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Chapter 272 Nine-Star [Power]! (Third update, please subscribe!)

【Paranoia-type Devil Fruit - Door-Door Fruit】

Storm gazed silently at the Door-Door Fruit in his hand.

This is a Devil Fruit with a light green outer skin. Its shape is square, like a stack of countless doors of various kinds.

The contents recorded in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia flashed through Storm's mind.

【Paramecia-type Door-Door Fruit】The user can create "doors" on any substance they come into contact with, including even some "invisible" substances.

For example—flame.

This is a relatively rare "space-type" Devil Fruit.

Storm also possesses quite a few "space fruits".

For example, the Swamp Fruit can create an infinitely large "swamp space".

For example, there's the [Teleportation Fruit] that he hasn't used yet, but has only kept as a keepsake—[Teleportation Fruit].

However, in Storm's view, the Door-Door Fruit is even superior to the Swamp Fruit and the Teleport Fruit.

One of the most crucial points is that the Door-Door Fruit can create countless completely independent alternate dimensions!

Based on this alone.

Storm thought the Door-Door Fruit was powerful enough.

of course.

Bruno, the former user of the Door-Door Fruit, had only average strength and no remarkable achievements in developing the Devil Fruit's abilities.

This is quite in line with the natural order of the ocean...

The truly powerful Devil Fruits rarely fall into the hands of equally powerful individuals.

Just like the Chop-Chop Fruit, the Swallow-Swallow Fruit, the Slow-Slow Fruit, and so on.

However, if a top-tier Devil Fruit encounters an equally top-tier powerful being from the sea, it can create a true monster that reigns supreme over the ocean.

Whitebeard and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, all beasts and the Azure Dragon Fruit, Big Mom and the Soul-Soul Fruit...

Of the four Pirate Emperors of the New World, three are Devil Fruit users, and all three possess top-tier Devil Fruits!

Closer to home.

The advantage of the Door-Door Fruit lies in the fact that it is a "fully functional" space-type Devil Fruit, with abilities such as spatial movement, spatial teleportation, and interdimensional space access.

Storm gently stroked the Door-Door Fruit in his hand for a while, then directly removed the Swamp Ring.

【Swamp Ring】—or rather, the 【Swamp Fruit】 contained within it.

In Storm's hands, this Logia-type Devil Fruit was merely a "tool fruit".

Storm completely disregarded the "Logia-type" characteristics of the Swamp Fruit; he only cared about the "swamp space" that came with it.

But now he has obtained the Door-Door Fruit.

We can use the Door-Door Fruit to "optimize" the Swamp Fruit.

Under Storm's control, the Swamp Ring gradually released the demonic power it contained.

[Swamp Fruit], Rebirth!

Then, Storm sealed the power of the Door-Door Fruit into the Devil Ring Imitation.

He glanced at his collection of trophies.

When I defeated CP0 agent Guernica, I happened to obtain a six-star Diamond Trophy.

Without hesitation, Storm threw the Diamond Trophy into the newly created Door Door Ring.

A brand new [Demon Ring] was born—

[Door Ring: ★★★★★★] (Six-star rating)

"A six-star [Door-to-Door Ring]!"

Storm closed his eyes and carefully savored the power of his newly acquired Door-Door Fruit.

The number of Devil Fruit abilities he possesses far exceeds the number on both hands.

Mastering a new Devil Fruit power was a piece of cake for Storm.

Not long after.

Storm then became basically proficient in using the [Ring of Doors].

He looked at the empty space in front of him, reached out and grabbed, and an air door appeared out of thin air, which he then pulled open.

Behind this "air door" lies a pure white, boundless alternate dimension.

This is the "door space" that Storm has just opened up!

Storm, carrying the newly restored Swamp Fruit, along with countless treasures and resources previously sealed in the Swamp Space, sent them all into this "Gate Space".

"What a convenient ability! It's even easier to use than the Swamp-Swamp Fruit!"

Storm gave a thumbs up and patiently tested the effects of "Space Gate One" for a while.

"This 'Gateway Number One'—it will be my 'Gate of Babylon' from now on!"

Storm closed the Gates of Babylon.

He then used the same method to create a second "air door".

Storm opened the "Air Door," stepped inside, and simultaneously unleashed the power of the Clay-Clay Fruit.

A continuous stream of clay surged from the void, filling this alien space, and prison cells took shape.

"Second Spatial Gate" - connects to a vast void prison!

If any of the Impel Down jailers were here, they would find that the layout of this "Void Prison" is extremely similar to the Infinite Hell, the sixth level of the Deepsea Prison.

In fact.

This "Void Prison" was built by Storm based on the design of the Infinite Hell!

Storm created the "Void Prison" and threw his defeated underlings, such as Rayleigh, Doflamingo, and Guernica, into it.

These guys will spend the rest of their lives in this "Void Prison"!

After obtaining the Ring of Doors, Storm first created the Gate of Babylon, and then the Void Prison, before finally stopping.

He looked at the seven-star grand prize trophy he possessed.

Previously, after Kizaru surrendered—which he called "admitting defeat"—...

Storm then received the Admiral's Star Trophy.

If we also include the seven-star trophy we won after defeating the Golden Emperor Tesoro.

Storm now owns two more Star Trophy titles.

After a moment's consideration, he ultimately decided to invest the two seven-star trophies into the newly acquired [Door-to-Door Ring].

Previously, Storm only considered the Swamp Ring as a "tool ring," so he didn't intend to add any more points to it.

The six-star [Swamp Ring] is more than enough for Strom, and no additional points are needed.

However, the advantages and benefits of the Door-Door Fruit outweigh those of the Swamp Fruit.

After thinking for a while, Storm decided to add points to the Door-Door Fruit.

Two [Star Cups], one for upgrading the development level of [Door-Door Fruit], and the other for upgrading the level of [Devil Ring].

With two seven-star trophies won, the star rating of the [Ring of Doors] changes once again—

【Door Ring: ★★★★★★★】(Seven-star rating)

A seven-star [Door-to-Door Ring]!

At this moment, all of Storm's [Demon Rings] reached seven stars or higher!

Among them, the Clay Ring, Momo Ring, and Red Dragon Ring are all eight-star items.

The remaining seven [Demon Rings] are all seven-star!

"The six-star and seven-star grand prize trophies are all gone..."

Storm glanced at his own trophy.

The Grand Prix is ​​now reduced to a solitary "Radiant Moon Cup".

This is the eight-star trophy that Storm won after defeating Akainu.

"The last [Moonlight Trophy]!"

Storm summoned the eight-star trophy and took out the food reserves from the Gate of Babylon.

"Big trophy, extra points!"

The Moonlit Trophy from Admiral Akainu was unhesitatingly incorporated into Storm's own Strength attribute.

Strom's already high [Strength] attribute of eight and a half stars was completely filled with a slightly illusory star after receiving the bonus from the [Radiant Moon Trophy].

[Power: ★★★★★★★★★] (Nine-star rating)

Nine-star power!

Unmatched power!

Storm had a feeling that he could now smash a mountain with a single punch!

The familiar feeling of hunger surged back.

Storm immediately dismissed this somewhat unrealistic idea and focused his attention on the food in front of him.

Eat like crazy! Eat like crazy!

……

Just as Storm was eating voraciously to replenish his energy.

On the Risciride Islands.

Akainu slowly woke up, feeling pain all over his body.

He hadn't felt this much pain in so many years...

Just as Akainu's consciousness was becoming somewhat hazy.

Kizaru's voice reached his ears, and then a Den Den Mushi appeared in his line of sight.

"Sakazuki, now that you're awake, you can go and report to Fleet Admiral Sengoku and the Five Elders..."

Akainu forced himself to sit up straight and looked at Kizaru, whose mouth was bleeding and whose clothes were slightly dirty.

"Boltarino, have you dealt with the White Dragon?"

"……Um?"

Kizaru blinked, his expression strange.

"When did you get the misconception that I could defeat the White Dragon?"

"Our Buster Call mission failed, Sakazuki."

Akainu's lips twitched violently a few times. He snatched the Den Den Mushi from Kizaru's hand and looked at the latter with disappointment.

"Borsalino! With your abilities, you could easily hold that guy off! You're not going to hold back, are you?"

When Akainu recalled the "Eight-Foot Edge Ball" that Kizaru had released earlier, he felt that his guess was reasonable.

"You said I was lenient..."

Kizaru adjusted his glasses.

He did indeed let the water flow before.

But then Storm grabbed him and then casually let him go...

Did Kizaru hold back?

But Strom's flopping was even more serious!

Instead of wasting time being paranoid, you should think about how you lost in the first place!

Kizaru looked at Akainu and, without holding back, stood on his moral high ground and launched into a furious tirade.

"A spineless brat who got taken down with a single punch!"

Lies don't hurt, truth is the knife.

Akainu lowered his head, looking embarrassed.

"I'm sorry... bro."

"Shut up, you disrespectful brat!"

(End of this chapter)