But regardless, with his potential unleashed, Ibuprofen had at least managed to take White Ghost's first probing slash head-on.
Adrian drew his blade back and slashed again.
This time, the pale blade also glowed with the deep sheen of Armament Haki.
At that critical instant, Ibuprofen raised his left hand again, barely keeping pace with White Ghost's sword.
But the terrifying force transmitted through the Pale Emperor sent the CP0 Chief flying with a single slash. He smashed through several walls before crashing straight into the Reaper Ice enclosing the outermost perimeter of CP0 headquarters!
Bang!
Hurled backward like a cannonball, Ibuprofen slammed his back hard into the freezing ice, though the impact also brought him to a stop.
Ignoring his opening defeat and the turmoil coursing through his body, Ibuprofen raised his right hand, activated the Drug-Drug Fruit's power, and slapped his left arm, which hurt as though it had snapped.
Then he actually pulled an illusory, dark red pill out of his left forearm!
Fantasy medicine—Pain Medicine!
And the raw ingredient for this medicine was none other than Ibuprofen's own pain and injuries!
Chapter 693: Conceptual medicine!
Once Ibuprofen extracted that red pill, his left forearm seemed to return to perfect condition instantly. Even his previously unsettled breathing became steady.
At the sight, Adrian couldn't help raising an eyebrow.
Developing a Devil Fruit ability into a conceptual form was not something just anyone could accomplish.
Adrian had spent so many years on the seas and encountered so many top-tier powerhouses, yet not one of them had developed their Devil Fruit abilities into other concepts.
White Ghost himself had managed, with the help of his panel, to develop several abilities of the [Hollow-Hollow Fruit]—as it was known back then—toward other conceptual forms, but he hadn't produced many skills.
According