[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki":3,"chapter-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-86":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","If You Don't Try Hard, How Can I Become Pirate King?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2340070,4574,"Chapter 86: Bloodshed and Harmony","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-86",86,"\u003Cp>Kelo removed his claw knife, turned, picked up two towels, tossed one onto Akin’s face, and began wiping the sweat from his own body, saying calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I happened to hear Gao Wen mention it once.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How far a person can grow is largely determined at the moment of birth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He calls it potential.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Postnatal experiences—illness, injury, even excessive comfort—can lower that upper limit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps you’ve already reached your own limit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akin lifted his hand, removed the towel from his face. He knew Kelo’s words were harsh, but they were plain truths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Kelo was the most cunning in the crew when facing enemies, he never beat around the bush when speaking to his comrades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the more he heard it, the more Akin’s heart burned with resentment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there truly no way to go further?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t want to be left behind in the East Blue just because I can’t keep up with the captain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not necessarily so.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kelo adjusted his glasses:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That same guy also said—awakening Haki through combat insight, enhancing base abilities through body modification, and obtaining special powers via the legendary Devil Fruit—all can push you further.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Like our fight in Crow Port?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kelo nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t you yourself master Observation Haki in that battle?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akin froze, sensing his Observation Haki, fists clenched:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This level of Observation Haki won’t make me the captain’s right hand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Body modification demands a cost I can’t bear—so is Devil Fruit the only option left?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kelo frowned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me remind you: once you eat a Devil Fruit, you become a non-swimmer who can’t touch seawater.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Over ninety percent of this world is covered by ocean, and the Grand Line’s weather is wildly unpredictable—fall into the water, and you’re dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akin smiled carefree:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But at least then I could help the captain, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fool!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kelo shook his head and turned away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, the cost of a Devil Fruit was far too deadly on this vast sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even through my own training, I can surpass that monster Gao Wen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, who in their right mind would swallow something with such terrible side effects?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As every pirate in the Gao Wen Pirates began frantically pushing themselves to train, Gao Wen’s experience points surged far faster than he’d anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just seven days later, his physique reached LV-10 first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Late at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen sat at his desk, feeling his body gradually grow hot, steam rising from his scalp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the strange phenomenon caused by his cells dividing and reorganizing at breakneck speed, his metabolism accelerating beyond comprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this state, every second, his physical capabilities shifted toward greater strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several minutes, the changes in his body slowly ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed himself briefly, gaining a rough sense of the improvement’s scale:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Base strength increased by thirty percent, physical resilience rose another tier, agility improved significantly—enhancing neural reflexes and coordination.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And under the effect of the Balanced keyword, speed, strength, and constitution all rose in sync, ensuring every point of attribute reached its theoretical maximum.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, controlling Shunpo’s speed—I have far greater confidence!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And the main course is still to come.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen’s gaze was drawn again to the system panel before him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Detecting host physique upgraded to LV-10. Choose one of the following advanced branch abilities:”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bloodshed, Harmony.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at these two branch abilities, Gao Wen fell into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bloodshed was clearly the option to boost immediate combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he guessed right, it was the type that only worked when bloodied—the more wounded, the stronger the damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was such an ability strong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it almost always had a glaring flaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While wounded, your attacks grew stronger—but so did your vulnerability to a single critical strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen had personally experienced this razor’s-edge thrill, this near-death gamble, in his battle with Mihawk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was exhilarating—but the feeling of losing control, surrendering his life to another’s will, was far from pleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If possible, Gao Wen now preferred to keep everything within his own control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Courage to fight to the death was necessary—but it was the last resort, the worst outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, his gaze lingered on Bloodshed for only an instant before turning to Harmony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even through mere text, Gao Wen could tell this ability was an extension of the Balanced keyword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Balanced made my physique a perfect hexagon—no weaknesses. What would Harmony add on top of that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter what, it couldn’t be worse than Bloodshed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen’s eyes hardened:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I choose Harmony!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange sensation arose within Gao Wen’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every muscle from head to toe, every organ from within to without, became exquisitely clear in his perception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his palm gently—each change in skin, muscle, and tissue from fingers to arm to chest, he could sense, even control individually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slight flex of his arm made the muscles ripple like waves, their speed and rhythm entirely under his command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the involuntary movements of muscles and organs, once governed by instinct, now lay entirely under his conscious will!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have complete control over this body—I can willfully control any organ, any muscle, even the skin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can drastically accelerate wound healing, the immune system’s response to disease, digestion of food—even stop my own heartbeat at will!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harmony granted total bodily control; Balanced perfected the body’s equilibrium. Together, their synergy far exceeded simple addition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Harmony did not directly raise his physique stats, it acted like an amplifier, allowing him to exceed theoretical limits with his existing values.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After awakening this ability, Gao Wen became virtually immune to disease and viruses—his hand trembled with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this... Life Return?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the superior form of Life Return!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can do everything Life Return can—and more!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",962,"2026-06-20T23:03:52.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4771569b170f444201bcab02ddfa447a67887501c25262d42929d96639e473de","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-87","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-85",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-cover.jpg"]