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Blessed Spirit Awakening Ceremony (1)
🕑 Added 2024-11-08 11:08:31 +0000 UTC--- Chapter 386 ---
"Spirit Awakening!" Huo Yuhao's soft voice reverberated in the cafe.
Luffy, Rayleigh, and others could feel his voice stirring their soul and triggering something inside them.
Even though they couldn't discern the profundity of Huo Yuhao's divine power, they could feel warm energy coursing in their veins. And those who trained Observation Haki also can tell this warm energy cleansed their body inside out.
Rayleigh marveled at the effect of the Spirit Awakening Ceremony. Just standing here alone makes him several years younger. Of course, the ordinary Spirit Awakening Ceremony won't be excessive.
It was Huo Yuhao. He granted them this chance, giving them an effect similar to the Immortal Herbs in the Douluo Dalu Universe.
The first one to awaken their Martial Soul is surprisingly Brook.
Huo Yuhao and the three goddesses stared at the Afro Skeleton, seeing a dark ghostly silhouette merging with him.
"What is this..." Kuina narrowed her eyes slightly. She couldn't recognize Brook's Martial Soul.
"A Ghost?" Raikou tilted her head.
"A Ghost Spirit, more precisely," Robin added with a particular look. "I have never seen this Martial Soul before."
"But you know?" The two goddesses gave Robin a confused look.
Robin explained with a faint smile, "In the Dragon Nest's Database, there is a record of a Title Douluo 10,000 years ago called "Ghost Douluo" from the Spirit Hall."
"It said that Ghost Douluo's Martial Soul is a Ghost Spirit, a rare Martial Soul with its own intelligence and capable of fusing with its host to display more strength."
"The requirement to awaken this Martial Soul is unknown."
"However, if there is someone who could awaken this Martial Soul in this world, then it must be Brook!"
"Brook passed away a long time ago, but due to eating Devil Fruit: Yomi-Yomi no Mi, he was able to revive himself from death. He has a half-death and living status."
"However, it seemed the revival was imperfect. Brook's body is currently that of a skeleton that contained his soul."
"Robin's hypothesis is pretty much correct." Huo Yuhao commented. "In fact, Brook is currently merging with his Martial Soul."
"Though, I don't know how this will affect his Cultivation Path. Even then, he's just a fragile skeleton. He needed a 'strong' physical body to keep advancing forward."
"Well, I'm sure he'd figure his path sooner or later."
As Brook stabilized his awakening, the next person to awaken Martial Soul is actually Chopper.
The little deer grew slightly bigger, his fur also became shinier, and his antler grew longer. Then, a massive silhouette of a brown-furred beast manifested, looking like a literal monster of the wood.
The monster roared to the sky and gazed at Huo Yuhao before nodding submissively.
"Oh?" Huo Yuhao showed a surprised look. If he guessed right, the monster must be the "Will" of Chopper's Devil Fruit.
According to the story of One Piece, Chopper's Devil Fruit details have never been revealed. It was Zoan-Type, Human-Human Fruit, Unknown Model.
However, Huo Yuhao can discern the origin of Copper's Devil Fruit with his eyes. The will of that monster can't escape the Ancestor Eyes of Heavenly Dao.
"Mythical Zoan, Human-Human Fruit..."
"Model: Bigfoot!"
"What, Chopper actually ate a Mythical Zoan?" Robin also stared at the manifestation of the furred monster in awe.
Raikou smiled, "No wonder I felt something special from Chopper. That power sensed earlier must be the Bigfoot."
"Still, he barely has control over it."
"Hmph, just a lower-grade Mythical Zoan. Mine is better." Kuina crossed her arms, not impressed by Chopper's Devil Fruit.
"Okay, stop bragging." Huo Yuhao patted Kuina's head. "While Chopper's Mythical Zoan is not the best, it has a potential."
"Bigfoot has become Chopper's Beast-Type Martial Soul, but it doesn't overlap with Devil Fruit's ability, allowing him to access different forms like Speed Form, Power Form, or Defense Form."
"Mastering Haki will also allow Chopper to increase his strength even further."
Kuina pursed her lips upon hearing Huo Yuhao's words but didn't say anything. Since her Master has said so, she won't argue with him.
Suddenly, mist appeared and covered the area. From the depth of this mist, a wrench appeared. But this is no ordinary wrench because Huo Yuhao and others could feel faint, half-step 'divinity' from it.
The mist cleared gradually, and everyone saw a silver wrench above Franky's head.
"A wrench?" Kuina was speechless. "What are you going to do with this tool? Smack people around?"
Robin and Raikou burst out laughing, "Hahaha~!"
"No, no, no... Kuina-chan! A wrench is still considered a Master Tool like a hammer. While developing a wrench into a combat-type Martial Soul is questionable, it is still within the realm of possibility." Robin calmly said.
"But I think the wrench's potential lies in its ability to create a Soul Tool and machine!"
"Don't you feel the half-step divinity related to machinery?"
Kuina squinted her eyes, "Ah, you're right."
"Interesting observation..." Huo Yuhao rubbed his chin.
"I will run the analysis."
After a few minutes, Huo Yuhao gained something. The wrench seemed to have a connection to the Ancient Weapon: Pluton!
Pluton was 'literally' made in Water 7 with the help of Crafting Experts, so Franky has some connection to it.
The half-step Divinity is probably related to the will and faith those people in the ancient era had for Pluton. As for whether Franky could tap into the incomplete divinity, only time could tell.
"We will see about that in the future." Huo Yuhao shook his head.
After Brook, Chopper, and Franky, the next one to awaken Martial Soul is Admiral Fujitora or Issho!
"Arrgh!"
Fujitora let out a furious howl. His body became straight like a pillar, and his skin curled into the darkness. He opened his eyes and revealed a pair of scarred eyes.
Yet at this very moment, those scarred eyes slowly turned jet-black with demonic red pupils.
"What happened to him?" Robin was confused.
From her fight with Fujitora, Robin knows he isn't the type of person who couldn't awaken his Martial Soul. His potential is just as high as Zoro's.
"He's a fool." Kuina snorted indifferently. "As a swordsman, one must have a clear heart and conviction to break forward."
"However, since he doesn't believe in himself, he blinded himself to abandon the world around him."
"What a poor man..." Unlike Kuina, Raikou could see Fujitora's suffering with her divine power.
Fujitora is a man with a deep sense of justice. He wanted to make a better world. Then, he decided to blind himself, an act of disdain for evil and his grief over the evil he had witnessed.
But it wasn't the correct path.
The act of disdain is nothing but cover for his weak heart.
He refused to face evil and grief valiantly.
Even now, Fujitora is 'continuously' clouded by his own self-blame.
"Honey, may I help him?" asked Raikou.
Huo Yuhao helplessly waved his hand, "Go."
Raikou nodded and flicked her sleeve, sending her Divine Power to help Fujitora. Fujitora's demonic eyes started to lose ferocity, calming down rapidly under Huo Yuhao's gaze.
Ten minutes later, Fujitora sighed and stabilized his awakening. His scarred eyes have recovered, becoming Body-Type Spirit.
He has awakened a Body-type Martial Soul, Evil Eyes!
"Although he needed help, it wasn't bad." Huo Yuhao praised lightly. After all, emotion is a demanding matter.
Now, four people have awakened their Martial Souls.
"I wonder who's next?" Huo Yuhao skimmed the Straw Hat Pirates and the Dark King.
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