Konoha's Mission Master

Yakumo stored the third fruit in his storage scroll, and with a flash of golden light, he arrived at the top of the deserted island, continuing to sense the energy flowing within his body.

After a long while, Yakumo opened his eyes, his mind in turmoil. With the barrier broken, he had gained the right to obtain a Devil Fruit.

Yakumo was eager to choose a Devil Fruit.

That's right, Yakumo decided to eat the Devil Fruit. After all, he could create armor with Wood Release to isolate himself from seawater, so the ocean posed little threat to him. The only thing he needed to be wary of was Seastone.

In short, the gains outweighed the losses.

He took out all the Devil Fruits from the storage scroll, excluding the special Mythical Zoan type first, which was Mori Masako's choice.

Currently, the available fruits include the Paramecia-type Speed-Speed ​​Fruit, the Paramecia-type Unknown Fruit (which looks like a strawberry), the Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit, the Paramecia-type Soul-Soul Fruit, and the Zoan-type Mammoth Form.

Animal type, eliminated.

Yakumo stored the mammoth form and the unknown mythical beast form fruit into his storage scroll.

Paramecia-type Speed-Speed ​​Fruit, no longer within the scope of consideration.

Although he is a master of physical combat and can bring the fruit's power to its peak, the fruit's potential is not high, after all, there is the Momo-Momo Fruit above it.

The only options are the Dark-Dark Fruit, the Soul-Soul Fruit, and an unknown Paramecia type. Of the three fruits, Yakumo prefers the Soul-Soul Fruit.

If he broadens his options, he can obtain Devil Fruits by hunting down powerful individuals. The Devil Fruits of the Navy Admirals and Kaido are all on Yakumo's shortlist.

But there's no need for that.

"Forget it, the Soul-Soul Fruit it is."

Yakumo first blocked his sense of taste, picked up the grape-shaped Soul Fruit, took a bite without changing his expression, and swallowed it directly.

Blocking his sense of taste spared him from the torment of the unpleasant taste of Devil Fruits. He could sense some unknown energy that spread from his stomach into his limbs and bones, ultimately strengthening the soul deep within his mind.

In his mind, some memories have faintly appeared, giving him more inspiration and room to maneuver regarding the power of the soul. When he looks at the sea, he also feels a fear from the bottom of his heart.

At this moment, game system prompts flashed one after another.

[Note: Due to the effects of the Soul Fruit, the player's soul has been strengthened, and the player's Intelligence attribute has increased by four points.]

[Congratulations player: Your Intelligence attribute has reached its limit, triggering the seventh extreme attribute. This upgrade requires three Divine Revelation Scrolls.]

[Note: Divine Revelation Scrolls require Dao Transformation Scrolls to exchange for. If a player does not have enough Dao Transformation Scrolls, the breakthrough will fail.]

[Note: The residual energy of the Soul Fruit can offset the cost of one Divine Revelation Scroll, so players only need to spend two Divine Revelation Scrolls to break through their Intelligence.]

Currently, intelligence level is 79.9 (learning ability, mental resilience).

Clearly, Yakumo was pleasantly surprised by the benefits of consuming the Soul-Soul Fruit. Not only did his Intelligence attribute return to its peak, but it also received a significant boost.

Three Divine Revelation Scrolls are equivalent to about 130,000 gold coins, which can offset one scroll, saving 45,000 gold coins.

But that wasn't all that surprised Yakumo.

[Note: The player's "glimmer of hope" has removed the side effects of the Devil Fruit.]

[Note: The uniqueness of Devil Fruits remains. If a player attempts to consume a second Devil Fruit, they will most likely pay with their life, exploding on the spot.]

[Tip: Once a player's constitution reaches 90 points, they can safely consume the second fruit.]

[Comment: In my opinion, fate favors the kind-hearted.]

To his surprise, that glimmer of hope had removed the side effects of the Devil Fruit. Neither the ocean nor Seastone would affect him. But... who was the person who left that message?

Yakumo thought for a moment and opened the skill panel.

initiative:

Soul-Soul Fruit - Initial Spirit Breakthrough

Yakumo pointed his index finger at the word "breakthrough".

[Note: This upgrade will cost 20000 gold coins.]

Is the initial stage starting at 20,000?

It's foreseeable that... the upgrade of Devil Fruits will be a money-devouring beast. The current 140,000 gold coins may not be enough to upgrade the Soul-Soul Fruit to the point of awakening.

After all, the more powerful the fruit, the higher its growth potential and the more terrifying the difficulty of advancement.

He could gradually improve his Devil Fruit through practice, but he hesitated slightly about whether to take a shortcut.

Such an improvement must be very difficult... For example, he has only mastered the simple manipulation of using souls to attack others. As for the deeper levels of extracting souls, giving souls, and forging weapons with souls, he is still completely clueless.

Blackbeard is a genius who carries the power of the sea, but in the past three years, he has only mastered two abilities: soul attack and soul weapon forging. He has not mastered the ability to extract and bestow souls.

Big Mom spent decades mastering the Soul Fruit's power, gaining the ability to attack with souls, extract and bestow souls, and even forge three divine weapons with souls.

Assuming that Yakumo's talent is three times that of Big Mom, and based on the timeline analysis, Big Mom spent over thirty years developing the Soul-Soul Fruit to its peak.

So, Yakumo had the potential to spend ten years developing the Soul-Soul Fruit to that level. With that in mind, he instantly realized... he shouldn't have invested time in the Soul-Soul Fruit.

After all, he's only sixteen this year; ten years is too long.

Yakumo extracted the first drop of blood from her index finger and used the microscopic perspective provided by her Life Mastery skill to analyze her blood... A completely new gene grew out of the original gene helix.

This gene is currently very short, but it is a starting point with unlimited potential. If it continues to develop... it will give rise to extremely high potential.

Yakumo finally opened the skill panel.

Active: Soul-Soul Fruit - Initial Spirit Breakthrough

[Note: This upgrade requires 20000 gold coins and cannot be canceled after completion.]

Yes or No

Yakumo did not click "yes." Instead, he slowly flew into the sky, wrapped his entire body in a wooden cocoon, and then created a shadow clone to carry the wooden cocoon.

This time he clicked "Yes" directly!

[Note: 20000 gold coins have been deducted.]

The scalding energy reached deep into the body, stimulating that special gene and causing it to grow rapidly. This scalding energy dissipated completely not long afterward.

In my mind, something began to be amplified by another energy!

[Note: Player's Intelligence attribute increases by one. Due to the limit on the seventh level, this increase is equivalent to half a Divine Revelation Scroll.]

[Tip: Currently, only 1.5 Divine Revelation Scrolls are needed to break through the seventh-tier limit barrier of the Intelligence attribute.]

Of course, in addition to strengthening himself, Yakumo also gained many memories of practicing the Soul-Soul Fruit's abilities. Through his accumulated efforts, he mastered the ability to extract souls.

After a long while, Yakumo opened his eyes after processing the memories, his face filled with undisguised joy. He never expected that improving the Soul-Soul Fruit would also increase his intelligence attribute.

If this continues, the second upgrade might be able to break through the barrier!

Yakumo opened his personal skills.

initiative:

Soul-Soul Fruit - First Reincarnation "Breakthrough"

The second level above the initial spirit is called the first transformation. At this level, Yakumo's manipulation of the soul becomes more refined, and he gains the ability to extract the souls of his enemies.

This ability depends on the difference in intelligence attributes and whether the enemy is in a negative state such as fear, confusion, or serious injury. In other words, the worse the enemy's state, the stronger the effect of this move.

Without hesitation, Yakumo made a light breakthrough.

[Note: This upgrade requires 40000 gold coins and cannot be canceled after completion.]

Yes or No

With a light tap, the scalding energy spread once more, penetrating deep into the most basic units of the body, strengthening that gene segment with limitless potential.

This energy was not only scalding hot, but also somewhat stinging, as if countless ants had suddenly sprung up between my bones, devouring my flesh. This pain slowly intensified over time.

It spreads from between the bones to the flesh and blood, becoming increasingly severe.

Yakumo gritted his teeth, cold sweat pouring down his body... enduring the waves of excruciating pain that surged one after another, curling his body into a ball.

During this excruciating pain, Yakumo could feel a certain change occurring in his body, making him even more compatible with the Soul-Soul Fruit.

This pain lasted for half an hour, and my clothes were completely soaked with sweat, as if I had been pulled out of the water.

When the intense pain subsided, a flood of memories of developing the Soul-Soul Fruit resurfaced in his mind, repeating themselves countless times. This time, he gained the skill of forging weapons with his soul.

initiative:

Soul Fruit - Second Reincarnation "Breakthrough"

Gold coins: 86540.

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Chapter 341 Proof of Domination: Mythical Beast Fruit

As the sun rises in the east, the leaves are covered with glistening dewdrops. Down the mountain, Yuuki Chiyuki is practicing with Maki in the morning, engaging in simple and direct physical combat.

Masako Mori then began preparing breakfast.

Yakumo regained consciousness, and his Soul-Soul Fruit was upgraded to the second level. He now possessed three abilities: attacking souls, extracting souls, and forging weapons with souls.

If things go as expected, the Soul-Soul Fruit will be upgraded again, and the ability gained will be Soul Granting, which is equivalent to 140,000 gold coins offsetting Big Mom's 30 days of effort.

The awakening of the Soul-Soul Fruit roughly equates to the combat power of an Admiral, still some distance from that of a Yonko (Emperor of the Sea).

When Big Mom became one of the Four Emperors, she relied not only on her Devil Fruit ability, but also on her physical strength standing atop the ocean and her unparalleled Haki.

The Four Emperors are the standard template: vigorous vitality, powerful physique, and Devil Fruit abilities developed to their peak. It should be said that the Four Emperors are all-rounders with no obvious weaknesses.

Therefore... it seems that the Soul-Soul Fruit didn't significantly enhance Yakumo's abilities; only the ability to attack souls strengthened the Soul-Slaying Blade.

Soul attacks also suit Yakumo perfectly, as they are abilities that he naturally acquired without any development when he ate the fruit.

Another point is that upgrading the level of a fruit can enhance the power of the abilities one possesses. For example, soul attacks also received some enhancement after the second upgrade.

At the same time, after the second upgrade, the condition for breaking the extreme value barrier of the intelligence attribute was once again negated by a Divine Revelation Scroll. Calculated in this way, when the upgrade is done again, Yakumo will be able to break this barrier.

Eighty points in intelligence seems within reach.

Yakumo planned to directly upgrade the Soul-Soul Fruit, but he felt a wave of mental fatigue.

He did a lot last night: he used a bug to resurrect Blackbeard with Edo Tensei to steal the Devil Fruit, learned how to apply Armament Haki, and finally improved his Soul Soul Fruit.

"I am indeed just a mortal, and I have my limits."