So fast! The shadow cut shrunk and shot out in an instant, like light.
Ann's speed and reaction are definitely top-tier in the world, at least in normal situations.
Especially her Observation Haki, which she directly inherited from Roger, the strongest among humans.
But even so, she almost didn't dodge it.
The sudden attack of the shadow cut made Ann extremely embarrassed, mainly because she didn't have a weapon in her hand right now.
Although she hadn't been fighting with weapons for long, she had at least been using the shadow cut since birth.
Now fighting against her own weapon, she naturally had no weapon in her hand, so she felt very uncomfortable for a while.
But she wasn't completely without options.
After all, no matter who she fought, whether it was a person or a weapon, as long as she had the Observation Haki to foresee the future, she could gain the upper hand.
Ann moved forward instantly, and at that moment she discovered that the shadow cut had changed again.
Originally, its appearance was just an ordinary short sword, with a black line in the center of the blade, that was all.
But now the sword seemed to be burning with flames, and a kind of black flame. Although it was very faint, it clearly caught Ann's eye.
Paramecia Devil Fruits shouldn't cause changes in objects; this kind of change usually comes from Zoan Devil Fruits.
So that means the change happening to the shadow cut right now is coming from the Devil Fruit cells.
At that moment, the black shadow cut, burning with flames, stabbed at Ann instantly.
But this time, the attack had already been captured by Ann's Observation Haki, which could foresee the future.
She slightly turned her body, dodging the stab instantly, and hardened her hand using Armament Haki.
Her hand was dyed black by Haki and she directly went to grab the shadow cut, but the shadow cut had a certain degree of self-will. The black flame seemed to turn into a human shape, but it didn't actually exist, as if it were just a mental phantom.
The phantom moved, so the shadow cut itself also really moved. Ann sneered, her Observation Haki had naturally let her see this scene.
No matter how special the shadow cut was now, it was still just a weapon after all. It was impossible for it to resist her.
It was just the fusion of Devil Fruit cells and a Devil Fruit with a Supreme Grade Blade, did it really think it could resist its master with its own power?
Ann used force in both feet, stomping on the air with high intensity, making her body disappear instantly. A shave appeared directly in the direction the shadow cut wanted to dodge, and the next moment she directly grabbed the handle of the shadow cut with her hand.
"!"
The flames on the shadow cut seemed to burn even more fiercely, even seeming to form a solid body, but Ann's hand was covered with powerful Armament Haki. For a moment, the two produced an extremely intense collision.
The entire laboratory, no, even the sky above Pandora Island, seemed to have a huge gap appear out of thin air?! The immense force impacted the surroundings. Ann narrowed her eyes. She felt a strange sensation enter her body along the shadow cut.
At that moment, she seemed to see the phantom that the shadow cut had transformed into before. Now it was baring its fangs and claws, seemingly wanting to devour her.
"Want to be your own master?"
Ann said coldly, "However, you seem to have misunderstood something. With your current power, it's impossible for you to control me. Just be my weapon."
After fusing those two powers into the shadow cut, the changes it underwent were extremely amazing. It seemed to really have its own will, its own soul, and right now she was merging with the shadow cut's soul. This feeling was truly amazing.
After that, her Haki overwhelmed the black fire on the shadow cut, and the feeling of power collision gradually disappeared.
Before long, the laboratory completely returned to calm.
Ann breathed slightly. She looked at the shadow cut and found that it had returned to its original appearance: an ordinary short sword with a black line in the center of the blade, without burning black flames or the dark phantom.
But she had a feeling that as long as she had a thought, the shadow cut would instantly shoot out, carrying the power of both her and the shadow cut to pierce through the enemy. And with this kind of power, it wouldn't just be this one fighting method. There would definitely be many more fighting modes in the future.
But this was a style that only she in the world could do, so she naturally needed to develop it herself.
"How is it?! How do you feel!"
While Ann was still pondering, she heard Vegapunk's voice behind her. She turned around instantly and saw Vegapunk's fanatical face. His appearance was already strange, and with that fanatical expression, Ann's heart almost jumped out.
She coughed, pretending to be calm, and said, "Doctor, your experiment was successful! I can sense the changes in the shadow cut and its cooperation with me."
"Oh?" Vegapunk said quickly, "Tell me about it!"
"My Haki can attach to the shadow cut even better, and the performance of the shadow cut seems to be closely related to me. The more Haki that is attached, the stronger the various abilities the shadow cut has."
This was a very normal thing. After all, Haki could amplify weapons and abilities, and now that weapons and abilities were combined, they could also be amplified by Haki. But what was coming next was what made Ann curious.
So she asked, "Doctor, I want to ask, if a Devil Fruit enters a weapon, will it still awaken?"
"..." Vegapunk frowned. He seemed to be thinking as well. After a short while, he said slowly, "We don't know about this phenomenon yet, but I think it is possible to awaken. But to achieve that step will definitely be more difficult than a person awakening."
In fact, the phenomenon caused when the body and mind catch up with the ability is awakening. The original Paramecia Devil Fruit and Devil Fruit cells did produce a heart after mixing, so if this heart catches up with its ability, will it also awaken?
"I think we should call it Bankai."
Before Ann could reply, there was a sudden voice from outside the door. Ann's pupil shrank. She turned her head to look and only saw Makima walking over slowly with her hands behind her back.
Sengoku was walking with her. He was now an Admiral of The Black Order.
"Bankai?" Ann was surprised, but Vegapunk asked curiously, "Why is it called that?"
"Using the power of the devil, we must use the elements of Buddha to suppress it. Once such a weapon awakens, it will be equivalent to 'devil enlightenment', so I call it Bankai." Makima smiled faintly, "What do you two think?"
"Although... it's still too early to talk about awakening, to talk about Bankai."
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