Chapter 509: Duke Phoenix
Immortal Volcano Group.
Tamago, battling Whitebeard here, had entered his strongest state, the Phoenix Duke form.
Originally, his Egg Fruit ability had three forms: Egg Baron, Chick Viscount, and Cock Count.
If the Cock Count was defeated, uninterrupted by enemies, he would revert to Egg Baron, continuing the cycle.
Now, he had two new forms: Turkey Marquis and Phoenix Duke.
Typically, the fire-related Mythical beast powers were contained within his body.
During combat, he switched to the Phoenix Duke form to unleash greater fighting strength.
In other words, by adopting a usually weaker form, he could achieve superior combat power in battle.
Currently, Tamago was in his final form, Phoenix Duke.
Of course, though called Phoenix Duke, he did not resemble a phoenix much, but the name sounded grand.
This form had been mocked by Aigolu as the Super Turkey Duke.
His body erupted with flames, and fiery red arrogance burst continuously from Tamago's form.
It appeared vibrant and striking.
At that moment, Tamago relentlessly kicked at Whitebeard with both feet.
The constant bursts of explosive flames granted him incredible speed.
Each kick unleashed a massive pillar of explosive flames.
Faced with Tamago's onslaught, Whitebeard was momentarily on the defensive.
He used his weapon's haki on Murakumogiri to block the high-frequency attacks.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Each of Tamago's strikes hit Whitebeard's Murakumogiri firmly, producing a loud noise.
The pillars of explosive flames were sliced apart by Murakumogiri, turning into streams of fire flowing to either side of Whitebeard.
The surrounding cracked earth was filled with scorched, fractured scars.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The loud clashes continued until Tamago's kicks exhausted his accumulated strength.
As Tamago prepared to retreat and recharge using the force of his kick, Whitebeard's eyes gleamed.
Hiss! Hiss!
Thunder roared around the blade in his hand.
The muscles in his arms tensed dramatically.
He swung the supreme sharp blade Murakumogiri fiercely, unleashing his ability again.
Boom!
Physical Strength, Conqueror's Haki, and his fruit abilities combined once more.
An earth-shattering strike hit the retreating Tamago.
Tamago suffered a significant setback. Facing such a counterattack, he could only muster the strength to kick back.
A white mask of light flashed by.
Crack! Crack!
Bang!
The atmosphere shattered like glass.
The shockwave, laced with fire and thunder, tore through the surroundings, as if the world had inverted and hung suspended.
Nearby volcanoes erupted again, and the earth trembled, resembling the apocalypse.
"So numb!" Tamago exclaimed.
He felt his foot, which had met Whitebeard's attack, go numb.
Standing on the ground, he staggered and nearly fell.
At that moment, Whitebeard launched his offensive.
For a while, Tamago, in his Phoenix Duke form, was beaten so badly he fled, clutching his head.
Aigolu, watching from nearby, yawned and rubbed his eyes.
"It is so slow! Can you all move faster?"
His words made Marco, who was wary of him, roll his eyes. Did he think this was a tug-of-war, to go as fast as desired?
Still, that man could fight Pops to such an extent.
It was impressive! By the way, Marco had also participated in Yamata God Orochimaru experiment.
Why had his own strength not reached that level?
Marco felt a twinge of envy.
He had never heard of that man before, yet now he could hold his own against his Pops.
How had these people's strength improved so quickly? He was truly envious.
"Alright, stop fighting. I am feeling sleepy." Aigolu said.
"Brother Tama, you have made all your forms so flashy and colorful. So many forms, yet your final combat strength is just like this." Chicken Phoenix Said.
"It is all show and no substance, it's not as good as mine."
Hearing Chicken Phoenix's sudden call to stop, Whitebeard paused and ceased his attack.
Tamago, who had been retreating under Whitebeard's assault, regained his balance.
He overheard Chicken Phoenix's complaints.
His bird-like face, shrouded in explosive flames, darkened.
Was his increase in combat power not evident enough?
From being cut down by Whitebeard to now suppressing him in an explosive state.
As for the earlier embarrassment, it was merely him gathering strength. How could that moment be considered embarrassing?
"Then what should we do now? Did you see it just now?" Tamago asked loudly.
"I suppressed Whitebeard for a while. This treasure is definitely mine." he declared, looking at Chicken Phoenix.
During his fight with Whitebeard, Tamago had used three immortal flames while switching forms.
Whitebeard had capitalized on his weakness during form transitions, forcing him to use them.
Beyond switching to Phoenix Duke and using explosive flames to deflect Whitebeard's attacks, all other form changes relied on immortal flames.
His investment in this battle was substantial.
"Next, let us decide the winner by rock-paper-scissors!" Chicken Phoenix suggested.
Hearing Chicken Phoenix's childish proposal, Tamago protested immediately.
"Chicken Phoenix, are you mistaken? Did you not say the treasure would be mine if it was a tie? You are not keeping your word!"
Tamago's protest went unheeded.
"Brother Tamago, I am not blind." Chicken Phoenix replied.
"You used several immortal flames, so it was not a fair duel."
Chicken Phoenix's words infuriated Tamago.
"You fool, we usually have such a good relationship. Can you not bend your principles? There is no absolute fairness in this world!"
"I have resources; can I not use them?"
"Sorry, I cannot. You know my personality. Did I not suggest rock-paper-scissors?" Chicken Phoenix replied.
"You will not necessarily lose."
Seeing the two chickens bickering, Whitebeard burst into laughter.
"Gurararara! Your relationship is so good." Whitebeard said.
Hearing Whitebeard's words, Chicken Phoenix and Tamago denied it in unison.
By now, they were both furious.
"Rock-paper-scissors! I will never lose." Tamago declared.
After a while, Tamago relented.
This stubborn chicken was unyielding. Unable to persuade it, he accepted his misfortune.
Rock-paper-scissors!
Despite betting his all, Tamago lost.
There was no way around it.
Whitebeard's observation haki was on a different level.
In combat, high speed and attack-defense could mitigate this advantage.
But in a direct game of rock-paper-scissors, Tamago was at a disadvantage.
"Alright, since you won, I will give you this." Chicken Phoenix said.
As it spoke, Chicken Phoenix began retching.
Wow!
Under the hesitant gazes of onlookers, it spat out a jade box from its mouth.
As Chicken Phoenix picked it up and handed it over, Whitebeard was speechless.
He could see a strange, turbid liquid on the box.
It was hard to imagine what this chicken ate regularly.
Why were there live bugs in its stomach? That was even more curious.
"You humans are troublesome. You cannot handle even this bit of dirt. There is nothing we can do about you." Chicken Phoenix complained.
It opened the box directly.
Brother Tamago, nearby, wanted to tell Chicken Phoenix that not only humans but other Mythical beasts could not tolerate it either.
However, considering it had few friends, he refrained from criticizing and focused on the opened box.
A fiery red fruit caught everyone's eyes.
"This is the treasure, the Phoenix Mythical Beast Fruit." Chicken Phoenix announced.
Looking at the fruit, Marco appeared confused.
Was this the Phoenix Fruit? Would he feel lonely after eating it?
( End of this chapter)