Chapter 284

hoping that Luffy, who had eaten the Nika Fruit, could help him change this world.

Rayleigh, needless to say.

Luffy wore Roger’s straw hat and was the person Shanks had chosen.

Rayleigh naturally hoped

that Luffy was the Joy Boy from eight hundred years ago.

Now,

with Straw Hat Luffy pulling himself together,

Rayleigh no longer waited and took the initiative to teach Luffy how to train.

Given the current world situation, they truly didn't have much time left.

The first training,

naturally, was in Haki, which was the basic quality for becoming a powerhouse.

However,

although the Dark King Rayleigh was a world-class powerhouse,

his ability to teach students wasn't that great.

He was far worse than Teacher Kaido.

In just a few days,

Teacher Kaido could teach Ryou with one club,

teach Conqueror’s Haki coating with two clubs,

and teach Devil Fruit awakening with three clubs,

instantly elevating Straw Hat Luffy from a level that could barely defeat a Yonko commander

to the ranks of the world’s top powerhouses!

In terms of teaching apprentices,

Teacher Kaido was absolutely the undisputed number one in the pirate world.

Unfortunately,

Teacher Kaido was not here now,

and with the current strength of the Beasts Pirates,

even if the Revolutionary Army attacked together, it would be difficult to land on Wano Country.

They could only let the Dark King Rayleigh "mislead his students."

Fortunately,

Straw Hat Luffy not only had the guidance of the Dark King Rayleigh,

but the Revolutionary Army leader Dragon also took the field himself.

As the man who had been called the world’s most dangerous criminal by the World Government for many years,

Dragon’s strength was undoubtedly at the very top of this world.

And as Straw Hat Luffy’s father,

he would naturally spare no effort in teaching his own son.

Thus,

Straw Hat Luffy, under the guidance of two top powerhouses, the Dark King Rayleigh and his biological father Dragon,

began day after day of arduous training.

Accompanying him in his training were Staff Staff Sabo and Sanji.

The Revolutionary Army was still in a latent stage.

Meanwhile, the Holy Land of Mary Geoise had been quite lively recently.

This "lively" was, of course, in quotation marks.

The total collapse of the North Blue,

following the fall of Sabaody and the destruction of Impel Down,

had once again slapped the World Government hard in the face.

The Five Elders had lost count of how many times they had been furious.

Even that mysterious Imu-sama was burning with rage,

nearly killing the Five Elders to vent his anger!

The situation of the World Government had deteriorated to a point never seen in eight hundred years!

It was worse than the Rocks era or the Roger era!

This was Imu’s conclusion.

It was as if that Joy Boy had awakened!

The Five Elders were in a rush,

on one hand scolding the new Navy Fleet Admiral Akainu,

telling him to quickly find a way to restore the government’s dignity,

and on the other hand, beginning to prepare for the Reverie.

The Reverie,

the conference of kings from the hundreds of nations affiliated with the World Government.

Hundreds of kings would gather at the Holy Land of Mary Geoise

to discuss the future direction of the world.

The theme of this conference didn't need to be guessed;

it was certainly to discuss how to deal with the Beasts Pirates.

The convening of the Reverie was an epic event.

Even the World Government had to dispatch a large number of troops to guard the safety of the kings.

At the same time.

The safety of the Celestial Dragons needed even more protection.

It must be mentioned here

that Mary Geoise was actually very vast.

To be precise,

as the only city on the Red Line,

Mary Geoise’s coverage area could be as large as one wanted.

It could be said to be the largest city in the world.

Not only did it contain the Five Elders’ office, the Authority Room,

but also Vegapunk’s laboratory, the CP agency’s strongholds, and so on.

The palace where the Reverie was held was actually located on the outskirts of Mary Geoise.

Near the center of Mary Geoise was Pangea Castle.

Further in was the Domain of the Gods, the residence of the Celestial Dragons.

Usually, the Holy Knights maintained order and safety for the Celestial Dragons.

In special times, the Navy also needed to send high-end combat power to guard them.

Taking this Reverie as an example,

Akainu directly dispatched the new Admiral Vergo and Green Bull, who also possessed Admiral-level strength, to Mary Geoise.

The two arrived on the Red Line.

Under Green Bull’s feet, flowers and grass suddenly grew from the originally crimson land.

Vergo glanced over and said meaningfully:

"Is this your ability? Can you control the growth of plants at will?"

Green Bull laughed casually:

"That’s right, I am a Logia Forest-Forest Fruit user, a forest man."

"Indeed, I am a Forest-Man, a user of the Logia-type Forest Fruit."

"Let me tell you a secret, Mr. Vergo. I haven't eaten a meal in three years!"

A flash passed through Vergo's eyes.

Although the main mission given to him by Lord Luo Xing was to gather internal intelligence on the Celestial Dragons,

he naturally also wanted to know about the rest of the Navy's affairs.

Vergo asked calmly:

"If you haven't eaten in three years, how do you maintain your physical strength?"

Green Bull said confidently:

"As for physical strength, I just need to absorb the nutrients from my enemies' bodies!"

"Haha, Mr. Vergo, that's somewhat similar to your Mythical Zoan Vampire ability to absorb stamina!"

257. Green Bull, more extreme than Akainu, invents the magnifying and shrinking lamps!

Vergo's Bat-Bat Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Vampire Model.

Influenced by Monster Cells, it had evolved.

Beyond the basic blood-sucking ability, it could also absorb a person's stamina.

That is to say, if one were scratched by Vergo, as blood flowed out, stamina would also drain away.

Previously,

during a clash between Vergo and Fujitora,

Fujitora had carelessly taken a claw from Vergo.

Although the injury was very light, the loss of stamina was not insignificant.

It had greatly shocked Fujitora.

As for Green Bull, a Logia Forest-Forest Fruit user,

he had not eaten Monster Cells, yet he possessed the ability to absorb energy from the human body to nourish himself.

This peculiar ability could be said to be one of a kind in the pirate world.

Furthermore,

this ability was quite cruel.

Those whose internal nutrients were sucked dry would undoubtedly turn into mummies.

Their state of death would surely be extremely miserable.

This cruel method of slaughter corresponded to Green Bull's extreme personality.

As mentioned earlier,

Green Bull viewed Akainu Sakazuki as his idol and likewise upheld absolute justice.

But to a certain extent,

Green Bull was even more extreme than Akainu!

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Green Bull's justice was to maintain the rule of the World Government; it was the justice of protecting the Celestial Dragons!

In Green Bull's view,

the stability of the current world relied on the government's rule and the existence of the Celestial Dragons.

The Celestial Dragons were gods, and the World Government was the symbol of divine power.

Whoever dared to act against the World Government was acting against the gods!

They had to be mercilessly eradicated!

Not only that,

Green Bull did not care at all about the civilians in countries that had not joined the World Government.

In the original story,

after Straw Hat Luffy defeated Kaido and ascended to the position of one of the Four Emperors,

Green Bull arrived in Wano Country to capture Straw Hat Luffy.

He said to the samurai of Wano who were blocking him:

"Your Wano Country is not a member of the World Government and is not protected by the Navy."

"That is to say, I can attack you."

"It's a pity, but as long as I can capture Straw Hat Luffy, it doesn't matter if thousands of people die in Wano because of it."

Green Bull's extreme and cold-blooded personality was evident.

It was exactly the same as Akainu, who had shelled the civilian ships of Ohara back then!

No, it was even more ruthless and cold-blooded than Akainu!

Such a guy with an extreme personality,

possessing a powerful ability like the Forest-Forest Fruit that contained infinite vitality and danger,

was definitely not good news for the forces hostile to the Navy and the World Government.

Vergo's eyes narrowed quietly.

Deep within his pupils, a trace of cold murderous intent flashed, difficult to detect.

Green Bull was completely unaware of Vergo's murderous intent,

and with a cynical, roguish posture, he laughed and said:

"Mr. Vergo, if there's time, I'd like to compete with you as well."

"Which is stronger: your absorption of blood and stamina, or my absorption of nutrients?"

Green Bull laughed heartily:

"I'm quite confident!"

"After all, the endless forests are all my helpers!"

On this vast sea, what is there the most of?

The first is, of course, seawater.

And the second is inevitably plants.

All plants were Green Bull's partners, all controlled by his ability.

The level of difficulty could be imagined.

Even Vergo, whose strength had been soaring, felt extremely wary in his heart.

However, Vergo's greatest advantage was that Green Bull did not yet know his true identity.

In a head-on, one-on-one fight,

Vergo might find it hard to kill Green Bull for a while,

but if it were a sneak attack—

Vergo had sufficient confidence that Green Bull would at least be severely injured, if not dead!

Carefully hiding these thoughts, Vergo showed no abnormality on his face and said indifferently:

"There will be a chance for us to spar, don't be in a hurry, Green Bull."

"Hahaha, then I'll look forward to it!"

Green Bull rubbed his palms and said excitedly.

The two ascended to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

Before long,

a Holy Knight came to greet them.

The Holy Knights were the guards of the Celestial Dragons and also served as the internal adjudication body for the Celestial Dragons.

If a Celestial Dragon committed a crime against another Celestial Dragon, they would also be punished.

Led by the Holy Knight,

Vergo and Green Bull walked straight into Pangea Castle.

Here, they were already extremely close to the Celestial Dragons' residence—the Holy Domain.

Vergo could faintly feel that

inside this magnificent giant city, which gathered the most precious treasures in the world,

something terrifying was hidden!

Inside this magnificent, golden city beneath his feet, which gathers the most precious treasures from all over the world,

something terrifying is hidden!