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

And why is Alice's complexion so rosy? It looks as if she has been nourished by something.

Tifa, with her womanly intuition, clearly sensed something was amiss, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"Not bad, not bad, you guys did a great job. I didn't expect you to be able to defeat this guy in such a short time."

"However, I'm still a little dissatisfied. I originally wanted Claude to fight him one-on-one." Rhodes clapped his hands and said.

At the same time, the giant dragon in the sky turned into a cloud of white smoke, then back into a leaf and was collected by Rhodes. It's time to keep the old father-in-law's mount safe.

Upon seeing the enormous dragon suddenly turn into green leaves, the faces of the three people and the dog immediately darkened.

"Mr. Rhodes, you and Alice were secretly watching our battle from the sky, weren't you? And you created this mysterious blue giant, didn't you?" Tifa pouted, looking furious.

But that little face of hers, isn't it kind of cute? Ah! She truly lives up to her title as a goddess of the anime world! She's such an adorable little thing, I can't help but feel sorry for her!

"Are you kidding me? We almost died in the battle just now! We were in grave danger several times." Barrett said, raising the giant machine gun arm in his hand.

Crimson Thirteen, the big red dog standing to the side, also showed a displeased expression.

“Claude, I did all this for you! Don’t you understand my good intentions?” Rhodes said, arms crossed.

“Mr. Rhodes! What do you mean? You created this blue giant specifically to test me, to let me get used to my current power, right?” Claude asked after thinking for a moment.

“That’s right, Claude. I have given you great power and placed the heavy responsibility of protecting this planet on your shoulders.”

The important task of defeating Sephiroth has been entrusted to you, so you can't let your guard down! Look at what you've been doing!

It's just about hunting down ordinary monsters, delivering messages, running errands, and catching chocobos.

How can these things improve your strength? That's why I've arranged a special trial for you," Rhodes said.

"Hey! We've done so many hired missions to complete them, and we get paid after each one."

"Otherwise, what will we eat and drink along the way? We have to find a way to make money," Tifa said.

Part of the money she and Claude and the others worked hard to earn was used to cover their food and lodging needs along the way.

Another portion is used to purchase weapons and other equipment, or magic crystals, or even magic skill books.

These may be small items, but they can still enhance Cloud's combat abilities.

Moreover, they undertake some kind of punitive missions to hunt down monsters that are causing trouble in the area. How could they be idle?

"This level of combat intensity is too low, Claude, you should be able to feel it too! Fighting against an opponent like this won't help you improve at all."

"Hmm! I feel pretty powerful now. I can open the first and second doors at any time during a battle."

"I can also use that rage energy, and sometimes I don't even need to use the Nine-Tails' power." Claude said, brandishing the Destruction Sword in his hand.

This power is definitely no less than, and perhaps even stronger than, that of Jenova. With this power, I am certain I can defeat Sephiroth in the future.

"Cloud! Why are you taking someone else's side?" Tifa said, puffing out her cheeks and looking displeased.

"I'm just telling the truth. Fighting such a powerful opponent is indeed very beneficial to me," Claude said nonchalantly.

As the ultimate straight man, Cloud has absolutely no idea how to win a girl's heart, but Tifa just likes Cloud just the way he is. What can you do? He's so handsome!

“That’s right, Claude. I have no objection to you completing those ordinary little tasks, after all, you can earn some travel expenses.”

It can also eliminate some of the monsters that are causing trouble in the area, which is a very good thing, but we can't neglect improving our strength.

So I've decided to schedule a boss fight for Cloud every day; you all need to deal with a monster I created.

"Don't worry! These monsters may appear to be alive, but they are all fake lifeforms made from these leaves. There's nothing to worry about; just go all out." Rhode said, taking out a large green leaf.

Above them are Death Knight Whitebeard, Death Knight Red Earl, Charlotte Linlin in her vampire form, Kaido in his fel form, and even Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama.

In addition, there are giant pit lords from the Warcraft universe, Black Dragon Cousin, and Demon Hunter Illidan. Now, Rhodes can have as many of these shapeshifting leaves as he wants, without any fear of wasting them.

"Mr. Rhodes, are these... are these all monsters?"

"These leaves! They're called shapeshifting leaves, created using a special technique. By injecting power into them, you can bring the characters or monsters inside to life."

From now on, after you complete your daily missions, you will need to work together to defeat one of these monsters.

"Of course, if you find it troublesome, you can leave it to Cloud to do alone, after all, he is the main force to deal with Sephiroth." Rhode said, placing a large handful of Metamorphosis Leaves in front of Cloud.

"Don't underestimate Mr. Rhodes, we'll work together with Claude to defeat our opponents!"

"That means we can't let the blond guy fight alone. We'll have a part in defeating Sephiroth too."

"You all seem very enthusiastic, so keep the adventure going! I'll arrange a thrilling boss battle for you every day to hone your combat skills." After saying this, Rhodes waved to the group, then beckoned Alice to ride the father-in-law version of the dragon and leave.

"Will this really hone our combat skills? I have a feeling that Mr. Rhodes is playing us for fools," Barrett said, arms crossed.

“My combat power has indeed improved. When I fought that blue giant, I had a different feeling,” Claude said, clenching his fist.

Combat is the best way to improve one's strength. Now that I have suddenly gained great power, I do need to fight battle after battle to fully master it.

"Alright! Let's go! We're heading to our next destination now," Tifa said, patting Cloud on the shoulder.

For the next month, everyone spent a period of both joy and hardship together.

During this time, a little girl named Euphemia joins them, becoming a new teammate of Cloud and the others. Together, they embark on an adventure in this legendary land, heading towards the Juno region.

However, Rod and Aerith did not participate in Cloud's subsequent journey, including the meeting with the Shinra president and the battle against the warrior named Roche, who had been modified by Hojo. All of these challenges were left to Cloud to handle alone. (I won't write about the everyday events in Final Fantasy VII, otherwise you'll accuse me of padding the story.)

Claude's strength has increased rapidly. Now, in normal combat, he can easily open the third gate of the Eight Inner Gates and use the powerful Nine-Tails chakra attached to his Destruction Sword to fight.

They can also skillfully use various warrior skills, such as charge, cleave, slam, and execute.

However, recently, a strange black creature has been appearing on a large scale and constantly attacking Rhodes. This creature is none other than Fez.

“Mr. Rhodes, look, these are the Fies. They are the guardians of fate. You drastically altered the fates of Claude and the others, and now they are constantly haunting you,” Alice said with a smile, sitting down next to Rhodes.

During this time, these strange black creatures attacked Rhode relentlessly, but their strength was no match for Rhode's dark green energy.

Alice was greatly impressed by it; it was a force with immense destructive power. Any black filaments that came into contact with it would be instantly reduced to ashes.

"Is that all Sephiroth has to be brave? He only sends some cannon fodder to deal with me, and he doesn't dare to show his face in front of me at all!" Rhodes said.

The black Fis in the sky suddenly began to stir. Soon, a group of Fis gathered together and created a black vortex. A silver-haired man wearing a white uniform and wielding an extremely long katana appeared in front of Rhodes.

"You're the one who's ruining fate, aren't you! You even wiped out the power of Jenova's mother from within my brother, Cloud." Sephiroth said, brandishing his extra-long katana.

"That's right! How was my performance? Whitey, do you want to fight me?" Rod said nonchalantly, arms crossed.

Alice hid to the side, excitedly raising her little fist and shouting incessantly.

"Go, go! Beat him up, Rod!"

"Hmph! It seems I need to personally clean up the things outside of this world's destiny."

"Your existence threatens my plans, so disappear!"

Sephiroth, wielding the longsword Masamune, charged directly at Rhodes.

"Come on! Let me beat you up, you white-haired bastard."

Chapter 310 Beating up Sephiroth, Planetary Will

I've wanted to beat you up for a long time. You're the most popular boss in Final Fantasy, and your popularity even surpassed that of the protagonist, Cloud, at one point.

Before transmigrating, when Final Fantasy was discussed on online forums, who was the first name that came to mind? Tifa was definitely first, and Sephiroth was definitely second.

As for the main character! Who is the main character?

That white-haired old bastard has a katana in one hand and a black wing; his nickname is "One-Winged Angel"!

Facing the charging Sephiroth, Rhode immediately pulled out his spiked club and unleashed a Thunder Bagua attack.

To be honest, my fighting style is already getting closer to my father-in-law's. All the fancy moves are useless. I'll just use Thunderous Eight Trigrams to finish him off.

Rhodes' Thunder Bagua is imbued with Armament Haki, Conqueror's Haki, Evil Energy, Rage, and even Chakra Energy.

With unparalleled power, it clashed fiercely with Sephiroth's longsword, Masamune!

The two clashed in the sky, causing a tremendous tremor, as if the entire sky had been torn apart, with crimson lightning mixed with a streak of black flashing wildly across the heavens.

"Ah! Thunderous Eight Trigrams!" Rhodes suddenly exerted force with both arms, sending Sephiroth flying.

In this direct confrontation, Sephiroth was immediately at a disadvantage, and even Rhodes didn't activate his dragon form.

Without giving Sephiroth a chance to breathe, Rhodes' speed was unimaginable as he swung his spiked club at Sephiroth.

Rhodes unleashed all of his father-in-law's moves—Blood Thunder Bagua, Blood Rage Bagua, Cannon Thunder Bagua—and relentlessly pounded Sephiroth.

Sephiroth's expression turned serious as he swung his longsword to fend off Rhodes's fierce attacks. Every time the mace and the longsword clashed, Sephiroth felt a tingling sensation in his arm, and the longsword trembled.

This fighting style is just too brutal! And this guy looks like he'd be incredibly clumsy using a spiked club, but his speed is unbelievably fast!

He was an assassin-type speed-based warrior, but this guy's speed even suppressed him to some extent.

Rhodes' close-quarters combat style perfectly inherits the traits of Kaido and Taiga, both employing a wide-ranging and powerful approach. This is further amplified by his strong Observation Haki and the intense dynamic vision of his Rinne Sharingan.

To Rhode, all of the enemy's moves were like slow-motion replays, full of flaws.

Despite wielding a spiked club, his speed was unimaginable, and every strike was powerful and heavy. Both Rod and Kaido were all well-rounded warriors.

What's more, Rod hasn't even used his Devil Fruit ability yet! You have to know that Rod can now increase his speed by a hundred times, and when awakened, his speed can be unimaginably fast.

"What! Sephiroth! Is this all you've got? I haven't even used my full power yet! I still have several powerful moves to use! And you're already done for?" Rhode seized an opening, and with a tricky angle, his spiked club tore through the longsword, delivering a perfect defensive blow to Sephiroth, causing the silver-haired guy to cough up blood.

One hand grabbed Sephiroth's black wing and tore it off.

"What kind of monster are you?" Sephiroth, wielding his longsword, retreated, trying to create distance.

But Rod seemed to be faster than him, catching up in an instant, and then another spiked club came flying at him.

Another ferocious attack, mixed with Conqueror's Haki, Armament Haki, Fel energy, and rage, was so fierce that Sephiroth could hardly withstand it, and his longsword Masamune shattered.

Seizing the opportunity, Rhode smashed Sephiroth's head with his spiked club in one hand, while a dark green fel greatsword appeared in his other hand, which he then slashed at Sephiroth's waist.

In an instant, Sephiroth's head exploded, and his entire body was cleaved in two by Rhodes!

The fel greatsword unleashed green fel fire, instantly burning the severed corpse in two to ashes.

The skull on the spiked club also emitted a green light, burning away the flesh, blood, and even soul energy of Sephiroth's clone.

The battle lasted less than a minute. Sephiroth was very brave when he charged in, but he was completely at a disadvantage when he actually fought Rhodes. After a few rounds, he was smashed to pieces by the spiked club and the fel greatsword.

Sephiroth's weapon, the longsword Masamune, is considered top-tier in this world, but it is ultimately just a weapon forged by mortals.

Rhodes's spiked club Hades and Sargeras's fel greatsword Worldbreaker are both artifact-level weapons.

"Tch, I haven't even used my full strength yet! And you're already done for? Don't send your clones over, come and show me your real body if you're so capable."