In the previous battle.
Every time he suffered a heavy blow, the twisted power in Ross's body surged, and became more and more intense, especially the one just now, as if it was about to break through his body and burst out.
He didn't like gambling, but at this time, he had to put his hope on a gamble like Fujitora. Whether the coins flying into the sky were flowers or words all depended on the last try.
"Violent pheasant mouth!"
After Qingzhi landed on the ground, he raised his right arm, and his entire right arm instantly turned into a frost bird, rushing towards Ross. Wherever he went, the air seemed to be frozen into ice.
Facing this incoming blow, Ross took a deep breath, clasped his hands in front of him, made a virtual grasping gesture, and pushed out towards the ice bird.
"Twisted Impact!"
The power of distortion gathered in the palms of both hands, vaguely causing the air to take on a distorted shape. Under Ross's push, it hit the ice bird's head.
Click! Click! !
The power of distortion was like a whirlpool, constantly surging and erupting in the palms of Ross's hands. He was stimulated to the limit. The ice bird seemed to have crashed into a crusher, shattering from its head inch by inch, and finally completely transformed into Crushed ice splashed everywhere.
Qingzhi exhaled a breath of cold air. When the ice bird was shattered to the last point, she took a step forward. Her arm turned into an icicle and slammed into Ross. It was wrapped with a strong cold air and tried to spread. Rhodes froze into ice.
Zizzi!
Under the impact of the icicles, Rhodes stimulated the power of distortion to the limit and resisted with difficulty. ,
His whole body was pushed back bit by bit, and deep cracks were made in the ice under his feet, which continued to crack like a plow.
At this moment, Ross's body's twisting power seemed to be boiling, constantly surging up and down, converging between his palms, and colliding with the spreading icicles.
It's like an extremely tough spring that is being squeezed together bit by bit by extremely heavy pressure. It is gradually tightened to the limit and compressed to the limit.
The physical fitness that has been exercised day after day, the physical strengthening that has always been used as a core improvement, the natural tenacity that was activated not long ago...
All of these are turned into the power of the fixed spring, so that the spring, which is gradually tightened to the extreme, will not exceed the endurance limit.
What is Devil Fruit Awakening
The animal type has extraordinary physique and regenerative ability, while the superhuman type is from the inside out, allowing power to rush out of the body, no longer limited to the body, and can act on the outside world.
The process from the inside out is the most important point and the most difficult point. There are only a few people who can do it, even fewer than the Devil Fruit, which is known as the rarest animal-type fantasy beast.
The huge pressure brought by youth became the huge driving force for compressing the spring, and Ross's body became the tough essence of the spring.
Under constant resistance, the spring was finally pressed to its limit and reached its highest and strongest limit of elasticity.
Then.
Popped hard.
The mystery of Devil Fruit awakening is triggered at this moment.
"Ah!"
Ross let out an unprecedented roar, and the ability that was pressed to the limit violently erupted from his body, violently impacting out from the palms of his hands.
The power of distortion turned into a terrifying vortex, rushing towards the front. Whether it was air, ice, or the earth, everything fell apart under the power of distortion that exploded towards the front. .
"how come… "
Qingzhi's face changed for the first time.
Ross created a sonic boom and a light explosion before. Although it surprised him, it did not shock him. A person with Ross's strength should always have some means.
But now this scene is no longer a means, but a change beyond his expectation. Ross, who has clearly reached his limit, suddenly burst out with much more tyrannical power!
Click! Click!
Qingzhi no longer held back, fully activating his armed domineering energy, crossing his arms in front of him to resist the incoming twisting storm.
I don't know how long it took, but the terrifying strangulation force finally dissipated. The scattered ice splashed in all directions, and the dust slowly dissipated.
On the field.
Between Ross and Qingzhi, there was an area of tens of meters. The frozen earth had a huge depression, as if it had been swallowed up by something.
To be more precise, it was like a cylindrical area that was swept and strangled by the force of distortion, and all collapsed into extremely fine fragments.
"Devil Fruit... Awakening?"
As Admiral Qingzhi of the Navy Headquarters, he naturally knows something about the awakening of the Devil Fruit. The only explanation that can explain Ross's sudden surge in power and its impact on a large area nearby is the awakening of the Devil Fruit.
Otherwise, if Ross had used this power earlier, he would not have been hit hard by him several times in a row. At least he would have been able to withstand it a few more times, and he would have directly used all his strength to deal with it.
Ross stood there and took a deep breath. There was an indescribable feeling of relief all over his body, as if every pore was breathing, as if a fish had entered the water.
This is Devil Fruit Awakening.
The fruit ability breaks away from the shackles of the physical body and can directly affect the outside world like the natural system, directly taking the form of distorted power in the outside world.
"Thank you for your help."
"Things... are finally getting interesting."
Ross slowly opened his eyes and looked at Qingzhi. There seemed to be a faint smile on his blood-stained face, but more of it was still cold.
If it weren't for Qingzhi, just relying on his own practice, he might not be able to compress the spring to the extreme and then bounce back even if it takes another year.
Fighting is indeed the most effective way to stimulate potential, especially when one is suppressed and on the brink of despair.
“…”
Qingzhi's face turned slightly ugly.
Such a change was completely unexpected, but even if Ross's fruit ability awakened, as the admiral of the navy headquarters, he would still control the outcome of this battle.
"Next, it's my turn to fight back."
Ross looked at Qingzhi with twinkling eyes, a strong fighting spirit and ferocity in his tone. He suddenly rushed towards Qingzhi, and pointed at Qingzhi with the five fingers of his right hand.
A wheel of light appeared on his finger instantly. It was much more transparent than the Zhenzhen Fruit, with only a slight arc of light, and suddenly burst out in front of him.
Tsk!
The twisted power that exploded violently tore towards Qingzhi. Wherever it went, the earth and air were torn apart and twisted.
Qingzhi's complexion changed slightly, and she clasped her palms together in front of her body. The ability of the frozen fruit was activated, and it instantly turned into a huge ice wall, blocking Ross's twisting power.
boom!
The power of distortion fell on the ice wall from the air, instantly causing the ice wall to take on a twisted shape, making a sudden dent, then exploded into pieces, turning into broken ice and flying everywhere.
Just when Qingzhi's eyes were solemn and she was preparing to deal with Ross's next attack, she suddenly looked stunned.
Ross, who was full of fighting spirit just a moment ago, seemed to want to take revenge on him. After delivering that blow, he ran away into the distance without looking back, leaving only his back.
joke!
Not to mention the scars on his body, even in his prime state, the gap between him and Qingzhi cannot be reversed directly because of the fruit's awakening. He just has the strength to fight, which is similar to Doflamingo.