"Bomb Fruit?"
Kingpin's eyes changed slightly.
Could this fruit really cause explosions?
"That's right, the Bomb Fruit," Qin Xiao replied calmly. "As the name implies, once you eat this fruit, you'll gain the power of a living bomb. Every part of your body can explode. Even a normal punch from you will have the destructive force of a bomb. For someone like you — a close-combat expert — this is a massive boost."
Qin Xiao briefly explained the ability of the fruit.
"Every part of my body can turn into a bomb? How powerful are we talking?"
"As long as it's a part of your body, you can imbue it with explosive energy. The power depends entirely on how you develop and apply the fruit's ability. The more you train it, the greater your destructive potential."
"I see."
Kingpin nodded, then picked up the Devil Fruit on the table.
"You should know," Qin Xiao reminded with a smirk, "this thing tastes terrible."
"I've eaten worse," Kingpin said dismissively.
Crunch!
"Urgh—"
The moment he bit down, Kingpin's face twisted in disgust.
"This thing really is awful."
Though he said so, he didn't slow down at all and quickly finished eating the whole fruit.
Burp—
After swallowing the last bite, he exhaled heavily.
The instant the fruit entered his stomach, a powerful energy surged through his body.
Boom!
He raised his hand and slammed his palm onto the table in front of him.
BOOM!
The spot he struck exploded as if a grenade had gone off.
The entire table shattered into splinters.
"So this is the power of a Devil Fruit user…"
Kingpin looked at his hands, feeling the immense force coursing through him.
Meanwhile, Qin Xiao's eyes flickered slightly as a mechanical chime echoed in his mind.
Ding — Detected Bomb Fruit consumed by designated match. Host is now absorbing target's fruit ability.
Qin Xiao immediately focused his attention on the system interface.
[Devil Fruit Exchange System]
Self-consumption — Directly develop the fruit's ability (limited number).
External consumption — Absorb others' powers when they eat the fruit (unlimited number).
[Current Fruits and Hosts]
Swamp Fruit — Frank Castle (The Punisher)
Bomb Fruit — Wilson Fisk (Kingpin)
[Abilities Acquired]
Swamp Fruit + The Punisher's Weapon Mastery
Bomb Fruit
Fruit Power Amplification: 0%
This system could exchange for One Piece Devil Fruits!
It offered two distinct paths:
The first option — Eat the fruit himself, just like in One Piece. That way, he would directly gain the fruit's power. If he started with something like the Dark-Dark Fruit, he might even unlock dual-fruit abilities.
The advantage of this path was that Qin Xiao already knew how Devil Fruits worked — how to develop them, how to awaken them — meaning he could quickly push their power to the limit.
But the drawback? He'd be cursed by the sea. Losing his ability to swim and being weakened by seawater — an unacceptable vulnerability in the Marvel world.
The second option — Let others eat the fruits and absorb their powers through the system.
This allowed him to wield unlimited fruit powers.
Even better, he could permanently gain part of the eater's own abilities.
For instance, months ago, when the Punisher had eaten the Swamp Fruit, Qin Xiao not only obtained the Swamp Fruit's power but also mastered the Punisher's weapon expertise!
And as the Punisher continued to grow stronger and refined his fruit's power, Qin Xiao would automatically absorb that progress too.
Once the Punisher fully mastered the Swamp Fruit, Qin Xiao would possess the same strength — and more.
After all, the Punisher was no ordinary man — even Nick Fury had called him a "Level 10 Agent."
A fully trained Marine and elite marksman — a living weapon.
Still, this second path came with two major limitations.
First — not everyone could match with a Devil Fruit.
Unlike the One Piece world, people in the Marvel universe required a specific compatibility before the fruit would even work.
Second — Qin Xiao's fruit power would be equivalent to that of the eater.
For example, since Kingpin's punch only had the power to blow up a table, Qin Xiao's explosions were at that same level for now.
However, how he used those powers was not restricted.
He could, for instance, combine the Bomb Fruit with the Swamp Fruit —
even if the explosion's raw strength matched Kingpin's, Qin Xiao's creative control would easily let him crush the man.
After reviewing the system data, Qin Xiao turned his gaze back to Kingpin.
"You call them demons, but I prefer the term Fruit Users," Qin Xiao said lightly.
"Now, let me show you the true power of the Bomb Fruit."
As he finished speaking, his finger gently touched the edge of the table beside him.
BOOM!