In other words, El no longer needs Devil Fruits at all.
Why would he still bother discussing business with the World Government?
"Gu la la la... Wise choice, El. These guys are clearly up to no good," Whitebeard chuckled loudly upon hearing this response.
"Are you sure you want to refuse cooperation with us, El?" the CP0 member asked in a deep voice.
"Not only do I refuse, but these ten Devil Fruits here—none of you can take them," El said with a slight smile.
It must be said, the World Government really is a gift-giving fairy!
El had been searching for Devil Fruits for so many years, yet he still hadn't reached the authority to unlock the power of the Eight-Tails.
Now, with just one encounter, the World Government had directly provided him with enough Devil Fruits.
Whitebeard, holding his weapon, grinned coldly.
"Since you came here today, don't even think about leaving alive!"
As one of the top large pirate crews in the New World,
Whitebeard's crew had faced numerous pursuits from powerful figures of the World Government over the years.
Now, with the negotiation with El breaking down, there was indeed no reason to let them leave alive.
As Whitebeard's voice fell, pirates from the Whitebeard Pirates immediately blocked the path of the CP0 members, and a fierce battle broke out between both sides.
El, however, did not participate in this fight.
Instead, he focused on the ten Devil Fruits in front of him.
"Ding! Detected enough Devil Fruits nearby to unlock the Eight-Tails. Consume 45 Devil Fruits to unlock?" the system prompt sounded again in El's mind.
"Confirm!"
El replied without hesitation.
He was already too lazy to complain about why unlocking the Eight-Tails would consume so many Devil Fruits.
Right now, he only wanted to obtain the power of the Ten-Tails, to become the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki!!!
"Ding! Congratulations, host. Consumed 45 Devil Fruits to unlock the Eight-Tails!"
"Ding! Congratulations, host. The chakra power of the first to the ninth tails has been unlocked; the Tenth Tail is now unlocked!"
Following this, the system panel appeared in front of El.
Host: El
Abilities: Armament Haki (2500/4000), Observation Haki (2500/4000), Conqueror's Haki (MAX)
Special Ability: Sage Body (MAX)
Self Ability: Swordsmanship (Great Swordsman)
Special Ability: Sage Eyes (5000/7000) (Currently mid-stage) (Unlock abilities: Complete Susanoo, Heavenly Obstacle Quaking Star: Pierce, Divine Thunder, Ten Thousand Phenomena Attraction)
(Note: When the progress is full, other abilities of the Sage Eyes will be unlocked, and a chance for a special lottery will be granted.)
Nine-Tails: Tailed Beast Ball (Unlocked), Tailed Beast Transformation (Unlocked, currently in full-tailed beast form), Nine-Tails Chakra Mode (Unlocked), Nine Lama Mode (Unlocked)
Ten-Tails: (To be unlocked as the Jinchūriki of the Ten-Tails)
Gained abilities: Wood Release, Sage Mode.
Warehouse: Self-strengthening experience card (one hour)
Seeing the Ten-Tails unlocked on the attribute panel, El's lips unconsciously curled upward.
But in the next moment, the system's voice sounded again.
"Ding! System reminder: Host's Sage Eyes ability is too low to fully control the Ten-Tails."
"Ding! System reminder: Host's Sage Eyes ability is too low to fully unleash the power of the Ten-Tails."
"Cannot fully control the Ten-Tails?"
Hearing the system prompt, El was slightly stunned.
But then, he immediately thought of the two key powers required to become the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, as described in the original story.
One is the Sage Body, and the other is the Sage Eyes.
The strength of the Sage Body depends on whether it can completely seal the power of the Ten-Tails inside the body.
The strength of the Sage Eyes depends on whether one can fully master the power of the Ten-Tails.
Now, El's Sage Body had already reached max level.
He could easily seal the power of the Ten-Tails into his body.
But because his current Sage Eyes are only at mid-stage, he cannot fully control the Ten-Tails.
"System prompt: Although the host can use the power of the Ten-Tails to become the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, it is not in a complete form, and the duration of use cannot be too long. If used for too long, it will suffer backlash from the Ten-Tails' power."
The system's voice once again entered El's mind.
The system's message was very clear.
That is, El can indeed use the power of the Ten-Tails and become the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki.
But it can only be used for a short time; if used for too long, it will be countered by the Ten-Tails.
However, even if it's only for a short period, it's enough for El!
After all, becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki means possessing the power to destroy the world!
"Ding! Congratulations, all panel abilities have been successfully unlocked."
"Ding! Congratulations, the shop has been unlocked."
At the same time, the system's voice sounded again.
"Shop?"
Hearing the system's voice, El was slightly stunned.
Then he noticed a shop icon in the upper right corner of the attribute panel.
Opening it, he found that it was selling only one item.
That is, Ability Upgrade Card!
The function of the Ability Upgrade Card is to upgrade El's Three-Color Haki.
Before the start of the God Valley War, El used the Ability Upgrade Card to upgrade his Conqueror's Haki to max level.
Now, after so long, El's Armament and Observation Haki still haven't reached max level.
One reason is that El has been slacking off in training, constantly farming the progress of the Sage Eyes and searching for Devil Fruits.
The other reason is that training Haki is extremely difficult!
"Twelve Devil Fruits?"
El noticed that the price of one Ability Upgrade Card was equivalent to twelve Devil Fruits!
That's quite a lot of Devil Fruits.
While pondering the shop, El suddenly noticed.
Next to the Ability Upgrade Card's sale price, there was an empty slot with a few words on it.
"Random Ability... What is this?"
"System prompt: The shop occasionally refreshes abilities and items from all worlds, which can be purchased with Devil Fruits."
Although currently, the shop only sells Ability Upgrade Cards.
But sometimes, new items will appear—abilities from all worlds.
"How often does it refresh?" El asked.
However, in response to El's question, the system fell silent.
Although the system did not reply to this inquiry, if nothing unexpected happens, the random ability items in this shop.
refresh at intervals ranging from a few months to several years.
Exactly how long, El isn't sure either.
El roughly glanced at the attribute panel, pondered for a moment, then closed it.
Then he looked around.
He could see that the battle between the Whitebeard Pirates and the CP0 members had already destroyed his entire tavern.
And looking around, within a radius of a hundred meters, the area remained in ruins.
But El didn't mind this at all, after all, the entire country was his.
No matter how Whitebeard and others wrecked it.
El's gaze fell on the CP0 members who were being beaten by Whitebeard's crew.
Originally, El had no interest in negotiating cooperation with the World Government.
But now, with the launch of the shop page, El's demand for Devil Fruits had risen again.
"Stop, Whitebeard."
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