A Month to Create an Admiral-The Golden Emperor Was Shocked, This Droplet Was Way Too Powerful!

Creating an "Admiral" in a single month.

The shock in Tesoro's heart was beyond words, and his body was in considerable pain as well. After being struck by the Droplet, both his arms had gone numb, and once he got back on his feet, he felt even more pain.

But Gion's test did not stop. Instead, one hit had not satisfied her at all!

"Tesoro, you'd better use your full strength. Otherwise... you might die under the Droplet's attack!"

"What kind of joke is that?!"

When Tesoro heard Gion's voice, every hair on his body stood on end, and he shuddered.

That crazy woman actually wanted to use him for target practice!?

Thinking again of the Droplet's power, Tesoro felt even more terrified and immediately began to unleash his ability!

The Droplet was already hovering in the air, its round, smooth head aimed at Tesoro. Under Gion's control, it did not launch an attack immediately, instead waiting for Tesoro to bring out all his strength!

"I refuse to believe it!"

Tesoro gritted his teeth and truly brought out his strongest power.

"Oh? Not bad. This guy actually awakened his ability."

Kizaru watched from afar, sounding surprised when he saw Tesoro's ability erupt.

Besides their original abilities, some Devil Fruits could be developed to a higher realm. This realm was known as Devil Fruit Awakening.

The other Marines stationed there knew the commotion was caused by the Droplet test, and they all came out to watch.

But at that moment, as Tesoro exerted himself, all the gold in the Technology Field began to stir. Driven by the awakened power of the Gold-Gold Fruit, it surged toward Tesoro.

Inside the laboratory, Lynn, who had been concentrating intently, sensed the disturbance outside but paid it no mind.

Tesoro also discovered that he could not move the gold currently being used inside the laboratory, as though it had been cut off from him.

But the gold he could command was already powerful enough. It erupted from the ground like a liquid fountain, enveloping Tesoro and forming a gigantic humanoid shape.

From its limbs to its head, purple patterns appeared under the activation of his ability, making it look incredibly imposing.

"Hahahaha!"

With gold covering his entire body and making him even stronger, Tesoro had never felt so exhilarated. He felt like a god.

Power—an incomparably powerful sense of strength!

"So he has another trick."

Gion's eyes grew serious. Perhaps Tesoro really could withstand the Droplet's assault.

However, they would only know after trying.

In Golden Giant Form, Tesoro's confidence instantly soared. Controlling the massive body, he taunted Gion, "Come on! I've used my full strength, so make the Droplet use its full strength too!"

"You think too highly of yourself."

Gion curled her lip. If this Droplet was no different from the one Lynn had used before, Tesoro would not be able to endure it even in this state.

With a thought, the Controller transmitted the command with almost no delay.

Its reverse-thrust power erupted, and the Droplet in the air suddenly vanished from where it was!

This time, Tesoro sensed the tremors carried through the air. In his Golden Giant state, he could also vaguely make out the Droplet's attack trajectory.

A straight line, a completely unskilled head-on collision!

"Stop!"

At this moment, Tesoro was filled with confidence, believing he could definitely stop the Droplet.

Golden Divine Fire? Golden Hellfire? No! Without the slightest hesitation, Tesoro used his strongest attack—Golden Divine Punishment!

The gold on his body flowed and formed a golden pillar, concentrating into a missile-like warhead infused with extremely powerful Armament Haki, launching a fierce impact straight into the Droplet's path!

It was not just the gold itself; it was also augmented by Tesoro's immense strength in Golden Giant Form!

"Whoa, it won't really stop it, will it?"

Chaton's eyelids twitched as he watched. Nothing better go wrong.

If the newly built Droplet was damaged, their Marines would bear responsibility as well. Besides, no one dared to go looking for trouble with Lynn.

"No. Tesoro is still far too weak."

Kizaru smiled faintly, his expression barely changing as he watched the scene.

How could the Golden Emperor compare to an Admiral's strength? And what was the Droplet's greatest feature? Its defense—indestructible!

Sure enough, it unfolded exactly as Kizaru had expected.

Golden Divine Punishment, which Tesoro had launched in a vow to stop the Droplet, collided with it in an instant. The enormous impact scattered, forming fierce winds that swept in every direction.

But in an instant, the light of Golden Divine Punishment was shattered! The Droplet charged forward without pause, bursting through under Tesoro's horrified gaze and crashing into the Golden Giant's massive body.

Bang!

It pierced straight through the Golden Giant's chest and flew out from its back, shattered chunks of gold falling away...

After being pierced through, tiny cracks began spreading with a crack. Tesoro, inside the Golden Giant, felt as if he had suffered a devastating blow. He was completely stunned. The power of the Gold-Gold Fruit had been pierced through directly, unable to stop it at all, and the giant crashed backward and shattered.

"I... I don't even have the strength to fight back..."

It was unbelievable. The intense shock made Tesoro forget all other sensations. Golden Divine Punishment was the strongest move he could use after awakening his ability, yet it could not even last one second?

"No, no more! I can't withstand it!"

Then Tesoro shuddered and hurriedly shouted for them to stop.

Gion actually still wanted to have the Droplet attack!

"I thought you were pretty arrogant just now?"

Gion secretly laughed, though she spoke smugly.

She was even more satisfied with the Droplet. She had originally thought that this Droplet might not reach the same level as the one Lynn used.

Who would have thought that defeating Tesoro took only one second? It was far too powerful. And controlling the Droplet was ridiculously easy—as long as she wore the Controller on her head, a single thought was all it took for it to execute her command perfectly.

Convenient and powerful!

"I just didn't clearly understand how terrifying the Droplet was..."

Tesoro gave an awkward laugh, immediately admitting defeat. He withdrew his Golden Giant Form and returned the gold to its original place.

His former trusted subordinates swallowed hard, not daring to make a sound.

What kind of figure had Lord Tesoro been in their eyes? He had always been domineering in the past. Seeing him like this was truly unimaginable.

"According to the estimates of those people in the Holy Land, the Droplet's outer shell can completely withstand a full-force attack from an Admiral. Remember, not Admiral-level—an all-out attack from one of our Three Admirals."

Light gathered as Kizaru approached the Droplet, unable to hide the excitement in his eyes.

This was only the first unit Lynn had delivered to the Gorosei. There were still two more to come.

After hearing Kizaru's evaluation, everyone around them could not help but marvel. They had no idea how to describe the shock they felt at that moment. They could only say that Saint Figarland truly was the greatest genius of recent years, and that the Age of Pirates was truly about to end.