Chapter 51: Orochimaru's Research

Orochimaru's gaze fell upon the fruit flesh once more, his eyes growing deeper. He reached out and picked up the scalpel, gently cutting off a small piece of fruit flesh.

"If that's really the case, then the process of gaining abilities by eating a Devil Fruit is actually a kind of spiritual fusion or assimilation, and coupled with the side effect of fearing sea water, eating a Devil Fruit is indeed not a good choice."

The next second, Orochimaru quickly formed hand seals with both hands, his low voice echoing in the spacious field: "Summoning Technique!"

A puff of thick smoke rose up and spread in an instant. As the smoke cleared, a huge purple giant python revealed its form, its size enough to inspire awe.

A flash of anger crossed Manda's golden vertical pupils; its thick body twisted slightly, letting out a low scream: "Orochimaru, you bastard, where exactly did you summon me to last time!"

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth: "What, still holding a grudge about last time?"

Manda's body suddenly tensed, obviously recalling the experience of being trapped in another world. It let out an angry hiss: "You despicable villain, how dare you trap me in that kind of place!"

Orochimaru remained expressionless, his voice as piercing as ice: "If you don't want to experience that again, just obey me. Otherwise, I can summon you to a more dangerous place at any time."

Hearing this, Manda's huge body instantly tensed, its scales standing on end. It was obviously extremely uneasy about Orochimaru's threat. The giant python was silent for a moment, finally suppressing the anger in its heart and speaking coldly: "Speak, what do you want me to do?"

Orochimaru tilted his head slightly, a flash of unfathomable light crossing his snake eyes: "Have you revealed any information about that place?"

This sentence seemed to touch a nerve in Manda. The giant python's originally angry expression suddenly became unusually complex. A flash of barely concealed fear crossed its golden vertical pupils.

Manda spoke, a tremor in its voice: "Whenever I want to reveal information, it feels as if I will be annihilated in the next moment, not death but a more terrifying feeling."

After hearing this, a flash of surprise crossed Orochimaru's eyes. It seems the Main God is preventing anyone from revealing related information. The Main God's level of secrecy regarding information is even stricter than he imagined.

The next second, Orochimaru's figure flashed, and he lightly leaped onto Manda's huge body.

"Open your mouth." Orochimaru commanded coldly, his tone carrying an unquestionable majesty.

Before Manda could react, Orochimaru had already quickly taken out the cut fruit from his bosom and threw it into Manda's mouth without hesitation.

"Ugh?!" Manda let out a surprised low growl and subconsciously opened its huge mouth; the fruit precisely fell into Manda's wide-open mouth.

Seeing this, a flash of sharp light crossed Orochimaru's eyes. He quickly formed hand seals with both hands, injecting chakra into Manda's body, preparing to sense the changes in Manda's body next.

However, things developed beyond Orochimaru's expectations. Manda's huge body suddenly stiffened, as if pinned by an invisible force. Immediately, it began to tremble violently, its scales rubbing against each other making a rustling sound.

The next moment, Manda suddenly lowered its head and began to vomit frantically. A large amount of liquid spurted from its mouth, splashing onto the ground, making a "gurgle gurgle" sound.

At this moment, Orochimaru felt a strange and powerful force instantly surge into Manda's body, beginning to fuse with its own body. He could clearly sense that Manda's body was undergoing some subtle changes.

After Manda's vomiting subsided slightly, Orochimaru asked: "How do you feel?"

Manda panted heavily, turning its head with difficulty, its voice full of disgust: "I've never eaten something so disgusting."

Hearing this, the expression on Orochimaru's face was a bit awkward for a moment. He opened his mouth but didn't know how to respond. Finally, he could only sigh helplessly: "."

After adjusting his emotions, Orochimaru quickly regained his calm. He gazed at Manda, a hint of anticipation in his tone: "Do you feel any changes in your body?" Manda was silent for a moment, seemingly sensing the strangeness within its body. Suddenly, its body trembled slightly.

A "hiss hiss" sound came, and a purple-black liquid began to seep out from the gaps in Manda's scales. This eerie liquid glowed with a dim luster under the sunlight, emitting a pungent smell.

Manda's golden vertical pupils suddenly widened, obviously shocked by the changes in its own body.

It twisted its body, carefully examining the purple-black liquid on its body surface, its voice full of incredulity: "This is... what?"

"This is the special ability of that world." Orochimaru explained, a hint of self-satisfaction in his tone: "It seems the effect is even better than I expected."

The next second, Orochimaru leaned down, approaching Manda's ear, his voice low and full of temptation: "Manda, as long as you obey my orders from now on, you will become stronger and stronger." He paused, a flash of cunning in his eyes, "Maybe you can even surpass those toads in the end."

These words were like a heavy hammer, striking hard at Manda's heart. It suddenly raised its head, a flash of incredible light in its eyes.

Seeing Manda's reaction, Orochimaru nodded in satisfaction, then leaped down from Manda's huge body and walked toward the experiment table, picking up the piece of fruit flesh cut earlier.

After a moment, Orochimaru frowned slightly and muttered to himself: "As expected, that energy has disappeared."

It seems that as long as any creature devours part of a Devil Fruit, it will gain the ability within it, while the rest will all become ineffective.

The next moment, Orochimaru quickly formed hand seals with both hands and shouted in a low voice: "Water Release: Water Prison Technique!"

In an instant, a surging stream of water spurted from his hand, rushing toward Manda like a bursting flood. In the blink of an eye, a huge water ball completely submerged Manda's huge body.

Manda instinctively released a large amount of purple-black poison, completely wrapping its body, instantly isolating its body from the outside water.

The water flow gradually subsided, and Orochimaru observed Manda's condition, unable to help but reveal a satisfied smile.

"About what I guessed." Orochimaru pondered, "If I enter the One Piece World again, I just need to wrap my body in poison to avoid losing power because of sea water."

At this moment, Orochimaru's expression suddenly turned serious; it was a Shadow Clone Jutsu from afar transmitting information.

"The experiment is temporarily over; it's time to verify the actual combat effect of this ability."

Hearing this, a flash of vigilance crossed Manda's golden vertical pupils. It raised its head slightly, staring at Orochimaru, seemingly wanting to say something, but finally just hissed softly.

Orochimaru quickly formed hand seals with both hands and shouted in a low voice: "Unseal!"

Boom! With a puff of white smoke rising, Manda's huge body quickly dissipated.

Have you all seen the latest One Piece information? Bonney has also become Nika ⊙⊙! Someone really predicted it correctly.

(Chapter End)