One Piece: The Devil Fruit Collector-Chapter 243: Fruit Creation Slot Unlocked!

Chapter 243: Fruit Creation Slot Unlocked!

The flickering starlight was glaringly harsh in Imu’s eyes.

Since decades ago, He had detested such light.

And now, He saw the same light once again, along with that mask of swirling stars He had never forgotten.

And it wasn’t just Imu.

At this moment, everyone across the entire sea would inevitably be horrified by the figure appearing here.

That was currently recognized as the most dangerous and mysterious existence on the sea.

But at this time, the slowly walking Star Lord was different from any time before.

He still wore that mask, his body still surrounded by starlight.

But the difference was...

Thump! Thump!

Accompanying his advance, Imu could hear the continuously resounding, distinctly powerful drumbeats, and could see the spreading starlight.

Those wisps of starlight no longer just existed on his body, but constantly fell along his figure, illuminating the pitch-black ground that symbolized the abyss.

In the eternal night, stars will always shine bright.

[Nika Fruit LV5 - Can assimilate everything touched]

Looking at the other party’s appearance, Imu’s voice took on clear killing intent.

"Star Lord..."

He spoke the other party’s name: "Mu thought you would never dare to appear before Mu again."

"That shows your perception of me is flawed."

Star Lord answered calmly.

Hearing this, the killing intent surging from Imu became even denser.

"You will know soon — appearing before Mu again is your biggest mistake."

"Davy has already been killed by Mu... and you will be too!"

His words were stern and resolute.

"Whether 800 years ago or today, it’s the same — those who attempt to overstep their bounds will perish beneath Mu’s wrath!"

Upon hearing this, Star Lord gave a soft chuckle.

"Davy?"

He looked at Imu: "You say he’s dead — but I heard he caused quite a ruckus before he died."

"So, are you satisfied with the exit he chose? Imu?"

Star Lord spoke casually, as if everything was within his grasp.

But beneath the mask, Roy’s expression at this moment was somewhat grave.

Yes.

Roy himself actually wasn’t too sure what Imu was talking about — up until now, the events that happened in God Valley and Rocks’ subsequent fate were still mysteries to him; he could only speculate.

So right now, he was actually trying his best to fish for information.

And he indeed hooked some quite valuable intelligence.

For instance, the "Davy" in Imu’s words at this moment clearly didn’t refer to Davy Jones, but Davy D. Xebec — that is, Rocks.

This overlord of the sea before the Pirate King seemed to have indeed died in the end.

Roy wasn’t surprised by this point.

Because he already knew from Linlin’s memories that Rocks seemed to have resolved to face death.

But the problem was, the Rocks in Linlin’s memories had said he planned to defy the "World" one more time — he even invited Linlin and the others for this purpose.

Therefore, Roy deduced that Rocks must have done something before he died.

And right now...

RUMBLE! 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Within the surrounding Abyssal Magic Circle, countless Lineage Factor Source Energies surged frantically.

The accompanying pressure was terrifyingly overwhelming.

All of it served to prove that Roy’s guess... was correct.

"As expected..."

"The previous generation’s Davy — that man must have acted under your orders to do such a thing!?"

Imu’s voice carried an unprecedented anger.

That anger stretched from over thirty years ago, continuing to this day.

"Did you think that by having that man stop Mu, you could buy yourself more time to ’grow’?"

The massive tail abruptly raised at this moment.

"Stop dreaming."

"This world will eventually be submerged by the sea, this world will eventually be buried in the abyss — this is the inevitable ’Fate’ of the world!"

"Your delays are nothing but death throes!"

As the words fell, the surrounding Lineage Factor Source Energies surged and began to converge towards Imu.

And that about-to-be-formed Abyssal Sea Contract rapidly coalesced at this moment.

Yes.

The moment He saw Star Lord appear, Imu decisively chose to raise the stakes — He wanted the Abyssal Sea Contract to take form immediately.

Even though by doing so, this hard-won "vessel" would only be able to exist for less time.

But facing the great threat that had finally appeared, He couldn’t care less.

But...

"Look at you, being hasty again."

At this moment, He heard Star Lord’s still calm and gentle voice.

Star Lord gently raised his hand.

VMMM!

With one step, he appeared right beside the giant tail.

He raised his hand and gently patted that massive tail!

The next moment...

[Discovered large amount of Source of Lineage Factor (Impurity - Wish · Evil)]

[Analyzing ’Source of Lineage Factor (Impurity - Wish · Evil)’]

[Removing Impurities...]

The voice echoing in his ear made Roy’s heart skip a beat.

Yes.

After Toratora heard the conversation between Doflamingo and Imu, Roy had already been preparing for this moment.

He certainly knew — he absolutely could not allow Imu’s vessel to truly descend upon Dressrosa.

But honestly, the thought of directly facing Imu still left Roy somewhat apprehensive — after all, he was facing the God of this world.

However, after arriving here and seeing Imu in this state, the message from the Fruit Encyclopedia dispelled his worries.

If the Abyssal Sea Contract had already been completed, then Roy might truly have had no countermeasures — according to what he knew so far, "Conqueror’s Infusion" and "Drums of Liberation" alone were not enough to break the Abyssal Sea Contract.

But the situation was different now.

The Abyssal Sea Contract hadn’t been completed yet. What appeared before him was essentially just the "Source Energy of Lineage Factor" that Imu had descended here through the Abyssal Magic Circle.

For him, this wasn’t danger, but rather an opportunity.

And the truth aligned with his guess.

Accompanying the message from the Fruit Encyclopedia, the Lineage Factor Source Energy converging on the giant tail began to be rapidly analyzed and then disappeared.

And replacing it...

[69.45% → 71.64% → 73.63%]

The "Lineage Factor Expansion Progress Bar" within Roy’s Fruit Encyclopedia began to soar rapidly.

Of course, at this moment, Imu didn’t know the myriad of thoughts going through Roy’s mind.

Or to be precise...

The "God" at this moment had descended into a state of blind fury.

"Mu’s power... it’s indeed you!"

He could feel His power disappearing from this world.

This was a unique situation.

In the past, there was certainly more than one person who had opposed Him.

Joy Boy, Davy Jones, Nefertari D. Lily — among all those usurpers and betrayers, there was no lack of existences that made Him feel wary.

But there had never been anyone as special as Star Lord.

One must know, Imu’s power originates from the "World" itself.

Even in the distant past, Joy Boy and Davy Jones, relying on certain special Devil Fruits, could temporarily escape the world’s restraints, thereby killing God’s Knights and even injuring Him.

But Imu’s power would never dissipate — even if the contractor hosting the power died, that power would return to Imu’s body.

But Star Lord was the sole exception.

He seemed to be able to devour Imu’s power, even transforming it for his own use.

It was like this back then at God Valley.

And it is like this now.

And Imu knew better than anyone what this signified.

This was the biggest reason why Star Lord could surpass "Joy Boy" and "Davy Jones," reaching the number one spot in His heart as the greatest threat.

"Mu and you are ’the same kind.’"

Feeling the vessel dissipating, Imu cast one last glance at Star Lord.

At this moment, He seemed to have withdrawn His emotions, leaving only pure indifference.

"Mu looks forward to meeting you again."

"This world does not need two ’Creators.’ The true Creator — one Mu is enough!"

As the words fell, the pitch-black giant tail completely dissipated.

The entire Abyssal Magic Circle returned to calm, with only the starlight flickering, brightening and dimming endlessly.

And finally, Star Lord remained where he stood.

His gaze fell upon the Fruit Encyclopedia before him.

[Lineage Factor Expansion - Completed]

As the text transformation finished, Roy could also see a newly turned page in the Encyclopedia...

[Fruit Creation Slot - Unlocked]

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