As a transmigrator, Yemu naturally knew that for ability users, Devil Fruit awakening was the ultimate power of a Devil Fruit.
But he did not know whether it was because the special nature of his body had interfered with the original Lineage Factors of these two Devil Fruits, or whether awakening a Devil Fruit was simply that difficult.
Even though Yemu now possessed power in this world that could be said to approach the level of an Admiral, he still had no clue how to awaken the two Devil Fruits within him.
Although these two Devil Fruits had developed their own consciousness, that consciousness was only at the level of small animals. Trying to communicate with them and figure out how to awaken a Devil Fruit was nearly impossible.
But now, things were different.
After Yemu used the power of the Soru Soru no Mi within his body to grant his soul and life force to the Mera Mera no Mi and the Atsu Atsu no Mi, those two Devil Fruits had, in a sense, become true living beings with considerable intelligence.
Moreover, because what they had received came from Yemu's soul and life force, the three of them could be said to be linked heart to heart.
As a result, Yemu himself had also become the Mera Mera no Mi and the Atsu Atsu no Mi, which naturally allowed him to use the awakened powers of those two Devil Fruits.
However, perhaps when he granted them part of his soul and life force, some of his memories and hidden personality traits had also been passed on, leading to this awkward scene.
Fortunately, the three of them were one body to begin with.
"Stop messing around. Fuse already."
"Oh!"
"Fu… sion…"
Not far away, Sengoku had yet to react.
Yemu No. 1 and Yemu No. 2 clasped hands, turning into a mass of golden flame and a mass of red heat. Like a Taiji diagram, they began spinning rapidly, then flew straight toward Yemu's heart and sank into it.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
At that moment, everyone across the sea could hear Yemu's clear, powerful heartbeat.
On the deck of the warship, the Marines watched the scene and began whispering among themselves.
"Huh… Did something happen?"
"Doesn't look like anything changed…"
"…"
But the moment they finished speaking, golden and red flaming blood visibly began flowing from Yemu's heart, spreading through his entire body.
As the blood reached his head, his red hair began burning like flame, rising upward.
When the blood flowed down to his feet, red flame clouds appeared beneath him, coiling upward like ribbons and wrapping around his entire body.
And once the blood had flowed through his whole body, flames made of intertwined golden and red energy began to appear behind him like blazing tail flames.
Finally, only when a golden spiral pattern and a red spiral pattern appeared on Yemu's shoulders did everything stop.
At that moment, across the sea below, everyone watching this scene, whether Marine or pirate, was left dumbstruck. Their mouths hung open as if they wanted to say something, yet no words came out.
"Is… is that a god?"
Compared to Sengoku's Daibutsu form, Yemu, who had now transformed into his Entei form, radiated a divine brilliance no weaker than his.
"What… What kind of power is this…"
Sengoku was utterly stunned. The scene before him had completely surpassed his understanding.
"Don't tell me he didn't eat the Mera Mera no Mi, but a Mythical Zoan that can also control fire?"
He recalled the research he had done on Yemu's information before, and the traits that clearly did not match any of the previous Mera Mera no Mi users.
Looking at it now, this seemed to be the only answer.
"So that's it. Has this man been deceiving us for this long?"
"But what exactly is this Devil Fruit?"
"Is it a Mythical Zoan we don't know about?"
"And those two little things just now, along with that fusion. What ability was that?"
At that moment, Sengoku's mind was filled with questions, but he no longer had time to dwell on them. Because he had already sensed the terrifying power contained within Yemu in this state.
Not far away, Shiki's eyes were wide, his pupils filled only with the sight of Yemu, who looked like a god.
Suddenly, an unbelievable thought came to him.
Could Sengoku really be defeated by this brat?
On the Marine warship, Borsalino was also stunned.
He remembered the first time he had met Yemu.
Back then, even if Yemu and Enel had teamed up, Borsalino had still been confident he could handle them.
But in just over half a year, had this man's power already grown to a level where even Borsalino had to look up to him?
Looks like he would have to work a little harder from now on. No more slacking off.
At that moment, Yemu was ready.
This transformation was clearly much easier than the last one.
Not only had his power increased, there was no longer any discomfort in his body.
So he clenched his fists tightly and looked toward Sengoku not far away.
The moment Sengoku felt Yemu's gaze sweep over him, he could not suppress the ominous feeling that rose within him.
"Next, it's time to decide this, Sengoku!"
As soon as he spoke, Yemu raised his hand high.
"I'll call this move Nine Suns Falling from the Sky!"
"What!"
In an instant, the sky above the entire sea began to burn, and the whole world turned crimson. Yet instead of feeling warmth, everyone felt the sea slowly begin to freeze.
Just then, as if they had discovered something terrifying, Marines began screaming in panic.
"The… The sun…"
"What about the sun?"
Hearing their comrades scream, the Marines instinctively looked up as well.
Then they saw an unbelievable sight.
In the sky, now transformed into a sea of fire, fireballs that shone with golden light like suns hung high above.
"One… two… eight… nine…"
"Nine. There are nine suns in the sky…"
"You've got to be kidding me. Is this a miracle?"
"Run. Hurry and run… There's no way we can win against this kind of power…"
"No. We can't escape. The sea is frozen…"
Just then, Sengoku's furious roar rang out.
"Don't panic! We are the Marines who represent justice!"
But despite saying that, the ugly expression on Sengoku's face made it clear that his heart was far from calm.
He had no time left, because at that moment, Yemu waved his arm.
The nine suns in the sky fell like dazzling stars, dragging long trails of flame behind them as they smashed down toward Sengoku.
Sengoku knew that at this moment, he absolutely could not dodge.
Because beneath him, aside from Impel Down, there were tens of thousands of Marines.
Thinking of this, he unleashed every bit of strength he had and flew straight toward the suns falling from the sky.
"I absolutely… absolutely… have to win!"