Testing the Sword (2)
"No, I just feel that in the New World, human life is cheaper than grass! There are endless battles every day, and countless people have died," Fanxin Xin said with a smile.
The Soul Clan is not a warlike race, especially after someone dies. They can clearly feel that the soul dissipates in this world.
Their emotions, their eyes, their resentment—the more they saw, the deeper their feelings became.
They don't want to fight, but in the New World, you're powerless. If you don't act, others will attack you. And if you do act, you could potentially kill someone.
He's really conflicted right now and doesn't know what to do.
"There's nothing we can do, that's just how the New World is," Ren Fang said. "If you don't want to kill anyone, then injure him! That way, you'll feel a little better."
"That's true, but when a real fight breaks out, who can think about all that? Accidental injuries are inevitable," Fanxin said helplessly.
His attack range is wide and his attacks are extremely sharp; once he launches an attack, it's unlikely he can take it back.
Therefore, he was also conflicted.
"There's nothing I can do about it! You can't let yourself suffer a loss or get killed!" Ren Fang said, "Let me tell you, if you do that, I will absolutely ignore you."
Fanxin is her man now, and Ren Fang absolutely will not allow him to get hurt.
"You can rest assured, I don't have masochistic tendencies anymore, and I would never do that," Fanxin Xin said confidently.
He was just expressing his feelings; he wouldn't let himself suffer a major loss. If he were seriously injured, his opponents would show absolutely no mercy. They would not hesitate to utterly destroy him.
Fanxin would never allow himself to fall into such a state; if he did, the members of the Heavenly Soul Pirates would be doomed.
As the captain, he has to consider the crew's needs.
"That's good." Ren Fang nodded and said, "Alright, you don't need to think about it anymore. If you don't want to hurt anyone, just try to avoid vital points. Injure them, that's enough!"
Fanxin, upon hearing this, agreed and said, "That makes sense, then let's do it this way!"
Since fighting is unavoidable, he has no choice but to fight. He can adjust his fighting techniques as needed, and then there won't be any problems.
While he couldn't guarantee that no one's life would be harmed, he could do his best to ensure that no one's life was taken.
"Okay, let's go! The food is all ready, let's go eat!" Ren Fang nodded and asked.
Fanxin did not object and walked hand in hand with Ren Fang toward the restaurant.
At this moment, everyone in the restaurant had finished cooking, and the food was set on the table, just waiting for Fanxin to come and start the meal.
Fanxin smiled, called out to everyone to start eating, and then sat down and began to eat seriously himself.
While eating, Fanxin watched. Suddenly, the Little Black Cat turned on the Visual Den Den Mushi. The Den Den Mushi projected the image directly onto the wall.
A moment later, an image appeared and began to play.
Fanxin watched curiously, but after a moment, he was stunned. He recognized several familiar figures in the image, such as the Straw Hat Pirates and Law, the user of the Op-Op Fruit.
They are currently on the run on some island, and behind them, some pink gas has appeared, relentlessly pursuing them. They have no idea what that gas is.
However, seeing how fast they ran, they were definitely not good people.
"The Straw Hat Pirates and the Heart Pirates have teamed up? Heh, interesting, interesting. I haven't even formed a team yet, and they've already done it." Fanxin couldn't help but laugh as he looked at it.
He came to the New World intending to sail together with the Straw Hat Pirates. Unfortunately, they were separated by an underwater volcano on their way New World. To this day, he has not seen the Straw Hat Pirates again.
He hadn't expected so much to happen upon their reunion. The fact that the Straw Hat Pirates and the Heart Pirates had actually joined forces truly surprised him.
"Boss, should we still team up with the Straw Hat Pirates?" the Little Black Cat asked immediately.
The Straw Hat Pirates have already joined forces with the Heart Pirates, so their presence in the past was somewhat superfluous.
"Let's see how things go. It's too early to say anything now," Fanxin said. "The Straw Hat Pirates and the Heart Pirates joining forces this time will definitely cause a stir. It's hard to say whether they can withstand it."
The Straw Hat Pirates and the Heart Pirates, after all, newcomers. It will be very difficult for them to establish themselves in the New World. They want to make their New World, but the established powers won't allow it.
They must withstand the baptism of the established powers; otherwise, they will ultimately not be able to survive the attacks of these established powers.
They cannot say for sure that the Straw Hat Pirates and the Heart Pirates can withstand the attack, because the established forces have not yet shown their true colors.
"That makes sense, then let's just watch like this!" The Little Black Cat nodded and said, "Should we go over there? It looks like a lot of fun."
"Oh, what's so fun about it?" Fanxin Xin asked, puzzled.
"Hehe, you haven't been watching the news, so of course you wouldn't know. But I do know, I heard that someone over there is secretly researching Artificial Devil Fruit." The Little Black Cat said, "Boss, didn't you want Devil Fruit? If you get them, everyone can become Devil Fruit users. That way, the overall strength of our ship will become very strong!"
Upon hearing this, Fanxin wasn't excited yet, but everyone else was. Especially those who didn't yet possess Devil Fruit; their eyes shone brightly as they Fanxin watched Fanxin, implying that he should go and steal the Devil Fruit.
"You guys! Fine! Let's go then!" Fanxin felt uncomfortable with so many people staring at him, so he nodded slightly and agreed.
This was an opportunity to boost his pirate crew's fighting strength, so he naturally wouldn't hold back. Therefore, he decided that even if it was a place fraught with danger, he was prepared to venture there and give it a try.
"Alright, I'll adjust my course right away and head that way." The Little Black Cat nodded immediately when it saw that Fanxin had agreed. Then, it gave the robots instructions to adjust their course and head towards their destination.
After that, it continued eating.
Fanxin glanced at the screen, her eyes narrowing slightly, then stopped paying attention and continued eating.
Everyone was very happy because they would soon be able to obtain Devil Fruit, which would grant them special abilities.
Although they work very hard, their strength is increasing too slowly. If they possessed special abilities, things would be much easier; their strength would increase rapidly.
After the meal, everyone went back to their seats and got busy with their own things.
Fanxin went to his room to cultivate. He sat cross-legged and was practicing the Soul Clan Secret Technique.
The surrounding Soul Power surged, like a tidal wave, causing a great shock.
Fanxin closed his eyes, completely immersed in cultivation.
Meanwhile, outside, everyone was speeding up their journey. They were preparing to reach their destination and seize the treasure.
Everything is proceeding smoothly and in an orderly manner.
More than ten days later, they arrived at their destination, Punk Hazard.
This place is also known as Ice and Fire Island. It is said that Akainu and Aokiji fought a decisive battle here for the position of Fleet Admiral. They fought for ten days and ten nights, and the entire island was greatly changed because of their abilities.
The island was split in two, one half ice and the other fire, with completely different climates.
Meanwhile, Fanxin's ship arrived at the side covered by ice.
"Boss, we've arrived at our destination," the Little Black Cat reminded him as it arrived at Fanxin's secluded cultivation spot.
"Ah, I understand." Fanxin immediately ended his cultivation and left the secluded cultivation place.
He was dressed in a black outfit and wore black sunglasses, looking quite cool.
"Everyone, come over here! I need to arrange some manpower; we can't all go to the island," Fanxin said.
That island is very dangerous, and everyone has gone there. He's in a real bind. So, he's going to make some arrangements to make things much easier for everyone.
"Yes." Everyone nodded and lined up.
"Each squad leader will take a portion of their men to the island, while the rest will stay behind to guard the ships," Fanxin said. "Ren Fang, you will leave Wolf Valley on the ship. If you encounter an insurmountable enemy while guarding the ships, immediately retreat into Wolf Valley. Then, have the entire ship submerge to the seabed. Understand?"
All the powerful fighters had gone to the island, leaving only the less skilled ones. Therefore, he had no choice but to have Ren Fang leave Wolf Valley behind, so that even if they encountered danger, they wouldn't have to be afraid.
"Yes, I understand," Ren Fang nodded and said.
"Qiangwei and Yuning should stay here too. It's dangerous in there; we don't know what might happen. You're safer here," Fanxin said, looking at Qiangwei and Yuning.
These two possess unique abilities that require time to activate. Furthermore, they both need protection while using them. Therefore, it's not suitable for them to go with them.
Because the island is very dangerous, and even they might not be able to escape unscathed, it would be difficult to protect these two. Therefore, it's best for them to stay.
"I understand," Qiangwei nodded in response. Yuning also nodded obediently.
"Alright, the rest of you, let's get moving. We're going to steal Devil Fruit," Fanxin said. "We'll take as many as there are, making every one of you a Devil Fruit user."