Farewell (II)

Deep in the ocean.

Old Diamond King lay there, motionless. A thousand Diamond Beast stood guard beside him, unwilling to leave, fearing Old Diamond King might happen to him.

That area was completely dominated by them, and no one was allowed to approach. Even if a fish came near, they would kill it without hesitation. In their frenzy, that area of sea was stained red. It became a forbidden zone for the Diamond Beast; whoever approached would die.

Fanxin was unaware of what was happening outside. However, even if he did know, he would only smile and say nothing. He had no time to concern himself with matters outside.

After entering, Fanxin went straight to the Diamond Beast's brain.

The Giant Dragon was absolutely right. Although the Diamond Beast had a powerful body, its soul was extremely weak. As soon as he entered, he easily took over the Diamond Beast's brain and devoured the Old Diamond King's soul.

After consuming Old Diamond King's soul, he then took control of Old Diamond King's body.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, and as soon as he did, the Diamond Beast offspring began to salute him. They bowed their heads respectfully, appearing extremely devout.

Fanxin smiled and immediately ordered them to patrol the area and prevent other creatures from approaching him.

The Diamond Beast nodded and immediately began to act.

They patrol a ten-mile radius around the Fanxin, and no one, whether small fish, large sea beasts, or even Sea Kings, is allowed to approach. Anyone who dares to get close will be killed without mercy.

After making the arrangements, Fanxin began to take action.

He devoured Soul Power from the Soul Tower to replenish his own needs. Previously, his soul had suffered severe damage. He knew Giant Dragon didn't do it intentionally; it was only because it had no other choice.

Now, he must replenish his Soul Power; otherwise, it will be extremely difficult for him to reassemble his body. Because to reassemble his body, he must control every part of Old Diamond King's body.

To gain control, he would need to distribute his Soul Power to every part of Old Diamond King's body; only in this way could he achieve it. Now, with his Soul Power severely depleted, it's simply impossible for him to do so.

He continued to absorb Soul Power, and it took him twenty days to replenish the Soul Power he had lost.

On the twenty-first day, he began to disperse his soul into various parts of Old Diamond King's body. After that, he merged with Blood King's soul. After the fusion, he began to manipulate Old Diamond King's flesh and blood, slowly transforming it into human form.

Although Diamond Beast can condense diamonds, they are still flesh and blood beings, invisible from the outside. All you can see are the sparkling diamonds. However, if you are inside Diamond Beast, you can clearly see its flesh and blood.

This process is extremely long, and Fanxin can only wait patiently.

Three months later, Fanxin had successfully transformed the Diamond Beast's body into human form. The current Fanxin was no different from the previous Fanxin; they were practically identical.

Fanxin looked at his body and was very satisfied.

"Haha, now I finally have a body. Akainu, just you wait, I will definitely become strong and then come looking for trouble." Fanxin clenched his fists and said confidently.

Previously, he was merely a soul, and he lacked the confidence to defeat Akainu because Akainu's strength was simply too formidable. He was, after all, just a fragile soul. His Soul Skill were utterly ineffective against Akainu. Therefore, even if he wanted to, he dared not challenge Akainu.

Things are different now. As long as he masters his Taijutsu to the extreme and perfects his Conqueror's Haki, Fanxin believes he still has the ability to fight Akainu.

"Hmm, there's another space. What's it for?" Fanxin originally wanted to leave the sea and return to the shore. Suddenly, his Soul Perception something unusual. He manipulated his soul and headed towards his chest. He suddenly discovered that there was a space in his chest, and it was quite large.

He looked closely and found that there were many diamonds inside, scattered haphazardly, and he didn't know what they were for.

"This space is the same size as the first level of Wolf Valley. Could it be used for storage?" Fanxin pondered for a moment but still couldn't figure it out. However, after a while, he gave up on thinking about it.

He immediately summoned the Diamond Beast and then placed Diamond Beast all into this space.

He didn't plan to leave these Diamond Beast here; he originally intended to put them in Ren Fang's Wolf Valley. However, since there was a Diamond Space here, he naturally wouldn't bother with it.

After the Diamond Beast entered the space, they ran to the diamonds and began to eat them. They ate with great relish, and in their mouths, the diamonds seemed not to be diamonds, but rather soft, fluffy cakes.

Fanxin felt a chill run down his spine. These Diamond Beast had incredibly powerful teeth. If one of them bit him, he would definitely lose an arm or a leg.

Fanxin was extremely fortunate. Luckily, these Diamond Beast weren't very intelligent. If they had been, and knew he was an imposter, he would have been in serious trouble. If they had attacked him together, they would have surely torn him to pieces and eaten him clean.

"Looks like I'll have to find more hard things for them to eat in the future, otherwise I'll be in trouble," Fanxin muttered to himself after a moment's thought.

These Diamond Beast are living beings that need food. If he doesn't provide them with food, they'll definitely cause trouble. He doesn't want to be bothered by them. So, he decided to find some hard objects himself and put them in his spatial storage. That way, the Diamond Beast won't bother him because they have nothing to eat.

Having finished, Fanxin immediately returned to the sea.

He looked around and spotted Wolf Valley parked on a distant island, and immediately headed towards it.

When he reached the edge of the island, he intended to go aboard, but he suddenly realized he was naked. He himself didn't feel anything was wrong, but there were several girls on the boat, and regardless of his own feelings, he had to consider their feelings.

He took a deep breath and shouted, "Hey, Ren Fang, I'm back! I'm back!"

Fanxin called out many times in succession, and then he waited by the island.

A few minutes later, Ren Fang, Wang Yan, Su Hai, and the others all came out. They were all very happy to see Fanxin in human form. The Little Black Cat and Langyue followed closely behind, also with smiles on their faces.

"Come on up! What are you doing staying in the water?" Wang Yan said with a smile.

"I... I'm not wearing any clothes! Hehe, go get me some clothes!" Fanxin said with an awkward smile.

Upon hearing this, Ren Fang immediately returned to Wolf Valley to get clothes for Fanxin.

Wang Yan walked over to Fanxin and asked, "Hey, can I start now?"

She also wanted to obtain a physical body as soon as possible, so that she would be completely free. Although she and Su Mei were peacefully sharing a body, this was not a long-term solution.

Seeing that Bingfeng already had her own body, she felt quite anxious.

"Of course, tonight! After dinner, I'll give you a Diamond Beast and a large amount of Soul Power. You can slowly fuse with it and then condense your human form! But remember, don't make it exactly like Su Mei, otherwise, I really won't be able to tell you apart." Fanxin nodded firmly and said. This was something he had promised Wang Yan, and he had to do it no matter what.

"No problem." Wang Yan breathed a sigh of relief after receiving Fanxin's definite answer. Although she knew Fanxin wouldn't play a trick on her, hearing Fanxin's affirmative reply made her feel even more confident.

"Alright, you all go inside! Otherwise, how am I supposed to change my clothes later?" Fanxin waved her hand, telling everyone not to stay outside.

Upon hearing this, Wang Yan and the others nodded slightly and immediately turned around and returned to Wolf Valley. The Little Black Cat and Langyue also left immediately.

A short while later, Ren Fang came out. She gave Fanxin a set of close-fitting clothes, which belonged to Fanxin himself, but she was just keeping them safe.

"You can go in now! I need to change my clothes," Fanxin said.

"What's wrong? Are you afraid I'll see?" Ren Fang said with a smile. She spoke calmly and without any embarrassment.

Upon hearing Fanxin, Fan Xin couldn't help but smile wryly. Ever since this girl confirmed her relationship with him, she's become fearless and doesn't hold back at all.

"Alright, you can watch if you want!" Fanxin nodded and immediately got out of the water.

He took the towel from Ren Fang, dried himself off, and then slowly put on his clothes. Ren Fang watched him for a moment, her pretty face slightly flushed, and then she turned away, seemingly embarrassed.

Fanxin smiled, put on her clothes, and then took Ren Fang back into Wolf Valley.

"Fanxin, what should we do next?" Ren Fang asked.

"We'll establish a pirate crew and then set sail on the Grand Line. We'll make a name for ourselves here. I want our pirate crew to be famous throughout the world, to spread to every corner of the globe," Fanxin Xin said after a moment's thought.

"Okay, have you decided on a pirate name yet?" Ren Fang asked.

"Of course, I've already decided. We'll use 'Heavenly Soul' as the name of our pirate crew," Fanxin said. "As for the pirate flag, it'll be a ghost face, with two crossed swords drawn on it."

"Hmm, this pirate flag looks somewhat similar to that of the Twin Blade Pirates!" Ren Fang said.

"Tch, they're completely different. My two swords aren't ordinary swords. One is Dragon-Slaying, and the other is a diamond sword inlaid with Seastone," Fanxin said. "The two swords of the Twin Blade Pirates' captain are just cheap knock-offs!"

"That makes sense. In that case, let's do it that way!" Ren Fang nodded and no longer objected.

"Yes, we need to draw the original designs of both swords. Only then can we show their extraordinary nature," Fanxin said.

Ren Fang nodded and immediately went to do it.

"Little Black, you need to reinforce and enlarge the boat; it seems a bit too small," Fanxin said, looking at the Little Black Cat sitting beside her. There were more and more people on board, and the boat was too small; they barely had room to move around.

"I understand, don't worry!" The Little Black Cat nodded.

"Very good." Fanxin nodded, glanced at everyone, and said, "Everyone, now that we've formed a pirate crew, you all need to be mentally prepared. From today onwards, the Navy, special agents, bounty hunters, and pirates will all be coming for us. If we're not prepared, we'll definitely be defeated."

"Now that we've reached the Grand Line, it's a matter of life and death. So, when facing the enemy, remember to be cautious and never be careless, or you might die. Do you understand?"

"Understood." Upon hearing this, everyone nodded, indicating that they understood.

Fanxin Xin nodded, saying nothing more. He had said everything he needed to say, and he believed everyone had listened.

After dinner, Fanxin took Wang Yan to the second level of Wolf Valley. Once there, he first checked on Bingfeng and found that Bingfeng was fine.

Only then did he lead Wang Yan to the other side.

Fanxin took out a Diamond Beast from the Diamond Space and commanded it not to resist. The Diamond Beast obeyed his commands and immediately stopped resisting.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Yan's soul left Su Mei's body, entered the Diamond Beast's mouth, and finally arrived in the Diamond Beast's brain.

After Wang Yan devoured the Diamond Beast's soul, she immediately began absorbing the Soul Power that Fanxin had given her.

"Alright, you can slowly merge here on your own! Once the merging is complete, you can begin to solidify your human form," Fanxin said.

"How long will it take?" Wang Yan asked. Fanxin had been through this before, and she wanted to know exactly how long it would take.

"I have the power of the Blood-Blood Fruit, which greatly accelerated my progress, but it still took me nearly four months. You don't have that ability, so it will probably take you at least half a month," Fanxin said. "No need to rush, take your time. Don't worry about things outside for now."

"Okay, I understand," Wang Yan nodded and said.

Fanxin smiled, then immediately picked up the unconscious Su Mei, left the second floor, and returned to the first floor.

Fanxin escorted Su Mei to her room and asked Su Hai to take care of her. He himself helped Ren Fang draw a pirate flag there.

Ren Fang's drawing skills are excellent; she perfectly drew the pirate flag he wanted.

Fanxin watched for a while and was very satisfied. Then, he and Ren Fang worked together to hang it on the top of the mast.

After settling everything, Fanxin rested well in Wolf Valley for five days. After five days, Fanxin had Langyue create a giant water wolf to pull the ship out of Wolf Valley and onto the sea.

Afterwards, Fanxin led everyone onto the boat.

"Alright, let's set sail now!" Fanxin Xin shouted, and the Little Black Cat immediately pulled the anchor onto the boat. Propelled by the wind, the boat slowly moved forward.

Fanxin stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the surging sea, a confident expression on his face.