What Came Next

Although Fang Yuan still wore the same clothes as before, he himself had become entirely different.

He was no longer merely a divided spirit. He was the true original body.

It could be said that thunder had suddenly boomed in the silence, as he quietly laid his pieces on the board.

After his original body broke free of its seal and advanced to Demon God, everything had changed completely.

For instance, the scallop necklace in his hand had represented only part of the Sea God's authority.

But now, with a single thought, Fang Yuan directly took control of the Sea God's ultimate authority. Even if Kingsman came back to life and found him, it would do no good.

There was also the Throne.

Under the original contract, it obeyed his commands for now, but Fang Yuan did not hold the highest authority over this Legendary Pirate Ship. The moment a new Pirate King was chosen, that authority would immediately transfer.

But now that his original body had arrived, he naturally wouldn't let that happen. Instead, he was quietly corroding the Throne's foundations. One day, he would completely refine this symbol of the Pirate King.

Everything was also going smoothly in Pirate King City.

Many Pirate Governors had died, and the Five Pirate Elders had been wiped out. With Edward and Aeoris lending a hand, the reorganization was proceeding smoothly, and the relocation was orderly as well.

It was a little regrettable to give up the profits and status that came with being a waystation, but compared with their lives, the latter was naturally more important.

Besides, it wasn't as if they wouldn't be coming back.

"Your Majesty, Pirate King!"

By nightfall, everything had fallen into place.

Two Pirate Governors came in. "The ships and sailors belonging to Balman, along with