Chapter 348 Fruit Hunter!

Panz not only served hearty food, but also intentionally increased the portions so that everyone would be satisfied.

This kind of selfless dedication is admirable and reminds Xiao of the chivalrous spirit in his previous life.

Panzi robbed the rich and gave to the poor not for wealth, not for fame, and without asking for anything in return. He just wanted to keep the poor fed and dared to be the enemy of the world.

Xiao quickly received his share of the food and returned to where he had just sat with satisfaction.

He picked up the tableware and began to taste this unique delicacy with great anticipation.

After just one sip, Xiao was shocked by the unparalleled richness of the taste. The taste of each ingredient blends with each other, with distinct layers, dancing on the tip of the tongue, bringing the ultimate enjoyment.

At the same time, a powerful vitality spread throughout the body instantly, as if every cell in the body was awakened and full of power.

This is the explosive energy from the volcano, unique and intense, and unforgettable.

"It's delicious. It's a dish that only a giant can make!"

Xiao couldn't help but admired. He made no secret of his inner admiration and regarded this dish as a peerless delicacy.

At this time, a cute girl with green hair and only about thirty centimeters tall looked over with an oversized plate.

When she heard Xiao's praise, she immediately stopped frantically picking up rice and raised her head, her eyes shining with pride.

"Of course, dad's food is the best in the world!"

The girl said proudly, with a happy smile on her face.

She has absolute confidence in her father's cooking skills and makes no secret of her admiration for her father. She even feels happier when Xiao praises the cooking than when he praises herself.

Xiao smiled and continued to enjoy the delicious food, feeling the happiness of the poor people around him after tasting the food.

Perhaps this warm atmosphere is what Panz has always wanted without asking for anything in return.

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The happy time is always short-lived. When the ingredients Panz plundered were all consumed, the volcano banquet also came to an end.

In a reluctant mood, everyone boarded the ship home and finally parted ways, but this gourmet feast will probably become an unforgettable memory for them all their lives.

Xiao finished the last bite of food and burped, but did not leave. Instead, he waited quietly for Panz and Lili to put away the kitchen utensils.

"Sir, do you have anything else to do? If it's just solicitation, forget it, I just want more people in the world to fill their bellies!"

Panz put away the kitchen utensils, put the huge cast iron pan on his back, then glanced at Xiao who was still sitting there and said.

People like Xiao are not uncommon. Many butlers of the palace nobles will recruit him to be a chef after tasting his craftsmanship.

However, they were all rejected by him, and some even became angry and violent, but they also understood the giant's iron fist.

"I'm not here to recruit you, Mr. Panz, I'm here for another purpose!"

Xiao smiled and corrected Panz's words, and turned his attention to Lili next to him.

"Devil Fruit Hunter? Or the Blackbeard Pirates of the Shichibukai?"

Panz's pupils shrank suddenly and his expression changed drastically. Following Xiao's gaze, an organization instantly appeared in his mind - the Blackbeard Pirates.

This pirate group has become famous in the new world recently. They are frantically searching for and hunting various well-known Devil Fruit users.

Then extract their abilities and resell them to those huge forces at high prices, thereby making huge profits.

Throughout the Grand Line, they are notorious and frightened by those with abilities.

To make matters worse, every core member of this pirate group possesses super strength, and many ability users have suffered heavy losses.

The emergence of the Blackbeard Pirates also completely changed the world's view of people with abilities.

Nowadays, people clearly know that the Blackbeard Pirates have mastered the technology to extract Devil Fruit abilities and also provide external services.

This set off an unprecedented wave of hunting throughout the world.

Countless people with powerful abilities began to become cautious and did not dare to expose their abilities easily.

Because once it is discovered that it has useful abilities, it will immediately attract the attention of countless Devil Fruit hunters and become the target of their hunting.

And since Xiao has his eyes on Lili, his purpose is self-evident, which is for her Devil Fruit ability.

The mini fruit is a very powerful devil fruit. It not only has amazing power, but also belongs to the ultimate assassination series of fruits.

For many royal nobles, this fruit is fatal, and few can resist the mini-fruit's infiltration and assassination.

Therefore, the price of this devil fruit has remained high on the black market, and now it has been raised to 3 billion beli.

Whether it is to obtain this powerful ability or to sell it in exchange for huge wealth, it is enough to attract countless greedy fruit hunters to fight for it at all costs.

Therefore, when Xiao unabashedly stated that his target was the mini fruit, Panz immediately showed violent murderous intent.

The cast-iron pan behind him was thrown by Panz at an astonishing speed, and it hit Xiao like a huge mountain-heavy object.

However, in the face of Panz's angry attack, Xiao's face remained as calm as water, showing no fear at all, and even his posture did not change.

The next moment, the golden Emperor Wave of Destruction appeared out of thin air, like a laser beam, piercing through the cast iron pan in the blink of an eye, breaking the huge iron pan weighing tens of thousands of tons into powder.

"For the sake of your cooking, I don't want to kill you!"

Xiao crossed his hands and supported them in front of his mouth, his voice low and elegant.

He said: "But you should also know what I want, right?"

Panzi: "Don't even think about it!"

Lili: "I do!"

The two of them said different answers in unison, and then looked at each other again. When they looked at each other, they saw the emotions in each other's eyes.

Panzi didn't want Lili to give up her ability, because he had heard those who were deprived of their power talk about that feeling, which was as painful as cutting the soul with a knife.

And even after their abilities were deprived, they still had to bear the curse of the devil fruit, unable to swim, and even unable to eat a second devil fruit.

The body is like a big hole, no matter how they practice, they can't grow. Unless they find their own abilities, they are basically useless, and their strength will not improve at all in this life.

Lili shook her head gently: "Dad, as long as we are alive, there is still hope!"

She could feel the firmness of the other party's attitude. If she didn't hand over her abilities, they would really die here. They were not the opponent of the other party at all.

Moreover, the power released by the other party when he destroyed the cast iron pot just now was even more terrifying than the admiral Kizaru of the Navy Headquarters.

Panz seemed to feel Lili's intention and immediately shouted seriously: "Lili~Don't do stupid things"

Lili is still young, she has a bright future, she is the best genius in Elbaf, the future of the giants, and she must not be buried here.

Panz has made up his mind, even if he dies here, he must protect Lili and leave.

"You are, Dad, we can't run away!"

Lili said, and then walked towards Xiao without any defense.

She could feel the gazes from all directions, as if no matter where she went, she would be watched.

This feeling made her understand that even if she fled to the ends of the earth, the other party would definitely catch her.

She knew that only by giving up her ability could she ensure the safety of herself and her father.

"Li..."

Panz wanted to say something else, but Xiao had already used the Conqueror's Haki impatiently and knocked him out.

"With such a powerful Conqueror's Haki, how come I didn't know there was someone like you on the sea?"

Lili naturally felt the strong pressure, and her whole body trembled instinctively, asking Xiao a question.

"I usually don't act in my original form, usually I am outside in a vest."

Xiao answered casually, and at the same time, the dark touch of darkness slowly wrapped Lili up.

"Dark Dark Fruit, you are..."

Lili really couldn't imagine that the handsome brother in front of her was actually the fat, rotten-toothed, and wretched Blackbeard.

"Shh~~"

Xiao smiled slightly, raised his index finger to his lips, and signaled Lili not to tell it.

He whispered in Lili's ear: "This is a secret between us. Don't worry, I will be very gentle, and you won't suffer the slightest pain."

The low voice with a moist and hot feeling made Lili blush.

She nodded subconsciously to indicate her agreement.

After getting Lili's permission, Xiao immediately began to use his ability to extract the fruit in Lili's body.

The reason why it is so painful to extract the devil fruit is because of improper techniques.

Those fruit hunters usually use Xiao's power crystals to pull and drag the souls of the ability users in a rough way, which naturally makes them feel extremely painful.

However, Xiao, a man who cherishes women, naturally will not bring any pain to Lili,

but the extraction of the devil fruit still makes Lili feel an unprecedented sense of emptiness.

People who often extract teeth know that the cavity left behind will be very uncomfortable, and it takes a long time to adapt to the vacancy of the tooth.

The feeling of emptiness caused by the extraction of power is a hundred times, a thousand times more than pulling out a tooth, as if a part of one's soul has been hollowed out.

Lili's tears began to flow uncontrollably, and the feeling of emptiness of losing something important made her feel extremely heartbroken and sad.

Seeing this, Xiao rubbed Lili's head and comforted her: "Don't worry, I'm just borrowing your power temporarily, and I'll return it to you soon."

After that, he threw the extracted mini fruit into the cyber dimension for decomposition.

Soon, Xiao obtained all the law powers contained in the mini fruit, and the mini fruit turned into ashes as the power of the law was extracted.

But the core of the mini fruit did not disappear. It was still absorbing the power of the cyber dimension and condensing a new form.

However, the devil fruit condensed this time was obviously different. It not only absorbed the energy of the cyber dimension, but also absorbed the shrinking ability from the termites, and even the whole fruit underwent further changes.

Even its interior began to breed the power of the cyber dimension, and it had a certain wonderful connection with Xiao.

He discovered that he could control the power of the devil fruit to a certain extent through his connection with the cyber dimension, and could adjust its form according to his own wishes.

In addition, he also saw all the abilities developed by the users of this devil fruit.

"Interesting, is it because the cyber dimension was completely refined by my soul and turned into the soul dantian?"

Xiao said to himself.

Xiao probably guessed the reason for the change of the devil fruit.

After all, everything in the cyber dimension has Xiao's strong personal imprint.

The core of the devil fruit was reborn with Xiao's power, and naturally absorbed Xiao's mark and became a part of Xiao.

This change made Xiao feel very interesting, and at the same time he had a deeper understanding and mastery of his abilities.

"If so, then it would be interesting."

Xiao stroked his chin, his eyes flickering, and he pondered in his heart.

If every time the devil fruit is reborn, it will absorb his power to complete it and be constantly marked with his mark,

then he doesn't even need to create a medium, he can continuously fuse various fruits and make them his own power.

Thinking of this, Xiao's mouth corners couldn't help but rise slightly, and a glimmer of excitement flashed in his eyes.

Then, Xiao couldn't wait to experiment with the rest of the powerful devil fruits in his collection.

As expected, each new devil fruit absorbed some of its own abilities and formed a wonderful connection with Xiao.

This connection is not a simple resonance, but a deeper fit, as if these devil fruits have become part of his body.

With the establishment of this connection, Xiao also gained valuable experience accumulated by successive users for thousands of years.

Looking at the mountains and seas of experience, Xiao felt that each devil fruit was a huge library with endless knowledge and wisdom.

Starting from the first seed, through the research and exploration of successive ability users, they constantly improved their own laws, making their power more diverse and powerful.

When the laws accumulated in the devil fruit are strong enough and diversified enough, the devil fruit will enter a new stage-awakening.

This is probably why only a very small number of devil fruits can awaken.

Because only those fruits that have experienced countless reincarnations and inheritances have enough foundation and potential to break through themselves and achieve awakening.

As for those Devil Fruits that have not accumulated enough, unless they meet a true genius, there is no possibility of awakening in a short period of time.

Even for those with excellent abilities, it is extremely difficult to awaken this kind of Devil Fruit.

For example, if Luffy is given a Whisper Fruit that can only passively chat with animals,

it is still unclear whether he can awaken it. Anyway, it is absolutely impossible for him to achieve his current achievements at the age of 16.