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

After bidding farewell to each of the Wilderness Demigods, Rhodes left the Emerald Dream and reappeared in Orgrimmar.

"You little brat, you're finally back! You've been gone for ten whole days. If you hadn't come back, I would have been looking for you." As soon as Rod appeared, he heard Kaido's voice.

“Don’t worry, I’m back now, aren’t I?” Rhodes said.

This time, the improvement in my own combat power is secondary; the real transformation is in my life level.

Rhodes no longer has a lifespan limit and can eat another Devil Fruit.

Chapter 123 Bloodline Suppression, Werewolf Curse, Beasts' Benefit

Kaido frowned as he looked at the reappearing Rhodes. He could clearly sense that Rhodes was now incredibly powerful, even giving him a sense of fear.

I don't know why, but it felt like a natural, blood-related suppression, as if I was born to submit to Rhodes, as if I was born to obey his orders.

No, no, why? Why is this happening? Even if I were willing to listen to him, deep down I wouldn't feel such a crazy sense of worship and obedience!

"Rhodes! I feel like you've changed a bit, you give me a very special feeling," Kaido asked.

Even with a demonic contract, I didn't feel this way. A demonic contract only torments one's soul. What is this strange bloodline suppression feeling?

"What's wrong? Father-in-law, you look a little off?" Rhodes asked.

Kaido's expression was a bit strange. There was a hint of fear in his eyes as he looked at me, and also a hint of admiration? What was going on?

"Rhodes, since you came out this time, you've given me a really strange feeling. I feel like I have to submit to you, it's a feeling that comes from my bloodline." Kaido asked the question that was on his mind.

With Rhodes standing before him, this feeling grew stronger and stronger, to the point that Kaido couldn't help but want to kneel down and worship Rhodes.

"You mean the power in your bloodline makes you submit to me?" Rhodes asked, slightly surprised.

“That’s right, I don’t know how to explain it either, but it’s this strange feeling. It’s not Conqueror’s Haki, nor is it the power of a demonic contract. It’s bloodline. Your bloodline frightens me, makes me willingly submit, even though I never felt this way before,” Kaido said.

“Hmm! I think I know why. It’s probably because my life level has increased,” Rhodes said.

Strictly speaking, the artificial Devil Fruit he ate was created using Kaido's bloodline factor, which is equivalent to cloning all of Kaido's Devil Fruit abilities.

Originally, the two were just beings of the same level, but this time, Rhode received a large infusion of life energy from Azeroth.

His life level and soul level underwent a qualitative change, and even the power of the Devil Fruit was completely integrated into Rod's bloodline, becoming his own power.

With the life energy of the Azerothian star soul infused into him, Rhodes' dragon form underwent an unprecedented transformation, acquiring a trace of divinity, thus far surpassing Kaido in terms of bloodline level.

Dragons are creatures with a very strong hierarchical structure. Higher-ranking dragons can command lower-ranking dragons, and lower-ranking dragons are naturally afraid of powerful dragons and obey their commands. This has nothing to do with the strength of the other party, but is simply a suppression of bloodline.

That's why Kaido submits to and even fears Rhodes based on bloodline; it's a natural bloodline suppression.

However, in terms of actual strength, Rhodes wouldn't dare to guarantee a sure victory over Kaido, since he hasn't yet become familiar with his newly acquired power!

Moreover, Teacher Kai's rate of improvement is also quite fast.

“It seems you’ve benefited even more than I have. I thought I was very lucky this time,” Kaido said.

"Don't be discouraged! Father-in-law, as long as you study life energy diligently, you too can become a demigod of the wilderness through your own efforts," Rhodes comforted Kaido.

"Hmph! I know, Rhodes. I'll train hard. I had a pretty good time fighting in Orgrimmar this time," Kaido said.

The only thing that made him happy during his trip to the tribe's main city was that he had a good fight and released some of the pressure.

"?? Fight? Who did you fight with?" Rod asked.

"You probably don't know yet, do you? Just five days ago, a demon army attacked Orgrimmar. The leader was a black demon that looked like a bat monster, and I killed him. I also captured a pit lord alive." Kaido told Rhodes everything that had happened.

“Okay! I understand,” Rhodes said.

Alright! We've captured another Abyss Lord this time. This event should be related to the Burning Crusade pre-expansion event.

The Demon King Kurul keeps running back and forth between Stormwind and Orgrimmar, delivering equipment to players.

However, in the official Warcraft lore, this creature is believed to have attacked both the Alliance and the Horde, inciting hatred between them.

This led to the Horde and Alliance's expedition to Outland, crossing the Dark Portal.

Now that this guy has fallen in Orgrimmar, who will attack Stormwind?

However, the Horde and the Alliance should be launching an expedition to Outland. Before that, I need to make some preparations by going to the Marvel universe.

"By the way, Rhodes, I've also been training with the Druid's power lately. The Druid's ability to transform into various animals is perfect for our Beasts Pirates! It's practically a perfect Zoan-type Devil Fruit," Kaido said.

He was so focused on the bloodline suppression that he forgot about the important matter that Rhodes was supposed to discuss after he came out. This kind of druidic shapeshifting power was exactly what their Beast Pirates needed.

Imagine, all the people under your command have the ability to transform into several animals, but cultivating the druidic path is not so easy.

He had asked Kahn about the rune totems, and that to cultivate the power of the druid, one must have a heart that is close to nature; otherwise, it is impossible to comprehend the power of nature.

Rhodes and I were somewhat of an accident! After all, not everyone is lucky enough to receive the blessing of Azeroth and obtain the most primal life force.

"So, you want the rest of the Beasts Pirates to gain the power of the Druids?" Rhodes asked.

You're really greedy! The members of the Beasts Pirates can now learn the ways of warriors, assassins, and hunters.

You still want them to learn druidism? If druid abilities were that easy, humans would have started learning them long ago.

After all, the human race accepts any power it can master.

Moreover, druids can increase their lifespan, but becoming a druid is very difficult.

Currently, only the Tauren tribe in the Horde has learned the druidic path from Malfurion, while on the Alliance side, only the Night Elves remain.

In the future, some races may choose the Druid path, but not now.

"Do you have a way to get your hands on their ability to transform into animals? Even just one animal transformation would be helpful," Kaido asked.

The ability to transform into various animals was something he was extremely envious of; these were Zoan-type Devil Fruits with no weaknesses!

"You mean you just want to gain the ability to turn into an animal? That's not impossible, and the method is quite simple: just get bitten." Rhodes stroked his chin and said.

Isn't the werewolf curse already in place?

During the War of the Ancients, a high druid of the night elves studied the power of the giant wolf demigod, seeking to control this extremely violent power and use it to fight against the Burning Legion.

The attempt failed. These night elf druids, who had received the power of the wolf god, completely lost their minds and became pure beasts, driven only by instinct to eat and hunt.

Moreover, druids bitten by them will turn into werewolves, and even some ordinary people who have not learned the ways of druids will turn into werewolves after being bitten.

This is what led to the emergence of werewolves.

Countless druids who were transformed into werewolves could never return to their original form.

Archdruid Malfurion then decisively intervened, trapping the werewolves forever in the Emerald Dream, intending to keep them in eternal slumber.

Or perhaps one day, the night elf druids will figure out a way to control this wolf-like transformation and then save their brethren.

Until Archmage Arugal of Gilneas, in order to resist the invasion of the Scourge, risked opening a rift connecting reality and the Emerald Dream.

These werewolves, which had been dormant, were summoned by the Gilneans. The werewolves summoned by these Gilneans easily tore apart the Scourge undead army.

But conversely, this also plunged the Gilneans into the werewolf curse, affecting everyone from the king to ordinary civilians.

Until the future Cataclysm version.

The night elf druids found a way to keep the werewolves sane and allow them to revert to human form, thus breaking the werewolf curse.

And indirectly, it allowed Gilneans to learn the ways of the Druids.

However, werewolves did not become a fixed force for druids.

After regaining sanity from the werewolf curse, one can choose not to follow the Druid path, but instead choose a class such as Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Mage, Warlock, or Priest.

The werewolf power is perfect for the Beast Pirates' soldiers. After learning warrior abilities, they can then gain this werewolf transformation.

Their fighting power would be unimaginable; Kaido's wish for everyone to be a Zoan Devil Fruit user would be fulfilled.

Moreover, he can now enter and leave the Emerald Dream at any time. There are quite a few Worgen Druids sleeping in the Emerald Dream. Gilneas only summoned a portion of them, and a large number of Worgen are still sleeping.

If Rhodes wanted these werewolves, he wouldn't even need to go to Gilneas; he could just capture a few from the Emerald Dream.

“There is a type of werewolf that can transform you into a werewolf if you get bitten by it. It has extremely strong combat power, equivalent to the power of a Zoan-type Devil Fruit. I wonder if you, Father-in-law, are interested?” Rhodes said after thinking for a moment.

Kaido only wanted the druids' ability to transform into animals. Other natural magic would be good, but given the wicked nature of the Beast Pirates, they would never be able to learn such power.

So after much deliberation, Rod concluded that the werewolf curse was the most suitable thing for the Beasts Pirates, without exception.

“The werewolf curse? Tell me about it,” Kaido said.

Rhodes nodded and told Kaido everything about how the werewolf curse started and how it spread.

"So, it means it can lose its mind? Damn it! If it could maintain its sanity, this ability would be perfect," Kaido said.

"There is a solution to this. I am quite confident that I can turn your subordinates into werewolves, and they can turn back into sane ones."

"And perhaps even a master of Observation Haki, after being bitten, can regain their sanity and freely control their transformation," Rhodes said, stroking his chin.

The giant wolf demigod is now calling him brother.

Furthermore, for people in the world of One Piece, if your Observation Haki is strong enough, then suppressing this werewolf transformation is not impossible.

"Then I'll wait for your good news. This werewolf transformation ability is exactly what we need. When are you going to bring over a few werewolves to experiment with?" Kaido said.

“Yes! It won’t be long. I’ll start experimenting once we get back to Undercity,” Rhodes said.

If all else fails, I'll go back to the Emerald Dream and ask Cenarius or some other Wilderness demigod for help.

If Night Elf Druids can solve this problem in the future, there's no reason why higher-level Wilderness Demigods and Cenarius, the ancestor of the Druid class, can't solve it.

Alternatively, Rhodes could go into the Emerald Nightmare and rescue a high druid who had been ambushed.

"Hahaha! I'm relieved to hear that." Kaido nodded and said.

“You won’t be disappointed. This werewolf curse is quite terrifying. It can turn an ordinary civilian with no power into a master.” Rhodes said.

If the power of the giant wolf demigod wasn't strong, the night elves wouldn't have risked their lives to acquire it. Among the wild demigods, the giant wolf demigod is top-tier, and in terms of attack power, it is even the strongest.

That evening, Rhodes and Kaido arrived at Thrall's residence and bid farewell to the tribal chief.

"Won't you stay here for a while longer?" Sal asked.

“No need, there are still many things to take care of in Undercity! I’ve already been delayed for more than ten days, it’s time to go back,” Rhodes said.

“I understand. I will have the blood elf mage open a portal for you. We will meet again soon,” Thrall said.

After all, the Dark Portal is a huge threat! And it's time for the orcs of Draenor to go back and take a look.

That evening, Rhodes and Kaido returned to Undercity through a portal.