Chapter 237: Hongfa Xiangkesi's Fate Products

A heart wreathed in blood like flames thumped, radiating a terrifying pressure.

【Dragon Heart】: Crafted from the heart of a fallen dragon of the Rune Continent, fashioned into an accessory.

"A dragon's heart?"

Hongfa Xiangkesi was astonished.

Known as the strongest creature among the Four Emperors, Kaido is an Azure Dragon Fruit user; even ordinary Armament Haki masters cannot break through his defense.

This accessory on the shelf was actually forged from a dragon's heart.

Such a craftsman's skill must already be extraordinarily refined, backed by tremendous power!

He really wanted to invite the artisan who forged this 【Dragon Heart】 aboard to become a companion.

"But could my will be pushing me to become a dragon?"

Hongfa Xiangkesi scratched his head, somewhat puzzled.

Whether it was Kaido's Zoan Fruit or the dragon power displayed by the Revolutionary Army Leader, he had seen them all, and they weren't really suited to his fighting style.

"Not every dragon-related product will push the player toward dragon evolution."

Fang Yi corrected Hongfa Xiangkesi's simplistic notion, saying: "Although, once the bloodline makes contact, or one is long exposed to the aura of a high-level lifeform like a dragon, a gradual 【Dragonization】 state really is unavoidable. But the artisan who forged the 【Dragon Heart】 was highly skilled and long ago removed that side effect."

After all, the process of gradual dragonization, without a resilient will to sustain one, could easily cause one to fall into becoming a mindless Magic Beast.

Unless the artisan is of an evil alignment, most righteous, lawful artisans with sufficient ability will strip the negative states from the equipment they forge.

"【Dragon Heart】 is an extremely rare piece of equipment that can grow."

Fang Yi raised his hand, and the flame-wrapped Dragon Heart landed on the counter. He said: "Once equipped, your vitality, armor, magic resistance, physical and energy attack power, including skill cooldown time, will all be increased."

"And as long as you keep hunting powerful monsters, it can absorb monster essence and grow stronger."

Upon hearing that the attribute could grow stronger by hunting monsters,

Hongfa Xiangkesi stared fixedly at the Dragon Heart and laughed: "Equipment that gets stronger through adventuring everywhere — it really suits an adventurer!"

Buy!

Other players, even when encountering a product they liked, still had to look through the remaining goods before deciding.

Hongfa Xiangkesi was different — having cast aside any hesitation about fate, he was absolutely the freest person on this sea.

Unfettered.

No need to hesitate — like it, then buy it. No Reward Points? Go earn them. Hunting Pollution Monsters is part of adventuring too.

The initial equip level of 【Dragon Heart】 is Lv. 1.

The more monsters Hongfa Xiangkesi hunts, the stronger it becomes, and the higher the attribute bonuses it can provide him.

But it caps at Lv. 19.

Beyond that, one needs to hunt some Pollution Lords and find the drop 【Tier 1 Equipment Upgrade Scroll】 to break the limit and continue improving.

"My whole body's heating up, I feel an endless stream of strength surging up!"

Hongfa Xiangkesi suddenly widened his eyes.

Although this kind of all-stat-enhancing equipment only boosts each attribute by a small amount, the overall enhancement to one's state is extremely exaggerated.

Hongfa Xiangkesi's stagnant strength bottleneck was instantly blasted open.

"Continue!"

Hongfa Xiangkesi rolled his shoulders and looked at the next products.

A glass vial containing a gently swaying pale-gold liquid.

【Mind's Eye Secret Elixir】: After consumption, has a chance to awaken the sixth sense 【Mind's Eye】 ability that discards the five senses, mastering the power of waves.

Tip: No purchase limit.

"Mind's Eye waves?"

Hongfa Xiangkesi carefully studied the description of the Mind's Eye ability.

He discovered that waves were like a fusion product of Haki — possessing the perception of Observation Haki, while also carrying the power of Armament and Conqueror's Haki, and even stronger.

"On the Arad Continent, there is a group of Swordsmen who, in pursuit of perceiving waves, gave up their eyes and five senses."

The Mind's Eye Secret Elixir landed on the counter. Fang Yi said: "These Swordsmen do not pursue the极致 of Sword Skill, but starting from sensing air currents, they gradually abandon the existence of the five senses, excavating and awakening the Mind's Eye buried deep within the body, mastering the power of wave engravings."

Hearing this,

Hongfa Xiangkesi felt a sense of familiarity, understanding why this fate product had appeared.

It fit his current state perfectly.

Although he possessed Sword Skill that could rival Hawk-Eye's, he was not a Sword Master who had钻研 Sword Skill to the极致 like Hawk-Eye.

Instead, he had pushed Haki to the极致, with Sword Skill serving to assist and wrap his Haki.

He was not a pure Sword Master — the sword, like Haki or Devil Fruit, was simply one means of pursuing power.

Mind's Eye and waves were likewise means of growing stronger!

A perfect game ability that could enhance his Haki-infused Sword Skill.

Buy!

Fang Yi smiled and handed the Mind's Eye Secret Elixir to Hongfa Xiangkesi, saying: "Honestly, I really like players as straightforward as you."

Buying products without any hesitation — when the shelves refresh, you'll probably be among the craziest batch of players too.

He gripped the glass vial and drank all the golden liquid inside.

Hongfa Xiangkesi licked his lips, feeling no sign of Mind's Eye awakening.

He said with a pained look: "Two thousand Reward Points just to quench my thirst?"

Fang Yi answered with a smile: "Becoming a powerful Swordsman who masters the power of waves isn't that easy. The Mind's Eye Secret Elixir is only an aid — the final awakening probability still depends on the player's own compatibility with the class."

"Great, no one in the Pirate World understands 【Ashura】 better than Hongfa Xiangkesi!"

Hongfa Xiangkesi refused to accept it and bought the Mind's Eye Secret Elixir again.

Still a failure.

Continue… failure!

Continue… failure!

……

After burning through a full twenty thousand Reward Points, Shanks felt his belly bloated from all the drinking, yet still had not Awakened the Mind's Eye.

"Mr. Fang Yi, is the Mind's Eye Secret Medicine a past-its-expiry product?"

"Honest dealing, no cheating, guaranteed authentic."

Fang Yi watched the Reward Points flowing in continuously and said with a smile: "Besides, even if the Mind's Eye Secret Medicine fails to Awaken the power of the Mind's Eye, it can still enhance one's perception of Bodong."

"As long as you keep accumulating, the probability of Awakening will grow greater and greater!"

Hearing this, Shanks shut his eyes tightly,

and indeed, because of the continuous drinking of the Xinyan Potion, he could already sense the faint fluctuations of air currents.

Wait…

Since 【Ashura】's Mind's Eye power is Awakened by abandoning the five senses, would keeping his eyes open lower the probability?

Thinking of this,

Shanks hurriedly tore his sleeve and wrapped a strip of cloth around his eyes.

Then he exchanged for the Xinyan Potion, tilted his head back and gulped it down, calmed his restless emotions, and carefully sensed the fluctuations of the air currents.

Hum.

With his eyes tightly shut, in the absolute darkness of his vision,

the sensed power of Bodong suddenly trembled, and a crack ripped open, tearing apart the dark vision.

An eyeball covered the darkness; the pupil rolled, and countless scenes and images appeared one after another, completely surpassing the world perceived by flesh-and-blood eyes and Observation Haki.

Mind's Eye!

The eye that can observe the Bodong Shijie and use the mind to see through all things.

"Hah!"

Shanks opened his eyes, the real world and the Bodong Shijie collided, and the newly Awakened Mind's Eye immediately fell into a closed state.

But the gathered power of Bodong did not disappear,

"So that's how it is — the vision of the real world interferes with Ashura's perception of the Bodong Shijie."

Shanks looked at the game merchant with a resentful gaze,

his expression seeming to say,

Why didn't you tell me such important intel? You made me waste all that冤枉 money!

(End of this chapter)