Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 296 Harvesting the Stars Grand Prix!

"An eight-star grand prize trophy..."

Storm gazed at the [Radiant Moon Cup] that had sprung up in the void, a faint trace of regret flashing across his eyes.

"I thought I was going to win a top-tier nine-star trophy..."

Charlotte Linlin's final outburst, a final awakening achieved by burning her lifespan and plundering souls, grants her a special ability similar to "Dynamax," causing her power to skyrocket to a level comparable to Storm's.

At least at the moment of the battle, Charlotte Linlin's [Strength] attribute was at least nine stars!

Storm originally thought that Charlotte Linlin, after such an extreme burst of power, could achieve a nine-star overall rating in the Grand Prix.

Just like his previous battle with Gecko Moria, who used the special ability of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit to forcibly raise his overall strength to a higher level, thus "contributing" a precious seven-star Star Trophy to Storm.

Unexpectedly, Charlotte Linlin's outburst only resulted in her providing an eight-star [Radiant Moon Cup]...

"Is it because they only developed strength and nothing else?"

A thought flashed through Storm's mind, but he shook his head.

Charlotte Linlin is extremely powerful.

For example, even with Storm's recent attacks, he couldn't break through the "steel balloon".

This talent is ridiculously strong!

I'll have to find an opportunity to study it later...

However, Charlotte Linlin's weaknesses are also very "short".

Before Straw Hat Boy and Senryo Dowager "rose to power".

Charlotte Linlin could almost be called the "shame of the Four Emperors," constantly being attacked by various forces, even minor monsters...

"Eight stars it is!"

Storm put away Charlotte Linlin's Moonlight Trophy, and at the same time, he withdrew his fist.

The giant fist, which resembled a towering white jade pillar and nearly shattered the entire ocean floor of Totto Land, grabbed the severely injured and unconscious Charlotte Linlin and lifted her up from beneath the sea.

The Void Prison, open!

Storm activated the power of the Door-Door Ring and threw the severely injured and unconscious Charlotte Linlin into the alternate dimension created by the Door-Door Fruit, imprisoning her there.

He was very interested in Charlotte Linlin's many abilities, such as the Soul-Soul Fruit, the Steel Balloon, and so on.

However, now is clearly not the best time to deal with this "captured emperor".

Lock them up first!

Having just sent Charlotte Linlin to the "Void Impel Down," Storm remembered another pirate emperor—

Kaido of the Beasts.

Although Kaido of the Beasts and Charlotte Linlin were extremely arrogant when they joined forces.

But the sight of him turning and running away without hesitation... was truly pathetic!

In any case, Storm had no idea that Kaido of the Beasts would abandon Charlotte Linlin, his temporary teammate, and run away.

But upon closer reflection, this seems to fit Kaido's personality quite well.

Kaido of the Beasts in news reports: Pirate Emperor, the strongest creature, and the invincible guardian king of Wano Country.

Kaido of the real sea: a cunning, shrewd, and treacherous middle-aged drunkard who can't even tame his own daughter.

To be opportunistic and flee at the first sign of trouble... that's so Kaido.

But Kaido's escape still provided Storm with a brand new trophy.

【Star Cup: Kaido of the Beasts】

[Tournament Rating: ★★★★★★★]

Not so long ago, Storm defeated Kaido of the Beasts and hunted down his eight-star Grand Prix Cup.

Now that this pirate emperor has been "severely injured" again, what he can offer is naturally a lower-level seven-star Star Cup.

"There's a trophy for surrendering, and there's a trophy for running away..."

Storm accepted Kaido's "Star Cup" with a smile.

As for catching up with the equally wounded Azure Dragon and fighting it to the death...

Storm doesn't have that idea for the time being.

Let's digest all the gains from this All Nations Expedition before considering other combat operations!

After Storm finished tidying up the Grand Prize Cups of the two Pirate Emperors, he was about to turn around and return to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon behind him.

But at that moment...

Storm's Observation Haki suddenly detected two rapidly moving auras.

His eyes narrowed instantly, and he immediately unleashed his Conqueror's Haki. A thick, black-red arc of electricity shot out and locked onto the two rapidly moving figures.

Boom!

A thunderous roar echoed once more across the skies above Totto Land.

The thunder was both the sound of Storm's [Conqueror's Haki] erupting and...

The thunder of Zeus, the thundercloud, roared!

"The majestic drums!"

A dazzling burst of lightning erupted from Zeus's cloud body, and bolts of lightning as thick as buckets were released from the dark clouds, attempting to attack the white dragon.

at the same time.

Beside Zeus, the sun Prometheus, whose light had dimmed, also erupted a bright and blazing pillar of fire at this moment.

"Fire from Heaven!"

The thunder and fire attacks formed by "Majestic Drum" and "Heavenly Fire" intertwined and mixed together in the sky.

White lightning, orange flames, and black and red arcs of electricity collided in mid-air, instantly unleashing a deafening roar.

boom--

Storm's [Conqueror's Haki] transformed into black and red arcs of electricity, utterly crushing the combined lightning and fire offensive launched by Zeus and Prometheus.

The seemingly powerful lightning and fire pillars were as fragile as paper in the face of nine-star Conqueror's Haki.

Storm's [Conqueror's Haki] continued to spread forward, locking onto the two high-level Homies from a distance—

No, they are three high-level Homies!

On Zeus, the thundercloud, lies a broken sword that remains silent.

Those are the remains of the Emperor's Sword, Napoleon!

Storm's [Conqueror's Haki] transformed into black and red electric arcs, like a high-energy electric grid, directly ensnaring Zeus and Prometheus.

These two advanced Homies are special soul life forms created by Charlotte Linlin using the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit and fusing it with natural elements.

Ordinary physical attacks have virtually no effect on Zeus and Prometheus.

Even attacks imbued with Armament Haki have no effect on this soul entity that has no physical body.

(During the Whole Cake Island arc, Luffy used Armament Haki to entangle Prometheus, but he was still unable to harm him.)

But [Conqueror's Haki] is ultimately different.

In particular, Storm's [Conqueror's Haki] has reached the level of nine stars!

Faced with Storm's highly concentrated Conqueror's Haki, the two high-level Homies' will to resist melted away like ice and snow until they completely lost consciousness.

[The Stars Trophy: Zeus/Napoleon/Prometheus]

[Tournament Rating: ★★★★★★★]

"……Clam?"

Three Star Cups instantly appeared in the void.

The trophy represented by Napoleon is even the Death Stars Trophy!

Storm was momentarily stunned.

The three advanced Homies created by Charlotte Linlin...

They can even offer the grand prize trophy?

And they're all seven-star trophies!?

hiss……

Clay falls from the sky!

Storm traversed space directly and arrived beside the two—three unconscious high-level Homies. Three clay arms grew out and grabbed the three Homies respectively.

Zeus's touch... soft and fluffy, like Nami (crossed out) — like a fluffy marshmallow.

Prometheus... warm and cozy, and just by looking at its appearance, it looks like a thin-skinned water bag filled with hot water.

Napoleon... is really dead.

Charlotte Linlin's Soul-Soul Fruit ability mechanics are truly baffling.

"Once the original ability user loses her independent consciousness, shouldn't her creations also become ineffective?"

What's going on with these two Homies?

Charlotte Linlin is already unconscious, but they can still move around freely.

"It's almost like two completely independent, special life forms..."

Storm glanced at the two high-class Homies beside him; the dead Napoleon was naturally not within his scope of attention.

Another thing came to his mind.

In the future, in the normal timeline, Charlotte Linlin is defeated by Law and Kid in the Wano Country War...

Although Storm still can't understand how Charlotte Linlin lost to Law and Kid.

But a defeat is a defeat.

But after Charlotte Linlin failed.

The "Zeus" she created did not disappear; instead, it completely transformed into Nami's shape.

Storm thought about it carefully for a while longer.

Even if we disregard the example of "Zeus".

The previous user of the Soul-Soul Fruit was Sister Carmel.

This seemingly kind but actually beastly nun also had a "Homie"—

Pandora.

It is worth mentioning that.

Pandora's abilities and appearance are, if not exactly the same, almost identical to Charlotte Linlin's Prometheus.

"I don't understand..."

But if Charlotte Linlin is killed and the Soul-Soul Fruit is "reborn", its ability mechanism should be clear, right?

Storm shook his head and used the Door-Door Fruit to create a separate alternate dimension, temporarily imprisoning the three Homies inside.

There are no jailers in the "Void Prison".

The life forms of Zeus and Prometheus were too unique.

Storm doesn't intend to imprison them with Charlotte Linlin for the time being.

What's the difference between this and handing a gun to a prisoner?

Storm considered Charlotte Linlin's previous plundering of the countless souls of the Homies of Totto Land, and used this as a way to improve his own operations.

He reasonably suspected that "Zeus" and "Prometheus," these "advanced Homies," might be "advanced recovery drugs" for Charlotte Linlin.

Then they definitely shouldn't be locked up together!

After dealing with Zeus and the others, Storm used the "Clay Falling from the Sky" technique to return to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

Yi Xiao glanced at Storm with a complicated expression.

No.

Two pirate emperors are fighting you.

Two against one.

The opponent suffered a defeat and fled...

What level of monster is this?

White Dragon.

When will you become the Pirate King?

After a moment of silence, Yi Xiao pointed his supreme greatsword, [Black Path Fireline], at Xiaomai Island below.