Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me

There is precedent for this.

This is how rubber fruits are dried.

Robin was taken aback: "There's such a saying?"

Lox gave a knowing smile that only he knew: "Hehehe, there's nothing you can't do if you put your mind to it."

"Let alone phantom beasts, even the Thousand-Armed Asura God might be..."

After experiencing events such as "Rubber Sun God," "Stinky," and "The Four Great Gods,"

Rocks had come to terms with many things...

"???"

Everyone in the room had a question mark on their head.

What nonsense is Rocks spouting?

"I am the god of the new era. Kuina is the sword goddess, Nami is the thunder goddess... oh, maybe the rain goddess, Robin is the thousand-armed Asura god, Illya is the medicine god, and Issho is the gravity god. Hmm, we are all gods, and we all have a bright future!"

"Lox tsk tsk," he said.

"You're crazy!"

Nami looked at Rocks, who was rambling incoherently, and pouted: "You haven't really been affected by the 'Black Winged Demon' inside you, have you? Why are you talking nonsense?"

Kuina looked Rocks up and down, her face full of suspicion: "..."

Lox shrugged: "Just a thought..."

Locke didn't continue the topic, but instead said to Ichisho, "By the way, Ichisho, spar with me later. I've made further progress in developing my abilities, and my strength has improved considerably."

"I want to test my current abilities."

There is a general-level combatant named Youxiao.

Rocks naturally wanted to test his current abilities and see what he could achieve.

Is it really possible to go toe-to-toe with a general-level general?

Yi Xiao nodded and smiled, "Of course, I am also very interested in your current strength."

"That aura from before really put a lot of pressure on me..."

"Aura?"

Locus paused for a moment, then asked, "Did I undergo any other changes during my battle with the 'Blackwing Demon'?"

"Something has changed..."

After hearing Kuina and Ichisho's description, Rocks fell into deep thought: 'Dark green or even emerald green energy covered his body, forming horns, wings, a tail...'

'What kind of tailed beast chakra cloak is this?'

Is he really a Void Jinchūriki?

Even the tailed beast chakra cloak has appeared...

'As expected, that energy has other uses...'

Lockes also confirmed some of his previous assumptions.

That energy has other uses too!

It is not only "food" for the Blackwing Great Demon Void, but can also be used to enhance one's own strength.

Furthermore, the higher his control over the Blackwing Great Demon Void's "original power" becomes, the higher the utilization rate of this energy should also be...

It's like the blond-haired cult leader's mockery of the red nine-tailed fox's chakra.

At first, you can only use a small portion of the leaked chakra; later, you can mobilize more chakra in the Tailed Beast Chakra Mode; and finally, you achieve Perfect Tailed Beast Transformation...

The same goes for a certain trainee Grim Reaper who can't understand human speech—

At first, you could only put on a simple holographic mask, then gradually progress to becoming completely holographic...

The above two...

All of these situations are strikingly similar to those of Rocks!

Chapter 154 Rocks VS. Ikko!

Will that state affect you?

Kuina asked the question.

"Probably not."

Lox counted on his fingers and pondered, "Before, I was able to use the energy I had accumulated to enhance myself. That state should be a deeper manifestation of energy utilization efficiency."

"If I can master that state, my burst of power might be even stronger."

Both Kuina and Ichisho said that he felt even more pressured in that state.

This should be a deeper utilization of energy, allowing his strength to explode more powerfully in a short period of time.

Like Jinchuriki and Hollowfied Shinigami, they have different stages!

Kuina asked curiously, "Can you do that now?"

"I'll try it later and see..."

Lockes didn't know either.

That state was the first time it had occurred, and it happened without Rocks's knowledge.

There are many uncertainties.

However, the fact that it has appeared once is enough to prove one thing: that state and that power can be controlled by Rocks.

He smiled and said, "Then let's spar after you've confirmed the changes in your body."

Rocks nodded: "Yes, in a few days, I'll need to practice some new moves..."

Afterwards, Rocks chatted casually with his companions, but he continued eating.

After eating enough food for over a hundred people, they finally felt they had had enough.

When Rocks enters "competitive eating" mode, he digests and absorbs food faster than usual.

All the energy consumed is converted into energy and stored in the body.

Waiting for the Blackwing Great Demon Void to devour and digest this energy...

This energy should be enough to sustain the Blackwing Great Demon Void for most of the day, during which time Lox will not need to eat.

After all, the Blackwing Great Demon Void needs time to digest energy.

To be honest...

When the Blackwing Great Demon Void is rolled into a ball, it will devour energy like a black hole, but at a slower speed than when it is "awake".

This is the difference between passivity and activity.

The passive absorption is the unconscious absorption by the sleeping Blackwing Great Demon Hollow, while the active absorption is Rocks feeding the energy to the Blackwing Great Demon Hollow's mouth.

This is what "fighting back" and "appeasing" mean!

……

In the following days.

Rocks has been honing his skills in using the Blackwing Void's feedback abilities and techniques.

In other words, Crystal, Steel Skin, and Moonblade.

Needless to say, Cero is a superior ability to Phantom.

It is more destructive and lethal.

However, its greater power also makes it more difficult to control.

It's not that Lox couldn't successfully execute it.

This is something that can be done.

A single tap of the finger is enough to unleash a phantom.

Rather, Rocks simply couldn't integrate Cero into his moves effectively...

These are techniques such as One Bone, Serious Punch, One Bone Collapse, Extreme Slash, and Elbaf Spear - Mighty Nation.

Rocks would incorporate Hollow Bullets to enhance their power and destructive force.

I'm now planning to incorporate Cero into my moves. While it's not exactly developing a completely new move, it will definitely add something different...

How should I put it?

It requires balancing the power of domineering presence, strength, and evasive maneuvers.

The techniques for generating power have also changed, so it's not possible to execute them effectively.

This takes time to figure out.

Rocks had previously trained himself to incorporate the power of the Hollow Bullet into his techniques.

Steel plates simply increase defensive capabilities.

Similar to the Iron Block, one of the Six Styles.

However, it's not the hardness of the muscles, but the hardness of the skin.

It was as if he were wearing a thin layer of armor, making it difficult even for a sharp blade to cut through Rocks' skin.

When you touch it normally, it's no different from ordinary skin.

All abilities are controllable; they can be passive or active.

Rocks was very satisfied with the abilities and techniques of Cero and Steel Skin.

One enhances one's attack, the other enhances one's defense.

As for the final Moonlight Sword...

To be honest, the help it provided to Lox was rather ineffective.

It's not that they're not strong.

However, Lox didn't really need to use it much.

His weapon is the Seven Star Sword.

Although the Moonlight Sword is a materialization of power, its overall hardness is not as good as the Seven Star Sword, and it cannot cover Armament Haki. It can only be surrounded by externally released Haki...

Its only use is to suddenly condense into a form during battle, giving the enemy some unexpected attacks.

Long-range attacks by throwing the Moonlight Sword are not as effective as flying strikes.

Its advantage lies in its ability to penetrate targets precisely, making it slightly more effective than flying strikes...

In short, the Moonlight Sword only increases the variety of Rocks' attacks, offering little real help.

If only it were the Thunder Spear, an upgraded version of the Moonlight Sword...

However, there are more powerful attacks such as Black Cryo, King Cryo's Flash, and Thunder Spear.

Perhaps it can only be controlled after the Blackwing Great Demon Void becomes stronger?

We'll only know for sure after another battle with the Blackwing Great Demon!

There is one more thing worth mentioning.

Rocks had not yet truly figured out the state similar to "Tailed Beast Chakra Mode" that Kuina and Issho had mentioned.

I've just got a few clues...

After all, only a few days have passed, so it's impossible to make progress so quickly; we can only take it slowly.

They will stay on the sky island for a while, and there's no rush.

Changes and variations in abilities and techniques, including the use of [unclear text - possibly a typo or incomplete sentence], are all part of the overall strategy.

His cheat system doesn't have an option to "add points"...

Shaking off the thoughts in his mind, Locke looked ahead and smiled, a grin spreading across his face: "Fighting is the best teacher. I'll be counting on you from now on, Smile..."