"Very good!"
After listening to Gion's explanation, Rosse was very satisfied.
The little cabbage he was raising was currently in the stage of vigorous growth.
"Saint Rosse, what are you doing now? Do you need help?", After speaking about her own situation, Gion asked Rosse about his cultivation.
Previously, Zannie had said Rosse was in seclusion cultivating. She guessed it was because she came that Rosse deliberately stopped his cultivation to wait for her.
"There's nothing much on my side, but I do have a method that can help you increase your strength."
Rosse spoke while slowly raising his palm.
Splash!
Seawater suddenly appeared in mid-air, surging toward Gion.
Gion's face showed confusion, but since it was an ability controlled by Rosse, she didn't resist at all, letting the water wrap around her.
But the moment her body was washed by the current, Gion sensed something was wrong and instinctively exclaimed, "This is seawater?"
Before eating the fruit, she had already prepared for not being able to enter the sea.
After eating the fruit, she even deliberately soaked in seawater to try it out. That powerless feeling was very similar to now.
Fortunately, her physique wasn't bad. Although her body was filled with a sense of powerlessness, it wasn't to the point of collapsing to her knees. She still maintained a standing posture, but her body was trembling uncontrollably.
"If you can't hold on, let me know. Stay in the water to adapt a bit, it can increase your resistance to seawater and seastone."
Rosse used his ability to control the seawater to wrap Gion, leaving only her head exposed.
Forming and controlling seawater in a small range was a recent development for him.
As long as he had enough stamina, he could continuously form seawater on land and use it to fight enemies.
Although he didn't know the principle, nor why a Devil Fruit ability could generate seawater that restrains Devil Fruit abilities, but once the tenth slave died, Rosse vaguely understood it.
Moreover, as he gained more Devil Fruit abilities, the stamina-to-seawater conversion became more efficient.
When he first obtained the ability, even if he exhausted all his stamina, he could only produce 2–3 tons of seawater. That was purely the stamina consumed to form the water.
Don't be fooled by how much 2–3 tons sounds. One cubic meter of seawater weighs over a ton. So 2–3 tons is just 2–3 cubic meters, roughly a volume of 1×1×3, barely enough to wrap Gion completely.
After continuously absorbing for half a month, his ability to form seawater had grown almost exponentially.
Now, if he exhausted all his stamina, he could at least form 100 tons of seawater.
Though it was still just a small stream, it was barely enough to be used in combat.
And most importantly, as Rosse kept acquiring the abilities of the Watatsumi Fruit, his resistance to seawater also became higher and higher.
Although his Devil Fruit powers came from the system, they were still affected by seawater and seastone.
When immersed in seawater or touching seastone, he initially couldn't use his abilities either.
However, perhaps because of the system's incomplete Devil Fruit powers, his body wasn't affected. He didn't suffer the powerlessness other Devil Fruit users did. He simply couldn't activate abilities.
But as the Fruit ability improved, Rosse slowly became able to release powers even in seawater.
Now, he could almost fully use his abilities in seawater, even vaguely feeling a slight amplification.
In other words, the side effects of seawater on Devil Fruits had virtually no effect on him.
But unfortunately, this was currently limited to seawater.
Seastone still had a significant restraining effect on him. Perhaps because seastone was a solid, it weakened Devil Fruits more severely. When he touched seastone, only 30% of his ability remained.
Rosse slowly raised his palm, his palm facing the noble who was tightly wrapped in seawater.
Splash!
In an instant, the surrounding air seemed to solidify. Under Rosse's control, the seawater sphere began to rapidly shrink inward.
The seawater, as if being squeezed by an invisible force, formed a completely airtight ultra-high-pressure environment. Under the pressure, the color of the seawater deepened, as if even light couldn't penetrate the sudden oppression.
Crack! Crack!
Accompanied by a chilling sound, the noble's body began to deform under the irresistible pressure. His flesh and blood slowly liquefied in the ultra-high-pressure environment, dissolving into a mass of dark red mist in the water.
This was a killing move Rosse had recently developed.
Seawater itself had no direct lethality, but by controlling the seawater to continuously shrink and form high pressure, it could instantly kill enemies with weak physiques.
Unfortunately, this move was ineffective against strong enemies. Based on the Watatsumi Fruit powers he currently possessed, it still couldn't affect powerful foes.
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[E-Rank kill completed!]
[Power +100]
[Special reward: Watatsumi Fruit ability (incomplete)]
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'Reached the limit...'
Rosse glanced at the newly added Fruit ability on his panel and sighed silently in his heart.
Since the first ten people, his Fruit ability hadn't grown any further.
The last two even became stacked as tags. He didn't know how many more he had to stack to further upgrade.
And with such incomplete powers, stacking them probably wouldn't be particularly strong.
Now, a choice was placed in front of him.
Rosse raised his head, his gaze falling on the newly generated Watatsumi Fruit.
Given his current situation, he wasn't considered a true Fruit user. After all, the Watatsumi Fruit still existed, meaning he had only stolen the Fruit's powers through the system, not truly become a Devil Fruit user.
That is to say, if he didn't eat the Watatsumi Fruit, he could choose to eat another Fruit.
Thinking this, Rosse slowly walked to the front of the Watatsumi Fruit.
"Master...", Stella saw Rosse suddenly walk to the Fruit and had a trace of worry on her face.
Before, when Rosse approached the Fruit, he would bring others in and force them to eat it.
This was the first time Rosse himself stood in front of the Fruit.
In the past half month, Stella had seen too many people eat the Fruit, but not a single one survived. All died in the seawater carried by the Fruit.
"It's okay. After waiting this long, it's time to make a decision," Rosse smiled and picked up the Fruit, signaling Stella to rest assured.
Compared to ordinary Mythical Zoan types, he had more confidence in this one.
Given his current water-controlling powers, adding on an ordinary Mythical Zoan type probably wouldn't be stronger than consuming this one.
In any world, when it comes to martial strength systems, specialization is always better than being a jack of all trades.
"Saint Rosse, is this Fruit dangerous?", Gion was also attracted by Rosse's actions, her brows slightly furrowed.
To make Stella show such an expression, plus the fact that the Fruit suddenly appeared after that noble died, it seemed suspicious no matter how she looked at it.
"A bit dangerous, but not too much," Rosse shook his head slightly, picked up the Fruit in his hand, and finally took a bite.
The bitter taste exploded in his mouth. Even though Rosse was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but show an ugly expression.
'So disgusting!'
But fortunately, the taste came and went quickly.
Rosse's body suddenly underwent a strange change, as if an invisible force lifted him up. He slowly floated into the air, his body exuding an aura of transcendence.
His silver hair seemed to gain life, continuously growing and spreading like a pouring galaxy, shimmering with a faint glow. At the same time, his skin became paler, as if it had shed its mortal color and gained a divine holiness.
Two silver-colored dragon horns quietly extended from the top of his head, their edges distinct. His eyes also changed, a silver glow shining deep within his pupils, dazzling like stars, making it impossible to look directly.
At this moment, Rosse seemed to have transformed into a god, his entire being radiating an aura of inviolability. It inspired awe and made people want to worship him.
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