One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 176 Once isn't enough, then I'll kill you one more time!

Chapter 176 Once isn't enough, then I'll kill you again!
"Ha, this body, this power."

In a land filled with cheers and violence, the newly risen emperor of the sea casually clenched his fist.

"boom!"

The terrifying Conqueror's Haki and its violent power instantly shattered the sweet ruins of Whole Cake Island on the surrounding ground.

"Children only like cakes and desserts."

Looking at the cake scattered all over the floor, the woman said coldly:

"Hey, Prometheus."

"Yes, Mom!"

"You did a great job."

As she spoke, she glanced at Zeus and Napoleon, who were still unconscious beside Prometheus: "You can devour those two."

She gave a cruel smile.

"Yes! Mom!"

Upon hearing this, Prometheus also revealed the same ferocious expression.

Having gained 'authority', it seized Zeus and Napoleon's wrists and thrust without hesitation, instantly piercing the two Homies.

And obviously.

Compared to the 'life homie' that was forcibly taken back by the old lady, Zeus and Napoleon were much stronger.

So at this moment, although they are still in a 'faceless state', they cannot disobey the old lady's orders.

"Ah, Mom, why?"

"We, we are also a part of you, Mom!"

But as their souls are gradually being absorbed, they can still let out cries of agony and pleas for mercy.

"what?"

Upon hearing this, the woman merely stared at them coldly, her eyes filled with anger: "Yes, yes—you are also a part of my soul."

"But you are the 'part' I hate, oh my god!"

She laughed loudly.

Moments later, Zeus and Napoleon were devoured by Prometheus.

Then, lightning began to swirl around the sun, which had originally resembled a fireball.

Its body gradually transformed into a giant flaming scimitar and a set of lightning-covered nun's clothes, which landed on the old woman.

"Mom—I feel so powerful right now!"

It cheered so loudly.

“That’s right. From today onwards, you are no longer ‘Prometheus’.”

"You are 'Cronus'!"

The older woman said with a cold laugh.

As she spoke, she casually swung the curved knife in her hand to the side.

"Yes! Mom!"

then
"Boom!"

In an instant, a slash combining thunder and fire erupted from the scimitar under the terrifying physical strength of the big woman!

And so, the earth began to crumble.

The entire base of Cake Island melted and disintegrated in an instant, and a huge 'canyon' was created out of thin air on the island.

"Good boy, good boy."

Seeing the power of this attack, the woman grinned.

Then, she turned around and looked at the three constellations not far away.

"Hey, you three, I'm a little surprised you didn't run away."

She grinned maliciously: "Your assassination plan failed—but it was quite effective, at least for 'me'."

She raised her hand, and her words, unlike those of the older women before who seemed unable to grasp the main point, instead appeared very rational.

“Even if your abilities are extraordinary, I will not let you escape easily in front of me.”

"So I'm giving you a chance. Offer me 30 years of your souls, and tell me sufficient intelligence about your organization, and I might make an exception and let you join my ranks. Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm..."

Her laughter stopped halfway through.

Because at this moment she discovered.

The three people in front of him seemed unmoved.

[Included in the Fruit Encyclopedia]

Paramecia-type Devil Fruit - Soul-Soul Fruit

[Devil Fruit Ability - Can manipulate the souls of others and oneself, extracting the soul and lifespan of the other party]

[Effects at Each Level]

[LV3: Gain all fruit effects. You can use soul spells to implant a 'soul mark' on others, extracting their soul and lifespan. You can also split your own soul, extracting your own soul and lifespan. Implanting a soul mark requires the other party to feel 'fear'. You can consume soul and lifespan to create special soul creatures called 'Homies', but only low-level Homies can be created. It requires 10 billion Berries to unlock.]

[LV4: Deep Fruit Development. Can use fragments of one's own soul to create 'Advanced Homies'. Advanced Homies have greater vitality and strength. They can also consume extracted soul fragments to give to the bones of creatures to heal injuries. Requires 30 billion Berries to unlock.]

[The soul of a high-level Homie can be replaced, including being recycled back into their own body. If recycled back into their own body, they cannot perform 'self-soul splitting' again for one month, but they can obtain all the memories and feelings of the recycled soul fragment.]

[LV5: Fruit Awakening - Sacrifice, can consume souls and lifespan to perform 'Soul Sacrifice']

[Soul Sacrifice - Self: Consumes one's own soul and lifespan to perform a 'self-sacrifice,' greatly enhancing one's strength and regenerative abilities.]

【Soul Sacrifice - Brand: This ability can influence the surrounding environment, instantly extracting the souls of all creatures whose 'soul brand' has been placed within a large area, and merging them with one's own soul, granting temporary immortality.】

[Analysis progress: 100%]

"I can't believe such a thing exists!"

Beneath the mask, a knowing glint flashed in Roy's eyes.

In fact, he has always felt that Big Mom is the most unique of the Four Emperors.

Whether it's Whitebeard, Kaido, or Shanks—they are all powerful figures who have reached the pinnacle of mental, physical, and technical skills, and are almost without any weaknesses.

But BIGMOM is clearly different.

She has weaknesses, and more than one.

It could even be said that each of her weaknesses is enormous.

Once the illness strikes, it becomes completely uncontrollable with the craving for food, along with the inexplicable obsession with Sister Carmel and the highly unstable personality.

She is sometimes kind, sometimes innocent, sometimes gentle, and sometimes wicked. Her personality is as if it is split—part of her is an innocent child, and part of her is an evil pirate.

Among the strong at this level, she is undoubtedly the most abnormal one.

And now, the facts seem to be laid bare before him.

'BIGMOM' was never just Charlotte Linlin—the soul within her was a gigantic 'monster'.

As for the reasons behind this, Roy thought he might be able to guess some of them.

He knew about the old woman's past—she was abandoned as a child because of her strength, and was later adopted by Sister Carmel. On her sixth birthday, she suffered a food craving and ate her companions and Sister Carmel, thus inheriting Sister Carmel's 'Soul-Soul Fruit'.

But this in itself is abnormal.

At least Roy had never heard of anyone being able to acquire another person's Devil Fruit ability by eating them—even the awakened effect of the Gluttony Fruit only grants a 'weakened version of the Devil Fruit ability'.

But Charlotte Linlin did it.

The only reason is...
"It's not that she gained the Devil Fruit power after eating Sister Carmel; it's that she *is* Sister Carmel—or at least a part of her is."

Roy muttered to himself.

"Sister Carmel was a human trafficker posing as the 'Holy Mother,' a despicable woman."

Having learned about the Soul-Soul Fruit's power, Roy could naturally guess that the children in her 'Lamb House' must have all been marked with her 'soul imprint'.

The only exception might be Charlotte Linlin.

A born evil goddess may feel sadness and shed tears, but she certainly doesn't know what fear is.

No, or to be more precise.

"Because of her innate strength, she was abandoned by her parents. Perhaps her only fear is losing her 'mother' again."

Thinking of this, Roy vaguely guessed what had happened back then.

When Charlotte Linlin, suffering from a food craving, ate Sister Carmel, the latter must have tried to resist and must have recited a 'soul incantation'.

Roy didn't know exactly what the other party had done, but the outcome was predetermined—in the end, the nun's resistance failed, so...
"Before she died, she performed a 'soul sacrifice'."

The souls of all the children merged with her, granting her the immortality of the 'soul'—allowing her to live a short life.

But it was at this moment that Charlotte Linlin regained consciousness.

Upon regaining consciousness and discovering that the nun and her companions were missing, she naturally felt a sense of 'abandonment'.

At that moment, she too was branded with a mark on her soul.

Her soul was extracted and merged with Sister Carmel.

However, Sister Carmel could not completely remove Charlotte Linlin's soul, otherwise she would also die.

She had only one choice—to save Lingling's life and choose to become a part of 'her'.

Thus, BIGMOM was born.

Her soul is still dominated by 'Charlotte Linlin', but perhaps she is forever stuck in that birthday party when she was six years old—which is why she often shows a childlike personality.

Meanwhile, part of Sister Carmel's soul silently influenced Lingling deep within her own soul.

So she gradually became evil and cruel, like a pirate.

Her creation of the soul fragments of Zeus and Napoleon is likely part of her identity as 'Charlotte Linlin'.

But Prometheus was different.

The original form of this Homie should be the Homie 'Pandora' created by Sister Carmel using her own soul.

After Sister Carmel became part of Charlotte Linlin, Pandora became Prometheus.

But its essence remains the soul of 'Sister Carmel'.

Therefore, from its very inception, it was extremely evil and brutal.

Until today.

Charlotte Linlin's soul was 'killed' by the power of the three Zodiac signs and fell into silence.

For the first time, Sister Carmel's part of her soul took complete control.

Of course, this was done while I was thinking about it.

Just as the older woman observed, Roy did not actually panic.

"There's nothing we can do about it."

The Rooster shook its head and said helplessly, "Then we can only proceed with the backup plan."

After the Rooster finished speaking, the Dog followed suit and spoke up.

"Hmm, it's been so long—it should be almost ready by now."

Clearly, their fighting spirit has not diminished.

"what?"

Upon hearing this, the older woman naturally understood what the three meant.

"What do you mean?"

She could tell that they had no intention of giving up, or even running away.

The woman instantly flew into a rage: "Where do you think this is?"

Cronus's flames and lightning spread along her body, causing her hair to stand on end.

"This is Totland, my kingdom—you insolent fools!"

She raised her long sword and issued a command that echoed throughout Totland.

"BIGMOM Pirates, everyone and the Homies—come here! This is the Queen's order!"

"Let these invaders know what despair is!"

At that moment, her words were heard throughout Totland through Homies' voice.

then
Chocolate Island.

"go!"

"Go help Mom!"

"The twelve constellations—I'm going to chop them all to pieces!"

Countless fierce-looking Homitz soldiers immediately brandished their blades and began to move about, some flying and some running.

Meanwhile...
"Let's go, Katakuri, Smoothie."

Perospero said to Katakuri, "Mother is calling us."

Smoothie nodded after hearing this, without saying anything more.

But
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At this moment, Katakuri looked at the figure on the live broadcast screen with a cold expression.

He didn't speak, but at that moment Perospero seemed to be able to sense his thoughts.

"Katakuri."

Therefore, this older brother, whose status within the pirate crew had always been lower than Katakuri's, was unusually serious in his words.

"Don't think too much about it—you and I both know about Mom's 'special' situation."

"Without a doubt, she is also a 'mother' now."

He looked at Katakuri seriously: "We cannot disobey her orders."

Katakuri understood what he meant.

As the eldest and second sons of Big Mom, Katakuri and Perospero are undoubtedly the people who know their mother best.

They had been living with their mother since the time of Lox.

Therefore, they also knew about their mother's 'special' nature.

In her youth, she was quite charming and free-spirited, but in her old age, she became increasingly violent and unstable. Often, they felt as if their 'mother' was a different person altogether.

Now, after witnessing her mother's 'resurrection' and her drastically changed personality.

They naturally understood what made their mother special.

But as Perospero said, they can't think that much.

All they need to know is that this person is still 'BIGMOM'.

In Tottoland, Bigom's orders cannot be disobeyed.

"."

So, Katakuri nodded silently.

His gaze fell upon the violently smiling face on the live stream screen, and he slowly took a step forward.

Seeing that he had chosen to compromise, Perospero and Smoothie breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Let's go—to Whole Cake Island, and take down those twelve constellations."

They turned around and headed toward the huge mirror in the center of the square.

That was a 'mirror passage' specially prepared by Totland for this tea party, for the guests and for passage.

"Breeze, open the mirror."

Perospero was the first to walk to the mirror, about to give those instructions.

But it is precisely at this moment
"!!!"

Katakuri, standing behind him, suddenly changed his expression.

"Shh!"

He unleashed the Shave technique instantly, and his figure appeared beside Perospero in a flash.

"Back off!"

He shouted and pulled Perospero back.

"Ah, Katakuri, what are you doing?"

Perospero had originally planned to issue an inquiry.

But the next moment, he froze.

Because at that moment, he could clearly see it.

A knight named Homie, who had already walked up to the mirror with a fierce expression and was shouting that he would chop the twelve constellations into mincemeat, had been pierced by a long spear!
Then, before the knight Homiez could even utter a second word...

"bake!"

Flames were already burning on the spear.

The knight Homie was instantly reduced to charcoal in the flames, with only the 'soul' that created it attempting to escape.

But before it flew away.

"Shh!"

Its pitch-black corpse, along with its 'soul' that was about to fly out, was dragged into the mirror.

"Wow! The knight has been killed!"

"The attack came from the mirror?"

"who is it!?"

Amidst the Homies' gasps of surprise, Katakuri's face remained ashen.

The same thing happened—he saw the 'future'.

"Da!" "Da!" "Da!" "Da!"

Accompanied by the crisp, continuous sound of horses' hooves.

The next moment, everyone saw the mirror burst into flames.

No—it wasn't the mirror that was burning.

Rather, they are the figures that emerge from the mirror.

"bake!"

Amidst the raging flames, a knight engulfed in flames leaped out on a skeletal warhorse.

One of them was wiping the long spear in his hand.

【Dream Legion - Flame Knight Legion】

And not just them.

At that moment, along with them, bursts of dazzling flames flew out of the mirror.

"Hahaha—so many things that can be burned!"

"That Homie is butter! It'll be really good when it's burning!"

"I'm so full of life energy, I feel invincible—ouch, who hit me?"

"Stop talking nonsense, come and merge with me, get ready for battle!"

The flames grew limbs and facial features, and at this moment, they were constantly merging into giant fire monsters wielding flaming weapons as they stepped out.

【Dream Legion - Fairy Fire Legion】

The scorching heat caused the buildings and the island's foundation, which were originally made of a large amount of chocolate, to begin melting.

The entire island was filled with a wonderful aroma.

But at this moment, Katakuri's expression was so gloomy that it was almost as if water could drip from it.

"Brulee."

Seeing this, he understood immediately—Charlotte Brûlée must have fallen into enemy hands.

Whether out of concern for his sister or out of the instinct of a strong person, he did not hesitate to raise his hand and plunge the trident into the ground, then aimed his hands at the huge mirror.

Yes—the 'Mirror Passage' leading to the world within the mirror has immense strategic significance; it is the strategic core connecting the entire Tottoland.

But if such a place falls into enemy hands, then it becomes the primary target that must be destroyed!

"Once it's destroyed, the other small mirrors on the island won't be able to handle large-scale 'troop transport'!"

"Peerless Rice Cake Blade Bullet!"

Katakuri's hands instantly transformed into machine guns, coated with jet-black Armament Haki, and then countless mochi-shaped bullets burst forth.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Those countless glutinous rice ball bullets, each one possessed the power to shatter a building.

They instantly blasted the huge mirror in the center of the island into pieces.

"Well done, Katakuri!"

"Let's take out these attackers first, then go to the port to catch a ship to support Mom!"

Upon seeing this, Perospero, who also realized the crux of the problem, immediately spoke up.

If the mirror world won't work, then we'll take out these attackers first, and then use the warships that are already prepared at the port to go to Whole Cake Island to provide support.

"Juice Giant - Water Flow Slash!"

At this moment, Smoothie had already activated her power, her body becoming enormous as she swung her longsword.

"Boom!"

The massive slash instantly pierced through countless celestial flames and fire knights.

"Everyone, follow me!"

But just as Smoothie raised her sword high and, with Perospero in tow, prepared to charge forward again...

Suddenly, a trident appeared in front of them, blocking their movements.

"Brother Katakuri?"

Smoothie looked at Katakuri with a puzzled expression.

However, it was observed that the elder brother's expression did not ease in the slightest despite the 'turn of the tide' at this moment.

Quite the opposite.

At this moment, Katakuri's entire body was tense.

“Smoothie, Perospero—don’t go any further.”

Something dangerous is coming.

His gaze fell upon what lay before him.

And the next moment.
"!!!"

Smoothie and Perospero then saw that the mirror, which had been shattered by Katakuri, was beginning to clearly restore itself at that moment.

Its fragments converged like flowing light, dreamlike and ethereal.

Even now, its size has clearly become even larger—it stands in the center of the island, like a giant 'dream gate'.

【Dream Legion - Legion Portal - Dream Mirror】

"When was the mirror switched?"

Upon seeing this, Perospero's eyes widened instantly.

But at this moment.
"Roar!"

"Wow!"

"Ow!"

But he heard three consecutive, enormous roars coming from the 'Dream Mirror' in front of him.

And then the roar came out.

The Celestial Flame and Flame Knights who were just killed by Smoothie's sword.

At this moment, under Smoothie's incredulous gaze, she was slowly reborn.

【Dream Legion - Immortality】

And at the end.

Four enormous creatures, each with a distinct aura, also emerged from the Dream Mirror.

The creature biting a giant sword, its mouth ablaze with flames, was 'Yazi'.

Its body is like a giant rock, enormous and unstoppable, it is 'Shi Gandang'.

With sharp claws and teeth, and a body as hard as gold, it is called 'Zheng'.

Its body is shaped like a fish, and the earth is its pond; this is 'Ran Yi'.

"The fantastical creatures of Neverland, and the Beast Masters?"

Upon seeing those completely different, fantastical creatures, Smoothie's voice became almost hoarse.

She could sense the aura emanating from the four phantom beast masters in front of her.

That was a powerful creature that could put pressure on even someone like her, a 'Three Generals'.

But that's not the key point.

The crux of the problem lies in...
"Legend has it that there are more than four Mythical Beast Masters, and there are more Mythical Beasts on Dream Island than just these few."

At this moment, Smoothie had already realized that fact.

"Could it be that"

And indeed, the truth is just as she 'did not say'.

Not just Chocolate Island.

At this moment, throughout the entire territory of Totland.

The thirty-three islands, excluding Cake Island, include Jam Island, Cookie Island, Candy Island, and Flavor Island, each with a giant 'Dream Mirror' standing atop it.

And from those numerous dream mirrors.

"Buzz!" "Whoosh!" "Thud!"

Chimeras, wind spirits, centaur archers, Gorgons—one after another, more and more strange creatures emerged from the mirror.

Upon their appearance, they immediately launched an attack on the members of the Charlotte family and the Homies without hesitation.

"Wow! This number is even more than the Homies!"

"This is on the scale of a legion! So that's what those mythical beasts of Dream Island are all about. Are they all armies of the twelve constellations?"

"Hey! Hey! This is Cream Island. There are too many enemies, and a Phantom Beast Master is also here—all the floating cream has been frozen. We need reinforcements."

"Hey! Look, what's that in the live stream?"

The Den Den Mushi in Perospero's hand, originally intended for emergency communication, were now ringing almost incessantly.

The words spoken by some of the Den Den Mushi (snail phone) made Perospero and his two companions instinctively look at the live broadcast screen.

At this moment, in the live broadcast...

Above the giant cake island, the thick clouds were gradually breaking apart.

And from within those broken clouds.

"BIGMOM, what did you mean by 'we'?"

A colossal object is slowly emerging from the clouds.

That dreamlike curtain, and the enormous tree in the center of the island.

The iridescent tassels and the trailing, fiery clouds.

Its qilin-like posture and its enormous 'ram's head mask'.

That magnificent and serene voice emanated from the live stream.