Arrangements (3)

As soon as he activated his weapon, countless diamonds burst forth, shooting towards the charging golden monkeys.

Fanxin had initially thought he could injure one or two of them, which would make him feel better even if he got a beating. However, to his dismay, none of the monkeys were hurt; most of them dodged the attack. Although they couldn't dodge the Diamond Spikes, they managed to block them with their own skills.

"Langyue, get out of my attack range and go somewhere else," Fanxin shouted.

His attack range is quite large; once he starts, nothing within a radius of several meters can escape his attack. If Langyue is within his attack range, it is very likely to be injured.

He's fighting those golden monkeys, so he might not be able to pay attention to it. If he's not careful, Langyue will suffer a great loss.

"Understood." Upon hearing this, Langyue immediately left and went far away.

As soon as it left, several monkeys chased after it, seemingly intent on killing it.

A total of fifty monkeys attacked them, ten of which went to attack Langyue. The remaining forty monkeys besieged Fanxin.

Seeing that the monkeys had blocked all his way in all directions, Fanxin had no choice but to use Diamond Spikes to clear a path. He kept releasing Diamond Spikes to attack the monkeys.

The monkeys were very agile and nimble. Fanxin attacked for a long time, but he failed to hit a single monkey or injure them.

"Damn it, this can't go on like this!" Fanxin said anxiously.

The Diamond Spikes on his body are not endless, but finite. This is largely related to his physical strength; if he exhausts too much of his strength, he won't be able to launch the Diamond Spikes anymore.

Therefore, if he cannot defeat these monkeys within the limited time, he will be finished once he is exhausted.

The monkeys seemed to know his weakness; they kept circling around him, trying to attack. However, they kept getting Fanxin, as if they knew that the closer they got, the more they would suffer.

"Never mind, it's not going to end well today anyway, so let's start the battle!" Fanxin saw that the monkeys were just toying with him. If he didn't attack, the monkeys would attack. If he attacked, the monkeys would retreat.

Their goal was clear: to exhaust him to death. If he had no strength left to fight, he would be a lamb to the slaughter. Then they could do whatever they wanted with him, and he could only watch helplessly.

Therefore, Fanxin decided that rather than be exhausted to death here, he would rather die fighting here. In that case, his journey would not have been in vain.

He gripped his twin swords tightly, stood up, and charged towards the golden monkeys, preparing to launch a fierce attack.

The golden monkeys seemed quite excited to see Fanxin take the initiative to attack, jumping and leaping around happily.

Fanxin brandished his twin swords and began hacking at the golden monkey, attacking wherever the monkey appeared.

However, to Fanxin's dismay, his attacks were always a step too slow. Just as his twin swords were about to strike the monkey, the monkey would immediately dodge. Every time, he would strike empty air.

One monkey was so bold that it stood directly on his diamond knife, striking a one-legged pose, completely unafraid of him.

"Die!" Fanxin fired Diamond Spikes at the monkey. However, to Fanxin's dismay, the Diamond Spikes was a step too slow. The monkey jumped away and missed.

"Damn it, these guys are too agile." Fanxin was extremely frustrated. After fighting for so long, he hadn't hurt a single monkey; on the contrary, he was exhausted!

"It seems my strength is still quite weak." Fanxin smiled bitterly. He had destroyed several warships and defeated several colonels. However, in the eyes of these monkeys, he was nothing. They only needed to send one of them to torment him to death here.

He shook his head, feeling frustrated. However, he had to accept reality, because he was indeed no match for these monkeys.

However, he wouldn't sit idly by and wait to be captured; that was impossible.

He continued to fight the monkeys, who were equally enthusiastic and fought back with all their might, without flinching at all.

After fighting for nearly half an hour, Fanxin finally ran out of energy and stopped firing the Diamond Spikes, because he could no longer launch them.

The monkeys were thrilled; they swarmed forward, trying to suppress their Fanxin.

Fanxin's face was grim, because he could no longer launch spikes and target the monkeys from all angles. Now, the monkeys could ambush him.

With only two hands and two knives, it was simply a pipe dream for him to defend against the attacks of forty powerful monkeys.

One monkey attacked his sore foot, another attacked his back, and the rest of the monkeys began attacking Fanxin all over his body. They were ruthless and showed no mercy.

Even Fanxin could hear the sound of bones breaking.

Under the monkeys' frenzied attacks, Fanxin was unable to launch any further attacks. Helpless, Fanxin had no choice but to give up. He activated his Diamond Armor to protect his body and let the crazed monkeys attack him. He already knew that he couldn't escape this beating.

The monkeys showed no mercy, swinging their Haki fists and beating him mercilessly.

Two hours later, the monkeys were all tired and stopped.

Fanxin, however, remained curled up, refusing to get up.

He's aching all over, and he doesn't know how many bones he's broken, but thankfully he can't feel the pain right now. Otherwise, he would definitely be screaming in agony.

Click

A moment later, Fanxin Xin's Diamond Armor shattered and fell to the ground.

Looking at the shattered Diamond Armor, Fanxin couldn't help but marvel at the power of those monkeys. The navy had attacked him with guns and fired cannons, but none of them had managed to harm him. Yet, these monkeys had managed to shatter his Diamond Armor; it would have been impossible without considerable skill.

The monkeys were fuming; some even lay down on the ground to rest, clearly exhausted.

A short while later, the parrot flew over, stepped on Fanxin, and said, "Hey, kid, still alive?"

Seeing that the Fanxin remained motionless, it assumed that the Fanxin was dead.

"How could I possibly die!" Fanxin replied. He couldn't die now, because he still had many unfinished things to do. Even if he had to die, he had to wait until everything was done.

"Kid, feeling good?" the parrot said gloatingly. "Many people have come to this island before, caught the eye of the Martial Monkey, and ended up being beaten to death in battle. You're lucky to be alive."

"Tch, that's skill, not luck," Fanxin said unhappily upon hearing this.

With his original body, he would have had no chance against the monkeys' frenzied attacks. He is only alive now because he has a new body.

So, although he was badly beaten, with many broken bones and his whole body aching, it was impossible for these monkeys to kill him. Because he had a diamond body! His resistance to blows was incredibly strong.

"Oh, you think you can withstand their attacks, right?" the parrot asked curiously.

"It should be fine, but this should be over!" Fanxin Xin chuckled and said. Although he wasn't afraid of being beaten, and could even take another beating, he didn't want to continue because he was exhausted!

"It's over," the parrot said. "They're all tired. Even if you let them hit you, they wouldn't be interested."

"That's good." Fanxin breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"Hey kid, what's wrong with your body?!" the parrot asked. "Why can you shoot diamonds?!"

"My body is made of diamonds!" Fanxin Xin chuckled and said.

"I see. However, I think you shouldn't have fired those diamonds like bullets. You should have stored them inside your body and used them to strengthen your armor," the parrot said.

"Hmm, what do you mean by that?" Fanxin asked, puzzled.

"Look," the parrot said, "Your armor is so thin right now. It can defend, but the monkeys can easily break it! However, if you reinforce your Diamond Armor, it will be very difficult for the monkeys to break it." "Haven't you thought about that?"

"I never imagined that this was originally one of my abilities!" Fanxin Xin nodded and said. This ability originally belonged to Old Diamond King; he had simply been using it all along.

"I think you can discard this ability now," the parrot said.

"Hehe, you're just a little bird, what do you know?" Fanxin laughed when she saw the parrot speaking so confidently.

"Tch, don't look down on me. Let me tell you, I'm always with Martial Monkey. I've seen plenty of examples. Kid, don't doubt me, just listen to me, it won't be wrong." The parrot said arrogantly, its head held high.

Fanxin looked at the parrot and said, "Alright, tell me your reasons. Why should I give up this ability? What's your basis for this?"

This ability is great; he can now launch attacks from all directions. Anyone who dares to ambush him from behind can be dealt with immediately by him.

If he gives up this ability, and someone ambushes him, he'll have to get out of there, which would be such a hassle.

"I've observed you, and I suspect the amount of diamonds within you is limited. These can be condensed into armor or fired as bullets."

The parrot said, "But if you use diamonds as bullets and fire them, the number of diamonds will decrease. When the number of diamonds is reduced to only enough to maintain one suit of armor, you will be unable to fire any more."

"You were able to launch before, but then you stopped. I think it wasn't that you didn't want to, but that you couldn't, right?"

"Not bad," Fanxin nodded and said.

He really couldn't fire before; if he could, he definitely would have. That way, he wouldn't have gotten beaten up by those damn monkeys.

"That's right. The reason you can't launch anymore is because your body is warning you that if you continue launching Diamond Spikes, you might die. So, your body won't allow you to continue launching, that's why," the parrot explained.

"Perhaps! But you're not me, how could you possibly understand!" Fanxin was still somewhat uncertain upon hearing this. This body was his own, and if he himself didn't know it, he didn't think a parrot could possibly know.

"Believe it or not, you can try it. For the next month, don't use the Diamond Spikes. Observe whether your Diamond Armor is thicker and harder than before. If not, then never mind," the parrot said.

Upon hearing this, Fanxin hesitated for a moment before saying, "Alright, I'll give it a try."

He wasn't going to use it anymore, because the Diamond Spikes wouldn't hit the monkeys at all; they'd only buy him a little time. But what good would that do? He couldn't change the outcome!

Since that's the case, there's no need for him to stall for time. Stalling won't save him; he can simply fight the monkeys to the bitter end.

"Alright, we'll just wait and see!" the parrot nodded and said.

"Alright, enough talk, get up, I'll take you for a bath," the parrot said.

"Okay." Fanxin Xin nodded without objection. He knew the parrot was going to take him to soak in the medicinal liquid. He couldn't be happier, because that way his body could recover quickly.

And tomorrow, he can fight with all his might.

Today, he injured his foot and was unable to exert his full fighting strength. Therefore, he was defeated prematurely.

However, he believes he can hold on longer tomorrow.

He gritted his teeth, stood up, and followed the parrot toward their destination.

Half an hour later, he arrived at his destination.

This is a very deep, round pool, more than ten meters in diameter. The water is blood red and has a faint smell of blood.

"Hey, this is the medicine, right?" Fanxin asked.

"Yes, it's soaked in all sorts of medicinal herbs and the blood of various ferocious beasts," the parrot said. "The blood of various powerful individuals, and even the blood of demonic beings. This is an unparalleled tonic."

"Why put blood in there? I don't understand," Fanxin asked, puzzled.

"The blood of ferocious beasts, powerful beings, and demons all possess certain properties that can enhance one's bloodline and strengthen one's body," the parrot said. "Haven't you seen demon users? After they eat Devil Fruit, their bodies and blood change. If you obtain their blood, undergo some special processing, and then integrate it into your own body, then you might gain some of their abilities."