Chapter 80
Victor ended his random thoughts and began observing the Shichiseiken closely. The Shichiseiken was simply stuck here, with some symbols drawn around it encircling the sword. They were probably some kind of sealing formation or similar thing.
However, Victor wasn't particularly interested in that—he was interested in the sword itself.
Just as he reached out to pull the sword free, an old voice suddenly stopped him.
"Young man, do not pull out that sword under any circumstances." "This sword carries a curse—if it's drawn, disaster will follow." "Young man, leave this place quickly."
An elderly man appeared outside the altar and shouted anxiously.
"Oh? Are you from the guardian clan?" "Can you tell me the origin of this sword?"
Victor didn't rush to draw the Shichiseiken; he just wanted to chat with this clan elder. Victor turned to look at the elder, curious what hidden secrets he might reveal.
"I am the elder of the guardian clan (the oldest in the tribe). Our existence is solely to guard this Shichiseiken." "This Shichiseiken is said to be a holy sword forged by demons—it awakens once every hundred years." "If anyone holds this sword, the holy sword will absorb the wielder's soul."
The elder calmly recounted the legend of the Shichiseiken.
"So that's how it is. I feel like you left something out—does the Shichiseiken have the power to destroy the entire world?" Victor looked at the elder and said softly.
In truth, there were many abilities or powers in this world capable of destroying it—Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit, the Ancient Weapons, and so on. Victor didn't really believe it could truly destroy the entire world.
"Hm? So you already know everything." "Since you know it all, why do you still want to draw the Shichiseiken?" "The Shichiseiken can control its wielder and absorb their soul—aren't you afraid?"
The elder frowned in confusion upon hearing Victor's words.
"Because I'm confident—this is no problem for me." Victor looked at the Shichiseiken before him and said with great confidence.
He also knew this old man had nothing more to reveal. So he stopped wasting words, reached out directly, and gripped the scabbard of the Shichiseiken.
"Stop, young man, stop! Listen to my advice—do not draw that sword!"
The elder panicked seeing Victor's action. Immediately, he rushed toward Victor, desperate to stop him.
But it was already too late.
With a sharp "ching" sound, Victor pulled the Shichiseiken out along with its scabbard.
He looked at the scabbard and hilt in his hand—the appearance was quite nice. He gripped the hilt and felt it was a bit small.
"It's over—this is really over."
The elder collapsed to the ground upon seeing Victor draw the Shichiseiken, looking utterly defeated. He knew nothing he said now would matter—he felt this island was about to be destroyed.
But the elder quickly snapped back to reality. "No, I have to warn everyone to evacuate."
With that, the elder threw away his cane and ran off in a flash—faster than any young person.
"Ho ho, this old man's body is in great shape—running faster than me. Full of energy."
Victor laughed at the sight. At the same time, he couldn't help but admire the guardian clan's conviction. Whether the elder's actions would have any effect, though, was unknown.
Victor looked at the Shichiseiken in his hand and didn't feel anything particularly special. On the surface, it was just an ordinary sword—nothing as sinister as the legends claimed.
So with a "ching," he drew the Shichiseiken.
At that moment, the Shichiseiken suddenly emitted a blood-red glow, and an evil, violent power burst forth.
Victor was startled by the change in the sword, but he felt no fear. He could clearly sense an evil force entering his body.
But right then, his Devour Talent ability activated. The moment the evil power entered Victor's body, it was instantly devoured by the Devour Talent.
The feedback from the Devour Talent felt like drinking a bowl of iced fruit juice—refreshing his entire body. Victor felt incredibly refreshed, especially his mind, which now felt exceptionally clear.
Was he about to grow a brain?
The Shichiseiken sensed its power being absorbed into this human's body and instantly vanished. It was shocked and terrified, immediately retracting its power. Then the entire blade began trembling violently, seemingly trying to escape from Victor's hand.
"Ho ho, thinking of running away now? Isn't it a bit late?"
Victor tightened his grip on the hilt, giving the Shichiseiken no chance to escape.
But the Shichiseiken didn't give up—it trembled even more violently. To Victor, this was completely meaningless.
"Your blade and hilt don't quite suit me. Let me reforge you."
Victor said, pulling out his own zanbatō. He planned to fuse the zanbatō and Shichiseiken together and reforge them into a new blade.
So without another word, Victor directly devoured both the sword and the zanbatō.
Once the Shichiseiken entered Victor's Devour Space, the Devour Talent instantly consumed all its evil energy. It left only a trace of spiritual consciousness—an embryonic sword spirit.
Under the Devour-Devour Fruit ability, the zanbatō and Shichiseiken quickly melted and mixed together. Then Victor reshaped the molten metal liquid into a new alloy. This metal was superior to the original Shichiseiken's forging—better toughness and hardness, perfectly suited.
He also melted and reshaped the seven gems—these gems seemed to have energy-storage functions. The alloy wrapped around the seven gems, arranged in the Big Dipper pattern, and then Victor reforged it into a brand-new zanbatō based on the long-bladed model.
The new zanbatō had a 4:3 blade-to-hilt ratio, with the entire blade measuring 5.2 meters—tailored to his height and arm length.
Then Victor equipped the new zanbatō with an ornate scabbard.
Once the zanbatō was complete, Victor used the Devour-Devour Fruit ability to activate the spiritual consciousness within it and granted it new sword spirit awareness.
"Hm, a very beautiful zanbatō—gorgeous blade and hilt, paired with an ornate scabbard." "And a newly born sword spirit—perfect. I like it very much."
Victor looked at the new zanbatō before him, his eyes filled with unmistakable fondness.
Because Victor had granted it consciousness through the Devour-Devour Fruit ability, it could achieve perfect mental connection and would never betray him.
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