Chapter 241: Ace Appears

With the strong bloodline of the Monkey Family combined with the most powerful Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, Luffy's setup was maxed out from the very beginning.

Kaido and Charlotte Linlin are the type whose talents were off the charts from birth and were near their complete forms the moment they appeared, while Luffy belongs to the type with extremely high growth potential, experiencing massive leaps with every battle and possessing incredibly tenacious vitality.

"How should I deal with this guy? He's the number one person with connections on the sea, and I have a bit of a friendship with Garp, so just cutting him down doesn't feel quite right..."

"But I really do want to see the Nika Fruit; this is the strongest Devil Fruit, or at least one of the strongest."

Looking at Luffy lying on the ground, Uchiha Feiyu pondered while swinging his blade casually; a terrifying Flying Slash killed nearly ten thousand of the Rebel Army in an instant, causing the entire Rebel Army force to collapse and immediately begin to flee.

There was no shortage of warriors in the Rebel Army who did not fear death, but not fearing death did not mean they liked to sacrifice themselves in vain! The Uchiha Feiyu before them was clearly not an opponent who could be worn down by numbers, or rather, given their low quality, these people couldn't even manage to drain Uchiha Feiyu's power.

After slaughtering tens of thousands of people in succession and scattering these rebels, Uchiha Feiyu walked up to Luffy; at this moment, there was a huge wound on Luffy's chest, spanning the entire sternum and severing several ribs, to the point where one could vaguely see his beating heart.

The other hand was almost split in two from the fist, with even the internal bones neatly severed, and one could see the flowing bone marrow.

If this were an ordinary person in the One Piece World, even if they had tenacious vitality and could be saved, they would likely end up disabled, but if it were a cockroach like Luffy, this could only be considered an ordinary serious injury.

"The Nika Fruit, huh..."

With the Sandai Kitetsu in his hand aimed at the unconscious Luffy, just as the scales in Uchiha Feiyu's heart were wavering, a roar came from afar:

"Let go of Luffy! You bastard!"

A sign of danger came through his Observation Haki, causing Uchiha Feiyu's heart to skip a beat; the strength of the newcomer was clearly not ordinary, at least far more powerful than Krokfar.

Scorching flames condensed into a pillar, blasting toward Uchiha Feiyu's chest; the Sandai Kitetsu drew an arc, blocking the scorching flames, yet even with the defense of Armament Haki and his formidable Shura Physique, Uchiha Feiyu could still feel waves of burning pain.

Under the powerful impact of the fire pillar, Uchiha Feiyu was knocked back more than ten meters before he could steady his footing and look up at the opponent who had suddenly attacked.

The newcomer was a handsome young man wearing a cowboy hat with well-proportioned muscles on his bare upper body and a few freckles on his face; just by looking at the flames on his body, Uchiha Feiyu knew his identity:

"Fire Fist Ace, the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division? I didn't expect you to appear on this battlefield."

Fire Fist Ace, a famous tragic figure in the One Piece World; his exit also marked the transition of the original One Piece from a fairy-tale comedy manga to an adult shonen manga, and he holds an important position throughout the entire One Piece manga.

Although this guy's battle record is quite embarrassing—first being countered and captured by Blackbeard while hunting him, then being killed by a single punch from Akainu at the Summit War—he seems not very strong, but in reality, according to the official guidebook, this Fire Fist is a powerhouse on par with Marco.

In the battle with Blackbeard, the two sides were actually evenly matched in raw strength; it was just that he suffered from the disadvantage of the Dark-Dark Fruit, which led to him being captured after exhausting his stamina in a bitter fight.

As for Akainu, that was entirely due to the Magma-Magma Fruit's suppression of the Flame-Flame Fruit, and the fact that he had to block the hit to save Luffy, which is why he was killed in one move.

Theoretically, Ace's strength in his prime could tangle with Marine Admirals like Aokiji and Kizaru for dozens of rounds; he is basically in the first tier below the Four Emperors and Admirals, and not much different from the current Uchiha Feiyu.

"You guy, actually doing this to Luffy..."

"He brought it on himself, didn't he? If it were just a personal grudge, it wouldn't be a big deal; for the sake of his grandfather, I would show mercy and at most teach him a lesson, but joining the Rebel Army is different. I cannot afford to hold back in a war between nations."

Uchiha Feiyu said indifferently; in reality, things were not as he said. If it weren't for the greed for the Nika Fruit in his heart, Uchiha Feiyu certainly wouldn't have dealt such a heavy blow to Luffy.

"Ah... perhaps you're right, but I am a Pirate!"

Ace straightened the hat on his head, his mouth splitting open to reveal a smile full of fighting spirit:

"I don't want to care about all that; since you hurt my brother, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Heh... is this really okay? Luffy's injuries are not light right now; are you sure you want to continue fighting me while he is in this condition?"

Hearing this, Ace's body stiffened slightly; looking at Luffy, who was lying on the ground unconscious, although his brother had tenacious vitality, if there were any more shockwaves during the battle, he might really die.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth:

"You guy, just you wait! I'll let you off this time!"

Uchiha Feiyu put the Sandai Kitetsu back into its sheath, sneered, and lifted his head:

"I'm ready anytime! I just hope you don't die before you come to find trouble with me again!"

This guy Ace still has the mission of chasing Blackbeard, not to mention that with Luffy's personality, once his injuries heal, he probably wouldn't want his brother to interfere in his own grudges; for now, he can only leave a harsh threat.

As for later... that will be the Summit War! This Fire Fist won't even survive until then, let alone who knows how strong Uchiha Feiyu's strength will be by that time?

Watching Ace leave while carrying Luffy, Uchiha Feiyu frowned slightly:

"Just as I had the intent to kill, Fire Fist comes to save the day? That is truly a bit troublesome."

The One Piece World really does have things like luck and destiny; not to mention anything else, the Lucky Fruit alone explains everything, not to mention that the Nika Fruit can even choose its own host and send itself to the most suitable person.

And there are guys with natural great luck like Buggy the Clown and Usopp, all of which undoubtedly prove the existence of destiny; and the Luffy from just now clearly triggered the destiny of surviving a desperate situation, just happening to receive Ace's rescue.

"Forget it... anyway, even if I obtained the Nika Fruit now, I don't have a good target to instill it into; I can't exactly turn myself into a Nika Fruit user! My mindset doesn't fit at all."

Judging by the characteristics of the Nika Fruit, even if someone like him obtained the power of this Devil Fruit, he wouldn't be able to cultivate it to the level of Awakening, and the power of a Nika Fruit that hasn't reached the level of Awakening isn't even considered outstanding among Mythical Zoans.

Not to mention anything else, after Luffy obtained the Nika Fruit, besides the Rubber Ability, his vitality just became more tenacious; it didn't manifest any particularly strong power, and its bonuses to speed and other aspects can only be considered upper-middle level among all Devil Fruits.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Feiyu put away his gloomy thoughts and began to work hard at mowing down the grass, farming the heads of these Rebel Army soldiers.

The Alabasta Rebel Army thus came to an end; those nobles pulling the strings behind the scenes were all killed, and the main force of the radicals within the Rebel Army was also wiped out by Uchiha Feiyu, leaving only some guys without a leader.

After that, with the change in Alabasta's policies, the remaining Rebel Army, who had no will to fight anyway, soon reached terms with King Cobra—actually, there were no terms to discuss; King Cobra gave these remaining rebels a severance package and told them to go back to their hometowns to farm.

Anyway, because a large number of bureaucrats and nobles were finished, the means of production in their hands were naturally divided up, and they could easily be allocated some land; it wouldn't be easy for these repatriated rebels to make a fortune, but getting enough to eat was basically not a problem.

Uchiha Feiyu's strength also progressed again during this slaughter; judging by the progress bar, the knock-off version of Shura Transformation was almost 80% complete, and killing another few tens of thousands of people would likely allow it to fully take shape.

By then, his power, physique, and other aspects would advance by leaps and bounds, equivalent to natural monsters like Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, and combined with inheriting Coby's "200 times the effort," he would be very close to the top combat power in the entire One Piece World.

However, Uchiha Feiyu is clearly still lacking quite a bit right now; eighty percent and one hundred percent look like a twenty percent difference, but the actual performance might be more than twice as different; otherwise, the current Uchiha Feiyu wouldn't have backed down just upon seeing Ace.

Naruto World.

After Uchiha Feiyu's soul-clone successfully completed the possession, the main body's seclusion ended.

During the investigation, the main body needed to constantly maintain the soul-clone, but once the possession was finished, it was equivalent to taking root in another world, so naturally, the main body didn't need to continue the seclusion.

Not only that, the Dharma Power and Soul Power of the Blood Scripture that the clone obtained in the One Piece World eventually flowed back into the main body, allowing Uchiha Feiyu to level up just by sitting there; both the Heavenly Demon Secret and the Blood Scripture made rapid progress.

"I feel like if I absorb a few more souls, I can split off a new soul-clone... then I can go find a new world to harvest."

In Konoha, Uchiha Feiyu felt his power growing and a smile appeared on his face.

Although it couldn't compare to a single harvest, obtaining over 100,000 "population resources" in less than a year, and all of them being of the excellent kind, Uchiha Feiyu felt that he had really found a good world.

The One Piece World, whether in terms of population or the essence of human life, is much stronger than the Naruto World, and the chaotic situation far exceeds that of the Naruto World; at least Naruto has a certain order, while that hellhole of a One Piece World—the World Government truly doesn't treat people as human.

The top figures in Naruto, no matter what, are pursuing the interests of the Ninja Village or wanting World Peace, they are just a bit mentally unstable; the World Government of the One Piece World looks like it wants to nakedly destroy the world.

It is precisely because of this that if Uchiha Feiyu becomes stronger in the future, it will be much easier for him to harvest in that world; basically, out of every ten countries he finds, five are in the midst of war, and he could easily scrape together millions of people, all of whom would be the type that deserve to be killed.

"However, the strength of my clone is still a bit weak right now... perhaps I should provide more support?"

Thinking of this, Uchiha Feiyu sensed his Blood Scripture; with the cultivation of this Demonic Art, Uchiha Feiyu was also very close to transforming into a Blood God Child.

The Blood God Child is formless and intangible, and could completely enter the One Piece World directly; although that world has some rejection of external forces, as long as the Blood God Child is treated as a potent supplement and merged into the clone, there should be no problem.

Additionally, since his clone has obtained so much sacrificial Black Qi, perhaps he could try to obtain some cultivation techniques from the Book of Demonic Inheritance that conform to the laws of the One Piece World to strengthen that clone's power.

"Hmm... Lord Feiyu, you seem quite happy; has something good happened?"

The young girl with refreshing short hair looked up, her moist, large eyes gazing at Uchiha Feiyu as she asked timidly.

"A good thing has indeed happened, but it has nothing to do with you, Kurotsuchi. Be good and get back to work!"

Patting the girl's head, Uchiha Feiyu spoke, and upon hearing this, Kurotsuchi let out an "oh" and lowered her head again.

Nowadays, Uchiha Feiyu can hardly find any opponents in the Ninja World; only the Otsutsuki from beyond the heavens and the Sage of Six Paths in the Pure Land can be considered his hidden threats, but the Otsutsuki are currently far away in the universe, and the only one, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, is hiding in an alternate space and won't come out, leaving him with no way to deal with them.

As for the Sage of Six Paths... now that Uchiha Feiyu's cultivation techniques have progressed, he has gradually been able to perceive the location of the Pure Land. He believes that if his strength advances further, he can enter the Pure Land directly, and at that time, the souls the Sage of Six Paths has collected over these thousand years will all become his feast.

And while waiting for his cultivation techniques to progress, besides creating clone projections to other worlds, Uchiha Feiyu can only indulge in the wine-pool-and-meat-forest lifestyle of an ancient tyrant.

"By the way, Kurotsuchi, didn't you want to rebuild Iwagakure? I permit this, but you will have to wait a while longer."

Reaching out to stroke the head of the little pet below, Uchiha Feiyu leaned back in his chair and spoke, then felt the pet's excitement.

"Mmm... thank you, Lord Feiyu..."

"It's nothing. The Ninja World is too peaceful right now; although this means the Ninja Village will recover faster, the quality of the ninja will be affected."

"It is just right to let you Rock Ninja act as that catfish, stirring up the situation in the Ninja World, while also seeing if you can fish out more ambitious people!"

(End of this chapter)