A terrifying wave of Conqueror's Haki burst out from Marco's room on Sphinx Island.
Even though Marco had deliberately restrained it, the overwhelming pressure still leaked from his body. In an instant, the island residents and several nearby pirates lost consciousness under the crushing force of his Conqueror's Haki.
The terrifying aura quickly drew the attention of the commanders.
Vista arrived outside Marco's room almost immediately. The moment he sensed the immense pressure, his expression changed drastically. Even Whitebeard's Conqueror's Haki had never made him feel such overwhelming oppression.
Standing at the door, Vista called out seriously, "Captain Marco, is something wrong?"
"Nothing happened, sorry about that," Marco replied casually.
Hearing Marco's calm response, Vista finally relaxed slightly before turning around to reassure the others.
Inside the room, Marco ignored the shattered table and cracked walls caused by the leaking Haki. Instead, he focused entirely on the system panel before him.
"The Awakening Skill, Undying, increased my stamina and recovery by twenty thousand points each?"
Marco muttered softly while examining the changes in his attributes.
The moment he awakened the final skill, Undying, he instantly understood its abilities.
It drastically increased his lifespan, at the very least extending it beyond five hundred years. Even after his lifespan ended, he could throw himself into flames, reduce his body to ashes, and undergo Nirvana Rebirth from those ashes.
And this ability could be repeated endlessly.
True immortality.
Marco could not stop the smile spreading across his face.
No one could resist the temptation of eternal life.
Ever since arriving in this world, Marco had ordered the Fish-Men to search for pure gold. The reason had always been simple, eternal life.
With his system, defeating Imu and conquering the world was only a matter of time.
And after ruling the world, immortality would naturally become his next goal.
Unfortunately, despite searching for so long, he had never found pure gold.
But now, none of that mattered anymore.
With the awakening skill Undying, Marco no longer needed pure gold at all. In a sense, he had already become an undying existence.
Soon, Marco opened the special attributes section of the system again.
In the Devil Fruit category, he noticed there was still one final enhancement available.
Devil Fruit: Mythical Zoan, Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Phoenix (Awakened)
Awakening Skills: Destruction Impart Redemption Undying
Fusion: Eliminates the Phoenix Fruit's weaknesses, fully fuses the Devil Fruit with the body, and unlocks a second Devil Fruit slot. Required Attribute
Points: 150,000
Seeing this, Marco sighed softly.
"So the Phoenix Fruit has truly reached its limit. The next step is fusion and unlocking a second Devil Fruit slot."
His gaze then shifted toward the Haki section.
Conqueror's Haki: Mythical
Armament Haki: Legendary Upgradeable to Mythical for 100,000 Attribute Points
Observation Haki: Legendary Upgradeable to Mythical for 100,000 Attribute Points
Marco narrowed his eyes.
"So Mythical is the limit of Haki. Once Haki reaches that level, it can no longer evolve further."
Then he looked back at the Devil Fruit section.
"Meanwhile, Devil Fruits still have fusion beyond awakening."
Marco spoke quietly to himself.
"Is fusion related to completely merging with the Devil Fruit itself? Once fused, the weakness to seawater disappears, and I can continue eating additional Devil Fruits."
A faint smile appeared on his face.
"With the system, as long as I keep obtaining attribute points, I can continue consuming more Devil Fruits."
As he thought about that, another person came to mind.
"Blackbeard really was special in that regard. Under normal circumstances, a person can only consume one Devil Fruit, but he managed to possess multiple abilities."
Marco chuckled lightly.
"But no matter how abnormal talent is, it still can't compare to cheating."
Marshall D. Teach could have become the greatest enemy in this era, while Monkey D. Luffy had been the world's chosen protagonist.
But because of Marco's existence, both men were already dead.
The system truly was absurd.
Marco reopened his status panel and examined his current level.
"So I've already reached Planetary Level..."
His expression remained calm.
People in this world spent decades risking their lives to grow stronger.
Marco only needed attribute points.
In less than a year, he had already surpassed everyone in the world.
At this rate, crushing Imu was only a matter of time.
As his strength continued to rise, Marco no longer viewed Imu as an unreachable existence.
In his estimation, her strength was likely around Planetary Level as well. Even if she stood at the peak of that realm, it would not matter.
As long as the system existed, Marco would eventually surpass her.
As for the level beyond Planetary, Marco did not know.
However, he was certain of one thing.
No matter how monstrous Imu was, she still belonged to the One Piece world itself.
And every world had its limits.
Whether it was Haki, Devil Fruits, or physical strength, all power within this world possessed a ceiling.
The difference was that Marco had a system capable of shattering those limits endlessly.
Imu did not.
After closing the system panel, Marco looked toward the night sky outside the broken room.
"Next, we wait for Dr. Vegapunk and the others to return."
"After that, the Celestial Dragons will be executed."
"And then..."
Marco's eyes grew cold.
"We officially declare war against the World Government."
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