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## Chapter 689: Absorption and Cultivation of Natural Energy! (Third Update)
Just as Im's Noah's Ark gained a new resident.
Following the conclusion of the 'Two-World Conference'.
The World Government and the three Great Nations of the Imperial Arms World began frequent and comprehensive contact and interaction.
After all, the Agreement only existed on paper.
True Interests still had to be obtained through practical Action.
Firstly.
The First Main Combat Legion, led by Army Headquarters Admiral 'Akainu' and Army Headquarters Candidate Admiral 'Ghost Shark'.
Began packing their bags to return to the Canberra Continent in the Titan World.
At the same time, the Army Headquarters' Garrison Legion dispatched two Divisions' worth of Military Strength.
To replace the former in garrisoning the Star Gate Base within the Snow Mountain, as well as the City where the World Government Branch is located.
To make it easier for everyone to refer to this City, both sides gave it a nickname.
'Snowlight City'.
Symbolizing the only City with Sunlight in the Snow Region.
This was mainly because the World Government, in order to build a City suitable for human Life in this Northern Snow Region, which experiences heavy Wind and Snow year-round, invited Air Force Headquarters Admiral 'Kizaru'.
To perform a Light-Light Fruit Awakening above the City, completely clearing the Wind and Snow and Dark Clouds in the area where the City was located.
However, this also resulted in the City becoming a City that never sleeps, one that is always sunny and never experiences night.
Although doing this requires pulling down the Black Curtain on the Window beforehand when sleeping.
Minister Adair, who hails from a certain Summer Island in the First Half of the Grand Line, felt this was much more comfortable than the Cold Living Environment.
It's worth mentioning that after the Three Military Branches' Troops officially withdraw from the Imperial Arms World.
Im will move the Position of the Star Gate to this 'Snowlight City'.
To save Time for Personnel from both worlds when traveling back and forth.
Meanwhile, according to the content of the Agreement.
Dean Isaac and Senior Alchemist Taylor, who need to Take Office on the Sea Star Mainland.
As well as Gozuchi and Doctor Stylish from the Imperial Faction.
Yomi Tsukahara, Sword Saint and his granddaughter Yajime Hime from the Shenhe Island Nation, and others have also arrived here.
However, because the Star Gate is currently 'occupied' by the Army Unit.
They can only temporarily reside in Snowlight City during this period, accepting Minister Adair's invitation.
They can also use this Time to learn more about the World Government's Rules and Matters concerning the World.
To avoid making a fuss and losing face once they arrive at their destination.
Just like that, the days passed one by one.
As more and more Personnel from both worlds moved into Snowlight City, the Atmosphere Inside the City and outside quickly became lively.
It seemed everyone here had forgotten the War that had just ended not long ago, and the Personnel who had sacrificed.
On the other side.
Also in the Northern Snow Region, but located at the northernmost tip of the Continent.
On a Snowfield near the Polar Ice Sea, nearly a hundred White Tent was set up, forming a Camp.
Inside the Camp, Guard could be seen, wearing Silver-Gray Armor, with White Cape on their backs, and holding Steel Spear, either standing guard or patrolling in groups, resembling a Military Camp.
However, the most eye-catching sight was the Flag hanging high in the center of the Camp.
A Black Five-Circle Cross on a white background!
About three hundred meters away from this Camp, on the cold Sea Surface, a crystal-clear small Iceberg could be seen in the distance.
At the same time, a magnificent Frost Throne stood at the summit of the Iceberg.
Esdeath, wearing the Heavenly Phoenix Hundred Birds Skirt, sat on this Throne with her fair and slender legs crossed.
Allowing the bone-chillingly Cold Wind to blow around her.
Like an Ice and Snow Goddess who had been slumbering here since ancient times.
However, her current Appearance was somewhat peculiar.
Not only did she have two ice-blue appendages on her head that looked very much like some kind of antlers.
But her entire Body Size also seemed to have increased significantly.
That's right.
This was Esdeath's Kirin Fruit Human-Beast Form.
She had maintained this state for nearly five days of Meditation.
This caused the personnel in charge of Cipher Pol and the Holy Land Garrison who were acting as Guard on shore to be worried.
Every day they hoped that this Empress Lord could return soon.
After all, she hadn't eaten or drunk for five days!
If any Accident occurred, they would all be in for a world of trouble.
However, Esdeath not only didn't feel the slightest Hunger and Thirst at the moment.
But instead felt her Body was in the most comfortable cool state.
In this somewhat Dark Mindscape.
She first sensed several White Light Spots from the natural Air.
Then, as Time passed, the Light Spots became more and more numerous.
It wasn't until some drifting Light Spots happened to touch her Body and merge into it.
That she realized these Light Spots should be the Natural Energy that Hong Lian had mentioned.
This greatly lifted Esdeath's Spirits, and she continued on, lost in concentration.
Not long after.
She found that she seemed to be able to infuse her Consciousness, carrying a certain Emotion, into her spread-out Observation Haki, thus 'calling' the surrounding Light Spots.
Unexpectedly.
As soon as these Light Spots came into contact with these Mental Force Field Wave.
They drifted slowly towards her Position as if 'responding'.
From then on.
Starting from the second day of Meditation.
Esdeath officially entered the stage of actively absorbing Ice Attribute Natural Energy.
And on the third day.
She had a sudden thought: what if she transformed her Body into a Kirin?
Esdeath, who was always decisive and swift, naturally acted as soon as she thought of it.
She immediately activated the Devil Fruit Power within her Body, transforming from Human Form to Beast Form.
Indeed!
After transforming into a Kirin and closing her eyes to meditate again, she immediately discovered that the dense Light Spots around her.
Swarmed over like a pouring tide, each one seeming so impatient.
This made Esdeath extremely delighted.
Because she had already noticed that as she absorbed more and more Natural Energy.
Not only did the Ice Power within her Body become stronger, but her Perception also became sharper.
The most obvious effect was that the Range of her Observation Haki was expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye.
However, not long after.
Esdeath found that her Stamina couldn't keep up with the Consumption of maintaining the Beast Form.
She knew this was because she hadn't undergone Awakening yet.
This forced her to change back to Human Form.
But having just enjoyed the high-efficiency absorption speed brought by the Beast Form, how could she accept the extremely slow 'turtle speed' of the Human Form?
Finally, Esdeath maintained her Body in the Human-Beast Form.
Although the Efficiency of this Form was not as high as the Beast Form, but compared to the Human Form, it was still significantly better.
Moreover, the Stamina Consumption could roughly offset the restorative effect of the Natural Energy.
【Buzz----】
After an unknown amount of Time, when Esdeath suddenly opened her ice-blue Vertical Pupils.
A surging white mist-like Cold Air instantly burst forth from her.
In an instant.
The Sea Surface within a radius of several hundred meters was instantly Frozen.
"Is this the Power mastered by Divine Beasts? It looks pretty good, doesn't it?"
Esdeath opened her Palm, looking at the lingering white Cold Air wrapped around her five fingers, and let out a light laugh.
She could clearly feel that her level of control over Ice Power had significantly improved.
Furthermore, the absorbed Natural Energy had also further improved all aspects of her Body.
Most importantly, even with her eyes open now, she could faintly feel the Ice Attribute Natural Energy in the Air.
She could even control them to gather or disperse near her skin with her movements.
It was roughly like being able to control the Natural Energy on her Body Surface to attack from a certain Distance, and it also came with a certain frostbite effect.
It was somewhat similar to the Armament Haki Emission Technique.
Yet it did not possess the Toughness in Defense that Armament Haki has.
(End of this chapter)
Just as Im's Noah's Ark gained a new resident.
Following the conclusion of the 'Two-World Conference'.
The World Government and the three Great Nations of the Imperial Arms World began frequent and comprehensive contact and interaction.
After all, the Agreement only existed on paper.
True Interests still had to be obtained through practical Action.
Firstly.
The First Main Combat Legion, led by Army Headquarters Admiral 'Akainu' and Army Headquarters Candidate Admiral 'Ghost Shark'.
Began packing their bags to return to the Canberra Continent in the Titan World.
At the same time, the Army Headquarters' Garrison Legion dispatched two Divisions' worth of Military Strength.
To replace the former in garrisoning the Star Gate Base within the Snow Mountain, as well as the City where the World Government Branch is located.
To make it easier for everyone to refer to this City, both sides gave it a nickname.
'Snowlight City'.
Symbolizing the only City with Sunlight in the Snow Region.
This was mainly because the World Government, in order to build a City suitable for human Life in this Northern Snow Region, which experiences heavy Wind and Snow year-round, invited Air Force Headquarters Admiral 'Kizaru'.
To perform a Light-Light Fruit Awakening above the City, completely clearing the Wind and Snow and Dark Clouds in the area where the City was located.
However, this also resulted in the City becoming a City that never sleeps, one that is always sunny and never experiences night.
Although doing this requires pulling down the Black Curtain on the Window beforehand when sleeping.
Minister Adair, who hails from a certain Summer Island in the First Half of the Grand Line, felt this was much more comfortable than the Cold Living Environment.
It's worth mentioning that after the Three Military Branches' Troops officially withdraw from the Imperial Arms World.
Im will move the Position of the Star Gate to this 'Snowlight City'.
To save Time for Personnel from both worlds when traveling back and forth.
Meanwhile, according to the content of the Agreement.
Dean Isaac and Senior Alchemist Taylor, who need to Take Office on the Sea Star Mainland.
As well as Gozuchi and Doctor Stylish from the Imperial Faction.
Yomi Tsukahara, Sword Saint and his granddaughter Yajime Hime from the Shenhe Island Nation, and others have also arrived here.
However, because the Star Gate is currently 'occupied' by the Army Unit.
They can only temporarily reside in Snowlight City during this period, accepting Minister Adair's invitation.
They can also use this Time to learn more about the World Government's Rules and Matters concerning the World.
To avoid making a fuss and losing face once they arrive at their destination.
Just like that, the days passed one by one.
As more and more Personnel from both worlds moved into Snowlight City, the Atmosphere Inside the City and outside quickly became lively.
It seemed everyone here had forgotten the War that had just ended not long ago, and the Personnel who had sacrificed.
On the other side.
Also in the Northern Snow Region, but located at the northernmost tip of the Continent.
On a Snowfield near the Polar Ice Sea, nearly a hundred White Tent was set up, forming a Camp.
Inside the Camp, Guard could be seen, wearing Silver-Gray Armor, with White Cape on their backs, and holding Steel Spear, either standing guard or patrolling in groups, resembling a Military Camp.
However, the most eye-catching sight was the Flag hanging high in the center of the Camp.
A Black Five-Circle Cross on a white background!
About three hundred meters away from this Camp, on the cold Sea Surface, a crystal-clear small Iceberg could be seen in the distance.
At the same time, a magnificent Frost Throne stood at the summit of the Iceberg.
Esdeath, wearing the Heavenly Phoenix Hundred Birds Skirt, sat on this Throne with her fair and slender legs crossed.
Allowing the bone-chillingly Cold Wind to blow around her.
Like an Ice and Snow Goddess who had been slumbering here since ancient times.
However, her current Appearance was somewhat peculiar.
Not only did she have two ice-blue appendages on her head that looked very much like some kind of antlers.
But her entire Body Size also seemed to have increased significantly.
That's right.
This was Esdeath's Kirin Fruit Human-Beast Form.
She had maintained this state for nearly five days of Meditation.
This caused the personnel in charge of Cipher Pol and the Holy Land Garrison who were acting as Guard on shore to be worried.
Every day they hoped that this Empress Lord could return soon.
After all, she hadn't eaten or drunk for five days!
If any Accident occurred, they would all be in for a world of trouble.
However, Esdeath not only didn't feel the slightest Hunger and Thirst at the moment.
But instead felt her Body was in the most comfortable cool state.
In this somewhat Dark Mindscape.
She first sensed several White Light Spots from the natural Air.
Then, as Time passed, the Light Spots became more and more numerous.
It wasn't until some drifting Light Spots happened to touch her Body and merge into it.
That she realized these Light Spots should be the Natural Energy that Hong Lian had mentioned.
This greatly lifted Esdeath's Spirits, and she continued on, lost in concentration.
Not long after.
She found that she seemed to be able to infuse her Consciousness, carrying a certain Emotion, into her spread-out Observation Haki, thus 'calling' the surrounding Light Spots.
Unexpectedly.
As soon as these Light Spots came into contact with these Mental Force Field Wave.
They drifted slowly towards her Position as if 'responding'.
From then on.
Starting from the second day of Meditation.
Esdeath officially entered the stage of actively absorbing Ice Attribute Natural Energy.
And on the third day.
She had a sudden thought: what if she transformed her Body into a Kirin?
Esdeath, who was always decisive and swift, naturally acted as soon as she thought of it.
She immediately activated the Devil Fruit Power within her Body, transforming from Human Form to Beast Form.
Indeed!
After transforming into a Kirin and closing her eyes to meditate again, she immediately discovered that the dense Light Spots around her.
Swarmed over like a pouring tide, each one seeming so impatient.
This made Esdeath extremely delighted.
Because she had already noticed that as she absorbed more and more Natural Energy.
Not only did the Ice Power within her Body become stronger, but her Perception also became sharper.
The most obvious effect was that the Range of her Observation Haki was expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye.
However, not long after.
Esdeath found that her Stamina couldn't keep up with the Consumption of maintaining the Beast Form.
She knew this was because she hadn't undergone Awakening yet.
This forced her to change back to Human Form.
But having just enjoyed the high-efficiency absorption speed brought by the Beast Form, how could she accept the extremely slow 'turtle speed' of the Human Form?
Finally, Esdeath maintained her Body in the Human-Beast Form.
Although the Efficiency of this Form was not as high as the Beast Form, but compared to the Human Form, it was still significantly better.
Moreover, the Stamina Consumption could roughly offset the restorative effect of the Natural Energy.
【Buzz----】
After an unknown amount of Time, when Esdeath suddenly opened her ice-blue Vertical Pupils.
A surging white mist-like Cold Air instantly burst forth from her.
In an instant.
The Sea Surface within a radius of several hundred meters was instantly Frozen.
"Is this the Power mastered by Divine Beasts? It looks pretty good, doesn't it?"
Esdeath opened her Palm, looking at the lingering white Cold Air wrapped around her five fingers, and let out a light laugh.
She could clearly feel that her level of control over Ice Power had significantly improved.
Furthermore, the absorbed Natural Energy had also further improved all aspects of her Body.
Most importantly, even with her eyes open now, she could faintly feel the Ice Attribute Natural Energy in the Air.
She could even control them to gather or disperse near her skin with her movements.
It was roughly like being able to control the Natural Energy on her Body Surface to attack from a certain Distance, and it also came with a certain frostbite effect.
It was somewhat similar to the Armament Haki Emission Technique.
Yet it did not possess the Toughness in Defense that Armament Haki has.
(End of this chapter)
