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On the deck of the Moby Dick, Shen Yuan stood with his hands in his pockets, his gaze deep and distant like the calm before a storm.
"Gurarara! The little devil's back, huh?"
"What's wrong, brat? You look troubled."
Whitebeard paused mid-swig, frowning slightly as he looked at Shen Yuan.
"It's nothing serious. Just a few things on my mind," Shen Yuan replied casually.
He sat cross-legged beside Whitebeard and picked up the massive wine cup casually, sipping from it as if he were born to be there.
But his focus wasn't on Whitebeard. Instead, he turned his attention inward—toward his system interface and the development of his Devil Fruit powers.
Everyone knows…
Each Devil Fruit has the potential to awaken—an advanced stage beyond the typical application of its abilities. But…
Is Awakening truly the pinnacle of Devil Fruit power?
Shen Yuan's fingers moved as he summoned his system's skill interface.
A new prompt blinked beneath the Fruit Ability section:
> [When Fruit Ability reaches Level 10, it can be used proficiently.]
[When Fruit Ability reaches Level 15, it becomes awakened.]
[When Fruit Ability reaches Level 20, it enters a perfect state.]
"Perfect state?"
Shen Yuan's brows furrowed in contemplation.
Could this mean a state beyond what even the Five Elders or Yonko have achieved?
He was torn between his development of the Yami Yami no Mi (Dark-Dark Fruit) and the Kagayaki no Mi (Candle-Shine Fruit).
But the upcoming confrontation with Kaido sparked anticipation in his blood. "I'm looking forward to the next battle. Kaido better not disappoint me."
He gave Whitebeard a final glance, then turned and stepped off the ship, heading toward the recently reconstructed Border Island.
Whitebeard scratched his head, confused. "What's he scheming now…?"
---
At the island training ground…
Shen Yuan glanced around and spotted Enel and the others, each deeply immersed in their training.
Even little Xiaoyu was giggling while playing with some cats and dogs nearby.
"How's it going, Xiaoyu? Are you feeling okay here?"
Upon hearing Shen Yuan's voice, Xiaoyu's face lit up. She dashed over and threw her arms wide open.
"Oof!"
He scooped her up with a chuckle and affectionately pinched her cheeks.
"Brother Shen Yuan, can you teach me some Kung Fu? I want to be as cool as Brother Enel!"
Her wide, watery eyes brimmed with eagerness.
Shen Yuan smiled. "Sure, but it's really tough. You think you can handle it?"
Enel and Jean, nearby, glanced at each other, looking somewhat disheartened.
Favoritism. That's favoritism, right? Total double standard.
Shen Yuan, however, wasn't planning to train Xiaoyu—not because she wasn't talented, but because he wanted to preserve her innocence. She had already endured too much.
For others like Enel and Jean, they had embraced the life of warriors. Xiaoyu hadn't.
"When you grow taller, I'll teach you a few things."
Xiaoyu beamed. "Yay! Then I'll become a graceful female ninja!"
---
"Yo! Brother Shen!"
"Yo, Marco."
Marco jogged over awkwardly, his expression as eager as a child in front of a candy shop.
"Brother Shen, is there any way I can push my Busoshoku Haki further?"
Shen Yuan waved him off. "We'll talk about that later. I have something more urgent right now."
Marco blinked. "Urgent? What could be more important than strengthening Haki?"
"I'm going to awaken my Devil Fruit."
Shen Yuan didn't hide anything.
Marco's eyes went wide. "Wait—Awaken it?! That's the first time I've heard of someone awakening a Logia!"
To all the captains and even Whitebeard's commanders, Shen Yuan only had one known Devil Fruit.
After all, it was common sense that no one could survive eating more than one.
But what they didn't know was… Shen Yuan had five.
And not only that—he could integrate their powers into devastating combinations.
"Of course you can come watch," Shen Yuan said casually.
He and Marco made their way into the back mountain area of the island.
---
The moment Shen Yuan stepped into the isolated clearing, he maxed out the Yami Yami no Mi on his system panel.
Immediately, a deep, ominous transformation began.
Darkness pulsed from his body in waves, swallowing the light and warping space around him.
This was not just gravity.
This was a singularity, a gravitational abyss mimicking the very nature of black holes—pulling in matter and light alike.
BOOM!
The sheer gravity crushed the terrain, gouging a massive crater dozens of meters wide into the earth.
A small singularity formed behind Shen Yuan's back—a swirling black dot that felt as if it could consume reality itself.
As he moved, the gravitational field shifted with him, warping the environment.
CRACK! CRUMBLE!
Stones shattered. Trees splintered. Everything was drawn toward him and crushed.
> [Trait Activated: Giant Power]
Shen Yuan no longer restrained the churning power within.
A towering Grim Reaper-like entity emerged behind him.
But this wasn't the usual shadowy silhouette. It was darker, denser—more defined.
A demon cloaked in obsidian armor.
"The embodiment of darkness… the Black-Armored Giant."
A fusion of the Yami Yami no Mi and his system's Death Force—it was both a defensive bastion and a brutal powerhouse.
But Shen Yuan wasn't done.
"The Incarnation of Darkness: First Form — Fistbone Giant!"
A tall giant materialized behind him. Its body was covered in Busoshoku Haki, and its eyes were swirling black holes radiating dark light.
"Incarnation of Darkness: Second Form — Devouring Arrow!"
The giant's arm condensed, shaping into a longbow made of compressed darkness.
The arrow glowed violently—coated in dark energy and imbued with Haki and Conqueror's Will.
"Haki-Infused Devouring Arrow!"
THWACK!
The arrow tore through the air faster than sound, triggering a sonic boom as it flew toward the sea.
KRA-KOOM!!
It struck like a miniaturized nuclear blast, vaporizing water and carving a hole in the ocean's surface.
Waves surged back in, desperately trying to refill the void.
"Whew… not bad," Shen Yuan exhaled with a grin.
---
The massive explosion drew everyone's attention.
Crew members rushed to the back mountain, only to see a colossal shadow—a black-armored figure over 100 meters tall wielding a bow.
"Marco, what's going on?" Vista asked, dumbfounded.
"That's Brother Shen," Marco muttered, still stunned. "He awakened the Yami Yami no Mi."
Gasps echoed through the gathered crowd.
Even Enel's admiration turned to awe. "It hasn't even been a week since he ate the Dark-Dark Fruit… and he already awakened it?"
The other commanders couldn't believe it.
Hiding among them, Marshall D. Teach (Blackbeard) clenched his fists.
There's no way I can beat him in a fair fight. Not now.
Shen Yuan could battle Whitebeard evenly and injure Kaido. He was in a league of his own.
Maybe… maybe I'll wait until he's vulnerable… at night…
Just then, Shen Yuan's eyes flicked toward him.
Teach froze.
A chill ran down his spine as he quickly turned away.
---
Back in the clearing, Shen Yuan began the third form of his darkness incarnation.
"Incarnation of Darkness: Third Form — Edge That Defies the Heavens!"
The bow morphed into a colossal black blade, crackling with killing intent and white lightning.
"Tyrant Slash — Edge of the Sky!"
The blade swung, unleashing a slash that devoured matter in its path—stones, trees, even the air itself—before carving a ravenous trench into the sea.
SPLAAASH—!!
A tidal wave exploded from the force, retreating and returning violently as the sea fought to mend itself.
---
With the experiment complete, Shen Yuan calmly dispersed the energy.
Everything went still.
All that remained was silence… and awe.
"What terrifying power…" Shen Yuan thought to himself.
If this was the perfect state of the Dark-Dark Fruit…
Then what about the Candle-Shine Fruit at its peak?
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