From the Wandenreich's escape to One Piece

Chapter 101 Conqueror's Haki; Id, Ego, and Superego

"Lion's Kannagi!"

The country of Wano, the island of ghosts.

The golden lion roared, and in the next moment it unleashed an astonishing aura of dominance.

Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki intertwined around the sword, and black lightning bolts emanated outwards, seemingly filling the entire sky.

This was a strike that came from the sky, like a falling meteorite. Even Kozuki Oden couldn't withstand this attack.

Below, Beltz took a deep breath upon seeing Shiki's incredibly powerful strike.

"A dust-free land!"

Having entered Dragonman Mode, he controlled the surrounding air to surge violently, and the high-speed airflow formed a huge force field around him!

boom!

The two forces collided at that moment, and unsurprisingly, the defenses of the Dustless Land shattered instantly, and Shiki's blade struck him directly.

puff!

This astonishing blow broke through the defenses of the Dustless Land and struck Beltz in the chest, yet Beltz's body seemed to undergo some kind of change at that moment.

His body took on a bronze-like color, and his already strong physique after transforming into a dragon seemed to become even more powerful at this moment.

This attack, which had previously severely injured Kozuki Oden, did not have a significant effect when it struck Belz.

First, there was the obstacle of the Dustless Land; second, Beltz used his full power of Haki to defend; and third, his physical body received an extremely terrifying boost. Combined with the defense of the Bloodless Armor, it could be said that he had formed a quadruple defense that was like an absolute defense.

Even Shiki's full-force attack only forced Beltz to retreat continuously. Although blood was gushing from his chest, he still managed to defend against the blow!

"You succeeded again."

Shiki looked at the blow that Beltz had blocked, then said, "You're not going to say it was just luck again, are you?"

Beltz's chest wound gradually healed, and after standing up, he said, "I was really lucky; I still haven't figured out the trick."

Two years have passed since I arrived in Wano Country.

During these two years, Beltz has been honing the abilities of the Azure Dragon Fruit and his own Haki.

In Wano Country, there are only two people who can be his training partners: Shiki and Kozuki Oden.

After two years of training, he had vaguely grasped the secrets of Conqueror's Haki.

Yes, he has Conqueror's Haki!

According to Shiki, his previous Dragon Might was the prototype of Conqueror's Haki. Although it wasn't true Conqueror's Haki, it was enough to confirm that he had the potential for Conqueror's Haki at that time.

It should be like Zoro's demonic aura.

With Shiki, a master of Conqueror's Haki, personally teaching him, he became more and more familiar with Conqueror's Haki.

However, he still hasn't truly mastered this ability.

But the techniques for internal sabotage have already been learned.

Secondly, there's the development of the Azure Dragon Fruit.

He had previously stated that his approach to developing the Azure Dragon Fruit was not the same as Kaido's.

As a legendary mythical beast, the Azure Dragon possesses many incredible abilities.

Manipulating elements and possessing a powerful physique can transform the user into a virtually flawless, all-around warrior.

Kaido developed the Azure Dragon Fruit, eventually creating the Eight Trigrams and Myō-ō series of techniques.

Beltz named the abilities he is developing now and in the future the "Word Spirit" series.

For example, the Dustless Land he used to resist Shiki and the Bronze Throne he was given were both abilities he gained from developing the Azure Dragon Fruit.

The Dustless Land represents the manipulation of elements, while the Bronze Throne represents a further development of physical enhancement.

Zoan-type Devil Fruits, especially Mythical Zoan-type fruits, do not only have three forms: Beast Form, Human Form, and Human-Beast Form.

If further development is possible, it could even lead to a fourth or fifth form.

For example, Kaido, after transforming into a dragon-human, can also activate and strengthen his Haki by drinking alcohol, which is his drunken form.

In the drunken state, the power can be further stimulated, entering a killing state.

Kaido's strongest form is when he remains in Dragon Man mode and enters a drunken, killing state.

In this state, Kaido could even contend with Luffy when he activated Nikka.

Beltz has also developed an advanced form, using the Bronze Throne in his dragon-human form to further enhance his body.

He has made great progress in the past two years. If he can truly master Conqueror's Haki, he will definitely have a place in the pirate world!

Shiki felt like he was raising a monster. After all, Beltz looked to be only in his early twenties, very young, yet he already possessed such great strength.

But as a strong person, he also has absolute confidence, because Shiki is not incapable of becoming stronger.

So even if Beltz gets stronger, then he can just get stronger too, right?

After the Rocks Pirates disbanded, their members scattered across the seas, all growing stronger.

Seeing that Beltz still didn't seem to have grasped the trick, Shiki said somewhat impatiently, "I really don't understand you. The main reason you were able to block my attack that was wrapped in Conqueror's Haki was because you unintentionally activated your Conqueror's Haki defense."

"You always seem to have an innate talent for 'defense'."

Beltz chuckled somewhat sheepishly upon hearing this: "For me, the first prerequisite for battle is not defeating the enemy, but remaining undefeated. Therefore, I will first develop my defensive capabilities."

Therefore, he can unconsciously use Conqueror's Haki when defending, but it is difficult for him to find that feeling when attacking.

"Alright, you can practice more on your own. I'm going out to sea."

Shiki said in a deep voice, "Kozuki Oden has been much more well-behaved lately, but you'd better not let him out while I'm not around."

"Don't worry." Beltz waved his hand, indicating that Shiki could leave without worry.

Shiki's voyage was partly to compete with other pirates for territory, and partly to help Vegapunk procure materials and machinery.

Beltz has almost spent all the money he brought with him. It seems he needs to find some time to go to the Sky Island and bring back some gold.

Besides the gold, there are also assets stored with Big Bear. It's been almost three years since I last saw them, and I wonder how Big Bear and the others are doing.

Thinking about this, Beltz felt a pang of nostalgia.

After Shiki left completely, Beltz thought about Vegapunk's research during that time.

Vegapunk had already completed his research on bloodline factors at the beginning of last year, and he was extremely excited, exclaiming that following Beltz was the right decision.

Since leaving with Beltz, he felt his mind was flowing freely, and his experiments went very smoothly, as if he had divine assistance.

After completing his research on bloodline factors, his first priority was to prepare to create six clones, following Beltz's instructions.

With the assistance of Punk Six Paths, he was able to increase his efficiency.

In addition to his own clone, Beltz also hoped that Vegapunk could help him create a suitable clone.

Although Vegapunk didn't know what Beltz was going to do, he had already made the terms clear.

Vegapunk is able to create clones because he possesses the Brain-Brain Fruit, which allows him to design the Punk Record to ensure that clones are connected in thought to each other and to the original body.

But Beltz said not to worry about it, he had his own way of solving the problem.

For someone who has a psychologist, it's perfectly fine to split off a part of his psyche and transplant it into someone else's body.

However, what he wanted to create was not a clone like Vegapunk's, simply for research purposes. Beltz also had high hopes for his own clones.

Therefore, he needs to prepare sufficient conditions for his clone.

As Vegapunk's research continues to advance, his strength grows day by day, and it's time to execute his plan.

Since the goal is to create perfect Hollow and Shinigami clones, then naturally we must give them the best configuration!

As a psychologist, he did not intend to split off his various emotions like Vegapunk did, but rather to split them according to the three selves in psychology.

These are the id, ego, and superego.

The id is an illusion, representing desires and instincts.

The self is the essence, representing reality.

The superego is death, representing restraint.

The three "I" represent the power of the three races, so that a balance can be achieved when they are integrated in the future.

As for his true self, his condition was the gene of Aaroniero, the ninth Espada in the future Espada. If he couldn't find Aaroniero, he would look for Blackbeard. In short, he needed a gene that could grant him multiple abilities.

Beltz even planned to transfer the power of the Azure Dragon Fruit to his true self, so that the dragon-shaped Hollow he had mentioned before would truly exist.

The reason why she wanted to transfer the Azure Dragon Fruit was that, as her original self, Beltz needed to prepare for the final fusion.

What ability allows one to merge all their clones into their own body?

Dark-Dark Fruit, or Gluttony Fruit!

Of the two fruits, he actually prefers the Dark-Dark Fruit because it would better suit his power.

The Swallow Fruit can still be given to the true self.

In his vision, the final integration would not be a one-sided absorption, but rather a joint effort from all three parties to achieve integration.

The ego's clone represents matter and desire, so it is most suitable for him to eat the Swallow Fruit to achieve material fusion.

"My superego is the Shinigami, and the condition he prepared was Mayuri Kurotsuchi's Sleep Project, which was previously handed over to Vegapunk to create a Shinigami that could evolve infinitely on its own using Mayuri Kurotsuchi's technology."

This is the foundation of the superego, and for the subsequent enhancement, Beltz has prepared the Op-Op Fruit for him!

The Op-Op Fruit allows for personality transplantation, and it is also an extremely powerful Devil Fruit.

The id represents the body and is responsible for material integration, while the superego represents the mind and is responsible for mental integration.

Beltz, as the original form, represents the harmony between the body and the mind, using the Dark-Dark Fruit and the psychiatrist's abilities to balance the fusion of the three.

These are the basics; in fact, Beltz has a lot more to do.

For example, the bloodline factor of the Lunaria race could also be added, since this is the foundation for Vegapunk's future creation of Seraphs.

This point, whether it's the id or the superego, can be added as a guarantee of combat power.

This is Beltz's initial idea, and there is still room for improvement.

But having ideas alone is not enough; he also needs to find the materials.

Aaroniero, black beard, Lunarian genes—he doesn't have any of them yet!

So, it's time to take action.

Over the past two years, he has sparred with Shiki dozens of times, and his skills have improved noticeably.

Whether it's operating within Hueco Mundo, searching for Blackbeard, or looking for King, who is imprisoned by the World Government, he is now confident!

He returned to Hueco Mundo.

For the past two years, he has returned about once a month. After returning, he would go to the Quincy's base to report his situation and show that he had not lost contact. Then he would search for Aaroniero in Hueco Mundo.

Aaroniero is a very special being in Hueco Mundo, being a Hollow Eater.

The so-called Hollow Eater is a Hollow that can evolve indefinitely.

Aroniro can directly gain the memories and abilities of others by devouring their souls.

This is an extremely abnormal ability. After all, if he keeps absorbing, wouldn't he be able to possess thousands or even tens of thousands of abilities?!

In Hueco Mundo, most Hollows' abilities are quite straightforward and don't have any special effects.

If you go to the Soul Society or the Wandenreich, you're guaranteed to be killed. There are so many special abilities mixed together; just thinking about it is terrifying.

However, Arronelo also has a weakness: he is afraid of sunlight.

I wonder if Vegapunk can solve this problem.

If that can't be solved, then we'll have to go find Blackbeard.

After all, he couldn't allow his clone to have such an obvious and fatal weakness as being afraid of light.

"If we find Aaroniero, then let Rukia handle it."

Aaroniero devoured Metastacia, who in turn devoured Shiba Kaien, who can be considered Rukia's current inner demon.

Let Rukia face Aaroniero and kill him with her own hands; perhaps this will help her overcome her difficulties.

Every time he came to find Aaronilo before, he would return after a day or two, but this time he was determined not to give up until he found Aaronilo!

With his current strength, he has nothing to fear even if he encounters Vastod.

After all, Aizen hasn't arrived yet, and the Hogyoku hasn't been used to grant Hollows even greater power.

Well, it's hard to say.

He remembered that Gin Ichimaru became the captain when Rukia was about to graduate, and he didn't know how much time had passed after he became the captain before Aizen and the others went to Las Noches.

It has been ten years since Gin Ichimaru became a captain, so it's possible that Las Noches has already fallen into Aizen's hands.

"Then let's go find Hueco Mundo first."

Beltz transformed himself into a blue dragon, believing that appearing in the form of a blue dragon would make him more likely to be noticed by Las Noches!

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