"Huh? Really?!" Kaido looked ecstatic. "Great! Let's start now! Remember, don't alert the Celestial Dragon prematurely! Don't let them escape!"
Anyone with an Anywhere Door could instantly escape, but since the Celestial Dragons were weak, the chances of successfully capturing them were high.
As a result, Kaido and Big Mom put aside their focus on the second Devil Fruit and focused on seizing the Anywhere Door first.
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Meanwhile, on a deserted island in the New World.
"Gurarara... That's right! Do it like that!"
Whitebeard watched his custom-made Seraphim with satisfaction.
He had been training the 'Little Whitebeard' for a while, a process made efficient by his 14 remaining commanders who took turns training it.
With Thatch dead and Ace gone, there are still 14 commanders left, They can take turns guiding and training Little Whitebeard, so its progress has been incredibly fast!
With Whitebeard's guidance, the Seraphim's strength was already rivaling Marco's.
Whitebeard smiled in satisfaction, his eyes full of anticipation.
"As long as you keep improving, you'll eventually reach the level of an admiral in no time!"
If Kaido and Big Mom's advantage lay in their scientists, the Whitebeard Pirates' advantage was their sheer fighting power.
Their strong and numerous crew could improve the Seraphim's strength with the highest efficiency.
Whitebeard was so pleased that he was even planning to contact Big Mom to continue purchasing more custom Seraphim, constantly enhancing his crew's overall strength.
Just then, Marco who's holding a newspaper, quickly descended from the sky, looking anxious.
"Pops! Something big has happened!!"
"Hm?" Whitebeard stopped training the Seraphim. "What is it?"
Marco landed and opened his mouth with a serious voice.
"Latest news! Marine scientist Dr Leon has invented a new tech!"
"Ah? Him again!" Whitebeard frowned.
He knew that any news of a new invention from Leon caused a worldwide sensation, and this time was likely no exception.
"Tell me, what has he invented now?"
Marco quickly said, "He invented something called 'Second Devil Fruit'!"
"What's a second Devil Fruit?" Vista, Jozu and other commanders rushed forward, all very curious.
"It's an artificial Devil Fruit, said to be invented specifically for people who's already consume a Devil fruit..."
"Invented for ability users? Impossible! Ability users can't eat another Devil Fruits!" Vista looked puzzled.
"Besides, wouldn't eating another Devil Fruit will kill them?"
"I don't understand..."
Faced with everyone's confusion, Whitebeard stopped them.
"Alright, quiet down and let Marco continue!"
Marco took a deep breath, his expression serious.
"You heard right! This is indeed invented for Devil Fruit users, and its effect is to allow the user to randomly gain a second ability!"
The crew was stunned for a moment, then gasped in unison.
"How is this possible?!"
"I don't believe it!"
"Yeah, this is too powerful. Having two Devil Fruit abilities... isn't that too overpowered?"
"Think about it, if Marco had Jozu's Diamond ability... wouldn't he become a phoenix covered in diamonds?!"
"Hiss... Marco's power is already terrifying, with his quick healing. If he had the Diamond Fruit ability, even an attacks from admirals would hardly cause any damage to him. The combination of those two Devil Fruit abilities is terrifying to even think about!!"
"Impossible! How could there be such an overpowered things? Marco, is this news fake?"
The crew was skeptical.
"Alright, my sons!" Whitebeard slowly shook his head.
"We don't need to question whether it's true or false. Since the news has appeared, it's most likely true."
"At the very least, the Marines have made research progress in this area! There's no doubt about it!"
"Although according to Marco, the second ability gain will be random, it's still scary enough!"
"You should know that the combination of two Devil Fruit abilities is not as simple as one plus one. The two combined might exert destructive power!"
A flash of wariness passed through Whitebeard's eyes.
This was the first time that he, the mighty Whitebeard, had been so wary of an eight-year-old child.
Leon talent was simply too terrifying.
"It seems the rise of the Marines can no longer be stopped!" Whitebeard rarely showed such a serious expression.
He had a premonition that something was not right.
The future Marines would probably be invincible, with no force can match it on the entire sea.
"Marco..."
"Yes?"
"Where is Ace now?"
"Pops, according to the latest news, he should be on Banaro Island!"
"Banaro Island... Alright, Marco, take the Seraphim and personally bring Ace back immediately!"
Marco was stunned for a moment but quickly nodded.
"Okay, Pops! I'll leave right away!!"
Marco knew why the old man had become so serious.
The emergence of the second Devil Fruit would inevitably lead to an explosive growth in the Marines' overall strength.
With that increase in power, they would naturally want to eliminate all of the Yonko's.
Therefore, consolidating their own forces and defenses was the most important thing to do right now.
Watching Marco quickly leave with the 'Little Whitebeard', Whitebeard silently gazed at the sea.
After a long while, a hint of worry flashed in his eyes.
"Now, I'm afraid the entire sea, and even the whole world, will change..."
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