hotmtlnovel Chapter 361 "Ice Disaster" - Demon Princess!
Chapter 361 "Ice Disaster" - Demon Princess!
Inside the rabbit bowl, shouts of battle shook the heavens.
Countless prisoners, armed with weapons, charged out amidst the starlight-like flames and fought fiercely against the jailers guarding the rabbit bowl.
at the same time..
On the massive prison wall of Rabbit Bowl, Rabbit and Ace stood atop it.
Ace stared blankly at the scene inside the Udon bowl.
"So strong."
He could clearly see that the Beasts Pirates' defenses inside Udon were incredibly strong, with at least a dozen elite fighters and a large number of ordinary members.
The true fighters and many of the members are Devil Fruit users, and at this point they have transformed into various half-human, half-beast forms.
Clearly, just as Ace had heard, the Beasts Pirates have recently gained quite a few new Devil Fruit users.
Normally, with such a large number of ability users and the basic strength of the "Shin-ha" who generally master Haki, they should be invincible in battle. The "Beasts" in Udon alone could very well be enough to destroy an ordinary kingdom on the sea.
However, with the help of the Rabbit's abilities, the prisoners who rushed out of the prison were clearly locked in a stalemate with them.
And most importantly...
"laugh!"
Right before Ace's eyes, he witnessed a samurai wielding a spear being torn apart by the claws of a true fighter from the Beasts Pirates. His neck was severed, and blood splattered clearly.
This scene caused the real fighter to let out a ferocious laugh.
This would be a fatal injury anywhere in the ocean.
But
"bake!"
In just a moment, flames erupted from the body of the warrior whose neck had been severed.
The flames instantly covered the wound on his neck, and the blood stopped dripping immediately.
Then, in a flash.
"bake!"
When the flames died down, the wound on the warrior's neck had disappeared.
After a brief moment of stunned silence, he roared again and thrust his spear forward, piercing the abdomen of the stunned Zhen Da.
This is not an isolated case.
Ace could see that all the prisoners were like that.
They not only reached an unprecedented level of individual strength, each seemingly possessing an extremely strong fighting spirit, but also appeared to be "immortal".
The flames surrounding them were like those of the gods—they could not only be condensed into weapons, but could even heal the wounds of the prisoners.
This caused the battle to quickly take on a one-sided trend, aside from the initial stalemate.
After all, a powerful army that is invincible, fearless, and forever full of fighting spirit will never be defeated.
Ace understood perfectly well that there was only one reason for the existence of this "army".
"It's his ability."
Ace glanced sideways at the rabbit beside him.
Meanwhile, Mao Tu observed the scene inside the prison.
Beneath his rabbit-head mask, a look of satisfaction appeared on Roy's face.
That's right.
The sliced clone of Mao Tu that appears here now is also a clone that he has long envisioned in his mind.
Although the wish required for his "Star Fruit" is still being collected and has not been completely fulfilled.
However, the power he needs now is already taking shape.
First, there's the "fusion fruit" on this clone.
The fruits of liberation
[Fruit Fusion Materials: Nika Fruit LV5 + Encouragement Fruit LV5]
[Fruit Effect: Possesses the effect of two fruits simultaneously]
To be honest, Roy was quite surprised when he first discovered that the two fruits could be fused—after all, one was a Paramecia-type fruit and the other was a Mythical Zoan-type fruit, which at first glance seemed to have nothing in common.
But after thinking about it carefully, Roy understood.
The Liberation Drum of the Nika Fruit can grant all friendly units "physical freedom".
The shouts of encouragement can give all allies "spiritual steadfastness".
The combined effect of the two, just as its name suggests, represents...the liberation of humankind.
With the help of this fruit, Roy can activate the fighting spirit in anyone who still has a shred of will to fight, and give them power beyond their prime. Even ordinary people will have combat power comparable to elite soldiers under the blessing of this power.
Building on this foundation, Roy further enhanced his abilities with the effects of the Ratatosk Fruit—a fruit that could directly shape lineage factors, energy, and desires into tangible entities.
Just like Loki can use this to control clouds, fog, and snow at will.
With the help of this fruit, Roy can also transform the "fighting spirit" in the hearts of all those who are inspired into real weapons.
As long as their fighting spirit remains undiminished, they will never die empty-handed—and coincidentally, under the effect of the "fruits of liberation," their fighting spirit is inherently inextinguishable.
But that's still not all.
In addition to these two fruits, Roy added two more fruits to Rabbit: the "Phoenix Fruit LV5" and the "Flame-Flame Fruit LV5" which he had just obtained not long ago.
Phoenix Fruit LV5
【Fruit Awakening: Phoenix Fire. Upon awakening the fruit, the user's body is enveloped in a cloud of flames unique to Zoan-type awakenings, resulting in a comprehensive enhancement of all attributes. Simultaneously, the user can form a contract with allies, granting them a special "Flame of Life." All damage received by an ally who has signed the contract is transferred to the user. The flame weakens with each attack until it is extinguished or the user voluntarily terminates the contract.】
【Flame-Flame Fruit LV5】
[LV5: Fruit Awakening - Flame Manipulation, the fruit awakens, the user becomes the embodiment of flame, can control all "flames" in the outside world and maintain their existence, and will not be extinguished even in the face of strong winds and rain]
The Phoenix Fruit grants the Flame of Life—as long as the flame burns, all friendly units imbued with it will not be harmed. The Flame-Flame Fruit, on the other hand, maintains the flame, ensuring it almost never goes out.
"In other words, as long as the Rabbit can ensure its survival or not lose consciousness, it can create an army that is powerful, full of fighting spirit, has no shortage of weapons and ammunition, and is invincible at any time."
This was Roy's purpose.
To confront or even overthrow the World Government, in addition to top-tier powerhouses, an army is also indispensable.
The world's most powerful armies and soldiers are almost all controlled by the world government.
But it's okay.
"The roar of the oppressed people of this world, when they come together, can still be deafening."
The Rabbit (卯兔) represents the idea that "one person can be worth a million soldiers."
Of course, Rabbit didn't look at it for too long.
After roughly confirming his victory in the internal battle of Udon, he looked at Ace.
"Let's go, Mr. Ace."
Ace was somewhat stunned after hearing this.
Go? Where to?
But a moment later, he suddenly remembered the "plan" that the Dog and Rabbit had told him before.
His expression immediately turned serious.
The deepest part of the rabbit bowl.
Inside the warden's large, private office.
"bake!"
Flames rising from beneath the ground are burning all the monitoring and communication Den Den Mushi in the office.
The Den Den Mushi opened their mouths wide and made "Awoo Awoo" sounds.
But the next moment
"Clang!"
Their voices and their pain are forever frozen in the icy chill.
The entire office, and even the long corridors of the external prison, instantly froze over with thick ice.
"Tap!" "Tap!"
On the solid ice, the sound of crisp footsteps slowly drifted over.
That was the sound of wooden clogs.
The person wearing wooden clogs was a woman.
She had a beautiful face, long hair that gradually changed from blue to white, two devil-like horns on her head, a tall figure, wearing a white sleeveless kimono and a red long skirt, with a huge shimenawa rope tied around her waist and a huge spiked club on her back.
Frost spread with her steps, and a pattern was clearly etched on her left arm.
Those are the patterns of the "Deep Sea Contract".
obviously.
She is the new one of the Three Disasters who took over the management of Udon after Queen. Her code name is "Ice Disaster". As for her real name, most of the members of the Udon Beasts do not know her, only that she is nicknamed "Oni-hime".
But they did know one thing.
That is to say, this Oni Princess truly possesses overwhelming power, enough to make her a formidable figurehead.
"Did the insects lurking in the shadows sever my connection with my father and the 'disaster'?"
At that moment, she looked at the Den Den Mushi frozen in ice and spoke in a somewhat indifferent tone.
"Is this chaos meant to help the 'Red Scabbards' escape from prison?"
She had just finished speaking.
"I didn't know that the 'Red Scabbard Samurai' were being held here."
"But that doesn't matter... because our target is only you—Fire Fist!"
The sudden sound, accompanied by scorching crimson flames, transformed into a giant fist that crashed down from the other end of the corridor.
"ⅠⅠ"
Faced with this sudden attack, Oni-hime raised an eyebrow slightly.
She remained completely calm, slowly reaching out and grasping the massive spiked club behind her.
"Thunder... Bagua!"
With a low growl, she suddenly swung her spiked club.
Accompanied by black and red overlord-colored lightning and intense freezing air, the incoming flames were instantly shattered by this strike. From the center of the "Fire Fist," a "tunnel" made of ice appeared out of thin air.
At the end of the passageway, the Oni Princess immediately spotted the man wearing an orange hat, shirtless, and wreathed in flames. "Flames...you're the invader who liberated those samurai?"
She whispered.
When she mentioned the words "liberated warriors," her expression seemed to change slightly—a look of hesitation, and even her aura seemed to fluctuate for a moment.
But the next moment, the "Deep Sea Contract" mark on her left arm flickered.
A dark power spread through her body, instantly making her aura stable and powerful.
The hesitation in her expression vanished instantly, replaced by an icy coldness.
"They actually dared to come to us on their own initiative."
As she whispered, her body began to undergo noticeable changes.
Her originally beautiful face began to elongate, and white hair began to grow on her body. In just a moment, she transformed into a half-human, half-fox.
[Dog-Dog Fruit - Big Mouth True God - Human-Beast Form]
"Now, for Father's sake and that sir's sake... I'll take care of you!!"
As the low growl subsided, she suddenly leaped forward.
"boom!"
The immense force instantly shattered the solid ice on the ground, and the Ghost Princess finally managed to rush into the icy tunnel amidst the flames.
Seeing this, Ace's expression gradually became serious.
He suddenly clasped his hands together: "Great Flame Ring - Flame Emperor!"
The scorching flames instantly began to spin, and a powerful aura also surged from them. The extreme heat even made the flames faintly appear as an extreme white.
It's clear that Ace's strength has grown significantly since he first met Roy near Water Seven.
Seeing the scorching flames engulf the Oni Princess, Ace let out a shallow breath and looked into the flames: "Is it over?" However, before he could finish speaking...
"boom!"
With a deafening roar, the spiked club, carrying frost, blasted away the flames.
From the flames, a body that resembled both a fox and a ghost burst forth.
The flames continued to burn on her body.
But her body was clearly being repaired as it burned in the flames.
[Deep Sea Contract: Immortality]
From her left arm, within the mark of the Deep Sea Contract, a large amount of dark bloodline energy surged forth in a frenzy.
"Black Rope Heavenly Punishment King!"
She growled and raised her spiked club, bringing it down on Ace.
"This guy is really strong!"
Seeing this, Ace gritted his teeth—he had already judged that if he took this hit, even if he transformed into his elemental form, he would definitely be seriously injured.
But
"Hey! Is this spot okay, Rabbit?!"
After a brief moment of solemnity, Ace couldn't wait to utter such a shout.
üの」
These words startled even the Ghost Princess, who was charging forward wielding her spiked club.
But before she could react, she heard a sound coming from beside her ear.
"It's fine, no, rather... this spot is perfect!"
With that calm voice, Oni-hime saw another figure emerge from the flames to her left.
The figure wearing the rabbit-head mask was none other than Mao Tu (卯兔).
At this moment, he slowly emerged from the flames.
"ⅠⅠ"
Oni-hime almost instinctively wanted to back away.
But
"Thump!" "Thump!" "Thump!"
She had barely taken a step back when she heard the...drum of liberation resounding from within the Rabbit's body!
Immediately afterward, Oni-hime felt a sharp pain shooting through her head, and her hands involuntarily loosened their grip on the spiked club, clutching her forehead. On the other side, Usagi raised her hands high.
A squirrel's tail faintly appeared in his hand, followed by... an increasingly resounding sound of the drums of liberation. [Ratatosk Fruit - Bloodline Factor Energy Utilization - Item Creation]
As mentioned before, the Ratatosk Fruit, despite being a Mythical Zoan type, is not particularly outstanding in terms of physique and strength.
In return, it gained the power to create "tools" using lineage factor energy and various wishes.
For example, the "Crown of Wisdom" worn by Haldin, the former regent of the Giants, was such a crown.
And now, from the hands of the Rabbit, a knife is gradually appearing under the power of this fruit.
The materials used to make it are...
"The wish belonging to the Nika Fruit—freedom!"
【Imaginary Creation: The Blade of Freedom】
"Then, 'Oni-hime' Yamato-san."
In soft murmurs.
"I'm coming right now, and I'll give you your freedom!"
Without hesitation, Mao Tu swiftly brought down his knife.
"laugh!"
The Demon Princess's left arm, which was marked with the "Deep Sea Contract," was severed by him in an instant!