The Completely Awakened Flame-Flame Fruit
Mira nodded obediently, but just as she turned around, something unexpected happened!
Suddenly, flames erupted from the small pouch at Hughes' waist, and the warm stone harboring the demon flew out of the pouch, wreathed in flames, heading straight for Mira's head.
During the process, the warm stone flames erupted, converging into a giant fiery hand, its imposing aura seemingly about to slap Mira to death.
Hughes was startled by this sudden change. Without thinking, he moved quickly and caught up.
Just as the giant fiery hand was about to touch Mira, Hughes, who had finally arrived, delivered a flying kick in mid-air.
"Bang!"
The warm stone flew backward, traveling hundreds of meters before crashing into the ground, sending sand and gravel flying.
Hughes took the opportunity to grab Mira's slender waist, and with a slight pull in his arm, he quickly flew towards Makarov while Mira looked on in confusion.
The demon residing within the warm stone seized the perfect moment, launching a sneak attack just as Mira was off guard, so much so that Mira was completely unaware that she had just been on the verge of death!
"Old man, I can handle this. You protect them!"
Upon hearing this, Makarov, who was rushing towards Mira, stopped in his tracks. After catching Mira, he turned back to his original position, raised the golden magic shield again, and protected everyone.
"You be careful, kid. This demon looks tougher than the last one!"
Hughes nodded, but his expression was more severe than before, and anger lingered.
Anyone who dares to pull a dirty trick under his nose will be made to cry tears of joy later, and then killed!
Looking up and gazing ahead, in the perception of Advanced Observation Haki, the warm stone harboring the demon was shattering, and streams of scorching liquid resembling magma flowed out from the cracks.
The warm stone was not large, but it seemed to contain infinite space. The scorching liquid flowing from it had spread over a radius of more than ten meters and was still flowing.
Hughes's expression hardened slightly as he sensed vitality from the streams of molten, magma-like liquid.
Even stranger, he felt inexplicably familiar with these scalding liquids.
Unable to understand, Hughes stomped his foot heavily on the ground.
"Boom!"
To the astonishment of Macao and the others, Hughes appeared at the edge of their sight as if he had teleported.
"Wow... so fast, Hughes is so fast!" Gray exclaimed in surprise.
Unbeknownst to anyone, Natsu was sweating profusely and panting heavily at the back of the crowd.
He clenched his fists tightly against his chest, as if that would slow his rapidly beating heart.
Upon seeing the flames on the warm stone, Natsu suddenly felt an overwhelming urge to swallow it whole!
On the other side, Hughes stood in mid-air, looking down at the magma liquid scattered across the ground, a strange look appearing on his solemn face.
It smells so good... This molten lava, brimming with the breath of life, smells so good!
Like rain after a long drought, his body radiated a thirst that urged him to devour the magma on the ground.
As if by some strange twist of fate, Hughes flicked his finger toward the lava on the ground, and the lava obediently began to boil, finally splashing into his palm with a bang.
Amidst the utter astonishment of the crowd, Hughes raised an eyebrow and swallowed the lava in his palm.
He had a deep-seated feeling that this lava would be entirely beneficial to him!
When lava enters the body, it's like drinking a glass of fine nectar, bringing a strong sense of satisfaction to both body and mind.
"Strange, why does this feeling of physical and mental comfort feel so similar to the Devil Origin that devoured Balrog?" Hughes muttered to himself.
He almost thought he had swallowed another Balrog the Flame Demon...
Just as he was racking his brains trying to figure it out, a system notification sounded in Hughes' mind.
[Detected that the host's body contains Devil Factor such as magma, heat, and fire. Due to the Devil Fruit Slot being full, the Magma-Magma Fruit Awakening failed and was converted into existing Devil Fruit Awakening value. The Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening level increased by 0.1%.]
[Current Devil Fruit Awakening: 85.1% (Initial Awakening)]
[Note: The Flame-Flame Fruit can Complete Awakening when its Devil Fruit Awakening level reaches 90%!]
The nemesis of the Flame-Flame Fruit- Magma-Magma Fruit?
If I reach 90%, will I be able to Complete Awakening the Flame-Flame Fruit?
Hughes's mind jolted twice by the system's notification, and his gaze suddenly fixed on the scalding lava on the ground.
He had no idea what schemes this demon was plotting behind the scenes, or why it hadn't gathered the magma on the ground to reveal its true form.
However, it is related to the Magma-Magma Fruit, and with the sneak attack on Mira just now, and the Flame-Flame Fruit increasing the Devil Fruit Awakening level by another 5%, it can be Complete Awakening.
This demon is destined to die a horrible death!
"Bang!"
Hughes's body plummeted from the sky and crashed into the gushing lava on the ground. As the lava splashed, Hughes unleashed his Armament Haki and Tekkai simultaneously.
With Ace's example from the theater next door as a case in point, Hughes dared not be careless in the slightest.
Even though he just swallowed a mouthful of lava, he was completely unharmed.
Inside the scalding magma, Hughes was like a fire god, opening and closing his mouth to inhale, the life-giving magma flowing into his belly like water.
[Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening Level +0.1%].
[Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening Level +0.1%].
In the blink of an eye, the Awakening level of the Flame-Flame Fruit had progressed to 88%, only 2% away from the 90% Complete Awakening.
Suddenly, a "crackling" sound came from the lava!
The magma, which was originally full of life, suddenly concentrated in one place, and then rolled and converged.
A moment later, the magma giant, which was a full three meters tall, glared menacingly at Hughes.
After Blood Scythe Daemon appeared, it also came to its senses: it had witnessed the entire process of Blood Scythe Daemon's crushing defeat and death.
Knowing he was no match for them, Fudia conceived the idea of kidnapping Mira and threatening Hughes.
After his plot was exposed, Fudia set his sights on the entire deserted island.
It spreads its magma body, eroding the entire island and turning it into a magma hell. At that time, it will use the entire island as its foundation, and with every move it makes, it will wield the power of the entire island.
As a result, the human monster before it devoured a full quarter of its Devil Origin.
Fudia was worried that if this continued, all of his Devil Origin would be devoured, so he hurriedly gathered his body together.
How could any human in this world be able to devour the Devil Origin?!
The Fudia the Magma Demon glared at Hughes through gritted teeth. "Human, let me go! I'll grant you anything you want!"
Hughes looked up and examined it closely. The appearance of Fudia was extremely similar to that of Balrog the Flame Demon he had encountered in the basement of the church in Mira village.
Both have two horns on their heads, but the bodies of the Balrog demons are made of black and red flames, while those of the Fudia are made of magma.
Considering their shared Devil Origin, the taste and sensation they provide are exactly the same...
"Whether I let you go or not depends on your performance; first tell me, what is your relationship with Balrog the Flame Demon?" Hughes asked curiously.
Seeing an opportunity to escape, Fudia immediately responded, "I am a high-ranking demon created by Lord Zeref from an entire volcano; Balrog is a low-ranking demon created from a wisp of volcanic flame from my body."
Hughes nodded. They were from the same source, no wonder they tasted the same and looked almost identical.