One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

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Senor lived up to his word, returning the very next night with the deadly poison that Abel had been longing for.

"This tube contains king cobra venom, which is extremely potent. This one contains blue-ringed octopus venom, an extremely dangerous neurotoxin."

"Because you needed it urgently, we could only find these two relatively common types of deadly poison for the time being."

Abel accepted the two precious vials of poison without offering any words of thanks, for words could not express gratitude as much as actions.

"These two toxins are enough for now, they've really been a great help."

Señor looked at the excited Abel, hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help saying, "I've gotten the stuff for you, but you mustn't do anything reckless. There's still time; maybe we'll really find a Devil Fruit that can cure your illness."

"Although you're terrible at comforting people, I've remembered that. I won't do anything unless I'm absolutely sure."

Señor touched his nose. "...He's gone."

Abel couldn't help but laugh twice, which made Señor walk even faster.

Once he was alone in the room, Abel's smile vanished completely, replaced by a serious and solemn expression.

He had always thought that the evolution of the Heart of the Others was a long way off, and even if he obtained the right poison, he wouldn't dare gamble with his life.

But the situation is different now.

The orange talent [Spirit of the Warrior] gave him the confidence to dare to try!

With caution and proper preparation, the chances of success are high, and even if you fail, you can recover.

With the addition of the [Salamander Venom] purchased from the system shop earlier, all three deadly toxins have now been collected.

To be on the safe side, he did not rashly inject all three toxins into his heart at the same time, but instead chose the king cobra venom, which seemed to be relatively easier to mix with.

He took out a pre-prepared syringe, drew out some of the venom, and then, with a gritted tooth, injected it directly into his heart!

This is almost suicidal!

However, once the king cobra's venom entered the heart, the talent [Heart of the Otherworld] immediately reacted, as if stimulated, and launched a frenzied attack.

"Well……"

Abel clutched his heart and collapsed onto the bed in agony.

His heart began to swell and die, and its function rapidly failed.

Then he began to feel short of breath and oxygen deprivation!

In just a few seconds, he triggered the 'Severely Wounded State' of [Samurai Soul].

However, his threefold increase in combat power was completely useless at this moment, because his enemy was the deadly poison within his body.

But at this moment, the food cells in his body suddenly started to get upset.

With the circulation of king cobra venom, Abel's gourmet cells were undoubtedly provoked and attacked.

So these gourmet cells immediately tried to evolve to the point of being immune to this toxin.

This process, though not fast, further prevents the toxins from causing further damage.

Then, the purple talent [Rapid Digestion] was also stimulated, and it actually began to try to digest the toxins in its stomach and intestines.

Even Abel himself did not expect that the first toxin he had just begun to fuse would produce such a series of chain reactions.

This is his body trying to save itself!

Abel originally planned that once he entered the 'severely injured state' and triggered the invulnerability effect, and entered the 'near-death state', he would immediately do three sit-ups as quickly as possible to 'resurrect'.

But looking back now, aside from the fact that the process was very grueling, I was surprised that I managed to persevere.

After another few agonizing minutes, the Heart of the Otherworld finally completed its absorption and fusion with the king cobra venom.

All the toxins that spread with the blood immediately and quickly retreated back into the heart, as if nothing had happened.

But things are definitely different now.

Not only did the Heart of the Others complete one-third of its evolution, but with the accelerated work of the Gourmet Cells, Abel's body also generated some antibodies to resist the toxins.

This was a pleasant surprise!

Because the toxins had fully fused, Abel's heart recovered completely, allowing him to escape his 'severely injured state'.

So he decided to take a break and wait for the 24-hour cooldown period for his talent before fusing the next type of toxin.

Fortunately, he played it safe, otherwise things would have been very difficult.

Twenty-four hours later, the process of fusing the blue-ringed octopus toxin went relatively smoothly.

Although I suffered quite a bit, with the experience from the first time, I can only say that it was a close call, and I didn't even trigger the 'severe injury status'.

But just as he was about to press on and inject the last toxin—the venom of the salamander—into his heart, he nearly crashed.

The venom of the salamander was more potent than Abel had anticipated.

Finally, thanks to the invulnerability effect of the [Samurai Soul], it was able to successfully devour and fuse with it.

It was fortunate that the [salamander venom] was placed last, which allowed the body to develop some resistance to the first two toxins while adapting to them; otherwise, the fusion might have failed in the end.

After succeeding, Abel finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling completely exhausted from the ordeal.

Chapter Forty-Six: Disparity

The evolved [Heart of the Others] has undergone a complete transformation in its talent effects.

Talent: [Heart of the Others] (Purple)

[Note: This being is a variant of the White Walker, formed from the absorption of three other deadly toxins by the Amber Lead Virus. Normally, it concentrates all its toxins in its heart; however, when actively activated, the toxins rapidly spread throughout its body via the bloodstream, transforming it into a White Walker!]

[In White Walker form, one's defense, speed, and strength are all increased by 100%, and attacks inflict a 'plague' effect. Pain sensation is reduced by 90%.]

[Effects of the Plague: Those poisoned will experience severe pain throughout their body and white patches will rapidly appear on their skin. Death will occur when the white patches spread throughout the body.]

[Side effect: Due to the accelerated erosion caused by the toxins, lifespan will be reduced at a rate of 1 day per minute.]

[Can grow: Inject seven new deadly toxins into the heart until they are completely fused and consumed. Number of toxins fused and consumed: 0/7]

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Compared to the original talent effect, it has been enhanced by more than double in all aspects.

Secondly, an additional attack effect has been added—plague!

This disease is essentially a stronger and faster version of the lead poisoning!

Doesn't the world government keep proclaiming that lead poisoning is an infectious disease?

Now, if Abel so desires, he can spread the poison far and wide, allowing even the most powerful and influential figures to experience the agony of the residents of Frevans before their deaths.

What's even more frightening is that there is currently no cure for lead poisoning.

The amber lead virus, after incorporating three deadly toxins, has mutated to an even more troublesome level.

This means that once someone is infected, even if they are physically strong enough to withstand it, they will slowly succumb to a chronic death.

Unless a way to treat this mutated toxin is found.

This undoubtedly provides Abel with an extremely terrifying means of killing.

Furthermore, even the previously unbearable side effects have been greatly reduced; after transforming into a White Walker, it only consumes one day's lifespan per minute, increasing its practicality several times over.

What's most exciting is that the [Heart of the Others], which has grown to a purple talent, can continue to evolve!

Although the conditions for growth have become more stringent, increasing from three new deadly toxins to seven, judging from the improvement effect, once the [Heart of the Others] talent evolves to orange, it will definitely bring a considerable surprise!

It's even possible that the [Heart of the Others] talent will become his first red-quality talent!

Just thinking about it is incredibly exciting!

After his 'resurrection' and rest, Abel went back to the forest behind the mountain to test the effects of the plague.

As a result, some wild beasts were truly unlucky.

They all became his experimental subjects, and then died.

After the experiment, Abel also gained firsthand experience of the effectiveness of this epidemic.

First, the "attack with 'plague' effect" means that without using weapons, once in the "White Walker state," his entire body is filled with deadly poison.

However, this toxin must enter a living organism to exert its effects.

In other words, simple contact is not enough; the wound must be touched for the target to become infected with the disease.

Or perhaps it's being licked a couple of times...

During the experiment, a leopard bit him and then quickly died a heroic death.

Secondly, when injected with the same dose of toxin, the larger and stronger the animal, the longer it can withstand the toxin.

However, the onset of the poison can be accelerated by increasing the dosage.

Finally, he tried smearing his own blood on the short sword, which also caused the 'plague' effect and was more effective at inflicting wounds on the enemy than attacking with his bare hands.

It means that toxins in the blood can only survive for a relatively short period of time in the outside air after leaving the body, which is the 'warm bed'.

This requires him to 'enchant' his weapon multiple times during battle.

It's a flaw that's not really a flaw.

Overall, upgrading the [Heart of the Others] to purple quality is quite satisfying; at least it can be used when needed instead of being forgotten.

……

In a corner of the training ground, Luo stood alone, hacking at a wooden stake with a short sword, occasionally glancing enviously at the center of the field not far away.

There, two figures, one large and one small, were engaged in a fierce 'battle'.

It was Diamanti and Abel!

Abel's original sparring partner was Law, but as Abel absorbed and integrated White Yaksha's combat experience and swordsmanship, Law, a beginner, was no match for him at all, and the sparring became useless.

So after discovering this, Diamanti simply had Luo practice against the wooden stakes to continue building his foundation.

Then Abel's sparring partner became Diamanti.

It must be said that under pressure, Abel's potential was gradually brought out, and he made considerable progress almost every day.