The strength of Li Chungang's combat power.
SS-class Steel-Bone Kong, his appearance time, less than fifteen minutes, Li Chungang only used four swords, and he had already met his end.
This outcome was unexpected by everyone except Benedict.
This also made Sengoku, Garp, and others terrified and speechless.
If Li Chungang had acted from the beginning and targeted them, it would have been even more hopeless.
In fact, Benedict was no different from Li Chungang.
Because those targeted by Benedict had basically all died.
And they had all died very easily.
However, besides Li Chungang and Benedict, there was also the bald Saitama, who had not directly fought them.
Otherwise, the outcome would probably have been no different.
Steel-Bone Kong was dead, but what was still suspended in the air, still burning?
Most importantly, a palpitating aura was surging outwards.
"Roar!"
As everyone was contemplating in confusion, a roar sounded from the giant fireball.
Then, a pair of wings extended from the fireball.
Bang!
The fireball exploded.
A figure also appeared before everyone.
It was a figure nearly seven meters tall, with bat-like, fire-red wings, dark purple skin with bluish-purple patterns, and red eyes without pupils, giving a strange feeling. What was even more noticeable were the pair of horns on its forehead, red on top and black below, with the red parts emitting a scorching glow.
This suddenly appearing demon made everyone's expression turn serious in that moment.
Because the aura released by this demon had already reached SS-class.
But it also gave an unusual impression.
"Is this the Admiral?"
Sakazuki looked incredulously at the demon-formed Steel-Bone Kong, with no resemblance to his former self, and asked in astonishment.
The sight of Steel-Bone Kong being pierced through the body by an unknown number of swords was still vivid in their memories, a tragic sight from which no one could survive.
In their eyes, someone who was already dead.
Now he had come back to life in another way.
Was this still the Admiral Steel-Bone Kong they knew?
"No!" Garp stared intently at the demon with a solemn expression and said in a deep voice.
"He is already dead."
"If the legend is true, then he must be the devil from the Devil Fruits."
Garp recalled what Roger had mentioned to him on the sixth level of Impel Down about the 'devil.' At the time, he hadn't paid much attention.
Now, it seemed that the 'devil' referred to the demon before them.
Hearing Garp's words, Sengoku, Vice Admiral Tsuru, Sakazuki, and others were all horrified.
It was said that devils were hidden within Devil Fruits, and consuming a Devil Fruit would incur the devil's curse.
Everyone believed in the existence of curses, but no one believed in the existence of devils.
However, the devils they disbelieved in had now appeared before them.
And they had appeared in a peculiar manner.
For a moment, Devil Fruit users like Sengoku, Sakazuki, Vice Admiral Tsuru, Borsalino, and others instinctively shivered.
If devils were truly inside their bodies, where were they hidden? How were they hidden?
If the devils were to emerge one day, would their bodies be taken over, or would they die?
This was something they had never considered.
Because countless Devil Fruit users had been killed, but this phenomenon had never been seen before.
"SS+ level."
"Is this the effect of cybernetic enhancement, or the devil from the Devil Fruit?"
Benedict looked at the demon before him, his heart filled with shock and a hint of confusion.
After all, he knew of the existence of devils but had never seen one.
However, the technology mastered by the World Government was advanced future technology from a past highly civilized era, especially in the methods of cybernetic enhancement, which were already very sophisticated.
So, was the person before them a product of technological civilization, or was he inherently a devil?
"Roar!"
The demon emerging from the fireball seemed somewhat unaccustomed.
He roared, releasing an even more powerful aura.
Whoosh!
With a flap of his wings, he flew into the sky at an extremely high speed.
In an instant, flames erupted from the demon's body.
The flames spread, creating a spectacular scene. In its rapid movement, it formed a massive pillar of fire hundreds of meters wide.
The demon finally stopped when it reached an altitude of thousands of meters. The giant pillar of fire dissipated in about half a minute.
"Ding! Fire Devil detected. Killing it will yield two drops of Five-Colored Awakening Potion, five Star Level (Rear Admiral) Transfer Contracts, ten Random Haki Awakening Talismans, one X-Gene Enhancement Potion data, and 200,000 Justice Points."
As Benedict gazed at the demon in the void, the system's voice suddenly echoed in his mind.
The abundant rewards made Benedict's breathing quicken.
Not to mention the two drops of Five-Colored Awakening Potion, the five Star Level (Rear Admiral) Transfer Contracts alone were enticing.
Then there were ten Random Haki Awakening Talismans, which were also exciting rewards.
Those who awakened Haki were generally not weak.
The X-Gene Enhancement Potion data, a complete set of gene potions, only required verification according to the provided information. It was a gene potion that strengthened physical quality and enhanced potential. Even those with insufficient strength could immediately obtain Rear Admiral-level combat power.
The value of this potion alone completely surpassed that of the Star Level (Rear Admiral) Transfer Contracts.
"The devil hidden within the Devil Fruit has finally revealed its true colors, hasn't it?"
Benedict said with a smile.
Benedict's voice resonated across the battlefield through the warship's loudspeakers.
This was also deliberately done by Benedict.
Because the existence of Devil Fruits was intrinsically linked to history from 800 years ago.
For a moment, all Devil Fruit users instinctively shivered.
Fearing that a devil might crawl out of their bodies and control them.
"Five Elders, this day that you have waited for has been hundreds of years, hasn't it?"
"No, to be precise, it is the Lord Im, who sits on the throne, who has been waiting for this day to arrive, hasn't it?"
"Because this signifies the awakening of the Devil Fruit Tree that nurtured the devil fruits and bore the devil fruits."
Benedict's voice sounded again, and everyone on the battlefield, and those watching on the giant screens, were stunned at this moment.
The Five Elders, Lord Im on the throne, the Devil Fruit Tree, the devils; their existence was unfamiliar to many.
At the same time, it excited and made those who were secretly exploring feel apprehensive.
Especially the Five Elders, who had been continuously monitoring the battlefield on the Red Line, their expressions changed drastically.
"Damn it!"
"Why did he have to say it?"
"How could he know so many secrets?"
"Who exactly is Benedict?"
"Benedict must die."
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