Chapter 125

Although Li Xiao has no interest in the Rumble-Rumble Fruit,

he is still very interested in

who exactly this Rumble-Rumble Fruit will fall into the hands of!

After all,

judging by the fate of its previous user,

as well as the user before that,

this current user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit

will most likely die, directly or indirectly, at Li Xiao’s hands!

At this time,

the auctioneer on stage was still continuing his introduction!

"As everyone knows, Devil Fruits can be divided into three major categories: Zoan, Paramecia, and Logia!"

"Among them, the power of Logia Devil Fruits is beyond doubt; the three Admirals of the Marine Headquarters are all users of Logia Devil Fruits!"

"In other words, as long as you eat a Logia Devil Fruit, you have the possibility of obtaining Admiral-level power!"

"And, more importantly, this Rumble-Rumble Fruit is a top-tier existence even among Logia Devil Fruits!"

"Even compared to the Glint-Glint Fruit, Magma-Magma Fruit, and Chilly-Chilly Fruit eaten by the three Marine Admirals, it is not inferior in the slightest!"

"If developed properly, it might even be a cut above!"

"According to records, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit has not appeared on this sea for decades!"

"It was only discovered by accident a few days ago and sent here!"

"This means that if you miss it this time, you might have to wait another few decades!"

"Everyone, this is a top-tier Logia Devil Fruit!"

"As long as you eat it, you can leap to become one of the top powerhouses on this sea, and the future holds infinite possibilities!"

"Once missed, you will regret it for the rest of your life!"

"Alright, without further ado, the Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit, starting bid 100 million Berries, with each increment no less than 1 million Berries!"

"Now, the bidding begins!"

"Now, the auction begins!"

In reality,

there is a certain element of exaggeration in what this auctioneer said!

The Rumble-Rumble Fruit is indeed a top-tier Logia Devil Fruit,

and any normal person

could possess powerful combat strength in a short time after eating it,

leaping to become a powerhouse on this sea!

However,

if you add the adjective "top-tier" before "powerhouse,"

that is not necessarily the case!

Even if the fruit’s ability itself

is enough to rival the fruit abilities of the three Marine Admirals,

it does not mean that just anyone who eats it

has the possibility of becoming a top-tier powerhouse!

Enel, the user before the last of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit,

was able to develop the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to such a powerful level

mainly because Enel’s own talent was outstanding enough,

and his understanding of the fruit’s ability was extremely thorough!

In fact,

even if Enel had not eaten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit,

but some other random Devil Fruit,

relying on his outstanding talent,

he still could have become a top-tier powerhouse!

As for why Shura, the previous user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit,

was also able to develop the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to such a powerful level in a short time,

the main reason

was Enel himself!

Shura, having once been one of the four priests under Enel,

had followed Enel for a long time

and was extremely familiar with Enel’s abilities!

Therefore,

after eating the Rumble-Rumble Fruit,

he was able to use Enel as a template,

copy his methods to rapidly develop the fruit’s ability,

and thus complete a massive surge in strength in a very short time!

But if it were someone else,

it is hard to say

to what extent they could develop the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!

Relying on the inherent power of a Logia,

their combat strength would naturally not be bad!

But wanting to become a top-tier powerhouse on this sea

is still not an easy task!

After all,

situations where someone eats a powerful Devil Fruit

but develops the ability in an extremely lackluster way

are not uncommon on this sea!

However,

it is precisely this kind of casual, vague exaggeration

that perfectly reflects the auctioneer’s professionalism!

Stimulated by such words,

the already excited emotions of the crowd in the auction house were further stirred,

becoming increasingly intense!

Even those who previously had no thoughts about the Rumble-Rumble Fruit

began to feel restless!

And those who had come specifically for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit

did not hesitate to raise their paddles!

No sooner had the auctioneer finished speaking

than someone in the venue immediately raised their number paddle,

shouting:

"100 million Berries!"

Before they could even put down the paddle in their hand,

He shouted loudly:

"100 million Berries!"

Before he could even put down the numbered paddle in his hand,

a second person had already raised their number paddle,

shouting:

"110 million Berries!"

As soon as the voice fell,

two people in the back row raised their paddles at the same time,

shouting simultaneously:

"120 million Berries!"

"140 million Berries!"

The bidding from these few seemed to have raised the curtain on this auction;

from then on,

the sound of bidding was incessant,

with almost no pause in between!

Berries seemed to have become a mere number, constantly climbing upward!

"150 million Berries!"

"170 million Berries!"

"190 million Berries!"

"200 million Berries!"

"230 million Berries!"

"300 million Berries!"

…………

Just as everyone was constantly raising the price

and the atmosphere in the venue was becoming more intense,

a voice came from the back row!

"500 million Berries!"

Compared to the previous increments of tens of millions,

this person added over 100 million Berries at once,

pushing the bid to the sky-high figure of 500 million Berries!

However,

this was far from the limit of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit,

and not even enough to exceed the budget range of most people present!

No sooner had this person finished speaking

than a man sitting in front of Li Xiao immediately prepared to raise his hand to bid!

However,

before he could raise his hand,

he was suddenly grabbed by another man beside him,

who pressed his hand down firmly!

Immediately after,

he leaned into the man’s ear and cursed in a low voice:

"You still dare to bid? Are you tired of living? Don't you see who just made that bid!"

Hearing this,

the man who had previously wanted to bid turned his head subconsciously,

and after seeing the face of the person who had just bid,

he was so scared that he lowered his head,

even hiding the number paddle in his hand under his legs,

as if terrified of being discovered that he had just wanted to raise his hand to bid!

Seeing this,

Li Xiao turned his head slightly,

glancing over,

and saw that the person who had just shouted 500 million Berries was sitting on the opposite side from Li Xiao;

this person was obese,

and wore a large bubble helmet on his head—

he was a Celestial Dragon!

Li Xiao was slightly stunned for a moment,

but then immediately thought about it,

and it seemed normal!

After all,

apart from the Holy Land of Mary Geoise,

the Sabaody Archipelago is the place where Celestial Dragons appear most frequently,

and the auction house is the most frequent of all!

At such a large-scale auction,

seeing such a Celestial Dragon

is not a rare thing!

On the contrary,

it is the most normal thing!

At this time,

although the man in front of Li Xiao was stopped in time by his friend,

there were so many people in the venue,

and quite a few were determined to get the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!

And among them,

there were even many who had become somewhat carried away,

almost all like the man in front of Li Xiao,

subconsciously wanting to raise their hands to bid!

You must know,

not everyone noticed that the bidder was a Celestial Dragon,

and not everyone could be stopped in time by a friend!

Sure enough,

a corpulent man sitting in the front row

raised his number paddle high,

and shouted with an excited face:

"550 million Berries!"

As soon as the voice fell,

a gunshot rang out in the auction house!