Chapter 262

【Phoenix·Marco】

【A-Rank Puppet】

【Star Rank: ☆☆☆】

【Pirate Series: Captain of the First Division of the Bai Huzi Pirates, Emperor's Right-Hand Man】

【Ability: Bird-Bird Fruit, Mythical Zoan Type】

【Special Effects: Phoenix Form (☆ Unlocked) Two-Tone Haki (☆ Unlocked) Advanced Two-Tone Haki (☆☆ Unlocked) Fruit Awakening (☆☆☆ Unlocked)】

The A-Rank puppet Marco, aside from lacking Conqueror's Haki, has stats far surpassing those of Ace at the same rank; among A- and A+, his rating is A.

Considering the needs of the later plot, Marco, as the Bai Huzi Pirates' second-in-command, naturally could not be too weak.

So, without much thought, Lin Cheng directly raised him to the ~three-star rank.

The original Marco already possessed the strength of an Emperor's right-hand man; with the system's enhancement, the current Marco now has the power to rival an Admiral—and is even somewhat stronger!

When the azure flames surged to their peak, a wisp of golden flame emerged, instantly dispelling the magic force Hyberion had exerted.

The reversed blue-and-yellow flames did not simply vanish; instead, they coiled around Marco's body, unleashing a startling wave of air.

"If you want to keep me here, it won't be that easy!"

"It seems the title of First Division Captain is not entirely empty."

Gazing at Marco wreathed in blue-and-yellow flames, a flicker of surprise surfaced in Hyberion's eyes, and he said slowly.

Although he had not deployed his full magic power just now, it was still not something an ordinary mage could withstand.

Even the presidents of the major guilds, and the current number one of the Ten Wizard Saints, Makarov, would find it somewhat hard to bear being able to so instantly erase his magical pressure.

He had to admit, Marco's strength still came as a bit of a surprise to him.

"First Division Captain Marco, huh. He is indeed strong, but if that's all the strength you have, you'd better just surrender obediently."

Slightly piqued, a surge of red magic power rose from Hyberion's right hand.

"Hmph!"

The next instant, Hyberion gave a low shout.

The skin beneath the blue-and-yellow flames on Marco's right hand began to churn like boiling water, even swelling into a half-spherical lump of flesh.

Pfft!

Pfft!

Pfft!

Immediately after, the lumps swelling under the skin burst like ruptured balls, and a great torrent of fresh blood gushed out like a waterfall.

"It appeared—Hyberion's ultimate technique, Blood-Sucking Magic!"

Makarov, who was releasing magic power to resist the pressure not far away, shouted.

Blood-Sucking Magic—the magic mastered by Hyberion.

Supported by immense magic power, it can remotely control the blood within a human body, extracting or reversing it at will, and like a vampire, can even use an enemy's blood as energy to replenish his own magic power.

Even when absorbing the magic power of some powerful individuals, it can dramatically boost his combat ability; in some respects, it is somewhat similar to the devouring ability of Dragon Slayers.

The only difference is that Dragon Slayers can convert it into the higher-tier Long Zhili, whereas Hyberion can only convert it into magic power.

However, even so.

The might of Blood-Sucking Magic alone is enough to make Hyberion the second seat among Ishgar's Four Heavenly Kings.

Having lost a great amount of blood, Marco's entire right arm shrank by a full size.

"Blood-sucking? Quite an interesting ability, but unfortunately it's useless against me."

Yet, faced with such a dire situation, Marco actually laughed.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh—!

Blue-and-yellow flames rose on his right arm, completely enveloping the injured limb.

Within a few seconds, when the flames dissipated, Marco's right arm had already fully recovered.

The rise in star rank brought not only the awakening of skills; whether physical conditioning, hand-to-hand combat, or the degree of Fruit development, all saw dramatic improvement.

The original blue-and-yellow flames on his body—the Regeneration Flames—already possessed powerful restorative ability.

After the Fruit's awakening, unless he is directly erased, even if struck in a vital spot and reduced to nothing but a head, Marco can instantly regenerate.

This situation is somewhat similar to one of Huey's abilities: High-Speed Regeneration.

"What is this? Recovery magic?"

Hyberion said instinctively.

"I almost fell for your trick just now, but don't worry—from now on, don't even think about landing a single attack on me."

The ability of the Bird-Bird Fruit, Phoenix Form, is not limited to regeneration; the flames themselves are his sole armor and also his means of attack.

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After the Fruit's awakening, the Regeneration Flames also possess terrifying damage!

Rumble rumble—!

The broad plaza before the Council hall—before Marco's flames had even fully landed, the ground had already melted away by more than half.

Hyberion brought his hands together, and under his control.

An endless surge of blood mist erupted from within his body, transforming into blood bats to block Marco's Regeneration Flames!