Sabretooth couldn't understand why these so-called Devil Fruit users were so powerful.
But Frank, at this mont, had a faint smile on his face.
"Looks like only fighting strong opponents can really push my growth.
Expanding my domain during combat…
That's a fundantal use of the Swamp Fruit.
Way more effective than just treating it as storage.
But since I haven't t anyone who could keep up in a real fight…
my developnt has been stuck."
It was clear—he had gained new insight from this battle.
Qin Xiao nodded slightly and added:
"Devouring territory—that's the most basic application of the Swamp Fruit.
If you can expand your swamp instantly—
say, to a square kiloter in a mont—
then anyone who can't fly will be swallowed the mont they enter your domain.
And once they're inside…
what happens to them is entirely up to you.
So what you really need to focus on—
is how to expand your swamp as fast as possible."
Frank fell into thought.
"Instant expansion…"
If he could truly achieve that—
very few people could pose a threat to him.
"Exactly," Qin Xiao continued.
"You need to abandon your usual combat mindset.
Fight while simultaneously expanding your ability.
That requires training—and talent.
It's multitasking at a high level.
Not everyone can do it.
But your body already ignores physical attacks.
That gives you room to think freely.
Focus on a single direction of developnt—
and your progress will accelerate."
Qin Xiao was serious about this.
Frank's growth would directly translate into his own power.
And that earlier thought—
about Oga-level potential—
still lingered in his mind.
Even if it was unlikely…
it didn't stop him from imagining it.
In Qin Xiao's view, the Swamp Fruit had enormous potential.
Far greater than sothing like the Smoke Fruit.
Take the Ice-Ice Fruit—
it could freeze entire landscapes.
Then the Swamp Fruit should, in theory, be able to do the sa—
turn vast areas into a boundless mire.
If Frank could instantly convert his surroundings into swamp—
then Sabretooth wouldn't even get close.
Forget close combat—
he wouldn't even be able to escape.
Of course, that level of large-scale transformation was far beyond Frank right now.
Aokiji stood at the level of an Admiral thanks to both his fruit and combat skill.
If the Swamp Fruit were developed properly—
it might reach a similar tier, perhaps slightly weaker than Aokiji or Akainu.
After all—
ice could freeze the swamp.
magma could dry it out.
But against most others?
The Swamp Fruit would be overwhelmingly dominant.
Qin Xiao's calm "guidance" left Sabretooth and Toad stunned.
Frank was already this strong—
and yet this so-called devil's envoy still thought it wasn't enough?
Toad fell into deep thought.
He had watched the entire fight.
Though he didn't get along with Sabretooth—
this mission represented Magneto's authority.
And now—
that authority had been completely crushed.
Frank's strength had far exceeded expectations.
His power looked no different from that of a mutant.
A bold idea suddenly surfaced in Toad's mind.
What if… Frank is actually a mutant?
And this "devil's envoy"—
was lying to him?
No Eastern devil.
No mysterious origin.
Just another mutant ability—
one that could awaken or amplify latent X-genes.
That would explain everything.
This man—
was an auxiliary-type mutant.
But he had wrapped his ability in the story of a "devil's envoy."
A deception.
A sche.
A plan to gather mutants—
and build a power structure centered around himself.
The more Toad thought about it—
the more convinced he beca.
His eyes sharpened.
"Frank…"
"You've been deceived."
"You've been fooled by that Eastern man."
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