Full Marks

Bavely River Island

After Yun Ye hung up the Den Den Mushi, he let out a chuckle, an inscrutable gleam flashing through his eyes.

Demanding that Doflamingo bring ransom money to redeem Diamante was naturally part of Yun Ye's plan.

Given Doflamingo's personality, once he learned that one of his subordinates had been captured, he would never let the matter rest!

Doflamingo still valued the original group of officers who had followed him from the beginning. He would not simply stand by and do nothing.

Yun Ye possessed the strength to defeat Diamante, and the other officers might not necessarily be his match.

Therefore, there was a high chance that Doflamingo would personally make a move.

That was precisely what Yun Ye needed.

Yun Ye had no desire to slowly build and expand his own forces step by step. That method was far too inefficient.

So, seizing someone else's territory was the fastest way!

Yun Ye had already chosen his target: the territory of Umit, the Shipping King known as "Deep Sea Current"!

There was no other reason. That guy had simply been the first to enter his sights...

Naturally, initial funding was also extremely important, which was why Yun Ye had demanded one billion Berries in ransom from Doflamingo!

One billion was a huge sum to most people, but for someone as wealthy and influential as Doflamingo, it was far from unaffordable!

More importantly, Yun Ye wanted to use Doflamingo's influence and intelligence network in the Dark World to spread his own future forces even faster...

As an intermediary in the Dark World, Doflamingo was quite useful.

Otherwise, he would not have become one of the partners sought after by so many major figures.

Rather than eliminating him, making use of him was the better choice!

However, with Doflamingo's arrogant personality, he naturally would not obediently comply.

Then the only way to make Doflamingo listen was to beat him into submission!

Just like Kaido in the original story, Yun Ye would make Doflamingo fear him!

Otherwise, that unruly fellow would never lower his head so easily!

Setting those thoughts aside, Yun Ye turned his gaze toward the System Panel.

He looked over what he had just obtained—

Ding! First time defeating a pirate with a bounty exceeding fifty million Berries. Reward: 500 Achievement Points.

Obtained the "Challenger" achievement. Reward: one Full Marks use!

Yun Ye paused. Something new had appeared again.

Full Marks—its name alone gave no clue as to its specific function.

After opening the description, Yun Ye understood. It could instantly raise a skill's proficiency to 100?

This was good stuff!

It could genuinely increase his strength!

No matter how many rewards like this he received, it would never be too many.

At present, Yun Ye only had two skills with proficiency at 100.

White Lightning and Azure Firefall.

Among the others, Swordsmanship was the highest at only 87.

Now he had one chance to raise a skill to 100, but Yun Ye hesitated for a moment, unsure where to use it.

In the end, his gaze settled on Instantaneous Burst, Zangetsu, and Thunder Roar Cannon.

These three were currently Yun Ye's strongest skills.

If he was going to invest points, it should be in one of them.

After some thought, he ruled out Zangetsu.

It was Quincy Yun Ye who was operating outside now. To avoid exposing himself, Yun Ye would not use a sword under this identity.

He would focus on Martial Arts for now. Zangetsu could wait.

Yun Ye's gaze moved back and forth between Instantaneous Burst and Thunder Roar Cannon.

In the end, he chose to use this opportunity on Thunder Roar Cannon.

Instantaneous Burst required a great deal of stamina to sustain and consumed an enormous amount of energy. It also had certain side effects...

Yun Ye had noticed this the first time he used Instantaneous Burst in his battle against the Vinsmoke Family.

After using Instantaneous Burst, it placed an immense burden on Yun Ye's body!

His entire body would feel as though it were being torn apart.

Yun Ye had a guess—

After the skill had been "localized" by the pirate world, its driving force had changed from spiritual power to stamina. Combined with his body being too weak to support such expenditure, that was why the side effects had appeared.

It was like Luffy in the original story. After initially using Gear Second and Gear Third, he would suffer severe side effects, only overcoming them after training and strengthening his body!

By the same logic, with Yun Ye's current physique, even if he raised Instantaneous Burst's proficiency to 100, he might still be unable to unleash its full power because of his body's limitations!

Therefore, Thunder Roar Cannon was the best choice.

And he should not forget that after White Lightning reached 100 proficiency, it could change its attack form. What about Thunder Roar Cannon?

That was something worth looking forward to.

Furthermore, Yun Ye's Achievement Points had reached 1,086 again. He wondered whether he should unlock a few more skills.

Aside from sword techniques, Yun Ye felt that his offensive methods were somewhat lacking.

Opening the fist branch, Yun Ye thought for a moment before unlocking a skill called Original Style Combat Method.

From the description, he learned that this was actually the White Strike school of Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto, the Captain-Commander of the Soul Reaper world.

Single Bone, Double Bone...

A curve appeared on Yun Ye's lips. Doflamingo, could he withstand a punch containing all the power of Thunder Roar Cannon?

Could it perhaps rival the massive fist of a certain rubber Sun God and smash Doflamingo's true body to pieces?

Meanwhile.

A fleet under the Shipping King, led by officer Simon Sandy, had already approached the waters near Bavely River Island.

They would soon make landfall.

Standing at the bow, Simon Sandy wore a gloomy expression, though it was not because of the Quincy. It was because of something else.

To him, the Quincy was merely a Bounty Hunter from North Blue. He could deal with him with a wave of his hand.

What he was thinking about now was how to communicate with the Donquixote Family and resolve this matter.

Their client's goods had been stolen while in their possession. The responsibility lay with them.

If it had been some ordinary person, they could have simply brushed him off. They were no saints themselves, and their integrity depended entirely on who they were dealing with.

The problem was that the other side had an extraordinary background as well. "Joker," another King of the Dark World—his own boss would not dare offend him lightly...

In the Dark World, all parties were in cahoots. The various Kings had more or less collaborated in business.

Moreover, the situation in the Dark World had now stabilized. Everyone wanted peaceful coexistence and would not easily resort to violence.

That was why Simon Sandy had such a headache.

If this matter was not handled properly, he... might become the fuse that ignited a war between two Kings of the Dark World...

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Simon Sandy could not help swearing. "It's all that damned Bounty Hunter's fault! Of all places to cause trouble, he had to do it in my jurisdiction!"

Right now, he only wanted to find that damned Quincy Bounty Hunter as soon as possible, take the goods back from him, and then thoroughly torture that fool who did not know his place!

Seeing Simon Sandy's furious appearance, none of the underlings behind him dared step forward and provoke him.

They could only keep their eyes lowered and focus intently on their own tasks.

Suddenly, a voice came from the lookout tower:

"Boss, Bavely River Island is ahead! We'll reach the port in ten minutes!"

At those words, a cold glint flashed through Simon Sandy's eyes. He barked, "Make preparations! Everyone disembark and search! Find that Bounty Hunter for me!"

"Yes!"

All the underlings roared, each wearing a vicious expression as killing intent spread through the air!