Chapter 104

The ability of the Soul-Soul Fruit was very unexpected, and even Chu Yang didn't react in time.

The waterfall flowing upstream lifted the Queen Mama Chanter to the top of the waterfall, and even the Fish-Men like Jinbe who were hiding in the sea were rushed up together.

The pirate ship was rocked left and right by the seawater, and the Fish-Men on the deck were thrown into disarray.

"What was that just now?"

Tiger looked at Charlotte Linlin on the Queen Mama Chanter in shock; it was impossible for a Devil Fruit user to manipulate anything related to the sea.

Why could this woman manipulate the waterfall?

"Brother, our battle seems to have failed; should we retreat first?"

Arlong stood beside Tiger and asked: "The opponent's numerical advantage is very obvious; let's wait for the Revolutionary Army's reinforcements to arrive before starting the war."

Tiger turned back and glared at Arlong, "You want to let these people onto the island? Idiot! What about the commoners on the island then?!"

Arlong said indifferently: "They're just humans anyway; there's no need to risk the brothers' lives."

"Shut up! I don't want to hear such words again; abandoning allies is not my style."

Tiger pushed Arlong away and then ordered the crew to prepare for battle.

The rest of the Big Mom Pirates' ships were still being sent up by the waterfall one after another, and the Queen Mama Chanter began to approach Tiger and the others.

Chu Yang descended slowly from the sky and blocked the front of the Queen Mama Chanter.

"Who is this guy?"

The people on the ship were full of question marks.

The moment Perospero saw Chu Yang, he suddenly felt a bit familiar.

Their intelligence capability was the best in the industry, much stronger than Doflamingo, the emperor of the underground black market; for Perospero to feel familiar, it proved that the other party had done something extraordinary.

Thinking of this, Perospero walked behind Charlotte Linlin and whispered a few words.

Charlotte Linlin nodded slightly, her gaze focused on Chu Yang, "Little guy, was the matter in the Land of Wano caused by you and your companions?"

Chu Yang ignored her and stared at the pirate ships that were constantly being sent up by the waterfall.

"Interesting; since you don't answer, I'll take it as your acquiescence." Charlotte Linlin stepped on the thundercloud and brandished the Napoleon sword, "I hate it most when others block my way!"

As soon as the words fell, the thundercloud Zeus, which shared the same mind as "Mama," immediately gathered its strength and rushed toward Chu Yang.

"Rather than destroying them one by one, it's better to clean them up all at once; that will save a lot of trouble."

The last pirate ship of the Big Mom Pirates was finally sent up; Chu Yang smiled and raised his hands, and his pupils changed accordingly.

On his snow-white eyeballs, blood-red tomoe rotated slowly.

"Strange kid!"

Charlotte Linlin felt a sudden palpitation, as if something major was about to happen, and subconsciously accelerated to try to stop Chu Yang.

The next moment, Chu Yang said softly in his mouth.

"Shinra Tensei!"

A destructive repulsive force centered on Chu Yang swept toward the surroundings; the calm sea surface was like being hit by a huge meteorite, suddenly sinking.

An invisible force pushed the waves, layering them, and finally formed a monstrous giant wave that pressed toward the Queen Mama Chanter.

"Hey, hey! What kind of joke is this..."

Doflamingo took off his sunglasses and watched the giant wave in front of him continue to rise, until in the end, it even blocked the sun.

The deck was pitch black.

Charlotte Linlin held the Napoleon sword with both hands and began to store power, her Conqueror's Haki boiling, and half of the sky sank down.

"Ikoku!"

A terrifying sword aura, following Charlotte Linlin's swing of the sword hilt, formed a giant shockwave in front; looking from afar, it was like a long spear.

The shockwave pierced through the tsunami giant wave, allowing the Queen Mama Chanter to escape through the gap, but the strong repulsive force that followed still flipped it over.

The fate of the other pirate ships was even more miserable; they were directly hit by the giant wave off the waterfall and smashed to pieces, with only a few scattered wooden planks floating on the sea surface.

With just one strike, the fleet composed of hundreds of pirate ships was wiped out!

Charlotte Linlin stood on the thundercloud with a dull gaze; she couldn't believe that the pirate crew she took such pride in had been defeated so easily!

"Damn waterfall, damn Land of Wano; after this, I must make Kaido compensate for my losses!"

If it weren't for the terrain, the BIG MOM Pirates could never have been destroyed so easily; at least... that was what Charlotte Linlin believed.

She was so angry she was about to go crazy, but at this moment, Kaido's whereabouts were unknown, and King had been knocked off the cliff; even if she wanted to vent her anger, she couldn't find anyone to vent it on.

Therefore, Charlotte Linlin stared straight at Chu Yang, intending to vent all her anger on this person.

Doflamingo, who had built steps with thin threads and stood in the air, glanced at the broken pirate ships with lingering fear.

"No wonder he dares to challenge the Emperors of the Sea; he does indeed possess matching strength. It's just that I don't know if Kaido was defeated or killed; that man shouldn't be so easy to kill, right?"

Doflamingo still chose to watch from the sidelines, his gaze wandering between Chu Yang and Big Mom.

Except for Charlotte Linlin, who was not affected because of Zeus, everyone else fell into the sea along with the overturning of the Queen Mama Chanter.

Most of the pirates were Devil Fruit users and could only struggle in the water.

Charlotte Linlin looked down at them and then said coldly to Doflamingo: "Save them, and I will give you appropriate compensation afterward."

Doflamingo grinned, "No problem, this is a rare good business."

Then he waved his hand, and threads like chains bound the upper bodies of the people who had fallen into the water and were exposed above the sea, lifting them up.

The Queen Mama Chanter was also dragged by the chains formed by the threads and flipped one hundred and eighty degrees, reappearing on the sea surface.

Everyone fell onto the ship; some were unconscious, some were weak all over, unable to exert any strength; in a short time, they had no combat power to speak of.

A pirate ship in the distance was approaching this side.

It was the Sun Pirates led by Tiger.

He knew clearly that he must not give this group of people a chance to catch their breath, so he decided to lead the Fish-Men to take the initiative to attack.

"You dare to look down on me, you bunch of rabble!"

Prometheus seemed to feel the anger in "Mama's" heart, and the fire on his body suddenly brightened; Charlotte Linlin grabbed him and threw him out, aiming directly at the Sun Pirates.

As a fire imbued with a soul, Prometheus could actively increase his temperature, and could even be compared to the Flame-Flame Fruit.

A huge pillar of fire suddenly appeared and crashed straight into the pirate ship.

The high temperature it emitted made the seawater below show signs of boiling.

Seeing that the pirate ship could not turn in time to avoid this pillar of fire, Tiger could only close his eyes in despair.

Just at this moment.

A black lightning bolt from the void hit Prometheus exactly.

"Ah!!!"

It let out a scream and froze in mid-air.

Then a hand grabbed it, and Conqueror's Haki flooded it like a tide.

Chu Yang played with Prometheus and looked down at Charlotte Linlin from a high position.

He suddenly became interested in the Soul-Soul Fruit.

The Soul-Soul Fruit, which imbues objects with souls and creates life almost unconditionally, combined with the Sage of Six Paths' Yin-Yang Release, seemed to be able to combine into even more terrifying abilities.

It's just a pity...

"Fear of the sea is a weakness that makes one very concerned..."

Chu Yang shook his head and decided to shelve this idea for now, waiting until he had a solution before talking about it; but for the moment, he didn't want to kill Charlotte Linlin.

Killing the other party and then wanting to find the Soul-Soul Fruit would be like looking for a needle in a haystack; it would be better to lock her up and use her as an experimental subject.

Charlotte Linlin shuddered; she discovered that the look in Chu Yang's eyes was like looking at an interesting toy.

"Rude guy!"

Charlotte Linlin was very angry, but the look of dread on her face could not be dispelled, "Such strong Conqueror's Haki, to actually be able to grab Prometheus with bare hands; among the people I know, only a few can do it."

Prometheus, who was being whipped continuously by the Conqueror's Haki lightning, looked very painful, constantly calling for "Mama" to save him.

"So noisy, get lost!"

Chu Yang threw him back.

Prometheus turned into firelight and flew into Charlotte Linlin's hand, acting like a child, complaining about his grievances.

"He actually returned Prometheus?"

"What is this guy planning?"

Charlotte Linlin became even more wary; she didn't think Chu Yang was doing it out of kindness.

"I'll only give you one chance; if you lose, stay here forever!"

While speaking, the Conqueror's Haki on Chu Yang's body surged wildly, and dark clouds covered the sky of the Land of Wano, with a terrifying oppressive force.

Just standing under the dark clouds, Charlotte Linlin felt Chu Yang's power and didn't dare to be negligent at all, directly pulling out her trump card move.

The powers of Zeus, Prometheus, and Napoleon were combined into one.

Flames and thunder entwined on the sword, plus Charlotte Linlin's powerful Conqueror's Haki, creating a massive momentum for a time.

Sword of Shining Light! The Conqueror's Haki of the two clashed wildly without restraint; the sea churned, forming waves of giant tsunamis, and the sky was torn in two.

Chu Yang took a deep breath, his Source Breathing operating to the limit, sunlight and moonlight rotating in and out of his mouth and nose.

He put on the Tailed Beast Cloak, and the light he emitted was like a dazzling little sun.

Charlotte Linlin's figure suddenly grew taller, as if she had been inflated, and in the blink of an eye, she turned into a sturdy giant.

Dark purple bones also appeared around Chu Yang, protecting him, and then tissues kept appearing, gradually turning into a samurai-like humanoid.

Susanoo!

The Tailed Beast Cloak quickly covered the surface of the Susanoo, evolving it into another appearance.

Three heads and six arms, with wings on its back.

The armor all over its body became substantial.

Charlotte Linlin, seeing this, didn't dare to continue storing power and used all her strength to strike.

"Sword of Shining Light·Ikoku!"

A giant shockwave nearly ten times thicker than before, wrapped in intense thunder and flames, shot toward Chu Yang.

This strike even illuminated the sea under the dark clouds.

Facing the terrifying Ikoku, the six arms of the Susanoo grabbed into the void, and six light swords appeared simultaneously.

The power of the sun and the moon flowed continuously between the six light swords, and the radiance spilled down, forming a screen of light in front of him.

Ikoku crashed into the light screen, but it didn't cause a strong impact; instead, it seemed to be dissolved, like snow under a clear sky.

The light screen continued to move forward, swallowing all life in its path.

Zeus, Prometheus, and Napoleon—these three special Homies that Charlotte Linlin took pride in—could not escape their fate and were directly dissolved.

Charlotte Linlin tried to resist, condensing Armament Haki on her body surface, but it had no effect.

She felt as if she had fallen into a meat grinder, with every inch of her skin enduring unspeakable pain.

The moment Charlotte Linlin fell into a coma, Chu Yang stopped attacking, the Susanoo held her in its hand, and he turned to watch Doflamingo, who had been watching the show all along.

Doflamingo broke into a cold sweat.

He now deeply regretted participating in this matter; Chu Yang's combat power had exceeded his imagination.

He hadn't seen the battle of the Pirate King Roger, but he could guarantee that no matter how strong Roger was, he wouldn't be stronger than the person in front of him.

"I think there might be a misunderstanding between us! I am not a companion of this group of people."

Doflamingo tried his best to explain, but the look Chu Yang gave him became colder and colder, making his hair stand on end.

"I have seen many evil people, but there are still not many as bad as you."

"Making kind people who love each other kill each other for fun—such a perverse hobby is truly unbearable."

Hearing this, Doflamingo turned and fled without hesitation, pushing the ability of the String-String Fruit to the limit; countless threads sprayed out, connecting to the clouds and building a ladder for escape.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

Wrapped in huge fear, Doflamingo cursed while fleeing frantically.

Just when Doflamingo thought he was about to escape, an arrow condensed from dark purple energy pierced through his chest from behind, puncturing his heart.

Doflamingo suddenly froze, looking down at the fist-sized hole in his chest, where only a small piece of his heart was still beating.

Am I going to die?

I actually died just like this?! Filled with grief and indignation, Doflamingo's consciousness became increasingly blurred; he didn't even have the strength to roar, and could only gradually fall into the boundless darkness, accompanied by unwillingness.

As Doflamingo's corpse fell into the sea, the remnants of the Queen Mama Chanter were almost all locked by sea-prism stone.

A small portion of them chose to jump into the sea voluntarily to exchange for a glimmer of survival.

But they were clearly not smart enough.

Playing this trick under the eyes of the Fish-Men? Jinbe led his companions to dive into the seabed, caught the pirates who were fleeing, and brought back Doflamingo's remains, as well as King, who had fallen into a coma.

After the latter woke up, his hands and feet had been put in sea-prism stone shackles.

When he was sent to the quarry, King asked Chu Yang about Kaido's whereabouts, not giving up; upon learning the fact that Kaido was already dead, King's face turned ashen, and the life in his eyes vanished at once.

He viewed Kaido more as a relative who was both father and brother, rather than a captain.

Chu Yang, who was interested in the Soul-Soul Fruit, built a laboratory in the Flying Flow Pavilion with ease, and asked for Queen from the Revolutionary Army to act as an assistant.

Dragon did not object, but was worried that Chu Yang would go astray, so he secretly found Tiger, and the two had a conversation.

Although Tiger didn't know what Chu Yang was planning, he absolutely believed that Chu Yang would not do bad things, nor would he become the next tyrannical Emperor of the Sea.

Perhaps infected by Tiger's firm attitude, Dragon put this matter aside for the time being and devoted himself to more important things.

The Revolutionary Army's bounty posters for the World Government and the Navy, along with the subversive news of Kaido and Charlotte Linlin's defeat, instantly swept the whole world!

Land of Wano, Flying Flow Pavilion, Chu Yang was on the top floor of the pavilion, looking at the laboratory that was being drastically renovated, and fell into deep thought.

The greatest achievement humans have made in Devil Fruit research in recent years is the Artificial Devil Fruit.

The creator of the world's first Artificial Devil Fruit was Dr. Vegapunk of the former government science unit.

The research directions of Queen, Judge, and Caesar were like three branches, and their source was Dr. Vegapunk's Lineage Factor theory.

If possible, Chu Yang hoped to grab Vegapunk directly to help him with his research.

It was a pity he couldn't find the person, so he could only settle for the next best thing and get Judge and Caesar together.

Let these three people work together to see if there could be any development.

Chu Yang himself would also join the research; he had Magic Chu Yang and Marvel Chu Yang behind him, and their research capabilities were no worse than these three people.

Caesar was at the laboratory on Punk Hazard.

After the Vinsmoke Family and the Donquixote Family failed in their fight, Judge led the mobile Germa Kingdom to leave the North Blue and wander the sea; it would take time to obtain the other party's movements.

It was enough to leave these things to the Revolutionary Army to do.

Chu Yang had helped them secure such a good stronghold; as allies, they should show some appreciation—unilateral freeloading was not a good habit.

Dragon also performed very cooperatively.

Whether he really trusted Chu Yang was not important.

In a normal cooperative relationship, reciprocity was the most basic thing.

Since gaining the support of Kozuki Hiyori and the samurai, the Revolutionary Army didn't need to spend too much manpower to protect the stronghold.

Facing external invading enemies, they were even less worried, because the other party couldn't even get past Chu Yang's Flying Flow Pavilion.

Therefore, the freed-up manpower could go all out for Chu Yang's affairs.

Half a month later, Chu Yang received information about Caesar and Judge one after another.

The former was still staying on Punk Hazard, where the laboratory was guarded by a large number of Navy personnel, while the latter had returned to the North Blue.

Following the destruction of the Beasts Pirates and the BIG MOM Pirates, the news of Doflamingo's death was also spreading rapidly.

For the world, this was another significant earthquake.

The Donquixote Family was thus pushed to the brink of collapse; the forces they had built up in the North Blue fell apart, and Judge became the biggest beneficiary.

The Germa Kingdom once again became the hegemon of the North Blue, returning to its former territory.

In addition to information, the Revolutionary Army also gave Chu Yang two Eternal Poses: one pointed to Punk Hazard Island, and the other pointed to the Germa Kingdom.

It was very interesting that Chu Yang had once been to the Germa Kingdom on land; that was where he stole the Lineage Factor technology.

It felt like he was always picking on the same sheep when it came to wool-gathering.

Before leaving, Chu Yang went to the laboratory, where Queen, wearing sea-prism stone shackles, was working honestly.

The other All-Star, King, was diligently mining in the mine.

As Zoan Ancient Type Devil Fruit users, their physical fitness was very excellent and they were very resistant to wear and tear; both were enjoying the 007 benefits Chu Yang had tailored for them.

Even Dragon had to praise Chu Yang as a "devil" when he saw it.

After explaining some construction standards for the laboratory to Queen, Chu Yang also thoughtfully left behind a Shadow Clone to supervise Queen's work.

Secondly, it was also to avoid any riots that might be triggered if he were not there.

Having arranged everything properly, Chu Yang used Particle Style to fly into the high sky and soon disappeared; no one even noticed that he had left the Land of Wano.

The Eternal Pose was a good thing, saving Chu Yang the energy of observing the terrain in the air; he only needed to identify the direction and fly forward continuously.

Between two points, the straight-line distance is the shortest; a journey that would take days or even a month, for Chu Yang, could be completed in just a few hours.

The needle swung downward frantically, meaning Chu Yang had reached his destination.

Punk Hazard.

Aokiji and Akainu had not yet started the great battle for the position of Fleet Admiral here, and the whole island was still peaceful, with beautiful scenery. The number of creatures on Punk Hazard was not large, but the species were complex; some were native animals on the island, while others were brought up by scientists for experiments.

Chu Yang just flew around the island at will and saw no fewer than a hundred kinds of animals.

The laboratory was built in the central area of the island, relying on the mountains on the island, with some buildings embedded in the mountains.

The location of the laboratory at this time was not the same as it would be more than a decade later.

The explosion accident caused by Caesar destroyed this laboratory; the laboratory that Luffy and the others saw in the future was actually rebuilt.

Covering all nearby buildings with Observation Haki, through the sound of conversation, Chu Yang quickly found the location of Caesar.

He landed directly on the top of that building and opened a hole in the ceiling with one punch.

"Woo woo woo~~~"

A harsh alarm sounded, followed by a burst of rapid footsteps; Chu Yang jumped down from the gap, his eyes changing into the Rinnegan state.

The Navy guards who came to block Chu Yang according to instructions, upon seeing his eyes, suddenly became dull and numb, instantly falling into a genjutsu, unable to extricate themselves.

Genjutsu would continuously modify their memories; by the time Chu Yang left here, no information about Chu Yang would remain in their brains.

He just chased after Caesar all the way; as long as the guards and researchers along the way made eye contact with him, they all fell into the genjutsu world he created.

A moment later, almost everyone in the entire laboratory had lost their ability to resist, leaving only Caesar to face Chu Yang alone.

Caesar looked at the abnormality of his companions and felt horrified; he didn't even think about it and prepared to elementalize to escape from here.

At this moment, a wooden stick wrapped in Armament Haki pierced Caesar's shoulder like lightning, pinning him firmly to the wall.

Then more wooden sticks were pinned to his limbs, each deeply embedded in the wall behind him.

Bright red blood flowed slowly along with Caesar's screams.

"I have no intention of taking your life, Mr. Caesar; I just want you to do me a small favor, is that okay?"

Chu Yang smiled, but it made Caesar shudder.

Such a ruthless style of doing things, saying he wouldn't take a life was simply a joke!

Caesar said with a mournful face, "What do you want me to do? You can just say it directly, there's no need for this."

Chu Yang liked Caesar's attitude very much; smart people are easy to talk to.

He waved his fingers, and the wooden sticks pinning Caesar's feet immediately detached.

Caesar let out a muffled groan in pain, not forgetting to nod to Chu Yang with a look of gratitude.

"I am very interested in the research on Lineage Factor technology and hope you can help me; by the way, your former colleague Queen is also on my team."

Hearing Chu Yang's words, Caesar suddenly froze; he remembered the news he had seen not long ago—wasn't the Beasts Pirates where Queen was destroyed by someone? Could it be that this person in front of him killed Kaido and the Beasts Pirates? Caesar shuddered violently, and some of the little thoughts in his heart disappeared completely; he said with extreme urgency: "No problem, whatever requirements you have, I can agree to; being able to bring you even a little bit of help is my honor."

As soon as the words fell, the last few wooden sticks pinned to Caesar's body fell off together; he fell to the ground and knelt down without hesitation.

Chu Yang nodded with satisfaction.

With Caesar's help, Chu Yang used the space created by the Undetectable Extension Charm to move away all the useful instruments and document data in the laboratory.

A few weeks later.

The World Government sent people to Punk Hazard for inspection, and all that was left for them was an empty laboratory.

After leaving Punk Hazard, Chu Yang took Caesar and flew toward the North Blue.

"Boss, where are you taking me? Can you tell me the destination?"

Caesar didn't know Chu Yang's name, nor did he dare to ask, so he used "Boss" as a substitute; anyway, starting from today, he was a worker under Chu Yang.

Chu Yang liked this title quite a bit, and his tone became softer, "To find your old colleague."

Excluding Queen, whom the boss had mentioned, Caesar immediately thought of another old colleague with whom he had many disputes.

Vinsmoke Judge.

"I didn't expect that we would reunite in this way..."

Caesar sighed with emotion.

"Since we haven't seen each other for so long, we'll have a good chat when we have the chance later; but that will have to be after finishing the work."

Chu Yang teased with a smile.

Caesar was too embarrassed to speak, and could only echo Chu Yang, pulling out a smile that was uglier than crying.

Chu Yang, flying at high speed in the pitch-black night sky, was like a shooting star streaking across the sky of the North Blue.

After driving away the remnants of the Donquixote Family, Judge was sitting on his throne, enjoying the joy brought by victory.

The only flaw was that when he left before, Judge couldn't take away all the instruments and data in the laboratory; this time when he returned, it was already a mess inside, not to mention the loss of a lot of precious data, the laboratory was severely damaged and could not be restarted at all.

It wasn't just the laboratory; the entire royal palace had been tossed into a mess by the Donquixote Family, with traces of burning everywhere.

Judge was originally very angry, but as soon as he thought that Doflamingo was already dead, the anger on his face quickly turned into secret joy.

What was lost would be taken back sooner or later; there was no need to get angry over small things.

Wasn't that so? The triumphant Judge got up from the throne and was preparing to return to his bedroom to rest, when his heart suddenly palpitated, as if something was about to happen.

Judge, with a chill down his spine, looked around; the deserted palace suddenly became dark and terrifying.

"Who is it?"

Judge never ignored his occasional whims; in fact, such premonitions had saved his life several times.

His voice echoed in the palace, but no one answered; the silent palace seemed to be mocking him for making a mountain out of a molehill.

But the unease in Judge's heart did not diminish, but instead became more intense.

Just at this moment, he suddenly discovered that the dark parts of the entire palace were expanding silently; the shadows in the corners were like living things, baring fangs and brandishing claws as they slowly approached him.

Judge immediately launched an attack, picking up the high-tech long spear he carried with him and releasing a strong electric current directly in front of him.

However, the shadows were just shadows, not the monsters Judge thought they were.

When he tried to attack again, he discovered that the surroundings had returned to their original state.

The palace floor tiles were destroyed by him, revealing a large pit several meters wide.

"Could it be that I'm too tired lately?"

Judge touched his forehead repeatedly, wanting to confirm whether his current state was normal; the hallucination just now didn't seem like a hallucination at all.

Suddenly.

The shadow behind Judge seemed to have life again, pouncing on him violently; in the blink of an eye, Judge's keen instinct saved him once again, allowing him to dodge the attack by a hair's breadth.

But when Judge turned back, the surroundings were quiet again.

The silence carried an unspeakable strangeness.

"No! Must leave here first!"

Judge looked up at the palace exit, only to find it pitch black.

This place had long been eroded by darkness without him noticing, and Judge hadn't reacted at all.

Darkness and shadows were like a tide, surging from all directions, instantly drowning Judge.

Real world.

Judge sat on the throne with a dull gaze, not getting up, and in front of him were Chu Yang and Caesar.

Seeing Judge fall into a hallucination without any resistance, Caesar only felt horrified.

What's more terrifying than hearing a ghost story is seeing a ghost story with your own eyes.

Up to now, Chu Yang had already displayed many abilities in front of Caesar, and the other party could no longer distinguish which were Devil Fruit abilities.

Caesar's fear of Chu Yang deepened as more abilities were shown.

Originally, Chu Yang had intended to use the Imperius Curse on him, but judging from the current situation, there was no need to go that far.

Caesar's fear was gradually turning into loyalty.

To make the effect of the fear even better, Chu Yang let Caesar watch the entire process of Judge being tortured by genjutsu in his heart.

Caesar watched until the end, trembling, as Chu Yang controlled the other party's mind with the Imperius Curse.

After doing all this, Caesar had already knelt down in submission, his forehead pressed firmly against the ground.

His pious appearance was like that of a fanatical believer.

Thus, the purpose of Chu Yang's trip was fully achieved; he had obtained Caesar and Judge, and also obtained the Germa Kingdom, which had once been the hegemon of the North Blue.

Judge's four children were valuable in themselves.

The clone soldiers were dispensable; these people had no independent thinking ability and their combat power was average, at best they were moving toys, far inferior to the Shadow Clone Jutsu.

It would probably take more than a month for the Germa Kingdom to return from the North Blue to the Grand Line; Chu Yang didn't have time to wait for them, so he took Caesar and returned to the Land of Wano first.

Meeting old acquaintances is always a happy thing, especially when Caesar saw the huge sea-prism stone shackles on Queen's neck, he felt even happier.

"Yo, isn't this Queen? How did you end up like this after not seeing each other for so long?" Caesar mocked the other party with a wink; when they were in the government science unit, they all looked down on each other's research.

"You guy isn't dead yet?"

Queen didn't know where he got a cigar, put it in his mouth, and looked at Caesar with contempt.

"I won't die even if you die."

Caesar responded with a sneer.

Chu Yang walked in from outside, saw the two people at daggers drawn, and smiled, "Stop arguing, you'll be seeing each other every day from now on, just finish the tasks I gave you well."

Caesar immediately threw himself to the ground and said respectfully: "As you wish, Boss."

"Boss?" Queen looked at Caesar in surprise, then turned to look at Chu Yang, and immediately followed up: "Boss, after the laboratory is completed, shouldn't we add some more manpower?"

Chu Yang snapped his fingers, and a person who looked exactly the same suddenly appeared behind him.

One after another.

Queen and Caesar watched in a daze as the laboratory was filled with Chu Yang's Shadow Clones.

"Is that enough?"

Queen and Caesar looked at each other.

"Enough! More than enough!"

Chu Yang nodded and then reminded: "Starting from today, no outsiders are allowed in the laboratory, including Fish-Men and the Revolutionary Army; try to let them know my secrets as late as possible."

Caesar replied with a vow: "Boss, don't worry, as long as I'm here, I guarantee no one will be able to get in."

Chu Yang praised Caesar a few times and then walked into the innermost room.

Opening the door, the dying "Big Mom" Charlotte Linlin was hung in the center of the room by sea-prism stone chains.

"Kid, there's no deep hatred between us, why torture me like this?"

The tattered clothes and messy hair made the former Emperor of the Sea look particularly downcast and embarrassed.

Coupled with her venomous gaze, Charlotte Linlin looked like a demon from hell.

And one sent to hell by Chu Yang himself.

"Just like you said, there is no hatred between us; I'm just interested in your fruit ability."

Chu Yang waved his hand to create a wooden chair and then sat in front of Charlotte Linlin.

"You can't get the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit this way either; you might as well kill me. In a few years, a new fruit will appear. You're so young, this little bit of time doesn't matter at all, right?"

Charlotte Linlin was very excited, begging Chu Yang to kill her; in just a few weeks, she had spent several years in Chu Yang's genjutsu space, and her mind was on the verge of collapse.

Even so, using the Imperius Curse on her still didn't succeed; he didn't know if it was because of the resilience of a top powerhouse, or because Big Mom's Soul-Soul Fruit played a certain role.

"Frankly speaking, I am seeking the essence of Devil Fruits, not a fruit with obvious side effects; although I'm very sorry, I can only wrong you to endure it for a while longer."

Chu Yang smiled kindly, stood up, and walked out of the room, ignoring the hysterical curses of Charlotte Linlin behind him.

On the other side, the World Government was busy and overwhelmed because of the bounty posters.

Pirates on the sea were tempted by the high bounties one after another and began to gather forces to attack the Navy's branch bases.

Four Navy branches were destroyed one after another, officers below the rank of Rear Admiral were all wiped out, and countless soldiers were injured.

This was a heinous incident that had never happened before! The Navy Headquarters suddenly realized that those overwhelming bounty posters would bring about more violent turmoil than the Great Pirate Era.

Wuxia World.

After passing Mount Zhongnan, one leaves the Southern Song and reaches the border of the Northern Song.

When the carriage passed the border between the two countries, Chu Yang stood by the boundary marker in a daze; having been in this world for so long, he still hadn't gotten used to treating the Southern Song and Northern Song as two countries.

Thinking that after leaving the Northern Song border, the next stop would be the Ming Empire, Chu Yang felt a sense of confusion.

"Really a mess..."

Huang Rong and Mu Nianci were making a fire to cook; hearing Chu Yang's self-talk, Mu Nianci looked at Huang Rong in confusion.

"What's wrong with Brother Chu?"

"Don't worry about him; he was like this before, saying crazy things at every turn. It's mostly a side effect of immortal cultivation. Now it seems that not having the chance to cultivate is also a good thing; at least his brain won't have problems."

"Rong'er, Brother Chu isn't that serious, right?"

"Hmph! You've only known him for a few days; just watch, when he goes crazy, see if you can still call him Brother Chu every other word."

Mu Nianci's face turned red, and she stopped talking, lowering her head to help Huang Rong.

Before long, the meal was ready; Huang Rong was clever and dexterous, and the food reserves in the carriage were very rich, so this meal had chicken, fish, vegetables, and meat—the dishes were so rich it didn't look like they were on the road, but more like an outing.

"Little Chu, just now when we were in the city, I heard that there was going to be some kind of assembly here in the Northern Song; shall we go and see?"

Huang Rong's eyes darted around; at fifteen, she was exceptionally mischievous.

Chu Yang rolled his eyes, "No wonder you made so many dishes today; it turns out you had ulterior motives."

Huang Rong put her hands on her hips and retorted angrily: "I make this much every day, okay? Look at you, you're almost getting fat!"

Chu Yang found it a bit funny; how could he get fat? The energy provided by the food wasn't enough for his body's circulation.

"Go, go."

Chu Yang felt a bit embarrassed thinking that he had been taking them to camp in the wilderness to hurry on their way recently.

Although the space in the carriage was huge and had everything, it lacked human presence after all; after a long time, he would still miss the human touch.

Let alone the two of them, Chu Yang himself wanted to go to the city to look around.

Having been a teacher for so long, he missed the time when a group of children were making noise around him.

Huang Rong and Mu Nianci held hands and cheered.

After lunch, the carriage continued to move forward, but this time, they were heading to a place with more people; Huang Rong inquired along the way and finally found a place name.

Juluxian Manor.

Storing the carriage at an inn, the three of Chu Yang came to the street; they didn't need to ask passersby, they just followed the surging crowd and found Juluxian Manor.

Today, heroes were gathered, and a group of guys calling themselves chivalrous men were gathered together to discuss how to deal with Qiao Feng, who had become a Khitan.

"A righteous group beating..."

Chu Yang smacked his lips, mocking meaningfully.

"My father has always sneered at those guys called great heroes, but he respects this Gang Leader Qiao alone; I think he shouldn't be someone who doesn't deserve his reputation."

Huang Rong had heard rumors about Qiao Feng; a generation of great heroes had become a street rat that everyone shouted to beat in just a few months, which made her sigh.

"Qiao Feng has a bad track record and has successively harmed many martial arts seniors; it is already an iron-clad fact. Your father is somewhat blind."

A sneer came from near to far; Huang Rong heard someone scolding her father and immediately turned her head, glaring.

The person who came was dressed as a beggar, but his clothes were spotless, his eyes were raised, and he looked very sinister, still spouting nonsense at Huang Rong.

"I was wondering who it was; it turns out to be a yellow-haired girl, no wonder she speaks so recklessly."

As soon as the words fell, Huang Rong flashed and rushed in front of the beggar, slapping him a few times, directly sending him flying.

"Ouch!"

The beggar fell heavily to the ground; the next second, a group of beggars rushed out of the crowd, surrounded him, and helped him up.

"Elder Quan, are you okay?"

"Elders, I'm fine; that stinky girl's move was ruthless, she shouldn't be a person of the righteous path."

The beggar named Elder Quan looked at Huang Rong through gritted teeth.

One of the beggars, upon hearing this, stepped out of the crowd and said to Huang Rong with righteous indignation: "This young lady, Elder Quan just made a slip of the tongue, but you didn't have to use such a poisonous hand."

Huang Rong sneered, "Who told him to scold my father? He deserved to be hit!"

The other Beggar Sect elders, upon hearing this, glanced at Elder Quan with disgust; in ancient times, filial piety was emphasized, and scolding a father in front of his child was a great disrespect, so it was no wonder the other party reacted so strongly.

But the next second, Huang Rong's words offended all of them.

"Looking at your dress and attire, you should all be disciples of the Beggar Sect; that Qiao Feng was clearly your gang leader, and even if he was the former gang leader, he gave you a lot of favors on weekdays, and maybe even saved your lives."

"You came to attend this assembly today, which is somewhat ungrateful and heartless; can you still call yourselves heroes like this? I think it's a coward's assembly, right?"

The Beggar Sect elders' faces were stiff; Huang Rong's sharp counterattack hit their dead spot exactly, and saying they didn't feel any shame in their hearts would be a lie.

Chu Yang finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.

It has to be my Sister Huang, ruthless and concise, wonderful, wonderful.

Quan Guanqing had just been humiliated by Huang Rong, and now hearing Chu Yang's laughter, he was suddenly furious, taking out three poison darts from his bosom and shooting them at Chu Yang.

Hearing the sound of breaking through the air, the Beggar Sect elders wanted to stop it, but it was too late, and they could only shout out loud.

In the blink of an eye, Chu Yang reached out directly, grabbed the three poison darts in his hand, and opened his palm—he was actually unscathed.

Quan Guanqing's pupils shrank suddenly, knowing he had stepped on a hard nail; just as he was preparing to find some excuse to deal with it, a familiar sound of breaking through the air came to his ears.

Swish swish swish! The three poison darts pierced through Quan Guanqing's body with lightning speed.

(End of chapter)