Chapter 281: Sweeping Away the Fish-Men

However, don't be fooled by the fact that most of the Fish-Men have fallen; it is certainly impossible to poison all the Fish-Men relying solely on this poison.

For one thing, because time is so tight, the quantity of poison is not exactly abundant, and it is likely difficult to poison those Fish-Men who drank less alcohol; for another, the constitution of Fish-Men cannot be generalized.

Even in the real world, there are guys with vitality like cockroaches who can consume multiple types of poison in succession and still not die, let alone in the One Piece World.

It is only because there are no true powerhouses among the Fish-Men; otherwise, some monster-level powerhouses would likely just get a stomachache even if they ate poison like a meal, and they would absolutely not be poisoned to death.

Moreover, it is impossible to wipe out all the Fish-Men with poison—there will always be Fish-Men who don't like to drink, and there will always be Fish-Men who don't like crowds and don't attend banquets; even outside the Dragon Palace, across the entire ocean, there is no telling how many Fish-Men are drifting about.

Because Merfolk are the primary target of slave traders, they are hard to see on the open ocean once they leave Fish-Man Island, but Fish-Men are not as precious as Merfolk; the number of Fish-Men who go out to sea to become Pirates or join various trades is truly countless.

"Damn it, Princess Shirahoshi, why are you doing such a vicious thing?!"

"Do you want to kill all the Fish-Men? Are you crazy? Without the protection of the Fish-Men, Fish-Man Island will just be fat meat for the slave traders!"

"Princess Shirahoshi, if you hand over the antidote now, there is still room for redemption; otherwise, you will be the sinner who destroyed Fish-Man Island!"

Some Fish-Men who luckily were not poisoned and those with strong constitutions who had only been lightly poisoned shouted loudly, yet Shirahoshi only sneered at this, clenched her fist, and threw a punch fiercely toward the direction where the shouting was loudest!

With a terrifying physique combined with the release of potent Haki, this punch blasted out a beam-like effect; the Fish-Men who were still shouting were instantly vaporized into ash, and the expanding explosion directly blew hundreds of Fish-Men into the sky.

Sitting beside Princess Shirahoshi, Uchiha Feiyu watched the chaos below with a smile; the intangible and formless Magic Qi had long since permeated the entire venue. Relying on this Magic Qi that had seeped into the Fish-Men's bodies, even the Fish-Men who appeared to be killed by Shirahoshi were ultimately counted toward Uchiha Feiyu's tally.

Uchiha Feiyu looked calm, but the Fish-Men below were frightened by this move from Princess Shirahoshi.

They simply could not understand how a Mermaid Princess who only knew how to cry and was just a large vase a month ago could turn into such a powerful and cruel monarch a month later.

Because it was known early on that a war might break out, the Merfolk and Fish-Men were seated at separate banquets this time, which also gave Princess Shirahoshi a great convenience; she didn't need to worry about accidentally harming the Merfolk.

"A sinner who destroyed Fish-Man Island? I am truly sorry, but the current Fish-Man Island no longer needs you Fish-Men! We already have enough strength to ensure the safety of the entire Merfolk race. As for you Fish-Men, go down and repent properly to my Imperial Father!!"

"Now let you bunch of Fish-Men see the true power of the Merfolk race!"

As soon as the words fell, a group of beautiful mermaids walked out from behind Princess Shirahoshi, only this group of beautiful mermaids were all agile and nimble, their bodies wrapped in Armament Haki, which left the Fish-Men and Merfolk below stunned.

A member of the Merfolk race who had been worried looked at the hundreds of beautiful mermaids possessing Armament Haki and was completely dumbfounded:

"Since when did so many powerhouses emerge within the Merfolk race?"

Another elderly Merfolk stroked his beard:

"I thought Princess Shirahoshi, no, Her Majesty Shirahoshi, had lost her mind! I didn't expect her to have such a trump card. With so many Merfolk powerhouses, our Merfolk race indeed does not need to rely on the Fish-Men!"

"This doesn't seem quite right! Aren't Merfolk and Fish-Men one family?"

Some Merfolk also showed dissatisfaction on their faces; for so many years, while there have been overall conflicts between Merfolk and Fish-Men, the number of Merfolk and Fish-Men who are close to each other as individuals is also countless.

This is just like the racial issues in America; looking at it as a whole, the white side and the black side are indeed opposed, but if you look at it as individuals, the number of friends, relatives, and spouses of different skin colors is definitely not small.

If Shirahoshi were just suppressing the status of the Fish-Men, the Merfolk might be happy to see it happen, but killing all the Fish-Men is something many Merfolk simply cannot accept.

However, Shirahoshi did not care about the thoughts of ordinary Merfolk at all. In the One Piece World, as long as one masters sufficiently powerful strength, the opinions of the masses below can be completely ignored. Shirahoshi is undoubtedly the one who has mastered that power now.

As Shirahoshi waved her hand, those mermaids immediately slaughtered their way into the crowd of Fish-Men. The vast majority of these Fish-Men were in a state of being heavily poisoned, not to mention that even without being poisoned, they could not resist hundreds of powerful mermaids. In a short time, the entire plaza was flowing with blood.

The flowing blood slowly disappeared without a trace. Uchiha Feiyu felt his Dharma Power increasing, and the smile on his face never ceased. The Fish-Men attending the banquet this time were even more numerous than the rebelling Fish-Men; the Qi and Blood of at least a million Fish-Men were enough to allow Uchiha Feiyu's Blood Scripture to step into the Great Completion realm.

The one-sided slaughter lasted for about several hours. During this time, whether the Fish-Men resisted or tried to flee, they were all eventually killed by the mermaids. The group of Merfolk watching the slaughter by Shirahoshi's mermaids gradually progressed from having expressions of unbearable pity and anger to turning pale and trembling.

Princess Shirahoshi sat at the head, watching the massacre with great interest all the while. If certain Fish-Men resisted too fiercely, she would even take action herself, remotely blasting those Fish-Men to pieces.

While committing such cruel acts, the smile on this Mermaid Princess's face never ceased, and it even carried a hint of pleasure.

"Finally, I've cleared out some of this trash. Hmm... the current Fish-Man Island probably has about 2 million pieces of trash left!"

The Fish-Men on the ground had by now become Dried Corpses, while the Merfolk had turned into quails one by one, looking tremblingly at Princess Shirahoshi sitting on the high platform. Shirahoshi glanced down and said indifferently:

"Announce my order! From this day forward, the entire Fish-Man Island will be renamed Mermaid Island, and no Fish-Man is allowed to appear on this island ever again!"

"I don't want to commit any more slaughter. All remaining Fish-Men are to be expelled! Give them three days! If there are still Fish-Men remaining on this island after three days, don't blame me for being impolite."

As she spoke, a sweet smile appeared on Princess Shirahoshi's face again, but the Merfolk who saw her smile now all lowered their heads, trembling all over.

As for what choice the Fish-Men would make once this order was announced, that was hard to say, but whether they resisted or fled Fish-Man Island, it was basically a dead end.

Uchiha Feiyu, meanwhile, was slowly releasing more Magic Qi into Fish-Man Island; three days was enough for him to infect all the Fish-Men on Fish-Man Island. By then, no matter how those Fish-Men died, he would be able to complete the harvest.

With the progress of Uchiha Feiyu's strength, the help provided by the Book of Demonic Inheritance was becoming smaller and smaller—it wasn't that there were no more powerful arts in the Book of Demonic Inheritance, but that stronger arts required not just the quantity of Black Qi offerings, but more importantly, the quality.

The lives in the One Piece World have abundant Qi and Blood, but their life levels basically belong to mortals. Using them to practice is quite effective, but for the purpose of sacrifice, they are actually of little use.

Anyway, Uchiha Feiyu had already stored millions of Black Qi on hand, almost enough to exchange for mortal-level arts and techniques at will, so gaining more Black Qi was not very meaningful.

In fact, whether it was Qi and Blood or Soul, Uchiha Feiyu had already collected enough, even enough to forcefully push his Demonic Arts to the Great Completion level.

However, more Qi and Blood and Soul could be transformed into stronger foundations, which could not only forcefully pile up his own Dharma Power but also allow him to advance by leaps and bounds after obtaining subsequent arts, which is why Uchiha Feiyu had been accumulating them.

This bloody slaughter banquet ended just like that, but for the remaining three days, the entire Fish-Man Island was in chaos.

After two massacres, the number of Fish-Men on Fish-Man Island was drastically reduced, but the temperament of Fish-Men is much more irritable than that of Merfolk. After the news spread, the reaction of the vast majority of Fish-Men was to resist directly.

Then these Fish-Men were met with cruel suppression, and most of them met a miserable end. Only a small portion escaped the slaughter; some fled Fish-Man Island and were buried in the mouths of the Sea Kings in the outside world, while others hid in some uninhabited areas of Fish-Man Island, struggling to survive.

Time passed in the blink of an eye for another month.

In the Dragon Palace, Shirahoshi lay obliquely on the huge throne, watching the bloody struggle taking place below.

Several Fish-Men with faces full of fear were facing a huge, ten-meter-tall snake-like sea beast, dodging left and right to avoid the sea beast's pursuit.

Suddenly, a Fish-Man slipped and fell to the ground. The huge sea snake with three heads opened its mouth without hesitation and bit down.

"Ahhhhh! Get away from me! Damn sea snake!!"

Seeing his companion fall and be about to become the giant snake's meal, a tall Fish-Man roared and rushed up, smashing a fist toward the giant snake.

With a boom, one of the giant snake's heads was smashed to the side. A smile appeared on the tall Fish-Man's face, yet at this moment, the Fish-Man who had fallen to the ground screamed:

"Big brother, hurry and dodge!"

The remaining two heads of the three-headed giant snake bit onto the tall Fish-Man from left and right, and then tore him apart. Accompanied by a shrill scream, the poor Fish-Man was immediately torn in two.

Seeing such a cruel scene, Shirahoshi, who was half-lying on the throne, instead revealed a sweet smile:

"What a pitiful Fish-Man! He died so miserably, I can't bear it... so it's better to just send these Fish-Men to Hell quickly!"

Following Shirahoshi's voice, the huge three-headed sea snake seemed to have gone mad, directly launching a frantic biting spree. The remaining few Fish-Men soon became food for the three-headed sea snake.

"How boring..."

Lazily stretching, Shirahoshi looked at the Fish-Man, who was now reduced to nothing but a few bloodstains and remains; after the excitement faded, a look of boredom appeared on her face.

"I should go find Lord Feiyu! I wonder what Lord is doing right now? Is he still creating the Mermaid Legion?"

Her massive pink mermaid tail transformed into smooth legs, and after finding a dress to put on, Shirahoshi walked into the palace.

Inside the Dragon Palace, there was a hot spring pool that occupied a considerable area; at this moment, the pool was wreathed in mist, and the sounds of laughter and splashing water could be heard from time to time.

Following the sound, Shirahoshi caught sight of Uchiha Feiyu leaning against the edge of the pool, with many beautiful Merfolk frolicking by his side; hearing footsteps, Uchiha Feiyu looked up and saw Shirahoshi approaching.

"Shirahoshi has come too! What's wrong? Tired of playing in your Fish-Man Colosseum?"

Leaning back gently, Uchiha Feiyu said with a laugh, and the giant mermaid behind him trembled slightly, yet she hugged Uchiha Feiyu even tighter.

She was a great blue shark Merfolk with a cold and glamorous face, short black hair covering her right eye, cold blue eyes, snow-white skin, and a quite ample bust; at this moment, Uchiha Feiyu, maintaining his normal form, sat in her embrace, his head resting right against her chest.

"The Fish-Man Colosseum isn't all that interesting... Serving Lord is what makes me happiest."

Shirahoshi said with a smile, lying flat on the edge of the hot spring pool, and took a look at the Merfolk behind Uchiha Feiyu:

"Is Lady Shari Lord Feiyu's new mermaid bed now?"

"Yes, Princess Shirahoshi... Your Majesty, being able to become Lord's bed is my greatest honor."

Lady Shari's originally cold eyes were filled with sweetness and infatuation; she spoke in a soft, delicate voice, as if fearing to startle the Uchiha Feiyu held in her arms, while simultaneously pressing her chest slightly to give Uchiha Feiyu a massage.

Shirahoshi pouted, revealing a very obvious expression of unhappiness; Uchiha Feiyu saw through her thoughts at a glance and deliberately asked:

"What's wrong? My lovely Princess Shirahoshi?"

"Lord Feiyu... clearly I am supposed to be your favorite mermaid bed!"

"Hehe, each has its own merits! But Shirahoshi, you are indeed the most precious and comfortable one among all the mermaid beds."

Hearing this, Shirahoshi immediately revealed a joyful expression, slowly extending her feet to step into the hot spring pool.

Although Princess Shirahoshi was quite large, this hot spring pool had a diameter of several hundred meters, so as long as she walked into the deeper part, she could also soak in the hot spring comfortably.

(End of this chapter)