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

In his previous life, Xia Le had lived in a world that made extensive use of electricity.

Radio waves, electromagnetism, and electric power enabled wireless transmission, remote control of machinery, and all kinds of electronic devices.

With those ideas as a foundation, and with Xia Le himself capable of becoming lightning, he had conceived and developed new abilities.

Before long, Bullet and Crocodile watched in shock as lightning swirled around Xia Le. Fine blue arcs shot into the ground in an instant.

"Thunder Metallurgy!"

As he spoke, Xia Le narrowed his eyes and placed both hands on the ground.

This was his first time using the technique. Through lightning and magnetic fields, he sought out and attracted metal particles underground so he could Control them.

It was much like Magneto's ability, though Xia Le needed a medium.

Hum!

A wave of air swept outward. The ground trembled faintly for roughly a kilometer in every direction.

Then ripples spread through the air. Several breaths later, countless tiny particles rose from the ground and gathered before him, forming chunks of metal in different sizes and colors.

Crackle!

Lightning flared and struck the metal ahead.

"Lightning Puppet!"

Xia Le spoke softly.

Under the searing heat of the lightning, the metal rapidly changed shape, becoming a humanoid figure over three meters tall.

Countless arcs then sprang from Xia Le's body and surged into it.

Light flashed. The metal figure quickly grew lifelike beneath its covering of lightning. A nose, eyes, and mouth appeared, and after a few breaths, another Xia Le stood there.

"What?!"

Crocodile stared in shock, his gaze flickering.

He fused lightning with metal to create a double?

This approach to developing a Logia Devil Fruit gave Crocodile a new idea.

Seeing his first attempt at making a Lightning Puppet succeed, Xia