The purple sphere seemed to possess endless power, frantically absorbing everything on the island.
At first it was only sand and gravel. Gradually, trees, rocks, and even everything else were pulled toward the sky.
The ronin screamed as they were torn into fragments, and the Fatui met the same fate.
Su Han watched from afar and made his assessment.
"The absorbing force is still not strong enough. It seems the gravitational force in the Planetary Devastation I constructed is still insufficient."
His power was gravity.
To create a Planetary Devastation, the gravity of that sphere had to be multiplied to an extreme level, otherwise it could not pull objects upward.
However, this was only his first attempt.
For Su Han, it was already enough.
Although the fruit had been developed to the level of Perfection, the techniques still had to be researched by himself. There had to be a process.
The purple sphere lasted for about thirty minutes before it began to collapse.
As for the result, it had roughly uprooted the entire island.
Su Han was very satisfied with this.
After returning,
he adjusted everyone's training, replacing weight-bearing equipment with gravity from the Gravity Fruit. The results were immediate.
Arataki Itto gritted his teeth, desperately resisting the force applied to his body.
"I can do this!"
"I definitely can."
"I'm going to become a great swordsman!"
Under several times normal gravity,
Arataki Itto clenched his teeth and repeatedly trained.
On the other side, Kamisato Ayaka was doing the same. Although the process was extremely difficult for her, as long as she could grow stronger, it was worth it.
Takuno watched the new training method and could not help but become interested.
"Su Han, I want to train too."
"You? You're already at the level of a great swordsman. This kind of training is useless for you."
At Takuno's level,
insight was far more effective than hard training.
Weight training was useful for beginners, but for Takuno, it was just pure suffering.
Takuno shook his head. "That's not right. As long as there is even a slight room for improvement, I cannot stop."
"Alright then."
Su Han shook his head.
Since you like suffering, I'll satisfy you.
He stretched out his hand and pressed it onto Takuya.
A terrifying gravity instantly pressed down on him.
The great swordsman who had been smiling a second ago was now lying flat on the ground the next moment.
"Damn it, you played dirty."
Takuno struggled wildly on the ground.
Under the added gravity, even his face began to distort.
Su Han spread his hands innocently. "You were the one who said you wanted to train. And would low-level training even help you?"
When put that way, it made sense.
Takuno clenched his teeth and slowly got back up.
To be honest,
this kind of training was truly deadly.
But I cannot give up.
Takuno drew his weapon and began his grueling training.
Night fell.
Director Hu returned from outside, her face full of exhaustion.
After putting down her tools,
Hu Tao complained to Su Han, "Ever since the ceasefire, business has become harder and harder. After finishing today's job, I really need a good rest."
"No problem, Director Hu. By the way, I have something interesting here. Do you want to try it?"
"What is it?"
Hu Tao, who had been slumped over in exhaustion, immediately perked up when she heard there was something fun.
Su Han took out the Hollow-Hollow Fruit from his storage space.
Hu Tao's eyes widened when she saw it, and she could not help but exclaim, "This is a Devil Fruit. My goodness, what fruit is this?"
She sat up instantly, snatched the fruit, and began examining it.
From the outside, it did not seem much different from an ordinary fruit.
But its skin was gray, with small ghostly faces on it, making it look both funny and ridiculous.
Before Su Han could answer, Hu Tao had already guessed its origin.
"So many little ghosts, could this be Perona's fruit?"
"Director Hu, very clever. Do you want to eat it?"
Su Han was quite curious about what abilities Hu Tao would awaken after eating it.
In Pirate King,
Perona's power was Negative Ghosts.
But the power of the Hollow-Hollow Fruit should not be limited to that. If developed well, it might have other effects.
"I do want to eat it, but this fruit is very precious. Could it help Qiqi or your lover instead?"
Although Hu Tao was playful, at critical moments she could always say something touching.
Su Han felt warmth in his heart and said gently, "No, it cannot. If it were the higher-tier fruit of the Hollow-Hollow Fruit, then it could."
He was referring to Big Mom's Devil Fruit.
It could collect souls and naturally could also repair them.
But drawing that would probably be as difficult as reaching the heavens.
Hearing that it could not cure Qiqi or Kitsune Saiguu, Hu Tao said regretfully, "Then there's no choice. I'll have to eat it."
She wiped the fruit with her sleeve, then opened her mouth and bit down hard.
At that moment, Hu Tao's eyes rolled upward uncontrollably.
Her expression resembled those exaggerated expressions seen in certain inappropriate anime.
Such a terrifying and complex taste was something Hu Tao would never forget.
However, in order to gain the fun abilities of the Hollow-Hollow Fruit, she endured the urge to vomit and swallowed it.
Su Han quickly used a camera to capture this wonderful expression, then took out a handkerchief and wiped the corner of Director Hu's mouth.
It took a full five minutes for Hu Tao to recover.
"Whew, that was absolutely deadly. Terrifying, so terrifying."
She gasped for air, trying to completely forget that horrible taste.
Su Han smiled and asked, "So can you use the power now?"
"Wait a second, let me try."
Hearing Su Han's reminder, Hu Tao quickly began testing her ability.
Soon,
with her efforts, a small fiery-red, adorable soul slowly formed in the air. It looked like a ghost from the game, small and cute, even stretching lazily and yawning as it appeared.
"Wow, it's so cute."
Hu Tao was instantly captivated by the little ghost she had created.
She poked it with her finger.
The little ghost immediately started laughing.
"Wow, this is so fun."
Hu Tao happily spun around while holding the ghost, and it giggled like a playmate.
Su Han asked, puzzled, "What about its ability?"
Don't just play with it.
After eating the fruit, you still have to develop it.
Hearing this, Hu Tao quickly asked the little ghost, "What abilities do you have?"
The little ghost tilted its head, then seemed to understand its master's intent.
It showed a fierce expression, and its body rapidly expanded.
"Not good, it's going to explode."
Seeing that the little ghost was about to explode, Su Han immediately suppressed it with Haki.
"Uu…"
The little ghost was completely immobilized under the suppression.
Hu Tao also realized that they were in someone else's home. If it exploded, they would have to pay a lot of compensation.
So she quickly said to the ghost, "Don't explode, stop."
Whoosh.
Hearing its master's command, the little ghost returned to its normal form.
Seeing this, Su Han relaxed his control and analyzed, "It has explosive power. This ability is decent, and physical attacks are basically ineffective against it."
"Yes, and besides that, Yan Yan told me it can also attach itself to others and grant them fire power."
"Yan Yan, is that the little ghost?"
Faced with Su Han's question,
Hu Tao nodded with a smile. "Yes, that's the name I just gave it. Hehe, it's fun, right?"
Honestly,
it was just okay.
But Su Han never spoiled the mood, so he said, "Let's go outside and test it."
"Okay."
The two of them went down the mountain.
Hu Tao thought they would use a flying artifact, but when they reached the edge of the mountain, Su Han directly threw her off.
That scared her badly.
"Hey, what are you doing!"
Below her was a bottomless drop.
Hu Tao could not fly.
If she fell, she would die.
Su Han chuckled and jumped down as well.
Hu Tao's eyes widened in shock, but she quickly realized that neither of them was falling. Instead, they were floating in midair.
"How did you do this?"
"Devil Fruit ability. Mine controls gravity."
Su Han explained.
Hearing this, Hu Tao immediately said excitedly, "Then can you create a floating island?"
"In theory, yes. But doing something like that would consume a huge amount of energy."
To stabilize an island in the air,
with Su Han's current power, it was indeed possible, but the cost would be significant.
Moreover, it could not be done in a single attempt.
Using the Jade Chamber as a reference,
Su Han could complete levitation in one go, but if it were the Guyun Stone Forest, it would probably take at least a week to a month.
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