Simultaneously traversing from the beginning of the rampage in Konoha

In the dark depths of the sea, sunlight can barely penetrate the water's barrier; everything is shrouded in the twilight, as if the sun is about to disappear completely.

"No ocean currents, looks lucky, we're on the calm side."

Surrounded by darkness, the mad owl, its body crackling with purplish-black lightning, became a dazzling presence in this deep sea.

Clearly, after being strengthened by the Starry Sky Atrium, the curse of the sea had lost its effect on him.

Not only was the restraint of the sea stone completely ineffective, but even the seawater had no effect on suppressing him.

"Unlike that short guy from Naruto, Ultraman's power in me doesn't manifest as the ability to control darkness."

However, to use it, we need to find an anchor point first.

Kuang Xiao raised his right hand, gazing into the deepest darkness that appeared in his palm as he fell into deep thought.

"The deep sea won't do, there are too many sea kings. The New World is the same, too chaotic. I don't have the time to protect it every single moment."

"Let's go to Skypiea then. The World Government's control over that area is quite weak."

"The Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Skypiea—what a coincidence!"

After a moment's thought, he determined his final goal, but Mad Hawk also encountered an awkward problem.

Where are those Sky Islands?

Fortunately, just when Kuang Xiao was at his wit's end, a huge black shadow rushed up from below.

The enormous beast's mouth opened wide, like a bottomless abyss, and with its ferocious, sharp fangs, it could easily tear apart an elite warship.

However, when faced with the sudden attack of this giant sea monster that was thousands of meters long, Mad Owl merely glanced at it and raised his hand to strike with his hammer.

The Conqueror's Haki, having reduced its power to almost nothing, startled the Sea King, causing it to freeze instantly.

The massive body, which had not lost its momentum, was punched again, leaving a large bump on its body, and came to a stop in place.

Pushed upwards by the reaction force, the mad owl floated more than ten meters up with a look of joy on its face, and strode through the seawater to the face of the sea king.

Looking at that fawning beastly face, Kuang Xiao gestured a few times, signaling him to take him to the City of Seven Waters.

The sea king, completely unable to understand what was being said, became visibly tense with a ferocious expression, fearing that it would be killed by this terrifying monster in a fit of rage.

The hawk understood its thoughts and fell silent as well.

After all, although he could be immune to the sea's restraint on ability users, he was not a fish-man and could not speak in the sea.

However, we can't talk in the sea, so we'll talk about it on the sea.

He wrapped the long chain he was holding in his left hand around the tip of the sea king's horn, then raised his hand and pointed upwards.

The sea monsters, having finally understood the hand gestures, were overjoyed and excitedly twisted their bodies, rushing towards the surface of the sea.

Soon, the sea king, along with the mad owl, rushed to the surface of the sea.

Gazing at Impel Down, encased in ice, from afar, Mad Owl couldn't help but sigh.

"Just because I was banned for eighteen years, do you all underestimate me that much, sending Little Green Chicken alone to ambush me?"

"Oh right, the little green chick should now be called a green pheasant..."

"I guess they think seastone is useful."

"Speaking of which... is sea stone considered a metal? It makes me feel so hungry!"

Kuang Xiao looked at the thick, long chain he was holding with some confusion.

"Then let's give it a try, since Seastone doesn't work on me anymore anyway."

With that, the mad owl raised the chain to his mouth and bit down.

"So this is what it feels like. Also, sea stone is blueberry chocolate flavored."

The hard sea stone, as fragile as a potato chip, crumbled into dust in the mouth of the mad owl, as if it had encountered its natural enemy.

"He doesn't have that special feeling of being a dwarf anymore, but his stamina and imposing aura have recovered quite a bit."

"His innate ability has been downgraded to a recovery ability in my eyes."

"As expected, Ultraman is still the best!"

"Let's go to Water Seven!"

With genuine anticipation for how the innate abilities brought by the Dark Giant would be displayed, Mad Owl patted the unicorn beside him with high spirits.

Ugh~

"You're really useless, buddy!"

The Observation Haki read the grievances of the Sea King beneath him, and the Mad Owl couldn't help but sigh and rub his forehead.

"If you don't know, you don't know. Just find a populated island and send me there. Remember to keep your head above water; I'm not a fish."

The excited sea monster beneath him was about to dive headfirst into the sea when Mad Owl spotted it in time and kicked its head back.

The enormous sea king rode the waves, and the mad owl sat cross-legged on its head, looking at the sea stone chain in its hand with some hesitation.

Consuming Seastone can quickly restore physical strength, Haki, and even energy. If stored up, eating one when exhausted in battle can be the key to turning the tide.

That was what Kuangxiao originally planned, but deep down, or rather instinctively, he had a strange feeling—a desire to cheer.

It's like the elation of someone who has been oppressed for over a decade finally turning the tables and winning back their life.

But this elation was not enough; it also longed for revenge.

If it were just this kind of madness, it wouldn't be so troubling; any complicated emotions could simply be forcibly suppressed.

But besides the joy, there is also a more unique sense of satisfaction and longing.

Since returning from the Starry Sky Chamber, he has now completely merged with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

I am the fruit, and the demon is me. The mad owl has a somewhat unclear premonition that constantly consuming Seastone can enhance the fruit's abilities.

However, this premonition was too vague and ambiguous, like the murmur of a sleeping man, making him unsure whether it truly existed.

"Forget it, I'm overthinking it. I'll just eat it!"

"Anyway, it's pretty delicious."

In the end, Kuangxiao slapped his forehead. Anyway, Seastone wasn't something that was out of print and unavailable. Since there was even a sliver of a possibility, he might as well give it a try.

The sea stone chain, as thick as a mad owl's arm and over thirty meters long, fell into the mad owl's belly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

And so, the madman ate his way through the night, from afternoon until evening until late at night.

At first, I ate very quickly, but soon I felt full.

After forcibly digesting it by paying back with one's life, it turned into slowly chewing and swallowing.

And they ate until sunrise the next day.

"Hmm, I'm starting to hate blueberries!"

The mad owl forced himself to swallow the last piece of chain, suppressing his nausea.

After taking a few deep breaths, Kuang Xiao closed his eyes and began to sense the changes within himself.

"It actually works!"

"Although it was already at its limit, the margin for error has indeed increased, which means I can now eat one more fruit!"

"But if that happens, I wonder if the sea will curse me again."

"However, entering the Starry Sky Heart Chamber again should be able to forcibly erase the sea's hatred."

"There is another option though..."

"Let the Rumble-Rumble Fruit fill my spare time once more!"

"Or rather, to further enhance, or even evolve, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!"