One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me

Chapter 378 Time Flows Backwards, Valley of the Gods!

There are a considerable number of "reefs" in the waters off Wano Country.

These massive reefs were originally a great danger to ships from overseas entering Wano Country—each of them was as tall as a small mountain, and any ship that touched them would be destroyed and its crew killed.

But now, these "reefs" have disappeared into the sea.

They were all covered by "waves"—huge, enormous waves that blotted out the sky.

And if someone were outside the Wano Country waters at that moment, they would definitely see it.

At this moment, the iconic "Great Waterfall" of Wano Country, located in the open sea... is collapsing!

And from that shattered waterfall.

The shattered, massive rocks resembled the opening curtain of a grand drama.

"boom!"

Since Wano Country "closed itself off," the rainwater that had been accumulating inside Wano Country began to gush outwards—this was the source of the giant wave that swept through Wano Country.

"boom!"

The enormous current caused the sea level near Wano Country to rise unavoidably.

And it was precisely beneath that rising sea level.

A massive warship is slowly emerging from the ancient depths of the sea.

It rides on the massive waves that change the surrounding landscape, easily swimming upstream along the waterfall.

"clang!"

"clang!"

The piercing metallic sound and roaring engine, deafeningly loud, simultaneously announced its existence and return to the world.

Ancient weapon, the most evil warship in history - "Pluto" (also known as Hades).

Meanwhile, on Pruto's deck.

The figure of "Rabbit" was moving upstream with Pluto, until it could see the dazzling red light of "Execution" above the ghost island in the distance. "Pluto!?"

And it is quite obvious that Im recognizes this ancient weapon.

To be even more precise, this most powerful warship in history was the very force that Joy Boy and Davy Jones used to oppose Chi eight hundred years ago. Of course, Chi had also tried to find it in the past.

"They were hidden here...the Kozuki clan?"

Disgust flashed in Im's eyes.

At this point, there was no time for Im to make any other reaction.

"Clatter!"

The giant ship that came from overseas riding the huge waves had slowly turned the direction of its main cannon at the bow.

The massive main cannon, which occupied almost a third of the entire ship, was aimed at the direction of the "execution".

then

"Boom!"

Without hesitation, the artillery fire erupted.

A dazzling red light burst forth from the main cannon—its overwhelming power and destructive force instantly created a deep "sea canyon" in the giant waves that Pluto was sailing through.

"boom!"

The next moment, it struck the massive protective shield formed by the countless "Pillars of the Abyss" of Oni Island.

Sharp cracks began to appear and spread across the black protective shield, and then...

"Bang!"

The shield shattered with a sound like shattering glass, but even more piercing.

"The power of destruction."

Upon seeing this, Im's expression grew even more somber.

At this moment, the power that Pluto displayed did not surprise Chi.

Because Ike clearly understands the essence of Pluto—the strongest weapon constructed from "Desire and Destruction".

As the name suggests, "destruction" represents the desire to destroy everything.

This most vicious warship in history possesses the power to destroy everything, almost ignoring any means of defense.

Whether it's a Devil Fruit ability or Haki... no matter how strong the defense, it will be instantly destroyed in front of it. Even Im's "Pillar of the Abyss" is no exception.

But

"It's pointless!"

Im remained calm at this moment.

So what if the protective shield formed by the Pillars of the Abyss is broken?

The Star Lord has been locked onto by the "Rainbow Light"—and that all-destroying rainbow light has the effect of annihilating all bloodline factors and source energy. Even Pluto's artillery fire cannot stop that red light.

"ⅠⅠ"

But a moment later, Im's expression changed drastically—even though the pool was just a shadow floating above the execution array, it couldn't hide the change in his expression.

As the Pluto shells approached, Chi clearly noticed them.

The cannon fire wasn't aimed at the "red light" falling above the execution site, but rather... at the Star Lord himself, who was above the execution site!

"you"

Im's pupils contracted sharply, as if he had realized something.

But Chi hadn't had a chance to speak yet.

The roaring main cannon clearly hit the executioner and the star lord above him together.

"Boom!"

The enormous light generated by the energy burst made it seem as if a sun had risen out of nowhere in the dark sky of Wano Country!

And at the center of the sun.

The Star Lord's form instantly shattered and disintegrated under Hades's barrage of fire.

at the same time..

"Buzz!"

The red light falling from the sky also pierced through the sun.

"ⅠⅠ"

Seeing this, a clear look of doubt flashed across Im's face.

Chi didn't understand.

He saw very clearly what the Star Lord had just done—before the red light fell, the Star Lord had destroyed himself through Hades.

Why did he do this? Did he surrender?

Im understood, of course, that this was not the answer—there was no despair in the man's gaze just now.

But just moments later, Im's expression changed.

Just as mentioned before, the "Rainbow of Judgment" is a weapon left behind by the Moon People in ancient times, a weapon that destroys everything.

Even bloodline factor energy will be destroyed by this weapon.

Therefore, at this moment, the abyss environment created by Im using the "power of the abyss" was also cut off by the red light—even the enormous energy unleashed by Hades's cannon fire was cut in half.

And that's the problem...

"He wanted to"

At the same time that Im's thoughts reached this point, he had already seen it.

That is where the Star Lord was blasted into a child fan before.

"Buzz!"

Accompanied by twinkling starlight.

That vaguely visible figure has begun to reappear.

[Netherworld Fruit - Grants the user a perfect chance to resurrect their soul from the underworld back to the mortal realm]

[Perfect Resurrection - After resurrection, all negative effects on the body are cleansed, physical strength and injuries are fully restored, and the body is not affected by external factors for a short period of time.] The figure of the Star Lord reappeared from the falling red light.

His gaze fell on the gloomy-faced Im, and then on the torn "abyssal environment" around them.

Yes.

Roy realized this when he witnessed the falling red light cleaving through Im's abyssal power.

This time, he was facing an unprecedented predicament—in the "Abyss Environment" completely sealed off by Im, having lost all his abilities for a short period of time, being directly hit by that red light would be a certain death.

However, all of this is not without hope.

"As long as I 'destroy' myself before being hit by the red light."

"Once the red light cuts through the nearby abyss environment, my abilities will naturally be restored."

"The window of opportunity is very short. If I die for too long, my soul will completely return to the underworld and I will be unable to use my abilities. If I die too quickly, the surrounding abyss environment will not be completely broken."

But it is clear that Roy's timing was very skillful.

Just like now, through the perfect resurrection of the Underworld Fruit, he escaped the initial impact of that red light.

But that's still not all.

"Buzz!"

At this moment, the red light was still falling.

Roy could feel the power of the Yomi Yomi no Mi (Yellow Spring Fruit) around him being rapidly dissipated and destroyed—in just a few breaths at most, the red light would completely decompose it and then kill Roy.

However, for Roy... those few breaths were enough.

"The Door-Door Fruit? Even in another dimension, safety might not be guaranteed under the power of this red light."

"The Phoenix Fruit? Impossible. No matter how strong the life force, it's impossible to survive this attack."

In those few breaths, Roy had already made up his mind.

"Is it today?"

He muttered to himself.

Then, he looked up at Im.

His gaze was calm, yet sharp.

"You have failed, Im."

See you in a bit.

The words fell.

Within the Fruit Encyclopedia, the fruit slots can be switched instantly.

[The "Fusion Fruit" and "Reverse Flow Fruit" have been loaded.]

[Fusing Materials: Rewind Fruit + Time Fruit + Year Fruit]

[Fruit Effect: Allows you to simultaneously obtain the fruit abilities of three different fusion materials]

【. .】

[Unique effect of the fruit: Allows for one instance of time reversal, returning to the most recent "critical turning point of the era"] [During the reversal, the user's body will be fixed at their current age]

The backflow effect lasts for 5 hours and cannot be stopped by any means.

The fruit encyclopedia displays such text.

The torrent of time then swallowed Roy's body.

At this moment, Roy remained calm.

He knew what was about to happen, and he knew where he was going.

Ever since he saw Lox's message on the Sky Island a long time ago, he knew this day would come sooner or later.

"Time Fruits can enable 'time travel' and allow one to go to key moments in history."

"The fruit of reversal can turn back time in a region."

"The fruits of each year ensure my survival through the relentless flow of time."

Just as he had thought.

Normal Devil Fruit abilities cannot help him break free from the "red light" lock under these circumstances.

But time can help.

"Time? Star Lord, what are you saying?"

Im's shocked and angry expression gradually faded away, and Roy felt everything around him flowing backward.

Until a certain moment.

"Buzz!"

Roy felt the reversed flow of time stop—like sand slipping through his fingers, he felt the passage of time again. And then…

What invaded his nasal cavity was the pungent, fishy smell in the air.

Is that the fishy smell of the sea breeze?

"No."

Roy opened his eyes.

"It's the taste of blood and death."

He looked up at what was in front of him.

He appears to be on a huge island.

"Boom!"

It seemed to have been through an extremely dramatic battle, and was now ravaged—a huge mountain in the center of the island had even been broken in two.

Even so, Roy still recognized the island.

In his time, the island had long since vanished into the dustbin of history, becoming a "legend" known only to a select few. But now, it truly existed before him.

here it is.

"Valley of the Gods."