Zhu Tian started by deceiving his father-in-law from the perspective of pirates.

Although he is one of the Beasts Pirates' top lieutenants and one of the crew's representative combat forces, he is actually a scientist who prefers inventions and creations.

This time, the healing stone that suddenly appeared and could quickly heal injuries caught the eye of Kaido of the Beasts.

So he took the initiative to accept this task and came here to buy healing stones, just to be the first to get his hands on this new thing and see if he could replicate it.

Unexpectedly, Tesoro actually wants to hand over the creator of this healing stone. This guy is quite sensible. If Kaido finds out, then this guy will definitely be snatched away by Kaido of the Beasts.

The authority of the Four Emperors of the New World is no joke; even the Golden Emperor can only bow down in the face of them.

Any one of the three members of the Beasts Pirates could easily handle this guy.

“Then take me to see him right away! I’m quite curious about the person who made this amazing little gadget,” Quinn said.

“I’m afraid that won’t work, Mr. Quinn.”

"What do you mean by that? Are you playing me?" Quinn said, somewhat annoyed.

“Don’t be angry! Mr. Quinn, how could I dare to play a trick on you? It’s just that the master craftsman who makes healing stones is currently in another sea area, so Lord Desolo has already sent a ship to pick him up. You just need to wait a few more days, and he will arrive,” Baccarat said.

"Really? Then wait a few days. But you'd better keep me company these few days!" Quinn immediately put on a sly expression, then pulled Bakala into his arms and said.

“Oh dear, Lord Quinn, you’re really annoying!” Baccarat said with a beaming smile.

What a fat pig! I really want to suck all the luck out of you and see you lose so much you don't even have your underwear left. You're supposed to be a cyborg, but do you even have that kind of ability?

On another unnamed island, a group of small-time pirates landed and unfortunately bumped into Rod, who was resting.

"Hey, you little rascal, what are you doing on our treasure island?"

"Is this bastard eyeing our treasure?" A dozen or so fierce-looking pirates surrounded Rhodes and asked.

"Well, you guys came at the perfect time. I just happen to need some test subjects!" Rhodes slowly sat up from the ground, took out his staff, and revealed a wicked smile.

What do you mean by that?

"Life siphon".

Chapter 7 Fel Magic

The few pirates suddenly felt their bodies go out of control, their bodies became limp and powerless, and then it was as if their bodies had been hollowed out.

Rhodes' palm emitted a green light, and dark green rays enveloped all the pirates, directly binding their bodies.

This is the true power of a warlock. The magic wielded by a warlock is terrifying. A warlock who has only trained for a short period of time can easily deal with a mage who has trained for decades.

Fel magic is the bane of arcane energy and all life. When ordinary professionals face warlocks, they are naturally at a disadvantage.

Only the power of holy light can suppress evil energy.

"What is this? A Devil Fruit ability? Our power seems to be disappearing."

"Damn it, this bastard, this bastard, he's a Devil Fruit user."

"Our bodies are completely, completely immobile."

"Please, the treasure, the treasure is all you need, just let us go! We, we're just ordinary pirates from a pirate crew," the leader of the pirates pleaded in terror.

At this point, he discovered that some of his weaker teammates had completely lost consciousness, their eyes were white, and their bodies were beginning to wither, making them look like dried corpses.

“I have no grudge against any of you from the past, nor any resentment today. It’s just that I happen to be cultivating some spells and need some souls and life energy, so I would like to trouble you to contribute and borrow your life essence.” After saying this, Rhodes took out a magic crystal.

Storing excess life energy and soul fragments in the crystal—honestly, the world of One Piece is a treasure trove. There are so many experimental subjects here; if I were to use fel energy to absorb other people's lives so frequently in Azeroth...

That would have attracted the mages of Dalaran, or paladins from other regions, to attack them long ago.

Before coming to the world of One Piece, Rhodes' strength was actually not very strong; he could only be considered a sorcerer apprentice.

However, after arriving in the world of One Piece, Rod absorbed a large amount of life energy from ordinary pirates and cultivated evil magic, causing his strength to advance by leaps and bounds.

Unfortunately, the last time he came to the pirate world, he could only stay for more than ten days, so he didn't absorb much evil energy. This time he can stay for more than a month, so he can absorb it properly.

A few minutes later, more than a dozen small pirates had all turned into dried-up corpses, and Rod was very satisfied to have harvested their life energy.

"In the world of One Piece, the life energy of an ordinary pirate is equivalent to that of several ordinary humans in the world of Azeroth. The physique of the humans in this world is truly formidable," Rhodes said with great satisfaction.

The world of One Piece is truly a wonderful place.

I don't know just how strong Kaido of the Beasts is. If my plan succeeds, I will undoubtedly gain a super fighting force.

For the next few days, Rhodes stayed quietly on the island, practicing his newly acquired fel magic.

Shadow Bolt, Corruption, Banish, Fear, Life Tap, Curse of Weakness, Shadowburn, Immolate, Incinerate

These are all offensive spells that utilize fel energy and shadow power to summon destructive fel flames to attack enemies.

The defensive/support spell, Eye of Kilrogg, creates an illusionary eye that can observe an area from a distance.

Crafting basic soul stones and basic healing stones is better than crafting secondary ones, and their restorative power is also stronger.

The Demon Summoning Circle summons demons from the Twisting Nether. Currently, Rhodes can summon the lowest-level imps, hellhounds, succubi, and voidwalkers.

Endless breathing. You can breathe underwater for up to 10 minutes.

The first few spells could be cast, but the Demon Summoning Circle failed when cast in the One Piece world.

In this world, even if you construct this demon summoning circle, you cannot summon demons unless you summon the demons in Azeroth beforehand and then bring them to this world.

In addition to these spells, Rhodes also practiced a spell to summon a hellish warhorse, which could summon a hellish warhorse to gallop across the water.

Rhodes practiced the spell most often, which was enslaving demons, and specifically, high-level enslaving demons. He would need to use this spell soon.

The true demon enslavement spell is a signature skill of warlocks. Using this spell, one can permanently control and enslave a demon, but one must inscribe an enslavement circle on the demon's soul and suppress the demon's soul in order to control the demon.

In the world of Azeroth, this technique can only control demonic creatures weaker than you. After all, you have to completely eliminate them, leaving them with no ability to resist, before you can inscribe the magic circle on their soul.

But in the world of One Piece, Rhodes plans to cheat. Kaido of the Beasts is absolutely impossible to cooperate with, let alone make him his subordinate. He has to use some underhanded tricks.

Therefore, what Rhodes needs to do next is to completely control Kaido of the Beasts, and in turn, to further control the entire Beasts Pirates.

Rhode possessed the blood of the Abyss Lord, which could transform Kaido of the Beasts into a demon if Kaido drank it. Before Kaido was transformed into a demon, Rhode inscribed a soul enslavement array on his body.

Before that, what I need to do is gain Kaido's trust and make Kaido believe that drinking this stuff will greatly enhance his power.

Five days later, a huge golden ship arrived near the island where Rhodes was located. The famous De Solo had actually been brought to this nameless deserted island.

A black, big-headed doll emerged from underground.

"Zoro! Solo! Mr. Rod, it's been a long time! Mr. De Solo, and Lord Queen, the VIP of the Beasts Pirates, are waiting for you. Please come aboard with me!" Mr. Tanaka said.

"Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Tanaka. Please lead the way!" Rhodes put away his staff.

He cast a magic armor spell and an endless breath spell on himself before boarding the Grand de Solo.

Others might not know what was going on on the Solo, but he knew it all perfectly well. If he didn't use his magic armor, he would be controlled by De Solo as soon as he got stuck in those golden powders.

The Armored Warlock, a signature skill of warlocks, enhances their defense by forming an illusory armor around their body. This armor effectively isolates Desolo's golden powder.

It was precisely because of this move that De Solo dared not attack him during their first meeting.

Chapter 8 The Grand Tesoro, the Lucky Girl

After all, the power that Rhodes displayed at that time was still very mysterious. He was full of mystery and could kill people invisibly.

But De Solo had no idea that, in terms of physical strength, the sorcerer was just a weakling, and any ordinary pirate could easily take down Rhodes in close combat.

But sometimes, it's all about exploiting intelligence and information gaps. Moreover, after spending some time in the pirate world, Rod's physical abilities have improved significantly, especially since the Sea Kings' meat in the pirate world can greatly enhance Rod's physical abilities.

After boarding the Grand de Solo, led by Mr. Tanaka, Rhodes rode in an extremely luxurious tortoise-shaped car, passing through bustling commercial streets and surrounding casinos, and arrived at the most luxurious entertainment center in Grand de Solo.

This is a world-renowned entertainment complex where you can make a fortune overnight. You could become a billionaire overnight, or you could go from being a billionaire to being completely penniless.

Six months ago, when Rod had just transmigrated to the world of One Piece, Baccarat, De Solo's subordinate and secretary, enthusiastically invited Rod to play a game, but Rod refused.

Just kidding, in this kind of betting, if the house wants you to bet, no amount of money will be enough to cover your losses. The Lucky Girl's Luck Fruit ability is incredibly powerful.

Luck is something completely invisible and intangible. Even in some worlds of cultivation, it's called "qi yun" (氣韻), and those with abundant qi yun are considered the protagonists of heaven and earth.

"It's been a long time! Lord Rhodes, I've been looking forward to your visit to the Grand de Solo." Baccarat, dressed in an elegant evening gown, approached Rhodes with a smile, fanning herself with a fan.

"You want to touch my body again, to see if you can steal my luck, don't you, Miss Bakara?" Rhodes said with a mysterious smile.

"Oh dear! You're so clueless! But I'm really curious, since you didn't use Armament Haki, how did you become immune to my Devil Fruit ability?" Baccarat asked.

Honestly, their first meeting was quite unpleasant, since Rhodes was just an unknown nobody at the time.

He had just arrived on the Grand de Solo. Rhodes immediately began cheating in the casino using his sorcerer's magic, winning a whopping 10 billion Berries in just three days.

This terrifying momentum alarmed De Solo, the owner of the Grand De Solo, who sent his subordinate Baccarat to probe the situation.

When the two first met, Baccarat used her Devil Fruit ability on Rhodes, but unfortunately, the Devil Fruit ability, which had always worked, was completely ineffective on Rhodes.

Even though I touched the other person's body, it had no effect whatsoever. The other person's luck wasn't drained away, and the fact that they won money wasn't due to luck at all.

She herself was so frightened by Rhodes's fear technique that she lost her composure on the spot. However, this also confirmed for Bakara that Rhodes was a very special Devil Fruit user.

He used his special Devil Fruit ability to cheat in this casino.

Are you kidding me? Someone actually dared to cheat on the Grand De Solo! That's a very serious matter. But if you can't find any evidence against him, then it's not cheating. Rhodes's cheating methods are quite sophisticated.

And he stopped at an extremely opportune time, after which he had a friendly conversation with De Solo, selling him a backpack with eight small compartments and several bottles of potions that could heal injuries and restore stamina.

With several green Legion Healing Stones, he successfully connected with De Soro and, with De Soro's help, purchased a large number of One Piece world specialties, and even obtained a Zoan-type Devil Fruit.

“Bakara! Actually, I’m very interested in your ability, you know? Your ability can be said to be the most heaven-defying ability in the world. Luck is an extremely ethereal thing, but it is the most indispensable thing.” Rhodes said.

If this girl were to absorb the Burning Legion demons' luck, I wonder if one of the demons would inexplicably fall into misfortune?

Or what if your pet suddenly regains its senses and becomes uncontrollable?

In any world, this kind of incredible ability to steal luck is extremely powerful. And if this girl awakens her Devil Fruit power, wouldn't she be able to pass on this good fortune to others, making her spellcasting and herbal concoctions much more efficient?

It's important to know that in the world of Azeroth, warlocks, like mages, can also concoct various potions. However, the failure rate for concocting these potions is very high. Often, dozens of materials are used to produce only a small amount of finished potion.

If it were blessed with the Luck Fruit, the effect would be unimaginable.

"Oh dear! Lord Rhodes, you certainly know how to talk, actually setting your sights on me. But I am Lord De Solo's subordinate!" Baccarat covered her mouth with her fan and said with a smile.

Just now, she secretly patted Rod twice, trying to absorb his luck, but both attempts failed. It was as if Rod had an invisible armor that blocked her Devil Fruit ability.

Damn it, this is clearly not Armament Haki! That perverted masochist is a master of Armament Haki, but when he uses Armament Haki, his entire body turns completely black.

But this one named Rod showed no physical changes.

"Hahaha! Rhodes, are you trying to recruit my men?" At this moment, De Solo, the owner of the Grand De Solo, also came out of the entertainment center and looked at Rhodes and said.