Zhu Tian started by deceiving his father-in-law from the perspective of pirates.

He could use Moonwalk to get there and fight Shiki, but honestly, he wasn't confident he could beat Shiki if he recovered his full strength, or even reached a higher level.

If it weren't for a sudden storm during that great sea battle, this old lion might have become the Pirate King.

"All troops retreat! This mission has failed. The destroyer of the world, Bondiwald, has been rescued by the Golden Lion."

"Hey, you blond guy, where are you taking me?" Perona looked at the golden lion with a guilty expression.

"Hmph, shut up, little girl, just come with me obediently." The Golden Lion gave Perona a fierce glare.

The moment they met, this little girl used the Negative Ghost trick on him, but who does she think she is?

I am one of the strongest beings on this ocean. Your special Devil Fruit ability is completely useless against me.

If you guys with special abilities had no way to counter them, you would have dominated the ocean long ago, instead of us.

"Oh my god! Uncle, you look so scary!"

However, I must say that this old guy was quite handsome when he was young. Pshaw, why would I know he was a man in his seventies?

The two quickly arrived in front of Rhodes.

"Captain, I've brought back everyone you wanted." After saying that, the teacher threw Princess Mononoke and the World Destroyer Bondiwald in front of Rhodes.

"Ghosts! No, undead! Real undead creatures, I love them."

Perona approached Sylvanas with an excited expression, striking a strange pose and spinning around.

As Princess Mononoke, she has a huge fondness for things like zombies and the undead.

“Little girl, come work for me from now on! How about I take you to a place full of undead and zombies?” Sylvanas said, glancing at Perona.

"Hey! Okay! Wait, something's not right!"

"You, it was you who kidnapped Moria, Lord Moria! Where is Lord Moria now?"

Perona carefully observed Rhodes and Sylvanas, as well as Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, who stood to the side with his distinctive features.

He immediately recognized them as the guys who had captured his Lord Moria during the Marineford War.

"Your Lord Moria is now a ghost under my command."

After killing Moonlight Moria, Rhodes simply handed the body to the Queen, then transformed it into a Forsaken, now working for her.

"You killed Lord Moria! Negative Ghost!" Perona knew that these people in front of her had killed her captain, so she immediately used Negative Ghost.

But those present either possessed top-tier domineering auras for protection or were undead; none of them were affected by her negative worries.

This Ghost Princess's combat power is reduced to zero. This little girl relies entirely on her Devil Fruit ability to fight, and her own combat power is basically non-existent.

"Hmph! Waaah!" Sylvanas let out a banshee howl.

"Oh my god! How scary!" Perona's eyes darted around, and she fainted on the spot.

"This little girl is a bit easily frightened! But her Devil Fruit ability is indeed quite unique."

"Alright, let Pudding handle it when we get back. We need to deal with two prisoners."

Rhodes gathered soul fragments in his hands, and a purple glow began to envelop the entire area. Soon, a soul stone was crafted and then inserted into Bondiwald's body.

Compared to the reincarnation of a druid, the soulstone of a reborn warlock is not much more complicated to create.

However, the effect is not as good as reincarnation, because the soul stone must be bound in advance, and it only pulls the soul of the recently deceased target into the body.

After reviving, you still need to treat your injuries, otherwise you might die again. This move usually needs to be used in conjunction with a healing stone.

"This guy's about to die, hurry up and extract the fruit's power!"

Then check the resurrection effect; the cheaper the resurrection, the better.

"That makes it easier to change Devil Fruit abilities, since we can't use reincarnation for every one of them," Rod said.

The Druid's Reincarnation, the Paladin's Redemption, the Priest's Resurrection, and the Shaman's Ancestral Spirit all consume enormous amounts of resources.

The only relatively inexpensive resurrection ability seems to be the Warlock's Soulstone.

Rhodes made this thing effortlessly, after all, he was a Soul-Soul Fruit user. Soul stones, which are difficult for other sorcerers and require a lot of souls to make, were incredibly simple for Rhodes.

After Bondiwald's complete death, Rhodes and the Queen joined forces once again and successfully extracted the Momo Fruit. Then Rhodes took out a box and carefully put the Multiply Fruit inside.

A few minutes after death, the purple soulstone began to light up, dragging the departed soul back. Rhodes then took out a healing stone and treated Bondiwald's injuries.

“There’s nothing seriously wrong. He should have been resurrected. But just to be on the safe side, let’s try again and see if he can eat a Devil Fruit.” Kaido said, then looked at Rhodes.

"Please! Father-in-law, Devil Fruits are very precious. All the Devil Fruits I have here are Zoan-type. Are you really willing to let this guy take one?"

Although I still have a Boar Fruit and a Scorpion Fruit, those are still very precious!

"We need to figure this out! It's now confirmed that we can extract Devil Fruit abilities and revive people."

"The only uncertainty is whether or not we'll eat another Devil Fruit. You can't exactly have Linlin do the experiment, can you?" Kaido said.

"Captain, I have Devil Fruits here." Golden Lion winked at his crew, and soon someone brought two boxes.

Upon opening, one red and one silver-white fruit with strange patterns lay quietly inside.

Captain, I'm a top-tier pirate, you know! I also have a Devil Fruit.

"Golden Lion, you're quite wealthy. What abilities do these two fruits have?" Rhodey asked, glancing at Golden Lion.

"Captain, both of these are Paramecia-type Devil Fruits. I've already looked at the Devil Fruit encyclopedia and compared them."

One of them is the Muscle Fruit, which can enhance the strength and control of muscles throughout the body; the other is the Silver-Silver Fruit, a Paramecia-type fruit.

The effect is similar to that of a Gold-Gold Fruit user; if the fruit awakens, it can turn any object it touches into silver.

At the same time, it can also control this silver. If developed well, this Silver-Silver Fruit is actually more powerful than the Gold-Gold Fruit.

Silver is harder than gold, and it's also more abundant and easier to carry, making its development potential far more comprehensive than that of gold.

"Let's not waste the Silver-Silver Fruit. Let him use the Muscle-Muscle Fruit instead!" Rhodes said after thinking for a moment.

The Silver-Silver Fruit, although it allows the manipulation of silver, is not a lower-level fruit than the Gold-Gold Fruit! In some aspects, it is even stronger than the Gold-Gold Fruit.

However, it's best to choose the right person to eat it. Don't waste the talent of Bondiwald, that good-for-nothing. Even if you ate the Momo Fruit, you wouldn't have awakened.

"Hehe! Boss, please accept this Silver-Silver Fruit. You probably don't think much of this guy's strength, right?"

"I'll accept the Devil Fruit. What do you want? Just say it!" The old lion must have something to ask of him for giving him this gift.

"Boss Rhodes, look, you're planning to make me one of the Four Emperors in the future, but I don't have any capable people under my command!"

"Why don't you hand this guy over to me?" the Golden Lion said, glancing at Bondiwald.

Rhodes looked down on Bondiwald's strength, but he admired the Golden Lion.

He doesn't rely solely on his Devil Fruit abilities; this guy's physique is monstrous, and he can use both types of Haki.

He really only has two or three big cats and small dogs under his command.

The only ones who could be considered combat officers were his two-hundred-and-fifty-year-old scientist and a gorilla; those two were quite capable.

It's better not to say anything; saying more will only bring tears!

I, the mighty Golden Lion, have two or three lackeys under my command, and even some of Bondiwald's men are better than mine.

I have no pride!

"Okay! I understand. You want this guy to be your subordinate, right?"

After losing his Devil Fruit power, Rhodey did look down on Bondiwald's strength, as there were plenty of guys like him in the Beasts Pirates.

Just because you don't like it doesn't mean the Golden Lion doesn't like it!

This old lion is indeed penniless; his high-level combat strength is basically zero.

Bondiwald's strength was indeed enough to overwhelm the gorilla and the scientist in his hands.

"Alright! It's not impossible for you to take this old man. Can you subdue him?" Rhodes nodded, agreeing to the Golden Lion's suggestion.

However, Bondiwald is quite unruly! Can the Golden Lion tame him? Rhodes is skeptical.

"Boss, don't underestimate me. After all, I was a top-tier pirate back in the day."

The Golden Lion's reputation is quite prestigious. If I can't even subdue a guy like that, what kind of person am I?

As a pirate, as long as you are stronger than your opponent and offer them benefits, you can subdue them.

Those who were even more arrogant and unruly than him back then have all been subdued by Lao Tzu.

"I understand. Since we're going to make you one of the Four Emperors, it's natural that you need to train your subordinates. I'll give you ten bottles of Extinction Potions; you can give them to whomever you want!"

The Extinction Potion is now ready for mass production, and Rhodes didn't hesitate to give some to Golden Lion without any hesitation, after all, the other party had contributed two Devil Fruits.

"Thank you very much, Captain. If I collect any good Devil Fruits in the future, I will send them to you immediately." After saying that, Golden Lion took out the Muscle-Muscle Fruit and fed it to Bondiwald.

After eating the Devil Fruit, Bondiwald's body did not change, and he did not explode and die.

He woke up, but before he could even react to what had happened, he was kicked unconscious by the Golden Lion.

After that, the Golden Lion had someone bring him a set of sea stone chains and locked him up. The old man immediately became weak all over.

He has successfully become a person with superpowers.

"It's a success, Rhodes. He's now a Devil Fruit user again, albeit a Muscle Fruit user." Kaido looked at Bondiwald and nodded with great satisfaction.

My guess has finally come true; now I can change the Devil Fruit abilities of my subordinates.

"Alright, old lion, this guy is yours now. From now on, he'll be your subordinate."

If he is unwilling to obey your orders, just tell me.

"I will send a user with the Memory-Memory Fruit ability to modify his memories." Rhode handed Bondiwald directly to Shiki.

"Don't worry, boss, I'm the Golden Lion."

Are you kidding me? Do you think I can't subdue a mere Bondiwald? This guy doesn't even have a Devil Fruit power anymore; he just ate a Muscle-Muscle Fruit, so his fighting strength is far from what it used to be.

And it's not just him; he also plans to recruit his group of subordinates, the giant fish-man, the cube-shaped fruit user, and his ship's doctor, Shiki.

After dealing with Bondiwald, Rhodes turned to the other prisoner, Hawkeye Mihawk, who was the real main character!

The fact that Hawkeye survived being corrupted by fel energy for so long is enough to show how strong his vitality is.

Rhode used warlock magic to remove the fel energy from Hawkeye's body, then took out a healing stone and used it to heal Hawkeye's injuries.

A moment later, Hawkeye opened his eyes.

"Ahem! It's you, Kaido of the Beasts, Shiki the Golden Lion. Have you two teamed up?"