One Piece: Fist of the World.

Chapter 243 Soul Strengthening, General Surrender

All Nations, Cake Island.

This place has been reduced to ruins. Most of the buildings have been smashed to pieces by the horrific impact. Rubble and the bodies of many people who unfortunately died in the battle can be seen everywhere on the ground.

"It's too late."

On the Polaris, Rhodes watched the scene before him.

Beside him, Smoothie was trembling slightly.

"The people you left behind are Crackers, right?"

Rhodes looked around Cake Island.

They drove the Polaris and sailed directly from Urukum Island under the guidance of Smoothie. They didn't even have time to deal with Katakuri on Greenbit's side. Unexpectedly, they were still a step too late.

"With his strength, plus the others who stayed behind, I'm afraid only the Four Emperors can hope to win."

"Nine times out of ten it's Kaido."

"Kaido!"

There was obvious anger in Smoothie's voice. She was not so angry even when she saw her mother die at Rod's hands.

Although the Big Mom Pirates are mainly composed of Charlotte Linlin and her children, and there is an indelible blood relationship between them, her children do not have much mother-child affection for Charlotte Linlin, but are more afraid of her.

However, there is a deep affection between them and their brothers and sisters.

"It's for the Charlotte family's fighting power."

Luo gave his opinion.

They entered the sea area where the Ten Thousand Nations were located from the northwest and passed by many islands along the way, but those islands did not suffer much damage and could even be considered intact. Only the Cake Island in the middle seemed to have experienced a fierce battle.

Among the bodies left at the scene, there were no traces of the famous members.

Considering Kaido's habits, it is very likely that he is targeting the cadres of the Charlotte family.

After all, the core strength of the Beasts Pirates is very weak.

"I can't sense any powerful aura."

Rhodes released his observation Haki to sense something.

"It's not like Kaido is going to pack up and take the entire Charlotte family away."

Judging from Smoothie's performance just now, she seems to care about her brothers and sisters very much, not to mention Katakuri from Greenbit, who has always played the role of a good brother in the Charlotte family.

If all the members of the Charlotte family were taken away by Kaido, even if these two people surrendered, Rhodes would not dare to use them with confidence.

Who knows if at the critical moment, a drama of "using family members to control the generals" will be staged.

"I think there should still be some smart people in the Charlotte family."

Robin suddenly smiled, then used his devil fruit ability to pass a mirror through a pair of arms.

"I just saw a face flash in the mirror."

When in the Champs Elysées Islands, Katakuri also escaped through the mirror.

"Bree!"

Smoothie looked in the mirror.

Then, a woman who looked like an old witch appeared in the mirror and looked at Rhodes and Smoothie with alert eyes.

"Great, how many people are hiding in the mirror space."

Smoothie looked at Bree in the mirror with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

"There are not many people left. I only had time to put some younger brothers and sisters into the mirror space. The rest of those who were still able to fight rushed out to fight Kaido."

“But everyone was defeated.”

Rhodes glanced at Brulee who was hiding in the mirror space and dared not come out, then glanced at Luo and Robin, motioning them to handle the matter here, then turned around and looked at the territory of the Ten Thousand Nations.

Since there are still people alive in the Charlotte family, as long as he captures them, Smoothie and Katakuri will become forces that he can use.

Oh, and there’s also the star general Snag.

The next thing is how to deal with the problems of those members of Charlotte's family. This matter can be left to Luo and Robin.

Compared to these things, Rhodes is more interested in the Ten Thousand Nations.

This area, which has been managed by Big Mom for decades, is inhabited by a large number of civilians, including most of the races in the world.

Not only that, under Big Mom's ability, there are a large number of Homies here, which are the creations of the other party's [Soul Soul Fruit].

Since entering the territory of Ten Thousand Nations, Rhodes has sensed many familiar auras.

That is the breath of the soul!
"Is that the Homies that Auntie left behind?"

Rhodes opened his palms, and streams of soul power flew over from every corner of the world and gathered in his palms.

When Urukum killed Big Mom, she fought for her life at the last moment. No one knew what power she used, but the three Homies that were originally driven by her instantly dissipated with her death.

However, among all nations, it seems that a large part of Homies did not disappear due to Big Mom's death, but continued to survive.

The so-called Homies are the product of Big Mom using the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit to personify some objects, animals, or even some natural elements. Because of the different soul powers used by Big Mom, the strength of Homies is also different.

However, no matter how strong they are, there is no doubt that these Homies are all manifestations of soul power.

The soul power that is attached to objects or other creatures is actually very fragile, because the soul power is not compatible with the host object.

However, there are very few forces that can attack the soul.

And Rhodes, the new user of the Soul-Soul Fruit, is undoubtedly the person who can interfere with the soul the most.

After he used his ability, the soul power contained in the Homies that were originally scattered across the nations all flowed towards Rhodes and gathered in his palm.

"Power, very mottled."

Rhode looked at the soul power that had turned into a ball in his hand. Although it seemed that all the soul power had gathered together and turned into a ball, in Rhode's eyes, these soul powers were like countless tiny grains of sand, which were gathered together but not integrated at all.

Under the rule of Big Mom, the residents of all nations have to hand over one month of their lifespan to Big Mom every six months. The so-called lifespan is actually the manifestation of the soul.

With the help of the souls handed in by a large number of residents in the Ten Thousand Countries, Big Mom can use the power of her own fruit to create a large number of Homies. With the power of these Homies, she can guard the waters of the Ten Thousand Countries and even create some powerful soldiers.

However, because they are taken from the souls of different people, the quality of the souls is also different.

Everyone's soul is unique. These souls harvested by Big Mom cannot be integrated well together, but all have their own unique characteristics.

These soul powers cannot be used directly to strengthen one's own soul.

Rhodes had already discovered this when he harvested part of Smoothie's soul.

However, after mastering a large amount of soul power at one time, Rhodes suddenly discovered that by using the power of the [Soul-Soul Fruit], he could refine these mixed soul powers, but there would be great losses.

And if you want to refine these mixed soul powers and turn them into pure, absorbable soul powers.

"100:1. If the soul quality is not good enough, it will be even higher. It's a very demanding condition."

Rhodes fiddled with the ball of soul power in his hand.

The entire Wan Kingdom has a population of about 30. These people give two months of their lifespan to Big Mom every year. If all this soul power is calculated in terms of lifespan, it would amount to 5 years of lifespan a year.

Most of this lifespan was used by Big Mom to create Homies soldiers, and some was wasted by her. Sometimes she would even personify cakes and other things and let them jump into her mouth.

The soul power that Rhodes holds in his hand now comes from the Homies created by Big Mom. If converted, it is equivalent to about 3 years of life.

If all of this lifespan were to be refined and converted into pure soul power and used to increase one's soul strength, it would be equivalent to approximately 180 years of lifespan.

That is equivalent to the soul strength of two ordinary people.

“Try it first!”

As Rhodes' thoughts turned, the soul power gathered in his palm began to fluctuate violently. Rhodes could even vaguely see wisps of smoke floating up from his palm.

The complex soul power gradually became purer. In Rhodes' eyes, the colorful and incompatible soul powers gradually became transparent as wisps of smoke rose. Finally, they all turned into transparent soul power and gathered into a ball.

As Rhodes' thoughts turned, the soul power in his hand merged into his own soul, and his soul, which had already been strengthened by eating the [Soul Fruit], was further enhanced.

However, as Rhodes frowned slightly, a ball of transparent soul power reappeared in his hands.

"It can only absorb the soul strength equivalent to that of an ordinary person."

"Also, I can roughly feel that if the soul strength before eating the Soul-Soul Fruit is set to 1, the strength after eating the Soul-Soul Fruit is about 1.2, and the current strength is about 1.3."

"Is it because the strength of the soul has reached its current limit, so it can't be further improved? Or is it because of the current physical strength that the soul strength can't be improved? Or is it because it has increased too much in a short period of time, so it can't be improved further?"

All kinds of thoughts flashed through Rhodes' mind, but the time he had consumed the [Soul-Soul Fruit] was still too short, and there was no way to verify these conjectures.

Moreover, although the strength of the soul has increased, there has not been time to improve one's physical fitness.

It will take time to study the speculation about the soul and the development of devil fruit abilities.

Before that, Wan Guo should still follow the rules of the Big Mom Pirates.

Submit one month of life every six months!
Correspondingly, no one can take their lives before their lifespan ends.

While Rhodes was testing his abilities, the remnants of the Charlotte family were released from the mirror space.

Aside from Brulee, the user of the Mirror-Mirror Fruit, those hiding in the mirror space are all Big Mom's underage children. Among them is even a little kid wearing open-crotch pants who looks no more than three or four years old.

As for those who have grown up and can even stand on their own, they were all captured after the battle with Kaido.

"If you are underage, then you are underage."

Rhodes looked at the members of the Charlotte family in front of him.

As one of the most talented people in the world, Charlotte Lingling's genes are still very strong. Among her children, there are many who are very talented and strong.

Although these members of the Charlotte family are still very young, there may be some gifted people among them. It would be even better if there was another strong man like Katakuri.

"What will happen next on Wan Guo's side?"

Smoothie looked at Rhodes.

His mother had just passed away, and Kaido, the Beast King who had once cooperated with him, brazenly attacked the World of Nations and captured a large number of his brothers and sisters.

Smoothie couldn't help but feel even more fortunate for her choice. If she had not submitted to Rhodes but continued to resist, the Ten Thousand Nations would have been completely destroyed, and the remaining brothers and sisters would not have had a chance to survive.

Although Brulee's mirror space can provide them with temporary shelter, it is impossible for their younger brothers and sisters to hide in it forever.

"Kosa!"

Rhodes looked at Kosa who was following behind him.

The sea area where the Ten Thousand Nations were located was not connected to the sea area that Rhode and his team had previously expanded with Dressrosa as the center.

In this sea, sailing is not an easy task due to the complex weather conditions. If one wants to bring all nations under his rule, one must rely on Kosa's ability.

Only by building a portal that can be used at any time can the power of the Rod Pirates be able to descend on all nations at any time.

"no problem!"

Kosa nodded seriously.

After so much training, his fruit ability has become quite proficient. Even at such a long distance, he can feel the portal he set up in Greenbit.

As long as he can sense it, it means it is within his capabilities. As long as he spends some time setting up a portal here and connecting the two, he can travel between the two islands at any time through the portal.

"All nations will fly my flag."

"Everything here will continue to operate according to the original mode for the time being. Smoothie will be in charge. Bonis and Bakara will also stay here for a while. After a period of time, we will renovate this place."

While Rhodes was speaking, Kosa had already completed the arrangement of the portal. With a flash of light, several figures passed through the portal and entered the Cake Island.

"I will bring the other members of the Charlotte family back to Greenbit and train them well. And you, Katakuri, will join me and become the sharp blade in my hand!"

Katakuri looked around the situation on Cake Island, then glanced at his ignorant brothers and sisters. This proud and powerful man lowered his head to Rhodes again.

(End of this chapter)