Chapter 232: Holy Raven

After placing the black sword Shusui and Raiu next to the Raven, a magical thing happened.

A dense golden light emanated from the Raven's blade, enveloping Raiu and Shusui. Before long, Shusui and Raiu disappeared from this world forever.

And the Raven, having "devoured" Shusui and Raiu, seemed to have entered the final stage of transformation.

*Rumble*~

Thunder suddenly roared outside the window. The Raven suddenly transformed into its bird form, broke through the window, and flew into the sky above the sea.

*Zzz zzz zzz*~ *Crack*!

Countless purple lightning bolts landed directly on the Raven. The Raven, however, was completely unafraid, bathing quietly in the lightning, enjoying the baptism of the thunder.

This spectacle gave Karl a feeling of a divine artifact being born.

On the vast sea, the strong wind rolled up dark clouds, and between the dark clouds and the sea, a raven was flying proudly.

Before long, the thunder subsided, and the Raven returned to Karl's side. At this moment, the Raven was already somewhat unrecognizable to Karl.

Because it was now pure white all over. If it weren't for the Raven's eyes still being blood-red, Karl wouldn't have dared to recognize it.

"Caw~"

The Raven flew onto Karl's shoulder, rubbing against Karl's cheek, then a white light flashed, and a long sword that looked familiar lay quietly in Karl's palm.

There was no difference in appearance from before.

Feather-patterned hilt, wing-shaped guard, slightly curved blade.

What changed was the color.

Most of the Raven's blade had turned platinum, and the blade and guard were dotted with red and purple patterns, making the whole sword look both gorgeous and domineering.

"System, what's the situation with the Raven now?"

"Collecting data, please wait..."

【Holy Raven】

Grade: Heavenly Craft/Divine

Ability: Form Conversion, Divine

Form Conversion: Can freely transform into Holy Raven form, weapon form, or awakened form.

In Holy Raven state, can change body size. Maximum size: 100 times the normal state, and can use Holy Light Breath to burn enemies.

In weapon state, comes with all effects of Armament Haki, and can absorb the host's Conqueror's Haki to enhance the power of slashes.

In awakened form, can fight on its own and launch flying slashes. All attacks come with holy light burning effects, slash power +30%.

Divine: Ignore the curse of the sea.

"Good guy, so you're this strong now?"

Although it didn't transform into its bird form, the Raven's blade flickered, as if responding to Karl.

"Tsk tsk tsk..." Karl shook his head and didn't say much.

Although he lost the black sword Shusui and the cursed sword Raiu, it was worth it to let the Raven get enhanced. After all, the Raven was his life-bound weapon, and now that the Raven had become stronger, what else could Karl be dissatisfied with?

Then there was this Treasure Finder. To be honest, there were actually quite a few things Karl wanted, but this thing was one-time use, so Karl had to think carefully about how to use it for a while.

"Where is the Ancient Weapon Uranus?"

"Searching, distance has exceeded the limit, unable to navigate. Please change the treasure target. If there is no response within ten minutes, this Treasure Finder will automatically be destroyed."

Karl:......

Fine, you're the boss.

"Sea King—cough, cough, where is the Ancient Weapon Pluton?"

"Searching, distance has exceeded the limit, unable to navigate. Please change the treasure target. If there is no response within ten minutes, this Treasure Finder will automatically be destroyed."

Karl: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

"Pure Gold, I want Pure Gold, is that okay?"

*Beep beep beep!

A green cursor appeared on the Treasure Finder interface, with an arrow pointing the way.

"Item 【Pure Gold】 location marked. Currently located in the sea area near Staff Island in the second half of the Grand Line, and the target is in a moving state. This Treasure Finder can only mark the location of this item for three days, please search as soon as possible."

Karl rubbed his chin, his mouth curling up slightly. Now Hancock and Ain don't have to rush to ask him for a child...

The next day.

"Oh my god! This, this is the Raven? How did it become Move Move Like this?" Ain looked at the snow-white Raven in shock, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Karl spread his hands: "I don't know?"

"Uh, anyway, my Shusui and Raiu are gone, and then the Raven became Move Move Like this. Tsk, are Devil Fruit weapons really this magical?"

Ain touched the Raven's head in confusion, always feeling that Karl was hiding something from her, but soon Ain started to smile.

"Eh, Karl, now that the Raven has become white, doesn't that fit your title even better? White Raven Vice Admiral, you have to have a white raven, hahahaha!"

"Pah, the white in White Raven is the white of a Prince Charming! What do you know? Even if the Raven turned green, I'd still be the White Raven!"

The Raven cawed, seemingly very dissatisfied with Karl saying it turned green.

"Alright, alright, let me see how big you can get!"

"Caw!"

Under the gaze of Karl and Ain, the Raven's body size grew rapidly. It was only a little over 30cm when standing on Karl's shoulder, so 100 times that would be...

A behemoth.

What does it feel Move Move Like to have a giant bird that is 30 meters tall standing in front of you?

In short, it was shocking, and the Raven after growing larger was even more heroic and extraordinary.

"Want to go up and try?"

Ain nodded blankly. Karl quickly called Nelson over: "We'll go directly to Navy Headquarters on the Raven. You're responsible for sailing the Holy Light back, understand?"

"Yes, sir!"

Then, Karl took Ain and jumped onto the Raven's back.

"Let's go!"

"Caw!"

*Boom boom boom*~

The Raven flapped its wings, bringing up waves of air. Nelson, standing in the distance, almost couldn't stand firm and fell to the ground, but fortunately, he did three push-ups in time to relieve the embarrassment.

Marineford.

The Navy soldiers guarding the Gate of Justice stared wide-eyed at the white behemoth in the distance.

"Hey, look at that, what is it?"

"What? Let me see."

"It's a bird! Such a big bird, where did this monster come from? Hurry up and sound the alarm!"

"Wait, why does it look familiar? It looks a bit Move Move Like White Raven Vice Admiral's Raven, just changed from black to white!"

Karl, sitting on the Raven, was also afraid of causing unnecessary misunderstandings, so he quickly released a dazzling white light to indicate his identity.

"Phew~ scared me to death, it really is White Raven Vice Admiral."

Before long, Karl landed in Marineford Square, hugged Ain, and jumped off the Raven. The Raven's body also shrank rapidly, directly from a behemoth to a "pocket-sized" little bird, standing steadily on Karl's shoulder.

"Why did your bird change color? I was wondering what kind of monster was so tired of living that it dared to break into Marineford."

Karl looked back and saw it was Aokiji: "Sigh, don't mention it. Devil Fruit weapons are indeed a bit strange. Last night it ate my Shusui and Raiu, and then it became Move Move Like this. I'm still confused about it!"

Aokiji nodded as if it were true: "That's true. After all, it's a weapon that ate a Devil Fruit. It's normal for strange things to happen to it."

"By the way, haven't congratulated you on becoming the world's greatest swordsman yet! Recently, Momonga, Onigumo, and the others have been waiting for you!"