Panel Changes, Strength Increased! Showdown

[Lin Ye]

[Eleven years and one month old]

[Abilities: Term Pickup, Term Shatter]

[Conqueror's Haki: Level 9]

[Armament Haki: Level 9]

[Observation Haki: Level 7]

[Divine Departure: Level 10]

[Mighty Physique: Level 9]

[Calm: Level 6]

[Mighty Arms: Level 7]

[Cat-Cat Bounce: Level 7]

[Blank Entries: 2]

Strength was confidence.

Watching the panel update, Lin Ye felt the powerful strength coursing through his body. He turned to Kozuki Oden, a trace of anticipation flashing through his eyes.

Kozuki Oden, who was holding a large bowl and draining the ramen broth in one gulp, noticed Lin Ye's gaze.

He felt strange now.

The person sitting nearby seemed to have become stronger in an instant.

And much stronger at that.

But how was that possible?

Even a genius needed time to grow stronger.

Unless he found an incredibly skilled teacher who could give him some affectionate instruction with a big stick, there was no way to improve so quickly.

Or was he an ability user?

As Kozuki Oden thought, he set down the large bowl, then grabbed the two swords beside him and slid them into his sash.

"I'm full!"

Kozuki Oden turned to Lin Ye and spoke, baring his teeth in a foolish grin.

Lin Ye did not answer. After getting to his feet, he pulled a stack of Beli from his clothes and placed it on the table before turning to leave.

The tavern owner watched Lin Ye pull out a stack of paper and hesitated as if he wanted to speak, but in the end, he did not dare say anything.

Lin Ye had only taken two steps when he suddenly turned back.

"Oh, right. You people are so closed off that you don't use this money."

As he spoke, Lin Ye took out a piece of gold and tossed it onto the table.

"That's all I have. If it isn't enough, then I have nothing else."

With that, Lin Ye turned and walked out.

When the tavern owner saw the gold ingot, he let out a sigh of relief.

Kozuki Oden was visibly surprised by the scene.

He was even more surprised when Lin Ye stepped over the corpses sprawled outside the door, treading through the spilled blood and leaving behind a trail of bloody footprints.

Where had this kid come from?

Though he looked like an adult based on his height, his appearance clearly showed that he was just a child.

But then he recalled the many races he had seen while sailing the seas, and he became somewhat relieved.

"By Orochi's order, your dueling ground is the central plaza of the capital!"

When the two emerged, a samurai in the distance shouted. Several samurai then turned and ran.

Swish, swish, swish!

Several slashes flew out, and the people who had turned to flee collapsed to the ground, their heads separated from their bodies.

"Those people were only here to deliver a message."

Seeing Lin Ye kill again, Kozuki Oden could not help speaking up.

"Are you telling me what to do?"

Lin Ye turned to look at Kozuki Oden with a slight smile on his face, but Kozuki Oden could see the mockery behind it.

"Where's the plaza?"

Lin Ye asked again. Kozuki Oden froze for a moment, then raised his hand and pointed in one direction.

Lin Ye nodded. His figure flashed as he leaped more than a hundred meters into the air, heading in the direction Kozuki Oden had indicated.

Seeing this, Kozuki Oden broke into a wild run toward the plaza.

Why was Lin Ye going to the plaza?

Naturally, he had realized that Kurozumi Orochi would most likely be waiting there.

People in this world were like that. Before death came knocking, they were not only arrogant, but also absurdly confident.

Kurozumi Orochi was that kind of person too.

So Lin Ye would not have to trouble himself searching for him.

If he could truly obtain an ability that granted several more lives from Kurozumi Orochi, he could even go test himself against Kaido.

Before he even arrived, his unleashed Observation Haki had already detected the situation at the plaza.

The plaza was surrounded by a large number of ambushers.

There were not only samurai among them, but pirates as well.

His Observation Haki clearly sensed the people lying in ambush. He could even feel their current emotions.

Of course, what Lin Ye cared about most was the tallest building among the row of towering structures facing the plaza.

A short, stocky fellow wearing a golden crown.

Kurozumi Orochi.

Several fairly powerful auras were also beside Kurozumi Orochi.

Lin Ye narrowed his eyes in midair. A violent boom erupted beneath his feet, and a black slash shot toward Kurozumi Orochi's location.

Behind that slash, Lin Ye lunged toward Kurozumi Orochi.

Above the pavilion.

"Bastard, bastard! He actually dared to keep killing people! What the hell is Kozuki Oden doing?"

Kurozumi Orochi was furious beyond measure.

He had just received word that his subordinates had been killed again.

Kurozumi Orochi could no longer suppress his rage.

His entire body had descended into frenzied anger.

"Orochi-sama, please calm—"

The ugly old woman, Kurozumi Higurashi, had just begun to speak when her expression suddenly changed.

Several ninjas immediately leaped out, rushing toward the descending slash from above.

Boom!

Several figures were instantly reduced to clouds of blood beneath the slash.

The slash's power did not weaken in the slightest.

Fukurokuju appeared. The moment he rushed over, he grabbed Kurozumi Orochi by the collar and hurled him away.

Boom!

The slash came down, cleaving the entire pavilion apart.

The thrown Kurozumi Orochi was buried beneath the collapsed building.

As for Fukurokuju, who had thrown Kurozumi Orochi away, he was split in two by the slash.

The Armament Haki covering his entire body had failed to stop that slash.

Lin Ye landed, and his Observation Haki had already detected the short man buried beneath the rubble.

Just as he raised his sword, a shrill voice rang out from beside him.

"Kill this bastard for me!"

Lin Ye turned his head and saw Kurozumi Orochi standing in the distance, stomping his feet in fury.

What was this?

For an instant, even Lin Ye was stunned.

But he quickly understood what was happening.

The Simulation Fruit.

Lin Ye then sent out another slash toward the Kurozumi Orochi who was stomping his feet.

The stomping Kurozumi Orochi rolled across the ground, avoiding Lin Ye's casual attack.

Then the hidden samurai, ninjas, and pirates around them emerged.

Boom, boom, boom!

It sounded as though a gigantic beast was trampling the earth.

Even the ground trembled slightly.

"Hahaha!"

Kozuki Oden's figure leaped directly into the air, then landed in the plaza. His laughter abruptly stopped as he stared blankly at the scene before him.

What had happened?

"Bastard, Kozuki Oden! You bastard, do you still want to save them? Kill him for me, or all those people will die!"

Upon seeing Kozuki Oden, the Kurozumi Orochi transformed by Kurozumi Higurashi cursed loudly.

Kozuki Oden instinctively gripped the hilt of his sword, but the words ringing in his ears made him hesitate.

Lin Ye watched the scene with interest.

Kozuki Oden's strength was among the very best on the seas.

Yet he had actually been cowed by such a threat.

A little stupid, wasn't he?

After turning around, Lin Ye heard groans coming from the rubble behind him. He casually drew Welcoming Snow, the Skillful Grade Blade at his waist, and thrust it backhandedly into the ruins.

A scream rang out from within the rubble.

Panic appeared on the distant Kurozumi Orochi's face. He then pointed at Kozuki Oden and cursed, urging him to make a move.