Underground Level 4
Not only that, Moke's body was gradually affected by this strange power. He exuded a chilling aura, and looked like a demon from hell. That's right! Although Moke couldn't possess pure Paramecia Venom-Venom abilities like Magellan, at this moment, he had transformed himself into something similar to a Logia Gas-Gas Fruit by Absorb-Absorb Fruit's miraculous effects.
"How... how could this be? How is this possible? My abilities have absolutely no effect on him!" Magellan stared at Moke in disbelief, his heart filled with shock and panic. He knew that his greatest reliance had always been on the powerful abilities granted by the Venom-Venom Fruit.
The Venom-Venom Fruit is so fearsome is that its greatest power lies in the potent poison it releases. However, at this moment, when this deadly toxin faced Moke, it seemed to have no effect as if it had sunk into the sea, leaving Magellan at a loss. Because once the poison could no longer work, the fruit was essentially useless.
For Magellan, losing the power of the Venom-Venom Fruit was tantamount to cutting off his own arm. It's no exaggeration to say that his strength instantly decreased by more than 80%, and his original capital, which was enough to make him stand out from the crowd, vanished. Just as Magellan was still immersed in shock and had not yet come back to his senses, Moke's figure flashed and disappeared from the spot like a ghost.
The next moment, accompanied by a whooshing sound, Moke's figure reappeared, now appearing before Magellan as if by teleportation. Immediately afterward, Moke swung his right fist without hesitation, his fist wrapped in a layer of black Armament Haki, like a ferocious beast baring its fangs, ready to pounce on its prey.
With a muffled thud, Moke's fist, imbued with boundless power, slammed into Magellan's abdomen with the force of a thunderbolt. In an instant, a tremendous impact erupted, and Magellan didn't even have time to react before being sent flying like a cannonball.
With a dull thud, Magellan, like a kite with a broken string, traced a long arc in the air before crashing heavily onto the hard ground in an extremely disheveled manner.
In an instant, dust billowed up, as if a small sandstorm had suddenly erupted. At the same time, a mouthful of scarlet blood, chillingly bright red, gushed from Magellan's mouth like a flood bursting its banks, splashing onto the ground and instantly blooming into a shocking blood flower. The blood was so intense, like a red spider lily blooming in the depths of hell, exuding an aura of death and despair.
"Ah, this..." Everyone who witnessed this scene was dumbfounded, and an expression of disbelief appeared on their faces in unison.
They had expected the battle to be a close contest, but they never anticipated that Moke would be able to defeat the powerful Magellan so easily.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Moke, their eyes filled with astonishment and doubt, as if they wanted to re-examine this seemingly ordinary man.
Even the usually calm and collected Jinbe couldn't suppress his curiosity. He frowned, stared intently at Moke, and asked eagerly, "Captain, what kind of amazing Devil Fruit ability do you possess?"
"How could you emerge unscathed from that terrifying poison gas attack and defeat Magellan so easily?" Moke smiled slightly, his expression calm and composed, making no attempt to conceal anything. He declared loudly, "What I consumed was Paramecia Absorb-Absorb Fruit. It granted me the power to absorb all things in the world and transform them into the energy or form I need."
"Paramecia - Absorb-Absorb Fruit?"
Upon hearing the name, a murmur rippled through the crowd, clearly indicating their unfamiliarity with this previously unheard-of Devil Fruit Ability. Then, someone murmured to themselves, "It can absorb everything and transform into everything?"
"This is absolutely unbelievable!" In an instant, the scene erupted in an uproar, with everyone's face showing deep bewilderment, as if facing an unsolvable mystery.
The next second, everyone's eyes widened, their mouths gaped open wide enough to fit an egg, their faces filled with disbelief, as if struck by lightning, completely stunned.
All eyes were fixed on Moke casually raised one hand. In an instant, a strong current surged forth, and a rapidly spinning whirlwind appeared out of thin air, centered on his palm!
The whirlwind howled, emitting a piercing sound and a faint, nauseating stench. Everyone present was a seasoned veteran, exceptionally astute; how could they fail to recognize the whirlwind's true nature? It was clearly the deadly poison gas Magellan had just released! How could this be?
Incredibly, Moke was also able to unleash such a powerful technique! This kind of poison gas was traditionally believed to be only usable by Magellan, Paramecia -type Devil Fruit User with the Venom-Venom Fruit! In that breathtaking instant, the previously noisy crowd suddenly fell silent, as if under a spell. However, this silence didn't last long. Then, like a powder keg being ignited, a cacophony of whispers erupted from the crowd.
"Could it be... that legendary ability—'absorbing all things and transforming into all things'?" someone murmured in astonishment. These words were like a thunderclap ripped through the sky, exploding in the air and instantly piercing everyone's eardrums. Time seemed to freeze at that moment; others who were busy with their own affairs also stopped what they were doing, as if under a spell.
For a moment, a quiet and solemn atmosphere filled the entire space, and everyone's eyes were drawn to that sentence as if by a magnet. Then, people fell into deep thought, as if trying to find more profound meaning and possibilities from that sentence.