Chapter 117: Invincible
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On the outskirts of Whole Cake Island…
The sky erupted in a furious tempest of thunder and lightning. A face materialized amidst the churning white clouds, only to be swallowed by an encroaching darkness.
Thunderbolts crackled and roared, while on the opposite horizon, crimson clouds, like a miniature sun, spiraled downwards, unleashing a torrent of flames. Fire and lightning intertwined, hurtling towards the earth.
A sea of pirates, alongside an army of animated trees and vegetation, surged towards Ian, their diverse powers unleashed in a chaotic barrage of attacks.
A kaleidoscope of light and energy filled the air, a testament to the sheer variety of Devil Fruit abilities. They hesitated not, unleashing their full fury upon their lone adversary.
Among them were Perospero's candy creations, Daifuku's genie wielding a massive blade, Katakuri's mochi-infused spiked club, and Smoothie, her powers amplified by Busoshoku Haki, pushing the limits of her Squeeze-Squeeze Fruit.
"Squeeze Break!"
Smoothie, having absorbed the fluids of countless pirates, transformed into a towering giantess, wielding a massive sword. With a mighty swing, she cleaved through the air, aiming for Ian. He watched with amusement, raising his right hand.
The earth beneath him shifted and churned, coalescing into a gigantic hand of sand. Despite Smoothie's immense size, the sand hand easily grasped her, nullifying her devastating strike, a blow that would have cleaved even steel.
"Absorbing liquids? I can do that too."
Ian smiled, activating the power of his Sand-Sand Fruit. Smoothie's eyes widened in terror as she channeled her Busoshoku Haki, coating her body in a protective layer. But the suction force was overwhelming. If her Squeeze-Squeeze Fruit was a faucet, then Ian was a raging torrent, a force of nature.
"Aaah!"
Smoothie's scream echoed across the battlefield as, before the horrified eyes of her comrades, she was drained of her very essence, her once-towering form withering and shrinking. Another Sweet Commander had fallen.
The giant sand hand continued its assault, transforming into a devastating sandstorm, obliterating Daifuku's genie, Perospero's candy creations, and Katakuri's mochi weapon, swallowing them whole.
"Damn it!" Katakuri muttered, his arm trembling slightly, beads of sweat trickling down his forehead. He had foreseen this outcome, had tried to intervene, but it was futile. Against Ian's overwhelming power, he felt like an ant attempting to topple a giant tree, his efforts meaningless.
With a wave of his hand, Ian had neutralized Smoothie, then effortlessly repelled the combined assault of Katakuri, Daifuku, and Perospero, his power sweeping across the battlefield, leaving them helpless.
In the world of One Piece, the Yonko reigned supreme. Even the full might of the Marines would approach them with caution, meticulously planning their strategies, daring not to underestimate their power.
Figures like the Sweet Commanders and the All-Stars could hold their own against, and even briefly overpower, Marine Admirals. But against Ian, their strength was meaningless.
"The Heat-Heat Fruit? I've been looking for a fire-based Devil Fruit… Yours will do nicely."
Oven's Heat-Heat Fruit, while a branch of the Mera Mera no Mi's lineage, possessed the potential for immense destructive power, capable of generating intense heat, explosions, and even slicing through objects with its thermal energy.
Ian's gaze fell upon Oven, his body radiating intense heat. He raised his left hand, summoning the chilling power of Monet's Snow-Snow Fruit.
He imbued it with the cutting power of the wind, amplifying its destructive potential. Oven's flames flickered and died, his body encased in a layer of blue-white ice, then shattered into countless fragments, his life extinguished.
Within Ian's mindscape, a small, red fruit materialized on the branches of his growing Devil Fruit tree, representing the absorbed power of the Heat-Heat Fruit.
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Dark clouds stretched across the sky for dozens of kilometers, lightning flashing and crackling within their depths.
"Swordsmen might struggle against lightning and flames, but unfortunately for you… my Zanpakutō doesn't conduct electricity." Ian walked calmly amidst Big Mom's onslaught, unfazed by the barrage of attacks.
Zanpakutō were forged from spiritual energy, devoid of elemental properties. How could they conduct electricity?
Moreover, he now possessed the powers of both lightning and fire, his hands manipulating wind, sand, snow, and flames, countering Big Mom's attacks with ease.
He unleashed a flurry of blows, each imbued with the crushing, cutting, explosive power of his absorbed Devil Fruits, his wind and sand extinguishing Big Mom's flames, burying her lightning in a swirling vortex.
"Petty tricks… Is that all you've got?" Ian sneered, his path of destruction unimpeded. The animated earth, forests, rocks, and even the sentient food creations, all crumbled before his onslaught of wind, sand, snow, and lightning.
He moved through the chaotic battlefield like a force of nature, unleashing a relentless barrage of attacks upon Big Mom, the Yonko, pushing her back with his overwhelming power.
Big Mom, despite her immense strength, found herself on the defensive, struggling to withstand Ian's relentless assault.
Lightning continued to rain down from the sky, while countless other attacks bombarded him from all directions. Even the earth beneath his feet, manipulated by Big Mom's power, rose up to attack him.
He was surrounded, a sea of enemies stretching as far as the eye could see, above and below.
In the distance, the citizens of Totto Land watched in terror, their hearts pounding in their chests.
"Very strong… The entire Big Mom Pirates are struggling to contain him. His strength is monstrous!"
"Even Whitebeard in his prime is not his equal." A small, frail old man with white hair muttered from his position within Whole Cake Island. He was Streusen, Big Mom's head chef and a former member of the Rocks Pirates, a crew that had once rivaled even the Yonko.
Sixty-three years ago, he had witnessed the horrific incident involving a six-year-old Charlotte Linlin, which had led to the disappearance of Mother Carmel and the other children of the Sheep's House. In his youth, he had been a formidable swordsman.
He possessed the Cook-Cook Fruit, allowing him to transform any object into food. However, the food he created, while visually appealing, lacked flavor.
A single individual challenging the might of a Yonko crew was unheard of. While Kaido often engaged in such reckless behavior, he could never achieve such a balanced confrontation.
Big Mom wouldn't even need to intervene personally. Her Sweet Commanders alone could hold their own against, and even suppress Kaido.
Ian, however, was facing the full force of the Big Mom Pirates, and he was winning.
Such a feat was only possible for someone like Whitebeard in his prime. Unleashing the full power of his Gura Gura no Mi, Whitebeard could level entire islands, his destructive power rivaling that of ancient weapons.
Ian's current strength rivaled that of Whitebeard in his prime, earning him the title of a world-destroying force. It was a title well-deserved.
"Such weak lightning…"
"He's not just some Kid. He wields even the power of his Mythical Zoan Fruit with greater skill than a Logia user. I underestimated you. But now… there will be no more surprises. You will die here today."
Big Mom declared. Ian had killed many of her children and subordinates. While a Yonko crew's strength primarily resided in its captain, she was getting old, and rebuilding her forces would be a monumental task.
Today, their feud would end.
Wind, sand, snow, lightning… He had displayed a wide array of abilities, but she wasn't surprised. With her Soru Soru no Mi, she could manipulate the very elements themselves.
As Big Mom spoke, the earth beneath Ian's feet transformed into a monstrous face, its jaws snapping shut, attempting to devour him.
"Hmph." Ian scoffed, not even bothering to dodge. He launched a punch upwards, his speed blindingly fast, appearing before Big Mom in the blink of an eye.
"So fast!" Big Mom, constantly observing with her advanced Observation Haki, knew better than to underestimate her opponents, even with her overwhelming confidence.
Conceit and carelessness were the downfall of many, and she wouldn't make the same mistake. But she hadn't anticipated Ian's sheer speed.
Startled, she immediately channeled her Busoshoku Haki, launching a counterattack. Among the strongest individuals in the world, few relied solely on their Devil Fruit powers. Haki and physical prowess were essential, the foundation of combat in this world.
Big Mom was perhaps the weakest of the Yonko in terms of physical combat. But even her "weakness" was relative, her strength still placing her among the world's most powerful individuals.
Combined with her unique and versatile Devil Fruit, she could hold her own against the other Yonko. Relying solely on a Devil Fruit would never be enough to reach the pinnacle of power.
Therefore, despite Ian's incredible speed and apparent focus on physical combat, she remained unafraid, meeting his attack head-on.
Ian, now hovering above Big Mom, performed a simple action. He clenched his fist and unleashed a blow, channeling some of his absorbed abilities, into a single, devastating strike.
The combined force of the [Heat-Heat Fruit], the [Snow-Snow Fruit], the [Ishi Ishi no Mi], the [Suna Suna no Mi], the [Fuwa Fuwa no Mi], the [Kilo Kilo no Mi], the [Ton Ton no Mi], the [Supa Supa no Mi], the [Goro Goro no Mi], 9 Devil Fruit powers, converged into a single, chaotic blast of energy.
It was a fusion of Paramecia and Logia-type powers, a chaotic blend of elements.
While he lacked the power of Dragon's Wind-Wind Fruit, the wind was implicitly present within his control over snow and sand.
The sheer force of the attack sent a wave of fear through Big Mom. While the combined power was still unstable, not yet fully integrated into a unified force of chaos, its raw destructive potential was terrifying.
"What is this…?"
Big Mom's eyes widened in disbelief, then narrowed in terror. She had no time to dwell on the mystery of Ian's multiple abilities.
The multicolored beam of light descending upon her, like a pillar connecting heaven and earth, demanded her full attention. She braced herself, channeling all her power into a desperate defense.
Flames and lightning intertwined, a storm raging around her, but Ian's attack was too powerful. It swept aside her defenses, engulfing her in a torrent of chaotic energy.
The chaotic strike, before even making contact, had already overwhelmed her defenses. The combined force of the various Devil Fruit powers tore through her Busoshoku Haki and Devil Fruit abilities like paper, slamming her into the earth with earth-shattering force.
Whole Cake Island, already ravaged by the battle, shuddered as the multicolored beam pierced its surface, driving Big Mom deep into the earth, swallowing her whole.
From the outskirts of Totto Land to Whole Cake Island, Ian had absorbed the souls of countless Homies, regaining a significant portion of his power.
He had discovered that he could combine the powers of multiple Devil Fruits, culminating in this devastating attack.
However, it seemed he could only unleash a powerful strike once. But that single blow had been enough to overwhelm Big Mom, one of the Four Emperors, sending her plummeting into the depths of the earth.
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He estimated that fully integrating all his Paramecia and Logia abilities would require an 80% fusion rate.
He was currently at 69%, the remaining 11% a seemingly insurmountable gap. He would likely need to absorb the Homies from the remaining twenty or so islands to achieve that level of power.
Hummm… The multicolored beam faded, leaving behind a massive crater, its shockwave rippling outwards, shattering the already weakened Whole Cake Island.
The island, already in ruins, finally succumbed to the destructive forces, breaking apart into several fragments.
Simultaneously, massive waves surged across the sea, but the small sailboat carrying Tashigi remained unaffected, gliding smoothly across the turbulent waters.
Thanks to the Float-Float Fruit's power, Ian controlled the sea within a hundred-meter radius. If Aokiji could freeze the sea, then he could certainly manipulate it.
The forces of nature were nothing compared to his might.
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