Bigmom's Earth Homie
A massive storm began to form around the Whitebeard Pirates.
There were subjective factors and objective factors; many things were beyond the control of even Teach and his Teach. The main reason was that the Whitebeard Pirates were too powerful, and with fame comes trouble.
The Whitebeard Pirates' territory was vast, encompassing over a thousand islands that stretched from the central New World to New World rear.
It's roughly twice the size of the Night Pirates' territory, not even counting the islands occupied by the Whitebeard Pirates in the Chaos Sea was the territory of two deceased veteran overlords Silver Axe and Ochoku.
Each of the old hegemons had territories of about three hundred islands, which together formed the Chaos Sea we see today.
Such a large piece of meat will naturally attract the attention of others.
The news secretly spread by the Night Pirates had a significant impact. The Big Mom Pirates fared relatively well, but the Whitebeard Pirates and Wano Country became the focus of much attention.
The Whitebeard Pirates are mired in a quagmire of war, which presents opportunities for many forces, while Wano Country possesses two Road Sign Stones.
Whole Cake Island Cake Castle, the heavily guarded treasure vault of the Big Mom Pirates.
For the past few months, Bigmom has spent most of her time here, neglecting to eat and sleep, and her once plump figure has become somewhat thinner.
However, Charlotte Linlin was very excited; she had finally completed her efforts over the past few days.
"Oh, Mom, it's finally done! Haha, I don't have to worry about it anymore. My fourth Homie Cassius."
Charlotte Linlin laughed heartily, spreading her arms wide. All around her, countless Homie appeared, singing joyfully, celebrating, and reveling with their mother.
The entire treasure mat was filled with joyful songs.
Charlotte Linlin's Soul-Soul Fruit power was completely integrated into this red Road Sign Stone.
The other key members of the Big Mom Pirates who were also guarding the treasure room also wore joyful smiles.
These days, the Big Mom Pirates have stopped expanding, Big Mom Pirates is believed by outsiders to be due to their vigilance against other forces and to prevent the Road Sign Stone from being stolen.
In reality, the Big Mom Pirates are doing something important, something they've been working on ever since Katakuri made the suggestion.
That is to use the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit to turn the Road Sign Stone into Homie. The Road Sign Stone has a special material that is extremely hard, making it a good material for turning into Homie.
However, for some unknown reason, while it is possible to modify the Soul-Soul Fruit's power, it is quite difficult, or, to put it in terms of a progress bar, very slow.
Even Big Mom took several months to fully transform the Road Sign Stone into her fourth exclusive Homie.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the red Road Sign Stone gradually changed, just like the birth of the Homie they had witnessed before.
Suddenly, a pair of eyes and a mouth appeared on the Road Sign Stone, looking at Big Mom. "Mommy, Mommy," a joyful voice rang out, and the Road Sign Stone looked at its creator and called out affectionately.
The Homie, embodied in the Road Sign Stone, were born before the eyes of Katakuri and the others.
"Mommy! Cassius, come here and show us your abilities!" Big Mom was overjoyed to witness the birth of her fourth exclusive Homie.
Having created so many Homie, Big Mom had a general understanding of Cassius's abilities; since they were based on rocks, his abilities were naturally related to rocks.
Moreover, the Road Sign Stone is special; if it were just ordinary rock, Big Mom could easily create Homie.
"Okay, Mom!" Cassius laughed. Immediately afterward, the ground trembled, surging up like a giant wave. The terrifying power forced Katakuri and the others to retreat, fearing they would be caught in the turmoil.
At a glance, it's clear that this newly born Homie Cassius possesses the ability to manipulate the ground, including not only rocks and soil. This is undoubtedly a very powerful ability, similar to that of the CP0 powerhouse who developed alongside the dragon during the Golden Sea Battle.
The ground quickly returned to calm, but the pressure was not over yet.
More importantly, it also focuses on defense. The square Road Sign Stone changed shape. Rock itself is an element, and it can naturally change its shape if needed.
The Road Sign Stone shrank, or rather, flattened, and in the eyes of others, transformed into a red cloak. With a strange power, it gently floated onto Big Mom's shoulders and then draped over her body.
Although it looks like a cloak, it is actually very thick, about five millimeters thick, and also very heavy.
Big Mom was somewhat surprised, as were the others. They had witnessed the changes in the Road Sign Stone. The Road Sign Stone was extremely heavy; even Big Mom would find it very uncomfortable to wear such a heavy garment.
This will also affect Big Mom's combat flexibility.
Since Cassius was created by Big Mom, he would naturally have some understanding of Big Mom and wouldn't do anything futile.
With the cloak draped over her shoulders, Big Mom felt nothing; it was very light and not as heavy as she had imagined.
Curious, she turned around, pulled back the cloak to take a look, and found it fit perfectly.
"What's going on, Cassius?" Big Mom asked curiously.
"Mother, I am Cassius the Earth. I wield the power of the earth, not only manipulating and creating rocks and soil, but also using a bit of gravity. By manipulating gravity, I can fly. Being on you won't affect you, and I can provide you with protection at any time, ensuring you suffer no harm."
Earth Homie Cassius said earnestly, "Big Mom, as the creator, is Cassius's mother. The cloak was transformed so that I could always be by Big Mom's side and be with her."
Cassius's words undoubtedly brought them a great surprise. As he spoke, everyone present suddenly felt a tremendous pressure on their bodies, restricting their movement.
The ground beneath their feet suddenly sank in a large area.
"Mmm, Mom, I'm very satisfied." Big Mom laughed happily, unable to hide her joy. "That brat Teach has such power too, and so does that blind swordsman."
"Yes, Mother, the Dark Emperor's power is likely based on a special development of his abilities, while that blind swordsman is Paramecia Gravity Devil Fruit User," Katakuri nodded.
"Try attacking me and see how strong Cassius's defense is," Big Mom said to Katakuri.
Cassius's defensive capabilities naturally need to be thoroughly tested.
"Mom!" Cracker and the others cried out in alarm. They would never dare to attack their mother; they felt far more fear than respect for her.
But Katakuri dared to do it; it was his mother's order, and besides, he didn't think he would hurt her.
The test was only on Cassius's defensive capabilities. Besides, his mother's own defense was terrifyingly strong, earning her the nickname "Iron Balloon." Ordinary attacks simply couldn't harm her.
Katakuri immediately sprang into action, his fist wreathed in Armament Haki. In a flash, he appeared in front of Big Mom and unleashed a punch.
A bloody shadow flashed by, directly blocking Katakuri's fist.
Big Mom's cape instantly unfolded and enlarged, blocking the punch for her.
With a loud "boom," Katakuri's fist failed to budge Cassius and was easily blocked.
"Hehe, I won't let Mom get hurt in any way," Cassius said with a serious smile.
Katakuri's fist was not weak; it was half his strength, plus Armament Haki.
Seeing this, Katakuri unleashed his full power. With his monstrous talent, he had mastered Ryou, and this punch was several times more powerful than before.
But it was still no use. Cassius possessed the same formidable defense as the Road Sign Stone, and the Poneglyph were indestructible stones. Only the Kozuki Clan had a special method to leave words on the Poneglyph.
"Mom, I'm going to use a powerful penetrating technique," Katakuri warned Big Mom in advance.
"Come on." Big Mom was clearly prepared. Besides, with Katakuri's current strength, it would be extremely difficult to hurt her; he still needed to hone his skills.
Unless one further masters the techniques of internal destruction, or uses Conqueror's Haki to entangle.
"Glutinous Rice Thrust!"
Katakuri used his Mochi-Mochi Fruit powers to turn his arm into a mochi ball and surround his weapon, the trident. He then spun his arm at lightning speed, aiming it at Big Mom.
Then suddenly, a burst of energy.
The immense force struck Cassius once more, the continuous impact producing a sharp creaking sound in the air.
Even the World Government couldn't destroy the Poneglyph, so Katakuri naturally couldn't either. In a sense, Big Mom's Soul-Soul Fruit power, combined with the Road Sign Stone's indestructible hardness, created a miracle.
Even with Katakuri going all out, he still couldn't hurt Cassius in the slightest.
At this point, it's clear that Cassius's defenses are formidable, even though Katakuri hasn't used his Awakening abilities and still has the power of the Homie unused.
But he knew it was pointless.
"Mom, Cassius's defense is practically invincible; he inherited the indestructibility of the Road Sign Stone," Katakuri said earnestly. "The only weakness might be the Kozuki Clan of Wano Country. They can leave inscriptions on the Poneglyph, so they'll also have a way to destroy Cassius."
While marveling at Cassius's defense, Katakuri immediately thought of Cassius's weakness.
"The only way is to keep it a secret that Cassius was transformed from the Road Sign Stone. If possible, we can also claim that the Road Sign Stone was stolen, thus completely avoiding this vortex."
Upon hearing this, Big Mom refused without hesitation, her expression somewhat angry, "The Road Sign Stone has been stolen, where is my dignity, even if it's just news?"
As a ruler, it would be a laughing stock for someone to steal such an important item Road Sign Stone from her own base. Even if it was just an act, Big Mom wouldn't be willing to accept it.
"Alright, then let's make a fake Road Sign Stone." Katakuri calmly. The previous one was just the best solution. Since his mother was unwilling, they would use the backup plan.
"That's settled." Big Mom nodded.
Finally, the obvious question is whether Cassius can decipher the Poneglyph. Each Homie has its own independent consciousness, especially the exclusive high-ranking Homie.
Their consciousness, besides being bestowed by Big Mom, is also closely related to the beings in which they were born.
When Big Mom created Cassius, she also incorporated the concept of deciphering the Poneglyph into his creation, which was what she hoped for.
"Mom, I can read the Poneglyph, but only the text that I have engraved myself," Cassius said with some disappointment.
He understood what his mother wanted. As he spoke, the words from the original Poneglyph appeared on Cassius's body, then disappeared again.
"Well, Mom, my Cassius, this is already very good," Big Mom comforted them. Although it wasn't the most ideal result, it was still enough to satisfy them.
Only by finding the Poneglyph can we Poneglyph using Big Mom's abilities.
Moreover, the writing on Cassius's body corresponds to other Poneglyph, allowing for the Poneglyph of a portion of them.
Quite by mutual agreement, they didn't let Cassius reveal the contents of the Road Sign Stone; it only represented a place name, and there was only one Poneglyph that wasn't used.
With the start of the war Whitebeard Pirates the Whitebeard Pirates, the Beasts Pirates, eyeing the conflict covetously, are also gathering their forces; the signal for war is unmistakable.
The withdrawal of power has significantly weakened the Whitebeard Pirates' defensive capabilities.
The various pirate crews in the Chaos Sea have intensified their attacks on the Whitebeard Pirates, making it extremely difficult for the Whitebeard Pirates to hold onto such a large Chaos Sea.
Immense pressure, constant warfare.
The Flying Pirates have distanced themselves from the conflict. The Sky Kingdom's safe environment allows them to better defend the territory they occupy and even have the resources to compete for other territories.
Although Shiki was stationed in the Golden Sea, he rarely took action.
He had it much easier than Whitebeard, who had to constantly wage war. It was as if all the forces were fighting Whitebeard; whenever Whitebeard came, they would run away.
But as soon as they left, they came back.
Like playing Mole- a-mole, Whitebeard relentlessly drove away these pirates from various factions.
This left the entire Whitebeard Pirates extremely exhausted. Even Shiki, who was away from the Chaos Sea, could still come back from time to time to oversee things.
Whitebeard, on the other hand, is in a different situation. If he leaves, the number of islands he controls in the Chaos Sea will decrease by at least half. Therefore, in order to safeguard his interests, he has no choice but to work hard.
These were all islands rich in resources and great profits. After the fall of the Rocks Dynasty, John, Silver Axe, and Ochoku were at the height of their power and were the first to declare hegemony and occupy those important islands in the middle of the New World.
Even Golden Lion Shiki had to temporarily retreat and develop his power in the northern part of the New World.
In the Chaos Sea, the benefits of one island can be many times greater than those of other islands, with abundant minerals and resources.
Pirates are not good at management; they tend to focus on direct profit, making resource-rich islands more attractive to them.
Therefore, even in the face of pressure from the Night Pirates and the Beasts Pirates, and at the risk of losing a lot of territory, the Whitebeard Pirates were still unwilling to give up the Chaos Sea.