Chapter 275: Marine Fleet Admiral Momousagi?

Fists and Konpira collided, yet they did not truly make contact; instead, they clashed in mid-air, causing the very air to shriek.

Especially the pink radiance on Hancock's fist, which spread out amidst the collision of Haki; anything the pink light touched—be it plant, animal, or soil—instantly turned into grey-white stone.

This was the effect of the Love-Love Fruit's Awakening! Although this Devil Fruit itself did not contain any faith, the Pirate Empress herself was the Queen of Nine Snake Island, and she still possessed a measure of Faith Power.

During this time, through the practice of the Future Unborn Sutra, Hancock's Love-Love Fruit had finally fully awakened; even without using any techniques or making contact, she could petrify all things directly, and if one were beguiled by Hancock's appearance, the power of the petrification would increase significantly.

After one strike, Momousagi frowned; she felt that the famous sword Konpira in her hand had vaguely developed some stone spots, and it was only after she used Haki to wash over it again that those stone spots receded.

"You can even affect inanimate objects? Your Devil Fruit Ability is truly terrifying!"

The expression on Momousagi's face finally turned serious; although this was just a spar and it was impossible for both sides to fight to the death, if the Konpira in her hand were petrified and shattered, the loss would be too great.

"Your Konpira is quite sharp too! It is worthy of being a legendary Great Grade Sword!"

Hancock sneered and glanced at her own fist; on her fair, jade-like hand, there was a bright red wound, and blood dripped down like rubies.

However, a moment later, the wound closed up directly; with a casual wipe, only a faint red mark remained on the wound.

Human Immortal Martial Arts combined with Life Return, coupled with the terrifying vitality of a powerhouse in the One Piece World—as long as it did not reach the level of broken bones and tendons, and stamina was not exhausted, any wound could be recovered in a minute or two.

After testing each other slightly, the two said nothing more and clashed into a ball again; however, both were quite measured, fighting only within a small space and not using large-scale attacks like Flying Slash.

This island itself was not too large; if the two really fought with full abandon, they would likely demolish half the island, and by then, resupplying the ships would probably become very troublesome.

Even so, these two women, who were already very close to top-tier combat power, fought in an earth-shattering manner; with rumbling sounds, a large portion of the entire forest was cleared away.

Time passed, and the sun, which had been shining brilliantly in the sky, had turned into a gentle sunset, yet the battle between the two still had not ended.

At this time, the other female Marines had already finished resupplying the ships on the island; Uchiha Feiyu watched the two still fighting and transformed directly into a streak of red light; with two clangs, the two were sent flying away.

"It hurts! Lord Feiyu, my apologies!"

"So strong, as expected of Master! This concubine forgot the time."

The two stood up, glanced at the sky and their surroundings, and realized they had gotten a bit carried away, simultaneously apologizing to Uchiha Feiyu.

"Alright, stop apologizing here; the time has come, we should leave!"

"As for the outcome between you two, it's about a draw! You can continue fighting when you have time in the future."

Looking at the injuries left on the two women from the battle, Uchiha Feiyu made his judgment.

In fact, the strength of the two women was indeed almost identical, roughly approaching the floor of the most top-tier powerhouses on the sea; even if they fought against the Four Emperors or the Admirals, they could hold out for a very long time.

The two women were naturally very convinced by Uchiha Feiyu's judgment; in reality, both had felt that the other's strength was indeed almost identical to their own.

"Fine, a draw is a draw; this concubine will let this woman off for now!"

"Hmph, relying on a Devil Fruit Ability, you only managed to fight me to a draw; if I had also eaten a powerful Devil Fruit, you would be no match for me at all."

Momousagi snorted coldly, sheathed her Konpira, and spoke with disdain.

In reality, in terms of pure physique and Haki, Momousagi was indeed superior to Hancock, and coupled with her high-level swordsmanship at the Great Swordsman level, even if Hancock possessed an awakened Love-Love Fruit ability, she could not gain the slightest upper hand.

Hearing this, Hancock's face darkened, yet she could not refute it; she had indeed relied on a certain Devil Fruit ability to fight Momousagi to a draw.

"Gion, do you want a Devil Fruit?"

Uchiha Feiyu heard this, but seemed to think of something, looking thoughtful.

"Uh... if there were a sufficiently powerful Devil Fruit, of course I would want one, but if it were an ordinary Devil Fruit, it would have no bonus for me and would even disrupt my sword path! I have seen all the Devil Fruits you have, Lord Feiyu, and none of them are suitable for me."

Hearing Uchiha Feiyu's words, a look of hesitation appeared on Momousagi's face; Uchiha Feiyu actually had quite a few Devil Fruits in his possession, but Momousagi felt none were suitable for her.

Even the Magma-Magma Fruit and Tremor-Tremor Fruit, the strongest in Uchiha Feiyu's hands, had little strengthening effect for a Great Swordsman like Momousagi, and would cause great waste—these two Devil Fruits were more suitable for physical techniques or wide-sweeping weapons, while Momousagi belonged to the most standard type of swordsman, and her fighting style was completely different.

"Is that so? Then what kind of Devil Fruit do you want?"

Uchiha Feiyu rubbed his chin and asked; he was prepared to strengthen Gion to see if he could produce a Marine Admiral, or even a Fleet Admiral.

Momousagi did not hesitate and said:

"Of course I want a Zoan Devil Fruit! For powerhouses whose foundation is Haki, physical techniques, or swordsmanship, a Zoan Devil Fruit is the best choice; after all, no matter when, physique is the greatest foundation."

"However, with my strength, unless an ordinary Zoan Devil Fruit is developed to Awakening, it basically has no strengthening effect, and the strengthening effect of Ancient ones is also relatively limited; only a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit could make me advance by leaps and bounds..."

Hearing these words, Uchiha Feiyu immediately thought of a Devil Fruit that had been ignored; he looked at Gion and, thinking of her Momousagi title, immediately felt it seemed to be destiny.

The titles of the Marine Admirals were a color plus an animal; most animal titles were based on their appearance, such as Kizaru and Chaton—the monkey and the pig were indeed very similar to their appearances.

As for the colors, they all described their abilities; Akainu, Kizaru, Aokiji, Fujitora, and Ryokugyu—when the five Marine Admirals activated their abilities, they exactly matched the colors in their nicknames.

And the 'Momo' (Peach) in Momousagi actually described pink, and Uchiha Feiyu happened to know the location of a pink Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.

"If you want a Devil Fruit, I do have a good suggestion..."

"As far as I know, at Punk Hazard, there is an Artificial Devil Fruit created by Vegapunk; although it is an Artificial Devil Fruit, it is actually no different from a real Devil Fruit except for the color, and its abilities in all other aspects are completely identical."

"And that Devil Fruit is a replica—of the Mythical Zoan Azure Dragon Fruit possessed by the Four Emperors' Beast Pirates' Kaido!"

The Azure Dragon Fruit, even among Mythical Zoans, could be called the most top-tier Devil Fruit; among all the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits that had appeared in the One Piece World to date, including those in the theatrical versions, it could be ranked in the top three, and had a great possibility of contending for the number one spot outside of the Nika Fruit.

Anyway, in Uchiha Feiyu's eyes, not counting the Nika Fruit appointed by Oda, only the Phoenix Fruit and the Buddha Fruit could contend with the Azure Dragon Fruit; others like the Vampire, the Great Monk, or the Great Mouth True God all had very obvious gaps compared to the Azure Dragon Fruit.

Actually, the potential of the Eight-Headed Serpent Fruit was not necessarily worse than the Azure Dragon Fruit; just the seven Resurrection Coins alone made it worthy of being a top-tier Devil Fruit.

It was a pity that Kurozumi Orochi had wasted this Devil Fruit, vividly illustrating what it meant to have no weakest Devil Fruit, only the weakest Devil Fruit user, which also caused the evaluation of this Devil Fruit to be completely dragged down—after all, besides being able to resurrect, this Devil Fruit showed no other abilities in the hands of Kurozumi Orochi.

After hearing the name of the Azure Dragon Fruit, a look of surprise appeared on Gion's face:

"Azure Dragon Fruit? Can this Artificial Devil Fruit really be this strong? Can it completely imitate a Mythical Zoan like the Azure Dragon Fruit?"

"Of course, the Artificial Azure Dragon Fruit possesses all the abilities that the Azure Dragon Fruit has; the only difference is that this fruit is pink, which happens to match your title very well."

"A pink dragon? That really does suit me very well."

A look of complete interest finally appeared on Momousagi's face; her current strength had actually entered the level of a Marine Admiral, but it could only be considered entry-level, far worse than the original three Admirals.

One must know that the three Marine Admirals was just a title, and it did not mean that the strength of the Marine Admirals of all generations was identical; this generation of Marine Admirals was definitely the strongest of all generations; if one were to go back 100 years, Momousagi's current strength would definitely be that of a Marine Admiral.

And if, with Momousagi's strength, she were to eat a Mythical Zoan Azure Dragon Fruit, even without any development of the Devil Fruit, the physical constitution passively increased by the Devil Fruit alone would be enough for Momousagi to challenge the current three Admirals.

If she were to practice the Future Unborn Sutra a bit more and borrow the Faith Power from this Marine Admiral candidate, she might be able to awaken the fruit directly, and by then, no one in the entire Marine would be her match!

"Hehe, then Momousagi, you must work hard! I still really want to taste the service of a female Marine Fleet Admiral."

Uchiha Feiyu said with a smile, which immediately made Momousagi's face flush, and she said firmly:

"Rest assured, Lord Feiyu, I will help you realize this wish of yours very soon!"

"Then I shall wait patiently. With your abilities, obtaining this Artificial Devil Fruit from Punk Hazard should be quite easy for you."

In fact, this was indeed the case. One must know that Punk Hazard still fell under the jurisdiction of the Marine and the World Government, and Momousagi was a Marine Admiral candidate; as long as she said a word, the Marines at Punk Hazard would send this Artificial Devil Fruit directly to her.

Given Momousagi's status and position, as long as it was not a top-tier Paramecia, Logia, or Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, she could easily obtain any Devil Fruit she wanted from the Marine, let alone an Artificial Devil Fruit.

After returning to the ship, just as Uchiha Feiyu was preparing to rest, Hancock, the Pirate Empress, pushed open the door and threw herself at him:

"Master, you must stand up for me!"

Uchiha Feiyu caught the pouncing Hancock, thoroughly enjoyed a "face-wash" treatment, and then patted her bottom before asking:

"What happened? Has someone bullied you?"

"That Momousagi will definitely bully me in the future! Once she has the Azure Dragon Fruit, I won't be her match at all. By then, she'll bully me miserably!"

Hancock said with a look of certainty, making the corner of Uchiha Feiyu's mouth twitch, leaving him speechless.

Although Momousagi was indeed no pushover—otherwise she wouldn't have become a Marine Admiral candidate—her temper was definitely much better than Hancock's. If it weren't for the charm power of the Love-Love Fruit, Hancock's twisted temper would have likely gotten her killed long ago!

In reality, although there were many mavericks in the Marine, especially the higher up one went, they were still far better than Pirates. The personalities of Pirates were diverse and bizarre; many people had even more twisted thought processes than Straw Hat, and Hancock belonged to the most twisted category among them.

"Master, do you really want to watch that woman Momousagi bully me? I am so pitiful..."

"Alright, alright, stop acting the fool with me! Tell me exactly what you want, Hancock, speak clearly."

Hearing Uchiha Feiyu's words, a triumphant smile appeared on Hancock's face: "Master, I want a Devil Fruit too! A Devil Fruit even more powerful than that Momousagi's!"

Uchiha Feiyu's mouth twitched. A Devil Fruit stronger than the Azure Dragon Fruit? He really couldn't think of one.

Even among Mythical Zoan, the Azure Dragon Fruit could be called a top-tier Devil Fruit. Aside from the Nika Fruit, any other Devil Fruit could at most be considered on the same level as the Azure Dragon Fruit, each with its own characteristics, but it was absolutely impossible for one to completely surpass the Azure Dragon Fruit.

As for the Nika Fruit... that Devil Fruit was extremely strange, and Uchiha Feiyu did not think Hancock could handle it well.

However, while Uchiha Feiyu could not produce a Devil Fruit that surpassed the Azure Dragon Fruit, he did have two on hand that were on par with it, and among these two, there was indeed one that was very suitable for Hancock.

(End of chapter)