One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 421 Methods to Master Multiple Devil Fruit Powers

"As far as plants are concerned, your body is quite capable."

After examining Roman's plant-like body, Barbara concluded.

"Your life is incredibly resilient; just how many plants have you merged with?"

“There are so many, I can’t even remember them all.” Roman shook his head.

After becoming a Devil Fruit user, she absorbed many magical plants to strengthen herself because of the Mori-Mori Fruit's plundering properties.

And it left behind seeds, allowing its power to influence them and cause similar plants to grow.

It's impossible for them to be exactly the same, of course, but her new plants effectively inherited their characteristics and produced some benign variations.

The resulting effect is similar to evolution.

"There are indeed evolutionary-like traits between the old plants you absorbed and the new plants you created using your abilities. This means that your body is much stronger than that of ordinary plants."

“But it still can’t compare to this mutated plant.” Roman said, glancing at the Ice Crystal Flower and the Sunflower.

Baal sighed. "That's true. If you want to fully master them, you're missing a crucial element. However, in terms of strength, Barbara and I can offer you limited assistance; we're only skilled with plants."

"It's already good enough. You've made them even more suitable for my body, which has exceeded my expectations." Roman had seen the contributions that Baal and Barbara had made to her.

But the help from Bal and Barbara was only supplementary for her; the real key lay in herself.

The wonder of life and the thoughts of the Creator are both elusive things.

Even though the little people are experts in plant cultivation, this is a new field for them, and they need to explore it slowly.

For myself, even greater changes are needed.

Her body needs to be stronger to withstand the ravages of the mutated plants.

Because she could feel the immense power she wielded.

They were indeed of great help to me.

However, this comes at a price.

The remaining power of the ice crystal flower was still ravaging her body with its low temperature.

The plant's own body is not enough to resist.

As for sunflowers, their harm is more insidious than one might imagine.

Thinking about this, she was glad that she had found two experts.

According to Barbara, the sunflowers did not cause much direct physical harm to Roman.

Its power can even enhance other plants in the Roman garden.

When Roman uses her, power will surge continuously.

However, the crux of the problem is that Roman himself has limitations.

She once absorbed the Sun Tree Eve.

Barbara admitted that Yang Shu Eve had turned Roman's body into a huge energy transmitter.

The fact that the Sun Tree Eve can transmit the light and energy of sunlight from the deep sea, thousands of meters below the surface, to Fishman Island shows just how extraordinary it is.

The energy transfer between Roman, who absorbed the energy of the sunflower and Eve, was simply a match made in heaven.

However, no matter how strong the force is, if it cannot withstand the pressure, the container will stagnate and break.

Because she stopped in time after using the power of the Ice Crystal Flower, she was not seriously injured.

However, the power of the sunflower caused her even greater harm.

She clearly remembers vomiting blood all over her clothes, and even though she was close to losing consciousness, she could still feel her heart pounding wildly.

The intense pain I felt all over my body was the work of the sunflower.

Ice has less energy than light.

However, the energy of light is more compatible with the body of the Roman plant.

So when Roman used the power of the sunflower extensively, she not only did not feel uncomfortable, but felt very comfortable.

It was a pleasant feeling.

It's not just about an abundance of power, but a return to the simplicity of nature.

I felt as if I had truly become a green leaf bathed in sunlight.

Fortunately, Barbara stopped her in time.

This also brought her to her senses.

However, the sudden release of force caused her to vomit repeatedly until her clothes were soaked in blood, and she felt that she was about to collapse.

In her moment of crisis, she began to absorb the surrounding trees, and only when they all withered did she survive.

It was then that she realized that even seemingly gentle and bright flowers can kill silently.

The sunflower's energy continued to expand within her body.

If she doesn't know how to control it, she will die from the power going out of control after her body collapses.

Having learned from his two previous failures, Roman's patience began to pay off.

She let Bar and Barbara continue to breed, making them more suitable for their bodies.

But she was also thinking of other ways.

Products that have absorbed the power of others, especially the power of Devil Fruits, are definitely not something simple or fun.

Moreover, she had a vague feeling that her pain was the price she was paying.

Aside from Blackbeard, I've never heard of anyone else who possesses the power of two Devil Fruits and has such an incredible lifespan.

His actions were already opportunistic.

The fact that one could indirectly use other Devil Fruit abilities by creating plants using other people's energy, and even two of them, is already tantamount to suicidal behavior.

It's already quite lucky that you're still alive and well.

So let's think about how Blackbeard was able to control the powers of two Devil Fruits?

The original text is also very vague on this point.

It was only vaguely mentioned that Blackbeard had an unusual physique.

That's right, it's about body constitution!

It's simply impossible for someone with an average physique to bear the power of two Devil Fruits.

But how could I possibly acquire a physique like Blackbeard's?

And most importantly, he didn't even know what kind of constitution Blackbeard had.

I can't possibly grab him now and dissect him, can I?

Even if you undergo an autopsy, it's impossible for you to suddenly develop that kind of constitution, right?

Wait, maybe that will work.

Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed in Roman's mind.

While he couldn't control Blackbeard's physical constitution, he could acquire one particular trait.