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Chapter 409: Our Arrival in This Land
Chapter 409: Our Arrival in This Land
Seven hundred million berries were not an insignificant sum, even for royalty and high-ranking nobles. However, it was clear that they felt it wasn't worth the expense just for entertainment.
Those who were willing to buy the fruit for their women didn't have that kind of money, so the Devil Fruit was soon presented to Donquixote Doflamingo.
Feng Ye reached out, picked up the Devil Fruit from the silk cloth, and held it up to examine it closely. His eyes gleamed with a deep azure light.
"Are you interested in this Devil Fruit?"
Stussy, standing beside him, smiled and said, "With your looks and charm, if you were to eat this Devil Fruit, every woman in the world would fall for you..."
"There's no need for that," Feng Ye replied casually.
His charm was already at its peak; if one were to quantify it, it would likely be a perfect score of 100 points. Eating the Sweet-Sweet Fruit and increasing that score to 120 points was unnecessary and held little meaning for him.
He had purchased this Devil Fruit not only to research its power but also because he felt it would be most suitable for Hancock.
After all, without this Devil Fruit, Hancock's charm might not surpass his own.
"Let's go," Feng Ye said, after a brief examination of the fruit. He then put it away and left the auction venue with Robin and the others.
Their next stop was to continue exploring the ruins.
In the deepest part of the Prodence Kingdom's ruins lay a historical poneglyph. As it was not considered an important one, the World Government had left it untouched.
Or perhaps they were simply unable to deal with it, as historical poneglyphs had always been difficult to destroy, made from a material that surpassed even sea stone.
"It records the history of this country," Robin said, circling the poneglyph thoughtfully.
Stussy gazed at the historical poneglyph, deep in thought. She knew that the government had been troubled by these historical texts, having collected some of them but unable to destroy them. Moreover, the most crucial ones were in the hands of formidable forces like Kaido of the Hundred Beasts and Big Mom.
Clang!
Doflamingo walked up to a corner of the historical poneglyph and extended his finger, from which several threads emanated, imbued with his black Armament Haki. He traced the thread across the surface of the poneglyph.
Sparks flew, but not a single mark was left behind.
"As expected, it's impossible to leave a mark," Doflamingo remarked, showing no sign of surprise. He had encountered and attempted to destroy a historical poneglyph long ago, to no avail.
As a former Celestial Dragon, he was privy to insider information about the poneglyphs. He knew they had been crafted by the ancestor artisans of Wano Country, and even the World Government couldn't destroy them.
This particular poneglyph was filled with writing on two and a half sides, with about one and a half sides left blank. The recorded history stopped at the beginning of the blank century.
"Robin," Feng Ye said, standing tall as he regarded the poneglyph. After a moment, he turned to Robin and asked, "Do you remember the history of the blank century?"
"Yes..." Robin nodded in response.
Feng Ye smiled faintly and said, "Then you should be able to translate that part of history into this language... Since we've come here, we ought to leave something behind."
Robin paused, slightly taken aback, and asked, "Mr. Feng, do you intend to fill in the blank century's history on the remaining empty portion?"
Stussy and Doflamingo both turned to look at them.
To the World Government, inscribing the history of the blank century on the poneglyph would undoubtedly be an extremely malicious criminal act, and as members of CP0, they should prevent it. However, that was clearly impossible, as there was likely no one in the world who could stop Feng Ye.
Moreover, even the World Government was helpless against historical poneglyphs. Even an attack from a powerhouse like Whitebeard couldn't leave a mark on them—their hardness surpassed all else, making it nearly impossible to inscribe anything on them.
"What do you think?" Feng Ye asked, smiling at Robin.
After a moment's thought, Robin replied, "Recording history is indeed the right thing to do, but it is said that no method can leave a mark on these historical poneglyphs..."
"Don't worry about that," Feng Ye said, his eyes narrowing slightly as he released a wisp of chakra. It drifted in the air, coalescing into a pitch-black Seekings Path Orb, which then transformed into a black rod.
As the rod approached, Robin instinctively felt a tinge of unease and took half a step back. Then, she carefully reached out and grasped the golden handle.
She hesitated slightly as she examined the rod in her hand before moving to the blank section on the third face of the historical poneglyph. After a moment's thought, she began to write on the poneglyph with the rod.
Ziz!
Robin expected the rod to be some sort of special paint, but what caused her to pause was that wherever the rod touched, the surface of the poneglyph began to dissolve and indent!
Unconsciously, she lifted the rod, and where it had made contact with the poneglyph, there was now a noticeable indentation with distinct markings!
"How... How is this possible...?"
Stussy watched this scene unfold, her eyes wide with shock.
As a member of CP0, she was well aware of the significance of historical poneglyphs. For the past eight hundred years, no one had been able to leave any marks on them. What exactly was this black rod that Feng Ye had created?!
Robin paused for a moment, but quickly regained her composure. She took a steadying breath and swiftly filled in the blank century's history.
Finally,
in the middle of the fourth face, Robin inscribed the last sentence.
"......We came here and filled in the blank history—World Calendar 1504, traveler Feng Ye and Nico Robin."
"It's done."
Robin inspected her work carefully to ensure there were no mistakes, then cautiously returned to Feng Ye's side, holding the black rod.
While she had been inscribing the poneglyph, she had also touched a nearby stone with the rod, and it had silently crumbled to nothing.
Undoubtedly,
this was not a substance that could simply leave markings on a historical poneglyph; it was something far more terrifying!
"Hmm..."
Feng Ye retracted the rod and smiled. Then, he curled his finger and fired a black beam of light at the surface of the historical poneglyph.
He had just imbued it with a Six Paths-level sealing technique.
As no one in this world could likely break a seal of this level, the poneglyph would remain untouched. It would endure, just like the Uchiha tablet left by the Sage of Six Paths.
"Well then, thank you both for your guidance today."
Feng Ye turned to Donquixote Doflamingo and smiled. "We shall part ways here. I entrust the matter of the Supreme Great Sword to you, Xiao Tang."
Hearing Feng Ye's words, Doflamingo finally breathed a sigh of relief. "I will find it as soon as possible. But once I do, how am I supposed to deliver it to you, Mr. Feng Ye...?"
"Just send it to the Country of Wano. I will be heading there next."
Feng Ye turned towards Robin, placed his hand gently on her shoulder, and with a swish, the two of them vanished into thin air.
Only the historical poneglyph and Doflamingo and Stussy remained.
Neither of them realized how Feng Ye had departed until several seconds after he had disappeared. They snapped out of their daze and inhaled sharply.
Ordinary people might not understand the significance of leaving marks on a historical poneglyph, but these two certainly did.
It meant that Feng Ye had the power to destroy historical poneglyphs!
The implications of this were far more terrifying than his previous annihilation of the John Pirates!
Doflamingo gazed at the new inscription on the historical poneglyph and recalled the formidable aura he had sensed from Feng Ye's creation of the black rod. He couldn't help but feel a lingering fear as he muttered:
"Even the historical poneglyph... No wonder he's the man closest to a god..."
"Closest to a god...?"
Stussy murmured from a short distance away.
She felt that it was more than just that.
With the power to destroy Marine Headquarters and the Holy Land, the ability to inscribe on historical poneglyphs, and that black rod that exuded a terrifying presence even to her Kenbunshoku Haki, Feng Ye had transcended humanity.
She now understood why the World Government had fallen silent after their encounter with him. They had completely backed off, clearly aware of his immense power.
That man,
perhaps, was a deity!
(End of Chapter)
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