With the God Valley War and the birth of the Demon King, most countries in the New World chose to submit to Many Countries. The World Government and the Marines also tacitly withdrew from the New World!
Pirates in the New World dwindled at an unbelievable speed. The once-common acts of murder and arson had now almost ceased entirely.
After all, the Gundams' cannons showed no mercy. As if they had planned it all along, Many Countries swiftly took control of security and most regions throughout the New World!
During this time, there was another major piece of news: the Great Pirate Ochoku attempted to ascend to Demon King, drawing everyone's attention.
However, after enduring the soul impact of only a few thousand people, Ochoku could no longer bear it and became a vegetable devoid of all will and thought.
Some weaker pirates also tried, but their Conqueror's Haki could not even outline the shape of a soul. Naturally, there was no question of ascending to Demon King!
During this period, everyone also summarized all the conditions for ascending to Demon King.
1: Possess some means of observing souls. Whether it was Conqueror's Haki or another method, as long as one could observe them, one could interfere with them.
2: Absolutely extreme emotions. An individual's will could not resist the will of tens of thousands; only the most extreme emotions could withstand the will of all living beings!
3: One's own body had to reach the pinnacle of life. A Demon King was an advancement of life, meaning one took another step toward becoming a nonhuman Conceptual Entity. If one still had room to improve, there was naturally no point in transforming.
4: Devil Fruits were the desires of all living beings, and were themselves entities of certain concepts. Becoming