Chapter 23

Some even claimed to have seen the Four Emperors Shanks, the Marines, and the World Government!

Of course, we must also add Big Mom, who was furious to the extreme!

In short,

For these dozen or so Ope Ope no Mi cells, several large-scale battles erupted across the seas, while countless smaller skirmishes took place!

The price of the Ope Ope no Mi cells was driven up to astronomical heights, once reaching one billion Berries!

Comparable to some Logia-type Devil Fruits!

25. The whereabouts of the Ope Ope no Mi cells and the actions of all parties

The New World, Dressrosa.

Doflamingo gazed at the strange purple lump of flesh in his hand, his flamingo-like eyes gleaming with excitement and greed.

"Nah, nah, nah, Dofu..."

Beside him, Trebol, the highest-ranking officer of the Donquixote Family, covered in sticky snot, urged:

"This Ope Ope no Mi cell was obtained only after you personally intervened; eat it quickly!"

The fifty Ope Ope no Mi cells Luo Xing sold to Big Mom were stolen by underworld bosses, with over a dozen taken.

After countless fierce battles, one of them ended up in Doflamingo's hands.

"Hehehe, the Ope Ope no Mi cells said to double one's strength; I'll see what effect they truly have."

Doflamingo did not hesitate and swallowed it in one gulp.

Moments later, his body began to change; every strand of body hair stood on end like a hedgehog.

The cells on his surface proliferated continuously, and the intense pain twisted his expression.

Once everything ceased, Doflamingo, whose aura had become even more terrifying than before, threw his head back and laughed wildly:

"Hehehehahaha! What a remarkable invention, Ope Ope no Mi cells! They fill my body with power unlike anything before!"

"That single throne upon the seas will surely be mine! Hahahaha!"

Thriller Bark.

Gecko Moria, one of the Seven Warlords and the user of the Kage Kage no Mi, was flying into a rage.

"What happened, Absalom? You actually lost my Ope Ope no Mi cells!!"

Absalom, the user of the Sube Sube no Mi, replied with a face full of shame:

"I apologize, Lord Moria. I had already stolen that Ope Ope no Mi cell, but the Red Hair Pirates snatched it away!"

"Lord Moria knows that against the Observation Haki of a powerhouse like the Four Emperor Shanks, my invisibility ability is completely useless."

Gecko Moria, seething with rage, gritted his teeth and roared:

"Damn Shanks, just you wait; sooner or later, I will turn you into a zombie too!"

"Hehehe!"

A red figure suddenly drifted before Moria's eyes, with several white ghosts wandering around him.

"Lord Moria, why don't we go confront Shanks right now? I can use my Negative Hollows to make Shanks kneel before you and apologize."

Perona, the mischievous girl, said with a smile.

Gecko Moria's mouth twitched as he said:

"Shanks, I will settle the score with him sooner or later. But the enemy we must deal with first is not him, but that bastard Kaido!"

At the mention of Kaido, Moria's face displayed an expression of hatred even greater than before.

Because

Years ago, when he went to challenge Kaido, all his subordinates were killed by Kaido!

Such a deep and bitter grudge, Moria has never forgotten!

Alabasta.

Sir Crocodile, the Sand Crocodile, said playfully to the woman wearing a small suit who revealed her round navel:

"Truly Once Was a demon's child wandering the underworld; to successfully snatch an Ope Ope no Mi cell from so many powerful figures is truly remarkable!"

Nico Luo Bin, the sole survivor of Ohara, who was already bountied at seventy-nine million by the World Government at the age of eight, replied expressionlessly:

"It was mere luck. I have brought the Ope Ope no Mi cell for you; will you eat it yourself, or let someone else eat it?"

Crocodile stood up, took the Ope Ope no Mi cell from Nico Luo Bin's hand, and admired it:

"How can such a good thing be given to others?"

His gaze suddenly shifted back to Luo Bin, and several strands of dangerous cold light flashed deep within his pupils.

"By the way, why didn't you secretly eat it yourself? Perhaps after eating it, your strength could surpass mine, and you would no longer need to stay in Baroque Works."

This was a life-or-death question; the consequence of answering incorrectly was death.

Nico Luo Bin did not doubt that Crocodile would kill her.

Her whole body tensed as she forced a smile:

"Lord Crocodile, you took me in when I was being chased by the World Government with nowhere to turn; how could I betray you?"

Crocodile sneered: "You know your place."

Then, he swallowed the Ope Ope no Mi cell.

Watching Crocodile's body begin to undergo terrifying changes, the cold sweat on Luo Bin's back increased.

This man will soon be even more terrifying than before; she might never escape his control.

The Red Hair Pirates.

As the other Yonko crew besides Big Mom to act this time and seize the Monster Cell, the Red Hair crew obtained the most Monster Cells, a full three.

One of them was snatched from Absalom under Moria.

At this moment, all the important members of the Red Hair crew gathered together to watch those three Monster Cells.

"Captain, how do you plan to deal with these Monster Cells? Will you eat them yourself?" the fat man Lucky Roux asked.

Red Hair Shanks shook his head and said:

"I won't eat such things, and neither can you."

Vice-Captain Benn Beckman agreed:

"The biggest point distinguishing us from other Yonko crews is that we have no Devil Fruit users, so of course we don't need to eat these Monster Cells."

Hearing this, Lucky Roux asked in confusion: "Then why did the Captain still snatch the Monster Cells?"

Red Hair stated bluntly: "Just to see how miraculous this Monster Cell invented by that mysterious Beast Yonko's Imperial Son-in-Law really is."

"How can we see, since no one of us is eating it?"

Beckman dragged someone from behind and threw him onto the ground.

"Let this guy eat it."

The Red Hair crew looked and saw that the person was actually a great pirate with a bounty of hundreds of millions, quite famous even in the New World.

Lucky Roux stuffed the Monster Cell into the great pirate's mouth.

"Aaaah!!"

The great pirate let out a miserable howl, and his body suddenly swelled, snapping the iron chains binding him.

Red Hair, Beckman, and others watched with exclamations of wonder.

"These Monster Cells are truly something extraordinary!"

Roar!

The great pirate suddenly let out a beast-like roar and actually climbed up.

"Yonko Red Hair, thank you for feeding me this Monster Cell, causing my strength to undergo a earth-shattering change!"

"I will take revenge on you. Die, Red Hair!"

Fierce killing intent swept in all directions, and the powerful momentum made many in the Red Hair crew turn pale with shock.

Everyone stepped back, full of caution.

Just then.

A massive sword wave suddenly shot forth from the seashore.

The sword wave was sharp beyond compare, slicing straight through the center of the great pirate's body, accompanied by a cold voice:

"This Monster Cell is nothing special."

Red Hair was stunned first, then stamped his foot and cursed loudly: