Pirate: Supreme Spirit

After receiving the reply from the system, Mu Ling picked up a few devil fruits floating on the river again, but he still got the answer that he had lost all energy!
And on the bark of those branches, there is also a thick layer of blood scab, just like the moment when the injury was not healed, it was torn off from the body abruptly.

Did Im, who was reborn after molting and absorbing all the energy in these devil fruits, change again?

After telling everyone about his conjecture, the coalition army fell silent for an instant.

Moulting, when does a tree also shed its skin?
Isn't this a characteristic that only animals have?

"Actually, we can do a reverse deduction!"

Suddenly, Beckman, the brains of the red-haired pirates, spoke.

"Molting! A natural phenomenon, often applied to reptiles and some arthropods, that sheds old skin to create a feeling of being reborn!"

"I think we should not talk about why a tree will molt, but focus on analyzing why the other party does this!"

"Everything has pros and cons, even for Im. He has a certain risk in rashly shedding his skin during a war!"

"Huh? What's the risk? Is shedding still dangerous?" someone asked in confusion.

"Yes! The periods before and after animals shed their skin are their weakest periods, which is actually the same as giving birth!" Bingshan explained.

Shanks: "So, even knowing that the war is imminent, Im has to shed his skin, which means it has to do it!"

"Then the question is, what kind of reason would cause the other party to take such a big risk?" Garp wondered.

"It should be related to the devil fruit tree, maybe it's to integrate myself with the devil fruit tree, to make it more perfect, to reach the stage of perfection!" Mu Ling said in a deep voice.

"But hasn't he already fused with the devil fruit tree?" Akainu asked back.

After all, Im's phantom god turned the boulder phantom, this is the best example.

"No, that's just our conjecture, maybe... the previous integration was not complete! Or, Im was resisted by the devil fruit tree!" Lieutenant General Crane analyzed.

"In fact, we can think about it differently. If you are a devil fruit tree, as a rare and peerless treasure with independent consciousness, will you let others occupy your body?"

"So, is the residual consciousness of the devil fruit tree resisting Im's erosion?"

"It's possible!"

"However, it's too late to say this now, isn't it?"

Yellow Ape glanced at the bark remains on the ground, and said helplessly.

Obviously, Im has completely devoured the devil fruit.

"Look at the blood scabs on the bark, we should still have a chance, while the opponent is still weak!"

"The monsters before were the obstacles that Im used to delay time!"

"So, we don't have much time left, let's go!"

"But now that we know the news, I think we can deploy it!"

Zhan Guo stroked his glasses, and a gleam of wisdom flashed in his eyes!

After a long while, along the river, everyone embarked on the journey again, heading towards the deepest part of the island step by step.

puff~
In the lonely cave, a pair of golden pupils slowly opened.

In an instant, the cave was covered by golden light, and the sword-like eyes seemed to be able to pierce the void, and there was nowhere to hide in those eyes.

wow~
The sound of swaying branches.

There was a hint of weakness in Im's eyes, and then he was covered by infinite majesty.

How many years!

In order to wait for the awakening of the devil fruit tree, I almost forgot about this endless time!
So long ago, so long that Im almost gave up.

Fortunately, he finally waited until the moment when he truly became a god.

At this moment, Im wanted to cry, but crying was a cowardly act of a mortal, and he, who was already honored as a god, dismissed it.

He waved his arm as if trying, although he was not as good as his hand, but the power contained in each branch was by no means comparable to what it used to be.

Snapped!
A black shadow was thrown into the water by a branch, it was a person, no blood could be seen on the pale skin, as cold and emotionless as a living dead.

Then the corpse gradually floated to the surface of the river, and flowed towards the outside world along with the bark fruits.

"Didn't you expect that?"

Suddenly, Im's voice came from inside the cave. It was very cold. At first glance, it seemed to be talking to himself, but after listening carefully, it was not necessarily so.

"Sleep, endless sleep, is this your plan?"

"Hehe~ I can't beat you with endless life!"

"But you forgot that in the God Realm, although I was just an inconspicuous little envoy, I still possessed ancient formations!"

"And those descendants of the gods will bring me a steady stream of life, and you don't seem to think that I will use your ability in turn!"

"Hahaha!"

As he spoke, Im suddenly laughed out loud.

"Although these humble mortals have disrupted all my plans and made my preparations over the years come to naught, God still cares for me!"

"Once again, I have a long life, a time that can devour you, erode you, and completely destroy you!"

boom!
In an instant, the trunk of the devil fruit tree trembled suddenly, but it was gone in a flash!
"Oh? Not happy? Are you angry?"

"Haha~ It's useless to be angry, just wait quietly, wait for me to kill these humble mortals, and then completely wipe out your consciousness!"

"At that time, I will be the real body of the sacred tree, and I will be the most perfect god!"

"So what about the God Realm!"

"Hahaha!"

"What is this bastard laughing at!"

"An idiot!"

"Laughing Nima is laughing!"

Im's frenzied laughter was naturally heard by the coalition forces, and the irritable pirate began to curse with just one mouthful!

It's just that Muling Shanks Sengoku and the others changed their expressions one after another.

Because the laughter was full of energy, and there was no sign of weakness in the slightest!
"Huh? This, this is.!"

Suddenly, someone pointed at the river and exclaimed.

"There are corpses floating down the river!"

"Isn't that who?"

"It seems to be dead!"

"It looks like he was deprived of his ability and died!"

After seeing the face of the corpse, even Mu Ling was taken aback!
It turned out to be this guy?