Chapter 181: Star Lord! Underworld?
After the cheerful birthday wishes.
Everyone in Totto Land's waters still looked at the live broadcast screen in the sky, at the souls in the center of the sea area.
"No! No! No!"
Mother Carmel's desperate voice came, coexisting with the laughter of Sheep's House children.
VMMM!
Underworld cold invaded; Hitsujii's (Pig) limit-compressed soul cannon's power never dissipated.
After blasting Big Mom's mixed soul apart, its power continued to spread.
"Ah, so light."
"I'm floating."
"A bit cold, hey, Linlin, you're big, come block the wind for us!"
The children's souls still didn't know what happened.
But people in Totto Land knew.
So...
"..."
Katakuri clenched his fists—not just him, almost all Charlotte Family members throughout Totto Land did the same.
Clearly.
Until now, they understood the essence of their "Mama".
The mother ruling this country with absolute means, bringing them immense pressure, whom they dared not defy... was the black part.
The child-like mother giving them love and accompanying their growth... was the remaining part.
But their outcomes were unified—lost bodies, fragmented souls.
The end could only be "Death".
So, all of Totto Land was silent now.
"Soul Sacrifice! Soul Sacrifice! Soul Sacrifice... Linlin, don't stop me, do you understand, we are one, we will die..."
Only Mother Carmel's resentful and desperate wailing still echoed on the sea.
But in the next instant...
"Noisy."
A calm voice came over the silent sea area.
Next moment...
BOOM!
Everyone saw two hands extending out.
Appearing from the air, accompanied by collapsing space.
Appearing with the two hands—were flowing stars.
He raised his hand gently, grasping the souls of Linlin and Sheep's House children.
Then...
VMMM!
The originally crumbling souls stopped crumbling instantly.
Held in that hand.
"Wah! It's getting warm!"
"Is it Linlin?"
Children's voices came—they clearly didn't know what happened.
"Ah, I seem to remember you..."
Only Linlin's soul seemed to sense something—compared to other children, her soul, capable of suppressing Mother Carmel, was also monster-level.
"It's You!"
Before she finished, the pitch-black soul nearby screamed.
"Save me! Save me! Please... please!"
"You have the ability to protect souls, right? I can serve you, I can..."
Before she finished, she saw the other hand reaching toward her.
Mother Carmel almost thought she was saved, shouting joyfully.
But moments later...
"No! You... what are you doing!? No, I..."
Her wailing was cut short.
Her pitch-black soul was grabbed by that hand.
Then... crushed instantly!
Pitch-black soul scattered; the figure finally appeared fully in the sky.
Mask and robe with flowing stars, standing amidst scattered "Soul Stardust".
He seemed even more dazzling than the sun on the distant horizon.
At the same time, everyone in Totto Land and outside Totto Land's waters could clearly see.
In this instant.
Whether Tori (Rooster), Inu (Dog), or Nezumi (Rat) standing on Whole Cake Island—well, now called "Whole Cake Island Ruins".
Or Hitsujii (Sheep) and Inoshishi (Pig) and countless dream creatures standing on Neverland.
Or Ryuji (Dragon) controlling the weather in the sky outside Totto Land's waters.
Now, they all turned to the position where that figure appeared.
Then...
Hitsujii took off his hat, Nezumi bowed, Tori folded his wings, Inu bowed slightly, Ryuji lowered his head, Inoshishi placed a hand on his chest.
"Leader." (x6)
This scene was naturally enough to make everyone in Totto Land feel like they were in a dream.
Those were the powerhouses who almost blockaded all of Totto Land not long ago, initiated a total war against an "Emperor", and finally killed the Emperor.
But now, they showed such clear respect to that figure.
Needless to say.
Everyone naturally knew the identity of that figure.
"Star Lord..."
Linlin's soul murmured in a low voice.
"Thank you."
She said.
"The stars will protect pure souls."
Star Lord said calmly and gently. "Have a good sleep."
As his words fell.
Linlin and Sheep's House children's souls gradually fell asleep.
Invisible spirits appeared out of thin air, accommodating these souls.
They seemed to become part of the "Stars" in his hand.
And it was true.
[Fused Fruit · Paramecia · Underworld-Underworld Fruit (Meifu Meifu no Mi) LV5]
[Fusion Materials: Revive-Revive Fruit LV5 + Soul-Soul Fruit LV3 + Hollow-Hollow Fruit LV5]
[Fruit Effect: Gather abilities of three fruits simultaneously. Gain Underworld Cold and absolute suppression over souls. Grant oneself a perfect resurrection chance for the soul to return from Yomi to the living world once.]
[Can create soul creatures 'Homies' and soul-less 'Spirits' at will. Soul-less Spirits can accommodate souls not completely dead, preserving and reshaping/healing them.]
[Can project own soul out of body, merging own soul into certain objects, temporarily turning into a 'Homie' and controlling the object completely.]
[Extra Fusion Effect — This is Underworld (Meido)]
[Effect 1: Can designate an area as 'Underworld'. Within the Underworld range, creatures permitted by the user can freely project souls and exist in soul form. In soul form, cannot attack or be attacked, but can perceive and touch the outside world.]
[Effect 2: Fruit Awakening Effect · Yomi Return — With a complete and freshly deceased corpse, can allow a soul fragment to return briefly from Underworld to the living world and exist in soul form. Duration 3 minutes. Cooldown 6 months.]
[Fruit effect improves with fusion material upgrades. Maximum return duration 15 minutes.]
Since ancient times, legends on the sea say sailors dying at sea turn into stars.
So Lord of Stars being Lord of Souls... makes perfect sense!
At this moment, Star Lord withdrew his hand slowly, scanning the surrounding sea area.
"..."
The silence in Totto Land became even deeper.
Then...
"Next, I leave it to you."
Star Lord ordered calmly.
"Yes!" (x6)
The six Zodiac members bowed again in unison.
Star Lord nodded, turned around, and vanished into the air again, as if never appeared.
Only the starlight scattered and remaining in the air, and those disappeared souls, could prove.
Everything just now wasn't a dream.
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