Vladimir pondered, preparing to test his new ability.
However, Vice-Commander Okritho had been absorbed by Frostmourne and was currently sealed within the divine weapon. Capturing his soul from the pile of soul power wouldn't be easy.
"Forget it, I'll test it later. Let's unlock a new transformation first!"
With that thought, Vladimir's gaze fell upon the remaining 10 fruits.
Previously, unlocking a transformation required consuming three fruits, which was the base. To increase the probability of rare transformations, he had to invest more, or absorb special mysterious powers like those from Dragon Island.
"Let's take a gamble! Anyway, I can get a massive amount of Devil Fruits at the upcoming auction. Instead of wasting three fruits to unlock an ordinary transformation, it's better to increase the quantity and raise the probability of rare transformations."
With this in mind, Vladimir decisively placed his hand on a Devil Fruit.
In the blink of an eye, the fruit turned into powder and dissipated.
Then, the second, third, fourth… fifth!
After consuming a total of five fruits, Vladimir stopped.
He felt a surge of mysterious power, his genes boiling and altering his life form.
The first change was in his physical structure.
The Lich King transformation disappeared, and Vladimir reverted to his original form. Then, the human bodily structure began to collapse, replaced by a pure soul body, or rather, a "spiritual body."
The appearance of the spiritual body brought about a fundamental difference in his life essence.
In the next moment, his appearance also changed. His ethereal aura turned cold, his black hair shifted to brown and grew slightly longer.
Outside his body, his white clothing also changed. The mysterious power manifested an outer garment: black on the inside and white on the outside, with a white haori over a loose black battle robe.
"Is this… a Shinigami!?"
Vladimir exclaimed in surprise, instinctively touching his face.
At that moment, information about the new transformation slowly appeared in his mind.
Tenth Transformation: Shinigami
Star Rating: ★★★☆☆
Ability One: Zangetsu · Mirror Flower, Water Moon
Ability Two: Kidō
Ability Three: Shunpo
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"Such immense power!" Vladimir felt a sense of astonishment with his new transformation. "It's only three-star… but it feels much stronger than the four-star Sea Dragon!"
This strength was a fundamental difference, the distinction between a spiritual body and a physical body.
Shinigami were spiritual beings. Most people couldn't even see him unless they possessed a certain level of soul strength.
He could stand there, and humans approaching him would feel a pressure at the soul level, enough to cause their souls to collapse.
"Without concrete comparisons, it's hard to say."
Vladimir slowly stood up, his left hand grasping the air. A Zangetsu materialized at his waist. "Doflamingo has been here for three days. Since that's the case, let's use him for an experiment!"
Doflamingo sat on a sofa. In front of him was a rare white Den Den Mushi.
"…That's all, Doffy."
From the other end of the line came the voice of his top executive, Pica.
"I understand. I'll explain to Emperor Vladimir later."
After speaking, Doflamingo hung up the phone, his expression immediately darkening.
Just then, the door was pulled open, and a man with a slicked-back hairstyle, brown hair, and a katana at his waist walked in, wearing a white haori.
As he approached, Doflamingo couldn't help but change his expression.
In his eyes, the other person seemed to be on a higher plane of existence. As he took each step closer, the pressure he exerted grew heavier.
"Who are you?" Doflamingo asked warily, his muscles tensed.
"You are Doflamingo?"
Vladimir, with a faint smile, said calmly, "I am Aizen. Phantom's… First Mate."
"First Mate!?"
Doflamingo was greatly surprised.
If he was the First Mate, it meant this person's combat power was even above that of the Dominator-level executives…
In an instant, Doflamingo broke out in a cold sweat.
"What are you afraid of?" Vladimir asked. "You are our collaborator. I won't do anything to you."
"..."
Doflamingo felt a heavy burden. The person before him felt too strange, completely different from the Dominator-level executives. If he had to compare, it was similar to Emperor Vladimir.
"What was that phone call just now?" Vladimir asked again.
After a moment of silence, Doflamingo confessed. "A few days ago, Nico Robin contacted me about the 'World's Number One Auction. I rushed over immediately and ordered my three top executives to guard 'Jack the Drought."
He paused here before reluctantly saying, "But I didn't expect him to be rescued."
Vladimir's expression remained unchanged. He asked calmly, "Was it Kaido?"
"No…" Doflamingo's face was grim. "The one who attacked was likely 'Queen,' one of the Three Calamities."
Kaido's Three Calamities were the most famous three among all the cadres of the Kaido Pirates.
These three were Drought, Flood, and Queen, corresponding to land, sea, and air.
And Kaido, standing above them, was the strongest creature of land, sea, and air, meaning the strongest creature in the world.
Of course, that was in the past. Now that the Phantom Pirate Group existed, land, sea, and air were already ruled by Dominator-level executives.
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