One Piece: Space-Space Fruit, Joining the Rocks Crew

The year was 1484 in the Kaiyuan calendar, the year of the Great Battle of God Valley.

New world.

A merchant ship is sailing on the vast sea with its blue sky and clear waters.

In a cramped crew quarters on the middle deck of the merchant ship, Luo Tian woke up from his bed.

This is his third day in the world of One Piece.

To survive, he had no choice but to do odd jobs on merchant ships.

In this perilous world, without talent, cheat codes, or Devil Fruits, becoming stronger is no easy feat.

Just as Luo Tian was staring at the ceiling in a daze, a mechanical voice sounded in his mind:

"Ding! System is loading... Loading complete!"

"You have a new player gift pack, would you like to open it?"

This notification was like a ray of hope, instantly lifting Luo Tian's spirits, who had been frowning.

Without any hesitation, he screamed in his mind, "Open!"

"Congratulations! You have obtained a Space Fruit and a Body Enhancement Card!"

As the notification sound came on, two pieces of information flooded into his consciousness.

[Space-Space Fruit] A Paramecia-type Devil Fruit. The user can sense and manipulate force and space!

After using the [Body Enhancement Card], your body will receive a hundredfold enhancement (enhancement includes, but is not limited to, organs, tissues, and cells)!

"Great!" Luo Tian's heart pounded wildly. Without the slightest hesitation, he silently thought:

"Use the Body Enhancement Card!"

The next second, a surge of energy, like a hot current, erupted from the deepest part of his body and flowed into his limbs and bones!

"Snap... crackle..."

The bones crackled, and the muscle fibers stretched and reorganized.

His body grew taller and expanded at a visible speed, and his originally well-fitting coarse cloth clothes were instantly torn apart, turning into strips of cloth hanging on his body.

In the blink of an eye, Luo Tian's height skyrocketed to 305 centimeters. (The same height as Doflamingo)

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But that's just the surface.

More profound changes are happening internally.

Luo Tian felt an unprecedented surge of vitality coursing through his body, as if he had inexhaustible strength.

He clenched his fist unconsciously, the air seemed to burst from his fist, producing a slight whistling sound.

He felt that he could easily lift hundreds of tons of weight, and that he could break the sound barrier when running at full speed. The density of his skin and bones had increased significantly, and their hardness was comparable to that of steel.

However, the most incredible aspect of this hundredfold enhancement lies in the exponential qualitative change at the cellular level!

His cell division and regeneration abilities were enhanced to the extreme.

Even severed limbs can regenerate within seconds, and vital organs such as the brain and heart can be rapidly reassembled even if destroyed.

In theory, as long as one cell survives and absorbs enough energy, his body can fully recover based on that!

This is already a near-conceptual "immortality" in a biological sense!

At the same time, the cells' repair capabilities also reach their peak.

It can not only precisely repair cells damaged and aging in daily life, but also reverse the process of telomere shortening, thus nipping aging in the bud and achieving true immortality and eternal youth!

"This...this is too incredible!" Feeling the earth-shattering changes within his body, Luo Tian was both surprised and delighted, and couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.

Suppressing his excitement, he conjured a strange fruit in his hand with a thought. The fruit was a deep blue color, covered with spiral patterns, and shaped like a dragon fruit.

It was that [Space Fruit].

He recalled the descriptions of how unpalatable Devil Fruits were, frowned, steeled his resolve, and took a bite—

Huh?

The expected nauseating taste did not appear. Instead, a sweet and fragrant sensation exploded in my mouth, turning into a strange warm current that flowed into my throat.

Youth has no price; its fruits melt in your mouth!

At the same time, he felt a magical ability to resonate with space within his body.

"I need to find a place to test the fruit's abilities..." Luo Tian was eager to try it out.

Whoosh—Boom!

Just then, a deafening crash came from outside the ship, accompanied by the sound of wood cracking.

The entire merchant ship suddenly rocked and tilted violently!

The sound of items rolling off the deck and people screaming in terror came from the deck.

"Oh no! It's a pirate attack!"

"Look at that flag! It's...it's the Rocks Pirates!"

"Rocks?! That strongest monster pirate crew in the New World? We're doomed! We're dead!"

"Run! Run!"

Chaos erupted on the deck as crew members fled like headless flies.

The merchant ship captain stared at the pirate ship blocking his way, and the pirate flag flying on it, his face filled with despair.

On that pirate ship, a group of ferocious-looking pirates were brandishing swords and muskets, emitting bloodthirsty laughter.

"Hahaha! Another fat sheep!"

"Brothers, rob them all!"

"Hehehe... I'll lead the charge!"

A burly pirate grinned maliciously, raised his large sword, leaped off the pirate ship, and slashed at the panicked crew on the merchant ship's deck.

Anyone who can join the Rocks Pirates, even if they are just a low-ranking member, is no ordinary person; this one strike is enough to send several people flying.

At the critical moment!

Om-! ! !

A strange, soft sound rang out, as if space itself had been disturbed.

An invisible yet powerful repulsive force field suddenly erupted, like an unseen wall, and slammed into the pirate who was still in mid-air.

"boom--"

With the sound of bones cracking, the pirate didn't even understand what was happening. He was thrown backward as if he had been hit head-on by a speeding train.

His entire skeleton was shattered by the blow, and he crashed heavily onto the distant sea like a lump of mud.

The next instant, everyone saw ripples spread across the space like water, and then a tall and upright figure appeared out of thin air at the bow of the ship.

He was a young man, who looked to be under twenty, with black hair, red eyes, and a cold, stern face.

He was wearing a black trench coat with the chest open, and he exuded a suffocating aura.

【Spatial Repulsion】Manipulate space to generate repulsive force!

"What...what happened?!"

"That pirate...is he dead?"

"It was him! He saved us!"

The crew members, who had survived the ordeal, were filled with mixed joy and surprise as they looked at Luo Tian, ​​who seemed to have descended from the heavens like a divine warrior.

Luo Tian raised an eyebrow: "You... are from the Rocks Pirates?"

"Where did this brat come from! How dare he kill our men!" On the deck of the pirate ship, the pirate captain roared with laughter as he gave the order:

"Brothers, fire! Shoot this charlatan through the roof!"

Bang bang bang bang bang-!

A barrage of gunfire erupted, and countless bullets flew through the air.

Luo Tian remained expressionless, neither dodging nor avoiding the attack.

Just as the bullet was about to hit him, his body seemed to lose its substance, suddenly becoming transparent, as if it had merged into space.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!

The next second, a hail of bullets pierced through his ethereal body, landing on the deck and leaving countless bullet holes.

【Voidification】Temporarily merge your body into space, entering a transparent and ethereal state to evade all attacks!

"What?! That's impossible!"

"The bullet went right through! Damn it!"

"Is he...is he a human or a ghost?!"

The pirates who witnessed this scene were all dumbfounded, their eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

Clearly, this group of pirates unfortunately became Luo Tian's test subjects.

Luo Tian slowly raised his right hand and gently shook hands with the pirates on the ship in front of him.

"Spatial confinement!"

Om-!

An invisible force field instantly spread out, locking all the pirates on the deck inside.

The next second, time seemed to stand still.

All the pirates were frozen in place.

One of the pirates had even leaped into the air, his feet off the ground, but now he was frozen in mid-air like an insect trapped in amber.

Seeing this, Newton must have turned to death.

【Spatial Imprisonment】Freezes the space around the target, forming an absolute imprisonment zone, making it unable to move or move!

Just as Luo Tian was about to deal with these frozen pirates further, the mechanical voice sounded in his mind again:

"Ding! Limited-time mission: Please choose one faction to join: [Marine Headquarters] or [Rocks Pirates]!"

Quest Reward: Supreme Grade Blade - Black Dragon, High-Level Swordsmanship!

Without almost any hesitation, Luo Tian immediately made his choice: "Join the Rocks Pirates!"

Now that we've come to this ocean that seeks freedom and power, why be bound by rules and regulations?

To do as he pleases, to settle scores with gusto, and to seize everything he desires through power—this is the path he yearns for!

"Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained the Supreme Grade Sword - Black Dragon, and the advanced swordsmanship technique!"

A surge of knowledge and experience regarding the power generation, slashing, and parrying of superb swordsmanship entered his mind.

At the same time, he had a long sword at his waist that was entirely black and had dragon patterns wrapped around its blade.

"Ding! Mission: Become a member of the Rocks Pirates!"

Mission Reward: High-level Armament Haki!

At this moment, the pirates who had been trapped in the space finally came to their senses from their terror.

Although he couldn't move his body, he could still speak.

"Damn it! What's going on? Why can't I move?!"

"It's that monster! He must be a Devil Fruit user!"

"Let us go!"

Luo Tian's eyes narrowed.

The repulsive force reappeared, but this time it didn't bounce off; instead, it formed an invisible repulsive shockwave that passed through the bodies of each imprisoned pirate.

"Ugh—!"

The repulsive force pierced through the pirates' bodies, instantly shattering their bones and destroying their internal organs.

The moment Luo Tian released the spatial confinement, these pirates collapsed to the ground like soft mud with their bones removed, turning into corpses.

Only the pirate captain remained on the entire pirate ship.

Luo Tian's gaze fell on him, his right hand pointing at him from a distance.

The next instant, an irresistible force of gravity acted on the pirate leader, lifting him into the air like a puppet and pulling him rapidly toward Luo Tian.

【Spatial Gravity】Manipulate space to generate gravity!

"Cough cough... Don't kill me! Please! Spare my life!"

The pirate captain's neck was gripped by Luo Tian's iron-like hand. His face flushed red from lack of oxygen, his legs kicked weakly in the air, and he pleaded incoherently:

"I'll give you all the treasure on the ship! All of it!"

Luo Tian smiled coldly: "Want to live? Fine. Take me to the Rocks Pirates' headquarters."

After saying that, he picked up the pirate leader like a chick and instantly disappeared from the spot.

When he reappeared, he was already on the deck of a pirate ship, casually tossing the pirate leader at his feet.

The pirate captain, clutching his neck where red welts had been choked, looked up in shock, his voice trembling as he cautiously asked:

"Who exactly are you? What do you want by coming to our headquarters?"