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Chapter 486: New Abilities for the Giant Gods!
Inside the Empty Hall.
One could see seven Giants, all around twenty meters tall, wearing blood-patterned Golden Armor and White Cloaks, holding their respective Golden Weapons, lined up in a row and half-kneeling on the Red Carpet.
Despite this, it did not make this Main Hall feel cramped in the slightest; instead, it appeared even more spacious.
In front of this group of 'Giant God Soldiers' was a triple-tiered platform.
At the top of the platform, a gold and red spire-shaped Throne stood there. On the Throne, Im, wearing a White Robe with gold trim, was using those cold Ripple Eyes to look down upon them.
One could see four strangely shaped Devil Fruits slowly rotating in the air around him, just like the relationship between Satellites and Planets.
"Greetings, Lord Imu!"
All the 'Giant God Soldiers' shouted in unison while lowering their massive Heads.
"I am prepared to bestow these four Devil Fruits upon four of you, and at the same time, I must tell you that from now on, all 'Giant God Soldiers' must possess Devil Fruit Abilities, because the Strength of the Giant Tribe alone is still far too weak."
Im spoke cold, ruthless words, without the slightest regard for the Giants' feelings of unwillingness, even emphasizing the words "too weak" twice.
Inside the Main Hall, the Kuja Guards standing on both sides looked at the 'Giant God Soldiers' with some envy. For these Female Warriors from Amazon Lily, Devil Fruits were good things.
Or rather, in their eyes, anything that could make them Strong was good.
And the four Ubuyashiki sisters standing on either side of the Steps had curious looks in their eyes. They had naturally already heard of this magical thing called Devil Fruit.
However, they also heard that ordinary Otherworlders shouldn't eat this thing carelessly, otherwise the consequences would be quite severe, comparable to how Father was when he was 'Cursed' before.
"First is Surtur."
"Here!"
Hearing Lord Imu call his Name, Surtur, who was originally an Elder of the Elbaf Kingdom and had the Epithet 'Fire Giant', quickly lifted the Golden Giant Sword in his hand, stood up, and responded.
Immediately after, one saw a Devil Fruit that was entirely fiery red, with Spark-like spiral patterns on its surface, fly down from the platform to in front of him, slowly rotating on its own axis.
"Surtur, Giant God, this is the Logia System Flame-Flame Fruit. It allows the Ability User's Body to turn into Flame or create Flame, but be aware, it is a lower-tier Fruit compared to the Logia System Mag-Mag Fruit."
Stussy on the side narrated the Data/Files she had already memorized, then said, "In a moment, someone will deliver the Development Data/Files of past Flame-Flame Fruit Ability Users to your residence."
Everyone was greatly shocked upon hearing this. Even Saul, who was the Commander of the Giant God Soldiers and had already eaten a Mythical Zoan, was moved.
They didn't expect that Lord Imu would actually take out a Logia System Devil Fruit.
Although Zoan Mythical Beast Types are rarer than Logia System, anyone who knows a little about Devil Fruits knows that the Logia System is publicly recognized as the strongest of the three systems!
"Eat it."
Im, high above, calmly looked down at Surtur and issued the Order.
The Flame-Flame Fruit.
This Devil Fruit was too famous in his 'Previous Life'. In terms of popularity, perhaps even the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, jokingly called the strongest Logia System, was slightly inferior.
However, this Devil Fruit at the current Time was actually not difficult to find.
Because it had a very clear location in Ace's 'Official Novel'.
That is, in the East Blue, near the Goa Kingdom, an uninhabited Island named Sixis, and it had two extremely obvious characteristics.
One, emerald green shallow sea, Two, a strange Sea Current that could drag surrounding objects towards the Island's Direction.
Most importantly, it was very famous in the East Blue and was called the 'Excessively Beautiful Sea Prison'.
If the people from Cipher Pol, under these Circumstances, still couldn't find the place, then Im might have to consider clearing out a batch of people.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly.
As for the question of whether to leave it for Ace, he didn't consider it at all.
Are you kidding me? Ace is only one year old now. Currently, the World Government opens one Star Gate per year and enters one Otherworld per year. How could they leave behind a Special Resource with such high Value as the Flame-Flame Fruit?
Besides, when Ace grows up and becomes an adult, he will definitely have many new choices. He might not even care for Devil Fruits.
"Yes."
Surtur sighed in his Heart, resignedly extended his left hand and grasped the Flame-Flame Fruit, then directly threw it into his mouth like a red grape, bit it, and swallowed it.
Indeed, this Devil Fruit was truly too small in front of the Giant Tribe.
Perhaps this was one of the reasons they didn't like eating Devil Fruits; psychologically, they felt that such small things weren't very reliable.
"Hmm?"
After about four or five seconds, one saw Flame begin to emerge from Surtur's Body.
Even that set of Golden Armor attached with a layer of 'Kabaneri Heart Membrane' also turned into a plasma state, and his entire Body visibly burst into fierce flames.
Thus, his Epithet 'Fire Giant' also truly lived up to its Name.
"Withdraw your Ability and step back."
Im's voice came again. After Surtur heard it, he didn't dare to continue experiencing the Feeling of Element Transformation. After retracting all the Flame, he half-knelt down again.
"Utgard."
"Here!"
Utgard, like Surtur, was also previously an Elder of the Elbaf Kingdom and also had the Epithet 'Ice Giant'. The Weapon in his hand was a Golden Giant Axe.
Soon, a Devil Fruit that was entirely white, with symmetrical spirals covering its surface, flew down.
"Utgard, Giant God, this is the Logia System Snow-Snow Fruit. It allows the Ability User's Body to turn into Snowflakes or create Wind and snow, and is also a lower-tier Fruit compared to the Logia System Ice-Ice Fruit. The specific Data/Files of past Ability Users will be sent to your residence later."
Stussy introduced it again.
This Snow-Snow Fruit was found by Doflamingo for Im.
Im's idea was very simple: he just thought that having people who had some connection to the corresponding Devil Fruit in the 'Canon' search for it might have some wonderful Effect.
Soon.
As Utgard swallowed the Snow-Snow Fruit, his Body quickly turned into white snow, and gusts of Cold Wind blew away the heat that Surtur had previously created.
However, he was very perceptive. This time, without waiting for Im's instructions, he stopped his Ability on his own and then knelt back down.
"Brogy."
When Im called out a Name again, the person involved immediately showed a troubled expression. Brogy, the 'Red Ogre', didn't expect that he would also get one, but could only Stand Up and accept reality.
"Here!"
The next moment, Brogy clearly saw the deep red Devil Fruit that flew in front of him, then looked at Stussy, signaling her to quickly explain.
His Personality had always been optimistic and honest, so he quickly accepted the fact that he was about to become an Ability User, and even felt a little bit of anticipation.
"Brogy, Giant God, this is the Zoan Mythical Beast Type Snake-Snake Fruit, Yamata no Orochi Form. Its Basic Abilities are that after transforming, it will have seven dragon-like Snake Heads. Each Snake Head possesses the Ability to revive the Ability User once."
"As for other Abilities, there have only been two recorded Ability Users so far, so I can briefly explain."
Stussy's voice was very pleasant, but everyone present only cared about the Content she was speaking.
"The previous Kurozumi Orochi did not perform any valuable Development on it, while the Ability User before the previous one only developed the Ability to spray water streams based on the Basic Abilities, so you still need to train and Research a lot yourself."
After Brogy heard this, he was both satisfied with having seven extra lives and a little melancholic about having seven extra Snake Heads. As for other Abilities, he wasn't too concerned about them for now.
After he knelt back down, Im finally spoke the last Name.
"Oimo!"
"It's actually me... Here!"
Oimo and Casey next to him exchanged a glance and happily Stood Up. He was probably the only Giant who wanted a Devil Fruit Ability.
Because among the current 'Giant God Soldiers', he and Casey were the weakest, and furthermore, limited by the Upper Limit of their Talent, no matter how much they trained, they couldn't catch up to those older brothers.
"Oimo, Giant God, this is the Paramecia System Door-Door Fruit. It is a very rare space-type Ability. Its Basic Abilities are that it can freely create and open various types of doors on any object. If a door is opened in the Air, it will connect to an Otherworld space exclusive to the Door-Door Fruit."
(End of this chapter)
Inside the Empty Hall.
One could see seven Giants, all around twenty meters tall, wearing blood-patterned Golden Armor and White Cloaks, holding their respective Golden Weapons, lined up in a row and half-kneeling on the Red Carpet.
Despite this, it did not make this Main Hall feel cramped in the slightest; instead, it appeared even more spacious.
In front of this group of 'Giant God Soldiers' was a triple-tiered platform.
At the top of the platform, a gold and red spire-shaped Throne stood there. On the Throne, Im, wearing a White Robe with gold trim, was using those cold Ripple Eyes to look down upon them.
One could see four strangely shaped Devil Fruits slowly rotating in the air around him, just like the relationship between Satellites and Planets.
"Greetings, Lord Imu!"
All the 'Giant God Soldiers' shouted in unison while lowering their massive Heads.
"I am prepared to bestow these four Devil Fruits upon four of you, and at the same time, I must tell you that from now on, all 'Giant God Soldiers' must possess Devil Fruit Abilities, because the Strength of the Giant Tribe alone is still far too weak."
Im spoke cold, ruthless words, without the slightest regard for the Giants' feelings of unwillingness, even emphasizing the words "too weak" twice.
Inside the Main Hall, the Kuja Guards standing on both sides looked at the 'Giant God Soldiers' with some envy. For these Female Warriors from Amazon Lily, Devil Fruits were good things.
Or rather, in their eyes, anything that could make them Strong was good.
And the four Ubuyashiki sisters standing on either side of the Steps had curious looks in their eyes. They had naturally already heard of this magical thing called Devil Fruit.
However, they also heard that ordinary Otherworlders shouldn't eat this thing carelessly, otherwise the consequences would be quite severe, comparable to how Father was when he was 'Cursed' before.
"First is Surtur."
"Here!"
Hearing Lord Imu call his Name, Surtur, who was originally an Elder of the Elbaf Kingdom and had the Epithet 'Fire Giant', quickly lifted the Golden Giant Sword in his hand, stood up, and responded.
Immediately after, one saw a Devil Fruit that was entirely fiery red, with Spark-like spiral patterns on its surface, fly down from the platform to in front of him, slowly rotating on its own axis.
"Surtur, Giant God, this is the Logia System Flame-Flame Fruit. It allows the Ability User's Body to turn into Flame or create Flame, but be aware, it is a lower-tier Fruit compared to the Logia System Mag-Mag Fruit."
Stussy on the side narrated the Data/Files she had already memorized, then said, "In a moment, someone will deliver the Development Data/Files of past Flame-Flame Fruit Ability Users to your residence."
Everyone was greatly shocked upon hearing this. Even Saul, who was the Commander of the Giant God Soldiers and had already eaten a Mythical Zoan, was moved.
They didn't expect that Lord Imu would actually take out a Logia System Devil Fruit.
Although Zoan Mythical Beast Types are rarer than Logia System, anyone who knows a little about Devil Fruits knows that the Logia System is publicly recognized as the strongest of the three systems!
"Eat it."
Im, high above, calmly looked down at Surtur and issued the Order.
The Flame-Flame Fruit.
This Devil Fruit was too famous in his 'Previous Life'. In terms of popularity, perhaps even the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, jokingly called the strongest Logia System, was slightly inferior.
However, this Devil Fruit at the current Time was actually not difficult to find.
Because it had a very clear location in Ace's 'Official Novel'.
That is, in the East Blue, near the Goa Kingdom, an uninhabited Island named Sixis, and it had two extremely obvious characteristics.
One, emerald green shallow sea, Two, a strange Sea Current that could drag surrounding objects towards the Island's Direction.
Most importantly, it was very famous in the East Blue and was called the 'Excessively Beautiful Sea Prison'.
If the people from Cipher Pol, under these Circumstances, still couldn't find the place, then Im might have to consider clearing out a batch of people.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly.
As for the question of whether to leave it for Ace, he didn't consider it at all.
Are you kidding me? Ace is only one year old now. Currently, the World Government opens one Star Gate per year and enters one Otherworld per year. How could they leave behind a Special Resource with such high Value as the Flame-Flame Fruit?
Besides, when Ace grows up and becomes an adult, he will definitely have many new choices. He might not even care for Devil Fruits.
"Yes."
Surtur sighed in his Heart, resignedly extended his left hand and grasped the Flame-Flame Fruit, then directly threw it into his mouth like a red grape, bit it, and swallowed it.
Indeed, this Devil Fruit was truly too small in front of the Giant Tribe.
Perhaps this was one of the reasons they didn't like eating Devil Fruits; psychologically, they felt that such small things weren't very reliable.
"Hmm?"
After about four or five seconds, one saw Flame begin to emerge from Surtur's Body.
Even that set of Golden Armor attached with a layer of 'Kabaneri Heart Membrane' also turned into a plasma state, and his entire Body visibly burst into fierce flames.
Thus, his Epithet 'Fire Giant' also truly lived up to its Name.
"Withdraw your Ability and step back."
Im's voice came again. After Surtur heard it, he didn't dare to continue experiencing the Feeling of Element Transformation. After retracting all the Flame, he half-knelt down again.
"Utgard."
"Here!"
Utgard, like Surtur, was also previously an Elder of the Elbaf Kingdom and also had the Epithet 'Ice Giant'. The Weapon in his hand was a Golden Giant Axe.
Soon, a Devil Fruit that was entirely white, with symmetrical spirals covering its surface, flew down.
"Utgard, Giant God, this is the Logia System Snow-Snow Fruit. It allows the Ability User's Body to turn into Snowflakes or create Wind and snow, and is also a lower-tier Fruit compared to the Logia System Ice-Ice Fruit. The specific Data/Files of past Ability Users will be sent to your residence later."
Stussy introduced it again.
This Snow-Snow Fruit was found by Doflamingo for Im.
Im's idea was very simple: he just thought that having people who had some connection to the corresponding Devil Fruit in the 'Canon' search for it might have some wonderful Effect.
Soon.
As Utgard swallowed the Snow-Snow Fruit, his Body quickly turned into white snow, and gusts of Cold Wind blew away the heat that Surtur had previously created.
However, he was very perceptive. This time, without waiting for Im's instructions, he stopped his Ability on his own and then knelt back down.
"Brogy."
When Im called out a Name again, the person involved immediately showed a troubled expression. Brogy, the 'Red Ogre', didn't expect that he would also get one, but could only Stand Up and accept reality.
"Here!"
The next moment, Brogy clearly saw the deep red Devil Fruit that flew in front of him, then looked at Stussy, signaling her to quickly explain.
His Personality had always been optimistic and honest, so he quickly accepted the fact that he was about to become an Ability User, and even felt a little bit of anticipation.
"Brogy, Giant God, this is the Zoan Mythical Beast Type Snake-Snake Fruit, Yamata no Orochi Form. Its Basic Abilities are that after transforming, it will have seven dragon-like Snake Heads. Each Snake Head possesses the Ability to revive the Ability User once."
"As for other Abilities, there have only been two recorded Ability Users so far, so I can briefly explain."
Stussy's voice was very pleasant, but everyone present only cared about the Content she was speaking.
"The previous Kurozumi Orochi did not perform any valuable Development on it, while the Ability User before the previous one only developed the Ability to spray water streams based on the Basic Abilities, so you still need to train and Research a lot yourself."
After Brogy heard this, he was both satisfied with having seven extra lives and a little melancholic about having seven extra Snake Heads. As for other Abilities, he wasn't too concerned about them for now.
After he knelt back down, Im finally spoke the last Name.
"Oimo!"
"It's actually me... Here!"
Oimo and Casey next to him exchanged a glance and happily Stood Up. He was probably the only Giant who wanted a Devil Fruit Ability.
Because among the current 'Giant God Soldiers', he and Casey were the weakest, and furthermore, limited by the Upper Limit of their Talent, no matter how much they trained, they couldn't catch up to those older brothers.
"Oimo, Giant God, this is the Paramecia System Door-Door Fruit. It is a very rare space-type Ability. Its Basic Abilities are that it can freely create and open various types of doors on any object. If a door is opened in the Air, it will connect to an Otherworld space exclusive to the Door-Door Fruit."
(End of this chapter)
