296 Steam-Steam Fruit

"Since they're here, let's deal with them all." Zhong Su said calmly. As a god, he naturally couldn't let his true emotions show. His previous anger quickly subsided, and the High Priest below, who was bowing his head, didn't even notice.

Although he was powerful, he was no match for God; God was invincible.

"No, we can't kill them. That would be too easy on them. They dared to defy the majesty of God. They must be made to wish they were dead." His calm words carried an undeniable authority.

"Yes, God, we must not let these Blue Sea People off so easily." The High Priest below nodded hurriedly in response.

"They've arrived." God raised his head and looked into the distance. His Observation Haki was quite accurate, and he could already sense a large group of unfamiliar auras approaching from afar. He also knew in his heart that these were the Blue Sea People had caused great losses to Birka.

"Go out." God slowly descended the high steps. "Take a look at these Blue Sea People and see what they're really like."

Teach was somewhat surprised. Even from a distance, his Observation Haki allowed him to sense many things. This god was quite interesting; not only was he powerful, but he was also a Devil Fruit user.

Judging from this, it seems to be Logia ability.

At the same time, it became clear that Enel only destroyed Birka more than ten years after obtaining the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. There must have been a powerful being in the original Birka who was stronger than him, or even stronger.

With the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, combat strength can rapidly increase in a short period of time. On Sky Island, where there is no Armament Haki, those who can deal with Logia Devil Fruit User are naturally Logia users.

Only a battle between two Logia Devil Fruit User would take this long.

Birka's god had been eating Devil Fruit for much longer than Enel, and had developed many more abilities.

Even though Enel ate the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, known as the "strongest Devil Fruit," he was still no match for Birka's God before he fully developed it. Moreover, Birka's God was undoubtedly more powerful in terms of basic strength.

For the first few years, as expected, Enel was suppressed.

It wasn't until later that Enel slowly caught up and surpassed Birka's God. By then, Enel was invincible, stronger than Birka's God, and possessed near-invincible speed. He could kill Birka's God simply by flying a kite. The sky was Enel's domain, and Birka's God couldn't escape even if he wanted to.

Even if they were Logia Devil Fruit User, Teach didn't care. It would be foolish to think he could defeat them based on that alone; he would die a terrible death.

After all, he also had a collection of Logia Devil Fruit, specifically the Miasma Fruit.

However, Teach doesn't know what kind of Logia ability it is yet, but based on the feedback from his Observation Haki, he can tell that it's a gas.

"Heh, interesting. Logia user, Rediat, you can handle this." Teach couldn't help but laugh, turning his head to look at Rediat to the side.

"Okay." Rediat smiled. Logia Devil Fruit User. He hadn't expected to find a Devil Fruit user on Sky Island.

But that's alright, Enel will be Devil Fruit User in the future, and there's also a giant bird on Angel Island that ate the Horse-Horse Fruit, the Sky Knight's beloved horse.

Perhaps many Devil Fruits are hidden on the Sky Island. Although the Sky-Rending Current is relatively rare, some Devil Fruit must have been brought to the Sky Island over hundreds or even thousands of years.

Just like the many Devil Fruit hidden deep in the ocean, this is a treasure waiting to be discovered.

Logia Devil Fruit only piqued their interest, but that was about it.

A group of people set foot in the town, and could see the magnificent palace in the center of the island from afar.

The roads were very clean, and there wasn't a soul in sight on the streets; people had either run away or were hiding inside their houses.

The doors and windows of the house were tightly shut, and the Sky Island residents hiding inside didn't dare to breathe loudly or even look out the window, for fear that this small action would attract the attention of these Blue Sea People.

The approaching, increasingly loud footsteps made their hearts leap into their throats.

At the end of the street, in front of the enormous central temple, lies a very spacious square, which is also a regular Holy Land.

More than seven hundred God Guard gripped their weapons tightly, watching the approaching group ahead.

The temple had very high steps, and at the top of the steps, at the temple's main entrance, stood a man wearing a white onesie, looking down and gazing in the direction of the Night Pirates.

He is God, standing behind the God Guard, giving them courage and confidence.

Gods are not only rulers, but also the strongest. If even gods are defeated, then they can give up.

The members of the Night Pirates arrived at the central plaza of Birka.

"Are you the Blue Sea People who disregard divine power? What brings you here?" Zhong Su couldn't help but ask, quietly observing Teach and the others.

The Night Pirates' objective was clear; for Birka, there was no warning whatsoever, so something was definitely going to happen.

Before dealing with these Blue Sea People, he wanted to Teach out their purpose; it was impossible for them to be without any ulterior motives.

His tone was very unpleasant; he sounded condescending, which annoyed many members, who looked at Zhong Su with disdain.

You've got some nerve! Do you really think you're a god in front of the Night Pirates?

These gazes made Zhong Su extremely uncomfortable. As a god, he had always been sought after and worshipped by other Skypieans, and this was the first time he had been looked at like this.

Then, he felt extremely angry. Although he didn't show it on his face, his heart was burning like a flame because of that disrespectful gaze.

But he was unaware that his inner thoughts were laid bare before Teach and Rediat, who were even watching him make a fool of himself.

"What is it? You don't need to know," Teach said with a faint smile. He didn't want to waste time either; at his level, some things were better resolved quickly.

Besides, in his eyes, this god of the Sky Island was nothing more than a clown, and he didn't need to care about him at all.

"Damn it." Teach's disdain truly ignited his anger, and his face began to contort in a ferocious expression.

"Then I'll show you the power of God, you foolish Blue Sea People." God's words were icy, and a chilling coldness filled the air.

The air seemed to freeze into frost, as if a cold wave was approaching. The ground and the surrounding buildings began to freeze at a visible speed, and the ice spread rapidly in all directions, under the control of the gods, especially towards the Night Pirates.

He was now acting recklessly. The High Priest, looking terrified, hurriedly led his group of God Guard away to the side.

Their position was between the god and these Blue Sea People. He knew all too well the terrifying power of the god, a divine power capable of freezing even the air.

If they don't dodge in time, they'll be the first to be affected. Although he can resist it with his own strength, he still has so many ordinary God Guard under his command. How can they withstand the power of a god?

He wouldn't let these God Guard die; he was a Birka himself.

While the other members evacuated, the High Priest was at the very back, thinking about the retreat behind him. In addition, he held the long spear made by Heat Shell in his hand, pressed a button, and then swung it forward and downward.

A burst of intense heat erupted from the spear, forming a line of fire that blocked the approaching cold air, preventing it from getting closer.

This wouldn't hold out for long; soon, the flames spewed out by the Heat Shell disappeared. However, enough time had passed, as the God Guard with the Wind Shell were already quite fast.

Zhong Su didn't have high hopes for these God Guards to begin with. After all, so many of his men had died, and he didn't want to suffer further losses. He had no choice but to take action himself, which was also a good opportunity to establish the god's authority.

Looking at Birka's abilities, Teach immediately understood: Logia Steam-Steam Devil Fruit User, a Logia Devil Fruit with great potential. However, compared to the common hot steam, this Birka had actually developed Cold Steam, which surprised Teach.

Judging from his appearance, his Devil Fruit cultivation is already quite advanced. The entire space seems to be frozen, but in reality, it's just the air that's frozen, since air also contains water.

Despite the sudden drop in temperature and the relentless onslaught of cold air—which actually only lasted a few seconds—the members of the Night Pirates showed no sign of tension.

The only one who was nervous was Enel. He had never seen such power before, the power of a god, which made him feel a little scared.

However, the next moment, his pupils contracted, and he froze.

God has developed his abilities to a very high level; he could easily become Great Pirate with a bounty of hundreds of millions on the high seas. Most crew members would find it difficult to resist such power.

A large amount of black energy surged out from beneath Teach's feet, rapidly spreading forward.

Faced with the cold air, after the collision, the black energy moved upwards along the clearly visible frozen air, covering the surrounding air.

In this way, a large black curtain is formed, keeping all the cold air out.

God's expression changed instantly. This was the first time he had seen someone else possess the same power. He naturally knew something about Devil Fruit, but judging from the power of this Blue Sea People in front of him, it seemed to be of the same nature as his own, the rarest Logia.

He had already sensed a huge threat from Teach, but he hadn't expected Teach to have such abilities.

"This, this is?" Enel's eyes widened. "Is this a battle between gods? They both possess divine power."

"What are you talking about? It's just Devil Fruit ability. As long as you eat one fruit, you can have special powers, but it will take time to develop them." A member next to him laughed, looking ahead in a direction obscured by the black curtain.

"But I didn't expect that your god would be a Logia Fruit user. I wonder what kind of ability it is," he said with some curiosity.

Enel hadn't expected that such a thing existed in this world, and as he thought this, his gaze became somewhat fiery.

Seeing Enel's expression, the other members couldn't help but laugh and ask, "What? You want some too?"

Before Enel could answer, he continued, "There are many more of these in the Curry, but different types of Devil Fruit have different abilities. You'll have a chance after you join us. As for some things, we should wait until you understand them better before thinking about them."

"Hmph!" Seeing that his attack had been blocked, the god was somewhat displeased. He looked down and flew into the air, his body emitting a colorless gas that looked somewhat like the Smoke-Smoke Fruit, but in reality, they were quite different.

"Blue Sea People, can you still resist like this?" The god was very confident in his power. Even if the Blue Sea People possessed the same type of power as him, he was confident that his own development would be even stronger.

He ate this Devil Fruit when he was very young, and was then discovered by the god of that time and groomed to be the next generation of god. He is the perfect protagonist template.

With a wave of his hand, he instantly created a contrast between cold and hot steam, transforming the icy steam into scorching hot steam that unleashed tremendous power.

Even though they weren't directly affected by the hot steam, the members of the Night Pirates could still feel the rising temperature.

Compressed steam, expanding steam, bursting steam were released from his hands.

It has no name, but one can sense the power of this move.

This was a wide-range attack; terrifyingly hot steam, imbued with powerful momentum, hurtled towards Teach like an impact. As Devil Fruit User, Zhong Su used compressed steam to generate immense power, and by releasing it, he possessed incredible speed and strength with every move.

It was this kind of power that enabled him to fly by ejecting steam.

It has to be said that in just two short moves, Teach could see a lot. This God of Birka has developed the Steam-Steam Fruit into a complete system.

The power generated by steam compression and the force generated by steam expansion—this alone allows for astonishing power, whether released or combined with physical techniques.

Moreover, in addition to high-temperature steam, he also developed Cold Steam, making his offensive capabilities even more powerful.

This ability is far superior to the Smoke-Smoke Fruit and can definitely be ranked among the top Logia Devil Fruit.

The entire sky seemed to have turned crimson red—it was crimson steam, terrifyingly powerful. Anyone caught in its influence would not only face a horrific impact but also be scorched by the intense heat of the steam.

Compared to its destructive power, the lethality of this ability is the most astonishing.

However, a terrifying impact struck, hurtling towards the black sky. Teach raised an eyebrow slightly, "Black Hole!"

This move is powerful, but that's all Teach sees. If his basic combat strength were strong, he could unleash even greater power.

After all, using a powerful move requires stamina, and even a strong physique.

The black curtain connects to Teach's Darkness Space. Teach amplified the gravity of the darkness, forming a dark vortex on the black curtain. This move naturally cannot break through his black curtain, but the black curtain's absorption capacity cannot absorb this move completely in a short time.

In this case, most of the hot steam will diffuse to both sides, which is somewhat troublesome.

Therefore, this move also failed to cause any ripples; everything was devoured and absorbed.

This is an invincible defensive ability, effective against Devil Fruit User. It can even withstand Kuzan's Ice Age. The endless gravitational pull can directly absorb the cold air released by Kuzan. Without the cold air, it loses the ability to further freeze the sea surface and spread.