One Piece: Silent-Silent Fruit

Chapter 399 50

The massive cocoon of threads twisted violently, compressing inward like a crushing grinder.

It looked as though Boa Python was about to be ground into pieces inside.

"So this is Young Master's awakened Devil Fruit ability?!" Pica shouted in his sharp voice.

"It's incredible!"

"The surroundings have all turned into Young Master's strings!"

"He trapped Boa Python in an instant!"

Seeing Boa Python completely wrapped inside the thread cocoon, the Donquixote Family members immediately became excited.

To them, it looked as though Doflamingo had already secured victory.

"This is Doffy's Devil Fruit Awakening," Diamante said proudly, as if it were his own achievement.

"Everything around him becomes a weapon under his control."

"It seems Dragon King-sama won't need more alcohol after all," Law said sarcastically while glancing at Rosinante.

"This fight's about to end."

"Is that so?" Rosinante replied casually with a smile.

"If Kaido's subordinates were this easy to deal with, the Beasts Pirates would've been wiped out countless times already."

"Don't forget…"

"Kaido's famous for being a hands-off captain."

"He's the kind of lunatic who disappears for days trying to kill himself somewhere."

If Doflamingo had heard that, he definitely would've snapped back:

You're one to talk.

"Hehehe… Dragon King-sama," Trebol laughed.

"Once Doffy activates his Awakening, the strength of his strings multiplies enormously."

"Ordinary people trapped and compressed like that wouldn't even survive, let alone escape."

"This battle is basically already decided."

"The problem is…" Rosinante said dismissively,

"Do you really think Kaido's Three Calamities are ordinary people?"

"You're underestimating the Beasts Pirates."

"No…"

"You're underestimating Kaido himself."

At that exact moment—

An enormous roar suddenly exploded from within the cocoon of threads.

BOOM!!!

The giant cocoon violently exploded apart.

An overwhelming force tore the countless strings to pieces.

"I have to give you some praise, Doflamingo," Boa Python's voice rang out coldly.

"You're not completely worthless."

"There are very few people in this world capable of awakening a Devil Fruit."

"But unfortunately…"

"You still haven't reached that level."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have escaped so easily just now."

"But this ends here."

The moment he heard those words, Doflamingo's pupils contracted.

That level.

He knew exactly what Boa Python meant.

Breaking through the body's limits.

Reaching the realm of an Admiral.

Was Boa Python implying…

That he had already stepped into that territory?

Before Doflamingo could fully process it, Boa Python's body suddenly began twisting and expanding violently.

In the blink of an eye—

A gigantic python hundreds of meters long appeared before everyone.

The enormous serpent swung its tail casually.

BOOM!!!

The ground instantly collapsed under the impact.

Countless cracks spread across the underground harbor as the entire area shook violently from that single strike.

The giant serpent opened its mouth.

Its jaws stretched more than ten meters wide.

The darkness inside looked bottomless, like a black hole capable of devouring everything around it.

"T-That thing's way too huge…"

"Even for an Ancient Zoan, this is ridiculous!"

The Donquixote Family members stared at the massive python in complete disbelief.

How were they supposed to fight a monster like this?

"ROOOOAR!!!"

The Savage Giant Python let out a deafening roar.

And merely from that roar alone—

Violent storms exploded outward.

Rocks and dust were blasted into the air by the terrifying wind pressure.

"A single roar caused this much destruction?" Diamante said with horror written all over his face.

"What kind of monster is this?!" Trebol exclaimed anxiously.

"Young Master…" The others all watched nervously.

"Fufufufu… what a monster indeed," Doflamingo muttered darkly.

Standing before the gigantic python, his figure looked unbelievably small.

"Doflamingo," the enormous serpent spoke coldly.

"You're not the only person who has awakened a Devil Fruit."

"The Savage Giant Python may be an Ancient Zoan…"

"But at the end of the day, it's still just a Devil Fruit."

"Under normal circumstances, even full beast transformation wouldn't make it this enormous."

"But once a Zoan reaches Awakening…"

"The terrifying vitality produced by the fruit can fully stimulate the ancient beast itself."

"And only then…"

"Can it evolve into a true Savage Giant Python."

Indeed, in the world of pirates, the true power of a Devil Fruit ultimately depended on the strength of its user.

Even Zoan Fruits were no exception.

The creatures of the One Piece world were already far larger than normal animals.

Ancient species should naturally be even more gigantic.

Did anyone truly believe mammoths in the ancient era were only as tall as a few buildings?

Or that apex predators like allosaurs were merely the size of Bartholomew Kuma?

Of course not.

Creatures capable of dominating prehistoric eras should have been unimaginably enormous.

Especially in a world where even ordinary animals were several times larger than those of Earth.

In the end—

It was still the human body itself that restricted the true scale of Ancient Zoan powers.