"Hey... that's not what you said on the road!" Lumine pouted, hands on her hips, looking furious.
In truth, Paimon had been complaining nonstop for over two hours on the journey. Lumine had tried to reason with her countless times to no avail. Yet, after meeting Su Han for barely two minutes, she was completely bought off! It was absolutely infuriating.
Faced with Lumine's anger, Paimon scratched her head awkwardly. "I thought Su Han forgot about us! But now we have an unlimited free card! Let's hurry up and eat! I've been craving those takoyaki balls and that teppanyaki for so long! They must be delicious..."
Lumine, long used to Paimon's feigned ignorance, just sighed. "Then let someone else go with you. I still have things to discuss..."
"No way! I'm your companion! I can't abandon you!" Paimon insisted, though her drooling face told a different story.
Lumine knew Paimon's resolve would last only a few more minutes. Under the circumstances, she resignedly walked up to Su Han to report on the Seirai Island situation. If Paimon actually ran off, she was afraid something would happen.
"Ninety percent of the seals are unlocked. All that remains is the Thunder Manifestation on Amakumo Peak. We wanted to engage it directly, but the Manifestation is incredibly fast, almost teleporting. After several attempts, we received the order to return."
Hearing Lumine's report, Su Han nodded with satisfaction. "It seems the seal has done its work. This means Seirai Island can be safely inhabited again. Once the festival is over, I will arrange for construction crews to go there."
"The electricity it generates... is a form of energy, you see."
Mona, standing nearby, looked surprised. "You want to use that Thunder Manifestation? To build a power plant?"
Having spent a long time with Su Han, she could usually guess his intentions. Inazuma currently didn't lack money, but it desperately lacked one thing: energy.
And clearly, the Thunder Manifestation had become Su Han's next target.
The Raiden Shogun reacted immediately. "Are you talking about the bird at Amakumo Peak? I cut that thing down long ago for its defiance... Did it not die?"
She had killed the Thunder Manifestation (Kapatcir) with a single slash many years ago. But since she wasn't skilled in sealing, she had to rely on her subordinates. Unfortunately, after Asase Hibiki somehow broke the seal on Seirai Island, the place became uninhabitable again.
Su Han shook his head. "Kapatcir is truly dead. This Manifestation is an elemental creature, similar to a Hydro Abyss Mage, but of pure Electro. It is born from lingering hatred in Kapatcir's ashes, which is why it unleashes thunder."
"I intend to kill it and use its core to create a stable power plant. I had hoped you could hone your skills on it, Lumine, but it seems you're not quite ready yet."
"I apologize, my strength is still insufficient..." Lumine said quickly.
"Nonsense. You've only been cultivating for a short time. Don't worry. I will teach you a more powerful technique!"
Su Han thought of the Yin-Yang Five Elements Scripture. Others might not be able to cultivate all of it, but this all-elemental young girl certainly could! She could even replicate Beidou's ultimate move. With both close-combat and long-range skills, defeating the Thunder Manifestation would be simple.
Hearing his encouragement, Lumine smiled. "I will gladly accept your guidance. I will defeat that Manifestation!"
Seeing that the important matters were concluded, Paimon quickly interjected, "Alright, Lumine! Let's go! I'm starving!"
"You're impossible. Fine, fine... let's go." Lumine sighed and left with Paimon.
Mona then asked, "What do you plan to do with that power plant? That monster is terrifyingly powerful... The electricity it holds is immense."
"Many things," Su Han said, sipping his tea. "For example, converting the Sea Train's propulsion to electricity. We can even build underwater cities. That power plant would be the energy core for an entire city."
"I've been planning this for a long time. Inazuma's landmass is fragmented, and surface travel is inefficient. I plan to follow the structure beneath Araumi and carve a giant tunnel beneath Inazuma City—a highway connecting the entire nation underground."
"With the power from the Thunder Manifestation, this subway can run continuously."
Mona's eyes lit up. "Truly genius! You thought of that?"
Such a massive construction project would transform Inazuma. Furthermore, the electricity wouldn't just power the underground network; it could fuel factories and other surface facilities.
Su Han discussed the ambitious plan with Mona for a while, then assigned the construction project to Mona and Albedo. After all, professional matters needed professional hands.
Albedo and Sucrose were both astonished by the plan. They had designed similar concepts before, but always had to abandon them due to a lack of a stable, powerful energy source. With the Thunder Manifestation, the plan was completely viable.
After concluding his official business, Su Han finally checked the messages in the Multiverse Mission Group and claimed his reward for the last world.
[Ding! Congratulations to the group members for successfully completing the Difficult-level Special Mission. As the Group Leader, you receive an additional strategic reward: 80,000 Points.]
[Ding! Congratulations to the group members for successfully completing the Difficult-level Special Mission. As the Group Leader, you receive the primary strategic asset: Flawless Soul-Soul Fruit!]
[Soul-Soul Fruit (Flawless Version)]: Grants the ability to manipulate and govern souls upon consumption.
[Warning]: This is an extremely dangerous Devil Fruit. While it grants control over one's own soul and the ability to reap others' life force through fear, do not casually divide your soul to create external entities.
[Feature]: Extracts soul fragments into Soul Crystals, which can temporarily imbue lifeless objects with life force. Depleting one's internal soul power will cause Homies to revert to inanimate objects.
[Analysis]: This is a very special fruit. Consuming it will allow you to perceive the marvels of the soul.
[Special]: This Soul-Soul Fruit has been optimized and possesses no sea water weakness.
Su Han gasped, sucking in a cold breath. The Soul-Soul Fruit.
This was Big Mom's fruit. An incredibly terrifying power. It could grant life to inanimate objects and seize souls!
He understood the warning. He would not foolishly divide his soul to create Homies like Zeus or Prometheus. Knowing the world of cultivation, he understood one truth: the soul only strengthens through continuous condensation!
Kitsune Saiguu survived because her will was strong. Bosacius survived because his soul was resilient.
Su Han knew his immediate priority was to consume the fruit and relentlessly temper his own soul. He wanted an utterly flawless spirit.
He took out the Soul-Soul Fruit—a massive, pink, swirling orb—and bit into it.
The taste was, naturally, incomparably vile. But his excitement overwhelmed the revulsion.
After about fifteen minutes, a torrent of knowledge poured into his mind: the fruit's basic abilities. And then, a more cryptic, complex body of knowledge followed.
Su Han frowned, trying to decipher the knowledge. When he finally understood the content, his expression shifted to shock.
"How... how is this possible? This is the true face of the Soul-Soul Fruit!"
Mona looked at his startled expression and asked quickly, "What's wrong?" Shenhe and the Raiden Shogun also looked over.
But Su Han was submerged in the knowledge.
The Soul-Soul Fruit contained a special technique: Soul Rune Inscription.
This was the power Big Mom used to steal life force when others felt fear. But because this was the Flawless Version, the Runes were complete!
Su Han realized the fruit's true secret.
Soul Runes were a form of power that could temper, drive, and even enslave souls!
The fruit's power was a natural awakened state. The stronger a person's soul, the more immune they were to the fear-based extraction. This was why people like Law, Kid, and Luffy in the original story were unaffected: their souls were simply too strong! Possessing Conqueror's Haki was a manifestation of a powerful soul.
But Su Han was shocked because he discovered that the Soul Rune technique for tempering the soul could actually be applied to everyone.
He could teach others how to forge their own spirits!
If Mona, Ganyu, and the others could temper their souls, their strength would certainly increase exponentially!
He explained the fruit's true potential to the group. Everyone was utterly astonished! Not only did he get the Soul-Soul Fruit, but he also gained the ultimate secret technique for soul-level cultivation!
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