Everyone watched as the enormous head emerging from the seawater opened its mouth and swallowed, seeming as though it wanted to bite away the entire world. All the Devil Fruits floating across the sea surface like stars were gulped down by that giant maw.
Those who did not possess Devil Fruits felt their hearts tighten. Devil Fruits had once floated right before them, yet they had made no move at all.
Devil Fruits, each one incomparably precious outside, were now continuously swallowed by Shen Fei like ordinary fruit.
As for why Devil Fruits tasted so terrible, it was simply because human desires were too mixed and chaotic. Once made tangible, their flavor became extraordinarily complex—worse than shit.
As he felt the World Origin within his body steadily strengthen, while the power projected from his true body continued to increase, Shen Fei's Primordial Spirit Power spread farther and farther. The entire Grand Line lay before his eyes.
The Land of Wano appeared within his "vision," followed by Fish-Man Island, even the so-called Holy Land Mary Geoise, and then the New World beyond.
He even saw the end of the Grand Line.
Shen Fei had little interest in the so-called One Piece. It was merely something the people of this world pursued. As Shen Fei's power steadily eroded this ocean, most of the sea became like that of the Douluo World.
It became part of his body.
However, because the ocean of this Pirate World represented the heaven and earth of this world, once the erosion was complete, Shen Fei would instantly become this world's Heavenly Dao. Unlike in the Douluo World, he would not need to go to the God Realm and replace it with his Primordial Spirit.
The process would only be faster.
"Ace, I need some time to analyze