Chapter 54: Tremor + Phoenix + Rumble — Success!!!

The people around them exchanged confused glances.

For a moment, nobody had an answer.

The room fell silent, with only Whitebeard’s slightly heavy voice lingering in the air.

Ron was equally puzzled.

The situation had developed far beyond his expectations.

Could it be that the more times someone successfully gained additional Devil Fruit powers, the lower the success rate became?

He immediately consulted the system.

"System, why did all three Enchanted Devil Fruits fail?"

[The success probability of Devil Fruit Enchantment decreases with each successful enchantment on the same individual.]

Just as he suspected.

This was bad.

He had only prepared six Enchanted Devil Fruits.

Three had been reserved for Whitebeard.

Three for Jozu.

The remaining four had all been made into replicated Devil Fruits.

He had never anticipated this situation.

It was a genuine surprise.

After gathering his thoughts, Ron explained the reason for the failures to everyone present.

The crew fell silent for a moment.

Then they nodded in understanding.

After all, granting someone an additional Devil Fruit power was already absurdly powerful.

A declining success rate was only natural.

"Gurararara!"

Whitebeard laughed.

"So that’s what it is, Ron."

"For a moment there, I thought this old man had developed immunity to Devil Fruits."

The rare joke eased the tension.

Jozu immediately stepped forward.

"Then what are we waiting for, Pops?"

"Quick, try these three!"

"If we wait too long and the effect expires, that’ll be a disaster!"

Without hesitation, he grabbed Enel’s wrist.

The wound that had only just begun to scab over was squeezed open again.

Fresh blood immediately flowed out.

"AAAAAHHHHH!"

Enel let out a heart-wrenching scream.

Unfortunately, nobody paid him any attention.

Every eye remained fixed on Whitebeard.

Everyone eagerly awaited the moment he would successfully transform the three white fruits into Enchanted Rumble-Rumble Fruits.

The atmosphere was tense but hopeful.

Even time itself seemed to slow.

"Brats, this time your old man is definitely going to succeed."

Whitebeard’s voice was firm.

He picked up the first fruit and swallowed it.

The disgusting taste hardly mattered anymore.

At a moment like this, nobody cared about such details.

The first fruit disappeared into his stomach.

Nothing happened.

Then came the second.

Still nothing.

When only the final fruit remained, the atmosphere grew even heavier.

If this attempt failed as well, the price paid for a third Devil Fruit power would be far too great.

The room became so quiet that a pin dropping would have been audible.

Everyone held their breath.

No one dared make a sound.

The oppressive tension filled every corner of the room.

Whitebeard showed no hesitation.

He raised the final fruit and swallowed it whole.

At this point, he was already numb to the revolting flavor.

Most people would have collapsed from nausea after eating so many Devil Fruits.

Whitebeard simply endured it.

Then—

The instant the fruit entered his body—

His expression changed.

Crackling currents surged through every part of him.

"I can feel it!"

Whitebeard suddenly roared.

"Gurararara!"

"It worked!"

"This is the power of lightning!"

His voice was filled with excitement.

"Brats!"

"Your old man succeeded!"

At the same moment, thick blue lightning erupted from his body.

Crackle! Crackle!

Violent bolts danced around him.

The crew instinctively retreated several steps.

The sheer power before them was overwhelming.

"This..."

"This is true speed!"

Whitebeard exclaimed.

Before his words had even finished—

He vanished.

Gone.

Almost simultaneously, over a hundred meters away, countless tiny arcs of electricity appeared in midair.

The sparks rapidly gathered together.

A humanoid outline formed.

Then Whitebeard’s figure emerged from the lightning itself.

"Less than a second to cross a hundred meters!"

Whitebeard laughed heartily.

"Enough!"

"More than enough!"

He continuously felt the lightning coursing through his body.

The unprecedented power filled him with exhilaration.

It felt as though the entire world lay within his grasp.

"Congratulations, Pops! It really worked!"

"Your speed is faster than Marco’s Phoenix Form now!"

"They’re not even on the same level!"

"Pops is now the only Three-Devil-Fruit User on the seas!"

"The Tremor-Tremor Fruit, the Bird-Bird Fruit, Model: Phoenix, and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!"

"Attack power, recovery, and speed all in one!"

"I can’t even imagine how powerful Pops is now!"

Marco stared in shock.

Even his voice trembled slightly.

His eyes were wide open, struggling to believe what he was seeing.

The other Division Commanders looked no different.

Each of them stared at Whitebeard with excitement and joy.

The emotions in their hearts were beyond words.

They had waited far too long for this day.

Ever since joining the Whitebeard Pirates, they had dreamed of witnessing Pops reach such a peak.

Yet as the years passed, that dream had begun to feel impossible.

Whitebeard had grown older.

His health had steadily declined.

They had prepared themselves to spend his final years sailing beside him, allowing him to enjoy a peaceful old age free from the endless conflicts of the sea.

But fate was unpredictable.

Then Ron had appeared.

And become their Vice Captain.

He brought with him incredible technology and countless miracles.

With Ron’s help, Whitebeard gradually recovered his former vitality.

No—

He became even stronger than before.

Watching Pops reach this point step by step filled them with indescribable emotions.

No one could truly understand what they were feeling.

In the end, all those emotions condensed into a single thought:

Thank you, Ron.

Thank you, Vice Captain.

Without Ron’s support, none of this would have been possible.

To witness Whitebeard standing at the pinnacle once more was one of the greatest honors of their lives.

Ron himself felt relieved.

Thankfully, the final Devil Fruit had succeeded.

Otherwise, the failure rate would have been terrifying.

Six Enchanted Devil Fruits.

Only one successful result.

That meant acquiring a third Devil Fruit power effectively cost the equivalent of six billion Berries .

What an absurdly expensive ability.

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