Lucifer shuddered as he thought about this and quickly put away his thoughts.
Then came the ability that currently left Lucifer utterly speechless.
The final ability—truly bug-level—the Earth Fruit: not afraid of sea water!
Oh my god! Lucifer was nearly overwhelmed by this sudden surprise (or shock)!
A Devil Fruit not afraid of sea water...
This was almost a joke!
But Lucifer thought further.
What it meant by "not afraid of sea water" was that the Earth Fruit could negate the effects of sea water on its user.
For example, if falling into the sea, Lucifer wouldn't instantly become limp like other Devil Fruit users.
However, most of his abilities would still be lost.
The only things retained would be the Earth Fruit's passive abilities.
Such as the vast vitality and stamina recovery boosts—these passive abilities were not affected in the least.
Of course, elemental transformation and active powers would be unusable.
Sea-stone shackles, if only a pair of sea-stone handcuffs, would have no effect on Lucifer.
This was the most bugged ability of the Earth Fruit.
Honestly, to counter an Earth Fruit user, aside from strong Haki and elemental users of the same type, almost no one could pose a threat.
"Wow~ That's just too much..."
Lucifer silently muttered in his heart.
He decided never to reveal all these abilities.
After all, such a fruit power was way too domineering—even the Dark Dark Fruit and the Tremor Tremor Fruit couldn't keep up!
Lucifer decided that unless he stood at the world's pinnacle, he would never disclose all his abilities.
As for others guessing, he'd let them guess.
As long as he didn't act too arrogantly, no one would figure him out.
...
"Lucifer, take this as well—the Great Long Sword of the 21 Great Katanas—Star Sea.
This is also part of the family tradition.
The fruit isn't omnipotent.
It's good you train in many areas to strengthen yourself, but remember, don't bite off more than you can chew!"
Mage, joyful after the moment, picked up the sword on the rack.
The sword was plain externally but dazzling within—Star Sea, the famous sword.
He passed it to Lucifer.
Lucifer, still excited, instantly calmed down a little.
He carefully took the Great Long Sword of the 21 Great Katanas from Mage and slowly drew it from its sheath.
As the blade was drawn, it shimmered with a dazzling cold light like starlight.
This treasured sword, unseen for hundreds of years, was still as sharp as ever.
More than three years ago, Lucifer had inspected this sword thoroughly.
But then, sneaking in secretly, he never held it in his hand so carefully.
Overall, Lucifer was very satisfied with the sword.
He liked weapons that were simply plain outwardly yet brilliantly decorated inside.
He held the sword before his eyes, examining the glittering blade inch by inch from bottom to top.
One must say, such a weapon was truly a work of art passed down through generations.
Lucifer sheathed the sword, pleased but noting it was a bit long for him for now.
Remember, straight swords were the longest type of katana.
From his past knowledge, the longest straight katana could reach 1.55 meters.
This sword wasn't that long but was still 1.1 meters.
And Lucifer was only 1.6 meters tall currently.
Don't forget, he was still an eight-year-old child, though mature enough to overlook this issue.
"Are you satisfied with the sword?"
Mage watched Lucifer sheath the sword and asked.
"Very satisfied, Father, though it's a bit hard to wield now."
Lucifer smiled and nodded.
Of course, he was satisfied.
He could already foresee that when he developed his Zanpakuto ability and applied it to this sword, it would be incredibly enjoyable.
"As long as you're satisfied, let's go! This secret basement will no longer be needed!"
Mage said somewhat wistfully.
"Father..."
Lucifer looked at his stepfather and comforted him,
"Although I know you're hiding many secrets from me, I believe one day you will tell me everything.
I believe that day isn't far away!"
"Heh heh, you really are a mischievous kid...
Father promises that the day you become strong, he will tell you everything..."
Mage laughed, patted Lucifer on the back, and led him out of the basement.
---To be continued---
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