chapter 146 part 1
Chapter 146: Second-Tier Gene Lock, The Helpless Poison Human, Magellan
The Gene Lock is a product from ancient times, born from modifying the rules of the world at a great cost.
A first-tier Gene Lock can grant an ordinary person the strength to take down three special forces soldiers bare-handed. If the user is already a special forces soldier, they could become a reigning champion for decades in no-holds-barred combat.
It can even allow a person who knows nothing about surgery to perform procedures with microscopic precision.
However, with a first-tier Gene Lock, one can only exert one to thirty percent of a bloodline's power from the Main God Space.
It was far from enough to establish a stable foothold in the Main God Space.
But once the second-tier Gene Lock is activated, it means obtaining a ticket to the hall of human genetics!
The power of a bloodline can also be utilized up to fifty percent of its potential!
Simply activating the second-tier Gene Lock can make a human's muscles tough enough to withstand machine gun bullets.
Nerves, muscles, and the five senses would all be greatly enhanced, and even the energy within the body could be allocated and utilized.
Originally, the energy within Ren Arakawa's body was like a mandarin duck hot pot separated by a divider. On one side was chakra, and on the other was the mana bar of an immortal magician.
After activating the second-tier Gene Lock, as Pirate Ren Arakawa's chakra bottomed out, the divider in the "spicy pot" slowly lifted under the effect of energy allocation.
The abundant mana of the magician gradually flowed into the "clear soup pot" of chakra, achieving a hybrid mode, like a car that runs on gasoline when the battery is dead!
Pirate Ren Arakawa felt the transformation of the energy within his body, yet his expression remained utterly calm.
Because the changes to his outward appearance were even more startling!
During the first-tier Gene Lock, his one-eyed new breed bloodline only manifested in its low-tier, anime-like form.
But upon reaching the second-tier Gene Lock, the first change was to Ren Arakawa's Ukaku!
His original twenty feathers expanded, with ten more added to each side.
The width and length of the feathers were also enhanced!
The palm-sized feathers were now twenty centimeters long, far exceeding a standard kunai. Their hardness was also sufficient to be used as short-range weapons.
Although they were stained with a sticky reddish-purple venom, one could still see that the feathers of the Ukaku had turned purple.
If the first-tier Gene Lock Ren Arakawa resembled a demon,
Then the second-tier Gene Lock him looked more like an archangel.
No, that wasn't entirely accurate either.
The transformation of his tail was even more shocking.
The long tail resembled a series of connected vertebrae. Whenever Ren Arakawa moved, the tail rattled like a rattlesnake, making a "clack-clack-clack" sound.
As if to match the sound emitted by its tip, a terrifying emerald green glow appeared on the sharp tail hook, as if it were holding a microphone and introducing itself—"I'm poisonous!"
The Cursed Seal Ghoul state after activating the second-tier Gene Lock was more like a fallen angel—half-demon, half-angel—corrupted by the temptations of Satan.
His height also reached a little over two and a half meters.
The blood vessels in his muscles were clearly visible, brimming with a sense of power!
In this state, Pirate Ren Arakawa felt as if he had inexhaustible strength.
As Magellan's punch came, Pirate Ren Arakawa raised his fist to meet it.
Magellan's expression was peculiar; he seemed to have foreseen a future where the kid in front of him would be poisoned and sent flying.
But in the next second, the continuous barrage of punches left Magellan, the web of his hand numb, a little bewildered!
This kid's Armament Haki clearly wasn't cultivated to such a high degree.
How was he...
Magellan's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief!
He understood!
The kid in front of him was simply using his Armament Haki with a technique similar to the ductility of gold.
He thinned the Armament Haki, spreading it with the most logical coverage to defend the largest possible area from poison damage whenever the venom sprayed over.
What appeared to be ordinary Armament Haki was, in fact, Ren Arakawa's strongest defensive point that Magellan was striking every single time.
He was like a target with three hundred and fifty-nine degrees of weakness, but he could rely solely on that one degree of invincibility to block all attacks!
Thus, the poison on Magellan's fists had its effect diminished.
The second-tier Gene Lock not only changed the appearance of Pirate Ren Arakawa's Cursed Seal Ghoul state, but his Observation Haki, Armament Haki, and Sharingan were all enhanced simultaneously.
With the dual assistance of the Sharingan and Observation Haki, Magellan's attacks, in Ren Arakawa's eyes, were like choreographed moves in an action movie; not only slow, but every punch was part of the script.
Facing such a Pirate Ren Arakawa, the Poison Human, Magellan, suddenly had an inconceivable, yet unavoidable, thought.
He had just awakened his Devil Fruit during the battle!
"A troublesome brat."
Magellan gave his assessment while controlling his Venom Demon to furiously smash toward Ren Arakawa.
The Venom Demon's attack speed was extremely fast, stirring up a howling wind, and the air along its path was distorted by its immense power.
However, Ren Arakawa's body seemed capable of predicting the Venom Demon's attack trajectory, always cleverly dodging at the critical moment. He would sometimes lean to the side, and the Venom Demon's massive fist would brush past his sleeve.
Other times, he would leap high, causing the Venom Demon's horizontal attacks to miss.
His movements were fluid and natural, without the slightest delay or hesitation, like Kakarot who had mastered Ultra Instinct. He relied completely on instinct and intuition to dodge, causing Magellan's attacks to repeatedly miss. Magellan gritted his teeth in frustration, yet there was nothing he could do.
After fighting for a long time, Magellan realized that the effect of his ultimate move, Venom Demon, was far inferior to the Poison Cloud and poison gas that could cover the entire space.
Immediately, he changed his strategy.
"Poison Cloud!"
Facing the Poison Cloud released by Magellan, Ren Arakawa quickly injected an antidote into his neck.
Then, he took a deep breath, held it, and fiercely punched Magellan!
This punch contained the immense power Ren Arakawa possessed after activating the second-tier Gene Lock. It struck Magellan solidly, causing his body to sway.
Immediately afterward, Ren Arakawa unhesitatingly unleashed a continuous assault on Magellan with his wing feathers. More than twenty purple feathers, each twenty centimeters long, shot toward Magellan like sharp daggers.
The feathers' attack speed was extremely fast. Magellan couldn't dodge in time and was hit, his body becoming very unstable as venom splashed everywhere.
And just as Magellan stabilized himself, Ren Arakawa's tail with its glowing green stinger, like a poisonous snake emerging from its hole, swiftly pierced toward Magellan's eyes!
Seeing this, Magellan immediately enveloped his entire body with the effect of the Venom Demon, instantly transforming into a red poison human!
The tail needle pricked at Magellan's eye sockets. Although it dispersed some venom, Magellan's venom possessed powerful regenerative abilities, and the vacant spots were quickly refilled.