Rocks Band: I have 48 Imperial Arms.

……

One month!!!

Tick ​​tock!

Tick ​​tock!

Blood dripped into the seawater from the edge of Locke's pirate ship, and the entire ship was covered in marks and countless drops of blood, creating a horrific scene that instilled endless fear in anyone who looked at it.

That's right!

The bloody battle lasted for a full month, and during that month, Locke truly lived up to his words.

Slaughter until everyone is terrified!

This month!

How many people died at Locke's hands? It's impossible to say! In any case, a large number of pirates were killed by Locke, including many top-tier powerhouses whose strength was comparable to that of the executives. Unfortunately, it was all meaningless. These people died at Locke's hands, not because they were too weak.

Quite the contrary!

Their strength was by no means weak; it was just that Locke was much stronger. And because of this, Locke's strength had increased by an extremely terrifying amount. Such huge increases time and time again were probably unimaginable to many people, or even incomprehensible.

After a month of intense fighting, Locke not only had no problems, but he also recovered after just one night's sleep. Moreover, his strength was increasing at a visible rate.

monster!

evildoer!

This is the nickname given to Locke over the past month, and undeniably, it's incredibly fitting, because this man is simply a top-tier monster.

"Pooh!"

Locke also spat out a mouthful of blood, looked at the dead man before him, and muttered, "Truly terrifying strength! This guy had been hiding it so well!"

Locke truly hadn't expected that this guy was actually a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user, the Power-Power Fruit! Wow! This guy was hiding his abilities very well, in fact! If he hadn't been forced into a corner, this guy wouldn't have even bothered to take out his Devil Fruit.

This almost backfired on me.

"but!"

"This is more interesting!"

Locke's lips curled into a smile. This was the kind of battle he loved most: facing a true powerhouse, tearing them apart time and time again, killing them one by one. The rewards were simply too exhilarating for him.

Snapped!

With one hand clenched into a fist, Locke murmured, "After this battle, I should be able to become even stronger!"

but!

After this battle ended.

Day two!

From today onwards, no one has come to challenge us anymore. This month-long battle of causing trouble has come to an end. It seems that it has reached a certain critical point, and everything has come to a close.

Starting from the second day, Locke seemed to no longer feel that anyone would come looking for trouble, and calmly continued his daily training. Everything was so strange, even quite unusual!

but!

And so it was, and everything returned to calm, which seemed very strange and unusual. But it was precisely this strangeness and unusualness that brought the calm to an end.

Of course!

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It's not that everything disappeared, but Leone easily dealt with the remaining minor troubles.

"Whoo~~~"

"Whoo~~~"

Panting heavily, Locke's expression was extremely sharp, and the training he was conducting was becoming increasingly terrifying, giving people a feeling of endless fear. To be honest, just by watching Locke train, one could feel just how astonishing Locke's strength was.

This man's training is truly astonishing.

brush!

brush!

Standing beside Locke, Akame silently swung her sword repeatedly. Moreover, perhaps Akame had recently learned something new, she no longer studied how to fight her opponents, but instead put everything aside and transformed into a move similar to a draw-and-slash technique.

after all!

One-hit kill Murasame!!!

The power contained within this Imperial Arms represents a one-hit kill. There's no need for any fancy techniques or fancy maneuvers; those are meaningless. The best thing is to kill the opponent with absolute, terrifying power, or even just to injure them.

Therefore!

Although it's unclear how Akame came to understand this principle, Locke didn't stop her. He simply taught Akame the dual-color Haki and that was it.

That's enough. For Akame, any more techniques or moves are, as I said before, meaningless. What's most important to her is her own understanding. She has her own unique system, and as long as she understands this system, that's enough.

.. .. ...

"Your Highness," Leone walked over, carrying a thick book, and said, "I've found the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia."

"Um?!"

"We've finally found it!"

Locke had just finished training, took the towel, wiped his sweat, and nodded with a smile. No matter what, it was still pretty good—the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia! Even though it seems like many people have seen this before.

Actually!

This is extremely precious! In fact, all the major powers have their own versions of Devil Fruit encyclopedias, recording the Devil Fruits they know, and these are not circulated to outsiders.

Therefore!

Many times, what you think is an unfamiliar Devil Fruit is actually a bug-like Devil Fruit, such as the Paramecia-type Hobby-Hobby Fruit! This Devil Fruit was recorded in the Devil Fruit encyclopedia that Doflamingo obtained from the Donquixote Family, which is also a Celestial Dragon family. It is basically not recorded in Devil Fruit encyclopedias outside.

"Perfect, let's check it out." Locke wondered if the Devil Fruit encyclopedia contained information about that particular Devil Fruit.

to be frank!

Locke wasn't entirely sure either; in fact, he needed to think about it carefully.

“Your Highness,” Leone said, “this Devil Fruit Encyclopedia is, for now, the most comprehensive one we can obtain, unless…”

Leone didn't finish her sentence, but the meaning was very clear: unless you could completely destroy each and every force and country, or force them to produce the Devil Fruit encyclopedia, you wouldn't have a comprehensive understanding. But such a possibility? It's almost impossible. To put it bluntly, it's simply unrealistic.

Therefore!

Locke was well aware of these circumstances and didn't care much. Success or failure, he figured he could just take it slow. The Devil Fruit Encyclopedia was practically a strategic weapon for all the major powers.

after all!

Seriously speaking, the improvement brought by the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia is enormous. It allows you to obtain more precious Devil Fruits at a lower cost. Isn't that a huge improvement?

Apparently!

Anyone who isn't an idiot would know what this means. Locke, however, remained very calm. Back in his room, he carefully began studying the Devil Fruit encyclopedia in his hand, searching for the specific Devil Fruit by referring to the encyclopedia.

to be frank!

Locke had a lot of ideas about the Devil Fruit encyclopedia, not in any other way, but because he wanted to exchange for more Devil Fruits! What others considered trash, he saw as the same to himself, and what others considered rare, he saw as the same to himself.

So say it!

To him, Devil Fruits made little difference; the energy was the same. Therefore, there was no need to say anything. That's why Locke remained completely calm about all of this.

Maintaining his composure, Locke examined the Devil Fruit in his hand, and after a moment, he was slightly stunned.

Mythical Zoan?!

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Chapter 68: Inu Inu no Mi (Dog-Dog Fruit), Mythical Zoan Type, Great Mouth God Form! Kaido is excited!

Mythical Zoan?!

Locke looked at the Devil Fruit encyclopedia and was also taken aback.

after all!

He hadn't expected that this Devil Fruit would be a Mythical Zoan-level Devil Fruit. You know, a Mythical Zoan-level Devil Fruit is extremely expensive in the underworld.

For example!

The Op-Op Fruit, hailed as the ultimate fruit, has a purchase price of 50 billion Berries, while the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit? 30 billion Berries! That's right, Mythical Zoan and Logia-type Devil Fruits all start at 30 billion Berries, and! The more powerful the fruit, the higher the price.

"That's not bad at all." Locke rubbed his chin, a wide smile playing on his lips.

"Inu Inu no Mi (Dog-Dog Fruit), Mythical Zoan type, Great Mouth God form?!"

"Hmm~"

"So it was this Devil Fruit."

Locke squinted, an amused expression on his face. He hadn't expected it to be this Devil Fruit, but upon closer inspection, it made perfect sense.

Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits are extremely rare. Of course, according to Vegapunk's theory, the power of Devil Fruits is limitless, even immense.

In theory!