The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

Killing Barrett wouldn't require much effort.

However, to subdue the other party, one must demonstrate the invincible demeanor of a strongman.

The reason he chose this particular time was precisely because he had completely mastered the knife in his hand.

There are not many forces left in the entire pirate world that can threaten him.

Apart from the one on the Void Throne who was somewhat strange and made him wary, the rest were nothing but fleeting clouds.

Tap...tap...tap...

Luther slowly walked towards Barrett, and at the same time, golden flames wrapped around the black knife in his hand.

At the same time, the blade of the black knife was stained bright red.

In an instant, the surrounding temperature soared.

Barrett felt a burning sensation as soon as Luther approached, and instinctively took a half step back.

Despite his deep resentment at retreating, he had to admit that he was somewhat afraid of the other party.

The power that Luther wielded seemed to be completely out of place with the domineering system they had always followed.

It seems that by relying solely on the power of the elements, it can burn everything in the world.

"Was the fruit you ate the Flame-Flame Fruit?"

Barrett stared intently at Luther as he approached, trying to guess the other man's abilities.

In his view, only the Flame-Flame Fruit could barely match Luther's current abilities.

As for Mythical Zoan or Paramecia-type Devil Fruits, although they also possess the ability to generate heat and flames, they are still far inferior to the Logia-type Flame-Flame Fruit.

"of course not."

Luther chuckled and slowly raised the knife in his hand.

At this moment, the knife in his hand displayed three distinct colors.

Golden flames coiled around the blade, the blade itself gleamed with flame patterns, and the hilt was black with a reddish tinge.

"Even at its limit, a single Devil Fruit can only vaporize ordinary iron and stone instantly. This is the limitation of the fruit."

"But there is a way to overcome the limitations of the fruit!"

Barrett frowned sharply, and said uncertainly:

"Awakening?"

"No, even awakened fruits have their limits. For example, the awakening of the Golden Crow Fruit has this effect!"

Luther didn't care at all and directly told the other party about his Devil Fruit ability.

With a flick of his wrist, he unleashed a torrent of golden flames that spread across the sky.

In an instant, the entire island of Tri was dyed golden yellow, and Barrett's location was also within this range.

But through the perception of the Earth Giant, Barrett keenly sensed that something was wrong.

He could feel the earth melting, but not very quickly, and the temperature was not as high as before.

The abilities that Luther was displaying at this point were almost identical to those of someone who had awakened.

"This is the awakening of the Golden Crow Fruit. Wherever I go, everything turns to scorched earth. It's just a pity that there is still a limit. If it were a real Golden Crow, this island, including you, would melt in an instant."

Luther thought of the golden crow in mythology and couldn't help but show a regretful expression.

Fortunately, he came up with a way to take the fruit to the next level.

"Since this is the only end for the fruit, then what power did you possess just now?"

A hint of longing flickered in Barrett's eyes.

When he said those words, he had already completely acknowledged Luther's abilities.

But what he really wanted to know was, since the power of the fruit had an end, how Luther could extend it beyond that end.

He longed to become stronger, and Luther was the strongest person he had ever seen, even surpassing Roger.

Even if he were to die here today, he would still want to know what the end of this path to becoming stronger would look like.

Chapter 224 Quantitative Change Leads to Qualitative Change

"What power? It's still the power of the fruit. It's just that we're no longer focusing on a single fruit."

Luther chuckled softly and swung the knife in his hand again.

To Barrett's astonishment, the blade of the knife in Luther's hand transformed into blazing flames.

"Elementalization?"

Barrett only knows that he can materialize things into elements.

But what surprised him most was how this power, which was clearly a Logia-type Devil Fruit ability, could appear on a sword.

"The Brain-Brain Fruit is a magical fruit. When paired with a genius of exceptional intelligence, it possesses the ability to turn the rotten into the magical."

Luther remarked with a sigh, occasionally glancing at the knife in his hand with a look of amazement.

Originally, his initial idea was simply to fuse the sword with Paramecia or Zoan-type powers.

But to his surprise, Vegapunk gave him a pleasant surprise, exchanging the right to read the books in the Ohari collection for the creation of this sword, which was no less than an ancient weapon to him.

He had already obtained the Flame-Flame Fruit several years ago in the East Blue.

After Vegapunk's manipulation, it was directly integrated into the blade.

"They actually incorporated a Logia-type Devil Fruit into the sword."

Barrett's expression hardened slightly; he could hardly believe how this operation had been accomplished.

In his view, a sword is a sword, and a fruit is a fruit; combining the two is simply a fantasy.

I wouldn't even think about it, let alone do it.

"No wonder he's so strong..."

In that instant, Barrett wasn't thinking about Luther's strength, but rather regretting his own foolishness.

His Devil Fruit is a fusion Devil Fruit, so he's definitely more suited to this path than Luther.

If he were to capture a Mythical Zoan user and fuse with him, wouldn't the power he unleashed be far greater than it is now?

Even if Luther's elements were taken to their extreme, they could almost melt everything.

But he still firmly believed that when one's domineering aura and physical strength reach a certain level, even the temperature of the sun can be withstood.

He can't resist now, it's just that he's not strong enough!

"If I combine with a Mythical Zoan or a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, I might not be no match for you!"

Barrett's voice was hoarse, filled with deep resentment.

"one?"

Luther clicked his tongue, shook his head, and chuckled:

"I've already thought about it, why not think about going even bigger? Just 1+1 can only unleash a maximum of 5 in strength, but if it's 1+1+1, that's a different story."

As a meaningful laugh subsided, Luther lightly tapped the ground with the knife in his hand.

boom!!!

In an instant, a bottomless ravine formed, stretching all the way to where Barrett was.

With a single blow, the Earth Giant's feet were vaporized.

"This power... just how many fruits have you fused with?!"

Barrett, unable to even repair the Earth Giant, stared incredulously at Luther not far away.

How many?

Luther's lips curled slightly upward as he said, enunciating each word clearly:

"Of course I will do everything in my power to join as many as I can."

His palm brushed across the knife in his hand, flames swirling around it:

"The sword is named Ryujin Jakka, and it is made entirely of a special high-temperature resistant synthetic material. Even with the World Government's resources, it took two years to collect the materials."

Immediately afterwards, he gently slid his index finger inward from the blade:

"The blade is fused with the Logia-type Flame-Flame Fruit, giving it Logia-type and fire abilities. The tsuba is fused with the Paramecia-type Scorch-Scorch Fruit, allowing for rapid burning and connecting the blade and tsuba. The tsuba is fused with the Heat-Heat Fruit, which transfers heat to the blade, and combined with the fire of the sun, it reaches a temperature close to the surface of the sun."

Luther slowly explained the craft of flowing blades.

It could be said that this knife is not a knife in the true sense of the word; in terms of hardness, it might not even be as good as a great sword.

But in his hands, it is a weapon powerful enough to burn everything.

Moreover, he is the only one who can wield this knife.

The burning of the Golden Crow Fruit and the fire of the sun are the keys to unlocking Ryujin Jakka's power, allowing the sword to unleash its full potential.

Slowly raising the knife in his hand, Luther calmly looked directly at Barrett and softly recited:

"The myriad phenomena of the universe, a flowing blade like fire!"

Buzz!

In an instant, the golden flames that had enveloped the island due to the awakening of the Luther Fruit seemed to come alive completely.

From Barrett's perspective, the entire island of Terry is being rapidly burned away by flames and shrinking inwards.

The most terrifying thing is that, in theory, after the island melts, the sea should fill in the gap.

But it's not just the islands; the surrounding seawater is also slowly melting away.

The water, which should have been flowing, vanished without a trace upon touching the flames.

The water kept surging inward due to the difference in elevation, but kept disappearing. Heat waves filled the air, and white gas floated in the air.

Barrett could even feel the sharp earth enveloping him slowly melting.

The entire world seemed to have turned into a gaseous world, where everything was scorched in the flames and could not maintain its original form.