One Piece: Starting with Coercing and Enticing Nami

When consciousness is re-injected into the body.

Thoth's heart skipped a beat.

At this moment, the unique power of the giant tree's veins was quietly merging into its own life veins.

This power belonging to the life veins of plants is being integrated and absorbed by its own life veins, while at the same time, its own body is undergoing a strange evolution.

At the same time, as Thoth's consciousness returned to his body, two strange sensory instincts arose in his consciousness.

A light curtain panel appears.

Two brand-new skills have been created.

[Conqueror's Haki (Beginner Level 5/10)]

【Spirit of the Wood (Beginner Level 6→7→8/10)】

Upon seeing these two new skills, Conqueror's Haki, Thoth knew exactly what they were.

I felt the same way just now.

But this "Spirit of Wood"... At that moment, the Spirit of Wood instinctively devoured the abundant life essence of plants within its body, and in the blink of an eye, it broke through its level and began to understand the basics.

Suddenly, a surge of plant-based life energy boiled within his body.

Strange pieces of knowledge emerged in his consciousness and were quickly understood by Thoth.

Within the core of the giant tree lies a life essence with extremely corrosive power; if an ordinary person were to consume it, they would likely eventually turn into a tree-man.

However, Thoth was "exceptionally gifted" and maintained a balance within his body. Under this balance, Thoth's body gradually adapted to the changes.

However, this change, in theory, should ultimately end with Thoth completely absorbing this surging life essence.

However, as the body has adapted to this power, and this change triggers the skill creation mechanism, it leads to a deeper level of this wondrous evolution of the body.

Thoth possessed the potential for skill creation, and the abundant energy within him created a fertile ground for such skill development.

In this state, the skill known as "Spirit of Wood" was born.

It's both laughable and absurd! Life is unpredictable!

It was both an accident and an inevitability.

095. Thoth: I am a life form capable of operating on land, sea, and air!

And this moment.

Once you understand how a skill was created, you also gain a clearer understanding of its effects.

Rooting and growing, consuming the essence of life, the plant undergoes photosynthesis.

These are all inherent skill effects of the "Spirit of Wood".

He sensed that the essence and energy of the giant tree's life core within his body were still abundant.

The proficiency of the "self-healing" skill continues to improve.

[Self-Recovery (Comprehensive Understanding 1026→1229↑/2000)]

Thoth stretched out his palm. At that moment, with a slight shift in his consciousness, his life force became increasingly active. Then, the lines on his palm turned green, and fine, dark blue plant roots slowly grew out.

As his mind grew larger and thicker, then began to wriggle and undulate, a hint of curiosity appeared in Thoth's eyes. In an instant, dense roots grew from every corner of his body.

It spread and took root in all directions, penetrating the broken branches around it.

Immediately afterwards, the subtle essence of plant life was absorbed and carried back into the body through the roots.

It turns out that not only can the essence of flesh and blood be consumed, but the essence of plants and trees can as well.

Thoth's eyes were calm, his body was wrapped in a cocoon of roots, and the life essence of the plants that the giant tree had abandoned began to be recovered.

Meanwhile, the "Spirit of Wood" absorbed the life core energy within its body, and its skill level was rapidly increasing.

A moment later, the "Spirit of Wood" skill entered the "Practice Makes Perfect" level, and all sorts of plant knowledge emerged from his consciousness.

Skill rewards 1 point of Constitution attribute.

Thoth's body underwent a deeper transformation, and his life force fully acquired the life characteristics of plants.

As the "Spirit of Wood" advances, Thoth's life undergoes a transformation, and his efficiency in devouring the life core within his body becomes even faster.

Even the "self-healing" skill is gradually losing out to the absorption efficiency of the "Wood Spirit".

Time passed slowly, and the "Spirit of Wood" underwent another transformation, entering the "Slightly Accomplished" level. Thoth's existence fully possessed the characteristics of plant life.

Gain +1 to both Body and Spirit attributes.

The plant roots that it generates become increasingly strong, and a delicate metallic scale pattern evolves on the surface of the roots.

Skill level...to the highest level.

An unusual life force emanated from Thoth's body, and his application of the "Spirit of Wood" in his mind completely transformed into instinct.

Gain +2 to Body and +1 to Spirit.

With the advancement of the "Spirit of Wood", Thoth's life form has been completely evolved.

Characteristic: Transformation exists.

Effect: Your life form can freely switch between flesh and blood and implants, and the strength of the implant is equal to the strength of your own life.

At this moment, inside the plant cocoon.

With a thought, Thoth's body completely transformed into a plant form and possessed strange plasticity.

Its body sometimes transforms into a tree spirit, taking root, sprouting, flowering, and bearing fruit; at other times, it transforms into a thick, scaly, bluish-black root.

Dense roots spread and grew in all directions, rapidly devouring the essence of energy within the remains of the giant tree.

After a dozen or so breaths.

The remains of the giant tree, exposed to the naked eye, were visibly dried out and decayed, with dense, dark green roots penetrating them.

Like a tidal wave, a large amount of the giant tree's life essence surged into its body, beginning to provide more nutrients for its own evolution.

On the shore of the lake.

At this moment, Nami and the others widened their eyes, staring at the unusual change that was happening in the center of the lake.

It was truly spectacular.

Just like the changing of the sea into mulberry fields, a sense of trepidation rose in their hearts.

This is the power of nature, the plunder of life. The dark green giant tree visibly turns gray-white, its branches fall off, and its leaves and flowers wither and drift away in the wind.

"Will Tote be alright?"

Karina's eyes were filled with worry. Nami, in her half-beast form, possessed keen eyesight, and the wind carried "information" to her, but she was still just as tense.

"Thoth's life force is fluctuating very violently, as if it's increasing exponentially. He should be alright, right?"

Nokiko bit her lower lip lightly: "We must believe in him, believe that he will come back safely."

He easily felled the enormous, strange tree in its complete state, let alone this one, which was just short of being uprooted!

Tiger Girl lay on the ground, restless and agitated, with gusts of air blowing erratically around her as she stared intently at the center of the lake.

But Johnny and Joseph, standing to the side, had unwavering eyes; they believed that Thoth would be alright.

Time ticked by, second by second.

In the center of the lake.

At some point...

[Note: Your self-healing skill "Mastery 2000/2000" has reached its maximum proficiency, and the self-healing skill will automatically advance.]

[Note: Your self-healing skill has been upgraded from "Mastery" to "Consumer"! Gain +2 to Constitution, +2 to Strength, +2 to Agility, and +2 to Spirit!]

[Note: Your self-healing skill has been upgraded to "Masterful". You have gained a new trait, "Regeneration": A surge of vitality that grants your physical tissues regenerative properties. With inexhaustible vitality, your body can regenerate in all directions without limit.]

[Note: Your self-healing is at "Masterful" level 19/5000; the next level is "Peak of Perfection".]

boom!

At this moment, the "self-recovery" skill advanced, and Thoth's body returned to human form, with his physical attributes undergoing a comprehensive transformation.

At the same time, the vitality within the body becomes increasingly strong.

The surge in its own life force immediately accelerated the transformation of the "Wood Spirit," which devoured the surging life essence within its body.

[Note: Your Wood Spirit skill "Mastery 1000/1000" has reached its maximum proficiency. The Wood Spirit skill will automatically advance.]

[Hint: Your Wood Spirit skill has been upgraded from "Mastery" to "Complete Understanding"! Gain +2 to Constitution! +2 to Spirit!]

[Note: Your Wood Spirit skill has been upgraded to "Mastery," granting you a new trait, "Wood Spirit Essence": Wood Spirits can absorb and fuse with plant traits, evolving and transforming their own form.]

[Hint: Your Wood Spirit's "Mastery" has increased from 0 to 989/2000; the next level is "Consumer Skill".]

……

"Power flows continuously within my body."

Thoth calmly looked around; the remains of the giant trees all around him were completely decayed.

"Unexpectedly, in the end, it was the 'self-healing' skill that broke through to a completely new level first."

The "Spirit of Wood," from its birth to its current state of "comprehensive understanding," can be said to have been built upon the remains of a giant tree.

Thoth's expression remained calm, but a hint of excitement naturally shone through his eyes.

Sensing the surging life energy within his body, Thoth felt incredibly powerful.

Like a monster.

At its current level, the "Spirit of Wood" skill is comparable to a Devil Fruit with superhuman, special Paramecia-type plant-like abilities.

Moreover, it's a Devil Fruit ability with absolutely no side effects.

【Spirit of Wood (Mastery 989→1024/2000)】

[Self-Recovery (Mastery 126/5000)]

Now that the surging life essence within his body has been completely depleted, he looks at the proficiency level of these two transformed skills.

Thoth couldn't help but sigh to himself, "This world really is mysterious."