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Chapter 148 8-Star [Physical Fitness]!

Chapter 148 Eight-Star [Physical Fitness]! (Two chapters, 9k words each, please subscribe!)

The world's greatest swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk, eight-star trophy!

As Storm gazed at the [Radiant Moon Trophy] that emerged from the void, he immediately deactivated his [Clay Fruit] ability, and his entire body rapidly shrank, returning him to his original form from a giant.

"This eight-star grand trophy is truly worthy of the title of the world's greatest swordsman!"

Storm recalled his encounters with Hawkeye Mihawk over the past few days.

Even setting aside the opponent's swordsmanship, that special technique of "Conqueror's Haki Entanglement" alone is enough to explain everything!

"Conqueror's Haki..."

Storm raised his right hand, his fingers opening and closing a few times, and his eyes flickered with a change in expression.

"Forget it! Let's take stock of the 'Grand Prize Cups' we have!"

[King of Figurines] bestowed upon Hawkeye Mihawk a severe injury, causing him to fall to the ground.

The other party was unable to regain consciousness for the time being.

Storm simply summoned his [Grand Cup] directly.

Aside from Hawkeye Mihawk's eight-star [Moonlight Trophy].

Storm still has quite a few six-star Blood Diamond Trophys in his possession.

A total of eight Death Diamond Trophies—all thanks to the selfless contributions of prisoners in Impel Down's Infinite Hell!

Currently, Storm's attributes and abilities are mostly at least seven stars, which means that a six-star Grand Prix Cup cannot add points or improve his abilities.

However, this does not mean that the six-star Grand Prix is useless to Storm!

Storm raised his right hand, and the five [Demon Rings] were reflected in his pupils.

Clay Ring, Nine-Tailed Fox Ring, Momo Ring, Thunder Ring, Floating Ring...

Long ago.

Storm had been thinking about how to upgrade the quality level of these [Demon Rings].

Because apart from the initial [Devil Ring], all the [Devil Ring Imitation] items he obtained afterward were only six-star items, capable of only exerting the abilities of a six-star Devil Fruit.

Affected by the level of [Demon Ring - Imitation].

Apart from the Clay Fruit.

Other Devil Fruits, such as the Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit, the Momo-Momo Fruit, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and the Float-Float Fruit, which are superior in both ability and potential, cannot unleash their full power.

Storm initially considered two solutions.

Alternatively, they could transfer the abilities of other Devil Fruits into the nine-star Devil Ring to unleash their greater power.

Alternatively, upgrade the quality level of the [Demon Ring - Imitation]!

After some thought.

Storm decided to go with the second approach.

However, at that time, Storm himself did not have enough Grand Prize Cups—even though he had six-star Diamond Cups, he valued improving his physique and domineering attributes more.

Now the opportunity has finally arrived!

A Death [Blood Diamond Trophy] can directly upgrade the power level of a [Devil Ring - Imitation] or a Devil Fruit from the original "six-star" to "seven-star".

Storm looked at the five [Demon Rings] he possessed.

Apart from the original nine-star [Demon Ring].

The other four are all [Devil Ring - Imitation]!

Storm first looked at the [Momo Ring].

The power of the Momo-Momo Fruit is undeniable.

The Momo Fruit can freely multiply attributes, even by ten or a hundred times.

This Devil Fruit is of great significance to Storm.

Without hesitation, he took out two Blood Diamond Cups and put them into the Momo Ring.

A dazzling light, imperceptible to others, flashed by.

The quality of the [Demon Ring - Imitation] and the [Momo Fruit] contained within it has undergone a leapfrog improvement at this moment!

【Devil Ring - Imitation: ★★★★★★★】 (Seven Stars)

【Momo Fruit: ★★★★★★★】(Seven Stars)

"A seven-star [Momo Fruit]!"

Storm closed his eyes and silently sensed the power of the [Momo Fruit] now.

He upgraded the previous [Momo Fruit] to six stars—that is, the [Awakening] level—by adding points to it.

However, it is different from the [Clay Fruit].

After Storm upgraded the Clay-Clay Fruit to the Awakened level, he immediately gained the ability to assimilate clay into the surrounding natural environment.

However, the Momo-Momo Fruit does not possess this special ability to assimilate its surroundings...

This is determined by the different types of Paramecia-type Devil Fruits.

However, the awakening of the Momo Fruit also has its unique aspects.

Before [Awakening].

The Momo-Momo Fruit can only apply this "multiplication" ability to other substances that Strom has touched.

However, after [Awakening].

The power of the Momo-Momo Fruit can now be applied to Storm himself!

However, overall...

Even after the Momo Fruit is awakened, its power effect remains very "simple and unpretentious"—super-doubled!

Now, Storm has further upgraded the [Momo Fruit] to seven stars.

He carefully sensed it, but didn't feel any special changes. He could only sense that the upper limit of the [Momo Fruit] had been broken.

simply put.

The original Momo Fruit's "Super Boost" could only achieve a maximum of "100x increase".

The current Momo Fruit's "Super Multiplier" effect has reached a "thousand-fold increase"!

of course.

Based on Storm's previous experience.

When using the [Momo Fruit], it's not about simply maximizing the multiplication number to achieve the best multiplication effect.

It's like increasing the speed of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit by a hundred times...

It's really easy to bump into a wall.

"The best way to use the [Momo-Mo Fruit] is to maximize its multiplication effect within the limits of one's own control!"

"A thousand times stronger [Momo Fruit]... I still need to practice and adapt to its abilities..."

Strom temporarily put away the [Momo Ring], which had been upgraded to seven stars, and focused his attention on the other rings.

He poured one blood diamond trophy after another into these rings.

[Thunder Ring/Floating Ring: ★★★★★★★] (Seven-star)

The four Blood Diamond trophies vanished instantly.

Instead, two [Thunder Ring] and [Floating Ring], which have been upgraded to seven stars, have been added.

The fighting power of "Whitebeard Jr." and "Golden Lion Jr." is likely to see a significant leap forward...

cough!

【Momo Ring】.

[Thunder Ring]

【Floating Ring】.

After Storm upgraded the three rings to seven stars, he had already used up six of his Blood Diamond Trophys, leaving him with two Death Diamond Trophys.

After a moment's thought, he upgraded the last [Demon Ring - Imitation] to seven stars as well.

However, the Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit inside was not upgraded along with it.

"This [Mythical Zoan Type: Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit]..."

While Storm was looking at the Nine-Tailed Fox Ring, the image of another Devil Fruit appeared in his mind.

"I still have a [Logia-type] Flame-Flame Fruit in my hand..."

Storm has had the Flame-Flame Fruit for some time now.

He had no intention of "eating" the Flame-Flame Fruit before—he even gave it away twice.

Neither Nami nor Ace had any interest in the Flame-Flame Fruit.

This Logia-type Devil Fruit, which was actually quite good, remained in Storm's possession.

Just like that Tyrannosaurus Rex Fruit that's almost covered in dust...

But no matter how bad the [Flame-Flame Fruit] is.

In Storm's eyes, its significance and value cannot be compared to that of the Tyrannosaurus Rex Fruit.

As for the [Mythical Zoan Type: Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit]...

Back then, Storm was willing to "abandon" the Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit once for the sake of the Float-Float Fruit.

So now, Storm can also "abandon" the Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit a second time for the sake of the Flame-Flame Fruit.

"Since nobody else is using it, I'll use it!"

"To revive the glory of the Burning Sun Temple is our inescapable duty!"

Storm summoned the final Blood Diamond Trophy.

Make a wish and receive a six-star [Demon Ring - Imitation].

With a single skill point allocation, you obtain a six-star [Awakened] [Flame-Flame Fruit]!

The Burning Ring is born!

Storm now possesses six [Demon Rings]!

Instead of immediately digesting these newly enhanced and acquired Devil Fruit abilities, he took out the eight-star Moonlight Trophy he had just obtained by defeating Hawkeye Mihawk.

"My Armament Haki level is seven and a half stars, so there's no rush to improve this ability..."

"As for the [Physical] attribute, [Endurance] is eight stars, and the remaining [Strength] and [Speed]..."

"I choose you! [Strength] attribute!"

Storm directly invested the final eight-star trophy into his [Strength] attribute, upgrading it to eight stars as well.

[Strength: ★★★★★★★★] (Eight stars)

From this point on, Storm's [Strength] and [Endurance] attributes both reached eight stars!

Thanks to these two attributes, Storm's [Physique] has also been directly promoted to eight stars!

"Wuhu! Cheers! Applause!"

A familiar feeling of hunger welled up in his heart, and Storm unleashed his Clay-Clay Fruit power, creating several Blue-Eyes White Dragons made of porcelain clay, which he then used to capture Sea Kings in the sea beside him.

While preparing the food, Storm thought for a moment, then walked over to Hawkeye Mihawk and silently took out a camera Den Den Mushi.

……

It is unknown how long Hawkeye Mihawk had been unconscious.

The aroma of roasted meat wafted into his nose, and Hawkeye Mihawk instantly opened his eyes.

Memories of what happened before he fell into a coma surfaced in Hawkeye Mihawk's mind.

"He actually got defeated by that blasphemous swordsmanship guy, Hakuryu..."

Hawkeye Mihawk lay deep in the crater, gazing at the vast sky, a long-forgotten sense of defeat welling up inside him.

"White Dragon, what's wrong with that guy...?"

Even after awakening, Hawkeye Mihawk still couldn't understand the white dragon's bizarre abilities.

Based on the information we obtained earlier, isn't Haku's ability the Clay-Clay Fruit?

The Clay-Clay Fruit's ability to create a flying Blue-Eyes White Dragon is already outrageous enough...

That bizarre form, as if its entire body was engulfed in white flames, resembling a demon king...

What exactly is it?

Hawkeye Mihawk struggled to sit up straight, raised his right hand, and tried to cover his head.

But a strange feeling welled up in his heart.

Hawkeye Mihawk paused for a moment, then turned to look at his right hand—which could no longer be called a "hand" at all!

It was a large, flat wing covered with dense, glossy, dark brown feathers, which would be considered a very beautiful and majestic wing in the eagle world.

"..."

Hawkeye Mihawk stared at his "arm" and fell silent instantly, his mind going completely blank.

His right hand, capable of wielding a knife, drinking alcohol, and farming...

How did it turn into a wing?

It took about half a minute.

Hawkeye Mihawk finally recovered from the intense mental shock and barely regained his senses from his dazed state.

It was only then that he had time to notice the changes in other places.

For example.

It wasn't just his right hand that was transformed into wings, but also his left hand.

For example,

His feet were once again transformed into a pair of slender yet ferocious bird claws.

Another example.

His mouth was also transformed into a sharp, slightly hooked bird's beak.

At this moment, Hawkeye Mihawk doesn't seem like "the world's greatest swordsman with eyes as sharp as an eagle," but rather like "a harpy, half-human and half-beast"...

"White Dragon!!!"

Even if Hawkeye Mihawk used his bird claws, he could figure out who had turned him into this grotesque figure.

With a burst of Haki, Hawkeye Mihawk forcibly expelled the power of the Clay-Clay Fruit from his body, and his entire body returned to its original human form.

"You rascal! You've really gone too far!"

Storm's voice reached Hawkeye Mihawk's ears at that moment.

"I went through so much trouble to turn your body into what it was just now, and you don't even cherish it at all."

"What a cold-hearted guy."

Storm is holding a piece of sea monster roast in his right hand and a photograph between his left and right hands.

With a flick of his finger, a "Hawk Exclusive Edition Sleeping Face Photo" flew directly in front of Hawkeye Mihawk.

"Don't you think this image suits your nickname, Hawkeye?"

Hawkeye Mihawk looked at the photo at his feet. With his excellent eyesight, he could see every detail in the photo.

"White Dragon, you bastard..."

Hawkeye Mihawk was furious.

"They even took pictures..."

"After all, I'm the victor!"