Chapter 141: The Correct Way to Use the Gura Gura no Mi, Like a Great Demon Lord

I’ll freeze your legs!

Shen Mo gripped his Hyōrinmaru, aimed precisely, and struck.

The mutated giant ape was about to leap when its legs were instantly coated in extreme-cold ice crystals; it tried to phase through, but couldn’t break free—and before it could understand why, Shen Mo surged forward in a single step.

Go!

With a whip-like kick infused with spiritual energy, he slammed into the side of the mutated giant ape’s knee; the ice shattered with a crack, accompanied by a sharp snap of bone.

Lin Ruoxi said nothing, thrusting her sword straight into the mutated giant ape’s abdomen, twisting it spirally inward—this time, the blade was coated not with lightning, but pure spiritual energy.

Phasing? We’re not even from the same world—why would you think phasing works on us?

As for why Lin Ruoxi’s earlier electromagnetic cannon could be ignored through phasing, it was because she used spiritual energy to activate the Eye of the Gods, which then generated elemental power—the spiritual energy itself was never part of the effect.

Pure lightning element? Of course it could phase through.

But spiritual energy? Spiritual energy isn’t an element. Though it’s a form of energy, it’s not something the Devil Fruit’s “phasing” can ignore.

They didn’t fully understand the concept, but the result was clear.

This was experience they’d gained from Lu Jing.

Roar—!!!

The mutated giant ape’s howls echoed across the battlefield, but not a single person cared.

Roar all you want—we understand you? You think we’re listening?

You were so bold just now—show me another bit of that arrogance.

I haven’t even developed predictive waves yet, and you managed to?

You’re making me lose face.

Why aren’t you predicting anymore? Predict away!

Lin Ruoxi kept stabbing with her sword, stabbing while cursing, growing angrier with each curse, stabbing faster and faster.

Come on, give me another swing.

How the hell did this monkey’s skin get so hard yet soft, soft yet hard? And this electric sensation—so satisfying!

Among all the mutated creatures I’ve smashed, yours has the best feel—I crown you the strongest!

Hahaha!

Gu Che was thoroughly enjoying himself—he’d killed countless mutated creatures, but none had this bizarre, addictive texture like this mutated ape; it was utterly immersive.

Is this the true way to use the Gura Gura no Mi?

Teleportation? Do you think I’ll let you teleport?

What’s the Gura Gura no Mi’s ability? Do you think a monkey knows better than me?

Shiki the Golden Lion cut off his own legs to escape—do you think I’ll give you that chance?

Let me tell you this: your legs will only suffer shattering fractures before you die—no chance, not even a sliver.

You never thought of running at first, not even after seeing Ye Xuan’s Ryūjin Jakka—you didn’t think you’d lose. Now that you’re actually fighting and realize you can’t win, you want to run? Why didn’t you think of that earlier?

Yes, the Gura Gura no Mi grants near-instant teleportation speed—but what good is that when I’ve frozen your legs?

Don’t talk to me about phasing—it’s not the same system. Go argue that with my Hyōrinmaru.

He kicked with his foot, but he wouldn’t shatter the frozen legs outright.

He knew exactly how Shiki escaped—what if he gave this monkey a chance to flee?

“Eat my fruit!” “Sssch!” (sword thrust) “Pam!” (club strike) “Bang!” (kick)

“Dare to provoke me!” “Sssch!” (sword thrust) “Pam!” (club strike) “Bang!” (kick)

“Use phasing!” “Sssch!” (sword thrust) “Pam!” (club strike) “Bang!” (kick)

“Dare to—”

The relentless sounds were like continuous explosions; the mutated giant ape could only keep howling, its lightning surging uselessly.

One’s resistant, one’s thick-skinned and resistant, one—go argue with my Hyōrinmaru.

Of course, that was just a joke.

The main reason was that the mutated giant ape was rapidly draining its spiritual energy and stamina facing Gu Che, Shen Mo, and Lin Ruoxi—all three were third-rank cultivators wielding heavenly treasures.

Even if the mutated giant ape was stronger than any one of them individually, it couldn’t fight all three.

Under these conditions, it naturally couldn’t hold out long.

Theoretically, Gu Che, Shen Mo, and Lin Ruoxi couldn’t last long either—but they had pills. When their spiritual energy dropped, they drank a bottle of Spirit-Energy Elixir; if one wasn’t enough, they drank another.

With spiritual energy restored, their stamina recovered too.

They weren’t untouched by exhaustion, but their condition was far better than the mutated giant ape’s.

So this is how it turned out.

If the mutated giant ape had fled, fine—but Shen Mo kept his eyes locked on it, giving it no chance to run.

With spiritual energy and stamina spent, it couldn’t escape—what else could it do?

The members of the Tian Shu Bureau and the survivors watching from afar had gone from initial tension, to shock and disbelief, to silent awe.

They’d been tense when the beast tide surged again; though they’d relaxed after seeing Ye Shen, they’d still felt a flicker of unease.

After all, the beast tide was enormous—even if they trusted Ye Xuan’s strength, they believed he couldn’t kill them all if the mutated creatures charged en masse.

Some would inevitably break through.

Then they saw Ye Shen pull out Ryūjin Jakka and unleash “Matsutake” and “Castle in Flames,” turning the entire beast tide into charcoal.

Well, not even charcoal—BBQ at least leaves corpses, but these were reduced to ash.

But no one had told them Ye Shen was the wielder of Ryūjin Jakka.

Had the Tian Shu Bureau hidden Ye Shen’s identity?

But they hadn’t hidden the Flame Dragon Armor—why hide Ryūjin Jakka?

In terms of power alone, the Flame Dragon Armor was far superior to Ryūjin Jakka.

While they were still stunned by the revelation that Ye Shen wielded Ryūjin Jakka and its terrifying destructive power, a thunderclap pulled them back to reality—and they saw the mutated ape, its body crackling with lightning.

As Lin Ruoxi fought the mutated ape, they realized it could phase—its ability came from the Gura Gura no Mi.

A mutated creature had consumed the most elite Devil Fruit; not just Lin Ruoxi felt regret—most of them did.

The Gura Gura no Mi was the dream of countless Devil Fruit enthusiasts.

Had Enel appeared later, he’d have been a Fleet Admiral-level force.

Even if many considered other Devil Fruits their favorites, that didn’t mean they didn’t admire the Gura Gura no Mi.

For anyone, seeing such a precious Devil Fruit consumed by a mutated creature was heartbreaking.

How wonderful it would be if they’d eaten it instead.

While they were still lamenting, they saw Gu Che and Shen Mo join the fight; in the three-on-one battle, the mutated giant ape had shown initial courage against all three, but soon it was reduced to desperate defense.

Then it became this.

Sword thrusts, club strikes, kicks—too brutal to watch.

Hahaha, didn’t expect the author to update, right? I was ready to rest early, but after posting only three chapters, I felt guilty—I crawled back out of bed, sobbing. Am I sick? Tears.jpg

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