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

“The Genova virus has already been implanted in my body, and many Shinra warriors have Genova cells in their bodies,” Cloud said, pointing to his own body.

The reason he transformed from an ordinary Shinra soldier into such a powerful super soldier was precisely because of the Genova virus.

Keep in mind that he had been asleep for five years, and he had only been awake for a little over a month, yet he had already grown to his current level. You can imagine how powerful Genova is.

“The important thing now is not to eliminate the Genova virus, but to help the planet’s will. Do you know what Sephiroth’s goal has always been?” Rhodes said.

At the heart of this planet, Sephiroth is battling the planet's consciousness, which has created a materialized weapon—a giant whale—and a white Fiss, which is fighting against the black Fiss created by Sephiroth.

If Rhodes isn't mistaken, Sephiroth probably wants to destroy the planet's consciousness and then replace it with Jenova's consciousness, turning the entire planet into an ark and Jenova's new body.

That's why the world's consciousness so urgently hopes that Alice can return to the river of life.

“Mr. Rhodes, do you have any ideas on how to deal with Sephiroth?” Alice asked.

"The first thing to do is to eliminate the effects of the Genova virus on you, Claude, and get rid of this virus."

Otherwise, you could be influenced by Sephiroth at any time and become his puppet.

“Mr. Rhodes, do you have any solutions?” Claude asked, his eyes lighting up.

"There is a very simple and quick way: I will infuse your body with a power called chakra."

Then it will use this power to kill the virus in your body, although the process will be somewhat painful.

Chapter 307 Cloud, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and His Unspoken Rules with Alice

The Genova virus is a virus that exists at both the cellular and mental levels. Its terrifying aspect lies in the fact that this virus not only erodes your physical body but also modifies your mind, turning you into its puppet.

Cloud was originally just an ordinary Shinra soldier with no real strength. But after being modified by the Jenova virus, he gained unimaginable physical abilities. As for where he acquired his combat experience...?

Genova cells simulate a powerful being in battle on a spiritual level, and Cloud chose to simulate Zack, which is why he has such outstanding swordsmanship.

Before the time travel, there was a popular theory online that Sephiroth ultimately lost himself and became a complete puppet of Jenova.

However, it would be helpless against the Genova virus like itself. The life energy, chakra, and even evil energy that it controls can cause great damage to this virus.

“Come on, Mr. Rhodes, completely eliminate this virus from my body. I never want to be controlled by Sephiroth again,” Cloud said with a determined look.

“I understand! In a moment, no matter what happens, none of you should come near us. It will be a little painful, but hold on and your lives won’t be in danger.” Rhodes approached Claude, while the others stood aside.

By placing his hand on Cloud's head, Rhode used his life energy and chakra to extract Cloud's entire soul.

Then, using fel energy, they began a cellular search of Cloud's body, targeting and eliminating the Genoa virus wherever it was detected.

The Genova virus is indeed very perfectly and miraculously evolved, but to put it bluntly, it is also a kind of life. As long as it is life, it is subject to the control of fel energy. There is no life that fel energy cannot kill.

To outsiders, Claude's eyes and body were glowing green, and even cracks appeared around his skin, from which wisps of green light seeped out.

Under the relentless onslaught of evil energy, most of the cells in Claude's body were killed, while Rhode's life force, combined with chakra, began to repair the normal cells in his body, ensuring that the body would not die.

Evil energy is the frontline warrior, responsible for dealing with the Genor virus, while life energy and chakra are responsible for repair work and cleaning up the battlefield.

Claude's body flashed with dark green light, then shimmered with emerald green light, and then appeared with pale blue radiance, the three colors constantly merging within his body.

"Hey! Hey! This guy's turned into a colored light bulb, is he alright?"

"Don't worry, since Lord Rhodes said it's alright, then it's definitely fine. We should trust Cloud too, go for it!" Tifa clenched her little fists and began to cheer Cloud on.

"Don't worry! With Mr. Rhodes' help, everything will be fine," Alice reassured everyone.

How strange! That emerald green power is similar to the power of the River of Life, but it seems even purer. As for that blue power, it also contains a life force.

But that dark green power was different; it was utter destruction, devastation, evil, and even, in Alice's perception, it was more terrifying than the Genova virus.

Just how powerful is Mr. Rhodes?

About half an hour later, Rhodes set up a fel energy barrier around himself!

Some of the Genova viruses, seeing that they could not remain in Cloud's body, tried to escape, but were blocked by the fel barrier and destroyed.

Finally! All of the Genova virus in Claude's body was completely burned away by Rhodes's fel power.

After doing all this, Rhodes then stuffed Claude's soul back into his body.

His body cells were basically cleaned up. If it weren't for the protection of life energy and chakra, his body would have been burned to ashes by the evil energy!

At this moment, the blond handsome man was extremely weak, sitting on the bed with a listless expression.

His once inexhaustible physical strength and the powerful combat ability brought by Genova have all disappeared.

"Cloud! Are you alright?" Tifa stepped forward and asked with a concerned expression.

"I'm fine, Tifa, I feel much better." Cloud felt extremely weak all over.

"I have good news and bad news to tell you. Which do you want to hear first?"

“Mr. Rhodes, let’s start with some good news! Let’s cheer everyone up,” Alice said.

"The good news is that I have completely eliminated the Genova virus from your body, and I have also cleaned it up on a mental level. You will never be affected by Sephiroth again."

"Great! I'm finally rid of that guy. Thank you, Mr. Rhodes!" The nightmare that haunted him, the spirit of Sephiroth that would appear before him from time to time, would never appear again.

"Don't thank me yet. The bad news is coming. All your power came from Genova, and you should know what the consequences will be if you lose it."

You went from being a top-tier super soldier to an ordinary person, back to the Shinra soldier era. Your combat power is now only slightly stronger than an average person!

"It's alright, Cloud, you can train again. I believe you can catch up," Tifa comforted her.

Upon hearing this, Claude gave a wry smile. Could he really catch up? He knew his own limitations. If it weren't for the help of the Genova virus, he would be just an ordinary person.

Having served in the Shinra Army for so many years, I haven't even been qualified to undergo Shinra warrior transformation. How could I possibly gain great power if I started training from scratch?

"I'm sorry, Tifa, I'm afraid I can no longer fight!" Cloud said, shaking his head.

He can't even lift the Destruction Sword anymore, and the few spells he originally mastered were all brought by magic crystals.

"Mr. Rhodes, can you grant Claude great power?" Alice approached Rhodes and asked quietly.

"Yes, it exists, but what benefit would I get?"

How about I go on one more date with you?

"You haven't kept what you said last night!" And I'd rather hit a home run than go on a date! You bastard! Isn't the point of dating to hit a home run with a woman?

Otherwise, who would want to go shopping with a woman?

"Don't be too greedy! How about I wear a swimsuit for you in private?" Alice said.

"You wear it, and then let me cough! I'll help this kid gain great power," Rhodes whispered in Alice's ear.

I'm going to use underhanded tactics now, what can you do about it?

"Oh dear!! Mr. Rhodes, aren't you being too greedy?" Alice blushed and said.

That's incredibly bold! She thought her offensive would be enough to overwhelm the young man! But Mr. Rhodes was even more direct!

Although this Mr. Rhodes claimed to be a demigod or even a true god, Alice had a vague feeling that Mr. Rhodes was her age, probably not much older than her.

Moreover, there was a vibrant green life force emanating from him, along with immense life energy.

Alice was indeed completely captivated. Even the scent of Rhodes excited her to the extreme—it was purely physiological excitement. You see, she hadn't slept a wink last night because of that excitement.

Powerful life forms actually hold a fatal attraction for her, an ancient species, the Setra.

"You've gone on at least two or three dates with me! I don't know much about you!"

"One sentence: yes or no?"

"Alright, alright! You've got a good deal, I'll agree."

"When we get back, I'm going to... take care of you."

"Ugh! That's too much! I've changed my mind!"

"Retraction is invalid!"

Who told you to come and flirt with me? If I don't teach you a lesson, would I live up to my title of demigod?

Even if Alice hadn't come to ask, Rhodes had planned to restore Cloud's fighting ability, even though Genova's power had been removed.

But his combat experience was preserved; Rhode still wanted to see Cloud and Sephiroth engage in a love-hate relationship!

“Don’t worry, I will give you a brand new power called chakra, which will grant you great combat power. I will also teach you how to use rage energy,” Rhodes said.

Once this world is brought into the Warcraft universe, various professions from the world of Azeroth will spread to this planet. Spreading rage energy now won't be a big problem.

The power of Haki can only be cultivated in the world of One Piece, but if it is something like evil energy, rage, or chakra, as long as Rhode has mastered it, then Rhode can spread it to other worlds as well.

A warrior's rage energy. Simply put, it's a combination of spiritual power and life force, using intense anger to stimulate the body, burning life force, and unleashing powerful combat strength.

“Thank you so much, Mr. Rhodes. Please, please teach me this power! So that I can defeat Sephiroth,” Cloud said.

Rhodes nodded, then infused Claude with a chakra seed and activated his body with a wisp of life energy, making his physical attributes stronger.

"I'll teach you another move, called the Eight Gates Formation. It's a technique that cultivates the body to its peak and then unleashes it to instantly gain immense power. Besides that, there are also various warrior skills," Rhodes said.

Claude isn't very good at practicing magic, so a pure physical warrior build is enough for him.

The combination of chakra-based taijutsu, the Eight Gates, and the warrior's burst of rage will not significantly diminish their combat power.

Rhodes really wanted to see Cloud open the eighth gate of the Eight Gates Technique, the Gate of Death, and then transform into a blood storm to beat up Sephiroth.

But it doesn't seem quite enough! Sephiroth at his peak power... even if that kid were to unleash his Eight Gates in anger, he might not be a match for him, after all, Jenova is overpowered.

Then I'll give you a cheat code too. In the parallel world of Naruto, Rhodes absorbed all of the Nine-Faced Fox's chakra and soul energy.

After restoring the Nine-Tails' soul to its peak state, all of its memories were erased, turning it into a blank slate. Then, a large amount of Ten-Tails chakra was injected into it, restoring it to its prime.

This tailed beast is just an experimental creation. As long as too much of the Ten-Tails' chakra is not extracted at once, this thing can regenerate on its own.

Rhode sealed the blank Nine-Tails directly into Cloud's body. Then he would watch Cloud activate Nine-Tails Chagra Mode, unleash the Eight Gates, and unleash the warrior's overwhelming rage to fight Sephiroth.

A crimson chakra power rose from Claude's body and then disappeared, forming a black sealing pattern on his chest.

"I've already imprinted the methods for using chakra and the skills of a warrior into your mind. You just need to practice and learn on your own. As for the new power I gave you, the thing inside you is called the Nine-Tails."

"It's a pure energy life form, like a newborn child. You can have a good chat with it and borrow its power. Remember to be its friend!" Rhodes said.

Let me test just how powerful this Nine-Tails I created really is.

"Yes! I'll try to be friends with him." Claude said firmly, feeling the powerful energy that had returned to his body.

This is no longer Jenova's power; I can finally defeat Sephiroth with this power.

"Hey, does that mean there's a newborn baby inside Claude?" Barrett said.