In the ancient starry sky.
Before the silver-haired youth, a giant crimson flower was rooted in the void, shaking incessantly, reflecting his current unsettled mood.
"They are indeed all Devil Fruits."
Kong Tai lowered his hand, nodding in confirmation of Bian An’s words, and continued, "These Devil Fruits are Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits."
"Originally, I thought these Mythical Zoans were the same as ordinary Devil Fruits, but now it seems they are different."
"Indeed, they are different."
Bian An transformed into the appearance of a young boy and appeared before Kong Tai. He stared at the constantly flashing images before Kong Tai. "The figures in your images, some I've seen, some I haven't, but I can say with certainty that they are all gods."
"Especially Sun God Nika and the Great Buddha, they are among the most powerful gods in our starry sky."
"All gods?"
Kong Tai stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Since they are all gods, they cannot be condensed from the desires of life."
"Not desire?"
Considering that many places in this world still worshipped at temples, Kong Tai continued, "Since there is desire, there is faith. These Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits are the condensation of faith power."
"Mhm!" Bian An nodded. "It's possible. After all, even if some gods survived the God Wars, they would be in hiding, healing. With this faith power filling the world and no vessels, it's plausible that Devil Fruits resembling gods born from people's faith would form."
"As for the Sun God mentioned by the giant outside, it's likely that his ancestors obtained this Devil Fruit long ago and awakened the form of Sun God Nika, which is why they worship the sun!"
"Mhm!" Kong Tai nodded. "This makes sense, and it explains why the legendary Liberator of the world is Sun God Nika, not Sun God Joy Boy."
"After all, Nika and Joy Boy are not the same person."
As for why Nika had the title of Liberator, it was probably because a long time ago, a human ate the Nika Fruit, awakened the Nika form, and due to the influence of the Nika Fruit's awakening and their own personality, brought laughter to the world and a wave of freeing slaves. Hence, the title of Liberator!"
Of course, since Joy Boy ate the Nika Fruit and awakened it, he could not have been an evil being.
It seems that the war between humans and giants eight hundred years ago was not a conflict between two races, but a one-sided invasion, or a war forced upon them under the instigation of a person or an event.
"What could be instigating the war?"
"Imu…"
Kong Tai lowered his head, stroking his chin, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.
That person wanted to achieve some goal through the war between humans and the giant race.
What goal?
Thinking of that person's victory and their indifferent attitude towards the world, thinking of their desire for him to go to Mary Geoise, Kong Tai vaguely seemed to guess the answer.
"That person cannot leave Mary Geoise, they must be trapped there by something. They wanted to use the war for some ritual to achieve their escape."
"But it probably didn't succeed in the end."
"Imu, upon seeing my spatial abilities, wanted me to use my space powers to help them escape."
"But even if I went to Mary Geoise, why would I help them escape?"
He couldn't figure it out.
"Forget it," Kong Tai shook his head. "If I can't figure it out, I won't dwell on it. In the face of absolute strength, all schemes and conspiracies are exposed."
"I just need to wait until I'm an adult, truly step into the realm of gods, and transcend this world. Then, no matter how powerful Imu is, they won't be able to do anything to me in this world. After all, that person is just a prisoner."
Waving his hand, he dispersed the images before him. Kong Tai nodded at Bian An, and his figure disappeared into the mental world.
Outside.
Kong Tai looked at Fabby, a strange brilliance flashing in his eyes.
This guy’s bloodline flowed with Elbaf’s and he wielded Elbaf’s power, yet he worshipped Joy Boy.
It was probably because Elbaf had been gone for too long.
After all, Joy Boy was right before their eyes, the Sun God was before them, but few people remembered the legendary warrior Elbaf.
Of course, it's also possible that Fabby is intentionally acting this way to hide the true power inherited from the giant race.
Indeed, this possibility should be much greater.
After all, the power awakened in this guy's body was Elbaf's power, not Joy Boy's.
To him, Joy Boy was a respected ancestor, his forefather, but he could absolutely not be elevated to the level of worship.
Kong Tai gave Fabby a deep look and did not expose him.
"Alright," Kong Tai stood up, hung his wine gourd back on his waist, placed his left hand on his abdomen, and his right hand behind his back. He bowed to Fabby, "It's late, I won't disturb King Fabby any longer. Goodbye."
As his words fell, Kong Tai's figure vanished as if he had never been there.
In the end, Kong Tai did not tell Fabby that he was going to Mary Geoise.
To him, going to Mary Geoise was a human affair, unrelated to the giants.
If the giants were drawn in, and Imu died, it might lead to another war.
He didn't want such complications.
His intentions were simple: to go to Mary Geoise, resolve Imu, eliminate the "Celestial Dragons" who were the parasites of the human race, abolish the system of slavery that had existed for countless years in this world's history and which he found utterly disgusting, and ensure that this world would have no more slaves.
This was the decision he made off the coast of Alabasta, and it remained unchanged to this day.
Kong Tai left without leaving any trace of his presence, except for the lingering scent of alcohol in the air.
The moonlight streamed through the glass of the palace dome, illuminating the empty great hall and the throne on the high seat. It was like a cold spotlight shining on the extremely aged King Fabby sitting on the throne.
Gazing at the spot where Kong Tai had disappeared, Fabby remained motionless for a long time.
Even though Kong Tai had just been in front of him, Fabby could not sense any trace of his presence, nor could he sense how he had left.
"Teleportation, spatial movement, control of space."
Fabby sighed inwardly, "What envy-inspiring talent and abilities!"
He was no ordinary person and would not be as ignorant as most. He knew many truths about this world.
This kind of ability possessed by Kong Tai had never appeared in the history he knew. Through various clues, he had reached a startling conclusion.
That is, Kong Tai might not be a Devil Fruit user, but the first of a special race.