The Eight-Star [Red Dragon Ring]!
'As expected! The [Bari Bari no Mi] and the [Clay Fruit] combined together form a 'Nuclear-Boom Fruit'!'
Storm looked down at the ruins of the former Hachinosu Island below, then looked up at another spot in the sky.
Even without activating his Observation Haki, he could still see Ochoku's figure.
Obviously.
The massive explosion that had just destroyed the entire Hachinosu Island posed no threat to Ochoku.
For someone who has eaten the Teleport Fruit, the attack speed of the chain explosions caused by the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is simply too slow.
Ochoku could easily move to another safe place instantly before the explosion occurs.
In fact, that's exactly what he just did!
But.
Although Ochoku used the [Teleport Fruit] ability to escape the massive explosion just now.
But as the saying goes, "You can run away from the monk, but you can't run away from the temple," Ochoku ran away, Hachinosu Island was destroyed.
As Ochoku watched his pirate career, which he had painstakingly built up over many years, crumble in an instant, his eyes became bloodshot and turned red, and a violent [Conqueror's Haki] burst forth from his body.
"White Dragon! I'll take your life!!"
Ochoku suddenly turned his head, his scarlet eyes fixed on the White Dragon in another spot, his gaze like that of a venomous snake ready to devour its prey.
Without any warning, Ochoku raised his flintlock pistol and fired several shots at Storm's location.
One after another, jet-black bullets wrapped in Armament Haki, enhanced by the power of the Teleport Fruit, instantly distorted space and teleported in front of Storm.
However.
"The same move has no effect on me!"
Storm's body transformed into a twisted, unpredictable bolt of lightning, vanishing from the spot in an instant.
His movement speed even appeared to be faster than the flight speed of Ochoku's Armament Haki bullets!
Boom!
It was accompanied by a deafening clap of thunder.
Storm's figure appeared in front of Ochoku in an instant.
At this moment, his right leg was wrapped in dazzling lightning, and his entire thigh seemed to have turned into a pillar of lightning.
Electric current propulsion, electric light kick!
The speed that Storm unleashed at this moment was so fast that even Ochoku couldn't react at all.
He maintained the same raised hand and gun posture as before, only his eyes shifted slightly, the blinding lightning causing his eyelids to involuntarily squint slightly.
"Thunder..."
Bang—Crack!
Storm's right leg first struck the flintlock pistol held by Ochoku. The powerful force instantly snapped the entire barrel of the flintlock pistol in two, and the broken parts of the gun scattered like flowers in the air.
The "Lightning Kick" attack showed no signs of slowing down.
The next to suffer a heavy blow were Ochoku's hands, which were holding the flintlock pistol.
Storm's right leg struck Ochoku's right hand with the force of a thunderbolt, like the scourge of God.
Click--
With a crisp, loud cracking sound, Ochoku's right hand twisted and deformed instantly, and he fell from the sky like a shooting star.
Boom!!
Ochoku crashed heavily onto a desolate Hachinosu Island, creating a terrifying crater about 100 meters in diameter in the island's uneven surface. Smoke and dust billowed into the sky, almost engulfing the entire island.
The [Big Trophy] remained completely untouched.
Storm clearly realized--
Ochoku's resilience far surpasses that of Donquixote Doflamingo!
This discovery surprised rather than pleased Storm.
The weak are not necessarily resilient.
But the strong are always resilient!
Two sharp red lights flashed in Storm's eyes as his [Observation Haki] pierced through the swirling dust below, attempting to pinpoint Ochoku's location.
But Ochoku's presence was no longer felt on the Hachinosu Island below.
Storm suddenly looked to the other side of the sky.
Almost at the edge of his field of vision, a dark shadow suddenly appeared.
"Hmph! Trying to escape?"
Storm did not approach immediately; he merely activated his [Rumble-Rumble Fruit] ability.
"God's Punishment!"
Rumble!
A pillar of lightning suddenly descended from the distant horizon.
The dazzling lightning struck the "teleporter" who was trying to escape at extremely high speed.
Amidst the blinding white lightning, the dark shadow representing Ochoku stood out starkly.
Among the many Logia Devil Fruits.
The Rumble- Rumble-Rumble Fruit is the only known Devil Fruit that can unleash attacks beyond visual range!
Even though Ochoku had just escaped Storm's sight.
As long as Storm's Observation Haki remains locked onto the "Lord of the Hive," he can use the power of the Rumble- Rumble-Rumble Fruit to strike him from a distance!
Within the pillar of lightning formed by "God's Punishment," Ochoku, whose right arm was severed, was paralyzed and unable to move, and his consciousness was briefly thrown into a daze.
And at this time...
Storm transformed into lightning, instantly crossing the sea to arrive here.
Electric current propulsion, electric light kick!
Another fast, accurate, and powerful flying kick.
Storm kicked the temporarily dazed Ochoku back to Hachinosu Island.
Boom!
Ochoku, already seriously injured, crashed heavily onto the ground of Hachinosu Island once again, creating another terrifying crater in the earth.
"Puff--"
The successive blows caused Ochoku to involuntarily spit out a mouthful of blood, which gushed out like a fountain.
Boom!
Amidst the deafening roar of thunder.
Storm landed on Hachinosu Island.
But it seemed that this was exactly the moment Ochoku had been waiting for!
The instant Storm landed on the ground
Ochoku, who had just coughed up three liters of blood and was on the verge of death, activated the [Teleport Fruit] ability once again.
Ochoku, who had just been arrogantly declaring his intention to kill the White Dragon, now had only one thought in his mind:
Escape!
Escape at all costs!
Let's get out of this monster's sight first!
However.
Storm's Observation Haki, which allows him to "read minds," had already revealed Ochoku's inner thoughts.
Ochoku had just activated his [Teleport Fruit] ability.
Then Storm used the [Rumble-Rumble Fruit] to summon a dazzling bolt of lightning from the heavens.
Boom!!
The lightning bolt that fell from the sky struck Ochoku precisely as he was trying to escape.
This "Hive Master" plummeted into the sea below, like a bee suddenly struck by lightning.
Even if you fall into the sea, there is still a glimmer of hope...
'Want to fall into the ocean and try to survive...?'
Storm once again caught Ochoku's inner thoughts.
He shook his head, no longer playing cat-and-mouse games with Ochoku.
[Rumble-Rumble Ring], activated!
Storm transformed into lightning and flashed to Ochoku's side at incredible speed.
He raised his right hand, and a huge Sea Bubble emerged from his palm, encasing the severely injured Ochoku inside.
"Teleporter" captured successfully!
The Blue-Eyes White Dragon in the sky immediately flew towards them.
Storm, carrying the Sea Bubble containing Ochoku, flew atop the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
Ochoku's physical fitness is indeed quite good.
Even though he was a "sniper" trapped inside Sea Bubble, Ochoku couldn't move, but he still had the physical strength to speak.
"White Dragon, who exactly are you?"
Ochoku's slightly cloudy eyes stared intently at Storm.
"The first one Clay Fruit, then the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and now this is the Bubble Fruit, right?"
How many Devil Fruit abilities do you possess?
"Could it be... that you're also an 'Alien'?"
The term "alien" refers to a special group of people who can use the abilities of multiple Devil Fruit simultaneously, defying common sense.
"Are these your last words?"
Storm extended his right hand, his Armament Haki wrapping around Wang Zhi's palm, and then he gripped Ochoku's neck.
There was a crisp "snap" sound.
Ochoku's neck was snapped by Storm.
The remnants of the Old Era, the former master of the Hive, have perished!
A [Star Trophy] shrouded in blood-red energy leaped out of the void.
[Star Trophy: Ochoku]
[Trophy Star Rating: ★★★★: ★★★★★★★]
"A seven-star death Big Trophy!"
Storm let out a breath of stale air.
His primary goal in coming to the New World is to hunt down the Seven Stars of Death Trophy.
Now, the Death Stars Trophy, which Ochoku offered with his life, perfectly fulfills his request.
Storm had previously thought that if Ochoku's strength wasn't up to par, then he would have no choice but to go to Whole Cake Island!
Even if the BIG MOM Pirates don't have a seven-star powerhouse, they still have BIG MOM!
Although Charlotte Linlin was lazy, extravagant, and wasted her talent...
But she truly is the Pirate Emperor! The strongest female pirate on the high seas!
Fortunately, Ochoku's strength level is indeed seven stars!
Storm didn't rush to use the Death Stars Trophy.
Ochoku was dead; his body was still warm.
Storm once again extended his right hand toward Ochoku's corpse, activating the power of the [Demon Ring].
Time passed.
A brand new Devil Fruit appeared before Storm.
[Paramecia Devil Fruit - Teleport Fruit]!
"A pretty good Paramecia Devil Fruit."
Looking at the [Teleport Fruit], Storm inexplicably recalled a Great Pirate he had dealt with in Impel Down.
He had forgotten his name and such.
But that pirate's ability is--
[Paramecia -type Teleport Fruit].
"If we're just talking about effects, I feel the [Teleportation Fruit] is even better than the [Teleport Fruit]..."
After a brief moment of recollection, Storm immediately put away the [Teleport Fruit].
He placed this [Teleport Fruit] together with the [Snow Snow Fruit] and [Slippery-Slippery Fruit] he had obtained earlier.
Storm has no intention of using the [Teleport Fruit].
Because he himself possesses a similar ability—[Claywork: Falling Clay].
Moreover, the [Rumble-Rumble Fruit] grants extremely high movement speed.
If we add the speed-up effect of the [More-More Fruit]...
Storm's movement speed completely surpasses that of the [Teleport Fruit].
He had to temporarily abandon this promising Paramecia Devil Fruit.
The [Teleport Fruit] can be given up.
The other Devil Fruit won't work!
Storm first removed the [Nine-Tails Fox Ring].
It's time to give up the [Mythical Zoan: Nine-Tails Fox Fruit] again...
Storm has almost lost count of how many times he's given up the power of the Nine-Tails Fox Fruit.
It's okay, though.
Although Storm lost a [Mythical Zoan Nine-Tails Fox Fruit].
However, he is about to obtain a new [Artificial Mythical Zoan Red Dragon Fruit]!
The Death Stars Trophy, which he had just obtained by killing Ochoku, was directly placed into the empty seven-star [Demon Ring - Imitation] by Storm.
An Eight-Star [Demon Ring - Pseudo] has been created!
[Name: Demon Ring - Fake]
[Star Rating: ★★★★★★★★] (Eight-Star)
[Description: An artifact of ancient technology, a replica that nearly possesses the power of the real [Demon Ring]]
[Effect: 1. Natural Energy: [Demon Ring - Imitation] can draw energy from the invisible, up to Eight-Star Devil Fruit;]
2. Unbreakable: [Demon Ring - Imitation] is made of extremely hard material, making it virtually impossible to destroy.
3. Devil Power: [Demon Ring - Imitation] can suppress, absorb, and seal the supernatural factors contained within Devil Fruit.
[Comment: Don't let your mind wander before you give it your all!]
"Eight-Star [Demon Ring]..."
Storm quietly reviewed the specific effects of [Demon Ring - Pseudo].
Apart from energy reserve levels.
The [Demon Ring - Fake] is now almost indistinguishable from the real [Demon Ring].
Even the point about "energy reserves" can be disregarded.
For ordinary Devil Fruit User...
[Awakening] is already the ceiling they can reach.
Eight-Star level of Devil Fruit development is far beyond [Awakening]!
Even looking at the entire history of the ocean.
Storm has no idea how many people can develop their Devil Fruit abilities to the Eight-Star!
From this perspective...
The [Demon Ring - Fake] is now indistinguishable from the real [Demon Ring].
Storm looked at the nine [Demon Ring] he already possessed.
Even though his [Big Trophy] possesses the special ability to improve equipment quality.
He also didn't plan to upgrade the [Demon Ring - Imitation] any further.
Storm made his decision.
Apart from the original [Demon Ring].
The [Demon Ring - Imitation] obtained through subsequent wishes can only be upgraded to Eight-Star at most!
Storm grasped the Eight-Star [Demon Ring] and then took out his treasured [Artificial Red Dragon Fruit]!
Draw upon Devil Power using the [Demon Ring].
Eight-Star [Red Dragon Ring] is born!
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