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Chapter 118: Segunda Etapa!

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"Damn you! You've angered me!" Charlotte Linlin roared, bursting from the shattered remnants of the ruined island. She thrust her right hand towards the sky. "Napoleon! Prometheus! Zeus!"

"Yes, Mama!"

In that instant, Big Mom unleashed the full potential of her Soru Soru no Mi. A cruel, savage grin twisted her lips as she glared at Ian.

The thundercloud Zeus and the sun Prometheus swelled dramatically. Zeus positioned itself beneath her feet, while Prometheus engulfed her head, transforming into a fiery mane. Her bicorne hat morphed into a hilt, becoming the colossal blade Napoleon, completing her demonic transformation.

Yet, Ian remained unmoved by her frightening aura. In the distance, Tashigi, Katakuri, and the others watched in stunned silence, a mixture of awe and concern for Ian swirling within them.

"Die, you little brat!"

In the next moment, a wave of terror washed over Tashigi, the Big Mom Pirates, and the Homies inhabiting the surrounding islands. A strange, viscous, ethereal substance began to rise from their bodies. "Wh-What is this?!"

Tashigi could see the substance leaving her own body. While she didn't understand what it was, a primal instinct screamed danger. Big Mom, her face a mask of icy fury, swept her hand across Totto Land, and the eerie substance detached from its hosts, converging towards her.

Her power intensified.

"Maama, no!"

Those familiar with Big Mom's abilities cried out in terror as they witnessed the strange substance flowing towards her. They knew what it represented: lifespan, the very essence of their souls.

Big Mom possessed the power to extract lifespan. Those who felt fear in her presence had their years stolen, the amount determined solely by her whim. Katakuri and the stronger members of her crew could resist her power through sheer willpower, but the Homies knew their fate was sealed.

Having gained sentience, they clung to life with a desperate fervor. While they knew they would eventually be reborn, their souls would be recycled, their identities erased. They would cease to exist as they were.

Tashigi instinctively tried to hold onto the strange substance, a chilling premonition gripping her heart. She felt that if this essence left her body, she would... die.

But no matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't stop it. Just as the substance was about to fully detach, Ian, who had been standing motionless, suddenly reached out and grasped it in his hand.

"It's useless. You can't stop it!"

"Mama's power can extract lifespan from anyone! No one can interfere!"

Katakuri and the others watched Ian's actions with cold indifference, convinced of his futility.

However, as Ian's hand closed around the ethereal substance, it didn't pass through. To their astonishment, he held it firmly in his grasp. A look of understanding dawned on Ian's face. "So that's how it works."

This lifespan essence seemed to be a component of the soul, a manifestation of the world's fundamental laws.

Big Mom's Soru Soru no Mi allowed her to manipulate these laws. Those who felt fear in her presence had their lifespan, a fragment of their soul, extracted. In the original story, in a fit of rage, Big Mom had even used this power to kill one of her own sons. Yet, the soul wasn't destroyed.