Dark Devil

Mijela knew Devil Fruit were hard to eat, but she didn't expect them to be this bad.

Mijela's face was contorted, but even so, she still looked incredibly cute.

Mijela took a small bite and didn't want to eat anymore. That was enough; Devil Fruit is only good for a small bite, and only the first bite is effective.

"Feel your own power," Teach chuckled, a hint of curiosity in his heart about what kind of power Mijela could acquire.

When it comes to Zoan Devil Fruit, the effects of eating the same Devil Fruit vary from person to person; even if they look the same, there are always subtle differences.

This involves a matter of compatibility. Zoan Devil Fruit possess consciousness, and it's entirely possible that they can change under the influence of their users.

The same Devil Fruit can have different powers in the hands of different people, and there are quite a few people who have become strong with an ordinary Devil Fruit.

The Fox Fruit can turn some people into red foxes and others into black foxes.

There was even a Devil Fruit User, after eating it, transformed into a mutant White Mamba, several times stronger than the Black Mamba in every aspect.

It is in no way inferior to those top-tier Ancient Species Devil Fruit.

But the chances of this happening are very small, almost negligible, though they are recorded in history.

The Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, is a rather special category. Unlike the Dragon Fruit, which is divided into Fire Dragon, Black Dragon, Shadow Dragon, and many others, the Mythical Zoan is quite diverse.

Each Human-Human Fruit Mythical Zoan is unique, or rather, these Devil Fruit themselves belong to the Human-Human Fruit of Mythical Zoan category.

Both are demonic forms, Caesar transforms into a Balrog after consuming it.

There have been users of the Human-Human Fruit with Devil form before; some transformed into Ice Devil, some into Lightning Devil, and some into Wind Devil.

Each possesses its own unique power, and of course, they also have the ability to repeat others.

According to research by members of the Devil Fruit Development Department under the protection of the Night Pirates, it is possible to develop the most suitable ability for oneself, or the ability one desires, without knowing what kind of Devil Fruit one has eaten.

If he had known beforehand that the Devil Fruit was in its Balrog form, then eating it would have also transformed him into the Balrog form.

Therefore, in Teach's eyes, every Human-Human Fruit Mythical Zoan is very special and is a top-tier Devil Fruit.

That's why Teach didn't tell Mijela what kind of Devil Fruit she ate.

The weak Mijela had just eaten the Devil Fruit and was unable to control Devil Fruit power, causing his body to change involuntarily.

Two black and silver demon horns sprouted from its forehead, bat wings grew from its back, large areas of its body were demonized, and a long black tail grew from its tail.

Although he transformed into a demon, Mijela did not look ugly, and he did not actually become a demon, but rather a form similar to Human-Beast Form.

Feeling the power within him, Mijela looked at Teach in amazement. The moment he ate the Devil Fruit, Mijela knew what power he had acquired.

It was the demon form she had always wanted, and now it was in her hands.

What about Caesar? Mijela also knew some news about the New World: the Demon Caesar had been defeated and fled.

Now that she has eaten the Devil Fruit, considering that her father was gone for a few days and the battle between the Red-Haired Pirates and the Demon Pirates was about to begin, Caesar's fate is predictable.

Why did the Devil Fruit fall into Teach's hands after Caesar's death? Mijela didn't care; in her eyes, Teach had always been an omnipotent being.

What pleased her even more was that, with the powerful physique and regenerative abilities of Mythical Zoan, she could undergo some rather brutal training, especially claw techniques that tested the strength of her fingers. Besides, was there a better teacher Teach when it came to learning claw techniques?

She can also enter the Combat Pyramid to hone her skills.

"Let's see what kind of special power you've gained?"

Teach's words brought Mijela back to her senses.

Each Mythical Zoan possesses unique powers, which is why Mythical Zoan are even more precious and powerful than Logia beasts.

Mythical Zoan can be distinguished by the amount of elements they master and their special powers.

For example, Kaido's Azure Dragon Form wields the power of the three elements: wind, lightning, and fire.

The Griffin Fruit, Captain of the Second Division of the Whitebeard Pirates, only grants him the power of wind.

The Azure Dragon and the Griffin have very different characteristics, which is also the difference between top-tier Mythical Zoan and ordinary Mythical Zoan.

Ordinary Mythical Zoan are merely Ancient Species that have mastered the elements.

In addition, there is Marco's Phoenix Fruit, which possesses a unique Phoenix Blue Flame. Although it only has one power, it is undoubtedly a powerful Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit. Even if it cannot be compared with the top-tier abilities, it is still a powerful existence among Mythical Zoan.

A look of surprise flashed in Mijela's eyes, Teach was also surprised to feel a familiar power.

Strands of dark power emerged in Mijela's hand in the form of energy.

"Dark power!"

Unlike Teach's Dark Gravity, which possesses crushing and pulverizing black energy.

Mijela displays pure dark power, just like light, it is an element, truly opposed to light.

In contrast, Teach's ability can bring darkness, but it is not darkness itself; it is more like Black Hole.

Mijela's dark power is extremely destructive, Teach can sense it.

Perhaps influenced by Teach, the Devil Fruit reflected the dark power within Mijela's heart.

The power of darkness could not be stably controlled and quickly dissipated from Mijela's hands.

Is there anything else?

How could the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, be limited to just this?

It's important to know that the power granted by the Great Buddha Fruit includes, as everyone knows, the power of suppression, which can also be described as impact, as well as an incredibly hard golden body defense that can withstand Whitebeard's strongest attacks.

With its offensive and defensive capabilities, and the powerful explosive force generated by the impact, this Devil Fruit can be described as flawless.

This doesn't even include the Buddha-nature, which is unknown to the world, and its potential to enhance wisdom.

"Hmm." Mijela closed her eyes and carefully sensed it. Compared to the power of darkness, the other powers could not be used at the moment and still needed to be explored and developed.

"Mental disruption, hypnosis." After a long while, Mijela opened her eyes and said with a smile, quite satisfied with her abilities.

Despite her young age, Mijela has a wide range of knowledge and understands the strangeness and power of mental energy.

Unlike the ability of the Eight-Headed Serpent Orochi Fruit of Mobius to Extinguish Five Senses.

Mijela's innate mental ability is mental destruction, which is far superior to the mental shock that Mobius developed later in his mental attacks.

Of course, Mijela can further develop and utilize his spiritual power.

As for hypnosis, or rather, bewitching, this is a power possessed by every user of the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, or Devil form. It is also a signature ability of demons, and has been depicted in countless novels and art books.

With the inherent characteristics of a demon, superhuman physique, strength, energy resistance, and his own aptitude, there is no doubt that Mijela has already secured his place as a top-tier combatant. As for how far he will ultimately reach, Teach doesn't care.

"For the next period of time, try to control your power as much as possible." Teach patted Mijela's head; Mijela had already withdrawn his power.

"Hmm, I'll go visit the Combat Pyramid later." Having been here for so many days, and with Garron already fighting at the Combat Pyramid, she hadn't actually visited it yet.

This world-renowned Holy Land, culinary Holy Land, entertainment Holy Land —it has countless labels associated with it.

"It's up to you. You can go anytime you want, but just be careful not to disturb Saga and Garron." Teach said calmly, as there was nothing to worry about in the Combat Pyramid.

The Combat Pyramid is often guarded by a Demon King's army, and there are also powerful monsters like Lafitte and Kaguya present.

Although there are many strong individuals in the Combat Pyramid, most of them are only at the vice Vice Admiral level. Reaching the elite Vice Admiral level is extremely difficult without consuming Devil Fruit and requires a much longer period of training.

Such a person might be considered strong on the high seas, but what is he to the Night Pirates? Mobius alone could easily suppress him.

Moreover, there is a large army under their protection, including numerous commanders.

The Combat Pyramid is no longer the place it was during the Kendo Tournament, where a large number of powerful monsters gathered. Now, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Night Pirates are unlikely to hold another Kendo Tournament.

First, the World's Strongest Swordmaster has already been born; second, there's the issue of risk; and finally, it doesn't bring any significant benefits to the Night Pirates.

As an arena, the highest combat power within the Combat Pyramid is destined to be limited to a certain level. Therefore, many people will leave the Combat Pyramid. The Combat Pyramid is suitable for most people, but it cannot restrict those who have higher aspirations.

The Combat Pyramid is a great training ground for Saga and Garron, but its effectiveness may be diminished once their identities are exposed.

The Combat Pyramid is not lacking in rising geniuses, but their identities are always special.

"Yes, of course I know." Mijela knew this too; keeping his distance from them in the Combat Pyramid was necessary, since he could always communicate via the Transponder Snail.

Mijela possessed a high degree of self-awareness, and due to her personality, she quickly went to the side to test her abilities, striving to become familiar with and master her power.

Even Zoan Devil Fruit need to be developed, especially for someone like Mijela who isn't particularly strong to begin with.

To master a skill and unleash its full power in a short period of time requires a foundation of inherent strength.

Looking at his daughter, Teach smiled slightly. He couldn't afford to be idle, so he soon went to the specially designed training ground to work out. This was essential for honing his physique.

Even now, one can temper their physique through Haki.

In contrast to the calm on Teach's side, the sea was in a state of chaos.

After the Red-Haired Pirates' victory in the war, the Clown Pirates ceased their surveillance of Moria.

The "sparring" between Dracule Mihawk and the Demon Sword Apep in the latter part of the New World has ended.

The four-month war had left them exhausted, and Buggy felt he wasn't being paid enough.

After Caesar's defeat and escape, the Night Pirates immediately occupied part of the Demon Pirates' territory, Beasts Pirates followed closely behind, occupying more than ten islands.

Apart from this, other forces remained inactive, instead remaining highly vigilant as if preparing for an attack.

They feared Caesar's retaliation and speculated that Caesar's absence was due to recovering from his injuries and regaining his strength.

However, half a month passed in the blink of an eye, Caesar still hadn't appeared, as if he didn't exist on the sea. So where was Caesar?

These forces felt uneasy as long as Caesar did not appear, fearing that Caesar was plotting something.

This resulted in the Demon Pirates having very few forces daring to occupy the remaining territories; at most, they could only occupy two or three islands.

Caesar's prolonged absence has become unbearable for all factions.

All factions are searching for Caesar. Even the Red-Haired Pirates have stopped enjoying their victory and, while expanding their influence, are mobilizing their forces to search for Caesar's whereabouts.

There's a high probability that Caesar will retaliate against them.

Having witnessed Bondy a's exploits, they dared not underestimate him; what if Caesar also possessed a terrifying weapon?

One month after the war ended, the Seaquake.

Located in the sea area where the Red-Haired Pirates and the Demon Pirates fought, a pirate ship retrieved a corpse while sailing at sea. It was the corpse of Demon Caesar, and the corpse had been confirmed by numerous pirates.

A bloody hole in his chest.

After a month at sea, his wounds had become somewhat rotten, making it difficult to determine who had killed Caesar.

Only the look of fear on his face before death makes one's mind wander.

Undeniably, Demon Caesar is dead, and the Demon Pirates are truly destroyed, without even a chance to rebuild.

This news shocked the world in an instant; there was no doubt that Caesar was ambushed on his way back after his defeat.

This person likely possesses the ability to fly and is powerful enough to deal with a severely wounded Caesar.

Who did it?

The World Government and the Navy were the first to be suspected; they had sufficient motive to commit the crime, and it was entirely in their interest.

The Navy and the World Government were completely baffled and unwittingly took the blame.

But Caesar's death did indeed benefit them.

In addition, other Great Pirate in the New World are also suspected, such as the Night Pirates, the Beasts Pirates, the Big Mom Pirates, and so on. Various forces have the ability to do so.

Even Doflamingo was on the list of those being speculated about.

Of course, in the absence of concrete evidence, the Navy and the World Government are the prime suspects.

Although they didn't know who killed them, the Red-Haired Pirates breathed a sigh of relief. In the coming days, they needed to rest, recover, expand, and improve their strength until they truly became emperors.

The seas that originally belonged to the Demon Pirates suddenly became chaotic. With Caesar dead, these forces naturally had nothing to fear, and their territory was now being eyed by various factions.

The battle for territory is about to begin, though on a smaller scale.

However, in today's New World, this area, along with the territory vacated after the destruction of the Bondy Pirates, has become the two largest battlegrounds for territory struggle.