Pirate: I Maxed Out Conqueror's Haki First Because I Can't Die

Ever since Xia Le had eaten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and survived death with his Devil Fruit Powers intact, he had considered the possibility of wielding multiple fruits.

Of course, eating more fruits would not boost his strength all that much, especially when he had already maxed out every other aspect of himself.

It would mostly give him another way to attack and a unique ability.

The strong still relied on themselves.

That was why Teacher Kaido had boldly declared that Haki stood above all else.

Though right after saying it, Teacher Kaido had begun his Mythical Zoan Awakening.

Xia Le's main reason for eating the Float-Float Fruit was simply that he wanted to build a Floating Island.

It would be far easier to keep hidden.

He vanished, then appeared above Upper Yard two breaths later.

"Let's try out the Float-Float Fruit!"

With a thought, Xia Le dropped to the ground.

The moment he placed both hands on the earth, a strange sensation swept through him.

In an instant, he understood the Float-Float Fruit's true secret.

"Zero Gravity!"

"Control!"

A smile touched Xia Le's lips. "So the fruit's real power isn't Zero Gravity."

"It's Control!"

He beckoned slightly with his right hand.

The whole of Upper Yard shuddered and shook.

Then everything fell still again.

But Xia Le knew that, in that instant, Upper Yard had moved one centimeter.

And using his Devil Fruit Powers, he had done it effortlessly.

With a twitch of his fingers, dust surged up from below and rapidly formed a tower.

"Almost perfect control!"

Afterward, he returned to the base to say goodbye to Vegapunk.

"Go on, get out of here!"

"I've got far too much work ahead of me!"

"I need to turn Golden Lion into a powerful Artificial Human."

"And once Zeus gets back,