Moomoo ate the fruit and looked into the distance, intending to dive to the seabed.
But the next moment, its body changed.
First, its head slowly grew larger, transforming into a giant lion's head, though it still had bull horns on top.
Long, fluffy fur grew around its neck, and its back became covered in hair, but the fur was blue. Its pectoral fins turned into massive forelimbs, and two hind legs grew near its tail. Its tail fin gradually became a long tail.
It had clearly transformed into a blue lion.
"Huh?"
Moomoo was stunned. What had happened to it? Why had its body changed?
But the next moment, Moomoo felt its entire body go weak, unable to control itself, and it began to fall downwards.
Gurgle gurgle.
Moomoo continued to plummet, trying to control its body but unable to muster any strength.
However, its lungs were filled with a large amount of air. Even after changing its appearance, it still retained its basic characteristics as a Sea Beast, able to stay underwater for a long time.
(Just like the Bird Pierre who ate the Horse-Horse Fruit, after transforming, his skin color didn't change, some features remained the same, and Pierre's original wings were still there, allowing him to fly. This means he retained his bird characteristics while becoming a horse, and could also transform back. Moomoo is the same; it still retains its Sea Beast characteristics, allowing it to survive underwater for extended periods, but it becomes powerless.)
It was over.
Moomoo didn't know what had happened, but after changing its appearance, it couldn't control its body at all and kept falling downwards.
It desperately wanted to break free from this transformation effect.
Snap.
Moomoo returned to its original form, still a Sea Cow, but its body remained weak.
What on earth had happened?
Moomoo couldn't understand it at all, but its body continued to fall downwards.
"Hmm?"
As Moomoo fell, Xia Qiu, at the bottom of the sea, sensed the vibration. He released a sonar wave and detected Moomoo.
It's Moomoo?
Xia Qiu was relieved, but the returning sonar signal indicated that Moomoo was falling vertically downwards, not swimming.
What's going on?
Xia Qiu looked upwards, and Moomoo appeared in his field of vision, its body limp, falling downwards.
Moomoo tried its best to control its body, but it continued to fall, as if it had eaten a Devil Fruit.
Seeing it fall, Xia Qiu immediately rushed up and supported Moomoo.
Bang.
Moomoo's massive body landed on Xia Qiu. Xia Qiu's form dipped, and then he adjusted his body, holding Moomoo up.
"It's Big Brother."
Moomoo felt Xia Qiu approaching and was relieved. Big Brother would definitely save it.
I can hold on.
Moomoo was a Sea Beast, after all, with large pectoral fins that provided buoyancy and a huge pair of lungs that could store enough air.
Normally, it only needed to move its pectoral fins to float.
So, with a slight effort from Xia Qiu, he managed to support Moomoo.
Get him to the surface first.
Xia Qiu exerted all his strength, pushing against Moomoo's abdomen, and swam upwards.
Boom.
With Xia Qiu's support, Moomoo neared the sea's surface.
Splash.
Moomoo was pushed out of the water, with more than half of its body above the sea. Its massive pectoral fins rested on the water's surface, while Xia Qiu supported it from below, allowing it to float.
Can't move? Did I make him eat the power of a Devil Fruit user?
But after Moomoo ate that person, I observed for a full five or six minutes, and there was no change.
As for Devil Fruit users, whether it was Luffy, Kalifa, or Sabo, they gained their abilities in a very short time.
Xia Qiu was very confused but could only act based on the current situation and get Moomoo away from the ocean.
Must land.
Devil Fruit users lose their strength underwater; it definitely can't live submerged anymore.
I can support him to the surface for a while, but I can't keep it up forever, and there might be dangers.
He must land.
However, Xia Qiu didn't intend to let him land on Eagle Snake Island. People lived there, and the island had trees that emitted a foul odor, making it difficult even for him to approach.
In places without trees, one might encounter eagles, and Xia Qiu wasn't at ease letting him go there.
To another island.
On his way here, Xia Qiu had captured several magnetic forces and gotten close. The island Xia Qiu was choosing now was one with a relatively weak magnetic force that he'd captured while en route to Eagle Snake Island.
This island wasn't the starting point of any of the seven routes, so its magnetic force wouldn't be detected by the Log Pose. Pirate ships would only follow the Log Pose's direction towards Eagle Snake Island and wouldn't go there.
Furthermore, since it wasn't on the seven main routes, few ships ever went there, making it unlikely for any vessel to reach this location.
Therefore, Xia Qiu decided to head there.
Xia Qiu, carrying Mou Mou, swam in that direction, quickly locking onto the magnetic force before accelerating his sprint.
As Xia Qiu advanced, he continuously released sonic waves.
Although the range of his sonic waves had decreased, the creatures of the Grand Line were quite large. He could detect creatures over seventy meters long from a distance of three thousand meters.
As for creatures under seventy meters, Xia Qiu was confident he could kill them directly.
Here it comes.
Xia Qiu suddenly detected a signal in the distance, about fifty meters long, approximately two thousand two hundred meters away.
It was far away, and it wouldn't be able to detect him. He accelerated his approach.
Xia Qiu propelled his body forward with all his might, leaving the other creature behind.
That Sea Fish let him pass.
Xia Qiu spotted a Sea Fish swimming horizontally in the distance, and if he went now, he would run right into it.
Xia Qiu waited for a moment until it was out of his sonar range, then continued forward.
Relying on his sonar, Xia Qiu sometimes detoured, sometimes dodged, and sometimes stopped, evading the Sea Fish as he got closer to the island.
"Big Brother."
Sensing Xia Qiu's actions, Mou Mou's eyes welled up with tears.
He didn't know what was happening to him, but as long as Big Brother was by his side, that was enough.
Getting close.
Xia Qiu, carrying Mou Mou, approached the island.
The island was larger than Eagle Snake Island, with dense forests and continuous mountain ranges.
Especially the trees on the island, some of which were a hundred meters tall and incredibly thick, visible from a great distance.
Such a large island, yet its magnetic force was weaker than Eagle Snake Island's. It seemed there were no special ores.
Xia Qiu reached the shore, carrying Mou Mou, and approached the island, choosing a low, flat stretch of coast. With a powerful shove, he pushed.
Splat.
Mou Mou tumbled and was pushed onto the shore.
Even though there might be danger on the island, this was the only way.
I'm on land?
Mou Mou was slightly stunned, not understanding why Big Brother had done this. But the next moment, he realized his strength had returned.
I can move.
Mou Mou flipped over, propped himself up with his pectoral fins on the shore, and began to inch forward.
Mou Mou's Sea Beast form resembled a seal; coming ashore for a short period was not a problem.
But it wasn't comfortable like this.
If only he could grow limbs again, like before.
Mou Mou thought this as his body slowly transformed, becoming a giant Blue Lion.
"Roar."
Mou Mou opened his mouth and let out a long roar towards the sky, shaking the mountains and forests.
"As expected, it's a Devil Fruit."
Meanwhile, underwater, Xia Qiu witnessed this. It had indeed become a Devil Fruit user, most likely from the corpse he had given it.
Xia Qiu felt a pang of guilt and sadness. Mou Mou might never be able to go into the water again.
After roaring twice, Mou Mou walked to the edge of the shore and lowered his head.
He knew he would be powerless if he entered the water, so he didn't.
Mou Mou looked at Xia Qiu, knowing that without him, he would have already died in the water.
So, he lowered his head and extended his tongue to lick Xia Qiu's head.
"Stop messing around."
Xia Qiu shook his head, swam back a bit, retracted his head, and created some distance.
Mou Mou immediately lay down, watching Xia Qiu.
It understood that it couldn't go into the water, and its big brother couldn't come ashore. Perhaps from now on, one would always be on land, and the other in the sea.
They couldn't play together anymore.
MooMoo thought sadly.
But at this moment, a rumbling sound echoed, growing closer.
"Hmm?"
Xia Qiu heard the sound and immediately became alert.
MooMoo also turned around, lowered its body, and stared into the distance.
Boom.
From between the giant trees in the distance, a figure suddenly leaped out, appearing in the clearing.
It was a giant Gray Wolf, about fifteen meters long. It looked at MooMoo, opened its mouth, and revealed its chilling teeth.
"It's just a wolf."
MooMoo and Xia Qiu didn't take it seriously. A wolf about fifteen meters long, while MooMoo was now over forty meters, almost fifty, with sharp horns, claws, and teeth—why would it fear a Gray Wolf?
But just then, from the forest, more giant Gray Wolves emerged, seven or eight of them. The longest was nearly twenty meters, and the shortest was about ten meters, surrounding MooMoo.
So many.
Even if they were a bit smaller, this number of Gray Wolves could threaten MooMoo.
MooMoo and Xia Qiu both felt a sense of danger.
And at this moment, the distant forest rustled, and a dark shadow crossed a long distance, landing in the clearing in front of MooMoo.
It was a Gray Wolf about twenty-five meters long, with a streak of white fur on its forehead. It looked at MooMoo, opened its mouth, and revealed its chilling teeth.
The scale of Eagle Snake Island ahead had increased slightly, making it about the same size as Jumada Island.
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