From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 279 Bane: My body is craving the power of the soul!
Charlotte Lingling stepped on the thundercloud Zeus and said with a somewhat unhappy expression: "How unlovable! You used to call me the big sister."

"Shut up, you old woman!" Kaido said with an ugly expression.

Charlotte Linlin did not argue with Kaido. She said with a fierce expression: "This is a life-and-death struggle. Don't be so naive, Kaido!"

On the other side, Bane fell to the ground, covering his other arm which was charred with blood and flesh, and cursed: "It hurts so much, it's really strong!"

Although he was the most seriously injured, Bane had no intention of stopping. With a crazy look in his eyes, he stomped his feet and immediately accelerated towards Charlotte Linling.

Charlotte Lingling didn't waste any words. She grabbed Zeus from under her feet and raised his soul wave. She raised her hand and threw out the thunder, shouting: "Thunder of Shock!!!"

A dazzling purple lightning suddenly burst out and shot towards Bane.

Bane didn't intend to dodge. He raised his badly injured black arm and shouted, "Black Annihilation!"

The seemingly extremely powerful Zhenyu Thunder crashed into the black curtain pulled up by Bane and quickly disappeared.

Charlotte Linling did not hesitate. Just as she was about to make another move, she suddenly felt her body stagnate and she flew towards Bane involuntarily.

"Come here!!!" Bane's charred arm exuded dark gravity, and his other hand clenched into an iron fist, and he punched Charlotte Linling who was flying towards him.

Although she was pulled by the inexplicable gravity and couldn't dodge, Charlotte Linling's other movements were not restricted. She crossed her arms and blocked in front of her body, intending to block Bane's attack.

The next second, Bane punched Charlotte Lingling on the arm.

The moment the dark element in his fist touched Charlotte Lingling's arm, Charlotte Lingling only felt the soul power in her body suddenly clear, as if she could not feel anything.

Then, that powerful punch penetrated her arm fiercely. The flesh, skin, and bones that should have been strengthened, at this moment, all lost the blessing of soul power. Bane's angry attack was powerful, and Charlotte Linling's normally strong bones couldn't withstand it.

The tight muscles on the arm collapsed under the strong pressure, and then the arm bones inside made a slight cracking sound, as if they were broken.

This made Charlotte Lingling's heart sink, but she couldn't relieve the force at all at this moment, because she was still being dragged towards Bane by the powerful attraction. Because of this, she couldn't resist any strength from Bane's punch, and she would definitely take the full force!
Just when Charlotte Linlin's arm bones were about to break under the pressure, Kaido's figure, wielding a mace, arrived beside the two of them.

"King Kong·Dysprosium!!!"

The attack was extremely fast. The mace was thrown from a distance. Before it reached Bane's body, the explosive impact hit Bane's body and directly knocked him away.

As a result, Charlotte Lingling broke away from contact with Bane and instantly felt the surging soul power in her body again. Her broken arm bone was repaired by the soul energy almost in the blink of an eye.

He rolled several times in the air, then landed awkwardly on the ground, staggering a few steps. Bane rubbed his shoulders with an annoyed expression.

The growth of his physical fitness during this period is not only in strength, but also in other aspects. It can almost be said that he has surpassed Charlotte Linling in her normal state. The density of his flesh and bones is quite terrifying, so his defense is amazing.

Kaido's attack did not cause him any obvious injuries.

However, he could still feel that it seemed a bit too arrogant to fight one against two. To be more precise, he did not expect Charlotte Linlin to be so strong. At this moment, Bane experienced it personally and believed that Charlotte Linlin was now more brave than Kaido, who was known as the strongest creature!
Bane felt his arm was healing quickly, but he still felt that the speed was a bit slow, so he took out an injection, inserted it into the charred flesh of his arm, and injected the liquid inside.

Dr. Kinos's potion worked together with Bane's Dark-Dark Fruit. The charred flesh on his arm began to sprout, which looked a bit weird, but the recovery speed was much faster.

Kaido and Charlotte Linlin had no intention of giving Bane time, and they attacked him from the left and right.

This time, Bane did not fight head-on. He dodged and resisted from time to time. After several encounters, neither Kaido nor Charlotte Linlin got the upper hand on him.

Just a dozen breaths later, when Bane had distanced himself from the two guys again, he grinned and patted his arm. The charred residue on it quickly fell off, and a complete arm reappeared.

"Much more comfortable." Ben said, moving his arms.

As he said this, his eyes were fixed on Charlotte Lingling.

I don't know what's going on.

Clearly, before landing on this island, his main target was Kaido, but as soon as he fought with Charlotte Linlin, or rather, the moment he touched Charlotte Linlin, he felt his body was "hungry", as if it was craving for Charlotte Linlin.

That was not appetite. As a gourmet, Bane could certainly distinguish his own appetite. That feeling of hunger was not from the desire to eat Charlotte Linlin, nor did it come from the instinctive malice of the Dark-Dark Fruit towards those with special abilities.

It was his body, his flesh and blood, that wanted to seize Charlotte Lingling's power!

The power of the soul!
"Sure enough, my body wants to obtain the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit, or maybe my body has almost reached its limit of growth, so I need more soul power to make up for its shortcomings?" Bane pondered in his heart.

He had been considering eating a new devil fruit to further enhance his power.

Dr. Genos had also performed an autopsy and research on Teach's corpse and gained some insights. Bane's original plan was to completely solve the problems in this world and then eat a new devil fruit when he went to the other world.

But until now, he has never really considered what his next ability should be.

Now he seemed to have the answer.

Believe in your own instincts, he wants to gain the power of the soul!
The Soul-Soul Fruit is the best choice!

"What's that look in your eyes?" Charlotte Lingling noticed Bane's malicious gaze and said angrily.

As a "gourmet", Charlotte Lingling could of course sense the meaning in Bane's eyes, which was that he regarded her as a delicious prey!
This made her very unhappy! Bane did not argue with Charlotte Lingling, but took a deep breath, looked at the two and said, "Sure enough, I was too arrogant to want to defeat you two alone. You two are indeed the top masters in the sea. I have to admit that even if I continue, I am afraid I will not be able to win."

As he spoke, Bane took out a flare from his arms, raised his hand and shot it into the air, causing a firework to explode in the sky.

Seeing this scene, Sakaski on the warship flashed a murderous look in his eyes and said: "It seems that guy has had enough of his pleasure."

Although Yixiao couldn't see the fireworks, he knew the situation at the moment. He stroked his staff sword, Gambler's Fireline, and said, "Sure enough, even someone as strong as Bane can't win against the combined forces of these two monsters, Kaido and Charlotte Linlin."

Without much exchange, as soon as the words fell, Sakaski and Yixiao jumped out of the warship and headed towards Butter Island.

On the island, Kaido and Charlotte Linlin naturally noticed the change in the situation. After looking at each other, they did not rush to attack Bane. Instead, they quickly narrowed the distance between them and soon stood together.

Bane had no intention of stopping it. He stood there calmly, waiting for the halftime break to be over and for his two reinforcements to arrive.

Soon, Sakaski and Yixiao arrived on both sides of Bane. The three of them stopped and looked at Kaido and the other man opposite them.

"It seems the High Inspector isn't planning on intervening for the time being," Bane smacked his lips.

"It doesn't matter. The three of us can work together." Sakaski said in a strong voice.

Yixiao asked, "How do we arrange it? Or should we follow the plan, you deal with Kaido, and the two of us deal with Charlotte Linlin?"

"No!" Bane said immediately: "I will deal with Charlotte Linlin, you just help me stop Kaido."

After a brief pause, Bane said with a confident smile on his face, "Trust me, it won't take too long."

Sakaski didn't care about Bane's sudden change of heart. The magma in his hand began to drip onto the ground, making a hissing sound. He said with a firm expression, "It doesn't matter. Anyone can do it!"

The moment the words fell, lava sparks suddenly exploded from Sakaski's body. He punched Kaido and Charlotte Linlin from a distance and growled, "Big Fire Spout!"

The huge magma fist, as big as a mountain, covered Kaido and the other man.

A gleam of light flashed in Charlotte Lingling's eyes, and she slashed forward with the Emperor Sword in her hand and said, "Mother's Visit Cannon·Three Thousand Miles!"

The power of fire, lightning and soul instantly burst out from the blade of the Emperor's Sword, transforming into a huge female phantom, which rushed towards Sakaski's fire-breathing weapon.

The moment the two forces collided, Sakaski's big fire exploded first.

This is not because Sakaski is weaker, but because his Fire Breathing already has a second stage!

As the huge flames exploded in the air, they evolved into several magma bombs the size of warships. Their power did not decrease, but became even more ferocious due to the concentration of their essence. They completely covered the area where Kaido and Charlotte Linlin were, like a saturation attack.

At the same moment, Sakaski called out, "Smile!"

"Understood!" Yixiao unsheathed the staff sword in his hand, and an inexplicable gravity quickly spread out, accelerating the magma bomb falling from the sky, further enhancing its power. At the same time, it quietly locked onto the figures of Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, exerting invisible gravity on them, suppressing their movements.

Kaido felt that his actions were shrouded by a layer of surging gravity, but he did not panic. His eyes darkened and his body shape changed drastically. Almost in the blink of an eye, he turned into a huge dragon, breaking free from Yixiao's gravity suppression. At the same time, a scorching high-temperature flame burned on his body, and he roared: "Fire Dragon Torch!"

The huge body of the dragon swirled up and hit the lava bomb that fell from the sky, causing continuous explosions. The smoke and debris from the lava bomb blocked everyone's vision.

When the figures of Kaido and Charlotte Linlin were completely obscured by the smoke and dust, Yixiao slipped and his body was like a tiger out of a cage, and he went straight into the smoke-filled area.

Then, Bane turned around and saw that Sakaski was nowhere to be found beside him. There was only the still burning magma on the ground.

But even so, Bane still did not take any action, as if he was waiting for something.

After three or two breaths, a smile burst out from the smoke and dust and shouted: "Gravity Blade·Tiger!"

A tiger roar was heard, and the surging gravity swept away everything, blowing away the smoke in the field. At the same time, it pressed down a figure and forced it out.

That figure was none other than Charlotte Lingling.

Without caring about what happened to Kaido at this moment, Bane grinned and said, "Woman who wants to become the king of the sea, come and fight!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bane suddenly exerted force on his feet and rushed towards Charlotte Linling, who was stepping on the thundercloud Zeus in the air and adjusting her posture against the gravity knife.

In the blink of an eye, Bane caught up with Charlotte Linling who was swept away by the gravity knife. With a wild smile on his face, he swung a punch at Charlotte Linling.

Charlotte Lingling, who had no time to dodge after being hit by gravity, became extremely ferocious. She had no intention of defending herself at all and also threw a backhand punch.

Then, Bane punched Charlotte Linling on the chin, almost knocking her off the thundercloud Zeus.

Then, Charlotte Lingling took the punch, and the fist, which was almost as big as Bane's body, covered Bane in all directions and hit him with one blow.

After a brief stalemate, both of them seemed unable to withstand the other's strength and were knocked away at the same time.

(End of this chapter)