One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

The fact that his defense, speed, and strength were increased from 300% to 500% was enough to significantly boost his overall strength.

Furthermore, the 'Plague Aura' has been upgraded to the 'Super Plague Aura'.

Not only has the radiation range become incredibly wide, but the judgment time has also been halved.

The original 10-meter radiation range, plus the infection detection every 10 seconds, was really too useless.

He has never successfully detected an infection from an enemy that requires him to fight at such close range.

This is because it is related to the target's physical strength.

The stronger one's constitution, the less likely they are to get infected.

This leads to an awkward situation: enemies who can be easily infected by this ability don't even need Abel to use it; wouldn't it be simpler to just slash them with a single sword strike?

The enemies he needs to deal with using this ability must be extremely powerful, and even then, it wouldn't be effective.

So he simply gave up on that ability and focused only on the various enhancements he received after transforming.

The upgraded talent now incorporates over a hundred deadly toxins; it remains to be seen whether this will significantly increase the success rate of infection.

Chapter 978 Evolution, King of the White Walkers!

Abel doesn't have high requirements for this ability. Even if it's not very useful against enemies of the same level, it's still usable for now.

He could easily create a major plague and a biological crisis.

This ability should be pretty good for clearing out enemy troops.

Moreover, the White Walkers he becomes after death are under his control and can greatly demoralize the enemy.

When we invade the Red Line, we can try to convert all the Celestial Dragons' soldiers.

Or simply use this ability to kill a large number of Celestial Dragons without anyone noticing!

Abel thought it was perfectly feasible.

Thinking about it seriously, I'm actually a little excited.

After he left Reiju's place, Teach, who had been waiting for a long time, finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"Want me to give you some pointers on your skills?"

After hearing the man's purpose, Abel gave him a deep look.

"No, no, no, I'm definitely no match for you, Lord Abel. What I mean is, I don't know how to develop a Devil Fruit. Could you teach me some tips? If it's something more intuitive, that would be even better."

Teach looked honest and sincere, and sheathed all his sharp claws.

Abel had already suspected and guessed the guy's true intentions, and now he could vaguely guess the general idea.

"As expected, the clues were spotted during the live broadcast of the Marineford War?"

Abel's eyes flickered, but even if he was seen through, so what?

He doesn't care about Teach's existence at all now.

From the moment Blackbeard Teach swore an oath to him, the threat he posed was essentially zero.

and so……

"Alright, since you're so hardworking and eager to learn, I'll teach you properly. Come with me."

Abel led Teach all the way to Training Ground 1.

"Come on, let me see how much you've improved these past few days, and what new moves you've developed."

Teach grinned and nodded, then his feet took root in the soil, and he remained motionless.

Thirty seconds passed.

A minute passed.

Still no movement.

Ok?

Abel couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?"

"Oh, this is a new move I invented, called 'I am a tree'."

"In this state, I can maintain my body's energy consumption by using photosynthesis and absorbing nutrients and water through my roots and stems, so that I can be energetic even without eating or drinking."

Teach looked somewhat smug.

Even though I know this is most likely something the other party is doing on purpose to maintain their persona.

But Abel couldn't help but twitch his facial muscles twice.

Then he thought to himself, "You didn't need to sleep to begin with, but now you're living like a god, not eating, drinking, or sleeping at all. Amazing!"

Abel nodded reluctantly: "Yes, it's fine. Is there anything else?"

"and this!"

Teach continued to play dumb and demonstrated yet another new trick.

Its name is: "I am a cactus!"

It's covered in cactus thorns, so densely packed that it looks like a hedgehog.

No, it looks more like a cactus!

Abel was speechless.

He simply couldn't believe that the other party had developed two skills for laughs in just a few days.

"Actually, I have another trick up my sleeve, an even more powerful one! It's called 'I am a flower'..."

"Alright! Stop! It's been developed very well, don't develop it again next time."

Abel quickly interrupted Teach and began to explain some of his experiences in developing Devil Fruits.

Teach seemed to be listening attentively, but he was actually already getting impatient.

These are common, well-known theoretical concepts; how many people don't know them?

He would have interrupted it long ago if it weren't for the demonstration that was coming up.

However, as time went on, Teach was horrified to discover that the other party was not going to stop.

"Understand?"

"without……"

"Okay, then I'll explain it from the beginning again."

"No! It's not your fault, President. It's just that I'm too slow to understand. Could you demonstrate it to me in a different way?"

"Okay, then I'll give you a simple demonstration. Watch carefully."

Abel knew what Teach wanted to see him demonstrate, so to satisfy the guy's request, Abel simply stretched out a hand from ten meters away and aimed it at Teach.

Dark water!

As the black light appeared, Teach was grabbed tightly in a moment of daze and then dragged over.

"It's it, it must be it!"

Teach only offered a token resistance, his heart burning with passion.

Before he came here, he was wondering what would happen if the Devil Fruit Abel ate wasn't the Dark-Dark Fruit he wanted.

After all, it was all just his speculation based on the live stream footage.

But the moment he was captured and his Devil Fruit powers were sealed, he knew he hadn't come to the wrong place or come to the wrong person.

That moment!

A chilling murderous glint flashed in Teach's eyes.

If you kill the person in front of you, the Dark-Dark Fruit will reappear somewhere in the world.

But immediately, he lowered his head.

When he looked up again a second later, the murderous intent in his eyes had completely disappeared, replaced by a panicked and foolish smile.

"Huh? Why can't I use my Devil Fruit powers? Did I eat a fake Devil Fruit and the powers expire?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? This is just my special ability, which can temporarily 'seal' the Devil Fruit abilities of anyone I come into contact with."

"A seal? That's incredible! President, what kind of Devil Fruit ability is that?"

"Oh, this is a Paramecia-type Sealed Fruit."

"I see."

Screw Paramecia-type Sealed Fruit!

As Teach left the training ground, he was still sneering to himself.

He was almost certain that Abel had eaten the Dark-Dark Fruit.

However, even with his current strength, it would be difficult for him to kill his opponent even if he launched a sneak attack.

He needs help, and he needs an opportunity.

Teach muttered to himself, "Old Whitebeard, don't let me down."

Two days later.

Marco of the Whitebeard Pirates arrived at Beehive Island, met Abel, and explained his purpose.

"A banquet? Since Captain Whitebeard has extended such a generous invitation, then it's settled."

"I will bring people to the banquet."

Marco breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Abel's agreement, realizing there must be some misunderstanding involved.

So he hesitated for a moment and asked, "President Abel, may I meet with Teach? Before joining the Dragon Hunter Guild, Teach was a member of our Whitebeard Pirates."

“I also heard Teach say this in public. He said that he had already left the Whitebeard Pirates before coming to participate in the Dragon Hunting Tournament, and that you all already knew about this. Isn’t that right? Teach lied about this?”

Abel's words contain a great deal of hidden information.