Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 20 Clay Fruit Awakening! (Please continue reading!)

Extremely cold hell, with biting cold winds.

Storm sat cross-legged in his solitary cell, his breath quickly turning into puffs of white mist.

"It's just as cold as the rumors said."

Storm raised his right hand and moved his fingers a few times, feeling no stiffness whatsoever.

"Fortunately, I had previously upgraded the [Endurance] attribute to five stars."

"Otherwise, a four-star physique wouldn't be able to withstand the cold air of the extreme cold hell."

Storm looked outwards.

His gaze passed over the frost-covered bars and landed on the solitary confinement cell opposite.

The prisoner in the cell, whose bounty was over 100 million, was covered in ice from head to toe, showing no signs of life.

This prisoner was frozen to death by the extreme environment of the frigid hell!

"What a pity about a gold trophy..."

The regret in Storm's heart was fleeting.

He unleashed his Observation Haki, probing into the outermost world.

In Storm's perception.

Shivering, Hannibal had already disappeared into the frigid hell with a group of prison guards in protective suits.

Well, according to rumors, the warden is "unafraid of severe cold or scorching heat"...

It seems this is indeed just a "rumor".

"Anyway, Hannibal is finally gone!"

Storm breathed a sigh of relief.

He voluntarily entered the frigid hell; he didn't really want to go to jail!

He came for the Grand Prix!

Compared to the previous levels of hell.

The extreme cold hell not only holds even more powerful prisoners, but there are also no Den Den Mushi (snail communication devices) monitoring it.

Den Den Mushi are not as resilient as one might imagine; they simply cannot withstand the terrifyingly low temperatures of the extreme cold hell.

Excluding the 5.5th floor, which has not yet been discovered by others—the new ladyboy paradise—let's not even mention it.

The Frigid Hell is one of the few "blind spots" in Impel Down that is under surveillance!

This means that—

Storm's free time has finally arrived!

Sharpening knives does not miss woodcutters.

Instead of immediately hunting for the trophy, Storm first summoned his own Grand Trophy.

The platinum trophy I won after defeating the four jailer beasts.

Storm has only used one, and still has three left!

Now is the perfect time to add skill points!

Storm took a deep breath and threw a Platinum Trophy into the Clay Fruit.

Clay Fruit: ★★★★★★

There are currently two platinum trophies remaining.

Storm originally intended to invest them into his own [Physique] attribute.

Resources are scarce in the extremely cold hell.

If Storm chooses to allocate points to [Constitution] now, he'll probably have to go hungry for several days.

"I'll add points to the [Endurance] attribute after the confinement ends!"

Storm put away the two Platinum Trophy and turned to look at the Clay Fruit, which had been upgraded to six stars.

An endless stream of inspiration seemed to explode in his mind.

In an instant.

Storm realized the difference between "five and a half stars" and "six stars"!

He stretched out his right hand and pressed it on the cell floor, suddenly activating the power of the Clay-Clay Fruit.

Under the influence of the Devil Fruit power.

The solid frozen soil of the extreme cold hell, which had been frozen for countless years, softened instantly.

Storm's right arm then sank downwards, pressing directly into the ground of the frigid hell.

Between his arms and the ground, white clay gushed out like a fountain.

"Six-star!"

With just a thought, Storm unleashed the power of the Clay-Clay Fruit, which spread throughout the entire cell, instantly softening the frozen ground into soft clay.

"Awakening level!"

The awakening characteristic of Zoan-type Devil Fruits is that they grant the user unparalleled regenerative abilities and vitality.

The awakening characteristic of Paramecia-type Devil Fruits is that they can affect things other than the user!

The moment Storm upgraded the Clay Fruit to six stars.

The Clay-Clay Fruit has awakened!

Storm unleashed the power of the Clay-Clay Fruit, transforming the cell floor into a soft clay bed.

He jumped and rolled around on the clay bed, his expression as excited as if he had been infected with the "Nika virus".

After initially adapting to the awakened abilities of the Clay Fruit.

Storm didn't hesitate any longer and immediately took action.

"The Golden Trophy, here I come!"

It is "confinement" rather than "imprisonment".

Storm was not put in the sea stone shackles that symbolized his status as a prisoner.

Even when he was shackled with sea stone shackles, he was not worried at all.

Storm can use the power of the Clay-Clay Fruit by using the power of the Devil Ring.

Seastone is effective against Devil Fruit users, so what does that have to do with him, a non-Devil Fruit user?

Storm had already tested this himself.

When I first received that [Seastone Baton] from the Navy Equipment Department.

Storm had tested the effectiveness of Seastone against him.

The final conclusion is-

Seastone is just a worthless, useless rock.

Even back then, a rather vague "prison plan" had already formed in Storm's mind.

He has now been sent to the extreme cold of hell, and the sea stone cannot stop his actions.

Storm stood in front of the cell door and walked steadily toward the fence in front of him, which was inlaid with sea stone.

The moment his body touched the sea stone fence, it immediately softened into clumps of white clay.

Seastone Prison couldn't contain Storm's movements!

A cold wind blew by.

Storm calmly stepped out of the prison cell.

The next action plan, of course, is to harvest the golden trophy in the extreme cold hell!

The quality of the Grand Prix Cup is primarily determined by the strength of the opponents.

In the world of piracy, the amount of a bounty is undoubtedly the best symbol of strength.

Just as Storm had predicted.

Pirates with bounties exceeding 100 million can each be awarded a Golden Trophy!

Starting from his solitary confinement cell, Storm began to plunder the trophies of the surrounding prisoners.

One after another, the Golden Trophy fell into his pocket.

After Storm cleared out the area of ​​cells where he was located.

He now has a double-digit number of Gold Cups!

A total of fifteen gold trophies!

"This quantity is barely satisfactory."

Storm's footsteps finally came to a stop in front of a dense, snow-covered forest.

"But it doesn't matter, in addition to prisoners, there are also corresponding jailers in the extreme cold hell."

"Army wolves!"

Before going to find the army wolves.

Storm was the first to summon his own [Grand Prix], intending to add another round of points.

One by one, the golden trophies vanished like bubbles.

One by one, five-star abilities appeared in Storm's ability bar.

[Armament Haki/Observation Haki: ★★★★★]

[Iron Block/Paper Drawing/Shaving/Finger Gun: ★★★★★]

In the blink of an eye.

Storm used up twelve Gold Trophys.

Because the strength level of the army wolves was not yet certain, Storm deliberately left three gold trophies.

He had previously upgraded his [Endurance] attribute to five stars, but his other two [Physique] attributes were still only four stars.

These three gold trophies are for the attributes of [Strength] and [Speed].

Everything is ready, except for—

"Army wolves!"

A sharp red glint flashed in Storm's eyes, and his Observation Haki swept through the dense forest before him like the wind.

"Found it!"

Storm raised his right hand, creating a tall clay clone, and maneuvered it into the dense forest in front of him.

The owner of the dense forest soon noticed the commotion.

A rustling sound followed.

Army wolves covered in snow-white fur appeared before the [clay clones].

The army wolves were not as large as the beasts in the Beast Hell.

However, the eyes of each army wolf gleamed with a blood-red light, making them appear extremely formidable.

"Awooo—"

A chilling wolf howl followed.

The seven or eight army wolves that had surrounded it seemed to have received a command and ran towards the [clay clone].

The army wolves move extremely fast, almost as fast as minnow zebras.

But no matter how fast a wolf moves.

It can't outrun the clay clones.

Under Storm's control, the clay clone swung its fist forward.

Its enormous arm exploded like a cannonball, scattering into seven equal-sized strips of clay.

The tips of these clay tentacles were deliberately shaped into fists, striking the army wolves in front of them with unparalleled precision.

"A clay downpour!"

The army wolves' movement speed was no match for the awakened Clay-Clay Fruit.

They rushed over with the force of thunder.

Then, he was instantly knocked down by a barrage of clay fists.

Thump! Thump! Thump! ——

Accompanied by eight crisp taps on the head.

All eight wolves that came to attack were knocked unconscious.

[Golden Trophy: Army Wolf] X8

"It really is a gold trophy!"

A faint hint of joy flashed in Storm's eyes.

But just then...

A figure suddenly appeared from the shadows.

Only a fleeting orange-yellow shadow passed through mid-air.

The clay clone, which had just been displaying its might, had its head severed.

Pfft!

The headless clay clone pushed over mountains of gold and jade pillars, landing directly on the ground in the dense forest.

"You succeeded?!"

The orange-yellow shadow stopped moving, revealing its true form.

His hair and clothes were half orange and half white, and he had a huge lightning bolt scar from his forehead to his right eye.

It's worth noting that this creature's arms are not human arms, but two enormous scissors.

Lightning, a high-ranking officer in the revolutionary army.

Before Lightning could even step forward to check the situation, the "corpse" of the [Clay Clone] suddenly emitted a strange sound.

Smack—Smack—

The clay seemed to be subjected to some kind of force, and suddenly it softened.

The body of the clay clone, along with its severed head, reassembled in Lightning's shocked gaze.

"Feed..."

【Clay Clone】 Its emotionless white eyes stared intently at the lightning, a mocking smile curling at the corner of its mouth.

"It hurts so much..."

(End of this chapter)