I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

He just went out recently, and let's not even mention Caesar. How could he have missed this war against the giants?

Four Emperors?

These kinds of formidable enemies are one less to kill!

"Damn it... I won't miss it again next time." Barrett made up his mind and prepared to keep a close eye on Sig.

"There will be a next time?" Sig's gaze unconsciously drifted towards the World Tree in the distance outside the city.

Many years ago, Ah Ling sailed with Dracula, the giants Dorry and Brogy, all the way from the ancient island to the giant kingdom of Elbaf.

However, after arriving, Ah Ling, who was of normal human size, did not stay in the Giant Kingdom for long and soon went to the sky island above the World Tree.

Vegapunk has already spoken with Sieg, and now, Ah Ling should be a good guide.

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Several days later.

Whole Cake Island is no longer what it used to be. It seems a battle has taken place; the walls have collapsed, and sparks of fire are shining through the windows while thick smoke rises.

"In the end, I still won. From today onwards, there will only be the Perospero Pirates."

The eldest son, Perospero, twitched the corners of his mouth, his smile somewhat unpleasant.

The argument gradually escalated into a fight, and then into an internal strife, something even he himself hadn't anticipated.

When I came to my senses, it had already turned out like this.

"Although it's a bit different from what I expected, it's not all bad, is it?" Perospero smiled and sat comfortably on the old lady's throne.

"This throne is a bit too big. I should have one custom-made to fit properly," Perospero muttered to himself.

People with a figure like that of an older woman are quite rare.

At this time.

A massive black shadow streaked across the sky, surrounded by swirling flames, before crashing heavily to the ground.

"You are... Kaido?" Perospero was taken aback when he saw who it was.

Kaido was in dire straits at this time. He had not dared to stop after flying away from Elbaf, fearing that there might be pursuers, and had been flying at high speed for several days and nights.

He had simply changed into clean clothes, but...

There were large burn marks on his chest, cracked skin on his face, a blurry white film over his left eye as if he had lost one eye, and extensive muscle necrosis in his left leg, causing him to limp.

"You're the only one left? Everyone else is dead? What about your mother?" Perospero pressed on.

The death of one of the Four Emperors is always big news that can shake the world.

This time, two of the Four Emperors joined forces to enter the land of giants, Elbaf. One of them died on the spot, and Kaido was also severely injured and became the sole survivor.

What exactly happened in that land of giants deep within the New World?

Kaido did not answer him.

He gave Perospero a cold glance, then suddenly stepped forward, grabbed him with his large hand, and casually tossed him aside before plopping down on the throne himself.

He remained silent, sitting on his throne for a long time, seemingly lost in thought.

After a long while, he picked up the gourd at his waist and gulped down the wine into his mouth. The wine dripped down his chin and soaked his clothes, but he was completely unaware.

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Paper wrapped fire.

The death of one of the Four Emperors is big news enough to shake the New World.

Even though Kaido remained silent, related rumors continued to circulate over time.

"BIGMOM and Kaido of the Beasts joined forces to enter the seas of the giant races deep in the New World, and then the fleet with two Yonko suddenly lost contact."

"Several days later, Kaido of the Beasts, known for his immortality, escaped back to Whole Cake Island. He was the only survivor among the entire fleet of the two emperors, but he also paid a heavy price, seemingly being crippled."

What exactly did they encounter in the depths of this new world?

"Kaido is tight-lipped about it, and no one knows what they went through... The truth is shrouded in mystery."

In the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, the female Celestial Dragon Phoenix Palace frowned slightly after reading the CP0 intelligence.

"Elbaf, the Giant Country?"

"Although they are recognized as the world's strongest nation, do they really possess the power to swallow up the fleets of two Yonko in one fell swoop?"

Phoenix Palace had a vague feeling that something was amiss. Although the giant nations had united to repel the invading Rocks Pirates many years ago, this seemed to be a different story.

"Elbaf has always been mysterious, but it can't be that powerful, can it?"

Phoenix Palace became interested, but at that moment several CP0 members hurriedly knocked on her door.

"Phoenix Palace, I'm sorry, I have to take these documents away." A CP0 member said apologetically, but his hands moved quickly, taking all the documents off the table.

"Hmm?" Phoenix Palace narrowed her eyes, her murderous intent immediately apparent.

"This is the Five Elders' intention," CP0 quickly added.

"One of the Five Elders learned of your actions, Phoenix Palace, and therefore expressed his intention to retrieve the documents."

After bringing out the Five Elders, CP0 successfully obtained the documents, but Phoenix's doubts lingered even deeper.

"Could there be something else in the seas of that giant kingdom that the Five Elders are keeping secret?" she pondered, frowning.

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"What? You want to go to the realm of gods above the World Tree? Why?"

The Giant King looked at Sig in surprise, for Sig had just asked him about something extraordinary.

"To build thicker armor," Sieg replied casually, glancing furtively at Vegapunk in the distance.

The Giant King didn't quite understand, but out of gratitude for Sig's help in resisting the invasion of the Four Emperors, he still told Sig some information about the divine kingdom.

"High above the Grand Line, at an altitude of ten thousand meters, there is more than one sky island," the Giant King said.

"Some rely on rising ocean currents, some on the even more unpredictable serpentine currents... and some don't even have a direct way to reach the islands; landing on them is extremely difficult," the Giant King said.

"For example, there's a sky island called Bika, which is directly opposite the first island at the entrance to the new world..."

"Thunder Island?" Sig had been to Thunder Island a few times and still remembered it.

“That Bika Sky Island was destroyed several years ago,” Ah Ling interjected from the side.

"A few years ago, someone on that sky island obtained the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and destroyed the island."

"Later he set off and arrived at another sky island... but I sent him away a year ago."

"A god, how could he destroy his own territory? Unbelievable." The Giant King was also hearing about this for the first time and was quite surprised.

"However, this floating island above the World Tree in Elbaf is the most special."

"This floating island is located at the top of the World Tree."

"The other sky islands are islands ruled by gods, but the sky island above the World Tree is the kingdom of gods, the place where the gods reside."

"And if one wants to land on the island, without the ability to fly, the only option is to climb the World Tree, which is tens of thousands of meters tall..." The Giant King shook his head.

"Even for giants, it is extremely difficult."

The Giant King never actually visited the Kingdom of God; he only heard about it from the elders through word of mouth.

What he knew was actually less than what Ah Ling, who had once lived there, knew.

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With the matter of Elbaf, the land of giants, settled, Sieg had no intention of lingering. After resting, he immediately prepared to set sail into the sky.

The telekinetic force once again enveloped the entire Dushan, and the giant ship quickly rose into the air along the trunk of the World Tree, flying towards an altitude of ten thousand meters.

However, not long after setting sail, Vegapunk mysteriously found Sig.

“Sig, I have a bold idea.”

"As a member of the World Government, I once unlocked the conditions for the transmission of Devil Fruits, allowing inanimate objects to eat Devil Fruits and possess their power."

“I’ve heard about that too,” Sieg nodded.

In the One Piece manga, there have indeed been swords that ate the Elephant-Elephant Fruit and guns that ate the Dog-Dog Fruit, which can freely transform between the forms of objects and animals.

“But such experiments have limitations,” Vegapunk explained:

"In all the successful cases you've heard of, they all ate animal-type fruits, right?"

"Paramecia and even Logia-type Devil Fruits, even when fused with inanimate objects, will not grant them life or will. Therefore, they cannot utilize the Devil Fruit's abilities."

At this point, Vegapunk looked at Ah Ling with a meaningful gaze.

Not long ago, he personally witnessed Ah Ling using the Soul-Soul Fruit's ability to infuse souls into inanimate objects.

Chapter 1201 Devil Fruit Industrial Chain

Vegapunk unlocked the conditions for the transmission of Devil Fruits. He can make objects eat Devil Fruits, but only if an object eats a Zoan-type fruit is it a successful experiment.

If a knife ate the Elephant-Elephant Fruit, it would gain an independent life and be able to actively use the abilities of Zoan-type Devil Fruits, transforming between multiple forms—it could be an elephant or a knife.

However, if a knife ate the Flame-Flame Fruit... since the knife itself has no life, it cannot use the Devil Fruit's power, making it a failed product.

What if this knife had a soul, had its own consciousness?

A knife that had eaten the Flame-Flame Fruit cleaved out, unleashing a raging sea of ​​fire.

"The Soul-Soul Fruit's power is to manipulate souls at will, and to infuse all things with souls, giving birth to life."

After witnessing Ah Ling use the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit, Vegapunk set his sights on it.

"The Soul-Soul Fruit is actually more amazing than we imagined. The various Homies it creates even have the ability to capture psychic waves."

"Napoleon in his bicorn hat could also freely transform between the hat and the greatsword."

"And the sun Prometheus is a flame that has come to life, which is equivalent to a smaller version of the Logia-type Flame-Flame Fruit user."

Vegapunk's gaze fell on the hat on Ah Ling's head, and his expression gradually became excited.

Not only Prometheus the Sun, but also, following her usual practice, Ah Ling recreated Napoleon the Hat, as well as Zeus the Thundercloud.

Of course, these are just names; in reality, they are new Homies created using the soul power that Ah Ling herself separated.