[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-great-age-of-sail-don-t-disturb-my-cultivation":3,"chapter-great-age-of-sail-don-t-disturb-my-cultivation-great-age-of-sail-don-t-disturb-my-cultivation-chapter-6":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Great Age of Sail: Don't Disturb My Cultivation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2175865,3719,"Chapter 6: You even believe the agreement of a pirate?","great-age-of-sail-don-t-disturb-my-cultivation-chapter-6",6,"\u003Cp>After a moment of silence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arlong picked up the Devil Fruit and, while examining it, smiled and said slowly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right, the value of this Devil Fruit is worth 100 million Berries!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the corners of Nami's mouth couldn't help but rise slightly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>however,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>before she could say anything,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arlong's next sentence made her smile freeze instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, our agreement was for 100 million Berries! And not a Devil Fruit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami subconsciously retorted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bu, but the value of this Devil Fruit is at least 100 million Berries!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arlong shook his head and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nami, I said, our agreement was for you to use 100 million Berries to exchange for the village and your freedom, not a Devil Fruit; this has nothing to do with value!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then give me back the Devil Fruit, I'll go sell it, and then bring the Berries to find you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying that, Nami reached out to grab the Devil Fruit in Arlong's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arlong's hand holding the Devil Fruit suddenly retracted and dodged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He weighed the Devil Fruit in his hand and laughed loudly at Nami:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha! Return it to you? Why should I return it to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't forget, you are an officer of the Arlong Pirates; isn't it expected to hand over the spoils of war!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami was instantly furious,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>slammed the table hard,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and roared:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arlong! Don't go too far! Give the Devil Fruit back to me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once these words were spoken,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arlong's smile instantly faded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and his whole face slowly turned cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned forward slightly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and said coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What, do you not intend to fulfill our agreement? Then, as punishment for breaking your promise, the protection fee for the village this month will double!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami’s hands clenched into fists,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with such force\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that her fingernails dug into her flesh,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and her palms were gradually stained red with blood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the anger in her heart had reached its limit,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and she longed to smash her fist into Arlong’s face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she could not do that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over these past years,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in order to scrape together this one hundred million berries,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she had exhausted every effort and used every means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she had finally obtained a Devil Fruit worth one hundred million berries,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she had thought she could finally trade it for the villagers' freedom and the peace of Cocoyasi Village,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet it had all vanished in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This immense psychological blow\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>left her almost in despair!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami desperately wanted to fight Arlong to the death right now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but she knew deep down that she could not!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the gap in strength was simply too vast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of Arlong,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she had absolutely no power to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could kill her with ease,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>or even massacre the entire Cocoyasi Village!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by maintaining that agreement\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was there a glimmer of hope,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>at the very least to preserve the lives of the villagers in Cocoyasi Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long silence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami slowly loosened her clenched hands,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and with her head bowed, she said softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine... fine, I understand. I will go and earn another one hundred million berries.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arlong could not help but burst into loud laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just at this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the wall on one side of the room suddenly shattered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and a cyan longsword flashing with cold light emerged from the dust,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>striking straight toward the laughing Arlong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arlong’s expression changed instantly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and in his haste,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he only had time to shield his front with his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the cyan longsword slashed across his arms,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and his entire body was sent flying backward,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>crashing through the wall and falling directly into the sea behind the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't you have any self-awareness of how hideous your laughter sounds?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao scratched his ear,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>turned his head to look at Nami, who was still sitting at the table,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and shook his head with some helplessness, saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You actually believe a pirate's promise?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she saw Li Xiao,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami finally broke down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bit her lip tightly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>letting her tears flow freely down her cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when Nami first left,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao hadn't really paid much attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only later that he suddenly remembered\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she was carrying a Devil Fruit,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and was likely going to find Arlong to fulfill their agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao knew very well\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that this agreement was completely meaningless,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and that Arlong would never set Nami free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A conflict was bound to break out between them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so he had followed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, that was only part of the reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao had other motives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burly captain of the Shark Pirates from before had been far too weak,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and couldn't serve as a benchmark for his combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arlong’s strength was undoubtedly much higher,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and should be enough to help him make a preliminary assessment of where his current strength stood in the pirate world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Arlong had a bounty of twenty million berries,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so if he killed him and collected the bounty from the Navy,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wouldn't he have his meal money for when he went to the floating restaurant? ===== CHAPTER 19 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just as Li Xiao was calculating how long twenty million berries would cover his meals at the floating restaurant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>on the sea surface,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arlong’s head suddenly burst out from beneath the water!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Fish-Man,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the ocean was his home turf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after being blasted out of the castle by Li Xiao\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and falling into the depths,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he could still easily float back to the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>looking closely,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>one could see the seawater around Arlong was slightly tinged with red,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the color of blood mixing with the sea. ===== CHAPTER 20 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Arlong raised his hands,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>looked down,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and saw a deep wound on the outside of his arm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>from which blood was continuously seeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arlong looked up toward the castle,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and through the human-shaped hole he had smashed in the wall,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he saw a young man holding a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cyan longsword in his hand\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was clearly the culprit behind the wound on his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You brat, you're courting death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arlong roared,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then pushed off with his feet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>leaped up,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and using several footholds on the outside of the castle,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>quickly returned to the room from before!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>before he could even stand steady,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he saw a size-42 sole rapidly enlarging before his eyes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately following,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as a sharp pain erupted on his face,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his entire body was sent flying backward instantly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and he was blasted off the castle once again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only this time, he didn't land in the water,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but in the plaza below the castle, kicking up clouds of dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao ruffled Nami’s hair and said softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay here and wait for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao leaped down,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>landing directly in front of Arlong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arlong had already stood up,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>surrounded by many crew members of the Arlong Pirates,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all of whom were Fish-Men!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They held their weapons and glared fiercely at Li Xiao,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>looking ready to swarm him at any moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Arlong,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>having been blasted off the castle twice by Li Xiao,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was covered in a thick layer of dust mixed with seawater,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and his skin was covered in abrasions, making him look quite disheveled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in reality,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>given the robust physique of a Fish-Man,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>aside from the sword wound on his arm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the rest were merely superficial injuries!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is worth mentioning that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Devil Fruit was still tightly gripped in Arlong’s hand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not lost even after being blasted away by Li Xiao twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even for Arlong,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this Devil Fruit was quite precious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao extended his left hand toward him and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, let's make a deal. You return the Devil Fruit to me, and I'll cut you two fewer times later. How about that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arlong, who was already brimming with rage, could no longer hold back,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and instantly flew into a fury!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't even bother with threats,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but immediately pulled out his large saw-blade,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and swung it at Li Xiao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao raised an eyebrow,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>held his Qing-Frost Sword horizontally in front of him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and easily blocked the strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arlong’s combat experience was clearly quite rich,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and seeing the strike blocked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he didn't hesitate to kick toward Li Xiao’s side!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao immediately took a small step back,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>dodging the attack just in time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he applied a slight force with his right hand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>pushing the saw-blade aside,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while the Qing-Frost Sword took the opportunity to leave a small wound on the back of Arlong’s hand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Li Xiao still didn't know exactly what level his strength was at in the pirate world,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>dealing with a mere Arlong\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was still effortless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in order to more accurately judge his own strength,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao did not go all out,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and could even be said to have used only a small fraction of his power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was enough to easily handle Arlong’s attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arlong continued to attack Li Xiao with his saw-blade,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>strike after strike,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with aggressive momentum!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao parried every move,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>occasionally retreating a few steps,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>appearing to be on the defensive,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet not even a corner of his clothes was torn,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and he remained completely composed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time he launched a counterattack,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it left Arlong struggling to parry, in a state of panic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Fish-Men of the Arlong Pirates had already scattered. ===== CHAPTER 21 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1587,"2026-06-17T00:58:05.908Z","2026-06-17T01:06:32.065Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","0501eaee4c1c681b94c5c4ceeb00ffc3c01632a6778e24a4105eb936869bbc2e","great-age-of-sail-don-t-disturb-my-cultivation-chapter-7","great-age-of-sail-don-t-disturb-my-cultivation-chapter-5",144,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreat-age-of-sail-don-t-disturb-my-cultivation-cover.jpg"]