Chapter 9

The crowd arrived outside.

Jin and Fuzifu both possessed the ability to fly; the two of them fighting could not be contained within a single palace.

"Fuzifu, come on. Let me see just how much that advanced Monster Cell amplifies your strength."

Jin crossed his arms over his chest, his tone calm.

Although he knew Fuzifu had now become very strong, as a descendant of the Lunarian race and a Son of God, Jin had his own pride.

"Then you'll have to be careful!"

Fuzifu let out a cold, sinister laugh.

Then he crouched on the ground and transformed into a saber-toothed tiger.

Fuzifu was a user of the Cat-Cat Fruit, Ancient Model: Saber-Toothed Tiger form.

Only, compared to the saber-toothed tigers of the past, this one had grown a pair of wings on its back, as if dyed in fresh blood.

Whooosh! Whooosh!

The crimson wings beat, and the saber-toothed tiger leapt into the air, surging toward Jin like a tiger descending the mountain.

"What incredible speed! What ferocious momentum!"

Drought Jack was utterly shocked.

Judging by this alone, Fuzifu's strength was absolutely no less than his own.

"Flame Emperor!"

Yet Jin was unafraid of Fuzifu's speed and momentum.

The mysterious flames rose on the pitch-black twin wings behind his back, and with a single-handed rub, they condensed into a massive fireball that he hurled at Fuzifu.

Roar!!

The fierce tiger bellowed, its sharp claws tearing the flames apart!

As the strongest of the Three Disasters, how could Jin let Fuzifu run rampant unchallenged?

Letting loose a sharp, piercing screech from his mouth, Jin transformed into a massive toothless wyvern and took to the skies.

This was a battle of dragon versus tiger!

Black-flame wyvern versus crimson saber-toothed tiger!

Dragon roars and tiger howls; the clouds in the sky were torn to shreds!

The Beasts Pirates on Onigashima heard the commotion, looked up, and their eyes nearly popped out of their heads.

"That black wyvern must be Fire Disaster Jin, my lord!"

"Then who is that red saber-toothed tiger? How can it actually fight my lord Jin to a standstill?!"

"And why does a saber-toothed tiger have wings?"

They racked their brains and still could not figure it out.

"What's there to be confused about? In our Beasts Pirates, only Fuzifu is a saber-toothed tiger ability user. The fact that he could suddenly become this strong—even able to contend with Fire Disaster Jin, my lord—must be because he ate the Imperial Son-in-Law's Monster Cell!"

A burly Headliner stepped forward to explain, his eyes full of worship.

That worship was clearly not directed at the two in the sky, but at the Imperial Son-in-Law in his words.

Some small-time grunts recognized this Headliner—he was clearly Billy, who used to be a scrawny monkey and the weakest in the Gifters Corps!

But such words, the small fry did not dare speak aloud.

Because thanks to the Imperial Son-in-Law, Billy was now a powerful Headliner!

"The Monster Cell invented by the Imperial Son-in-Law is simply too heaven-defying!"

At this moment, the worship of all the Beasts Pirates toward Luo Xing had reached an immeasurable height.

Their desire for Monster Cells was even more boundless.

Unfortunately, they were not animal-type ability users, and their own strength was not great; they simply could not withstand the side effects brought by the Monster Cell.

"No, I must get stronger! Strong enough that the Imperial Son-in-Law, my lord, will grant me a Monster Cell too!"

These pirate grunts actually developed a firm belief in getting stronger because of this.

Elsewhere.

Unable to be more satisfied, Kaido shouted toward the sky: "Enough, you don't need to fight anymore. Come down."

Jin and Fuzifu heard this, returned to human form, and landed back on the ground.

Both bore injuries—Jin's were lighter, Fuzifu's heavier.

Clearly, in the contest just now, Jin had gained the upper hand.

Yet the fact that Fuzifu could actually injure Jin meant his strength had clearly reached the level of the Three Disasters!

Unable to suppress the wild joy in his heart, Kaido looked at the Flying Six, whose aura had greatly increased compared to before, and laughed heartily:

"Your strength can all rival Jin, Jack, and the others!"

"Especially the five of you—Fuzifu, Ulti, Maria—old man just watched. Besides your original animal-type abilities being strengthened, each of you also gained a new ability, like the extra wings Fuzifu has."

"Put it this way: it's as if your Ancient Model fruits have evolved into Mythical Models!"

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Ancient Model evolved into Mythical Model?!

Fuzifu, Ulti, and the other five were overjoyed.

Don't be fooled just because they're all animal-type fruits—the gap between animal-type fruits is like comparing Luffy's Human-Human Fruit to Chopper's; the difference is like heaven and earth.

Mythical Models in particular are rarer than Logia.

The famous Mythical Model fruits on the sea today can be counted on two hands.

The Beasts Pirates currently possessed two.

One was Kaido's own Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Model: Azure Dragon form; the other was Luo Xing's wife Yamato's Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Model: Great Mouth True God form.

And Kaido had just said that the Ancient Zoan types of Foxy and his four companions, under the influence of Oni-level Monster Cell, had all evolved to the Mythical Zoan level!

If this spread, the entire sea would be thrown into a huge uproar.

Compared to the uncontrollable ecstasy of Foxy and his four companions, Page One was as if struck by five thunderbolts.

He had consumed only a Tiger-level Monster Cell; although his strength had leaped forward, his fruit had not reached the level of a Mythical Zoan.

Page One regretted it immensely, wishing he could slap his own mouth.

Why had he voluntarily eaten that Tiger-level Monster Cell back then!

After praising the Tobiroppo, Kaido turned his gaze to Luo Xing, but suddenly let out a sigh.

"Son-in-law, I wish to reward you with something, but I have already given you my daughter, and you lack nothing from the Beasts Pirates. How about this: from now on, I will make you the General of Wano Country!"

Luo Xing felt a slight stirring in his heart.

Make him the General of Wano Country?

This was the arrangement Kaido had for Yamato in the original story; it seemed his cheap father-in-law truly regarded him as a biological son.

However, Luo Xing had absolutely no desire to be some damn General.

He was merely an inventor, hiding in the background, forging the strongest Beasts Pirates, forging the strongest father-in-law, and conquering the world was all that was needed.

"Father-in-law, these are all things this son-in-law ought to do."

Luo Xing touched his bulging little treasury and said modestly.

Kaido patted Luo Xing's shoulder, tears of emotion nearly falling.

"If only Yamato could be like you."

That rebellious daughter of his, although she no longer worshipped Kozuki Oden, still never showed him, her own father, a good face.

The melancholy lasted only an instant; Kaido immediately cast it aside and asked eagerly again:

"Son-in-law, how many of these high-level Monster Cells can you produce?"

Luo Xing answered without hesitation: "Just like the previous Monster Cells, I can produce as many as desired; the key is that too few people can withstand the side effects of the Monster Cells."

Kaido frowned; indeed, that was the case.

The previous Tiger-level Monster Cells could only be endured by the Gifters.

The current Oni-level Monster Cells required a tolerance level at least equal to that of the Tobiroppo.

Even though the Beasts Pirates were formidable, such powerful figures were very rare.

Regarding this, Kaido had no good ideas either; he could only try to gather more Devil Fruits and purchase more Smiles from Joker.

Luo Xing saw through Kaido's thoughts, smiled inwardly, and continued:

"Father-in-law, this son-in-law already has a solution to this problem."

Kaido's face lit up with joy: "What? Speak quickly, speak quickly!"

This son-in-law truly kept bringing him surprises!