Chapter 188: Kaido's whimsical idea: swapping Devil Fruit abilities, the Mythical Zoan Three Disasters plan

Hawkeye's defeat surpassed everyone's imagination; no one expected that the world's greatest swordsman would be so quickly defeated by the legendary pirate Golden Lion.

These remnants of the old era are truly terrifying in strength.

"How is it possible, Hawkeye, Hawkeye actually lost."

"Most importantly, this guy Golden Lion has become younger and mastered the power of two Devil Fruits."

"This sea is about to get lively again! Earlier, one of the Four Emperors, Charlotte Linlin, was defeated; now Golden Lion is stepping up to become a new Four Emperor, right?"

"Golden Lion appearing here at this time—could it be, could it be that he has allied with the world's destroyer, Bondiwald?"

"You're joking, how could those two possibly work together?" a navy admiral said, his face grim to the extreme.

They are all remnants of the old era. But Golden Lion's influence and reputation far surpass that of Bondiwald.

"I will personally report this to the World Government; you don't need to interfere further. Now give me full firepower."

"Sink that ship ahead; this time our target is Bondiwald." Akainu immediately issued the order for a full-scale assault.

He himself also unleashed a Meteor Volcano; gigantic fire fists pounded the island, and Bondiwald's massive warship suffered a huge blow, beginning to sway.

Straw Hat Lufei also engaged Bondiwald in a final showdown; during the fight with Wald, the Straw Hat kid gradually realized and began to proficiently use Armament Haki.

On Golden Lion's sky ship, the old lion threw Hawkeye onto the ground.

Luode examined Hawkeye's wounds; Golden Lion slashed his chest, leaving a massive wound, and evil energy was corroding his life—if untreated, even with Hawkeye's vitality, he likely couldn't last long.

"But you can hold on a while; I'll deal with you later!" "Hahaha! See, boss, I've already knocked this kid down—what 'world's greatest swordsman' is just my former title." Golden Lion wore a smug, arrogant grin.

"Well done, Golden Lion; then trouble yourself with one more task: capture the little girl beside Hawkeye, alive, and also bring Bondiwald."

"You just take on more work!" This time, he and Kaido will stay aboard the ship, avoiding showing themselves as much as possible, letting Golden Lion take the Four Emperor's seat.

"Divert the World Government's attention a bit; after arranging things with Saguru, when you have time come back, Luode, and then handle the World Government."

"No problem, captain, please wait a moment."

"Remember, both must be kept alive; if they die, the Devil Fruit powers cannot be extracted." Luode reminded Golden Lion.

"Don't worry, boss, I'll also bring their pirate ship." After saying that, Golden Lion turned his head, jumped off the sky pirate ship, and sprang into action again.

After Golden Lion left, Kaido came before Luode: "Luode! I want to conduct an experiment."

"Oh! Father-in-law, say whatever you want."

"Last time, that guy Linlin, after having her Devil Fruit ability extracted, I revived her."

"After her revival, she could consume a second Devil Fruit, since the original had been extracted."

"Can we use some special resurrection ability to extract the Devil Fruit, then revive, to swap Devil Fruit abilities?"

"In theory it's feasible, and in the Azeroth world there are still many spells that can revive someone who has just died not long ago." Luode nodded, agreeing with Kaido's statement.

Paladin's Redemption, priest's resurrection, druid's reincarnation, warlock's soul stone, even death knight's resurrect ally, shaman's ancestral spirit, and the yet-unseen monk class all have resurrection spells.

These resurrection spells can pull a target back from the world of death, but without exception they all have significant limits; otherwise, in Azeroth there would be no concept of death.

First, the corpse must be preserved intact; if the body is severely damaged, resurrection is impossible, and the time of death cannot be too long nor from old age—only unnatural death can be resurrected.

"Luode, I'm thinking that if we can use this resurrection ability, we could give some of my subordinates"

"to swap their Devil Fruit abilities; some of my subordinates are actually heavily limited by their own fruits." Kaido looked at Luode and voiced his idea.

"Saying that, it's not impossible; who do you want to swap fruits for?"

"The newest Mythical Zoan Vampire Fruit you obtained—since you have no suitable target, why not give it to me? I plan to give it to Jin; after eating the Vampire Fruit, his strength should rise another level."

"Soon we'll return to Wano to take down Black Carbon Orochi, extract the Eight-Forked Serpent's Devil Fruit, and I intend to give it to Jack or Kuinyin."

"I want the Three Disasters to all become Mythical Zoan types." Kaido stated his goal, making all Three Disasters into Mythical Zoan.

"This has been his dream all along; previously it was impossible, but now there's a glimmer of chance—last time Charlotte Linlin gave him an inspiration."

"After hearing his father-in-law's words, Luode thoughtfully nodded; the Devil Fruit Luode isn't reluctant to give up, even if it's a Mythical Zoan, since his father-in-law's subordinates are his own subordinates. But safety must be ensured!"

"You mean we take that world destroyer and use it as an experiment?" Luode asked his father-in-law.

"That's right, Luode; we'll use this world destroyer as an experiment."

"extract his Devil Fruit ability, then revive him."

"if we have two successful examples, I can safely let my subordinates use this technique." Kaido finished, looking at Luode with anticipation.

"Sure! However, the Vampire Fruit isn't really suitable for the Flame Disaster Jin; it clashes somewhat with his abilities."

"Their clan's fire‑control ability doesn't mesh well with the Vampire Fruit's powers."

"I think the Phoenix Fruit is very fitting for him; that regenerative flame, combined with his current evil‑energy blaze, should unleash greater power."

"Find some time, we'll capture Marco, extract his Devil Fruit ability, and give it to Jin for use."

"The Eight‑Forked Serpent Fruit can be given to Jack to use!"

"As for the Vampire Fruit, I actually intend to give it to Charlotte Linlin."

"As for Kuinyin, once we find a suitable Mythical Zoan later, we'll swap his fruit ability." Luode pondered a moment and said.

"The Phoenix Fruit is very suitable for the Flame Disaster, and the Eight‑Forked Serpent Fruit can be given to Jack to use, which should further boost his strength."

"The Vampire Fruit's abilities are also quite strange; giving it to Big Mom for development is quite suitable, and since many of its abilities are soul‑related, they can nicely compensate for Big Mom's previous shortcomings."

"As for Kuinyin, that dead fatty prefers being a tech otaku rather than a combatant."

"Don't waste Devil Fruits; wait until someone discards an unused Mythical Zoan, then give it to that dead fatty."

"Or in the future we could capture Vegapunk and have him produce Mythical Zoan fruits; that would be the perfect solution."

"That works too; Kuinyin really isn't keen on fighting, he's better suited to guard the base, so let him stay there." Kaido nodded, agreeing with Luode's statement.

"His two subordinates are indeed suited for the Phoenix Fruit and the Eight‑Forked Serpent Fruit."

"After extracting their two fruits' abilities, we'll also have two extra Ancient Zoan fruits, allowing us to cultivate two more Sky Six Sons later."

"Although we now have werewolf ability, fire power, evil energy, and rage, who would complain about having too few Ancient Zoan nearby?" "Alright! Then we'll wait for the old lion to return, and then use this world destroyer as an experiment, this time employing my Soul Stone skill."

"The warlock's Soul Stone skill, in terms of consumption, is far less than reincarnation—it only needs to spend some soul fragments, and it can also be pre‑bound."

"More practical and convenient."

On the battlefield below, at this moment the fight between the Straw Hat kid and Waerde had ended, with the final move being a gun fist.

The Straw Hat kid successfully defeated Waerde, paying no further heed to this already-defeated world destroyer, and the Straw Hat kid Lufei left.

"Waerde, it's over, everything is over." A terribly thin old man raised a drip bottle, looking at Bondi Waerde with a heartbroken expression.

"Don't tell me what to do; I, I haven't been defeated yet! I haven't even fired that shot yet! No matter what, I will make them perish with me." Bondi Waerde swayed his body, trembling as he stood up.

The fight just now with the Straw Hat kid was indeed my loss—I never expected it! A greenhorn brat actually defeated me. Even the opponent's Armament Haki wasn't very maturely used.

However, even though he lost, he still wanted to make the navy pay the price; the suffering of being imprisoned for thirty years, no matter what, he had to fire that shot to be able to face death calmly.

"Kekeke! Old man, now isn't the time for you to die; come with me." The Golden Lion appeared here, then slapped the floor, and a huge pirate ship shot up into the sky, slowly flying upward.

"Yes, it's you, Golden Lion, what is your purpose?" Bondi Waerde looked at the Golden Lion with a wary expression.

Others couldn't recognize the Golden Lion, but he could; after all, they were from the same era.

"Losers have no right to speak to me; get down." The Golden Lion let out a cold snort and directly knocked Bondi Waerde unconscious.

"Navy, accept my gift! Lion Roll, great tsunami!"

Before leaving, the Golden Lion gave the navy a big present: a super storm turned into a giant wave lion that directly swept over the navy fleet.

(End of chapter)