One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 220 Homie Weapon: The Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel)
Dust filled the air in the small garden.

The immense wind pressure made the Straw Hat crew instinctively squint, forcing them to move further away while grabbing onto nearby objects to avoid being blown away!
To be honest, they were a rookie pirate crew that came all the way from the East Blue to the Grand Line.

The members of the Straw Hat Pirates actually have a certain amount of 'arrogance' in their hearts.

After all, along the way, they had defeated many formidable enemies in their eyes and experienced several near-death experiences.

Although they wouldn't be arrogant enough to think they were invincible over the sea or that they were some great figure.

But
'We're not bad at all, are we?'

Most of them do indeed have this idea.

But now, things are different.

The scene before them told them directly that their understanding of this ocean was still far too shallow.

At this moment—

Where Shenhou's staff struck, the entire ground crumbled and collapsed like a shattered biscuit.

A massive, bottomless, circular valley had clearly appeared above the small garden at that moment.

Black and red lightning still lingered around the edge of the deep valley, its terrifying power causing the nearby ground to continue to crack.

"You must be kidding me. It was just one hit, yet it changed the landscape?"

Nami's eyes widened, and she instinctively covered her mouth.

"So strong. No, wait, didn't he just throw the masters out? What kind of fighting technique did he use?"

Usopp's voice trembled in the gale.

For them, this power—which could directly alter the terrain with a single strike—was entirely beyond their comprehension.

Of course, to say there are only a few exceptions
"Just like that guy."

Zoro, who had witnessed firsthand how Ino could easily sink dozens of pirate ships with a single blow, gripped the hilt of his sword even tighter.

"Wow! As expected of Lord Chenlong's colleague, you are indeed terrifyingly strong."

Brook, who had witnessed Chenlong manipulating the celestial phenomena, was also whispering in the same way.

"This attack style is just like Grandpa's!"

Before this, Luffy, who hadn't paid much attention to the twelve constellations, was now muttering to himself while clenching his fist: "Uncle Monkey... is really strong."

But it is precisely at this moment
"Buzz!"

But then they saw that Shenhou, who had swung his stick, suddenly pulled it back.

The colossal pillar, originally as massive as a mountain, instantly shrank and fell back into his hands.

Subsequently
"Buzz!"

The iron rod actually hummed, as if it were laughing.

At the same time, the golden cloud beneath Shenhou's feet also began to leap and frolic, carrying Shenhou into the air.

"Phew, I've wanted to say this since the beginning."

Sanji also exhaled a deep breath of smoke.

Looking at the scene before him, he finally understood how the seemingly invincible, hellish kingdom he remembered had been destroyed.

But he couldn't understand: "That stick and that cloud, no matter how you look at them, they're both 'alive,' aren't they?"

"Is it a Devil Fruit ability?"

Nami forced herself to calm down and guessed, "Wasn't it the same at the banquet just now?"

She thought of the stones that had been turned into tables and chairs.

But then she looked with some concern at the distant smoke and dust: "More importantly, what about Dorry and Brogy—should we go check on them?"

She was clearly somewhat worried about the two giants.

Although we've only known each other for a short time, we can already be considered friends.

"Don't worry unnecessarily, Nami."

But at that moment, Zoro gently shook his head: "Look at that guy."

His gaze fell upon the figure standing atop the clouds.

"The battle has only just begun."

Upon hearing this, Nami instinctively looked at Shenhou.

And then, sure enough, she saw it.

At this moment, Shenhou casually picked up the stick again, twirled it with a graceful flourish, and then held it horizontally behind him.

His gaze fell upon the terrifying marks on the distant land, and he felt a secret satisfaction in his heart.

"Not bad—although the control isn't entirely stable, with the help of the 'Golden Cudgel,' I've already been able to display a fairly good Conqueror's Haki entangling technique."

Feeling the golden cudgel dancing in his hand, Shen Hou was naturally very clear about what was going on.

Just as Nami thought—the iron rod in his hand and the golden cloud beneath his feet were indeed creations of the fruit, and indeed 'living things'.

[Paramecia Type Weapon Fruit LV5 - Can transform any part of the body into any non-living weapon-like object, but must understand the weapon's mechanics. After awakening, can create weapons at will within the area around the body]

[Paramecia Type - Soul-Soul Fruit LV5 - Allows the user to place a portion of their own soul into any inanimate object, transforming it into a living being, creating a 'High-Rank Homie' with special effects]

It was these two fruit abilities that gave him the two treasures surrounding him at this moment.

[Homie - Weapon 'Iron Rod' - Ruyi Jingu Bang]

【Homiz - Weapon 'Vehicle' - Somersault Cloud】

Just as mentioned before.

High-ranking Homies can possess special abilities.

For example, the old lady's thundercloud Zeus and the bicorn hat Napoleon possess the ability to control lightning and the powerful destructive force to change size at will, respectively.

The same applies to Shenhou's two Homies.

The Somersault Cloud's unique characteristic is that it can transform into a 'rocket,' gaining extreme speed and flight capabilities.

The Ruyi Jingu Bang's special characteristic is that it can change its size and weight at will, as well as the effect of what Shen Hou just thought of.

It can assist in Conqueror's Haki Entanglement. Yes.

After the battle with Pirlo.

Over the past period, Roy has also further trained his Conqueror's Haki Entanglement.

To be honest, the effect was so-so—although he did get a feel for it and was able to use Conqueror's Haki Entanglement without 'distorting the future'.

However, his Conqueror's Haki binding strength is very poor. When binding, a large amount of Conqueror's Haki will dissipate. In high-intensity battles, it is even more difficult to maintain sufficient concentration to keep binding.

This is not surprising—after all, mastering Conqueror's Haki Entanglement, an absolute top-tier Haki technique, is extremely difficult in less than a month without the guidance of a master like Guy who would "kill you if you can't learn it."

But for 'Shenhou', he came up with another idea.

The Homie is an extension of his soul—the Conqueror's Haki he releases can be controlled and entangled by the Golden Cudgel itself.

The effect of this situation is exactly what happened just now.

Although the user's mastery of Conqueror's Haki is only at a preliminary stage, there is still room for improvement.

However, after being strengthened by the Golden Cudgel, its binding effect is extremely outstanding even in actual combat.

Even more than that.

"After the Golden Cudgel is wrapped in Conqueror's Haki, it gains experience. When I reclaim the part of its soul, that experience will be returned to me intact."

"As long as I continue to engage in battles of sufficient intensity, my Conqueror's Haki Entanglement skill will improve very quickly."

Shenhou was well aware of this.

And coincidentally...
He is currently engaged in a battle of considerable intensity!

"Ga pa pa pa!"

"Jie Jie Jie Jie!"

A hearty laugh rang out.

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, the two enormous figures slowly emerged.

That was Dorry and Brogy.

At that moment, they combined their round shields into one and held it in front of them.

【Shield of the Sun】

That was a powerful defensive technique in the original story, which allowed the user to remain unscathed even when facing the 'Fengxi', a ferocious beast transformed from one of the Five Elders, Vocuri.

But even with such powerful defensive techniques...

At this moment, they still had obvious wounds on their bodies—clearly, even they had not been able to completely withstand that attack.

"It should have been defended against."

"But he still got hurt."

Faced with this fact, their faces showed little confusion or pain, but rather an even more pronounced, enthusiastic smile.

"Such power, along with 'Ryuo' and 'Conqueror's Haki Entanglement'... It's been so long, Dorry!"

Broglie chuckled.

As he spoke, he gripped the round shield in his hand tightly.

"Yeah—Brocky, if the opponent is someone of this caliber, I knew it."

Dongli laughed loudly, gripping his round shield tightly as well.

As mentioned before, a warrior is someone who faces all challenges head-on.

Dorry and Brogy are excellent warriors.

Therefore, they could naturally judge Shenhou's strength from that attack just now.

Strong.

It's not just strong, it's incredibly powerful; their abilities are so profound that even they can't fully comprehend them yet.

If your opponent is that kind of guy.

Then
"We need to call a truce for now!" *2
"For the God of Elbaf! For the glory of victory!"*2
With a loud roar, the two figures vanished from their original positions in an instant.

next moment.
"boom!"

Their enormous bodies reappeared beside Shenhou.

The giant axe swung down, and the giant sword thrust out.

As before, the combined attack from both sides has arrived once again.

That was their response to that attack.

Although they didn't know how the enemy bypassed the Sun Shield and struck them, that didn't matter.

They are warriors.

Any doubts, any questions, the battle will answer them!
All they need to do is swing their swords!
"Master Brogy, Master Dongli, didn't we just try it? That kind of attack is useless against Shenhou!"

Seeing this, Usopp also held his head nervously.

But
"Ok?"

Upon seeing this, Shenhou frowned slightly.

It wasn't just because he saw that during this attack, the giant axes and swords in Dorry and Brogy's hands were already covered with pitch-black Armament Haki—in fact, it would be strange if a powerhouse of this level didn't have Armament Haki.

What truly astonished him was
At this moment, in his perception, the attacks from both sides seemed somewhat strange in terms of their auras.

Something was strange—the monkey knew this.

But he didn't care.

He just grinned.

"Well done!"

Amidst laughter, he raised the iron rod in his hand and met the oncoming attack!

(End of this chapter)