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"Roar—"
A huge enraged lion roared on the sea.
"You bastard!"
"He can even control the Cloud Sea, this guy…"
Sky Knight Shura, wearing goggles like a pilot, rode a strange bird, constantly dodging the roaring giant lion in mid-air.
Apart from him, who fled on his bird mount when things went south, the other three High Priests were directly swept in and struggled to resist.
Trapped by the floating cloud lion, they were crushed into a paste.
The biggest difference between this Cloud Sea and the Blue Sea water was that its density could be changed. Even in this Cloud Sea, Shiki could easily make large amounts of the Cloud Sea as hard as steel.
"Your Highness, I want to try out a new ability…"
Seeing Shiki subdue three High Priests in an instant, with one remaining High Priest escaping to the sky on his mount, Isabel, nestled in Ichiji's arms, seemed eager to try.
Actually, the strength of those High Priests was such that even Law could deal with them. Shiki was deliberately going easy, toying with them like a cat playing with a mouse.
"Go on…"
Ichiji nodded with a smile.
He also wanted to know what effect those black flames would have when burning a person.
"Meow!"
Leaping nimbly from the War House, Isabel transformed completely, turning into a giant black cat with strange dark blue patterns all over her body, two beautiful cat tails flicking.
"Swish…"
She leaped up, and black flames erupted from her four limbs.
Her entire cat body actually hovered in the air, charging at an incredible speed towards Shiki, who was hundreds of meters away and was still planning to play cat and mouse.
"Sure enough, she has the ability to fly?"
Ichiji's eyes narrowed slightly, sighing softly.
He had previously guessed that the Nekomata Form possessed the ability to fly, but at first, he thought wings would sprout from her back. It seemed that wasn't the case.
"This is..."
"Miss Isabel?"
"Yes, that Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit!"
Bogard, Law, Cavendish, and the others widened their eyes in astonishment. They couldn't believe their eyes as they watched the gigantic monstrous cat with two tails, covered in black flames, dash through the air hundreds of meters away.
No one had expected that Ichiji would give this Mythical Zoan-type Nekomata Form Devil Fruit to Isabel, his beautiful maid.
"Indeed, no wonder she gives me a sense of danger. So you gave her the Mythical Zoan-type that Golden Lion Shiki (informal) collected…"
Sarnol Boris, "Violent Tiger," folded his arms, looking at Ichiji with some surprise.
His Observation Haki could roughly sense that Isabel was not weak, but she obviously couldn't threaten him. It turned out she had eaten this Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit, and those black flames were definitely not simple.
"Don't underestimate Miss Isabel. She's not just an ordinary maid…"
Gin glanced at the somewhat envious Cavendish, mercilessly striking him down:
"Even without eating a Devil Fruit, she could easily defeat you. If not for the inherent limitations of most women, she, who followed Prince Ichiji earlier, might not be weaker than me!"
In Ichiji's opinion, Isabel's current strength was no longer inferior to Gin's.
The physical enhancement and doubled strength brought by the Mythical Zoan-type Nekomata Form were enough to compensate for her congenital defects inherent flaws, and even further improve her strength.
Coupled with the Mythical Zoan-type's ability, it wasn't a matter of easily overwhelming Gin, but in close combat, Gin was definitely not her opponent, and those black flames were clearly not easy to resist.
This was the benefit of a powerful Devil Fruit.
"So that's why she always gives me a dangerous feeling!"
Law suddenly understood.
At this moment, everyone involuntarily looked towards the sea, where Shiki's figure had already rushed towards them.
They were still very curious about the Mythical Zoan-type's abilities.
"Leave the rest to me."
Isabel's sweet voice came from the mouth of the giant Nekomata, her emerald jewel-like cat eyes carrying a ferocity usually absent.
"Tch, it's yours."
The giant lion sank directly into the White Sea. Shiki casually curled his lips, looking at Isabel, who was bathed in black flames and floating in mid-air, with interest.
"Is this the ability of that Mythical Zoan-type? Two tails, and she can even fly…"
"Meow——"
Ignoring Shiki's idle talk, her two long tails whipped around. Amidst the swirling black flames, her black figure charged out like lightning.
"What is that strange black fire?"
Sky Knight Shura, riding his strange bird, looked at the charging monstrous cat, feeling an inexplicable chill.
He had long since thought of retreating, but if he couldn't complete Enel's will, his fate would surely be worse. His fear of Enel was deeply ingrained, making him prefer to bravely continue fighting the enemy.
"Fire Lance!"
Gritting his teeth, Shura violently urged his mount, and at the same time, forcefully thrust his long spear, equipped with a Heat Dial, towards the charging giant Nekomata!
"Swish…"
The long spear turned crimson, and a large amount of flames burst out, rushing towards Isabel.
In her jewel-like fierce eyes, there was a hint of playfulness. Her sharp cat claws were covered in a pitch-black color, striking up without showing any weakness.
These half-baked High Priests had no real strength. Even before she ate the Devil Fruit, she could easily crush them, let alone now.
If she hadn't wanted to test her abilities, she wouldn't have been interested at all.
"Bang!!"
"Crack…"
The fierce gust of flames was pushed back, and the entire long spear was shattered by the terrifying force.
…
"Swish! Swish!" The two huge cat tails suddenly lengthened again, wrapping around Shura and the strange bird beneath him like lightning.
The next moment, the eerie black flames completely engulfed both of them.
"Ahhh…"
Heart-wrenching screams echoed across the White Sea.
Both man and bird's faces were twisted, struggling uncontrollably, filled with pain.
Shura himself visibly aged at a rapid speed, his hair turning gray, wrinkles appearing on his face, and his skin becoming withered.
And the strange bird's feathers turned gray and continuously fell out, also aging at an alarming rate.
"Turning old directly, is it burning life force? What an exaggerated ability…" Witnessing this scene, even Shiki couldn't help but feel a chill, unconsciously moving away from Isabel.
…
[PS: To clarify, in the anime, Burgess can directly steal the abilities of ability users, which doesn't seem related to the Dark-Dark Fruit. I know this point is definitely controversial, but until Oda clarifies it, this argument will never stop. However, this book is set up this way: if Blackbeard could easily bestow others with the ability to steal powers, he wouldn't have needed to wrap Whitebeard in a black cloth when stealing his ability. This clearly implies he used other methods to conceal it.]
[This book's setting is that when Blackbeard first stole Whitebeard's ability, he relied on other methods, not the Dark-Dark Fruit. Whether the Dark-Dark Fruit can steal abilities through Dark Water, which can attract ability users, the possibility is indeed very high, but the current protagonist cannot do it. He can after his ability truly awakens. In short, anime is anime, and countless loopholes can be found upon closer inspection. There's no need for everyone to overly dwell on it.]