Taoist priest, who is so popular in One Piece

In the world of One Piece, there are indeed ways other than devil fruits that can extend one's lifespan.

For example, pure gold.

As a witch doctor with excellent medical skills, it is not impossible that Kuleha has extended her life through some method.

If we think back to when Blackbeard defected, he deliberately went to Magdrum to cause trouble. He might have learned Kuleha's secret from some channel.

But Bai Ye couldn’t understand how Kuleha, who seemed to have no strength, could make Blackbeard give up.

And if we calculate the time, Kuleha and Carmelo are indeed people from the same period.

From the aunt's few words, we can also hear that the relationship between the two is not ordinary.

This also aroused his interest, so he took the initiative to ask:

"It seems that Dr. Kuleha has indeed mastered the secret of longevity?"

Bai Ye didn't dare to say it was eternal life. After all, Kuleha had only lived for more than 140 years.

"The secret to longevity?"

The aunt lit another cigarette and said, "That's true, but it's a secret that only belongs to that woman."

At this point, the aunt couldn't help but snorted: "But so what, I'm still alive today, right?"

Once these words were spoken, it was basically confirmed that the aunt at this time was Carmelo who was confirmed dead at the beginning.

"You tampered with the puff tower?" Bai Ye asked, "In order to seize Charlotte Lingling's body?"

When Bai Ye first read the original novel, he felt something strange.

Charlotte Lingling's condition on her sixth birthday did not seem like she was having an bulimia attack. If her aunt had really gone mad, the Lamb's House, which was not far from the party venue, would have been destroyed.

It was more like falling into a state of hypnosis, and then completing some kind of ritual at that birthday party.

More importantly, in the original comics, there is no evidence that one can gain devil fruit abilities by eating a person with special abilities.

All devil fruit abilities must be obtained by eating devil fruits.

Taking all the plots into account, there are only three people who gained abilities through the ability user.

The first person is Blackbeard, who obtained the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit from Whitebeard's body through the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit.

But this is relying on the characteristics of the devil fruit, not directly eating the person with the ability.

The second person is Luffy.

He once "ate" Lily, the user of the Mini Fruit, and "used" it to grow gigantic.

But in reality, Lily just entered Luffy's body.

Luffy's ability to grow to a gigantic size is also due to his rubber properties.

What's more, this plot itself is original to the animation.

The third person is Walpo from the movie version.

In the Chopper arc, Walpo eats his brother and gains his devil fruit abilities.

This is also an original plot by the animation team, and Oda is not involved.

Even if it is acknowledged, it is difficult to say whether it is due to the ability of the Swallow-Swallow Fruit.

After all, Blackbeard attacked Drum Island after obtaining the Dark-Dark Fruit, and it is also possible that it was for Walpo's Swallow-Swallow Fruit.

Therefore, situations like Lingling, where a person gains powers by eating a devil fruit directly, are most likely false.

This makes Carmel's death very suspicious.

A person who can use the Soul-Soul Fruit to create Pando (the predecessor of Prometheus) and solve the destruction caused by the runaway Linlin in Elbaf.

How could he die so hastily?

This is also one of the most important purposes of Bai Ye’s coming to Wan Guo.

"That's it."

The aunt lit another cigarette and spoke in a flat tone.

"This body is too strong, and the World Government can't give me a satisfactory price, so I might as well use it myself."

Next, Bai Ye learned part of the truth from the aunt 60 years ago.

One of the characteristics of the Soul-Soul Fruit is that it cannot give souls to other people or corpses.

This means that Carmelo cannot take over Lingling's body, or kill her and put his own soul into her.

So Carmelite thought of another way.

Let Lingling "eat" her.

The power of the Devil Fruit lies in the soul of the user.

Brook didn't know about it until after his death, but Carmelo, the user of the Soul-Soul Fruit, knew about it long ago.

The puff tower built to celebrate Lingling's birthday was endowed with the soul of Carmelite.

The moment Lingling ate it, Carmelo's soul "invaded" Lingling's soul.

"I have experimented with those children many times, but when it came to my own turn, I still underestimated the power of the soul."

The aunt's tone became sad: "My soul did not take the leading role immediately. If it weren't for the help of the fruit, I might have been eaten by this child."

Bai Ye nodded on the side. Even in his opinion, Carmelo's approach was a gamble.

What happened next was very simple. Over the next few decades, Carmelite, who was living in Lingling's body, began to continuously influence Lingling's soul.

And through the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit, he used the soul life that Lingling had eaten over the years to strengthen himself.

To put it simply, it was not that Linlin ate Carmelo and thus gained the power of the devil fruit, nor was it that Carmelo took over Charlotte Linlin's body.

It’s a fusion of both.

This is why, even after Carmelo's consciousness took over, he was still unable to resist desserts.

"Even without your influence, it's only a matter of time before I wake up completely."

The aunt glanced at Bai Ye and said, "If you think that this will make me owe you a favor, then forget it, kid."

"You've messed up my country. Don't think I'll let you go."

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“Although I am a little disappointed, I had expected it.”

"After all, I was just guessing at the beginning, and I didn't even know if my approach would work."

Bai Ye's reaction after hearing this was quite expected.

He had no intention of turning his enemies into friends. No matter whether it was Linlin or Carmelo, no matter who was the dominant one in this body, it was impossible for them to affect the hostile relationship between the Straw Hat Pirates and him.

"Besides satisfying my curiosity, the only reason I did this was to be able to negotiate a deal with you."

It was not until this time that Bai Ye revealed his true purpose.

"After all, there is really no need to negotiate with a crazy woman."

When the aunt heard Bai Ye's words, the look in her eyes changed.

If he had looked down on Bai Ye before, now, she no longer felt that way.

"You little brat..." Big Mom grinned, showing an admiring expression: "You are really as annoying as those guys from the World Government."

Bai Ye shrugged and ignored the aunt's words, and continued:

"Believe me, this deal is a sure win for you."

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Let me explain. I have had a high fever since the night before yesterday. The results of the antigen test were not surprising. Today I feel a little better and can write, so I quickly wrote a chapter to apologize to everyone. I can't guarantee updates this week.

I just wanted to ask for everyone's opinions. After the upcoming magically adapted version of the Zestiria movie, the plot will develop to the Wano Country stage.

Everyone hopes that it will be similar to the original, with the two emperors joining forces to fight the Straw Hat Pirates, or that Kaido and Big Mom do not join forces.

By the way, Red Hair’s movie will be set at the end of the Wano Country arc.