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Ability 1: Phantom Body Control
Ability 2: Fantasy Erasure
Ability 3: Illusion Manifestation
Ability 4: Phantom Descent
Ability 5: Phantom World Creation
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"Phantom World Creation?"
Vladimir was surprised. After carefully sensing what this ability meant, he couldn't help but mutter, "This lets me create an entire world—completely different from the Shadow World of Shadow Beasts!"
The Shadow World of Shadow Beasts is a small realm, a tiny separate dimension mainly used for hiding or storing things.
But this ability of the Phantom God is different. It creates a great world, one with laws identical to the real world, complete with its own stable rules, sun, land, trees, oceans, stars, moonlight...
More importantly: every phantom body can manifest freely inside this world, regardless of rating level.
That means here, Vladimir can bring out every single one of his phantom bodies—whether fourteen or one hundred and forty—no limit at all.
"I've always thought Dream lacked a proper base. This Phantom World will be perfect as our headquarters."
No organization works well without a stronghold.
Mistralia was only like Dream's "branch office" in this world, run day-to-day by Doflamingo and Robin. We truly need our own main base.
"First I need to see exactly what this place is like!"
Thinking this, Vladimir focused his mind. His physical form turned translucent, weightless, and he slipped through space.
The world around him shifted.
Before his eyes lay a scene as beautiful as a painting.
Warm sunlight spilled over the land. He stood on a grassy hillside, overlooking a shimmering lake ahead. Birds sang, flowers bloomed—every bit as poetic and vivid as a dream.
"This… is the Phantom World?"
Vladimir stood on the green slope, gazing out across the land.
Breezes brushed his face. Grass swayed thick and lush; birds called, flowers scented the air, and creatures moved through the undergrowth.
A living, beautiful landscape unfolded, full of quiet poetry.
The sun above was warm and bright, the air crisp and fresh like autumn. Standing here, he felt his whole body relax, heavy with calm.
He wanted nothing more than to lie down and sleep deeply, to soak in this peace—untroubled, untouched by the world outside.
Down the slope lay a forest; beyond that stretched a deep blue ocean.
He turned to look back. Behind him rose a tall mountain, peaks piercing the sky, where he could spot wild beasts roaming. Beyond the mountain lay wide open plains.
"Such a peaceful place."
He spread his awareness outward—hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of meters—until he instantly knew every corner of this world.
As the Phantom God, its ruler, he understood everything here with just a thought.
"It's not huge—about the size of an island. Beyond land, there's endless ocean… far wider than the entire sea of the One Piece world…"
It was like a single grain of sand floating in a vast lake. And right now, Vladimir stood on that grain.
"Do I need to build and shape this world myself?"
He paused, then spoke softly: "Phantom… is that how it works?"
"Exactly," the voice of the Fantasy Gene echoed in his mind.
"You are its master. You have absolute control, and can shape it however you wish. But to grow into a true great world, it must absorb a special kind of power."
"Special power?" Vladimir asked.
"The world's own essence. Think of it like the planet's core energy—like the blue star in the One Piece world."
"Right now, this Phantom World is like a newborn child. You can feel it yourself—99.9% of it is just empty ocean."
After a short pause, it added: "And to raise yourself to Six-Star Phantom God, you must evolve and expand this world. That is a requirement, above all else."
"I see," Vladimir replied neutrally. "But to me, this is mostly just a base. What else is it good for?"
"This world is the cradle of the Phantom God. Even if your true body dies outside, as long as this realm exists, you can be reborn here. As long as the Phantom World stands, you will never truly die."
Of course—this applied only to his main form, not his phantom bodies.
"Now I see. Worthy of a Five-Star ability."
Vladimir nodded, understanding fully.
Right now, he was invincible—but only in the One Piece world. In other realms—Marvel, myths and legends, even Dragon Ball—his strength would mean very little.
So this realm was more valuable than he first thought.
"To reach Six-Star, I must perfect this world. And to do that, I need to absorb the core essence of this world… which probably ties into the mystery of the Devil Fruits."
He had a few ideas where to start:
1. Go to the Tree of Omniscience and ask. But it likely didn't know much more than anyone else.
2. Question the Navy or the World Government. As rulers of this world, they surely held records and secrets.
3. Find a way to bring back the late Pirate King, Gol D. Roger. He must have known the truth.
4. Travel to the final island of the Grand Line: Laugh Tale. That was where the world's greatest secrets were hidden.
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