Noah and his group returned to the Storm Archipelago, a place convenient for cultivation, through a wormhole.
Thousand Mountains Island, a place specifically used for training, is where Vic is currently experimenting with the various abilities of the Rock-Rock Fruit.
The Logia ability Elementalization. The Rock-Rock Fruit can transform into various kinds of stones. However, if we consider the physical immunity of Elementalization, then using sand as the material basis for Elementalization would be relatively more practical.
Vic didn't think too much about Elementalization; instead, he transformed his body into diamond.
As his sparring partner, Kuro's sharp claws struck Vic's body silently in an instant.
Clang clang clang...
The collision between the claws and Vic's body sparked a series of sparks.
Kuro then coated his claws with Armament Haki.
The defenses still couldn't be breached.
Clearly, Vic's diamond body possesses extremely high defensive strength.
However, the next moment, Accino, whose body was in a state of high heat, punched Vic in the body. In an instant, some of the diamonds on Vic's body were ignited, forcing him to use sand Elementalization to avoid it.
Noah, watching from afar, cautioned, "This is diamond's weakness; temperatures exceeding 800 degrees Celsius are enough to ignite it. Therefore, you need to develop other types of rock armor."
Next, Vic explored his abilities in creation and shaping.
A colossal and hard rock giant, or an exceptionally troublesome sand serpent, or something similar to Crocodile's ability to absorb water from sand.
As the superior form of the Sand-Sand Fruit, the Rock-Rock Fruit can cover all the abilities of the Sand-Sand Fruit.
After testing these abilities, Noah's various plans came next.
A ruby cannon suddenly appeared on Vic's body. Inside the cannon chamber, a bunch of gear-shaped redstone stones began to rub together rapidly as they were soaked in the moisture absorbed by the sand.
The energy inside the cannon chamber quickly surged and converged on the ruby laser.
A laser beam shot out from the cannon muzzle.
Sizzle...
In an instant, the distant mountain was pierced through.
Ruby Laser Cannon are one example of how science is applied.
The next scenario involves a cloud of "dust" rising from Vic's body, which then rapidly spreads in all directions.
"What is this thing?" Kuro's Observation Haki frantically warned of danger.
Noah used a strong magnetic field to block the spreading dust, preventing them from getting close. He then explained to Accino and Kuro, "This is asbestos dust, a type of rock with tiny needle-like inclusions that are difficult to see with the naked eye. If you inhale large amounts of asbestos dust, it will quickly cause illness, similar to the Amber Lead Syndrome that Flevance suffered from."
"My feverish body should be immune, right?" Accino asked somewhat uncertainly.
"To be precise, your high fever can immunize your body against most viruses, toxins, bacteria, and harmful substances. The key is whether your physical strength can withstand it."
Accino immediately recalled his previous experience of being worn down by Noah, which made him realize that Devil Fruit abilities also require physical strength to support them.
After experimenting with asbestos dust, Vic transformed the dust back into ordinary rock.
If he doesn't remove this asbestos dust, the training ground will be completely ruined. Anyone training here could easily inhale the asbestos that has settled on the surface.
Immediately afterwards, Vic transformed his body into opal again, and by constantly adjusting the surface structure of the opal, his body gradually blended into the surrounding environment.
What's even more terrifying is that, because Vic is Devil Fruit User the Rock-Rock Fruit, he can easily disguise himself as rock and blend into his environment, making him undetectable by ordinary Observation Haki.
Kuro's Observation Haki failed him, and he couldn't detect Vic's presence.
However, Noah's level of Observation Haki could sense the faint fluctuations, especially after entering electromagnetic wave amplification mode, where the sensation would become even clearer.
After experimenting with opal's ambient camouflage, Vic transformed his body into a stone armor made of moissanite.
" Accino, go test the heat resistance limit of this armor."
"No problem."
Accino's fist, glowing with intense red heat, slammed into Vic's armor.
Accino quickly provided some data. "Not bad, it can withstand temperatures below 2700 degrees Celsius, and its hardness is only slightly lower than the diamond armor from before."
Clearly, this temperature is sufficient. As long as it doesn't encounter the Hot Body Fruit, Temperature-Temperature Fruit, Flame-Flame Fruit- Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Rumble- Glint-Glint Fruit Magma-Magma Fruit, or the Awakening Magma-Magma Fruit, this set of Mozambique Armor can basically withstand the attacks of most powerful opponents.
Aside from the Glint-Glint Fruit and the Awakening Magma-Magma Fruit, the other four fruits are in the Noah Family. The only people who can break through Vic's defenses are those who have mastered Conqueror's Haki Coating and Armament Haki Internal Destruction.
However, Vic wasn't stupid, so he naturally wouldn't just stand there and let himself be beaten.
Immediately afterwards, Noah summoned the Poneglyph Tablet he had found in the ruins of Shandora from among the cards.
Vic immediately understood Noah's thoughts. He touched the stone slab with both hands, and after a while, he opened his eyes. "Brother, I can control this stone, but I can't create it."
Is it the composition of Seastone that's having an effect?
"There is indeed a peculiar substance interfering with my abilities."
Noah already had some suspicions in his mind: if the Poneglyph were so easily destroyed, the World Government would have destroyed them long ago.
Clearly, the ordinary superpowers of Devil Fruit cannot be applied to the Poneglyph.
Of course, this is not absolute.
For example, Accino, whose body temperature can reach 10,000 degrees Celsius, could evaporate the stone tablets containing the Poneglyph through extreme heat.
At that terrifying temperature, even the finest stones would decompose and evaporate.
"It seems that to enhance your strength, we must devise a plan for that thing."
Vic was completely confused. "Brother, what is that?"
"A special mineral found in the New World - Dyna Stone."
" Dyna Stone?"
"A single Dyna Stone the size of a fist can cause destruction within a radius of several hundred meters; hundreds of such Dyna Stone could destroy a small island."
Kuro adjusted his glasses. "This thing must be hard to get, right?"
"That's right. This thing is strictly controlled by the World Government and the Navy. Currently, only the Navy's top brass and the Five Elders know its exact storage location."
However, Noah then laughed again, "But this kind of thing is ultimately a mineral. Since it's a mineral, it must have a place of origin. Through intelligence from the Underworld, I have identified five islands that are suspected to be the source of this mineral."
Even if the World Government and the Navy mine all the Dyna Stone, there will definitely be undiscovered small veins in the remaining mining areas.
Vic, being a Rock-Rock Devil Fruit User, could easily find the deep-seated mineral veins underground, eliminating the need to search for the storage locations of the finished Dyna Stone.
"We'll set off for the New World in two weeks."
"Yes."
Vic stayed behind to continue training his Devil Fruit abilities.
Meanwhile, Noah and his companions prepared for their journey to the New World two weeks later.
After all, the New World is different from Paradise. The three sea emperors, who are now in a tripartite balance of power, have already divided up nearly 40% of the New World's sea area.
Of the remaining sea areas, the World Government and its Affiliated Nation control approximately 27%.
Other sea areas are either occupied by semi-independent pirate crews like those on Hachinosu, or by Elbaf, one of the world's strongest nations, or by uninhabited areas with extremely harsh environments.