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Chapter 258 False God

More than half a year or even close to a year.

This was the first time his strength had been stuck at a bottleneck, with almost no significant changes.

But now that he has broken through, that bottleneck has disappeared, and his strength can continue to improve.

Perhaps the next time I encounter a bottleneck will be when I break through to godhood?

But Kyle felt that was still a long way off for him, and that he had a lot of room for improvement.

Moreover, besides this breakthrough in domineering power, if his Purple Heaven Divine Lightning can break through its current bottleneck, it should also greatly enhance his strength.

That's right, two months ago, his Purple Heaven Divine Thunder also reached a bottleneck.

Previously, as his strength and mastery of the fruit continued to improve, the power of his Purple Heaven Divine Lightning also grew stronger.

The power of the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder he is using now is many times stronger than when he first mastered this ability.

They are not even on the same level.

But now it's stuck too, its power has reached a limit, and there's been almost no change in the past two months.

In Kyle's perception, this bottleneck in the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning was no simpler than his previous mastery of divinity; in fact, it could be said to be even more difficult.

Similarly, Kyle was completely clueless and had no idea how to break through this bottleneck.

Does this also depend on luck?

Kyle pondered for a while, then shook his head.

Forget it, if I can't figure it out, I won't think about it anymore.

Breakthroughs won't happen through his thinking. If he has no clue what to do, his thinking is likely to be in the wrong direction, and all his efforts will be in vain.

and so--

Just let things take their course!

His current plan is to dedicate some time each day to practicing his Devil Fruit abilities. Even if there's no improvement, what if it does?

As the saying goes, "Read a book a hundred times and its meaning will become clear." Although the ability to grasp the fruit may be a little different from reading, who knows?

It's possible that quantitative changes can lead to qualitative changes.

He spends time practicing every day, and who knows, one day an idea might suddenly come to him.

puff~

Suddenly, a voice came and drew Kyle's attention.

A black streak suddenly shot out of the sea and arrived at a height of several dozen meters in front of Kyle.

The black halo gradually dissipated, revealing the figure of David D. Jones within.

David D. Jones had a large hole in his chest, but surprisingly, there was no blood flowing out of the hole, and there was no flesh or blood around it.

All that remains are layers of withered skin and bone tissue.

Even more unexpectedly, the bone tissue in the cave began to grow continuously, with black bones growing back from the broken bones, and the withered skin also 'growing'.

In a short while, the large hole disappeared, and David D. Jones' chest returned to its original state.

Kyle's expression remained unchanged upon seeing this, clearly indicating that this wasn't the first time he had witnessed such a situation.

Kyle looked at David D. Jones, grinned, revealing a large set of white teeth, and said with a smile:

"Do you remember what you said before?"

"You said... without a bit of luck, even with exceptional talent, it's very difficult to break through to the demigod level!"

"I think what you said makes a lot of sense, and I wholeheartedly agree!"

"but……"

Kelton paused for a moment, then spoke again:

"I think I'm pretty lucky~"

As he spoke, Kyle raised his hand again, his divine and domineering aura filling his hand once more, wrapping around his fist and emitting a faint golden light.

"This divine and domineering aura doesn't seem so difficult to grasp after all~"

David D. Jones across from him had a slightly somber expression and didn't say anything, but if you looked closely, you could see a deep sense of horror hidden in the depths of his pupils.

What he said at the beginning was indeed correct; even with great talent, divine dominance is not so easy to master.

This was not a conclusion he reached himself, but a conclusion that countless geniuses of his time had reached after being tested by time.

But actually, he was missing a sentence at the time: if someone has exceptional talent and can display power close to that of a demigod at the pinnacle of the King level, then such a genius will almost certainly break through to the demigod level.

The demigod-level barrier has indeed stopped countless people, but for geniuses of this caliber, breaking through it is only a matter of time.

As for why it's said that there's a 100% chance of breaking through to demigod status?

Because there is only one case where someone at the pinnacle of the King level possesses a level close to that of a demigod.

That was the former Joy Boy, the only one who could possess near-demigod-level combat power at the peak of the King level.

Joy Boy ultimately made great strides, not only breaking through to demigod level but also eventually reaching god level.

From this perspective, if there's only one case, then the success rate is naturally 100%, right? You could even say that breaking through to the god level is also 100%, because there's only one case of Joy Boy.

Therefore, when David D. Jones first encountered Kyle and felt his immense strength, he did not believe that a demigod-level barrier could stop Kyle.

Why didn't he say that back then?

That's because he also has a sense of shame. As a genius who was second only to Joy Boy eight hundred years ago, he had to put in a lot of effort to break through to the demigod level.

He even thought at one point that he didn't have the ability to break through to the demigod level. It was only later that he had a bit of luck and finally succeeded in mastering divine dominance, thus breaking through to the demigod level.

Of course, we should exaggerate the difficulty of what he accomplished after going through countless hardships, right?

However, although he is said to be the second most talented person after Joy Boy, this does not mean that the gap between him and Joy Boy is small. On the contrary, the gap between the two is very large. It is only because no one is at the level between them that he is "second only" to Joy Boy.

It's like there are ten people taking an exam, the second-place student gets 50 points, but the first-place student gets 99 points, just one point away from a perfect score.

Although they were only one place apart in the rankings, the difference between the two cannot be reflected by that ranking alone.

As for why David D. Jones didn't think that Im, another god-level powerhouse, was more talented than himself?

Im? What is that?!

If He hadn't obtained that power, would He have had any chance of breaking through to godhood? He wouldn't even have been able to break through to demigodhood.

So you want him to admit that Im is more talented than him?

That's impossible!!

What right does a false god who achieves his status by stealing from others have to be respected?

However, the reality is cruel: those he looked down upon now sit at the top of the world, while he can only be imprisoned at the bottom of the sea like a lonely soul.

It's somewhat ironic, really!

Thinking of this, a hint of melancholy appeared in David D. Jones' eyes, and a bitter smile appeared on his lips, but the next second, Kyle's voice came over.

"Are you laughing at my mother?"

???

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