Achieving Nothing, I Can Only Be the Pirate King-Chapter 555 - 328: Become Mine!

Bang!!

Sage, who had been sent flying, soared all the way to the location of Scope Island before rapidly spinning in the air. He forcefully stomped on the air, pushing against it to dodge the three gigantic fireballs that were pursuing him.

Sage’s face was clouded with gloom as he looked at the wound that revealed bone after slicing through the flesh, with even the bone bearing a gouged mark.

He curled his lips, and white smoke began to rise from the wound, leaving the injury to heal swiftly on its own.

The power of will cannot defend against nature, only use offense in place of defense.

That slash just now—if it weren’t for the timely release of his Haki to fight back, his hand might have been severed.

This was still due to the robust physique Sage possessed in his current form.

Before he could think further, warning red dots appeared in his pupils, and instinctively, he stepped off the air again, dodging to the side.

"Lightning Cannon!"

Just as Sage moved, another laser blast from the thunder shot down from the sky, piercing through where he had been standing and crashing into the ground below, shattering it into a mass of rubble and dirt.

Glancing sideways at the huge depression behind him, Sage descended from the sky to the ground, then looked upward.

"Mamamama!"

Charlotte Linlin appeared in the slanted upper air, perched atop a thundercloud. Her eyes, ablaze with white fire, sent the air quivering, striking terror into the heart merely by sweeping her gaze.

Her body had not only expanded by a circle but had long surpassed ten meters in height. Around her, points of starry white fire dispersed, and inside her body, a resonant song rang out, as if something inside had come to life, singing joyously.

Yet it seemed rather eerie and horrifying.

Different from Kaido’s overwhelmingly awe-inspiring vigor, this eerie horror only instilled fear and despair.

This was Big Mom, the Queen of the Whole Cake Island, the Empress of Souls!

"Sage, little rogue, let’s keep fighting. You wasted three years of my lifespan, so you’d better make it worth my while!"

Charlotte Linlin drooped her tongue, glaring with her white flaming eyes, her voice loud and soulful, causing the surrounding air to tremble merely by speaking.

"Using one’s lifespan? You too have such a technique..."

Sage clicked his tongue, "Even a storm can’t restrain you?"

"Mamamama, they devoured quite some souls!"

Charlotte Linlin laughed heartily, the thundercloud beneath her expanding further, and the ghostly flames on her head growing even more vigorous.

The Soul-Soul Fruit allows one to seize the souls of those who fear, and only those utterly fearless and possessing immense spirit and willpower are immune to this ability.

But what use is it if only one or two people are immune?

Most people still fear Charlotte Linlin, this ’Four Emperors’ at the summit of the sea, for more than just her fearsome reputation, but also her tremendously terrifying nature.

No need for Supreme King, fear of her means having one’s soul taken away, resulting in loss of life.

Moreover, the captured souls can be used on non-living entities to become ’Homiez’, turning into unique and independent life forms.

The most advanced are those belonging to Charlotte Linlin’s soul, from which the current three Homiez beside her were created.

The seized souls cannot be used on herself; only her soul, or rather, lifespan, can affect her being.

Sage could sense that her singing body had obviously become ’alive’...

Not a person’s life, but something inside her body, which had been vitalized.

"Mamamama, are you curious? My bones and viscera have been transformed into ’Homiez’, gaining life. You are unique, you can harm me, but it’s futile, really."

Charlotte Linlin laughed boisterously, "You were hurt before, but you could heal quickly. Yet, you aren’t the only one with such a trick!"

Her bones and internal organs had gained life, were vitalized, allowing injuries received to regenerate.

And that enhanced body...

"I even sacrificed three years of my lifespan to strengthen my body!"

She licked her tongue ominously, "Mamamama, prepare for battle!"

Holding her terrifying Napoleon overhead, flames engulfing it turned it into a blade wreathed in fire.

"Blade Mother’s Flame!"

Charlotte Linlin’s swollen body leaped off the thundercloud, descending like a falling meteor, wielding enormous flames, she slashed down towards Sage.

Boom!

A muffled sound burst forth with flames, igniting the ground around it into a blaze, even the storm couldn’t extinguish it swiftly, but rather carried by the gusts, it spread continuously.

As she attacked, Sage dodged aside, reaching the air above while blowing circles of smoke, and his hands quickly flicked, releasing a dense barrage of Haki bullets into the sky.

"Meteor Shards!"

Just like meteor fragments scattering, the Haki bullets flew down rapidly, and Charlotte Linlin raised her blade, twisting her body to swing upward.

"Weiguo!"

Boom!!

The powerful Haki shock shattered the skyward Haki bullets, and Charlotte Linlin’s white fiery eyes glanced sideways, the ghostly flame in her hair immediately took control, spewing out a thick column of fire.

"Stolen Fire!"

Sage stomped off the air, landing on the ground, dodging the dense cluster of fire pillars, but as soon as he landed, the ghostly flame seemed to possess intent, opening its mouth to spew a pillar of fire once more.

Thud!

"Fiftyfold Amplification!"

Sage landed, utilizing the impact of his landing to kick up dirt clods. Those clods rapidly expanded under his ability into an earthen barrier.

Boom!

The fire struck the earthen barrier, but barely stalled, and broke through the center of the barrier, the impact of the fire disintegrating the dirt clods, continuing its assault forward.

The fire itself was merely fire, but the force propelling it carried impact, able to breach masses of dirt clods.

Only... no trace of Sage was to be seen.

The brief standstill had given Sage enough time to react.

Amid flickering afterimages, Sage appeared right in front of Charlotte Linlin, pulling back one fist sparkling with black and red lightning, he struck down mightily.

"Hundred Ghosts Assault Break!"

Crackle!

It was then that Charlotte Linlin, evidently unable to react in time, was enveloped by a cluster of lightning, enhancing her body’s vitality, quickening her speed significantly.

The ghostly flames clambered down, merging with the lightning, converging on one of her hands.

Bam!!

As Sage’s fist struck her abdomen, the fist intertwined with thunder and flames slammed down fiercely.

"Thunder Fire Strike!"

Boom!!

Under this punch, the ground was blasted open with even more rubble and dirt, and Sage was knocked flying straight away by the punch, while Charlotte Linlin, who took the hit, also retreated a few steps.

"Mama mama mama mama!"

Charlotte Linlin spat out a mouthful of blood, but laughed heartily instead, and after steadying herself, she swung her sword back, unleashing a column of Sword Qi with a Haki Shock, heading straight for the flying Sage.

"Sovereign Nation!"

In mid-air, Sage’s eyelids twitched, and with blood dripping from his teeth, he forcibly twisted his body, turning into a spinning hurricane. While maneuvering in mid-air, he kicked the approaching Haki Shock.

"Hundred-Slit Heroic Spin!"

Bam!!

The shockwave rippled, and Sage’s body was blown away once again, but this time he spun several times in the air before landing quickly.

Smoke emanated from his body, healing the burns and lightning scorch marks on his physique.

The power of that punch was considerable indeed.

"The power of nature is damn hard to guard against!" Sage thought bitterly.

The old hag’s body was obviously much stronger; what could have been sent flying before now only made her retreat a few steps, and the sensation of that punch felt different too.

It was indeed internally activated, diminishing the effect of his trump card, the Secret Hole Strike, after that activation.

What is this?

Countered in reverse?

"Mama mama mama mama, good reaction."

Charlotte Linlin laughed loudly, tilting her head back, "Can’t the flames catch you? Then... how about the thunder!"

The spare fist was raised high, and the thunderclouds floating by her hand instantly surrounded it, transforming into a massive violet bolt of lightning.

The appearance of the lightning cast the entire island in violet, and even the gloomy sky was illuminated by the lightning.

Sage’s eyes widened, his whole body tensing up.

That thunderbolt... is no joke!

"Thunder Shock!"

Rumble!!

The sound mixed together, first bursting from Charlotte Linlin’s hand, transforming into a horizontally-extended column of lightning that surged rapidly towards Sage.

At the same time, the stormy sky dropped several massive bolts of lightning, striking the fast-moving lightning column and Charlotte Linlin herself.

"Ah!!"

Charlotte Linlin let out a howl, her whole body struck by the lightning, but in the blink of an eye, the column of lightning had landed, engulfing Sage’s body.

On the sea, the fastest thing is light, followed by lightning.

No matter how many times speed is amplified, this will absolutely not change; humans cannot surpass the speed of light.

However...

From within the lightning, a charred silhouette with crossed arms charged forth stubbornly, arriving before the old hag just as she howled, a pair of crimson eyes flashing within the lightning.

Charlotte Linlin immediately halted, her eyes wide open, enduring the momentary stall brought by the lightning with her Super Supreme Haki, raising Napoleon in hand and slashing down.

Boom!

This slash passed through the charred figure, crashing into the ground.

A mere afterimage?

As the afterimage appeared, countless more afterimages encircled the enormous figure, their hands moving to unleash a flurry of fist shadows, all attacking at once.

Bang bang bang bang!

Each fist fell with extreme speed, producing a series of explosive sounds, causing Charlotte Linlin to notably stiffen.

In just a moment, the afterimage vanished, revealing Sage airborne behind her, poised in a combat stance.

"Hundred Ghosts Assault Purgatory!"

Fwoosh fwoosh fwoosh fwoosh!

Charlotte Linlin’s body shuddered as if it were exploding, a blood mist erupting from every inch of her physique, enveloping her figure.

"You scoundrel!"

But before long, amidst the blood mist, a fist mixed with thunder and fire swung fiercely, striking the air-bound Sage.

Boom!

With a single punch, Sage was blasted into the ground like a cannonball, dispersing the surrounding blood mist with the impact.

Charlotte Linlin, like a blood-soaked spirit, was there gasping heavily, her white-flame eyes glaring like she had emerged from Hell.

"It hurts so much!!"

"Mama!"

Ghost Face Flame screamed, then glared at the thundercloud beside, "It’s all your fault, Zeus! Why are you so useless!"

"I-I don’t know either, the lightning from the sky weakened my attack, otherwise, that guy wouldn’t have broken through so easily." Zeus said, face flustered.

He couldn’t figure out what was going on either.

The entwining lightning was fine at first, but once exerted, the sky sent down lightning.

"Blocking me, huh? Damn weather!"

Charlotte Linlin looked up at the dark clouds above, as a massive amount of souls emerged from her hand again.

There were plenty of souls left from the recent plunder, which could only be used for her Homiez after all, better than keeping them idle.

"Still not enough, add this to my own..."

Time to split again!

"Hey! That cloud over there looks pretty good, stop bothering me and be of use to me instead!!"

The gathered souls were thrown into the sky by her, causing the storm to temporarily halt.

A face began to slowly manifest in the sky.