Devil Fruit!
Bai Ye's blood boiled instantly.
The Gasu Gasu no Mi was definitely one of Bai Ye's trump cards at the moment.
How did it come about?
After drawing it from the gacha machine, it became a permanent ability due to a bug. The Gasu Gasu no Mi was only red quality.
The Goro Goro no Mi was directly gold quality!
As long as he ate the Goro Goro no Mi, because it would disappear, the gacha machine wouldn't be able to take it back, and it would become a permanent ability, the principle being the same as the Gasu Gasu no Mi!
Gold quality ability...
This was a gold quality ability!
It was clear that the Goro Goro no Mi was much stronger than the Gasu Gasu no Mi.
However...
The prestige of gold quality was an issue, or rather, the Goro Goro no Mi had its drawbacks.
Its weaknesses were obvious: like the Gasu Gasu no Mi, it was afraid of seawater and something called Seastone.
Secondly...
Proficiency!
This was something the Gasu Gasu no Mi didn't have, but the Goro Goro no Mi did. It could be seen as the prestige of gold quality, or as a drawback.
But looking at it another way, it represented the terrifying nature of the Goro Goro no Mi.
Without proficiency, relying solely on one teleportation and one lightning strike, the Goro Goro no Mi could reach gold quality, directly crushing the Gasu Gasu no Mi!
So, what if the proficiency was maxed out?
Thinking of this, Bai Ye felt that the Goro Goro no Mi might be more than just gold quality.
Because Bai Ye had actually seen gold quality Devil Fruits before.
In his previous life, Bai Ye had obtained a Devil Fruit called the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi, which was also a gold quality Devil Fruit.
After eating it, there was no such thing as proficiency; he directly mastered the ability, and its effect was the moves that could be used with the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi.
Therefore, based on Bai Ye's experience, it could be inferred!
The Goro Goro no Mi was likely...
A super quality Devil Fruit!
Similar to mechs that required collecting parts to build, or supreme martial arts, daos, and sword techniques formed by combining several incomplete scrolls.
However, for the Goro Goro no Mi to reach super quality, it required continuous use to increase proficiency.
Before the proficiency was raised, the Goro Goro no Mi was currently just an ordinary gold quality, like the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi Bai Ye had seen in his previous life.
However...
The future was promising!
Thinking of this, Bai Ye became even more excited. If Kamado Tanjiro were a woman, Bai Ye would have pounced on him for a kiss without hesitation.
A lucky star!
This was definitely his great lucky star!
So, what was there to hesitate about?
Bai Ye picked up the Goro Goro no Mi and stuffed it into his mouth, taking a big bite, and then...
Bai Ye felt like crying, with a constipated expression.
It was so unpalatable!
The Gasu Gasu no Mi wasn't tasty either; its taste was like drinking poisoned liquid, with a strange flavor, but it was bearable.
As for the Goro Goro no Mi, the moment it entered his mouth, Bai Ye couldn't describe the taste. It was only worse than unpalatable, so unpalatable that it was indescribable.
At the same time, his mouth felt numb, like eating dozens of Pop Rocks at once.
Was this a characteristic of Devil Fruits?
The better the Devil Fruit, the more unpalatable it was?
Thinking of this, Bai Ye almost wished the Goro Goro no Mi was even more unpalatable.
Bai Ye thought as he endured the urge to vomit, forcing himself to swallow the entire Goro Goro no Mi. The juice was too disgusting; Bai Ye chewed it a couple of times and swallowed it directly.
At that moment, Bai Ye felt a warm current rise in his stomach.
Then...
Bai Ye looked at his arm.
His arm began to materialize, entwined with arcs of electricity. The more his arm materialized, the more intense the current became, and the denser the arcs of electricity that spread out.
Bai Ye frowned, then said to Kamado Tanjiro, "Cut me."
"Huh?"
Kamado Tanjiro let out a doubtful, surprised sound.
Bai Ye said, "It's okay, just do it. I'll be fine."
Kamado Tanjiro hesitated and said, "Then I'll do it?"
Bai Ye nodded.
Kamado Tanjiro drew his Nichirin Blade, gave Bai Ye an apologetic look, and then swung his sword at Bai Ye's arm, not his body!
The next instant, the Nichirin Blade passed directly through Bai Ye's arm.
Everyone was stunned.
Bai Ye raised his arm and looked at the spot where Kamado Tanjiro had cut him. His forearm was completely severed, but it didn't look like it was cut off.
To be precise, the place where it was cut had become electricity. There was a wound, but no blood, and flickering currents connected to Bai Ye's arm.
Then...
Soon, Bai Ye's arm returned to normal, as if it had not been attacked.
"Is this what elementalization means?"
Bai Ye's eyes lit up.
He suddenly understood the meaning of "Logia" and "elementalization."
At the same time, Bai Ye also understood why the Goro Goro no Mi was gold quality, and even why it could increase proficiency and become a super quality ability.
This ability could turn his body into electricity!
Putting everything else aside, based on this ability alone, the Goro Goro no Mi could reach the level of gold quality!
Physical attacks were completely invalidated, and some non-physical attacks could also be partially resisted!
Too powerful!
The Gasu Gasu no Mi and the Goro Goro no Mi were in completely different leagues.
Of course, they were not in the same league to begin with.
Even without considering the potential for the Goro Goro no Mi to continue improving, one was red quality and the other was gold quality.
Bai Ye instantly felt the urge to cry.
Metaphysics...
Could still save the unlucky!
Kamado Tanjiro looked at Bai Ye's expression, which fluctuated between wanting to cry and wanting to laugh, and couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Bai Ye, are you alright?"
He looked like a lunatic.
"I'm fine, I'm fine." Bai Ye grabbed Kamado Tanjiro's hand and said, "From now on, you are my sworn brother. Come to me with anything, through water or fire. If anyone dares to say a word against you, I'll cut down even the Nine Hashira of your Demon Slayer Corps."
Kamado Tanjiro was startled and quickly said, "Mr. Bai Ye, you shouldn't joke like that."
"Don't worry, don't worry, I won't cut them." Bai Ye patted Kamado Tanjiro's shoulder and said, "I was just saying. Let's go, let's keep moving!"
Bai Ye put away the gacha machine and walked to the front, humming a tune, feeling his legs no longer sore, his waist no longer aching, and his entire being refreshed.
From now on, when drawing from the gacha, he would definitely find some natives to help him draw.
Well...
Agatsuma Zenitsu, being such an unlucky person, should be excluded.
Kamado Tanjiro and the other two looked at each other, unable to understand what had suddenly happened to Bai Ye, how a normal person had gone mad.
But seeing Bai Ye walking away humming a tune, the three could only quickly follow him.
Continuing on their journey, Bai Ye had Steel Slime devour the Snow Drinker Saber and then used it to synthesize a combined weapon. He was lucky, succeeding twice. Including the Snow Drinker Saber, the weapons in the Gate of Babylon increased to twenty-two.
At the same time, when Bai Ye finished, the three finally arrived at the town in the neutral zone.
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