One Piece: Divine Bird Phoenix.

"Sometimes I'm curious, are you really a devil fruit user?"

Seeing that the power of the Dark Fruit had no effect, Rocks stopped taking action and instead raised his doubts.

Surrounded by chaotic flames, An slowly descended from the sky and answered the other party's question.

"I am indeed a devil fruit user, but it's just a little different from other people with abilities."

An didn't lie. She did eat the Devil Fruit. Even if the fruit didn't exist in this world, she still ate the Devil Fruit, so there was nothing wrong with saying she was a person with abilities.

"Hahahahaha, if I hadn't known that you could transform into a beast like the animal type, I would have thought that a new race had appeared in the sea." Rocks replied noncommittally.

Keenly capturing the details of the other party's words, An asked directly: "New race? Is there any relationship between the race in the sea and Devil Fruit?"

After learning from Saint Sartan that the previous owner of the Dark Fruit was Rocks and that he might be living in Blackbeard's body, An had plans to find him.

Revenge for Ace is one thing.

On the other hand, if the Dark Fruit can preserve Rocks' consciousness, then when Rocks ate the Dark Fruit, did he also retain the consciousness of the previous generation of Dark Fruit owners?

Based on this inference, is it possible that the owner of the Dark Fruit has inherited the complete history of the world, and even the origin of the Devil Fruit?

The secret that Ann obtained the Devil Fruit from the Neptunes was hidden in Ravdru. It may be better to know the inside story in advance, and living people always know more, or even clearer, than dead things.

To put it bluntly, even if there is no gain in Rocks, An can still go to Lavdru to find the answer.

Faced with An's repeated questioning, Rocks did not answer. Instead, he activated the power of the Dark Fruit to suck the body of Peter Saint from Dorag's side.

"I didn't see clearly just now. I didn't expect you to actually kill this old guy. It seems that your strength is no longer inferior to me at my peak."

Staring at Peter Saint's body, Rocks asked an irrelevant question, or rather a question that he, a former pirate overlord, should not ask.

"Kid, why do you want to overthrow the world government and overthrow the rule of the Celestial Dragons?"

Although it was a little strange that Locks was not what Saint Satan and Uncle Bogart said, An still answered the question honestly.

"To fulfill my justice and create a fair world so that everyone can live a stable and peaceful life."

Rocks continued to ask: "What about you?"

"Me?" An was suddenly asked. Ever since she set the goal of changing the world, and talked about her dream with Ace Luffy and Sabo on the rooftop of the villa under the moonlight, she seemed to have never thought about this question. .

Suddenly, An recalled the question she had pondered while sitting alone on the beach when she first arrived in this world.

What kind of life am I going to live?

Is it a life of mediocrity and inaction?

Is it to climb a mountain that is difficult for ordinary people to climb?

Or turn into a fire to light up the darkness and illuminate the world?

Su Ranan seemed to have thought of something and smiled sweetly.

What’s so confusing about the meaning of life? No matter what achievements you achieve, the scenery along the way is the most valuable.

Compared with the achievements engraved on the tombstone after death, the real value of life is to make oneself happy and satisfied while alive, and to be worthy of one's own heart.

No amount of meritorious deeds or lasting fame can compare to following your own heart.

"If this war ends, if I am still alive, then I want to be an ordinary mother."

"Take care of the children, plant flowers, see the sea, eat some delicious food, and live a quiet and warm life with my brothers. This is what I want."

Hahahaha!

When An expressed his thoughts, Rocks was stunned for a while, and then laughed again and again.

"I never expected that a guy as ridiculously strong as you would dream of being an ordinary mother. It's really unbelievable."

"Have you never thought of becoming the king of the world?"

"With your strength, as long as you are willing, it will be easy to become the new king of the world after defeating the Tianlong people."

Ann flatly refused.

"do not want!"

"Ok?"

Looking at the other party's unthinking rejection, Rocks fell into silence.

"Becoming the king of the world means that you have everything, all your ideas will be realized, and the people related to you will also become a high ruler."

"No need to say it anymore, I've already said it, no amount of achievements for a thousand years or lasting fame can compare to what I'm happy for."

"Also, don't underestimate me too much. I'm doing this with the determination to change the world. Don't confuse me with those dirty careerists."

“I’m Monkey D. Ann!!

At this point, a majestic and thick overlord color rushed out, like a tsunami from the sea, it rushed straight into the sky and scattered the sea of ​​clouds in the sky.

The majestic, majestic, and domineering spirit was like the might of heaven, spreading in all directions, impacting the will of Rocks and Dorag.

"This level of domineering lust..."

"Hahahahaha, after so many years, you are the strongest and weirdest guy I have ever seen. Since you want to know the secret of the devil fruit, then I will tell you."

"Huh? Don't you need to fight?" An said in surprise, pinching her chin.

"There's no need to fight once. I've experienced too many battles, and with this guy's strength, even if I control my body, I'm no match for you."

"In addition, you should have guessed that I am just a ray of consciousness residing in the Devil Fruit and cannot truly be reborn. When this kid can awaken the Devil Fruit, I will naturally be swallowed by him."

"Besides that, I hope you will agree to my request, which is to let this guy go."

"Without the help of my partners and me, this guy's strength can no longer make any waves. At the same time, I want to see what changes will happen to this sea in the future."

Rocks gave his explanation.

After thinking for a moment, although An felt that the other party was acting strangely, he still nodded in agreement.

According to the original work, even without him, Blackbeard would definitely be defeated by Luffy, and there would be no problem letting him live for a while longer.

Seeing that the other party agreed, Rocks no longer concealed anything and told everything he had inherited.

"A thousand years ago, the world was still in a barren period. The islands were several continents connected together, and there were far fewer races than there are now."

"Although there were not many races at that time, wars were not uncommon. Different races fought against each other just to obtain the resources they needed to survive."

"However, that all changed one very ordinary morning."

"That day, three huge silver-white spaceships fell from the sky, and a few guys who looked like humans and had wings on their backs walked out of them. Later, everyone found out that they were lunar people living on the moon. They came here this time. Because the resources of the moon are exhausted and we cannot continue to survive, we plan to build a new country here."

"It was from this day on that the world changed dramatically."

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(Here, everyone must have questions about Rocks being so easy to talk to. I will explain it later.)