Multiverse Skill System

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"Not bad." Yi Shuihan gave Blackbeard an approving look, which made Blackbeard happy. It seemed that there was a high chance of him escaping smoothly.

But the next moment, Yi Shuihan's face turned cold, and he said, "Shouldn't you just surrender, or do I have to do it myself?"

Blackbeard was dumbfounded. Why did he suddenly turn on him? They were fine just a moment ago.

"What do you mean?" Blackbeard's face darkened as well.

"What do you mean? It's simple. You're a pirate, and I'm a marine. Shouldn't I arrest you when I see you? Is it strange for the marines to arrest pirates?"

Chapter 184, Ace's Second Defeat

Yi Shuihan's words left Blackbeard speechless. Indeed, according to common sense, if the Navy encounters pirates, should they not arrest them but release them instead?

That's normal at the ordinary level, but at the higher levels, especially for pirates like Blackbeard, the Marines generally won't touch them unless Blackbeard goes too far. Even if they do, they'll wait until everything is fully prepared before taking action, because if they let them escape, the consequences would be too great.

A pirate of admiral rank causing chaos on the high seas, specifically opposing the Navy, would definitely give them a major headache.

Of course, pirates at that level are generally quite restrained; if they go too far, even the Navy's all-out attack won't be able to stop them.

If it were anyone else, even Kizaru and Aokiji, they probably wouldn't have made a move against Blackbeard in his current state. But Yi Shuihan is different. He doesn't take Blackbeard's strength seriously. Even if Blackbeard had obtained the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, he still wouldn't be a threat to Yi Shuihan.

"The Navy is arresting pirates? Damn it, isn't that the famous Whitebeard Pirates' combat commander on your ship? Why don't you take action against him?" Blackbeard cursed inwardly, but didn't say it aloud.

"Captain, what should we do?" Blackbeard's crew all looked at him, waiting for his decision. This was no longer just Blackbeard's problem; Yi Shuihan clearly wanted to wipe them all out.

Blackbeard's expression was uncertain. He wasn't confident he could fight Yi Shuihan, but running away without a fight would be too cowardly.

"Wait, can you please not get involved in this? I promised Dad I would bring him back myself," Ace suddenly said to Yi Shuihan.

Yi Shuihan looked at Ace with slight surprise, and seeing the serious look in Ace's eyes, asked, "Are you sure? You're no match for him right now."

Upon hearing that Yi Shuihan was no match for Blackbeard, Ace felt unconvinced. Although Blackbeard's move was terrifying, he didn't believe he would lose.

"I want to try."

"Alright, I'll give you a chance."

With Yi Shuihan's approval, Ace transformed into flames and jumped off the ship, standing once again in front of Blackbeard.

"Blackbeard, if you can defeat Ace, I won't bother with you today."

Yi Shuihan said calmly, but his words made Ace very grateful.

"Really?"

Just when things seemed hopeless, Blackbeard felt his luck had improved considerably, and his gaze towards Ace became much more friendly. Although Ace had come looking for trouble, he had indeed been a great help.

In Blackbeard's view, defeating Ace was not difficult at all, so it meant he could leave unscathed.

Blackbeard has also developed some opinions about Yi Shuihan, and he's thinking that he'll cause trouble for Yi Shuihan once he's stronger. But that's a story for another time.

The battle between Blackbeard and Ace resumed. With Yi Shuihan watching from above, Blackbeard seemed somewhat restrained and unable to fully concentrate. Although Yi Shuihan was unlikely to interfere in the battle, Blackbeard dared not gamble, in case the other party did intervene.

Unlike Blackbeard, Ace was motivated by the presence of Yi Shuihan and wanted to show off in front of him. As a result, he fought with even more vigor and his movements became much more fluid.

"Firefly Bodhidharma"

"Pillar of Flame Ring"

"Shenhuo Shiranui"

"..."

Ace used a variety of techniques he had developed, which looked incredibly powerful, and the overwhelming flames made the air even hotter.

“Ace is going to lose.” Yi Shuihan shook his head. Although it seemed that Ace had the upper hand in the battle, a closer look revealed that Ace’s stamina had decreased after using so many skills, while Blackbeard, who had been holding back, looked relaxed and had not suffered any damage, at most just looking a little disheveled.

"Do you need any help?" Robin asked. She had heard about Ace and knew that Yi Shuihan and Ace had a decent relationship.

"Should I lend a hand?" Hancock asked, her eyes gleaming with eagerness.

As they were talking, Ace was accidentally grabbed by Blackbeard, the flames on his body went out instantly, and his expression turned to great pain.

One of the abilities of the Dark-Dark Fruit is that it can nullify the abilities of any Devil Fruit user it comes into contact with. This ability is extremely powerful and can be considered the nemesis of Devil Fruit users. The only drawback is that it requires physical contact with the other party.

"You should be glad you're not alone here today," Blackbeard said, enunciating each word clearly, before grabbing Ace and casually tossing him away.

"Cough cough." Ace stood up, coughing incessantly, his gaze towards Blackbeard filled with resentment. Although he didn't want to admit it, he knew Blackbeard was right. If Yi Shuihan hadn't been there, he would definitely have been defeated by Blackbeard today.

"I haven't lost yet!"

Blackbeard paused in his steps, his eyes growing colder as he looked at Ace with murderous intent. "Don't push your luck."

Ace didn't speak, but simply raised his hands, and rings of flames burst forth, eventually gathering into a giant fireball, which he held in the air.

The fireball was nearly 50 meters in diameter, clearly the kind of thing with astonishing power. It could easily destroy a small mountain if it released its energy.

“It looks just like my Thunderclap,” Enel remarked upon seeing the enormous fireball.

Blackbeard's dark aura also erupted, nearly twice as powerful as when he released his Dark Acupoints. He had been hiding his strength, as he had previously intended to defeat Ace and recruit him as a subordinate, so he hadn't used his full power.

"Great Yan Emperor"

"Are we just going to let them go like that?" Robin was referring to Blackbeard and the others. In the end, Blackbeard still won, and Ace collapsed to the ground, covered in wounds. He wouldn't recover for several months.

“I understand what you mean. Although I can do it myself, that’s not my style. Let him run wild for a while longer.”

Indeed, besides Yi Shuihan, Robin can fight Blackbeard, Boa Hancock can too, and Succubus can crush Blackbeard.

Chapter 185, Knowing the World Without Leaving Home

Yi Shuihan ultimately did not attack Blackbeard. Besides having already made a promise, there was another unspeakable reason: he hoped that the Marineford War could proceed as scheduled. Although Ace was not captured by Blackbeard because of his interference, who knew how things would develop later?

If Blackbeard truly wanted to deal with Ace, Ace would still be captured as long as Yi Shuihan left Ace, unless Ace stayed hidden in the Whitebeard Pirates and never went out.

Ace's recovery ability is quite good; he was able to move around like a normal person after a few days, but he just couldn't do strenuous exercise.

Since his body hadn't fully recovered, Ace naturally didn't dare to wander around the Grand Line alone. Therefore, he stayed on Yi Shuihan's ship for the time being. After learning that Yi Shuihan was going to see Rayleigh, Ace was even less willing to leave. He really wanted to meet Rayleigh, his father's second-in-command.

With a beautiful woman by his side, Yi Shuihan naturally wouldn't play with Ace, so Ace and Enel found common ground.

Enel wanted to learn some information about the Blue Sea from Ace, while Ace was curious about Enel, the user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and wanted to recruit him into the Whitebeard Pirates. Since both of them wanted to befriend each other, they hit it off immediately and became like best buddies within a few days.

On this day, Ace, as usual, tried to persuade Enel to leave Yi Shui Han and leave with him to join the Whitebeard Pirates. This was not the first time he had done this, but Enel had not expressed his opinion on the previous occasions.

"Sigh," Enel sighed, "To be honest, even if I agreed, I couldn't go! You don't know my current situation."

Ace's eyes lit up when he heard Enel's words. This was promising! If they could solve the problem, they could recruit a powerful fighter, which would further strengthen the Whitebeard Pirates.

"I wonder what's troubling you? Why don't you tell me? Maybe I can help you out? Even if I can't, I can always ask Brother Yi for help!"

"Who should I ask? It's because of him that I'm in trouble!" Enel felt a bitter smile upon hearing Ace's words.

"Where am I now? What am I doing? What would happen to this ship if I weren't here?"

Three questions completely silenced Ace. Right, we're on Brother Yi's ship now, and he seems to be in charge of sailing. Without him, the ship probably can't sail!

Ace smiled wryly. He had learned quite a bit about this flying ship over the past few days. The reason it could fly was thanks to the person in front of him! Without Enel, this ship would just be an ordinary ship.

Ask Yi Shuihan to release the hostage? The idea was immediately rejected by Ace. Ace believed his relationship with Yi Shuihan might be good, and he might be able to get help from him in other situations, but this time…

"Sigh!" After thinking for a long time without any clue, Ace was also very troubled.

"Should I go ask?"

"No need, let's be honest. Actually, the thing is, I originally..."

Enel explained his origins, identity, and the reason for his current presence. This time, Ace was completely convinced that seeking out Yi Shuihan was useless and had no choice but to abandon his plan to have Enel join the Whitebeard Pirates.

However, it seems that because the two opened their hearts to each other, and were both Logia-type Devil Fruit users, their relationship became even closer, as if they were friends who had known each other for many years.

A month later, the group finally arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago.

After demonstrating his ability to retract ships out of thin air to Enel, Enel became even more in awe of Yi Shuihan. Ace, on the other hand, was somewhat surprised, but having seen similar scenes before, he remained much calmer.

Enel was very excited to be visiting the Sabaody Archipelago for the first time, especially after meeting so many different kinds of people. He was particularly excited when he saw a fruit shop on the street, where all kinds of fresh and juicy fruits made his mouth water, even though he had only ever eaten apples.

If it weren't for Yi Shuihan's presence, Enel might have just started to steal it.

Yi Shuihan and his group were quite lucky; they found Rayleigh right inside Aunt Xia's bar, just as he was about to leave.

"If you have something to do, you can go take care of it first," Yi Shuihan said politely.

Rayleigh ignored Yi Shuihan and stared blankly in one direction. Yi Shuihan looked in that direction and immediately understood that Rayleigh was looking at Ace.

"So alike, so very alike." Rayleigh's eyes involuntarily welled up with tears. Seeing Ace brought back memories of the days he spent with Roger.

"Are you Uncle Rayleigh?" Upon seeing Rayleigh, he felt uneasy, with a sense of gain and loss. Although he had never met Rayleigh before, he held this old man in high esteem and regarded him as a close elder.

Rayleigh nodded, but didn't know how to start. He looked at Ace with a sense of relief in his eyes. He had heard of Ace's name, Flame Emperor, or rather, he had been paying attention to Ace for a long time.

It was Yi Shuihan who told Rayleigh that Ace was Roger's son.

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and come in and get started!" At this moment, Aunt Xia gave Lei Li a push.

"Yes, yes, don't be shy."

Once inside, Rayleigh pulled Ace aside, asking him all sorts of questions and reminiscing about the past, with laughter occasionally breaking the silence.

"They're completely ignoring us!" Yi Shuihan said with a smile.

"Isn't there still me?" Aunt Xia said, taking a drag of her cigarette without even lifting her eyelids.

"I'd better not trouble you, your fees are too high, I can't afford it!"

Enel watched Rayleigh and the woman in front of him from behind. He couldn't tell how powerful they were, but he could tell from Yi Shuihan's attitude that they were not simple people. He was a little curious about their identities.

"Let me introduce you, this is my newly recruited underling..."

"Enel, the Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, you kidnapped him from Skypiea?"

Before Yi Shuihan could finish speaking, Aunt Xia spoke calmly and accurately revealed Enel's identity information.

As expected of someone in intelligence, they know everything happening in the world without leaving home!

Chapter 186, The Temptation of Dragon Blood

Enel was surprised to have his origins revealed so readily, and felt a little smug, after all, his reputation seemed to be quite great, even Qinghai knew about him.

The succubus scrutinized the seemingly ordinary woman before her. She sensed a dangerous aura emanating from Aunt Xia, which greatly alarmed her, as even Enel could not pose any threat to her.

He's an expert, absolutely an expert. I never expected he knew someone like that.

The woman who was with Rayleigh seemed vaguely familiar; the succubus tried hard to recall Aunt Xia's identity.

"Aunt Xia, do you still remember me?" Robin smiled broadly. She was very happy to see Aunt Xia again, after all, she had lived here for a period of time and spent much more time with Aunt Xia than with Yi Shuihan.

"Of course I remember you, my little rascal." Seeing Robin, Aunt Xia finally smiled, and her tone became much more friendly.

"So, did this kid bully you? If he did, tell me and I'll teach him a lesson."

Aunt Xia's words were very domineering. Although she said them in a teasing tone, you could easily see through her seriousness. She really thought that way.

With her intelligence capabilities, even if she couldn't find out about my defeat of Whitebeard, she should know about my other achievements. Judging from her guesses, I am at least at the level of a Yonko (Emperor of the Sea). That's why she is confident in teaching me a lesson. She is hiding her strength very well!

Yi Shuihan had a vague sense of Aunt Xia's true strength; she had entered the Black Iron 9-star level, but he didn't know exactly which level within the Black Iron 9-star level she was at.

Aunt Xia's caring words clearly touched Robin. She walked up to Aunt Xia, extended her hand, and said, "My brother would never bully me. He's so good to me, look."

"Hmm?" Aunt Xia hadn't paid much attention at first, but something was off when she saw Robin's hand. She couldn't sense the immense vitality hidden within it, but its extraordinary suppleness and smoothness caught her attention.

This is clearly not the kind of skin Robin should have, and she, who has spent a considerable amount of time with Robin, is absolutely qualified to say so.

"It seems he really treats you very well." Aunt Xia heard Robin's words and realized that this was because of Yi Shuihan, and that he must have used a very precious treasure.

Robin glanced at Yi Shuihan and asked if he could tell Aunt Xia the truth. After receiving a nod from Yi Shuihan, he said to Aunt Xia, "It's a thousand-year-old dragon, the blood of a thousand-year-old dragon. Drinking it can not only increase lifespan, but also improve health."

"Thousand-year-old dragon blood?" Aunt Xia was somewhat surprised. Even she had only heard of thousand-year-old dragons and had never seen one. The fact that dragon blood could extend lifespan was truly astonishing.

"That's right, it can extend a person's lifespan to a thousand years!" Robin exclaimed. Before consuming the blood of the thousand-year-old dragon, she would never have believed such an outrageous thing existed. Even now, she sometimes feels like she's in a dream.

"A thousand years?" This time, Aunt Xia exclaimed directly, which also attracted the attention of Rayleigh and Ace, who were talking not far away.

Rayleigh knew Aunt Xia's temper and knew that she would never be so surprised unless it was something truly earth-shattering. So he came over and asked curiously, "What? A thousand years? That's surprising to you."

"The blood of a thousand-year-old dragon can extend a person's lifespan to a thousand years." Aunt Xia took a deep breath. Immortality! This was something she had never dared to imagine before. Even at her level, she had never thought that a person could live to be a thousand years old.

It's impossible not to doubt the truthfulness of Robin's words, but with her keen eyesight, she could naturally tell that Robin wasn't lying. Unless someone didn't even know that Robin herself didn't know she couldn't actually live that long, then this matter was most likely true.

Needless to say, even Aunt Xia, Rayleigh was stunned when he heard the news. His first reaction was that it was a joke. As the former vice-captain of Roger's pirate crew, he had seen all kinds of storms and waves. He had even been to the end of the Grand Line and seen many strange and wonderful things. He had mastered the art of self-cultivation without a teacher and could deal with any situation calmly.

But Rayleigh's heart was not at peace today. Immortality! It could be said that this was the common dream of everyone. Some people do not like power, some people do not like women, some people do not like strength, but even fewer people do not like immortality.

Who wouldn't want to survive? Even Roger, who became the Pirate King, wouldn't have chosen to die if he hadn't known that his illness was incurable.

Perhaps some people are not afraid of death, but that does not mean they do not want to live or live a long life.

Rayleigh is no longer young, and his health is not as good as it used to be. He often misses his younger self, so he is paying more and more attention to having good health and longevity.