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

Chapter 178 The Paintbrush That Ate a Devil Fruit, Bug-like Cloning Ability

"Waaah!! Boss Rhodes, I really can't go on anymore. I've never drawn such a tiring picture before. I'm so tired, so tired! I feel like all my energy has been used up." The little raccoon lay on the ground, its eyes swollen, looking very weak.

He had never had this much difficulty when using his abilities to transform and change forms before, but the blue demon he had just drawn had completely exhausted almost all of his energy.

Fortunately, the materials he used this time were good; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to finish the painting.

Rod's palm glowed with life energy, which he then placed on the little raccoon, beginning to heal its injuries.

With the infusion of life energy, the little raccoon showed a very human-like expression, rubbing its head against Rhodes' palm, looking very comfortable.

"So warm, so warm, Lord Rhodes, your hands are even warmer than the boss's. Padon has never felt so wonderful."

"Hehe! Alright! It seems your abilities aren't all-powerful. Can you draw me using leaves?" Rod looked at the little yellow raccoon.

"No! This is my limit, and for some reason, the things I draw in this world have no power at all." The little yellow raccoon, Padong, shook his head.

"Hmm! I understand! You can draw some of the less powerful life forms in this world, but you can't replicate the energy they possess." Rhodes nodded thoughtfully.

"Hmm! That's strange! Logically speaking, my ability should be able to perfectly replicate Devil Fruit abilities."

But for some reason, I can't replicate the power of this world.

"Perhaps, just perhaps, if I were to control these powers myself, I might be able to..." the little yellow raccoon said.

"Is that so? This isn't Devil Fruit energy, so you can't draw it, but we can infuse it with energy."

This little guy's ability is quite amazing! In Rhodes's opinion, his Devil Fruit ability is even the most powerful, allowing him to transform through a leaf.

Draw the person you want to summon on it, and that person will come to life, possessing 30% of the original's strength and the ability to act on their own.

When he attacked Wano Country, the characters he drew—Ghost Roger, Whitebeard, Sengoku the Buddha, Garp, Zephyr, and even Shiki—all possessed corresponding Devil Fruit abilities.

What's even more terrifying is that it can actually use domineering energy.

Although it's not as strong as the original, this is still ridiculously overpowered, isn't it? It's practically like creating a weakened version of a clone.

Moreover, as long as this little raccoon draws something, it can exist indefinitely unless the person is defeated.

Keep in mind, the raw material was just an ordinary leaf! This ability is simply too incredible!

As for his boss! He claims to be the Red Earl who ate the strongest Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.

His vampire abilities are also bizarre: hypnotic blood-drinking, rejuvenation, and illusions are all signature vampire skills.

However, vampire abilities are indeed naturally countered by the Death Knight Whitebeard.

Two top-tier Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits were delivered to his doorstep, leaving Rhode feeling flattered and overwhelmed.

In the past few days, Rhodes also had the little raccoon demonstrate his abilities. First, there were some extremely powerful beings that it was unable to draw.

For example, Sargeras, Archimonde, Kil'jaeden, even Rhodes himself, or Kaido of the Beasts now.

Just kidding. If he really ignored all the rules, anyone he had ever met could be drawn with 30% of his power.

So let's draw Sargeras, even if he only has 30% of his original strength.

That would be world-destroying, or take him to Marvel and let him draw any of the five primordial gods; even 30% of his power would be enough to easily defeat Godfather.

The Kaido of the Beasts he drew didn't have any evil power or the blessing of rage; it was just a basic version of Kaido with 30% of his power.

The demonic creatures he drew were the same; although they resembled the demons, they lacked fel energy. They needed his own energy to infuse them before they could move.

He can manifest powers belonging to the One Piece world, such as Devil Fruit abilities and the three types of Haki.

But once he leaves the world of One Piece, he can only draw a similar physical body.

However, Illidan's most important energy is fel energy, which Rhodes possesses.

"Padon! I want to know, are you a creature that ate a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit? Or are you a special paintbrush that ate a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit?" Rhodes asked after thinking for a moment.

This little tanuki's Mythical Zoan type, the Bake-Bake Fruit, shouldn't be able to turn into a paintbrush, since it ate the Bake-Bake Fruit, not the fruit that turns into a paintbrush.

Moreover, the other party also looked like a tanuki, which was too much of a coincidence! Therefore, Rhodes strongly suspected that he was actually a paintbrush that had eaten a Devil Fruit.

Transforming into a tanuki form is the animal form of a Devil Fruit.

"You, you actually guessed it! That's amazing! Even the boss didn't know about this!"

"I am indeed a paintbrush. It is because I ate a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit that I can transform into a tanuki."

This person is amazing! They guessed everything about me in no time.

"I remember you should be able to cast a spell on these leaves, turning them into shapeshifting leaves, so that you can use your abilities to materialize them even when you're not around, right?" Rhodes asked, squinting his eyes.

When Red Earl first appeared, he drew two Logia-type Devil Fruit users, Smoker and Aokiji.

He then used this ability to transform into Fire Fist, Ace, Blackbeard, and even Whitebeard.

In other words, this ability can still be used even without the presence of this little raccoon.

This little raccoon is very dishonest; he didn't tell me the truth. It seems I'll have to find some time to extract your Devil Fruit power and then let my Homie eat it.

"Yes, no, I, that." The little raccoon was very nervous when he heard this. It was indeed his ability, but how did the other party know it?

This method of casting spells on leaves and then giving them to others to use should only be known to the boss! Did the boss tell the enemy about it?

However, there are limitations to these deformed leaves. If they are something that the person cannot draw, then others who get these leaves will also be unable to draw them.

"The leaves I give you are called branches of the World Tree, a very rare and powerful tree."

"Now cast a spell on them all, turning them into deformed leaves. You don't need to do the rest; I'll do it myself," Rhodes said expressionlessly.

I was going to spare your life, but you dared to play tricks.

Since that's the case, I'll extract your Devil Fruit ability when I have some free time!

The little raccoon nodded and, under Rhodes's watchful gaze, began to cast a spell on the leaves on the ground. Soon, these enormous leaves began to shrink, gradually becoming the size of a palm.

The little raccoon picked up the deformed leaves and handed them to Rhodes.

"Here you go! You can draw anyone you remember seeing. However, as for your skill level, it used to be 30%, but I'm not sure about that now."

Rhodes nodded, collected all the deformed leaves, and then looked at the little yellow raccoon, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

"Thank you for your hard work, little one. Go back and rest! I'll contact you again if I need anything."

Rhode smiled, opened a portal, and sent the little yellow raccoon back to the world of Azeroth, where it was kept under the care of other members of the Beast Pirates.

"Lord Rhodes, this amazing ability is extremely useful. It can mass-produce high-level clones of the legion. Even with only 40% of their power, it is still invaluable," Makzal said.

"Using the leaves of this World Tree to make deformed leaves, and then infusing them with energy, should allow us to reach 40% of our original strength."

"However, the things or life forms he draws should have great limitations," Rhodes said.

These shape-shifting leaves consume the user's domineering aura, so once successfully formed, they will obey the user's commands.

The little raccoon wouldn't suffer any losses either; it merely provided a medium. Otherwise, with its power, drawing Illidan would have been quite a challenge.

Rhodes took out a shapeshifting leaf, drew Illidan on it, and activated his power.

Then, some of his three types of Haki were absorbed, and soon a lifelike Illidan appeared.

He looked exactly like the original Illidan, with the same demon wings, demon horns, and demon hooves, but he had no trace of fel energy on his body.

Although it appears to be a demon, it has not been infected by fel energy.

"You should have self-awareness, right?" Rhodes asked.

"Yes, Master," the demon Illidan, depicted in the painting, replied to Rhodes.

Using these transforming leaves consumes one's own Haki energy, and the summoned creatures will completely obey Rhode's commands.

Rhodes nodded and poured his fel energy into Illidan until Illidan's body reached its limit.

Instantly, Illidan's eyes lit up with fel fire, and his demonic horns and hooves also ignited with fel fire.

Rhodes could clearly feel that he could manipulate this body and perfectly control its actions.

"Mak'zar, can you control this clone of yours?" Rhodes asked.

"Lord Rhodes, after infusing him with fel energy, I can remotely control this body. As for his original consciousness, I have erased it," Mak'zal said.

Just kidding. As your own alter ego, you're not allowed to have any intelligence; you just have to accept being manipulated.

"Very good, next we'll design a dungeon, the Dark Temple dungeon."

(End of this chapter)