Although Aokiji had lost control of his body, Vic was able to keep his eyes moving, and Aokiji strained to look down with his eyes slanted to the side.
He understood that wound healing was relatively straightforward; at least there was some foundation to it, and no flesh was lost. But his leg was broken! That was creating something from nothing—a completely different concept. He was eager to see how Vic had managed it. Was medical skill really that miraculous?
Aokiji heard the sound of ice cracking, but he couldn't see much because Vic had acted too quickly. Before he could react, he was immobilized, still sitting by the campfire with one hand on his knee and the other holding a wine glass.
Aokiji couldn't see the whole picture, but Smoker on the other side could see it clearly. It was as if Vic was slicing off the leg of a frozen Sea Kings, the cut was smooth and clean without a drop of blood, it didn't feel like he was slicing off a living person's leg!
An eerie atmosphere began to permeate the surroundings. The G5 marines watched the treatment in silence, even stopping their movements. Just like the smile that Vic had shown when he treated Smoker's wounds earlier, Vic's treatment was always so unconventional, not like righteous methods at all, but completely like demonic methods, making Smoker unconsciously swallow a mouthful of saliva.
Later, Smoker felt his stomach churning as he witnessed the rapid growth of bones, fascia, muscles, nerves, blood vessels, and skin. In particular, the fleshy buds that wiggled and grew like octopus tentacles caused Smoker severe physical discomfort. However, Aokiji's legs continued to grow down in small sections, making him unable to resist watching.
Smoker had good self-control, but his subordinates were a different story. Vomiting sounds rose and fell all around them. The G5 soldiers had participated in many battles and had seen plenty of severed limbs, but seeing such long legs was something they had never seen before, causing them severe physical discomfort!
If you can't stand it, just turn your head away!
Smoker felt even worse upon hearing the vomiting sounds and quickly snapped, "Don't you guys know that vomiting is contagious? Don't bother me!"
But nobody listened to him. This kind of miracle might only happen once in a lifetime, so even if he felt like throwing up while watching, he had to persevere and finish watching!
Vic ignored the reactions of others. The energy contained in Aokiji's body was naturally not enough to grow half a thigh, a calf, and a foot, so Vic took out a few Mystery Fruit from somewhere and fed them to Aokiji.
His body opened its mouth to eat on its own, without his knowledge, giving Aokiji a unique experience of feeling as if his body wasn't his own. It was like being an observer, which was very strange. However, he didn't forget Vic's advice and tried to regain control of his body.
An hour later, Vic released Aokiji, Aokiji then realized that he had regained control of his body. He eagerly looked at his severed leg!
There was no broken leg left, only a brand new, fair and tender leg. The cool touch of the ground traveled from the soles of my feet to my heart. The familiar feeling was back. It felt so good!
"It really cured me! Ugh!"
"It's grown! How did you do that?!"
"Is this the power of the Four Emperors? Too strong! Ugh!"
"I really want to study medicine under Lord Vic! Even if I can only learn ten percent, I'll be satisfied!"
"Stop overthinking it! Lord Vic isn't in the Navy anymore! Sigh!"
Vic's methods naturally drew gasps from the G5 bandits, which is understandable, as they had never seen anything like it before.
"It truly is a miracle. But how did you develop your Rumble-Rumble Fruit? How could you develop something that has absolutely nothing to do with medicine?"
Aokiji touched the newly grown left leg with an incredulous look, as if catching up with an old friend, but he didn't forget to praise Vic's abilities, which were absolutely genuine.
" Kuzan! You don't think that Devil Fruit Awakening is the limit, do you?"
Vic has already considered Aokiji an ally and wouldn't mind giving him a pointer. Smoker isn't even Awakening yet, so he wouldn't understand what Vic was talking about. However, as Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral, Smoker is quite clear about Devil Fruit Awakening, unlike Luffy who is a complete novice and was only told by Doflamingo.
"Isn't that right? Although I feel there's still room for development, it should all fall under the category of Awakening, right?"
Aokiji was confused. His Devil Fruit ability Awakening for many years, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to change half of Punk Hazard's climate during his battle with Akainu.
This is something that can only be done after Logia Fruit ability Awakening. While Paramecia Fruit Awakening can temporarily change the surrounding environment, it will revert to its original state once the user leaves. Logia abilities, however, can permanently alter the environment, making the Awakening of Logia abilities more difficult.
After Aokiji Awakening his Devil Fruit ability, he became less concerned about it. Although he could still feel improvement while using it, he always thought it was a normal phenomenon. No matter what skill you use frequently, you will feel improvement. This is Aokiji's understanding of the Devil Fruit Awakening of Aokiji Devil Fruit Awakening, there will be a process of becoming proficient and stable.
"If you trust me, put in the effort, and you'll thank me later. I won't say anything more!"
Because of the World Government's absolute blockade of information about the God Realm, most people only know that the Devil Fruit Awakening is the end of the story, so most people don't pay much attention to their Devil Fruit abilities after Awakening, Aokiji is one of them.
As these people age, their aging bodies become increasingly sluggish, making it even more difficult for them to comprehend more profound insights. Therefore, those who can break through to the God Realm are all geniuses among geniuses!
Now, information about the God Realm is blocked. Even those with exceptional talent don't know there's a path ahead, and even the most brilliant minds will be buried. This is the result the Celestial Dragons want, or rather, the result that Lord Imu wants!
Aokiji didn't say anything more, silently nodding to himself. He still believed that Vic's words had a deeper meaning. Both of them Devil Fruit Awakening their Devil Fruits, but Vic's performance was too outstanding. He could even beat Akainu. The gap between them was too big, which made Aokiji think more about it.
Is the Devil Fruit Awakening not the end? Is there still a path to becoming stronger? Aokiji decides he can focus more on developing his Awakening freezing abilities from now on!
Given Vic's current status and strength, the fact that he spoke so cryptically Smoker realize there must be something going on. So he remained silent, pretending he hadn't heard a thing. As for the G5 soldiers not far away, they had no idea what Vic and his companions were talking about. While Vic was mentioning these future prospects, they had already fallen into their own worlds!