Beginning on a Deserted Island

On a beach somewhere, a young man with clear features had an accident that morning. His soul, without consciousness, traveled to this body. Julian discovered that this world was the world of One Piece he had seen before. Julian said dumbfounded: "This world is too dangerous, with all sorts of Devil Fruit abilities, unpredictable Three Types of Haki, Swordmaster's super slashes, and super sit-ups. This is a world where strength is paramount." Julian looked desperate and thought to himself: "How will I survive!" Thinking of the horrors of this world, Julian broke out in a cold sweat.

The original owner of this body was also named Julian, but with an added surname: Julian Kate. The original owner lived on a small island called Gaya Doren in South Blue. The original owner went out fishing with his father and encountered a storm and tsunami. The small fishing boat was swallowed by the waves, and all ten or so people on board perished.

When Julian's soul transmigrated into this body, he had already been drifting at sea for several hours. Julian thought he was going to die again. Suddenly, he spotted a faint island in the distance to his left. Julian was excited and swam desperately towards the island. After swimming for half an hour, he finally reached the shore.

Julian lay on the beach, panting heavily, looking very disheveled. Julian looked like he was done for and complained: "Others at the start at least have some super invincible bloodline, or at best a noble status. I'm about to die at the start, this is really unlucky... bah!"

Julian looked around and found that the island was very large, a deserted island with undulating hills. The first thing that caught his eye was a large forest. At this moment, Julian was both tired and thirsty. He thought to himself: "If there's a forest here... there must be fruit and fresh water." He lay on the beach to rest for more than ten minutes.

Julian recovered some strength and walked into the forest. Julian looked around with a puzzled expression: "The environment is quite beautiful, with rows of trees arranged very regularly." Julian didn't walk far before he found a small apple tree with a few apples on it. Julian first found a branch and knocked down a few apples from the tree. He picked them up and ate them. Although the taste was very astringent, Julian was very happy eating them.

Julian recalled the original owner's memories and found that it was only Marine Year 1496. Julian said: "The Pirate King Roger will only become the Pirate King next year, and the Great Age of Sail will begin the year after. Julian thought to himself: "And I'm still on this deserted island with no strength at all. If something unexpected happens, it'll be as easy as killing a chicken." Julian sighed with a dejected expression and said: "Why didn't I start in Wano Country? If I were in Wano Country, I could have really made a splash. In Wano Country, there are still several Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits. Once I eat one, I'll be soaring."

Julian remembered survival in the wild and the first thing to do was to survey the island's environment. First, use markings to distinguish east, west, north, and south, and use trees for markings. This island is indeed very large; it would take about five or six days to explore on foot. Julian thought for a moment and said: "Let's see if there are any other fruit trees nearby and try to pick some fruit to fill my stomach."

After resting for a while, Julian walked towards the center of the island. Looking at the surrounding environment, Julian said with a puzzled expression: "The fewer trees there are as I go towards the center of the island, what's going on?" He thought for a moment and said: "Never mind, let's keep going." Julian walked towards the center of the island for half a day and found a swamp ahead. He estimated it to be about two thousand meters wide and nearly three thousand meters long, a semicircular swamp.

Julian also found a small tree about two meters tall in the center of the swamp. On the tree grew an oval fruit that looked like a pineapple, about the size of a pineapple. Its color was gray, very much like a Devil Fruit. Julian was overjoyed and shouted: "Please, Buddha, bless me. I'm willing to give up 500 years of Momonosuke's lifespan. If that's not enough, plus 500 years of Momonosuke's father, Kozuki Oden's lifespan." After speaking, Julian walked towards the swamp.

As everyone knows, in the world of pirates, Devil Fruits are indeed very powerful, divided into three types: Logia, Paramecia, and Zoan. Each type has its own merits, but the Mythical Zoan category is directly god-tier. If awakened, it can at least grant low-Emperor Level strength. Of course, awakening a Devil Fruit is very difficult; it requires not only the fruit but also Haki and a strong physique. Developing the fruit also depends on strength.

Julian recalled his memories from his past life. There were several Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits. Kaido's Azure Dragon Fruit, the unfilial daughter Kozuki Yamato's Okuchi no Makami Fruit, known as the white-eyed wolf form. There is also the special Hito Hito Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, the shame of the Mythical Zoan. For example, Luffy's Nika Fruit is special; others who eat it get the Rubber-Rubber Fruit, but Luffy eats it and becomes Nika, the standard for a chosen one, coupled with protagonist's halo.

Marco's Phoenix form, with its immortal blue flames and fire attacks, but Marco has been drifting further and further towards the path of a ship doctor. His flame abilities have been directly abandoned, and his healing blue flames have become stronger and stronger, greatly holding back the Mythical Zoan category... that is Kurozumi Orochi. The Snake-Snake Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Yamata no Orochi form. Kurozumi Orochi has no trace of development. Of course, Kurozumi Orochi is also trash, but Kurozumi Orochi has shed a lot of "soy milk" in Wano Country.

Moreover, the combat power system in the pirate world also has a certain division of strength, roughly divided into Ensign, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Vice Captain, Captain, Commodore, Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral, Yonko Commander, Admiral, Fleet Admiral, and Emperor Level.

Julian didn't want to say much more, he just wanted to get this Devil Fruit first. Julian made a small raft with four logs, lay on the raft, and slowly crawled towards the center of the swamp. Julian said thankfully: "Fortunately, I watched a lot of survival shows in my past life and know that swamps are made of mud and water, with great suction. If you get swallowed, you're dead." After more than twenty minutes, Julian crawled to the tree where the Devil Fruit was. Julian stood on the raft, reached out, and plucked the Devil Fruit.

Julian brought the fruit close to his eyes and observed it, thinking to himself: "I don't recognize this fruit. The chance of it being a Logia is the highest." Julian thought it over: "If it's a Logia, as long as I don't mess around and develop stealthily, it won't be easy to die. After all, this isn't the New World; Logia has a lot of prestige in the early stages."

Julian made a disgusted face and shouted: "I'll eat it in one gulp and defy fate!" Julian ate it in big mouthfuls, suppressing the nausea and gagging in his mouth, not letting a single drop go. (Julian heard in his past life that eating the entire Devil Fruit can increase the chance of awakening.) Julian would rather believe it than not, and ate it all.

Julian smiled and said: "I've finally recovered. Although it tastes terrible, if it can make me stronger, forget shit, I'll eat magma and arsenic." Julian felt what type of Devil Fruit it was and sensed the changes in his body. His strength and physical toughness had both increased. Julian said: "As expected, Devil Fruits can indeed improve physical fitness." His hands had turned into mud arms.

Julian thought to himself: "This fruit is the Logia-type Swamp-Swamp Fruit." Julian immediately jumped off the raft into the swamp. The Swamp-Swamp Fruit is also called the Earth-Earth Fruit. If developed well, it's equivalent to the Earth-Earth Fruit. Julian said: "I'm not like Smoker Caribou, that dog-brained idiot, who can only stuff Gatling guns and scythes into his body. If he meets someone with Armament Haki, he's just a foolish bird, lowering the reputation of this fruit."

Julian said with a wicked smile: "Caribou, you can't handle this fruit, but I can. Julian also thought to himself: "I need to think about my future plans. I have two paths. First, join the Marines. After all, the Marines are still the strongest force on the sea, and there's Instructor Zephyr there for systematic teaching of Marine Rokushiki, Armament Haki, and Observation Haki. In the future, becoming a Vice Admiral won't be a problem." Then he thought of the Celestial Dragons and the World Government, such beasts, who conduct a racial purge every three years. Wouldn't that make him a dog king?

Julian said with disgust: "With my personality, I might beat them up. I thought about it, working for others has no future. I need to grow stronger myself and create greater glory, be my own boss, start my own company. It's better to become a high-level pirate first, like the Heroes of Mount Liang. Then I'll go to Skypiea and take down Enel, that little punk. I'll become the god of Skypiea. With my own territory, why would I be afraid of not developing? Once I develop, Beli, fame, and beautiful women will all come."

Julian daydreamed for a while and said: "I'm not there yet. I need to stay focused and not just fantasize. Julian recognized his shortcomings and immediately began to cultivate his physical strength. The first thing is to run to strengthen his stamina, the second is to develop his Devil Fruit ability, and the third is to practice the boxing he learned in his past life to improve his attack methods. Julian didn't procrastinate and started immediately.

Julian began to sense his Devil Fruit ability in the swamp. Julian found that activating his elemental form and running in the mud could indeed accelerate the development of the fruit. Both hands could turn into mud, and the mud could turn into any shape he wanted, mud swords, mud spears, mud spikes.

Julian cultivated for an afternoon and found his stomach growling. He came out of the swamp to find something to eat and fill his stomach first. Julian walked under a fruit tree, turned his hands into mud dragons, and bit at the fruits on the tree. Apples, pineapples, grapes – this island has them all. After eating a large pile of fruit, Julian went to other fruit trees. The fruits here are really good, with a very comfortable taste. After eating dozens of apples, Julian found his stomach still not full.

Julian said seriously: "After my physical fitness improved, my appetite also increased. But eating only fruit, how can that be enough? Physical training relies on nutrition. How can eating only fruit be enough?" He immediately ran to the seaside to see if there was anything to fish. He hadn't found any animals on the island for the time being. By the time Julian reached the beach where he landed, it was already afternoon. Many terrestrial marine creatures began to move towards the beach. Not far away, he spotted a crab more than three meters tall, swaggering on the beach, probably wanting to enter the forest to eat fruit.

Julian immediately ran towards the giant crab, gave it the middle finger, and shouted: "Ugly monster, your grandpa is here!" Julian activated his Devil Fruit ability, instantly turning his hands into two mud knives and stabbing directly into the crab's abdomen. Shell-type animals have soft abdomens. The two-meter-long hardened mud knives pierced all the way in. The crab's mouth began to bubble. Within two minutes, it fell to the ground. Julian laughed heartily and said: "Logia is indeed good stuff!" His hands turned into mud ropes, and he slowly dragged the giant crab into the forest, preparing to make a fire and cook the crab.

Julian's hands turned into mud ropes again, and he grabbed dry branches and rubbed them to start a fire. He grabbed the nearly two-meter-long giant claw and roasted it. He sighed inwardly: "As expected of being strengthened by a Devil Fruit, I can drag a ton of stuff." After eating his fill, Julian slept.

At night, he began to practice boxing. Julian activated his Swamp-Swamp Fruit ability, transforming his hands into mud gloves to cover them. He directly threw straight punches, hooks, and uppercuts at a fifteen-meter-tall tree, making the tree shake and emit thudding sounds. Julian wondered if he should name his moves. Aren't experts supposed to have names? Like Garp's, Galaxy Impact, a punch that destroys islands. When I punch down this big tree in the future, I'll name it Dragon Fist: Million Ton Impact. Julian laughed heartily as he thought about it, thinking to himself: "This is very cool (^ω^)"

Julian found that most of the small pirates in the world of One Piece had almost no intelligence and were easily influenced by others' Haki. Julian said with a wicked smile: "When I become famous, I'll recruit a lot of people to work for me. I can take inspiration from Emperor Buggy the Clown →_→ He's clearly weak. Let alone Emperor Level strength, even a Vice Admiral could easily beat Emperor Buggy. It's not that all Emperors are Emperor Level in strength. The Marine Admirals don't have Emperor Level strength. The Marines are just positions, not strength."

Julian said fiercely: "I must make a name for myself and establish my own power. First, I'll take down Enel in Skypiea. Then I, Julian, will be the god of Skypiea. At that time, I'll have everything I want. The beautiful women of Skypiea even have wings."

Julian thought to himself: "Marine Year 1497, Roger ascended to the Pirate King. Marine Year 1498, Roger surrendered to the World Government and initiated the Great Age of Sail. It's only Marine Year 1496 now. Later, I can go see the execution platform."

Julian thought: "Roger's move was a severe stab in the back to the World Government. He directly shouted at the execution platform: 'Do you want my treasure? I've left it all on the final island, go find it, I'll give it all to you.' This caused many people to go out to sea madly. The Celestial Dragons' Heavenly Gold also decreased sharply as ordinary people from affiliated countries went out to sea. And Roger was a pauper."