"The effect of Kotoamatsukami seems to have decreased quite a bit..."
Looking at Kozuki Hiyori, who appeared somewhat indignant, Vegapunk showed a look of contemplation on his face.
One must know that Vegapunk's Kotoamatsukami was a truly enhanced version; theoretically, it should even be effective against Six Paths level figures and the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
However, at the beginning, when Kozuki Hiyori was resisting with all her might, the effect of Kotoamatsukami couldn't even be fully imprinted into her brain and spirit.
It was only later, out of concern for her Mother, that Kozuki Hiyori gave up her mental resistance and defense, allowing Kotoamatsukami to be successfully imprinted. Otherwise, Vegapunk didn't know if Kotoamatsukami would have worked.
Currently, Hiyori's strength was at most at the level of a Yonko Commander. Translated to the Naruto World, that would be the peak of Kage level, not quite reaching the Super Kage level.
Theoretically, without the bonus of a Bloodline Limit, even the original Kotoamatsukami would be difficult to defend against at this strength level, let alone Vegapunk's enhanced version.
"Is it because the current Kozuki Hiyori has no Chakra in her body?"
"Indeed, the theory of original Genjutsu is to work by interfering with the Chakra in the brain. However, top-tier Genjutsu derived from the Sharingan is closer to a spiritual attack; even without Chakra, it should still be effective."
The most obvious example was the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Humans in ancient times who were hit by the Infinite Tsukuyomi didn't have Chakra in their bodies, yet they were still caught and hung on trees to become White Zetsu.
However, saying that the effect of the Genjutsu decreased because the target lacked Chakra was also quite normal.
After all, the Genjutsu developed in the Ninja World used Chakra as a medium. When that medium was suddenly gone, using the spiritual power of Genjutsu to brute-force it would naturally result in high consumption and low efficiency.
But similarly, while having no Chakra made Genjutsu harder to apply and less effective, it also made the Genjutsu much harder to dispel.
This was because dispelling Genjutsu in the Ninja World also required Chakra, let alone a top-tier Genjutsu like Kotoamatsukami!
Well, except for certain special Devil Fruit abilities, once Kotoamatsukami was successfully imprinted, it basically couldn't be resisted by sheer will.
In any case, Kozuki Hiyori had no ability to resist. Her being able to glare puffily at Vegapunk was only because Vegapunk didn't care.
Watching helplessly as Hiyori also fell into Vegapunk's hands, Kozuki Toki's heart turned to ash, her face full of despair. Especially seeing Stella's interested gaze, she was very clear about the fate awaiting her and her daughter.
"Dammit... you must have used this ability on Mother too! Undo it for me, now!"
Seeing Kozuki Hiyori's angry eyes, Vegapunk raised an eyebrow:
"Indeed, this is the best way to ensure the experimental subjects don't act out. Didn't you two say you would accept any kind of punishment?"
"I was talking about myself! It has nothing to do with Mother! Since you've controlled me, then release Mother's Genjutsu!"
"Hehe, are you joking?"
It wasn't Vegapunk who spoke, but Stella standing to the side. A mocking smile appeared at the corner of her mouth as she spoke with a cold sneer:
"Do you still have any room to bargain? You and your Mother already belong to the Boss! There's no logic in using your own things to trade for your own things!"
"You... you people..."
Kozuki Hiyori's face flushed with anger. Just then, Kozuki Toki suddenly hugged her from behind.
"Hiyori, don't say any more. We have no other choice..."
Kozuki Hiyori trembled, and finally lowered her head, saying nothing more... Vegapunk and his group had been away from Dream Star for nearly two months, and the entire Dream Star had undergone massive changes by now.
First, the robots, Cyborgs, and combat machines that Vegapunk had lost on Egghead Island had all been replenished. They had even undergone characteristic enhancements from the Naruto World, becoming more powerful than before.
Dream Star stored quite a lot of unique metal raw materials. Coupled with the data of these mechanical units saved in the quantum brain, it was naturally easy to manufacture them using the power of the Gulp-Gulp Fruit chips and the production lines.
Additionally, the space Vegapunk opened inside Dream Star contained ordinary air, soil, and water. There was also a small sun created using nuclear fusion power, and some plants created with the help of Wood Release.
Afterward, under the tireless labor of a large number of robots, a small city had appeared inside. Furthermore, with the help of small spacecraft, the robots on Dream Star were directly mining minerals on the moon, hollowing out the cities left behind on the moon from long ago.
All kinds of production lines, a city made of pure metal, small airships floating in the air, a projection network spread throughout the city, small satellites drifting in the sky... Compared to the futuristic tech style shown by the original Egghead Island, the space inside Vegapunk's Dream Star displayed a purely trans-era sci-fi style!
"Robin, how much military force do we have on hand now?"
At the top of the highest energy tower in the center of the city, Vegapunk asked casually while researching how to open the space-time gate to the Naruto World.
Nico Robin, sitting to the side, answered without hesitation:
"If our production lines run at full capacity, in about another year, we can produce a million-level robot army. Each robot warrior's combat power is roughly close to an ordinary Marine Headquarters commissioned officer, which is about the level of a pirate with a 30 million bounty!"
Don't think that a 30 million bounty pirate's strength is trash. If they didn't have Devil Fruits, a pirate with this strength could almost go toe-to-toe with Luffy and Zoro when they first set out to sea, and could even give them a hard fight.
Even within a Yonko's Pirate Crew, this level of strength is enough to be a small leader. Each Pirate Crew has about a hundred or so small leaders of this strength, who can barely be called the backbone and are not just negligible small fry.
Moreover, quantity leads to quality. Even when Kaido occupied Wano Country back then, he feared the combined power of those ordinary samurai and had to use schemes to assist him, showing that numbers are not meaningless.
Kaido might not fear those samurai, but if his stamina was drained by those elite samurai while fighting an opponent of the same level, he would end up losing.
Although Wano Country was full of martial spirit and had many experts, the number of samurai who could reach the level of the robots Vegapunk manufactured was no more than a thousand at most. If there were truly a million samurai of that level, Kaido would probably have to avoid them even without Kozuki Oden.
So-called immortal bodies or 'Iron Balloon' abilities are actually similar to the 'Iron Body' technique in the Six Powers; they require a certain amount of stamina to maintain. Of course, under normal circumstances, the overflowing stamina of those monsters alone is enough to maintain their surface defense.
However, if they are constantly attacked during an intense battle, the stamina consumption is naturally completely different from usual. If they truly dared to fight to the death without retreating, just a few tens of thousands of elite mechanical units could grind these top experts to death.
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