"The Frost Giants have been mostly wiped out. Though they were a real nuisance, thanks to them, I finally got a chance to show off my strength before Master!"
Esdeath arrogantly crushed a Frost Giant's head under her boot before leaping onto Han Shaoqing.
*Coach, she's fouling!*
Han Shaoqing, who had been tackled by Esdeath as if she were a football, felt her enthusiasm was a bit too much, but he still happily accepted the "benefit."
It wasn't that Han Shaoqing was too flirtatious; he just wanted to give a beautiful girl a home. Besides, with Esdeath's... *daring* actions, what executive could possibly withstand the test?
"Ahem, people are watching. This isn't proper."
Han Shaoqing glared toward a corner of the Ice Snow Royal City. A red light flashed in his eyes, and the [Omega Ray] shot out, curving mid-air to blast the peeking Frost Giant into a pile of powder, leaving no trace of its remains.
Lawless Zhang San had proven through his actions that the red-eyed state was no special effect!
Fairly speaking, Han Shaoqing had met many women, all top-tier beauties, but Esdeath was the first one who was this passionately unrestrained.
Esdeath was handsome, powerful, and formidable—and she knew exactly how to flirt.
Hearing Han Shaoqing's words, Esdeath licked his cheek before finally pulling away from his warm embrace.
Fortunately, neither Han Shaoqing nor Esdeath were ordinary humans. Otherwise, in such extreme cold, her tongue might have frozen right to his face!
Esdeath stood beside the throne, her expression shy as she asked, "Master, what are your preferences?"
"Preferences? That's a broad question. Beautiful women, gourmet food, stunning scenery, traveling the world to see different landscapes, collecting powerful Divine Artifacts, defeating strong enemies, stepping on their heads to mark my victory... and so on." Han Shaoqing didn't hold back in describing his interests.
Esdeath's expression dimmed slightly upon hearing this.
Her possessiveness was still incredibly strong. Once she fell for someone, she devoted herself completely. In fact, she was already plotting how to claim Han Shaoqing for herself, though she kept her composure on the surface.
Truth be told, if Esdeath didn't know she couldn't defeat Han Shaoqing, she probably would have collared him, knocked him unconscious, and carried him away by now!
A Super S-rank Queen was truly not someone anyone could just handle.
After dispersing the Frost Giants, Han Shaoqing and Esdeath rode the [Vimana] into the Frost Giants' Great Hall. As his gaze swept across the empty hall, Han Shaoqing's eyes turned slightly red, instantly intimidating the Frost Giants hiding in the shadows.
The power of the [Omega Ray] was immense. Never mind a few mere Frost Giants—even if Han Shaoqing wanted to destroy all of Jotunheim, it would only take a single glare.
The Frost Giants were sensible enough to realize the insurmountable gap between them and the two intruders, and none dared to show themselves.
Han Shaoqing rose from the [Vimana] and flew down to sit upon the throne that once belonged to Laufey, the King of the Frost Giants.
The throne was massive, forged from an unknown metal, and felt freezing cold beneath him.
Only Han Shaoqing could endure such temperatures. Any ordinary person who sat on it would have their flesh frozen in minutes, and trying to get up would be impossible without peeling off a layer of skin.
Of course, Han Shaoqing feared no such slight chill. As he settled onto the Frost Giant's throne, the Check-in System's notification appeared just as he had expected.
[Ding! Host is currently on the Throne of the Frost Giants, meeting the check-in conditions. Would you like to check in?]
Han Shaoqing immediately thought, *Check in.*
[Checking in... Countdown: 10 seconds. 10, 9... 3, 2, 1. Check-in successful. Congratulations, Host, you have obtained—the Ice-Ice Fruit from the One Piece World.]
[Ice-Ice Fruit: After consumption, the user's body can turn into ice and generate freezing air. Upon Elementalization, the user becomes immune to physical attacks and most energy attacks, and can freeze all matter into ice.]
[Would you like to claim it?]
"A Devil Fruit? Claim it."
This time, Han Shaoqing didn't hide. He chose to claim the reward directly on the throne.
The next moment, with a flash of light, a strange ice-blue fruit appeared before him.
Grabbing the [Ice-Ice Fruit], Han Shaoqing took a close look.
The fruit's surface was a deep, abyssal blue, as if carved from ice, its skin covered in mysterious, swirling patterns.
At the same time, additional information about the [Ice-Ice Fruit] flooded into his mind.
The system-improved [Ice-Ice Fruit] would not cause the eater to fear seawater or Seastone, which was a definite plus.
Han Shaoqing was tempted to take a bite just to taste it, after all, novelty always piqued one's curiosity.
But recalling the description of Devil Fruits in One Piece, he refrained. Besides, the [Ice-Ice Fruit] wouldn't offer him much of a boost, so eating it would be a waste.
Turning to Esdeath, Han Shaoqing held out the [Ice-Ice Fruit] and said, "Esdeath, take a bite."
Esdeath's face instantly flushed. "Master, I never thought you'd have this kind of interest. Our compatibility really is off the charts!"
"What are you thinking? I didn't mean it like that."
Han Shaoqing felt a surge of annoyance. "I'm telling you to bite this Devil Fruit."
"That's exactly what I'm talking about," Esdeath replied with a knowing, seductive smile. She opened her mouth and took a big bite of the [Ice-Ice Fruit].
"It tastes awful!"
As she spoke, Esdeath felt a strange energy surge through her body, instantly flooding her limbs and bones.
As for the rest of the [Ice-Ice Fruit], it had already lost its power.
[Devil Fruits] cannot be shared. Only the first person to eat one can obtain its power. The remaining portion simply becomes a tasteless, ordinary fruit.
And it tastes terrible.
Han Shaoqing casually tossed the rest away and looked at Esdeath. He noticed her aura had surged in a short time, and the frost radiating from her body had grown even more intense.
Esdeath was already a master of ice. Now, after consuming the [Ice-Ice Fruit], she had gained an immense power boost, immediately reaching the awakening stage of a Logia-type fruit user.
Han Shaoqing immediately shared all the information he knew about the [Ice-Ice Fruit] and the [Zanpakuto] with Esdeath, allowing her to master the [Ice-Ice Fruit] and her [Asauchi] more quickly.
After a moment, Esdeath grew accustomed to her new power. With a single thought, she entered the Elementalization stage, merging seamlessly with the surrounding ice and snow. This demonstrated her extraordinary control.
Next, Han Shaoqing and Esdeath wandered through the Ice Snow Royal City with abandon, but unfortunately, they didn't trigger the Check-in System again.
This also made Han Shaoqing realize one thing: the Frost Giants were truly poor.
The vast Royal City didn't even have a single decent Divine Artifact.
It wasn't the Frost Giants' fault; they weren't skilled at forging weapons anyway, usually just condensing ice to use as arms. Their only Divine Artifact, the [Box of Frost], was now lying in Han Shaoqing's [Gate of Babylon].
After roaming around, their only real gain was a few ice-element spells.
Only after Han Shaoqing and Esdeath departed on the [Vimana] did the Frost Giants dare to emerge.
One particularly tall and burly Frost Giant defeated several competitors and snatched up the [Ice-Ice Fruit] Han Shaoqing had discarded.
He had seen Esdeath take a bite of the fruit earlier, and her aura had surged in power immediately afterward.
Seeing the other Frost Giants watching him greedily, he didn't hesitate to swallow the rest of the [Ice-Ice Fruit] in one gulp.
However, he felt no change in his own strength. Instead, he felt a wave of nausea and an urge to vomit.
"Bleh—"
"How is this possible? Were they just putting on a show?" the Frost Giant muttered, bewildered.
Another Frost Giant asked, "What does that fruit taste like?"
"None of your damn business."
He would never admit that the fruit he'd fought so hard to claim tasted like shit. It was too humiliating.
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