Greeting Vinsmoke Judge

[ Ding! ]

[Main Chain Quest Completed: Conquer the Four Seas II, East Blue, Betty, wielder of the Inspire-Inspire Fruit]

[Quest Reward: Mountain Demonic Energy · Complete Version]

Mountain Demonic Energy greatly increased defense and digestive ability.

The more one ate, the larger one became, and the more terrifying one's defense grew.

[Main Chain Quest Unlocked: Conquer the Four Seas III, North Blue, Vinsmoke Family, Pink Poison, Reiju]

[Quest Reward: Exoskeleton · Perfect]

The powerful Exoskeleton Vinsmoke Judge had developed through research into Lineage Factors?

And it was even perfect-grade.

Ye Zhuo's body already possessed the Twelve Talismans and the Demon Sorcerer Form.

It was also enhanced by advanced three-color Haki.

Now, with a perfect Exoskeleton added on top of that...

Wouldn't he be impossible to injure even if he stood still?

Not to mention that he now had Mountain Demonic Energy.

The more he ate, the stronger he became!

"I'm a little hungry."

Ye Zhuo returned to the cabin and snapped his fingers.

Moon Demonic Energy and the Rooster Talisman empowered the ship.

The Demon King rose into the air.

The Rooster Talisman's levitation alone had originally been inferior to the Float-Float Fruit.

But now, with the further enhancement of Moon Demonic Energy...

Even if the Float-Float Fruit and Gravity-Gravity Fruit struck together, he had nothing to fear.

"When I have time, I need to make a trip to the moon and fully activate the Moon Demonic Energy."

Although the Demonic Energy was complete...

The Eight Demons each had methods of further increasing their own power.

Only when the Moon Demonic Energy had eroded the entire moon would its power reach its peak.

"Half full."

Ye Zhuo found it strange.

He had eaten every last bit of food on the ship in one go.

So why was he only half full?

Still, his body had grown to two and a half meters tall, and his physique had strengthened considerably.

"Looks like my height increase is smaller because I'm already strong to begin with."

Ye Zhuo had been thinking of first reaching an admiral's height.

Then breaking through to Whitebeard's six meters sixty.

After that, he would challenge nine meters, then the giants' minimum height of twelve meters.

He really had to eat well.

"Our food is gone."

After finishing the inventory, Kalifa looked utterly devastated.

"You told me to be the cook, and then you ate everything?"

Bonney stood with her hands on her hips, fuming.

Great. Now she had to go hungry too.

"So what exactly did Dragon say to you?"

Betty cared more about that.

"He asked me to join you, but I refused."

Ye Zhuo yawned.

As he walked, he said, "But I also forgot to tell him that all of you can join my Grand Fleet."

Leaning against the railing, Ye Zhuo said calmly:

"If there's no food, we can just buy more!

If you leave the GM Army, you can become my inspirational mentor.

But this is the Red Line, located at the center of the world!

We have to fire some shots to celebrate!"

The Demon King flew over the Red Line.

If one traveled along either side, one would see vast stretches of land.

But at the center, the Holy Land Mary Geoise came into view at a glance.

Ye Zhuo puffed out his cheeks.

He gathered a massive amount of Wind Demon Aura.

Whoosh!

A storm swept across the land.

"Have some of this!"

Lightning in one hand, blazing flames in the other.

Lightning and massive fireballs fell from the sky at the same time.

Afterward, Ye Zhuo snapped his fingers again.

Using Heavenly Demonic Qi, he covered Mary Geoise in dark clouds.

Whoosh!

The Demon King sped through the skies toward the North Blue.

Unlike other kingdoms...

The Vinsmoke Family, which had once dominated the North Blue, was a fortress kingdom floating upon the sea.

Though they had also joined the World Conference, they adored war.

Going there to replenish supplies was practically the same as starving.

This was also where Drake, Law, Hawkins, Bellamy, and the Donquixote Family had risen to prominence.

Akainu, Kizaru, and Tsuru were also powerful figures who had emerged from the North Blue.

They docked at the harbor of a small island.

Kalifa and the others quickly restocked a great quantity of supplies.

A huge pile of ingredients lay beside Bonney as she sat in a tavern, stuffing herself.

This time...

Ye Zhuo was wolfing down food just as wildly.

His body was still transforming because of Mountain Demonic Energy.

Until he reached the three-meter height of an admiral.

"I'm full for now. I just don't know when I'll be hungry again."

Ye Zhuo picked up a bottle of strong North Blue liquor and treated it as dessert.

"Time to go, Bonney."

"Damn it, you can eat even more than I can."

Bonney dragged a huge pile of food behind her as she followed Ye Zhuo.

Not far away, Betty was contacting headquarters through a Den Den Mushi.

"Huh? You want me to sail with the Demon King?

What about the East Blue?

I believe in their strength, but..."

Betty could not believe that Dragon's order was for her to sail with Ye Zhuo and maintain a good relationship with him.

"What, has Dragon made up his mind? Does he want to join the Demon King's Grand Fleet?"

Ye Zhuo was not worried in the slightest that Betty would leave.

"Did you feed Dragon some kind of love potion?"

Betty exhaled a smoke ring, utterly baffled.

"Call me Lord Demon King!"

Bang!

With a light tap to the head, Betty passed out.

"Take her away!"

Robin used the Flower-Flower Fruit to weave arms into a stretcher.

Vivi and Perona immediately began treating her.

Rebecca and Tashigi, standing beside Ye Zhuo, both looked worried.

"Damn, I got stronger again. I didn't control my strength properly."

Ye Zhuo did not show the slightest hint of apology.

Violet stood at the bow, gazing into the distance.

The Empress arrogantly ordered others around.

Shirahoshi listened to her teachings with a serious expression.

Kalifa was utterly confused, because the Empress was not scolding Shirahoshi.

Nami's abacus clicked rapidly as she calculated the ship's expenses.

Sadi and Baby 5 were discussing how to find Ye Zhuo a few more maids.

The Celestial Dragon maid did not dare answer a single word. She hid in a corner, trembling.

The sea's adventures never stopped.

Giant snails linked together one by one to form a mobile fortress.

They could even use this method to cross the Red Line.

Thus, the Vinsmoke Family forever wandered the seas without a fixed home.

They had once dominated the North Blue through military force, trampling the kings of every major nation beneath their feet.

"Demon King Ye Zhuo's ship has arrived in the North Blue."

Inside the fortress...

Rows of Lineage Factor-modified soldiers stood side by side like walls.

The eldest son, Vinsmoke Ichiji, broke the silence with a single sentence.

"According to intelligence, Betty, the GM Army's East Blue commander, has been taken away by the Demon King."

"There's also a female pirate from the South Blue. She's very young, and her name is something like Bonney."

The second son, Vinsmoke Niji, clearly did not care.

Their family was like a mobile fortress. They could attack wherever they wanted.

Likewise, they could flee wherever they wanted.

There was no way Demon King Ye Zhuo could find them.

"This guy's bounty is actually over three billion Beli, and he's even called the Fifth Emperor?

Ridiculous. He has never fought any of the Four Emperors.

Even his supposed record against admirals sounds incredibly unreliable."

The fourth son, Vinsmoke Yonji, tossed the newspaper aside.

"Rumors say he really is a pervert who likes collecting crew members."

The king of the Germa Kingdom, Vinsmoke Judge, was known as Garuda.

He looked at his daughter Reiju and casually said:

"Be careful. There's a lot of exaggeration surrounding him, but the Empress aboard his ship was once one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

"Understood, Father!"

Reiju had barely nodded.

When the wall behind them burst open into a huge hole.

"Damn it, finally found you."

Ye Zhuo spotted Judge at once and casually grabbed him by the collar.

"So you're the damn Garuda?"