Obtaining a Devil Fruit

"Alright, then... next?"

"But since you've come up, you'd better be prepared to die."

Luo Sa's gaze swept contemptuously over the crowd below, his voice carrying a biting chill.

Instantly, some of those below who had considered taking a shot felt an involuntary chill in their hearts, not daring to meet his eyes.

"This man... has really killed before."

Unbidden, that thought arose in everyone's mind.

"Going up... you really would die!"

All those who had come for the Devil Fruit showed fear on their faces. They weren't thrill-seeking young masters; reason told them this platform was absolutely not to be stepped onto.

"Go on, go on!"

"Don't be scared, maybe you'll win?"

"Losing's fine too, really. As long as you run fast, maybe you won't die?"

The onlookers immediately began all sorts of egging on, as if chaos were the only thing that mattered.

"If no one else is coming, then I'll be taking this Devil Fruit."

Luo Sa's entire body was wrapped in gale-force winds. An unmatched tempest swept across the arena in an instant, pushing back the spectators surrounding the ring several steps, unable to advance even a fraction.

Clearly, anyone who wanted to step onto the platform first had to face this wind.

Seeing no one respond, Luo Sa moved, instantly darting up to the highest platform.

"Wait!"

Suddenly, a voice rang out. A man wearing a dog-head mask walked over slowly, a woman on his arm.

Luo Sa frowned at first, then looked over, his gaze sharpening.

"That emblem is... Hyena Bellamy!"

Though Bellamy was wearing a dog-head mask at the moment, his outfit, his golden hair, and the emblem on his chest were far too conspicuous.

"Never expected to run into Bellamy here. Looks like he's only about seventeen or eighteen?"

"I wonder if he's become a pirate yet? Probably not, or he wouldn't dare show up here."

"Ten years from now, his bounty will only reach 55 million Beli. I wonder how much strength he has now?"

Luo Sa turned around, his gaze heavy as he looked at Bellamy before him.

"Huff, huff, huff. If I beat him, I can become a real Great Pirate! A Great Pirate!"

"So excited! So excited!"

Bellamy's heart was pounding with excitement, his gaze toward Luo Sa burning hot.

"Looks like you're the final opponent. But..."

"Are you prepared to die?"

A cold smile curled at the corner of Luo Sa's mouth. If Bellamy really dared to step up, he wouldn't mind killing him.

"I'll return those words to you!"

Bellamy grinned savagely, leaping into the air and launching an attack at Luo Sa without a moment's hesitation.

Right now, he couldn't bear to wait even a second longer.

Both Luo Sa and Bellamy were clearly intent on finishing this quickly.

"Spring Sniper!"

The moment Bellamy stepped onto the platform, he used the power of his Devil Fruit.

His calves turned into springs, then slammed hard into the ground, storing massive elastic potential energy in his feet. He converted that released energy into kinetic force, instantly launching himself at Luo Sa.

Luo Sa's figure shot into the air. If it was a contest of speed, he wasn't afraid.

"Is he a Devil Fruit user too?"

A stir ran through the crowd below. These two in the ring were like true demons, utterly beyond their ability to match.

"Think flying away will save you? Spring Jump Man!"

Missing his strike, Bellamy continued using his spring legs to bounce, charging at Luo Sa from all directions again and again.

With each bounce, Bellamy's speed increased. The couples below had long since lost sight of him entirely.

But speed and reaction were also the Winged Gull's forte. In the constant exchanges, Bellamy couldn't lay a single finger on Luo Sa.

"Damn it, try my Spring Hand Net!"

Seeing his attacks unable to reach Luo Sa, Bellamy turned his hands into springs as well, extending them outward like a massive net to envelop Luo Sa at the center.

"An opening!"

A smirk suddenly curved across Luo Sa's lips as he observed from the air.

The next moment, the Winged Gull suddenly moved, charging fiercely toward a single spot—and that spot was where Bellamy had already spread his net wide.

Although the Spring Hand Net increased his attack range, it also slowed him down, his figure becoming visible in midair.

"Come on, then—take my Spring Death Fist!"

Seeing Luo Sa charging straight at him, Bellamy grinned. He pulled one fist back, turning it into a spring that kept compressing tighter and tighter.

The moment Luo Sa entered his attack range, he punched out with tremendous speed!

"Too naive—Swallow Return!"

A smile curled at the corner of Luo Sa's mouth as the Flying Attribute energy within him began to circulate.

Just as the Spring Death Fist was about to strike Luo Sa, his figure suddenly vanished!

Boom!

In an instant, Luo Sa's form appeared right in front of Bellamy, his beak driving straight into Bellamy's stomach, carrying him up into the sky!

"Final blow, Bellamy!"

Luo Sa's figure veered past Bellamy, flying above him. Looking down at Bellamy suspended in midair, his eyes held a trace of pity.

"Air Slash!"

His wings snapped shut in an instant, Flying Attribute energy flooding every feather. As the wings spread open again, two powerful wind blades condensed from Flying Attribute energy were slashed out!

Boom!

Under Luo Sa's attack, the springs on Bellamy's body began to crack apart inch by inch, his whole frame snapping and popping.

Boom!

With a heavy crash, Bellamy's body slammed into the cement stage of the arena, instantly gouging out a large crater. The surrounding ground cracked like a spiderweb, spreading outward in every direction!

"Gulp..."

"Did we get a result?"

The audience below blinked in confusion. Both fighters had been too fast—they hadn't seen a thing, yet the match was already over?

"Anyone else want to die?!"

Luo Sa landed on the high platform, holding the box aloft as his gaze swept across the entire crowd.

Everyone immediately shook their heads, wagging them like rattles. Compared to a Devil Fruit, their own lives were clearly more precious.

"Good!"

Luo Sa's lips slowly curled into a grin. With a flex of his hand, the box burst open, revealing the Devil Fruit inside.

Hina's face lit up with delight at the sight of the Devil Fruit. Before Luo Sa's bewildered gaze, she pulled it into her arms.

Their eyes met. Blushes crept up both their faces, turning them bright red.

Instantly, whistles erupted from the crowd below.

"Congratulations to this couple on stage for winning this year's Couples Tournament."

"This Paramecia Kankan Fruit represents eternal unity—it can keep the one you love firmly bound to your side. Now, let us congratulate this couple!"