The moment the maple leaf descended upon the sea, all the members of the Senju Clan instantly erupted in excitement.
The oppressive gloom that had hung over them, crushed by that towering purple figure, vanished in an instant!
"The clan leader is back! The clan leader is here! This guy is finished now, hahaha!"
"Who in this world can stand against the clan leader? Just watch how he unleashes his divine might and sends this guy straight to hell!"
"Come to think of it, aren't we a bit useless? We rely on the clan leader for everything… seems like we need to step up our game too!"
The Senju Clan members chattered animatedly, while the towering Douglas across from them seemed to realize something. Narrowing his eyes, he stared at the approaching maple leaf.
"You brat, who the hell are you?"
He asked, but Yukika gave no response.
Yukika stared at Douglas, an odd feeling welling up in his heart.
As far as he knew, this dungeon had evolved from the system, meant to train the Senju Clan and help him unlock progress in his template.
But right now, for some reason, an unexpected twist had occurred—this guy Douglas had a special fruit.
His Devil Fruit seemed different from what it used to be, almost as if it had just appeared recently.
Yukika thought hard—could this be a character that wasn't mentioned in the original story?
But why would something like this suddenly appear out of nowhere?
Could it be that the root of it all was some silent, special change in his own system?
With that thought, Yukika unfurled his enormous, pitch-black wings—belonging to the mighty Darkwing Demon Clan—and once again descended upon the world!
His eyes transformed into glowing green rings, his entire body steady and unfazed.
The Zero King…
In a flash of light, all the purple lightning around them collapsed and disintegrated.
When it came to lightning, the gap between Douglas and Yukika was as vast as the heavens and the earth!
Douglas's eyes widened in disbelief, unable to accept what he was seeing. His proud Devil Fruit ability… had completely crumbled in an instant under Yukika's Cero?
"What… what is this power?"
A violent storm of shock surged in Douglas's heart.
His pupils shrank sharply, his entire body radiating terrifying hostility!
Douglas knew very well that his Devil Fruit ability was extremely powerful.
But the fact that his opponent could counter it with a single move proved that this seemingly young human possessed terrifying strength.
And from what those people were saying, they were calling this guy the clan leader?
Such a young man… and he's the head of an entire clan?
Absurd!
With a cold wave of his hand, Douglas summoned hundreds of purple figures around him, which instantly soared into the air, charging toward Yukika.
Yukika let out a cold laugh, gently flapping his wings.
Golden light intertwined midair, like two golden swords capable of shattering the void and obliterating everything!
Hundreds of purple figures were instantly frozen midair by an eerie, inexplicable force.
The next moment, their bodies fell like tofu blocks, crashing down with a splatter, turning into fragments of flesh in the air…
It was an utterly gruesome sight. From a distance, Douglas watched, horrified and heartbroken, tears of blood welling up in his eyes.
"Ah…"
He let out an anguished roar, as if something was stuck in his throat.
He had painstakingly trained those clan members, and Douglas had even hoped to lead them to conquer the entire ocean!
Who could have expected that today they'd be wiped out completely?
All his hard work, gone in an instant—how could he not break down?
"You bastard! I'll fight you to the death!"
Douglas had completely snapped, losing all rationality.
He didn't even stop to consider whether he was a match for Yukika. His hundreds of clansmen had been wiped out in one move, without a single survivor—how could he possibly stand a chance?
But right now, Douglas couldn't care less. He activated his Devil Fruit ability, his body rapidly expanding, turning the entire world black!
Immediately, an enormous suction force began to envelop Yukika.
Douglas had used this move before—pulling enemies into his body, where the special internal space operated with bizarre, dream-like laws, gradually erasing the enemy's spirit.
This was the move that had allowed him to defeat countless opponents of similar strength, and Douglas felt sure this time would be no different.
But what he couldn't have known was that this time… his opponent was truly terrifying.
In the next instant, Yukika swung the sword of Matsuya in his hand and stabbed forward.
A chain-like rift tore through the sky—ha ha!
The crack spread rapidly, like a knife slicing through paper, splitting everything in two!
Douglas's body erupted with countless bloodstains as he let out a miserable scream, plummeting from the sky.
If it weren't for his immense strength, he would likely have died then and there.
Dragging his extremely weakened body, he lay on the surface of the sea, blood spreading and dyeing the entire sea red.
"What move was that? How… how did it break my duplication?"
Douglas asked bitterly, unwilling to accept the reality.
Yukika nodded. Just as he'd thought, Douglas's Devil Fruit ability had been enhanced, doubled in power.
But his replication ability was unlike ordinary replication. He could not only enlarge his body several times over, but his soul would grow along with it.
That's why he could pull people inside him and destroy them with soul power!
Honestly, if Yukika didn't have his unique power, even someone stronger than Douglas might have been caught.
This Devil Fruit ability was incredibly powerful—even Yukika couldn't help but feel a bit tempted.
At the same time, an idea formed in his mind. With a flick of his hand, using the power of the void, he forcibly pulled out a Devil Fruit from within Douglas's body.
Douglas let out a terrifying roar!
"No! That's mine! You thief! Give it back right now…!"
But no matter how much he screamed, he couldn't resist the overwhelming force pulling the Devil Fruit into Yukika's palm.
The fruit landed in Yukika's hand, still carrying traces of blood, its cold green light flashing.
"Didn't expect this dungeon run to yield such a surprising bonus."
Yukika sighed.