Blow Enel Away, Search for Vivi

"You tell me—why didn't you go all out from the start? Who were you looking down on?"

Ye Zhuo's fists grew faster and faster.

Armament Haki Ryuo attacked while Observation Haki searched for Enel's true body.

"Wing Chun · Ryuo · Ox Talisman · Lightning-Fire Demon Chi Dart!"

Cough, cough!

Enel's throat was instantly seized by a suffocating pain.

It hurt too much.

He had not even eaten breakfast yet.

He had been throwing his weight around in his palace.

The Four Priests under his command, along with a crowd of lackeys, had been worshipping him as the only invincible god in heaven, earth, and the universe.

Who would have thought that a man traveling with a group of beautiful women would suddenly appear?

First, Ye Zhuo had greeted him politely.

Then, without warning, he had resorted to force.

And now came a smooth string of combos he had never seen before.

"Wh... cough, cough... what... kind of... technique... is this?"

"Wing Chun, Ye Zhuo!"

Ye Zhuo paused and assumed a stance, expecting to hear Enel call him Master Ye.

In the end, he had been overthinking it.

After being brutally beaten, Enel felt utterly drained and powerless.

"Let me show you that there is always someone stronger!"

Ye Zhuo unleashed his final move.

"Bajiquan · Conqueror's Coating · Iron Mountain Lean!"

Crack!

Enel heard the bones throughout his body shatter before he immediately breathed his last.

He actually still had quite a few powerful moves he had not used.

But there was no longer any chance to use them.

In life, ultimate moves had to be used promptly.

Do not wait until you were back at the revival fountain to regret it.

Ultimate moves had cooldowns, and revivals did too—perhaps even longer ones.

The god fell from the sky.

After that invincible combo.

Ye Zhuo felt that even the irritation from waking up had vanished.

Only then did he truly begin his trip.

[ Ding! ]

[Main quest completed: Defeat Enel]

[Quest reward: Shadowkhan · Ninja]

Ye Zhuo casually made a gesture.

Ninja Shadowkhan and Samurai Shadowkhan appeared together.

This was the Shadowkhan he had first seen in his childhood.

[Chain main quest activated: Crew Completion Plan I. Head to Alabasta and invite the fated woman with blue hair to become the ship's doctor.]

[Quest reward: Shadowkhan · Blade]

Ye Zhuo remembered.

They were the guys whose hands and feet resembled awls, with attack speed maxed out.

"You could just say it directly. Her name is Vivi."

A fated woman, huh.

Could the system's hint have been any more obvious?

"Go. Deal with all of Enel's lackeys."

Whoosh!

The shadows swiftly concealed themselves and began wiping them all out.

Seeing that there was no countdown, Ye Zhuo relaxed considerably.

He really did spend a day wandering through the forest, hunting, taking in the scenery, camping, and cooking outdoors.

The next day.

When he emerged from the forest, countless Sky Island residents had already gathered outside.

Enel had fallen from the sky.

He had accidentally been rammed to death by Ye Zhuo's Iron Mountain Lean.

Then, all the god's subordinates had been uprooted overnight.

They had seen shadowy figures appear one after another.

Combined with Ye Zhuo's heroic, invincible Iron Mountain Lean in the sky during the earlier battle, he had long been etched into countless hearts.

They waited to see whether Ye Zhuo would become the new god replacing Enel.

Or whether he was the true god sent by heaven to save them!

In such circumstances, surely only a god would save them.

If Ye Zhuo replaced Enel, he would still be a god.

That was really a mouthful.

With a whoosh, everyone dropped to their knees.

Ye Zhuo glanced at them and knew what they were thinking.

But the camping trip was over now.

There was no point staying on Sky Island any longer.

He was preparing to leave.

"May I ask, are you going to become the new god?"

Someone asked tentatively.

"A god? If such a thing really exists, it should go to hell."

Ye Zhuo and the others boarded the Demon King, ready to descend.

Everyone was still kneeling atop Wavers, the wind-dial-powered means of transportation.

"Looks like Enel really brainwashed them."

Ye Zhuo's Observation Haki rapidly expanded as he used Lightning Chi to spread through the atmosphere.

Like a vast net, it continued until it found a vine.

A Golden Bell hung above it.

Whoosh!

His electric eye beams erupted and shot straight toward the Golden Bell.

The bell rang.

Everyone raised their heads in disbelief.

They looked at Ye Zhuo, standing at the bow of the ship before them.

"I told you already. There are no gods in this world. Even if there are, they should go to hell!"

The Sky Island people exchanged glances.

They felt as though some shackle in their hearts had suddenly snapped.

There were no gods?

Then what was Ye Zhuo before them?

"Set sail! Back to the sea!"

At Ye Zhuo's command, the entire ship rapidly descended under the effects of his Rooster Talisman and Rabbit Talisman.

Splash!

Breaking free from the White Sea, they appeared in the sky once more.

The large ship fluttered like a leaf until it landed back on the ocean.

"Do you have an Eternal Pose for Alabasta?"

Ye Zhuo could still hear the bell ringing in the sky.

Hopefully, his laser had not given the Golden Bell a concussion.

The Pirate Empress and the others recovered from the surprise of ringing the Golden Bell and falling from the sky.

They quickly handed over an Eternal Pose pointing to Alabasta.

"Captain, what are you going there for?"

Kalifa did not understand. Alabasta was no longer what it used to be.

It had not rained for years, and the island, already mostly desert, had become increasingly arid.

"To find a ship's doctor. Though I might also find a massage therapist!"

A massage therapist?

Kalifa did not understand. A ship's doctor made sense, but did they need a massage therapist while sailing the seas?

"Set sail!"

Ye Zhuo had originally wanted to just pick a direction and sail.

With the accuracy of his automatic navigation—he could casually fly straight to Sky Island—why would he need an Eternal Pose?

He would not even need historical coordinates for the final island.

Besides, Robin should have already joined Crocodile's Baroque Works by now.

The Flower-Flower Fruit's ability was simply too suitable for becoming a massage therapist.

Just imagine drifting across the boundless sea.

No matter how good the ship was, it would inevitably rock back and forth.

After enough time, even one's bones would feel like they were falling apart. Without regular massage therapy, one would be ruined sooner or later.

Besides, pirates did not get to retire.

Rayleigh, at his age, still had to sell himself to pay off gambling debts.

Look at Garp, constantly enjoying little barbecues and snacks.

For all anyone knew, Tsuru might even secretly knit sweaters for Sengoku.

Ye Zhuo let Kalifa and the others steer the ship.

He sat in a chair at the stern, drinking morning tea.

After downing a cup of black tea, all he lacked was a basket of salted duck egg and meat buns.

"Now that I've blown Enel away, it's time to check my character panel."

Ye Zhuo enjoyed his afternoon tea.

The character panel immediately opened.

[Character Panel]

[Plane: Pirate World]

[Time: Sea Circle Calendar, Year 1516]

[Character: Shendu]

[Portrayer: Ye Zhuo]

[Trait: Photographic Memory]

[Chi: Fire Chi, Lightning Chi]

[Skill: Swordsmanship (Great Swordmaster)]

[Haki: Armament (Ryuo), Observation (Future Vision), Conqueror's (Conqueror's Coating)]

[Talent: Demon Sorcerer Form (Full State)]

[Skill: Twelve Talismans (Conceptual Level)]

[Summon: Shadowkhan · Samurai · Ninja (Unlimited)]

[Noble Phantasm: Book of Ages (Locked)]

[Inventory: Supreme Grade Sword (First Kitetsu), Disease-Disease Fruit, Pluton Blueprints]

His strength was quite average.

That was Ye Zhuo's assessment of himself.

He was probably something of a collector and wanted to gather every last Shadowkhan and every kind of Chi.

Thinking of that.

He thought of food again. Perhaps it was time to find a better cook as well?

In truth, Ye Zhuo's collecting habit was not limited to his character panel.

It also extended to collecting powerful crew members.