Devil Fruit Development Diversification

The very next morning, just as the sky began to lighten, Chaos arrived at the foot of the mountain behind his home to continue his daily development of the Gold-Gold Fruit.

He grabbed the ground in front of him with both hands, and any gold within a ten-meter radius erupted from the earth, floating before Chaos as if an extension of his will.

With a thought, this gold transformed into eighteen types of weapons such as sabers, spears, swords, and halberds, or it compressed and split into needle-thin shards, shooting out like bullets, easily piercing rocks and surrounding trees.

This was hardened gold.

Immediately after, all the gold merged into one, forming a cube about one meter square, and it was quite heavy!

It was essentially all the gold on the entire island, collected and buried here by Chaos over the past three years.

Under Chaos's control, it began to soften, forming a thick, golden viper that coiled around a tree, tightening its grip until, with a crack, the tree snapped.

This ability was similar to Magneto's superpowers, except Chaos controlled gold.

The ability was strong, but it relied on the presence of gold.

He couldn't create gold out of thin air yet, nor could he transform one object into gold; he could only turn his body into gold or control existing gold within a certain range.

Even the Golden Emperor in the movie, despite awakening his Devil Fruit, couldn't conjure gold from nothing.

Perhaps it was possible if he developed it to a deeper level.

The golden viper, under Chaos's control, seemed to possess a life of its own.

It slithered and writhed on the ground like a snake, soft and boneless, not at all as hard as when it was hardened; it was now fluid and soft.

Raising his right hand, the golden viper stood upright and began to change, eventually hardening and compressing into a three-meter-long Guan Dao. Chaos gripped it and swung it around a few times, sending sand and rocks flying, easily tearing up the ground.

He flicked it upwards, and the Guan Dao began to break apart into numerous golden longswords, which embedded themselves in the distant mountainside behind Chaos with a whistling sound.

This move was somewhat similar to Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon.

His long-range attacks were now covered.

Once he awakened Armament Haki in the future, his attack power would be even more terrifying, and combined with Observation Haki, he could hit any target he aimed for!

After a period of bombardment, Chaos pressed down with his right hand, and all the golden longswords circled his body. Amidst a clashing of metal, several golden longswords softened and merged into one, extending from head to toe, enveloping Chaos's entire body up to his head.

In just two or three breaths, Chaos was completely covered in golden armor.

It looked very much like Iron Man's Nano Armor from Avengers 4.

He took a couple of steps, and there was no awkwardness, precisely because this golden suit could be soft at Chaos's will, so there were no stiff joints.

"Whoosh~"

He vanished from his original spot and reappeared three meters away. Chaos punched a tree trunk as thick as a thigh, and with a crack, the large tree broke and toppled.

His right hand's gold crawled and extended into a golden longsword, which he swung at the broken tree trunk, easily splitting it in two.

With long-range attacks, golden armor, and the ability to change weapons at will, he was essentially a perfect combination of offense and defense, with no particular weaknesses in either close combat or ranged attacks.

While wearing the golden armor, Chaos could also transform into a small golden man, achieving double defense. If he learned Tekkai and Armament Haki in the future, his defense would be absolutely solid.

The golden armor on his body began to retract. Chaos raised his hands and clenched them, then took a deep breath.

Then, a miracle happened. Chaos's body began to lift off the ground, and he eventually stood ten meters in the air, looking at the surrounding scenery. The corners of his mouth split into a wide grin, clearly in a good mood.

Even without learning Geppo, he could fly by controlling gold.

He remembered when he first had this idea and started practicing, he would accidentally fall from the sky every day, feeling like he was walking a tightrope.

It was so smooth!

Boom~

Wind and waves surged as Chaos accelerated, quickly disappearing into the sky and reappearing behind the forest. He soared upwards again, standing above the clouds. Boundless white clouds surrounded him, causing Chaos to close his eyes, spread his arms, and embrace the entire world.

The golden armor extended to his feet, eventually forming a giant golden sword. Chaos stepped onto it and whoosh, disappeared into the white clouds. Not long after, he shot out from another patch of clouds, and for a time, the fluffy white clouds looked like Swiss cheese, riddled with holes from Chaos's flight.

The legendary feat of flying on a sword was thus achieved.

This was also why Chaos had the courage to go out to sea, because flight significantly increased his chances of survival.

Without the ability to fly, he wouldn't feel safe at sea!

"Wow!"

"Awesome!"

Chaos laughed wildly. This feeling of free flight, like a bird owning the entire sky, was truly exhilarating.

The giant golden sword softened and spread out behind him. Chaos fell freely towards the vast blue sea, but in just two breaths, two huge golden wings appeared on his back. As they flapped, they stirred up waves, and Chaos swooped through the air like a golden birdman.

He soared into the sky again, standing above the clouds. The golden wings transformed into palm-sized mini golden swords, which shot out like bullets with whistling sounds, forming a golden torrent that flew through the clouds.

Chaos had a small golden sword under each foot. With a thought, densely packed golden longswords surrounded him, forming a swirling storm. The clanging sounds of metal instantly made one's blood boil.

He rampaged through the clouds, developing his abilities. After about an hour, Chaos began to fall back towards the island, his stamina largely depleted, and he was quite tired.

He landed slowly, three feet above the ground. The golden armor on his body detached and hit the ground; it was quite heavy!

But he had long since adapted to it.

It was a shame there was only this much gold on the island. Otherwise, wearing it every day just walking around would be equivalent to weighted training.

He sat down on the ground and waved his right hand at the gold in front of him. It began to writhe and transform into a small golden man about 1.7 meters tall. Under his control, the small golden man performed a series of backflips and jumps, and even did a set of calisthenics.

"Golden Warrior."

This was a golden clone created by Chaos, inspired by Doflamingo's Shadow String.

Skills like the Golden Armor, sword-riding flight, and Gate of Babylon were all ideas Chaos borrowed from others, such as Iron Man, Magneto, Gilgamesh, and Doflamingo.

Compared to the monotonous development of the original Tesoro, Chaos's was much more diverse.

For instance, Tesoro never thought of sword-riding flight.

This was the difference in thinking and imagination.

After all, Devil Fruits relied on imagination; with a little foundation, some imaginings could become reality.

However, unrealistic ideas without any basis or foundation were merely illusions in a mirror, impossible to achieve.

Under Chaos's control, the Golden Warrior performed various difficult maneuvers, but upon closer inspection, it wasn't very coordinated and couldn't compare to Doflamingo's Shadow String.

Once Chaos developed this technique to be like himself, he wouldn't even need to go out to roam the seas. When enemies desperately defeated the Golden Warrior, only to discover it was merely a golden puppet remotely controlled by Chaos, their faces would surely turn green.

However, this technique had a major drawback: it wasn't very coordinated yet and couldn't move more than ten meters away from Chaos. Once it exceeded this range, control would be lost.

"If only I could awaken Observation Haki!"

Chaos sighed. If this technique were combined with Observation Haki, he could likely control it as far as his Observation Haki could reach.

Even though his soul had been purified by his transmigration, he still hadn't awakened it in three years.

This was after the purification; without it, with his talent from his previous life, it would take ages to achieve his current accomplishments.

Annoying!

Another thing was Geppo. Even though Chaos could achieve flight using gold, he was determined to learn it.

If, one day, he lost the Gold-Gold Fruit or had no gold to control, he could still significantly increase his survival rate with Geppo.

This was a matter of principle.

Not only Geppo, but Chaos also wanted to learn all Rokushiki, and even awaken Life Return.

He absolutely could not neglect his physical techniques, as they were related to his durability, recovery, stamina, and overall physical condition.

Looking at the power system in the world of One Piece, physical techniques were of utmost importance.