The machine slowly stopped, and from it emerged an apple-shaped Devil Fruit, glowing with a golden light and a strange, spiral pattern.
"Is this the Second Devil Fruit? How strange!" The Five Elders couldn't help but marvel at the miraculous fruit.
"Who would have thought that such a manmade Devil Fruit could grant a devil fruit user a second ability!" Shepherd Ju peter sighed.
"Alright, eat it! Let's see what Devil Fruit ability you get," Marcus mars urged aokiji.
Leon nodded, took the Second Devil Fruit from the machine and handed it to Aokiji.
"Thank you." Aokiji quickly took it, his face filled with excitement.
'This is.... the Second Devil Fruit... I wonder what ability I'll awaken...'
He felt a little nervous.
While it could give another ability, it was randomize, Akainu had received the Tremor-Tremor ability, so he didn't want to get a useless ability.
"Eat it!" Leon smiled and encouraged him.
Aokiji took a deep breath and took a big bite.
"Ah... it's still so hard to eat!" He almost gagged, but the next moment, he felt a new power surge from deep within him.
Blue flames instantly covered his entire body.
He willed it and his body transformed into a blue bird... it was a phoenix!
Everyone present was stunned.
Aokiji's face was filled with wild joy.
"This, this is Marco's Bird-Bird Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Model: Phoenix!!" Sengoku exclaimed, his face showing unparalleled excitement.
The Bird-Bird Fruit Mythical Zoan, Model : Phoenix.
It's an incredibly rare fruit—even rarer than Logia types!
It not only improves the user's body like other Zoan fruits, but it also provides extreme recovery abilities.
In addition, its fast flight speed gives the user absolute air superiority.
"I... turned into a phoenix?!"
Soaring in the sky, Aokiji felt his body lighten, surprised to see the blue flames covering him and his new phoenix form.
A glint flashed in his eyes.
After the initial shock, his face showed great joy.
"Hahaha, not bad, not bad!"
The Ice-Ice Fruit combined with this phoenix fruit...
Aokiji was already strong, with terrifying ice powers for both defense and offense.
Now, with the phoenix's ultimate recovery ability, he would have terrifying endurance, making him more suited for long-term battles than Akainu's powerful bursts.
"Congratulations, Aokiji!" Sengoku and Garp smiled.
Seeing that Aokiji had also obtained a second powerful fruit ability, Sengoku and the others were genuinely happy.
This meant the Marines had produced another Yonko level fighter.
Now, they were confident in their ability to attack the Yonko's alliance of Kaido and Big Mom.
"Very good..." The Five Elders were also full of surprise.
"I didn't expect our Admiral to be so lucky. First, Akainu got the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and now Admiral Aokiji has the Phoenix fruit ability..."
"See? God bless our Marines! God bless our World Government!!" The Five Elders were overjoyed, naturally welcoming the Marine's increase in strength.
"This Second Devil Fruit is really terrifying!"
"With Dr. Leon in the Marine, this is truly an honor for our Marines and the World Government!"
"That's right. It seems at this rate, the third, fourth, and fifth dual-fruit users will continue to appear, and the Marine's strength will grow unprecedentedly! By then, all criminals in the world will be eradicated, and even the so called great pirates era will end in short time. Hahaha, this is all thanks to Leon!"
The Five Elders talked enthusiastically, all with smiles on their faces and admiration in their hearts for Leon.
Just as everyone was smiling, a Marine soldier ran in quickly to them.
"Greetings to the Five Elders! Reporting to Fleet Admiral Sengoku! At the entrance of the Marine Headquarters, a pirate calling himself Laffitte is looking for the Fleet Admiral!"
"Laffitte?" Sengoku was surprised.
He didn't know the pirate and didn't think he was very powerful, so he dismissed the name.
"What's going on?"
"He says the blackbeard pirates have captured Fire Fist Ace!" the Marine soldier replied.
"What?!" Sengoku was instantly shocked.
"Are you sure? Fire Fist Ace, the Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates?"
"Yes!"
Sengoku immediately exchanged glances with the three Admirals.
"Let's go, we'll go see him now!"
"Elders, we'll deal with this important matter first!"
Bidding farewell to the Five Elders, Sengoku led the three Admirals and went directly to the entrance of the Headquarters through the anywhere door.
However, Garp, who was following at the end, had a gloomy face.
'Ace...'
'You've been captured?'
A flash of deep worry appeared in his eyes as Garp gritted his teeth and hurried to follow them.