As Fang Huo's forty-meter greatsword swept across, the arrogant World Pirates were annihilated, becoming part of the ocean's graveyard.
Another entry was added to the brutal record of Great Demon Venerable Gu Yue Fang Huo.
"Congratulations, first mate!"
As Fang Huo returned via teleportation, fanatics like Babel and Kiel Bastard immediately offered their excited congratulations.
Their Lord first mate was getting stronger and stronger!
Having obtained the Momo Fruit Ability, Fang Huo's strength had once again undergone a qualitative change.
Previously, relying on his Gravity Ability and Rumble-Rumble Fruit abilities, Fang Huo could already reach the level of an island-destroying powerhouse.
Now, he probably wouldn't even need to charge up for a long time to destroy an island!
"Not bad, not bad! It seems you've pulled a bit ahead of Newgate and Linlin!"
Rocks sensed the changes in Fang Huo.
The greatest change wasn't the qualitative leap brought by the Devil Fruit ability, but the explosive growth in his momentum and spirit.
By obtaining the Momo Fruit Ability, even Fang Huo's very essence had undergone a qualitative change.
Rocks discovered that Fang Huo's Conqueror's Haki had undergone a qualitative change one step ahead of Newgate and Linlin.
One must realize that Fang Huo's awakening of Conqueror's Haki was later than both of theirs, yet now he had moved ahead of them.
After the Enies Lobby island-destruction incident and obtaining the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and Momo Fruit abilities, Fang Huo's Conqueror's Haki had already reached the threshold of Conquerors Haki Infusion.
Perhaps Fang Huo, this first mate, would be the second man after Rocks to master Conquerors Haki Infusion.
Rocks was quite pleasantly surprised; Fang Huo truly lived up to being the first mate of the Rocks Pirates.
"Your strength is growing a bit too fast!"
Newgate felt a hint of pressure. Since Sky Island, he found that his own growth rate could no longer keep up with Fang Huo's exaggerated speed.
Every time Fang Huo obtained a Devil Fruit ability, his strength would undergo a qualitative change.
And the increase in strength would, in turn, positively enhance Fang Huo's spirit and Conqueror's Haki.
How was Newgate supposed to chase after such a monster!
Fang Huo's only weakness, his physical body, had gradually caught up to Newgate's thanks to the strengthening and cultivation moves developed from the Vampire Ability, Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and Gravity Ability, combined with Rocks' 'beatdown training'.
He was even approaching Linlin's Iron Body.
Fang Huo's unconstrained ideas could always develop corresponding cultivation methods from these Devil Fruit abilities.
Now, even the Moonlight Ability and Munch-Munch Fruit Ability allowed Fang Huo to develop unique body-refining techniques.
Even the abilities of other Executives could be used by Fang Huo to train himself.
For instance, Linlin's Soul-Soul Fruit ability and Kiel Bastard's Ghost-Ghost Fruit ability were used by Fang Huo to train his soul strength and mental capacity.
He used the Mushroom-Mushroom Fruit ability to train his poison resistance.
He even used his Tremor-Tremor Fruit Ability to train the defensive strength of his internal organs.
This guy wanted to enhance himself in every single aspect!
According to the reason Fang Huo gave, it was simply because he was afraid of death!
---"Haha, if I'm not a bit stronger, how can I be worthy of this bounty!"
Fang Huo felt the strengthening brought by the Momo Fruit Ability, but most importantly, the qualitative change in his Conqueror's Haki.
His mindset and spirit had stepped into another realm!
"Darling! You're so domineering~"
Stussy jumped onto Fang Huo's back again, her pair of peaks squeezing and rubbing against him, her eyes seemingly filled with countless little pink hearts.
"Fang Huo, that move where you made the seven star demon sword grow just now was so cool."
Charlotte Linlin quickly gave an order to her emperor blade napoleon to develop a forty-meter blade technique.
The three great Homies were all to learn comprehensively from Fang Huo.
Any move that could be imitated would be imitated.
"Of course, in the future, I'll be able to kill someone with just a single hair!"
Fang Huo grinned and directly plucked a long pink hair from Charlotte Linlin.
As the Momo Fruit Ability activated, this one or two-meter long pink hair instantly transformed into a massive hundred-meter pink strand, which Fang Huo then infused with Armament Haki.
A single whip crack split the sea, creating a deep trench!
If it were to strike a pirate ship, it would surely be cleaved in two.
"Hiss! The first mate's ability is truly incredible!!"
Kiel Bastard's flattery was becoming more and more practiced, already surpassing Babel and Sanbel.
"Ahaha, every needle and leaf is a lethal weapon!"
Fang Huo picked up a small piece of wood, infused it with Armament Haki, and flicked it out.
With a hundredfold acceleration, it directly blasted a white spray out of the sea surface, its power greater than a cannonball.
In the movie version, World could defeat the two sisters Sandersonia and Marigold, as well as Straw Hat Luffy, just by using small stones infused with Armament Haki and a hundredfold acceleration.
Even Straw Hat Luffy's rubber ability completely failed to block those accelerated Armament Haki stones.
"I didn't want a sidearm originally, but I might as well carry one now."
Fang Huo directly pulled an improved gold pistol from Stussy's waist.
He fired a shot toward the sea!
"Hundredfold Size!"
"Hundredfold Speed!"
Under the amplification of the Momo Fruit Ability, a single bullet turned into a massive solid cannonball, blasting an exaggerated water mushroom out of the sea surface.
If he were to fire a gunpowder shell, under the Momo Fruit Ability, the power would be enough to kill a Great Pirate.
One should know that during the God Valley Incident, Captain John was actually blasted into unconsciousness by one of Ganzi's Booger Bombs.
The power of bombs in this world is like Schrödinger's cat.
When they are powerful, they can kill the likes of the Akazaya Nine, Division Commanders, or CP0.
When they are weak, they can't even take out a grunt.
The Cube Man Gairam, whom Fang Huo had captured, was also a shipwright who would personally design and build the island-ship Groseade in the future.
Fang Huo also planned to build a giant cannon!
Combined with the Momo Fruit Ability, he himself would be a walking pluton!
Island-destroying techniques +1.
Fang Huo directly tucked Stussy's improved gold pistol into his own waist, with no intention of returning it.
Stussy said nothing, but instead happily offered to design an even stronger pistol and cannon for Fang Huo.
As a scientist, she could finally put her strengths to use by designing the most lethal firearms for Fang Huo.
---Amidst the lively banquet, the Gibeck's Sword continued its voyage in the New World.
The targets were that fellow John the Jewelry Collector, and the Misfortune Hunter whom Fang Huo had personally set his sights on.
"Shiki, Ganzi, and Gram have already returned from the North Blue and are on their way back to Paradise Island."
"That guy Fierce stayed in the North Blue alone to continue searching for Devil Fruits."
Babel reported this news to Rocks and Fang Huo.
"Then let's head back to Paradise Island first!"
Rocks considered it and decided to return to their base first to pick up these Executives.
Not having seen them for a year or two, Rocks wanted to properly test the strength of these subordinates.
He hoped Golden Lion Shiki hadn't fallen too far behind, and wouldn't even be able to compare to Fūgetsu Kisaburō and Babel.
However, it was certain that Shiki definitely couldn't compare to Newgate and Linlin anymore.
As for Fang Huo, that went without saying!
Under the tutelage of Fang Huo and Rocks, Charlotte Linlin's progress was also incredibly exaggerated, not wasting her natural talent at all.
Under Fang Huo's stimulation, Charlotte Linlin was working her life away to get stronger just to defeat Rocks and take Fang Huo away.
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