One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 280 Hello, Mr. Satan!
Just as mentioned before.

The existence of the 'Snake' clone, and what it has been doing recently, is itself an experiment by Roy.

The purpose of the experiment is very simple.

Within the murals aboard the Abyss, he determined the way to break the 'Deep Sea Contract'—the freedom of body and soul, which meant that the Nika Fruit combined with Conqueror's Haki could kill the holder of the Deep Sea Contract.

However, the Abyss Contract has always been a mystery to Roy.

Roy remembered the record left by Davy Jones on the Abyss: "The desire for freedom can make the soul of the Abyss vanish."

However, for a long time, he was unable to determine its meaning.

It wasn't until the 'Fruit Creation Slot' was unlocked that he vaguely understood its meaning.

Desire, that is, the essence of 'Devil Fruit'.

All Devil Fruits in the world are creations of the 'World Pillars', including the 'Nika Fruit'.

Therefore, although the Nika Fruit can grant the user a 'free body'.

But the fruit itself is still a creation of the world—this is an unchangeable fact, and perhaps one of the reasons why Joy Boy and Davy Jones were defeated in the past.

Roy wasn't quite sure how these two rebels planned to break through this restriction.

But he knew he had his own way of cracking it.

That is the Fruit Encyclopedia.

"Fruit Encyclopedia, possessing abilities similar to the World Pillar."

Roy was certain of this.

Yes.

That is the origin of the world, the mother tree of creation.

Its power is quite similar to that of its Devil Fruit encyclopedia.

Both possess the ability to manipulate bloodline factor energy. As long as the bloodline factor energy and desire are sufficient, they are virtually omnipotent.

This can be seen from Roy's current abilities.

Im controls the Pillars of the World, so he can make contracts with his minions, impose restrictions on the world, and bestow abilities upon them.

The same applies to Roy—Roy can actually replicate both the 'Abyss Contract' and the 'Abyss Magic Array'.

Of course, he took a shortcut in this regard.

The Five Elders believed that the Star Lord had signed a contract with the twelve members of the 'Twelve Constellations'.

But in reality, the twelve constellations were just one person from the very beginning.

But clearly, the Five Elders were unaware of this.

Therefore, they had a serious misunderstanding and even imagined many things – such as the similar intensity of the 'Conqueror's Haki' of the twelve constellations, and the fruit abilities of each of the twelve constellations, which they saw as irrefutable evidence of the 'contract'.

However, they guessed many things wrong.

But in a sense, their most crucial guess was indeed correct.

Im and the Star Lord are essentially beings of the same level.

so.
"The Star Fruit, created with the help of the Fruit Encyclopedia, is a completely new existence for this world, transcending the 'Pillars of the World'."

"The reason why the Five Elders are immortal is because they are the world itself, so any force outside the world should be able to kill them."

That was the experiment Roy planned to conduct this time.

And in fact
"Buzz!"

The star-like fruit was swallowed by the snake.

The power began to spread within the body of the Snake.

"Buzz!"

Countless sword techniques appeared out of thin air in his mind, including sword comprehensions that surpassed those of great sword masters, such as Hawkeye and Shimotsuki Ryoma.

This is only natural, since the world now recognizes that "the Sword God is the world's strongest swordsman".

He felt his body begin to change.

Although the 'Bakaluna' corpse he had stitched up had turned to ashes, the undying flame still burned behind him, and his body still possessed terrifying power almost equal to that of the Bakaluna, even stronger than before.

This is only to be expected, after all, the whole world just witnessed that the Sword God possesses an incredible physique.

He gripped the 'Autumn Water' tightly in his hand.

"Clang!"

At that moment, Qiu Shui responded to him.

He could sense that he was holding the knife as if it were part of his own body.

This is inevitable, since the whole world now knows that he is the one who consumed the [Frost Moon Dragon Horse Fruit].

That is 'wish'.

A 'miracle' is born when the thoughts and perceptions of the whole world come together.

[Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan Type, Sword God Form]

【Bloodline Factor Creation: Star Fruit】

[Gain world-class swordsmanship, along with the physique of the Bakania and racial traits of the Lunaria, greatly enhancing physical strength, granting the ability to fly and ignite an inextinguishable flame.]

[The user can transform into the form of a 'Sword God']

[Due to the legend of conquering the world with a sword, in the form of the Sword God, the user can use all the sword styles that have been created in the world, and integrate them. When wielding a sword, the user can gain a huge attribute boost.]

In Blade God form, additional enhancements are granted for the Jacket Fruit, the Hades Fruit, and the Stitch-Stitch Fruit.

In Blade God form, every slash can unleash its strongest power.

This fruit is not affected by the world's 'binding' and can be strengthened using 'lineage factor source energy'. The more lineage factor source energy there is, the greater the strengthening effect.

"It can't be wrong."

At this moment, the Snake's gaze was fixed on the Five Elders, whose faces showed panic.

He became increasingly certain of his guess.

"The 'Star Fruit,' created through the Fruit Encyclopedia and the Source Energy of Bloodline Factors, is the [Wish for Freedom], which is also the way to kill the 'Five Elders' and that 'God'!"

And now, he is about to prove it.

"With the five portions of bloodline factor energy that were just transferred over, the enhancement of the 'Sword God Fruit' is already huge enough, but it's still not safe enough."

"Buzz!"

Without a sound, the mark of the 'Covenant of the Stars' on his body emitted a radiant glow.

【Star Pact - Can unleash the power of the pact, granting a burst of strength enhancement in a short period of time】

At this moment, the aura emanating from the Snake rose once more.

The black knife in his hand fell casually.

"boom!"

In that instant, Einstein Island, which already had very little left, along with the sea beneath it, was cleaved in two!

"!!!"

The Five Elders looked almost horrified.

But the next moment, they saw the look in the eyes of the Snake.

That's enough.

A silent soliloquy fell. The serpent set its sights on the five terrifying beasts before it.

He raised his knife.

At the same time, he raised the knife.

The Five Elders were astonished to see it.

Behind the Snake, countless illusory sword shadows, their faces obscured, seemed to appear.

Sword shadows appeared like giant waves, one after another—that was Shimotsuki Jirobo's "Raging Waves" sword technique.

There was a sword shadow as solid and unyielding as a rock—that was the 'Iwashin-ryu' swordsmanship of Shimotsu Tengoku.

With its magnificent and unrestrained swordplay, it exudes a sense of freedom and boldness—that is Rayleigh's 'Hades-style' swordsmanship.

A sword shadow, as dark as night, reigns supreme across the four seas—that is Hawkeye Mihawk's 'Night Flow' sword technique.

Those were the sword skills of the sword masters from all over the world that the Snake had once challenged.

【Ten Thousand Swords Flow - All Extinct】

At that moment, they simultaneously unleashed their sword strikes, just like the one from the Snake!

"boom!"

The next moment, the Five Elders felt a tremor in their souls.

So, having long been accustomed to fighting with their immortality, they instinctively dodged for the first time!
But clearly, their reaction was a little too slow.

The next moment.
"laugh!"

That magnificent slash swept directly past their massive bodies without any hindrance.

Feng Xi's massive head was instantly severed, the sand worm's body was cut into several pieces, Jin Zhentian's wings were severed and he fell downwards, and the horse bone's emaciated body was also blasted backwards.

Satan, who was furthest away, was the least injured—he only had two limbs severed.

And the next moment.
"Buzz!"

Their bodies were restored once again.

But the difference lies in...
At this moment, having recovered, they can no longer maintain the appearance of their phantom beasts.

Apart from Saint Satan, who was the least injured, the remaining members of the Five Elders had all fallen into the ruins, their bodies having returned to human form.

"No...this is impossible!"

There were traces of blood at the corners of their mouths, and their expressions showed an unprecedented level of panic.

Because at this moment, they have already realized it.

Their souls—the power of the deep-sea pact connecting them to Lord Im—weakened.

Yes.

Although they were able to recover using the 'bloodline factor energy' they carried, they lost a portion of the power of their contract forever.

They could feel the excruciating pain of their souls being torn apart—a pain they hadn't felt in centuries.

But at this moment, the more important thing is not the pain itself, but the meaning that the pain represents.

The power of the contract has been partially severed, which means that as long as the number and intensity of the attacks are sufficient, the contract carried within their souls will be completely erased.

That represents them.
"I'll die!"

The biting cold instantly engulfed their hearts.

That was a nightmare they had never imagined—the guy in front of them, who carried the power of another 'god,' truly had the ability to kill them completely!

then
"Roar!"

The image of Lord Im's painful growl began to resonate in their minds.

That 'god' clearly also felt that a part of his essence had been completely erased.

But
"Buzz!"

The four elders didn't hesitate for even a moment.

"Buzz!" "Buzz!" "Buzz!" "Buzz!"

The four figures vanished from their spot in the next instant.

"You bastard!!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Satan was almost driven mad with rage.

Yes—at this moment, the remaining four Elders of the Five Stars made the most direct reaction, immediately severing their connection with the coordinate 'Satan' and returning to Mary Geoise in this way.

The problem is that Satan, as the 'coordinate' for this teleportation, cannot leave directly.

In other words...
He will face the monster alone, the one who just displayed the power to kill gods!

Satan had never felt the threat of death so acutely.

His eyes, in his demon form, were fixed on the snake-like creature standing before him, holding a knife.

He could hear Im's roar—it seemed to be anger at the desertion of the other four Elders, or perhaps anger at the power he had lost forever.

But Satan had no time to spare.

"Roar--"

He simply opened his mouth and let out a roar.

"Ox-Demon - Venom Torrent!"

The terrifying venom surged up in an instant, forming a massive torrent that rushed towards the snake.

At the moment of making this attack, Satan did not hesitate for even a second.

He turned around and leaped away into the distance.

Yes—his purpose was very clear.

fighting?

After realizing that the Snake had the ability to kill him, he never even considered such a thing for a second.

He only wanted to create chaos and force the snake to retreat, even if it was just to buy a tiny bit of time.

"I must live, I must live."

He roared and soared into the air, his gaze already fixed on a ship in the distance.

"It will only take a short while, a very short time, and I can leave using teleportation. It will only take a short time."

He didn't even notice the unperturbed movements of the snake below, he was just thinking about it anxiously.

With just a brief opening, he could activate teleportation and escape through an 'abyss array' in another part of this world!

But the next moment...
"Hello."

But Satan heard a voice in his ear.

A moment later, he saw it.

Above him in the sky, a figure had appeared out of nowhere.

He was enveloped in air like a bear's paw, holding a Bible in his hand.

"Hello, Mr. Satan."

"According to Lord Wei Yang, although we have crossed paths many times in my life, this is actually the first time we have truly met."

(End of this chapter)