From the Wandenreich's escape to One Piece

Chapter 128 Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan Type, Yhwach Form!

Upon hearing this, Shiki couldn't help but picture a colossal giant wreaking havoc on the world.

He then said, "You want to stop him?"

"Yes." Beltz nodded again: "Harald was essentially deceived by the World Government, but he also had his own reasons for being deceived."

"He's beyond redemption, so there's no way to change his mind. The only way to stop this is to kill Harald after he's been controlled, before he has a chance to eat the Devil Fruit!"

"Can't we do it now?" Shiki frowned. "Let's kill Harald now, so he won't be controlled later."

Beltz shook his head, rejecting Shiki's suggestion. He explained, "No, Harald is, after all, the king of Elbaf. If you go to deal with him now, it would be tantamount to starting a war with Elbaf."

"But once Harald is under control, he will realize he has been deceived. When we go there, he might even cooperate with us to kill him."

Upon hearing this, Shiki suddenly understood and then felt some admiration for Beltz.

This person is truly amazing. He not only possesses formidable fighting skills but also a sharp mind, which is extremely rare among pirates.

And—it seems he knows everything!

Being hostile to Harald and being hostile to Elbaf are two different concepts.

Elbaf is the strongest nation in the world, possessing a large number of high-level combat forces. Combined with Harald's formidable strength, it would be impossible to conquer them.

Therefore, the best approach is to wait until Harald himself is controlled and realizes he has been deceived before taking action.

Beltz said this because he remembered that Rocks was defeated by Caproz and Roger.

Harald and Rocks are of equal strength, so after his power-up, he should be about the same level as Rocks.

When he and Shiki teamed up, they were absolutely no less formidable than Garp and Roger at that time!

Therefore, if he were to call on Shiki, he would be fully confident in taking on Elbaf!

Moreover, he was also very interested in the Devil Fruits passed down through generations in the land of giants.

It might even be useful for myself or two future clones!

Those were two Devil Fruits that Rocks believed could change the world, so they couldn't possibly be inferior to the Blue Dragon Fruit, right?

At that time, he will be unstoppable, with the Azure Dragon on his left and the Legendary Swordsmanship on his right, killing gods and Buddhas alike!

"The key question is, how do you know when Harald will be controlled?" Shiki asked again. "Don't worry, I'll know when the time comes."

Beltz smiled.

He has an undercover agent in the Holy Land!

With Litoto around, he can keep track of Harald's arrival time and movements in the Holy Land, and then make preparations in advance.

Litoto becoming a Celestial Dragon in the Holy Land was absolutely the right move, bringing Beltz countless benefits.

"—Then just come find me when the time comes," Shiki said. "Anyway, I'll be staying here for a while."

"Alright, then you go and train those newbies. I'll head back now."

After discussing the matter of Elbaf with Shiki, Beltz returned home.

He anticipates that Harald should remain safe for the foreseeable future.

Although he hadn't seen the complete storyline, he knew that Harald had died two years before the events of the story began.

Even if the World Government wasn't in such a hurry at that time and wasn't lacking in combat power, if they could have dealt with Harald at any time, they wouldn't have had to wait more than 20 years.

He guessed that they would have about a year or two to catch their breath.

In a year or two, he may become even stronger.

That would increase our chances of success in the Elbaf trip.

With that thought in mind, he had already returned to Oni Island.

On that enormous, unknown creature's skull, Rukia closed her eyes, undergoing the training of materializing and surrendering her Zanpakuto.

She was radiating an extremely cold aura, almost like a human-shaped block of ice.

As he walked over, Rukia opened her eyes.

Beltz then said, "How is it? Judging from your current appearance, it seems like you've already found the knack."

Rukia nodded gratefully and said, "This is all thanks to your guidance. Otherwise, I might not have been able to grasp the essence of Sode no Shirayuki for decades."

Because she had read the manga, Belz knew what Sode no Shirayuki's abilities were and how to use them.

This is a Zanpakuto that controls temperature. It mainly works by lowering its own temperature and then using the Zanpakuto to spread the low temperature outwards.

Under extreme conditions, it is even possible to lower one's body temperature to absolute zero!

In the original work, Rukia mastered the technique of "killing herself" by suppressing the activity of the spiritual particles that make up her body, and then using Sode no Shirayuki's extreme cold power.

When Beltz told Rukia this, it was as if her training had a clear direction.

When communicating with Shirayuki, she mainly focused on this aspect.

In this respect, the Haki he cultivated in the One Piece world also helped to some extent.

Armament Haki was of little use, because Sode no Shirayuki froze herself, and the freezing started directly from the inside of her body. No matter how hard an object is, it cannot withstand absolute zero, where every atom of her own body is frozen.

She primarily uses Observation Haki to enhance her senses, and Rukia mainly trains her internal senses.

This allows her to accurately perceive every movement of her body, and then she can further suppress it.

Compared to Armament Haki, Rukia is more talented in Observation Haki.

"Actually, there's an even simpler way."

Belz said to Rukia, "I've been keeping an eye on the Ice-Ice Fruit and Snow-Snow Fruit for you lately. If you can eat these Logia-type Devil Fruits, then you shouldn't have to worry about the side effects of Absolute Zero."

Rukia has been in the world of One Piece for a while now, so of course she knows about the existence of Devil Fruits.

Especially the Ice-Ice Fruit and the Snow-Snow Fruit, these are Logia-type Devil Fruits!

In the world of One Piece, Logia-type Devil Fruits are considered the strongest type of Devil Fruits in many places!

Rukia immediately became somewhat alarmed and quickly said, "How can this be? It would be such a waste to use such a powerful Devil Fruit on me."

"How could that be?" Beltz smiled slightly upon hearing this and said, "I think there is no one in the world more suitable for them than you."

At this time, Aokiji hadn't even joined the Navy, and Monet was nowhere to be seen, so these two Devil Fruits were most likely still unclaimed.

However, although the Ice-Ice Fruit is superior to the Snow-Snow Fruit, Beltz felt that the Snow-Snow Fruit was more suitable for Rukia.

After all, it's "Sleeves of White Snow".

Whether she rises to a higher position or not is not actually important. Rukia eating a Devil Fruit to amplify her abilities is only one aspect. The most important thing is to use her Logia-type elemental transformation ability to gain a certain degree of immunity to extreme cold damage.

Otherwise, even if Rukia mastered the technique of "suicide," she wouldn't be able to use it for very long.

Rukia was actually very busy during this time. It was precisely because of the existence of the Hogyoku that Beltz was able to accomplish everything with twice the result.

Furthermore, he will later remove the Hogyoku from Rukia's body.

The value of the Hogyoku far surpasses that of any other Devil Fruit!

Therefore, no matter how many benefits you give Rukia, it will not be enough to compensate her.

Although the Hogyoku wasn't originally Rukia's.

Seeing that Rukia still looked flattered, Beltz went over and patted her head, then said gently, "Alright, don't be like that. You're a very excellent person."

Rukia's head drooped due to the sudden force, and there were a few tears in the corners of her eyes.

Since Shiba Kaien, this is the first person Beltz has been so certain about her.

"Beltz, I—"

Rukia wanted to say something, but Beltz waved her hand. Rukia was feeling a little inferior right now, but to be honest, she didn't owe herself anything.

As I said before, the Hogyoku is more valuable than anything else.

"Strive to become stronger."

He simply said, "As long as you arm yourself with power, you will be respected wherever you go."

Only the strong can carry out their own will.

After saying that, Beltz paused as if he had thought of something, then shook his head and said, "No, what I said just now was a bit wrong. It's not that only the strong can carry out their will, but rather that those who carry out their will are the strong. Rukia—you must become a strong person."

Rukia looked up again, met Belz's eyes, and nodded heavily.

"I understand! I will become stronger!"

"Keep up the good work. When you return to Soul Society, you'll definitely impress your companions and your older brother."

Rukia took a deep breath, then bid farewell to Beltz, as she was about to continue her training.

Beltz, on the other hand, went to the laboratory.

Inside the laboratory, the six Vegapunks are still diligently carrying out various scientific research tasks.

The original six paths of Vega have ultimately become five.

After carefully considering Beltz's suggestion, Vegapunk also felt that separating desires was not a good thing.

Because they were all engrossed in their work, they didn't react much even after Beltz arrived.

Beltz didn't disturb them, and just watched quietly from the side.

It wasn't until Vegapunk himself finished dealing with his own affairs that he noticed Beltz's arrival.

"Oh dear, I already told you that it would take you at least six months to complete your two clones."

Vegapunk thought Beltz was here to urge them again, and he couldn't help but complain, "You're such a harsh supervisor."

Beltz waved his hand and said, "You've got it wrong this time. I'm not here to ask about my clones, but to ask if there's any way to make someone contact me remotely."

"Remote communication? Isn't that just a Den Den Mushi (snail phone)?"

"Of course, not something like a Den Den Mushi that's easy to eavesdrop on and very obvious. I want something smaller, more discreet, and more secure."

Beltz and Ritoto can contact each other using Quincy methods, but this method of contact has distance limitations.

Although the distance is great, there is no time to communicate when there is truly important intelligence.

So he went to find Vegapunk.

"More secluded, more secure—" Vegapunk pondered for a moment, then said, "That's not difficult. Give me half a day and I can modify it for you."

"That's great." Beltz felt more and more that Vegapunk was important; without him, many of his plans would not be able to proceed.

He asked again, with a hint of anticipation, "That blob of blood—?"

Yhwach's blood was so important that he would come to Vegapunk every now and then to ask about it.

"To be honest, it's not like there's been no progress." Unlike his previous answer, this time Vegapunk's words excited Beltz.

"According to my research, that blood contains a kind of restorative energy, which is somewhat similar to that of a Devil Fruit. However, compared to the stable Devil Power in a Devil Fruit, this restorative energy is more compatible with the host."

Vegapunk continued, "I've always believed that Devil Fruits possess their own will, especially the Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruits. This will allow the Devil Fruit to choose a suitable master on its own."

"And this power of completion is the formless power of demons, which will give birth to the corresponding power of a Devil Fruit according to an individual's will."

"Once this point was discovered, the direction for subsequent research became clear."

His expression turned much more serious: "You once said that this blood is the blood of a god. Although I cannot study its bloodline factors, I can trace the origin of this formless demonic power and then place it in a suitable container."

Beltz was a little confused at first, but he quickly realized what was going on.

His eyes shone with excitement, a genuine excitement, more so than ever before!

"You mean you can turn the power of the blood's owner into a Devil Fruit?!"

Vegapunk nodded and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, this is a Mythical Zoan type, just like your Azure Dragon Fruit."

Beltz replied almost immediately: "Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Yhwach Mode!"

"Yhwabach?"

Vegapunk was puzzled; he had never heard of this name before.

"One could also say he is the son of the Spirit King, or the son of God!"

Beltz was genuinely excited.

While Vegapunk cannot use Yhwach's blood to create androids like the Lunaria, he can create a Devil Fruit!

Of course, this Devil Fruit cannot replicate Yhwach's power, but it is certainly a top-tier Devil Fruit, no less than the Blue Dragon Fruit.

No, it's probably even more monstrous than the Azure Dragon Fruit, even more monstrous than the Nika Fruit!

I wonder if such a Devil Fruit will have the same flaws as Yhwach himself, who is an incomplete person. If so, eating this Devil Fruit would also mean having to devour a soul.