Konoha's Mission Master

Yakumo quickly refocused his attention on the battle between Dragon and Shanks. If they were destined to be enemies in the future, it would be better to be better off with more information.

"Where does Shanks' strength lie? Is it his domineering presence?"

"It's all about control. His Haki level is only about five times stronger than an ordinary person, which is no match for mine. But he can gather Conqueror's Haki into one."

"The One That Is Indestructible".

"Like a compression of Armament Haki?"

"That's right, but it's even more difficult; it's definitely not a path I'm good at."

"Aren't you envious?" Yakumo asked.

Why do you think he practices compression?

"Why?" Yakumo asked instinctively.

"Because he's poor, he doesn't have enough Conqueror's Haki."

"hehe."

Yakumo somewhat regretted pressing the issue, giving Ryuu a chance to retaliate. This made him slightly annoyed.

"You think Shanks is completely useless?"

"No, he's a genius."

"..."

"By the way, the Navy also announced the deaths of Fleet Admiral Sengoku and my father today."

As the two parted, Long suddenly spoke, and after saying this, the two went their separate ways.

Today's World Economic Herald, headline.

"The fall of the old era and the awakening of the new king."

Yakumo nodded. Now he had finally found the reason why Dragon had been so taciturn in the first place. This was Garp's second death, and everyone in the world knew about his death.

His third death came after he was forgotten by the world…

At Marine Headquarters, countless people spontaneously observed a moment of silence for Garp.

When they learned that the person who killed Vice Admiral Garp and Fleet Admiral Sengoku was the Thousand-Faced Demon King, Yakumo Ii, the entire Marine Headquarters was enraged.

Anger is a very powerful force.

At this moment... Yakumo is preparing to submit the mission.

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Chapter 363 Proof of Domination: Fruit Awakening

Inside the laboratory, Yakumo recalled the information that Ryu had provided.

It is now certain that Shanks is very strong, strong in his mastery and quantity of Conqueror's Haki, and strong in his unparalleled kingly aura.

With that kind of strength...

Yakumo felt that the problem wasn't too serious; he was confident he could defeat Shanks, after all, the Soul-Soul Fruit granted him a strong resistance to Conqueror's Haki.

Inside the laboratory, Reed had already woken up and was stretching.

"This is the most comfortable sleep I've had in years."

"Are you planning to activate the recessive gene today?" Yakumo asked.

"Of course, I only have ten days."

Reed's words coincided with Long's, indicating that he indeed carried some kind of mission, a rather urgent one.

Yakumo had no choice but to take out the reagent from his storage scroll. Over the years, the activation progress of his Devil Fruit had reached forty percent.

Yakumo only increased his stats by three percent the first time.

Based on his reaction after this enhancement, we will make detailed adjustments to the subsequent enhancement progress.

"Get ready," Yakumo said, then took out the reagent and injected it.

With a wave of his hand, Yakumo used blood-red vines to restrain Reed's body and threw him outside the laboratory, where he crashed heavily to the ground.

The crimson vines, no longer restricting them, spread out rapidly.

Reed's body was covered in dense gray hair, like hard rock, and his body continued to grow larger. Two sharp canine teeth protruded from the corners of his mouth.

Reed gradually approached the gray giant ape, his hair standing on end like steel needles, and his height increased to about four meters. His clothes were torn apart by his bulging body, and even his wide cloak became tattered.

It seemed as if some kind of energy existed deep within the earth, gathering from underground and flowing through Reed's body like a stream, constantly tempering his physique and steadily increasing his physical strength.

Hoo, hoo, hoo...

The gray giant ape emitted deep breaths, its muscles gleaming with a metallic sheen, appearing as if it were indestructible.

A gentle breeze swept through.

A dragon, its entire body shrouded in a dark green cloak, appeared at the laboratory entrance, eyeing Reed with a hint of curiosity.

He believed Reed would not be in danger.

Inside the laboratory, Yakumo activated his Soul Eye.

Deep within Reed's mind, two wills were locked in battle.

At this moment, Reed had gained an absolute advantage, and what really puzzled him was the connection between Reed and the earth.

Use the earth's energy to strengthen your body.

Is this situation related to Reed's physique, or... to the fruit of the Stone Giant Ape?

If it's related to the fruit, then... is the Stone Giant Ape form really just a regular Zoan-type?

The earth possesses a very high level of power.

At eighteen years old, the activation rate is 40%.

“Reed and the Giant Ape of Stone Mountain are highly compatible.”

Only this conclusion can explain why Reed gained the upper hand in the battle of wills so quickly, and why the will of the Devil Fruit even had a shy, coy quality, like a demure wife clinging to her lover.

A few minutes later, the hair on Reed's body gradually disappeared. The battle of wills had come to an end, and his body was rapidly shrinking... revealing his amazingly curved, pink and white buttocks.

Long's expression changed slightly, suppressing a smile.

He took off the cloak and draped it over Reed.

A few seconds later, Reed slowly woke up and immediately felt a kind of unrestrained freedom in his body. Then, he carefully tightened his clothes.

"Come in," Yakumo said.

Reed used the tattered clothes on the ground to cover his burly body as much as possible, and carefully sat down opposite Yakumo.

"How does the enhancement feel?"

"Logically speaking... it should feel like a very comfortable nap."

After a moment's thought, Reed gave a rather unreliable answer.

"Does it seem too easy? You have good talent."

"Thank you for the compliment, Lord Yakumo."

Yakumo reopened his Eye of the Soul and observed carefully.

Reed's Devil Fruit powers were successfully fused, with soul energy transformed into slender tentacles that invaded Reed's body... A thorough examination from the inside out revealed no remnants of the Devil Fruit's will.

This is simply a miracle.

Yakumo drew another vial of Reid's blood and continued to use his Life Mastery skill to strengthen the basic genes, while simultaneously creating shadow clones to treat the other two reagents.

“This time we’ve reached 10% progress. If we have a strong will, we should be able to reach the level of super awakening within ten days,” Yakumo said.

Long asked with some concern.

"Brother Yakumo, isn't this a bit too hasty?"

"Reed and the Stone Giant Ape form are highly compatible, and there are basically no barriers before the super awakening."

“The only challenge is achieving super awakening,” Yakumo explained.

"Is this what they call a genius?"

"This is... something that was destined from birth."

The dragon asked, somewhat doubting its own existence, "Is it destiny?"

"It can probably be understood as a special physical condition."

Reed blushed slightly and scratched his head.

"I'm just an ordinary person, and I'm extremely envious," Yakumo said.

"You... an ordinary person?"

The dragon was very surprised and involuntarily gasped.

"Me? I'm mediocre in both body and soul."

"Tsk tsk, I suddenly feel like punching someone."

"Let's go, this time let's go straight to the outside of the lab."

Within a day, Reed's activation progress increased by 20%, equivalent to more than ten years of progress for an ordinary person, and the integration was very successful, with no trace of animal will remaining.

By evening that day, Reed's activation level had reached 60%.

The group then dispersed and returned to their respective resting places.

Yakumo finally had time to submit the task and spoke softly.

"Submit the task."

[Hint: Congratulations on completing the quest "The Thief".]

[Hint: Player's final mission completion rate: 230%]