No One Can Use Devil Fruits Better Than Me

"Gurararara, how many years has it been? I haven't heard anyone speak of going to Mary Geoise as casually as if they were heading to the tavern next door for a drink."

For many years, aside from that madman Rocks and those who were not quite right in the head, no one would ever dream of targeting the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

Whitebeard's laughter gradually subsided, and his massive frame leaned forward slightly.

His expression turned solemn as he began to offer advice as a veteran of the seas:

"Kid, don't think that just because you killed an Admiral, you are invincible. To overturn Mary Geoise—there are secrets hidden there that you cannot imagine, things that can lead anyone to their death."

Ace couldn't help but step forward, saying with some concern: "The Holy Land of Mary Geoise is the most dangerous place in the world. Why would you want to go there?"

Whitebeard raised a hand to stop Ace, saying slowly: "I admire your courage, but courage alone is just a death sentence there."

"Roger might have known something back then, but he never truly challenged that place. The World Government has stood tall for years; it is beyond what we can fathom."

He paused, his tone carrying the weight of a man who had seen it all: "Are you certain you want to go?"

Although Whitebeard had never fought Imu, and perhaps did not even know that Imu was the supreme authority of the World Government, he knew one thing.

At God Valley, one of the Five Elders had arrived.

And then, Rocks had died there.

Because of this, he harbored a deep wariness toward the World Government; the strength they displayed might only be the tip of the iceberg.

Even Rocks had died, and Whitebeard did not believe Duyang was much stronger than Rocks.

Whitebeard slapped his thigh again and said:

"Gurararara, monster of the new era, if you are willing to go, then go."

"Marco, gather all the intelligence we have regarding the Red Line and Mary Geoise, along with those scattered rumors circulating among the pirates of the old era. Compile everything for this kid."

Finally, Whitebeard looked at Duyang and said:

"There is only one thing I am certain of: if you go alone, you will absolutely never be able to defeat the monster hidden within the World Government."

Duyang nodded.

Every world has its own rules.

In the world of One Piece, companions are exceptionally important.

The Holy Land of Mary Geoise...

The Celestial Dragons...

The Five Elders...

Imu...

In truth, his real intention was to test whether his Purification Power could kill Imu.

Imu, by nature, was immortal and indestructible.

One Piece Duyang shared the abilities of Marvel Duyang, which was to purify everything into nothingness.

If the immortal Imu encountered a power that reduced all to nothingness, what would the outcome be?

It was not just because he wanted to overthrow the rule of the King of the World, Imu, and topple the World Government; he also wanted to assemble his own pirate crew once again.

If he were to continue as a pirate, Imu would undoubtedly be one of his final opponents.

Imu must also have an inextricable connection to the One Piece.

Furthermore, he had broken the consensus of the One Piece world; because of the golden finger he obtained through his transmigration, he possessed several powers from different systems.

For instance, the chakra-ninja powers from the Naruto world, the mutant powers from the Marvel world, and the Outsider powers from the Hitori no Shita world.

And all these powers had been transformed into the powers of Devil Fruits.

Of course, the sea world did not have such Devil Fruits; it was a matter of the world's rules. The essence of the power had not changed much, only its form.

Now, it was as if One Piece Duyang had consumed the Ninja-Chakra Fruit, the Mutant-Purification Form Fruit, and the Outsider-Triple Inverse Life Form Fruit.

That made things very interesting.

In this world, no one would understand Devil Fruits better than him.

The abilities of Devil Fruits could be played with in endless ways.

He could even create clones and then have those clones consume different Devil Fruits.

Not to mention that in the future, he would share even more powers; every time he shared one, it would be equivalent to eating a very powerful and rare Devil Fruit.

After all, relying on the chakra power of the Ninja Fruit, he could perform various clone techniques, such as the basic Clone Technique, the Shadow Clone Technique, and various Elemental Clone Techniques.

Duyang had once tried using the power of the Ninja Fruit, and the effect was exactly the same as the basic clones performed by Naruto Du Yang—they became phantoms that could deceive others.

This fruit could also be called the Chakra Fruit, as it allowed chakra to be born within the human body.

One was the Chakra Fruit grown by the God Tree, and the other was the Devil Fruit Chakra Fruit grown by the Devil Tree.

Such a fruit was, without a doubt, a god-tier fruit.

While its floor was very low, its ceiling was incredibly high.

Now, it was equivalent to having completely copied the strength of Naruto Du Yang.

Duyang finally gained a deeper appreciation for the joy and utility of having multiple transmigrator golden fingers simultaneously; the intersection of these different power systems sparked a unique brilliance.

While those were not true clones and could only be maintained for a limited time, their versatility was immense.

If he could get his hands on a Devil Fruit capable of creating genuine clones, that would be even better.

By then, his application of Devil Fruit powers would reach an entirely new level.

Several days later, the Moby Dick dropped anchor in a relatively calm stretch of the New World.

Whitebeard sat upon his massive chair, his gargantuan frame casting a wide shadow under the sunlight.

Marco stood by his side, holding a square object carefully wrapped in oilcloth and bound with sea-beast tendons.

"Lad, with our parting near, there is one more thing that might be of use to you."

Whitebeard signaled for Marco to step forward.

Marco handed the object to Duyang and said, "This is the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia; it was an unexpected find we came across some time ago."

Duyang felt a surge of joy.

It was exactly what he needed, right when he needed it.

With this, he would be able to identify what the Clone Fruit looked like.

He untied the tendons and peeled back the oilcloth to reveal a thick, heavy tome.

The pages were not made of ordinary paper, but of a flexible, durable, specially treated parchment; the edges were worn and yellowed, yet it remained sturdy.

It was evident that the patterns and text were somewhat blurred, clearly a copy.

Generally speaking, ordinary people rarely get to see the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, as it is held exclusively by the Navy and the Celestial Dragons.

However, this was not absolute; the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia could still circulate, otherwise, Blackbeard would never have been able to read it.

He flipped through the pages, where illustrations of fruits with diverse forms and bizarre abilities appeared lifelike: burning flames, flowing sand, ferocious animal forms, abstract symbols... each corresponded to the shape of various Devil Fruits, with the descriptions of their contents being even more detailed.

Duyang was startled.

It appeared that this was a more primitive, perhaps even more complete, rare edition than the versions held by the Navy and the government.

Long ago, someone must have compiled the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia.

After all, Devil Fruits have existed since ancient times.

Human civilization itself is of an untraceable age.