Just as Yun Ye wiped out all the enemies, the system's voice rang out again—
Ding! Destroyed the Dia Mafia. Reward: 50 Achievement Points! Ding! Killed Barlofiya. Obtained 150 Achievement Points! Host: Yun Ye Achievement Points: 1086 Slash: Swordsmanship (Proficiency 87) Zanpakuto: Zangetsu (Proficiency 56)
There had not been many changes in the stats. During this time, Yun Ye had not used any Achievement Points, saving them all up without unlocking a single skill.
Seeing that his Achievement Points had surpassed 1,000, Yun Ye decided to spend some and increase his strength.
First, let's see what skills have been unlocked.
Yun Ye opened the skill panel. This time, quite a few more skills had become available, but none were anything Yun Ye particularly wanted.
No Flowing Blade Like Fire, no Hyorinmaru, no Senbonzakura, no Illusion...
Yun Ye looked further down the branches.
Many High-level Hado spells had been unlocked, but Yun Ye had no use for them at this stage and did not want to unlock them at all.
Not to mention anything else, even Thunder Roar Cannon's full power had yet to be completely developed by Yun Ye.
Since there were no skills he wanted to unlock, Yun Ye turned his attention to skill proficiency.
His first choices were Instant Burst and White Strike.
Instant Burst was his trump card at this stage. Raising its proficiency would naturally increase his strength as well.
As for White Strike, he wanted to see whether reaching 80 proficiency would bring about a qualitative change.
After some consideration, Yun Ye decided to raise Instant Burst's proficiency first.
He chose it because there was another battle ahead. Improving his strength came first.
Instant Burst was currently only at 55 proficiency. As its proficiency increased, the combat power Yun Ye could unleash would naturally become even more terrifying.
Yun Ye raised its proficiency, only to discover that every single point cost him 50 Achievement Points...
It was an absolute scam!
Suppressing his heartache, he raised Instant Burst's proficiency to 65, spending 500 Achievement Points. It hurt Yun Ye so much he could barely breathe.
Achievement Points were not easy to accumulate, but they were certainly easy to spend.
After thinking it over, Yun Ye decided to raise Instant Burst's proficiency a little more.
Afterward, no visible changes appeared on Yun Ye's body. Everything seemed the same as usual.
However, Yun Ye felt that his mastery over Instant Burst had become more refined.
And that was not all. Perhaps Instant Burst and White Strike were connected somehow. Once Yun Ye's Instant Burst proficiency rose, White Strike's proficiency increased as well.
Its proficiency had become 75!
There were no major changes otherwise.
There were two gangs on the island. One was the Dia Mafia, while the other was a gang called the Fortune Telling Club.
The Fortune Telling Club was led by an old witch draped in a black cloak, her face covered in wrinkles and standing less than five feet tall.
This old witch was known as "Black Hand" Sharon, the boss of the Fortune Telling Club!
At that moment, someone wearing a Black and White Mask stood before Sharon.
"I never expected the boss of the Fortune Telling Club, one of the two gangs dominating this island, to be an old woman past fifty." Yun Ye casually found a place to sit and spoke blandly as he looked at the old witch.
An inexplicable panic flashed through Sharon's eyes. She lowered herself in a respectful bow. "My apologies for failing to welcome your arrival, sir!"
Yun Ye smiled. "You're quite sensible. You didn't start shouting about killing me the moment you saw me."
Sharon remained respectful. "You flatter me, sir. With your strength, you could easily crush our Fortune Telling Club. We would not dare act recklessly."
"Tell me, who is the person behind you?" Yun Ye crossed one leg over the other and looked at Sharon after finishing his tea.
At those words, panic flashed through Sharon's eyes, but she quickly concealed it. She gave an awkward laugh. "You must be joking, sir. I am merely a woman and the boss of the Fortune Telling Club. How could there be someone behind me?"
Yun Ye's gaze sharpened, and an imposing aura enveloped the entire room. Looking at Sharon, who was breaking out in cold sweat under the pressure, he chuckled and withdrew his aura. "Forget it. I was merely curious. Whether there is someone or not, I do not particularly care."
Then Yun Ye changed the subject. Shifting into a more comfortable position, he looked down at the old woman prostrating herself on the ground. "You should know, more or less, what is about to happen on this island, right?"
Sharon lowered her head and said sincerely, "If you have any orders, sir, please speak freely. If it is within our power, we will do everything we can!"
"You are very sensible. No, I should say that the person behind you is very sensible! That makes things somewhat difficult for me." Yun Ye stared at Sharon and spoke calmly.
From the moment he stepped into the Fortune Telling Club, every member of the gang had treated him with great respect. Not only did they show no hostility, they had all been exceedingly deferential.
It was as though he were the boss of the Fortune Telling Club.
Sharon said respectfully, "Please give your orders, sir."
"It isn't a difficult request. Have your underlings fight for me once!" Yun Ye said calmly, looking at the little straw doll hanging from Sharon's waist.
Sharon bowed to Yun Ye. "Yes, sir."
With a smile, Yun Ye turned and left. At the end, he paused and said blandly, "Tell Basil Hawkins that I am very satisfied with how sensible he has been. In the future, I can help him resolve one problem!"
With that, Yun Ye left without looking back.
However, Sharon froze where she stood upon hearing those words, unable to recover for a long time.
Her heart was in turmoil. He... he knew?
Meanwhile, in the distance.
Inside a dim building, a young man who had been monitoring everything through the straw doll at Sharon's waist went pale. Even when the straw doll in his hand fell to the ground, he paid it no attention.
A storm raged in his heart, and he could not stop himself from blurting out, "How is this possible? I've never had any contact with him. How could he possibly guess it was me?"
This young man was none other than Basil Hawkins, one of the future Supernovas!
However, he was not yet the fearsome Supernova pirate who would shake the seas in the future. He was merely the hidden mastermind behind the Fortune Telling Club!
Although his strength was not as formidable as in the original story, his divination abilities were already exceptionally outstanding.
Before Yun Ye arrived, he had already divined that danger was coming. The probability of the Fortune Telling Club being destroyed was fifty percent.
The probability of his own death was also fifty percent.
That meant that as long as he handled things properly, he could get through this calamity unscathed.
That was precisely why he had ordered the Fortune Telling Club's members to treat Yun Ye with respect!
He had always remained hidden behind the scenes. Almost no one knew that he was the Fortune Telling Club's true controller!
But what was going on now? How could his identity possibly have been discovered?
How was that possible!?
The more Basil Hawkins thought about it, the more terrified he became. In the past, he had always used divination to learn his enemies' information and intimidate others. He never expected that today, he would be the one thoroughly intimidated!
How did he find out who I am?
Taking a deep breath, Basil Hawkins forcibly calmed himself down. Yet his heart still could not settle. Until he figured out this question, he would never be able to remain at peace!