As Blake uttered those words, Aramaki, far away in the South Blue, couldn't help but shrink his pupils, unable to recover for a long time.
There were many legends about immortality in this world, but they were mostly elusive, or their authenticity could not be verified after many years.
Now, hearing this news from Blake, Aramaki's heart was greatly shaken.
After a long while, he slowly spoke, his voice trembling slightly:
"Your Highness...is...is this true?"
It was no wonder Aramaki had such doubts.
Even in the future, many people in the Great Sea, including the Worst Generation, knew that the World Government once offered a reward of five billion Berries for the Ope-Ope no Mi.
However, most people were unaware of why the World Government would offer such a high price, and only a handful of individuals like Doflamingo knew about the immortality surgery.
Moreover, the Ope-Ope no Mi had not yet appeared, and there weren't even slight rumors about it.
Blake chuckled softly:
"Do you think it's true?"
Aramaki immediately snapped back to reality, realizing that his question had overstepped, and he said in a panic:
"I apologize, Your Highness, I spoke out of turn."
Blake did not dwell on the question but continued to instruct:
"You just need to pass this message to the Blake market, and make sure it becomes known throughout the Great Sea in the shortest possible time."
"Yes, Your Highness! Your subordinate understands!"
Although Aramaki was very puzzled by Blake's actions and thought they were somewhat inappropriate.
But having just been reprimanded for asking too many questions, he dared not ask more now and decided to faithfully carry out the order.
After Blake hung up the phone, a cold smile played on his lips... The next morning, amidst the farewells of the Brujolia Kingdom, the sanctuary slowly sailed out of the harbor, continuing its journey towards Reverse Mountain.
Blake once again returned to his favorite lounge chair, leisurely basking in the sun.
In reality, his mind had long since entered the System Space.
Although this card system often lacked a sense of presence, it was always the foundation of Blake's strength.
Another year had passed quickly, and in this year, Blake had drawn several powerful character cards—
Boa Hancock (adult stage)
Sakazuki (adult stage)
Charlotte Linlin (elderly)
Kaido (elderly)
Looking at Hancock in the storage area above, Blake's expression was a bit strange.
The Hancock before him was naturally the one from the original story who had eaten the Mero Mero no Mi, and she had even reached the adult stage, which she had not yet achieved in the original work.
Her strength was clearly greater than that of the child Blake was raising, who would faint from exhaustion just by releasing Haoshoku.
Entering the card space, a strange environment met his eyes.
Although Blake had never been to this world, he had seen it when watching anime.
It was Amazon Lily.
Blake smiled slightly:
"This card space is quite user-friendly."
Just as Blake was surveying his surroundings, Hancock's figure had already appeared on the high platform opposite.
Looking at the cold-faced Hancock before him, as if Mandy had possessed her, Blake pouted:
"This fierce look is a first; it's true that the ones you raise yourself are the most worry-free."
The Hancock in front of him, however, did not hesitate at all and continuously launched attacks at Blake.
"Slave Arrow!"
"Perfume Femur!"
"Perfume Femur!"
Pink arrows rained down, seductive light wove into a net, and deadly kicks followed closely.
A Blake-gold light flashed across Blake's body, and the effects of the rule-based Devil Fruit were easily shattered by the incredibly powerful Armament Haki.
He raised his hand to block the long leg that kicked towards him:
"If my Hancock knew you were hitting me like this, she might rush in and fight you."
Blake grinned, and a pair of huge wings suddenly spread out from his back.
Buzz... An imperceptible vibration instantly spread out, and Hancock's figure paused, becoming somewhat shaky.
Around the two of them, a large amount of blood mist suddenly rose.
"Blood Boil!"
Snap!
Blake snapped his fingers, and Hancock, who had been maintaining her attacking posture, could no longer move an inch.
A moment later, cracks began to appear from her chest, and her entire being gradually transformed into a phantom of light and disappeared.
Blake's current strength had completely surpassed that of the Admirals and Emperors in the original work; even Hancock in her adult stage could not withstand three moves under his awakened Devil Fruit ability.
"It's a bit like Imu dealing with the Revolutionary Army."
In the System Space, Blake sighed, then reached out and clicked on Sakazuki's card, continuing the challenge.
"Dark Hound!"
As soon as he entered the card space, a huge magma fist appeared at his chest.
Blake looked down at his burnt clothes, a look of disbelief on his face:
"No, it's already started?"
He reached out and flicked his clothes, which had been burned by the magma; his chest was still as clean as new.
But Blake still felt that adult stage Sakazuki was too cunning, hitting him like that before he even landed.
If it weren't for his astonishing defense, even Imu would have been punched through.
Red mist instantly filled the entire area, and Blake's figure disappeared into the mist.
"Meteor Volcano!"
Sakazuki's battle awareness was astonishing; he immediately released countless giant magma fists, soaring into the sky like reverse-flying meteors, completely sealing off all dodging space.
Blake, however, was not in a hurry; he dodged the falling magma while using the blood mist as cover to approach Sakazuki.
As his wings vibrated, sound waves were continuously released.
The sound waves not only carried successive attacks but also suppressed Observation Haki.
Combined with the blood mist domain, Sakazuki's Observation Haki had been compressed to the extreme.
Suddenly, Blake's figure appeared before him.
Sakazuki's reaction was extremely fast, more like an animalistic intuition; it was hard to imagine this speed after his Observation Haki was suppressed.
"Great Eruption!"
The magma giant fist, carrying the power of a volcanic eruption, slammed down.
Blake's figure, however, did not dodge or evade; he was directly hit by the punch and instantly turned into a puddle of blood.
Just then, another Blake appeared out of thin air beside Sakazuki, reaching out to slash at his throat.
What had just been shattered was merely a clone condensed from blood.
This time, Blake-gold, deep purple, and dark red lights flickered at Blake's elongated fingertips due to his partial beast transformation.
Facing this sudden attack, Sakazuki, unable to retract his move, had no space left to dodge and was firmly struck on the neck by Blake.
As this blow landed, Sakazuki's figure also transformed into blue light particles and disappeared.
Blake returned to the System Space, humming a tune:
"How lonely, how lonely, it is to be invincible..."
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