Chapter 33: New Era, Marine's Monster (Part 1)
A month ago, Chiba's Giant Elephant Core had finally completed its transformation.
Fueled by tens of thousands of top-tier Foundation Building Pills, Chiba had been cultivating diligently. And early this morning, as he activated the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Power and circulated it through the Giant Elephant Chapter, his body crossed a critical threshold. The latent power within him manifested into a form he had been striving for—the baby elephant, a symbol of his newfound potential.
This transformation brought immense changes. Chiba's physical and innate energy had surged to new heights, reaching levels that the original Foundation Building Pills could no longer support.
A month earlier, anticipating his evolving needs, Chiba had dedicated a portion of his time to refining a new elixir.
After three days of intense experimentation, he achieved a breakthrough:
[You have enhanced the Foundation Building Pill and created the Ultimate Foundation Building Pill.]
[This Ultimate Foundation Building Pill provides purer energy and is ten times as potent as the standard pill…]
These improved pills came with a heavy price. Each one required an array of rare and costly ingredients, with each dose costing around 100 million Berries. Chiba could only afford this expenditure with the Marine's backing.
Alternatively, Chiba could sell the standard Foundation Building Pills to raise funds to collect these precious ingredients himself. But that would waste valuable time. The Marine's resources provided a far more efficient solution—he merely needed to ask, and warships would fetch the ingredients from around the globe.
Three days later, every rare material Chiba required had been gathered. Over the following week, he produced the first batch of ten Ultimate Foundation Building Pills, increasing his daily output from there.
Twenty days later, Chiba had ingested over 300 of these powerful pills, advancing to a level where all 840 million cells in his body's "giant elephant core" had successfully transformed into baby elephants. His physical energy had expanded exponentially.
Now, these baby elephants would continue to grow, and Chiba's daily consumption of Ultimate Foundation Building Pills was reaching tens of pills per day—costing a billion Berries just to maintain his pace. Even Sengoku found himself overwhelmed by the expense, eventually needing to sell some of the standard Foundation Building Pills to meet Chiba's enormous requirements.
While Chiba could rely on his cultivation exercises to absorb energy from the world around him, this natural method would slow his progress significantly. With the steady supply of powerful pills, his training reached new heights.
As Chiba's strength grew, so did his reputation, thanks to Sengoku's efforts. Chiba's contributions occupied the front pages of every major newspaper. Across the Marine ranks, millions of Marines recognized that their access to advanced training methods, energy-enhancing liquids, and Haki cultivation opportunities was a direct result of Chiba's relentless work.
Sengoku painted Chiba as a selfless genius, a scientist devoted to Marine's cause, asking nothing in return. So, when Chiba was nominated as an alternate Admiral, the Marine organization practically forced the title upon him out of gratitude.
Chiba's name spread far beyond Marine. Pirates, bounty hunters, Marines, revolutionaries, mercenaries, and every manner of underworld syndicate began to hear about the man reshaping Marine's power. Many doubted the tales of his genius and contributions, sparking a wave of infiltration attempts. People bribed, blackmailed, or impersonated to access the Qi training methods and Haki manuals that Marine had obtained from Chiba, hoping to reverse-engineer their formulas and reap the benefits for themselves.
Across the seas, the name Monkey D. Chiba had ignited a storm.
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On the Grand Line, the Whitebeard Pirates' flag flew high, flapping in the strong wind.
Marco, the Phoenix, walked into Whitebeard's quarters carrying a report. Whitebeard lay on the hospital bed, reading the latest newspaper with an IV line attached to his arm.
The front page headline read: "New Era, Marine's Monster: The Legendary Life of Monkey D. Chiba."
The article chronicled Chiba's groundbreaking research and accomplishments for the Marine in just a single year. The results were staggering, almost unbelievable.
Whitebeard chuckled. "Marco, what's the test result?" he asked, his gaze lingering on the young man's picture in the newspaper.
"Our tests confirm it. The Qi training method, the Haki cultivation, and the effects of that energy liquid—it's all accurate, just like the reports," Marco replied, worry darkening his expression. "If things continue like this, within two years, Marine's strength will be ten times what it is now! Why did Marine have to produce such a monster?"
"Hahaha! A Marine monster, you say? This Chiba lives up to that title," Whitebeard laughed heartily. "But there's no need to worry, son. If the Marines can cultivate these powers, then so can we."
With that, Whitebeard tugged the IV line from his arm.
"Father! What are you doing? Your injuries are severe—you need proper treatment!" Marco protested, his face etched with concern.
Whitebeard's expression softened, but his eyes gleamed with determination. "Marco, I've been hiding something from you. I've been practicing the Qi and Physical Exercises myself. My body already feels stronger—I don't need this IV to survive."
Marco's eyes widened. "Father…are you serious?"
"If I continue to train, especially with that energy-enhancing liquid, I believe my ailments can be cured. And if I manage to get one of those Ultimate Foundation Building Pills, I could grow even stronger," Whitebeard said, his voice brimming with confidence.
Marco could hardly believe what he was hearing. "Father, is it really true?"
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𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮. 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚!
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼:
• 𝘽𝙤𝙜𝙙𝙖𝙣 𝙋𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙪
• 𝙅𝙘𝟭𝟮𝟬𝟮
• 𝘼𝙝𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙟𝙖𝙝
• 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯 𝗠𝗼𝗲𝗲
𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸:
• 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝟴𝟱+ 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚.
• 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁-𝗢𝘂𝘁: 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩!
𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝘁, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀!
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