Pirate: I'm King Luffy!

Chapter 797 Shadow and Soul

Luffy translated Hobgobak's words:
The soul contains "personality" and "combat ability", confirmed.

When your soul leaves your body, you can even "think", so it is normal to store your personality and combat power in your soul.

Luffy thought of cloning again, one of the most powerful technologies in science.

Germa 66 relies on cloning to produce large numbers of soldiers. Once cloned soldiers are born, they will have combat skills and awareness close to the originals.

Vegapunk also tried to create biological weapons by cloning, but his scientific ability was stronger than Germa's, so he created a high-end version of the clone soldiers.

After awakening, BABY-5 possesses the skill of cloning, which allows it to directly copy the opponent's combat abilities...

Life Card Technology, with just a touch of a fingernail, can create a white paper card that reflects the life status of the entity...

So that’s it… Should all these scientific technologies be classified as soul technologies?

It turns out that the pirate world has its own soul technology.

The remaining concept that shadows cannot die, can it be transformed into the concept that souls cannot die?
Things related to the soul include negative ghosts... glutinous rice... lifespan... Brook...

Brook is difficult to kill, and even broken bones can be repaired quickly...

Doctor Hobgoblin stood in front of Luffy, trembling with fear. His body was stiff and he had no way to escape. He couldn't even move his body. His arms were attacked by an unknown force and were directly broken.

Although blood kept dripping, Hogbag did not feel the concept of pain transmitted into his brain.

The young man in front of him had a deeper knowledge of the human body than he did.

There is no time to think more, I can only pray that I can still be alive.

Why did it become like this... Hogbak secretly hated it.

As one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Navy would not fight Moriah, but why is this happening...

A dragonfly landed next to Luffy, bent down, grabbed Absalom's head, and lifted him up.

The cold metal body hit Hogback again. He squinted his eyes and looked at the battle between several high-level zombies on the side.

Moriah said that the corpses of those high-level zombies are all the corpses of strong men. Each of them was able to destroy mountains and sink islands when they were alive. As long as they have the shadow of a strong man, they can bring out some of the performance of the corpse and successfully create an army with explosive power.

It can make the power of those monsters reappear in the human world...

Although he said that, the battle on the other side finally made him feel anxious.

'Ryoma', 'John'... these were the names mentioned by Moria, the powerful men who had suppressed an era and protected a country. They all rushed forward, followed by an operation that Hogback could not understand:
The female swordsman seemed to have done something, and with the clear sound of swords clashing, the skull on the boat seemed to open its mouth wide, as if it saw something amazing.

Hogbag couldn't see anything clearly, and could only discern from the results:

Ryoma's sword was knocked away, spinning in the air until Kuina finally grasped the hilt.

The rest of the zombies were knocked back, their heads smashing through more than a dozen buildings and finally getting stuck in the cracks in the wall.

"What a wonderful swordsmanship, so fast..." Brook held the table salt and watched Ryuma, who possessed his soul, being easily defeated by Kuina.

In the sword system, a strong swordsman can strike someone, then take three small steps while humming a song, so that the person being struck will not realize that he has been struck.

Even a person cut in two by such powerful swordsmanship can be glued together afterwards and revived after receiving treatment, because the cut is quite neat.

Kuina is such a person, and so is Brook.

Brook was not surprised at all to see his soul and Ryuma's body defeated by Kuina.

Longma was already a dried corpse, and his soul was not strong enough to fit into Longma's body, so the power he could exert was limited.

Kuina, however, is in her prime.

"I really want to fight you before I die..."

Ryoma said to Kuina with regret, "My descendant, that sword... I'm leaving it to you..."

"So your soul is still taking advantage of Kuina!" Nami flew down from the air and hit Brook on the head with a fist.

"That's definitely not my style. Maybe it's Ryoma's body memory?" Brook said aggrievedly.

"What are you doing with the salt?" Nojigo asked curiously.

"Ah, salt can restrain zombies and purify them..." said Brooke.

"Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?" Weiwei was speechless.

"I don't think you all need this thing..." Brook scratched his head and talked about the past:
About five years ago, he accidentally crashed into this island and had his shadow taken away. Since then, he has been trying to get his shadow back, causing a lot of trouble on the island.

In the end, he was easily killed instantly by the sword god 'Ryoma' who was his own shadow.

As for Shadow, he used the same swordsmanship as Brook, but the strength of the sword god 'Ryuma's' corpse far exceeded Brook's. Therefore, under the absolute numerical crushing, Brook could not withstand a single move and was directly declared defeated.

I thought I would be killed, but if I want the shadow to continue to survive, I have to ensure the safety of the main body. This behavior is too abstract.

So Brook boldly wreaked havoc on the island, and accidentally found a way to purify the undead zombies: salt.

But this information was of no use to the navy. The undead creatures were directly blasted into pieces by the laser cannons, leaving only their shadows on the earth.

Dead bodies like 'Ryoma' and 'John' couldn't defeat Kuina at all, and he didn't even have the chance to talk about the effect of salt.

Dragonfly squeezed Absalom, and Luffy could taste the fear radiating from his 'heart' beneath the sedative.

"You even dare to attack a navy ship. You're no ordinary pirate. You must be dealt a heavy blow. I wanted to dig out your eyes and pull out your tongue, but your captain seems to be very loyal. I will show mercy and let you witness Moria's final end..."

As Luffy whispered, the panic emanating from Absalom became more and more intense, this emotion almost made him break through the power of the tranquilizer. His pupils were bloodshot and a tear slid down from the corner of his eye.

"Why are you scolding me? I just set you on fire and tore you apart like this. But it's your companion's behavior. But you should be used to this kind of dismantling. As a human, you have gained the power of an animal..."

Luffy heard the curse in the stick's heart.

"Doctor Hogbag, when I was young, I also yearned for the strength of wild beasts. Ah, I don't mean the practice of transplanting wild beast bodies to gain their strength. I envied the wild beasts' physiques that could be achieved through natural growth, so I became like that. And you simply transplanted the body of a wild beast into a human. What a crazy thing to do."

Luffy said to Dr. Hogback beside him with a smile again.

"We have the same wish, but we have different approaches. Isn't it obvious that humans only need to grow to naturally gain powerful strength?"

"You're right... I'm far inferior to you in the field of medicine..." Hogbag forced a flattering smile.

"Do you have anything else to say about Moria's abilities?" Luffy continued, "I appreciate your cooperation."

He racked his brains for a moment, "Moria can forcibly alter the physical changes of his body using shadows. This is an incredible discovery. Shadows, under the light, should only change in accordance with the physical body, but Lord Moria can reverse this phenomenon. Truly, it's the power of a miraculous Devil Fruit..." "The soul can control the external changes of the body, I see..."

Luffy translated.

Finally, I remembered the ending of Moriah in the original work.

After he joined Marineford, the government asked Doflamingo and the pacifists to work together to suppress this guy, because he was too weak and brought disgrace to the reputation of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

It was originally just for fun, and it seems like a reasonable behavior. Clean up the pirates and then test the pacifists. How great.

But Luffy now feels that something is wrong:
The government only became aware of Moriah's shadow manipulation ability after the Battle of Marineford.

If they wanted to get rid of Moria, why didn't they just send out the navy, but instead asked Doflamingo for help.

Doflamingo is a former Celestial Dragon and is on our side, the Marines are on the periphery, and the Pacifists are loyal puppets.

In terms of closeness, Doflamingo is closer to the World Government than the Navy.

"I see. The World Government wants to take back the Shadow-Shadow Fruit?"

"Shadows can control the body's deformation, can switch places with the body, and are afraid of sunlight..."

If one controls this power, can one use the soul to control the immortality and restoration of the body?

Even if the enemy cuts into the body, the soul can be used to control matter and restore the body directly.

Luffy came up with this idea.

Lord 'Imu' never leaves Marijoa, existing only in the shadows, never facing the sun.

Is he protecting the national treasure, or is he lacking in strength, like an immortal zombie without a shadow, unable to see the sun...

Doctor Hogback had no further additions to Moria's abilities. His role here was more to cooperate with Moria's abilities and create an undead zombie body of acceptable strength.

Luffy thanked him again for his cooperation, then Dragonfly punched his head and took Absalom back to the underground cell of Olympus, where he tied seastone around his neck and imprisoned him.

The stick will soon be seen here with his captain, Moonlight Moriah.

'Ryoma' did not die, but he refused to attack Kuina again. It seemed that he still had the heart of a warrior. If he was defeated, he was defeated. Even with the order of his master, he refused to attack Kuina.

Out of consideration for Kuina's ancestors, Brook finally sprinkled salt on him to complete the purification.

Being afraid of salt and sea water seems normal, but not all creatures with ability control have this weakness.

And salt is a key element in alchemy books...

The battle at the edge of the island ended, and the negative ghosts seemed to have disappeared because Perona left.

"The peacock seems to be unconscious..." Uta helped the peacock who had fallen unconscious on the ground.

Dashigi in Luffy's arms had stopped sobbing long ago, but she still buried her head in Luffy's chest like a parrot.

The negative ghost's ability to interfere with emotions is limited, and it does not have the ability to make people unconscious. Luffy felt Dashigi's slight trembling in his arms, and she also "fainted" because it was probably too embarrassing.

Both of them chose the same approach - pretending to faint.

Uta really didn't know the power of the negative ghosts, and looked at them with some concern. "To remove the ability, we have to defeat the ability user, right?"

Explosions are constantly being heard in the core area of the island, and the battle there is not over yet.

BABY-5 pulled the bowstring, and a huge yellow flash turned into an arrow and aimed at the direction where Moria fled.

Her wings also opened up many vortices, forming a huge array of energy light.

The positron cannon is charging.

"Ha, you are actually one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?" BABY-5 said with some disdain.

This guy can only run away, and his fat giant body is of no use other than being a meat target.

Moriah is very good at escaping. He seems to be able to use his shadow to teleport to another place, but that's all he can do.

"Seventh Heaven!"

"Magnificent Holy Arrow!"

The dazzling light band swept down towards the castle, and the buildings disappeared in the light.

The angel's giant shadow was cast from the sky to the earth in a band of light.

Moria switched places with the shadow again, and avoided the bombardment of the electronic cannon by rubbing the edge of the light strip.

Those giant beams of light penetrated the island in an instant and disappeared into the ocean and fog.

"Damn monster..."

Moriah's eyes were red as he pulled out an angel-shaped shadow. The angel shadow kept struggling in Moriah's hands, as if trying to escape from his control.

"Hehehe~ You seem to be just like me, focusing only on the use of abilities and neglecting the cultivation of Haki, 'Angel'!"

After catching the Angel's Shadow, Moriah triumphantly emerged from the castle that had been bombed into ruins, and then raised the struggling Angel's Shadow high in his hand towards BABY-5.

"I caught your shadow!"

"My power clearly had no effect on those monsters. They used their Haki to protect themselves, but your Haki is far from enough to protect yourself. We are all the same kind of people, only exceptional in the use of our abilities..."

"My shadow?" BABY-5 immediately looked down, and under the illumination of the light strip, he had lost his shadow.

All the skills he used were those involving light, and these skills made his shadow grow longer and longer with the effect of light, giving Moria the opportunity to use his abilities.

"With your power, I will definitely become the Pirate King!"

Moriah was breathing heavily, as if he had already seen the moment when he would ascend the throne.

"So what if you catch my shadow? I'll blow you away!"

Although his shadow was taken away, BABY-5 was not panicked. Brook had already said that they had to protect the owner of the shadow from dying, so he could bomb it as he pleased.

Defeat them and the shadow will return.

(End of this chapter)