fruit's obsession with liberation.
Every demon within a Devil Fruit possessed an obsession capable of forcibly twisting its host's will.
Even Logia-type and Paramecia Fruits contained cold wills that could influence their hosts. The fastest fruit belonged to the laziest person, the coldest fruit possessed the warmest heart, and the most passionate fruit belonged to the coldest person.
The fruit capable of shattering