Now, Leo possessed three types of Monster Cells: Tiger, Demon, and Dragon level. Based on the different levels, he could administer them to members of the Beasts Pirates with corresponding strength. In a short time, the overall power of the Beasts Pirates would be raised by a level.
Excellent.
Leo nodded with satisfaction. His gaze continued downward.
Imperial Armament: Demon God Manifestation: Demon's Extract!
One of the 48 Imperial Armaments. An Ice-type Imperial Armament!
Can freely create and control ice.
Secret Technique One: Mahapadma
Can freeze time and space. No one can move except the user, but it places a tremendous drain on the user. (Usable only once)
Secret Technique Two: Hyouran Bushou
First creates a large number of "Ice Cavalry" to store several days' worth of energy, then releases it all at once, creating a blizzard covering an ultra-wide area.
"Freeze time and space??"
Leo stroked his chin, his eyes gleaming. Wasn't this a straight-up cheat move? Activate Mahapadma, and even Imu would be time-stopped. At that point, wouldn't they just be his plaything? In truth, while Leo's current strength was great, he was still somewhat wary of that figure hiding in the shadows, Imu. 800 years of accumulation—who knew what heaven-defying trump cards they held. Now, with this Ice Imperial Armament in hand, he had gained a means to potentially defeat Imu.
Chamberlain Armament: Rattlesnake.
A whip-type Chamberlain Armament that moves according to the user's will. Nothing particularly special.
Chamberlain Armament: Thousand-Layer Garment.
Can manipulate earth and burrow underground, but cannot create earth from nothing. Slightly useful.
Leo composed himself. If he remembered correctly, there was a fellow named Pringles in the Marine covert ops unit "Sword," who had the Paramecia-type Clay-Clay Fruit. Not only could he control and create clay, but he could also use its properties to cushion impacts. The two abilities were somewhat similar.
Summary:
Tiger and Demon-Level Monster Cells could effectively boost the Beasts Pirates' strength.
The Imperial Armament: Demon God Manifestation could greatly enhance individual combat power.
The two Chamberlain Armaments were somewhat useful, but not greatly.
"Open personal panel." Leo thought to himself. The next second, a virtual panel visible only to him materialized.
[Host: Leo]
[System: The Conquest System]
[Constitution: Steel Balloon Talent]
[Devil Fruit Abilities: Climate-Climate Fruit, Heal-Heal Fruit, Tremor-Tremor Fruit]
[Swordsmanship: Top-Tier Great Swordsmanship (Equal to Golden Lion)]
[Observation Haki: Future Sight, Listening to the Voices of All Things]
[Armament Haki: Internal Destruction]
[Conqueror's Haki: Infusion, 'Observation Kill']
[Special Ability: Teleportation]
**[Conquered Beauties: Makino, Nojiko, Caramen, Marianne, Conis, Laki, Maya, Shirahoshi, Keimi, Shyarly, Sadi, Domino, Isuka, Charlotte Flampe, Tashigi, Moda, Carina, Kozuki Hiyori, Nami (Logia: Climate-Climate Fruit, Magic Rifle), Robin (Paramecia: Flower-Flower Fruit), Doll (Logia: Glint-Glint Fruit), Kalifa (Paramecia: Float-Float Fruit), Stussy (Zoan: Bat-Bat Fruit, Zoan: Bat-Bat Fruit, Mythical Zoan Model: Vampire), Vinsmoke Reiju (Paramecia: Poison-Poison Fruit), Boa Hancock (Paramecia: Love-Love Fruit, Celestial Arrows), Kaya (Paramecia: Heal-Heal Fruit), Vivi (Paramecia: Bubble-Bubble Fruit), Miss Goldenweek (Paramecia: Paint-Paint Fruit), Sarah (Paramecia: Thorn-Thorn Fruit), Perona (Paramecia: Ghost-Ghost Fruit), Jewelry Bonney (Paramecia: Age-Age Fruit), Margaret (Zoan: Cat-Cat Fruit, Model: Black Cat), Hina (Paramecia: Cage-Cage Fruit), Rebecca (Imperial Armament: March, Imperial Armament: Beast King Transformation), Charlotte Galette (Paramecia: Butter-Butter Fruit), Viola (Paramecia: Glare-Glare Fruit), Sugar (Paramecia: Hobby-Hobby Fruit), Baby-5 (Paramecia: Weapon-Weapon Fruit), Monet (Logia: Snow-Snow Fruit), Koala (Zoan: Bee-Bee Fruit, Ancient Zoan: Killer Bee Model), Baccarat (Paramecia: Luck-Luck Fruit), Ain (Paramecia: Return-Return Fruit), Yamato (Zoan: Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Zoan Model: Okuchi no Makami), Kurozumi Tama (Paramecia: Kibi-Kibi Fruit), Ulti (Zoan: Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Ancient Zoan Model: Pachycephalosaurus), Black Maria (Zoan: Spider-Spider Fruit, Ancient Zoan Model: Rosamygale Grauvogeli)] (46 women)
[System Storage: Ark Maxim, Going Merry, Blank Devil Fruit*4, Three Haki Fruits, Three Haki Training Manuals, Rokushiki Training Manual, Eight Divine Skills (First Two Forms) Manual, Massive Gold, Pure Gold, Golden Den Den Mushi, Ancient Weapon Pluton Blueprints, Boob-Enhancing Bra, Storage Ring, Gravity Training Room, Primary Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Seven-Star Sword, Demon Slayer Thousand Blades, Chamberlain Armament: Ichimonji, Swarm Drones, Large Fixed-Mount Laser Cannon, Tiger-Level Monster Cell, Demon-Level Monster Cell, Dragon-Level Monster Cell, Imperial Armament: Moonlight Dance, Imperial Armament: Demon God Manifestation: Demon's Extract, Chamberlain Armament: Rattlesnake, Chamberlain Armament: Thousand-Layer Garment, Hellfire Axe, Zoan Type, Ox-Ox Fruit: Giraffe Model, Human-Human Fruit: Mythical Zoan Type: Nika Model, Paramecia Type: Merge-Merge Fruit, Paramecia Type: Mocha-Mocha Fruit, Paramecia Type: Soul-Soul Fruit, Paramecia-type: Volt-Volt Fruit, Zoan Type, Snake-Snake Fruit, Mythical Zoan Model: Yamata no Orochi... Other miscellaneous items.]
Leo's gaze swept over the names of the forty-six women one by one. Their unique stories instinctively surfaced in his mind. After Wano, he would never have another battle with such abundant 'resources'. The remaining notable beauties were all scattered across various major factions.
Marines: Kujaku, Hibari, Momousagi
Revolutionary Army: East Army Commander, Belo Betty
Mink Tribe: The bunny mink, Carrot
Giant Tribe: Garland
Vegapunk: The desire representative York, the evil representative Lilith, the berserk representative Atlas.
Shanks's Daughter: Uta
World Government: The five Elders woman (the female Elder), Imu.
Seven factions, twelve beauties, plus Imu. Leo felt the task was long and the road ahead. Pick the soft persimmon first. Once Wano's affairs were settled, if Morgans still had no news about Zunesha, he would seek out Vegapunk first. After all, compared to the other factions, he was the easiest to handle. Then he would find a way to conquer these behemoths one by one. Finally, he would lead all the women to storm Mary Geoise and seize Imu. Blissful.
Leo could sense that the next major battles weren't far off.
Half an hour later.
The Beasts Pirates ships returned to Onigashima. The All-Stars and Flying Six spread the news about Kaido's defeat and Wano's change of hands. For a time, the entire island was in an uproar. The Beasts Pirates who learned the news were utterly shocked. After a brief period of disbelief and indignation, they could only reluctantly accept this reality. After all, with their strength, any resistance was futile.
Meanwhile.
The group of women disembarked from the flying ship. In twos and threes, they paired up to stroll around. Though Onigashima was eerie, for these battle enthusiasts among them, it was nothing. Being in an unfamiliar environment, they were naturally curious.
At the same time.
Inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
Kozuki Hiyori, Black Maria, Yamato, and Ulti were without a stitch of clothing, revealing boundless spring scenery before Leo. Besides these four, there were two others: Hancock and Shirahoshi. According to custom, Leo would only bestow his favor upon the newly recruited women. But how could the three great beauties of the world—Kozuki Hiyori, Hancock, and Shirahoshi—not perform on the same stage once? The first experience was priceless. Moreover, until now, Leo had not taken the final step with Shirahoshi. Wanting to share the burden and solve the problem for Leo, Shirahoshi had worked day and night and finally mastered the Rokushiki ultimate secret: Life Return. She manipulated her body, shrinking from her original twelve meters to eight meters, her build now similar to Black Maria's. This was her limit. The others were basically between one and two meters tall, the gap not significant.
Leo stared intently at the six women. Had to admit, judging by looks alone, Kozuki Hiyori, Hancock, and Shirahoshi were indeed more outstanding, fully living up to the renown of the world's three great beauties, each with their own charm. Yamato and Black Maria, while slightly inferior, were also deserving to be called peerless beauties, rare in this world. As for Ulti, she was also within the ranks of beauties. It was worth mentioning that initially, Leo had been somewhat worried. He feared that after removing her mask, Ulti's appearance might resemble Katakuri's. That would have been awkward. Fortunately, it was a false alarm.
Leo's gaze drifted slightly downward. What met his eyes were six perky, magnificent peaks, so fair he could clearly see the capillaries on them.
Gulp~
Leo couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
The game, had begun~
Five days passed in a flash.
Of course, this was the Time Chamber's time flow. In the real world, only half a day had passed.
"Exhilarating!!" Looking at the exhausted six, a satisfied arc curled at the corner of Leo's lips. In a word: he saluted the healing power!
Leaving the Time Chamber thoroughly satisfied, Leo headed straight for Onigashima's main hall. The rewards were in place; it was time to test their effects on someone.
Inside the Skull Dome.
The Beasts Pirates' All-Stars and three of the Flying Six—Who's-Who, Sasaki, and Page One—were all present. Besides them, there were also some Headliners and Gifters. They had received Leo's notification and were waiting here early.
Before long, Leo walked in.
"Lord Leo~"
"Lord Leo~"
"Lord Leo~"
Everyone bowed respectfully one after another. Leo waved his hand, then took out three oddly shaped purple lumps of flesh. Though they were lumps, they seemed to have vitality, thumping like hearts.
"Lord Leo, this is..." King spoke up, with a suspicious expression.
"This is something good that can enhance your strength." Leo smiled slightly, keeping them in suspense.
"Jack."
"Lord Leo." The hard-headed Jack stepped forward, responding in a low voice.
"Eat it." Leo pointed to one of the Monster Cells. The three before him were Dragon-Level Monster Cells. In Leo's view, the All-Stars were the minimum threshold for consuming Dragon-Level cells. As for others, they simply couldn't withstand the side effects and would certainly die violently. Of course, this was just his guess; perhaps even Jack might die. But he could only use the hard-headed one as the experiment.
Under the Slave Brand's effect, Jack didn't hesitate at all. He immediately picked up a Dragon-Level Monster Cell, opened his jaw, and threw it into his mouth. Jack nodded slightly—tasted not bad.
The next second.
"AAAAH!!!" Jack's pupils dilated. He fell to the ground uncontrollably, letting out loud screams of agony. The sudden scene startled all the Beasts members. After all, Jack was a tough guy who wouldn't utter a sound even if his arms or legs were severed. Yet now he was making a disgraceful spectacle. Just what was that purple lump he ate?!
"Lord Leo, Jack is..." King looked at Leo with unsettled surprise.
Leo waved his hand, staring silently at Jack, who was rolling around continuously. This was the Monster Cell's side effects. If one could endure it, their strength would inevitably advance by leaps and bounds, undergoing a complete transformation. If they couldn't, then all one could say was sorry.
"AHHH!!!" Jack's cries grew increasingly miserable. As he endured the pain, under the Monster Cell's effect, the cells within his body began rapidly multiplying and swelling. Jack's size visibly increased, in the blink of an eye growing to over ten meters tall.
One minute.
Two minutes.
A full five minutes passed. The screams gradually subsided. Leo's anxious heart finally settled.
ROAR!!
Jack, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly stood up, roaring an elephant's roar at the sky. A violent wave of air spread out from his body toward the surroundings. Aside from Leo, all the Beasts members covered their faces one after another, resisting the impact and pressure of this powerful aura.
Just what had Jack eaten?! King narrowed his eyes slightly, his mind in turmoil. He could clearly perceive that the aura on Jack now far surpassed his own. Looking at the Dragon-Level Monster Cells again, King's gaze became greedy and obsessed. In his understanding, only Devil Fruits could boost a consumer's power in a short time. He never imagined this item before him had a similar marvelous effect. Since Jack could endure that pain, he naturally could too.
Jack gradually withdrew the aura around him. Everyone carefully lowered their arms and looked over.
Hiss~
Everyone couldn't help but suck in a cold breath. Compared to before, Jack's size had increased by several meters. His two tusks were extremely sharp. His value had risen another level from the original 900,000,000 Berries. His entire body's muscles were filled with explosive power. Just standing there, he gave people a powerful sense of oppression. The three Flying Six members and the numerous Gifters repeatedly stepped back, putting a safe distance between themselves and Jack.
"How do you feel?" Leo asked.
"Lord Leo, I now feel filled with power from head to toe. Even facing a Marine Admiral, I have the power to fight!!" Jack confidently clenched his fist, throwing a casual punch at the air ahead. Boom! It created a sonic boom.
"Not bad." Leo nodded with gratified satisfaction. System products were indeed extraordinary. They never let him down.
"Jack, transform into your beast form." Leo commanded again.
"Yes, Lord Leo." Jack complied. Accompanied by an ancient beast's roar, a colossal creature dozens of meters tall suddenly appeared before everyone. Like a mountain.
Gulp~
Gulp~
Another round of sound of swallowed saliva. Everyone craned their necks, looking at Jack with difficulty. This was just too damn big.
Leo hovered in the air, scrutinizing the changes in Jack's body. Besides his size, the skin on his body was no longer the previous brown-gray but had taken on a jet-black metallic luster, looking as if he had activated Armament Haki. Leo took out a long sword, coated it in Armament Haki, and forcefully chopped at it—just ordinary Armament Haki!
Clang!!
Sparks flew. Jack was unharmed. Just as expected. Leo thought to himself, a faint smile appearing on his face. In his beast form, Jack could withstand ordinary Armament Haki infusion with his flesh alone. "It shouldn't stop there." Leo frowned slightly. If he remembered correctly, as the second-highest ranked Monster Cell, each Dragon-Level monster should have its own unique ability.
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