Chapter 224 - CHAPTER 224:Mass Manufacturing Devil Fruit Project

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Although Ayr inherited the powerful physique of Ace Kano—a lineage rooted in the will of fire and intense vitality—it did not stack with the power of the Ten Tails sealed within him. The Ten Tails already granted a near-limitless wellspring of chakra, akin to divine energy in its rawest form.

Still, the inherited strength of Ace Kano had its value.

For Ayr, whose Immortal Fairy Eyes (also referred to as the evolved Rinnegan variant) had only reached the late-stage but not the final evolution, any supplementary physical boost was welcome. Especially given that he refrained from fully unleashing the Ten Tails' power due to the toll it exerted on his spiritual domain.

Thus, Ace Kano's enhanced physique, blessed by Sunfire Qi and battle-tempered constitution, remained a practical reinforcement to Ayr's core strength.

Furthermore, it was worth highlighting—

While Ayr inherited Ace Kano's strength, he also absorbed a portion of his solar-based mystical energy. This allowed Ayr to tap into Sun Release: a form of radiant, heat-based magic that had fusion potential with Hadō and Wood Style.

Suddenly—

"Ding, does Host wish to use the Ability Promotion Card?"

The cold, mechanical tone of the system echoed through Ayr's mental plane, momentarily pulling him from his meditations.

The Ability Promotion Card could not enhance the Immortal Fairy Eyes—they required progression via battle, insight, or major breakthroughs—but it could be used to elevate the levels of Haki.

Ayr's Conqueror's Haki had already reached the pinnacle, exhibiting manifestations such as coating his attacks with advanced Conqueror's energy and even momentarily paralyzing the will of top-tier combatants.

However, due to his previous focus on ninjutsu, sage cultivation, and celestial dojutsu, his Armament Haki and Observation Haki had lagged behind.

Stroking his chin in thought, Ayr analyzed the tradeoff.

Promoting Armament Haki would grant him access to Internal Destruction—an advanced form known in Wano and by the likes of Rayleigh and Hyogoro. It allowed attacks to bypass external defenses and destroy enemies from the inside, deadly even against Logia users or regenerative beings.

Promoting Observation Haki would grant Future Sight, a temporal predictive ability known to be used by Katakuri, Roger, and some Uchiha whose Sharingan had synchronized with Kenbunshoku.

He suddenly recalled—

Back when Ayr had encountered Roger and traded rare knowledge of Hadō, he also obtained several Devil Fruits—two from Roger himself and ten more later during his sky-battle with the Golden Lion Shiki.

Twelve Devil Fruits total.

With a mental command, Ayr opened the system mall interface from the upper right corner of his soul-bound property panel.

Sure enough, an Ability Promotion Card priced precisely at twelve Devil Fruits appeared in the artifact store.

"Exchange," Ayr declared decisively.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host. Consumed twelve Devil Fruits. Exchanged for Ability Promotion Card ×1."

Now with two cards in his possession, Ayr no longer needed to choose.

He would upgrade both.

After all, while Future Sight was unpredictable in battle, it gave immense strategic advantage. And Armament's internal destruction was simply devastating.

"Promote Armament Haki. Promote Observation Haki."

"Ding! Armament Haki has reached MAX!"

"Ding! Observation Haki has reached MAX!"

Streams of deep-colored and silver-colored auras surged behind Ayr's body, his spiritual pressure temporarily shaking the surroundings. The air grew heavier, and his presence felt as if coated in steel, yet also light as mist.

Top-tier mastery of Haki had been achieved.

Then, the updated property panel appeared.

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Host: Ayr

Abilities:

Armament Haki (MAX)

Observation Haki (MAX)

Conqueror's Haki (MAX)

Swordsmanship: Great Swordsman

Special Body: Sage Body (MAX)

Inherited Physique: Ace Kano Lineage

Special Dojutsu: Immortal Eyes (Progress: 0/10000)

Current Stage: Late

Unlocked Powers: Complete Susanoo, Tengai Shinsei, Shinra Tensei, Banshō Ten'in, Rinne Coercion, Gedo Statue Summoning, Chibaku Tensei, Outer Path: Rinne Rebirth.

Note: Reaching full progress will unlock unknown evolution + access to Special Lottery Spin.

Tailed Beasts:

Kurama: Tailed Beast Bomb (Unlocked), Full Transformation (Unlocked), Kurama Chakra Mode (Unlocked), Kurama Mode (Unlocked)

Ten Tails: Status - Jinchūriki (Sealed), Full Unlock Pending

Techniques Acquired:

Wood Style, Sage Mode, Rasengan, Hadō (Divine Magic), Sun Release (via Ace Kano Physique)

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It was evident that advancing the Immortal Eyes to their peak would require a daunting 10,000 progress points—but Ayr had time, and war provided fuel for growth.

After glancing at the panel, Ayr closed it.

With a calm breath, he began steering his ship back to DeRosta, capital of his dominion in the New World.

Several days passed.

Upon his return, the shores were packed with legions of pirates—all under Ayr's indirect command. Though he had never officially declared a pirate crew, his influence and alliances were vast. In sheer numbers and strategic reach, few in the New World could compare.

After exchanging greetings, a subordinate stepped forward, kneeling respectfully.

"Lord Ayr, here is a Devil Fruit recovered on a recent mission."

Ayr took it and nodded approvingly. "Good work."

While he no longer needed Devil Fruits for basic ability upgrades, the system's mall occasionally refreshed with rare treasures, lotteries, or even divine tomes. The last time he had used twelve Devil Fruits, it had netted him Hadō, a powerful long-range destructive technique from the divine realm.

"Serving you is our greatest honor, Lord Ayr," the pirate beamed.

Then another pirate stepped up suddenly, voice urgent yet reverent.

"By the way, sir—there's a man named Vegapunk. He claims to know the secret of Devil Fruits… says he can create them artificially. He asked for an audience."

Ayr's pupils narrowed slightly.

Vegapunk—future chief scientist of the World Government, the man who cracked the lineage factor and attempted to clone Devil Fruits. According to past-life knowledge, he had succeeded in creating at least one artificial Zoan, which Momonosuke consumed.

If Ayr could recruit or command him…

"System," he asked mentally, "can artificial Devil Fruits be used in the mall exchange?"

"System Prompt: Artificial Devil Fruits can be exchanged at a 10:1 ratio."

"Ten artificial Devil Fruits = value of one natural Devil Fruit."

Ayr rubbed his chin, eyes gleaming.

Not the best rate—but if he could mass-produce them through Vegapunk?

Then farming Devil Fruits would no longer be a bottleneck.

"Let him come see me," he ordered.

"Yes, Lord Ayr!"

Soon after, Ayr found himself in a tavern, sipping rare wine while awaiting the mysterious genius.

Creak…

The tavern door opened.

A figure stepped into the light, shrouded in a long cloak with reinforced boots and a glint of metal tools hanging from his belt.

"Lord Ayr," said one of the pirates, "this is the man who calls himself… Vegapunk."

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