Big Mom Declares War? We'll Take the Offensive

Early the next morning.

Ye Zhuo yawned.

He woke from Empress and Robin's lap pillows.

Next door, Baby 5 and Sadi were disciplining the Celestial Dragon maids.

Tashigi, Rebecca, Tina, and Violet stood guard under tight security.

Momousagi and Betty entered the bedchamber.

"Captain, we received a letter of challenge from Totto Land this morning!"

Kalifa stepped forward with a letter in hand.

"Big Mom?"

"That's right!"

Momousagi was inwardly excited.

She also wanted to see just how strong Ye Zhuo was against one of the Four Emperors.

"Do those shadows need my encouragement?"

Betty exhaled a puff of smoke and even helped Tina light hers.

"No need. They will never know fear."

Ye Zhuo stretched lazily.

"How are the other defenses and supplies coming along?"

Nami, her entire body wreathed in lightning, melted gold into the shape of Hive Island at his words.

"Vivi, Perona, and Reiju are handling medical care.

They are also in charge of poison attacks and mental assaults.

Shirahoshi and Carrot are responsible for defense.

They will also handle sea-zone encirclement and sniping.

Bonney is in charge of the chefs and will accompany us on the expedition as well!"

After hearing Nami's report.

Ye Zhuo drank a cup of wine that had been warmed that morning.

"Not bad. You're all capable subordinates.

I can rest easy with you handling things.

What else did Big Mom say?"

Empress took the letter of challenge and slowly opened it.

After reading it aloud in an arrogant, overbearing tone.

She then looked at Ye Zhuo with a delicate, pitiful expression.

"I'm an Emperor of the Sea. If you've got the guts, wait for me on Hive Island!"

Wait on Hive Island?

Wouldn't that just be sitting around and waiting to die?

"Wait? If she attacks next year, am I supposed to sit idle for an entire year?"

Ye Zhuo clenched his five fingers into a fist, his bones cracking.

It sounded like wear and tear on his bones. He needed the Horse Talisman to heal it.

[Ding!]

[Main Chain Mission completed: Destroy one of the Four Emperors, Big Mom declares war]

[Mission reward: Divine Armor: Perfect Version]

In the blink of an eye, Ye Zhuo donned a layer of armor.

To him, it merely enhanced his base attributes and granted him the ability to fly.

It was equivalent to gaining another Demon King Form.

[Main Chain Mission activated: Destroy the second of the Four Emperors. Never sit and wait for death—invade Cake Island]

[Mission reward: Eye of Aurora - Perfect Version]

Ye Zhuo knew it. As expected, this was the mission reward.

The Eye of Aurora was an accessory.

Something like a necklace.

Its function was also simple.

It allowed him to teleport freely anywhere in the world.

As long as he had geographic coordinates, or Ye Zhuo remembered the location.

He could fly there at any time.

"I'm more curious what the mission reward will be for defeating Big Mom."

Ye Zhuo had now gathered all eight Demonic Qi, the Twelve Talismans, and all nine Shadowkhans.

All three types of Haki had been raised to their peak, and he had gathered every divine artifact.

What was he still lacking?

"Pack up. We're mobilizing the entire force to attack Totto Land!"

"Captain, shouldn't we leave people behind to guard the place?"

Kalifa asked cautiously.

"With the Sea Kings forming a Calm Belt and tens of thousands of shadows guarding the island, who would dare come?"

Ye Zhuo was not worried. He had plenty of troops to defend his home.

Before long.

The Demon King rode the wind and waves, sailing grandly toward Totto Land.

Big Mom declared war?

Why should she get to?

What Ye Zhuo wanted was offense!

Attack as defense!

The Demon King's dining hall.

After Ye Zhuo replenished himself with meat, eggs, dairy, vegetables, fruit, and carbohydrates.

He fetched a bottle of red wine from the wine cellar where he stored fine liquor from all around the world.

The reason he was taking it a little easier today.

Was so he could check his character panel.

"It's been since the last time I checked it that I last checked it."

Ye Zhuo sighed with deep emotion.

It had been a long time since he encountered an opponent capable of making him use all his skills.

Hopefully, Big Mom would not disappoint him too much.

"System, open the character panel!"

[The Myriad Heavens Role-Playing System is generating a character panel for host Ye Zhuo]

[Character Panel]

[Plane: Pirate World]

[Time: Sea Circle Calendar 1516]

[Character: Shendu]

[Role-player: Ye Zhuo]

[Trait: Photographic Memory]

[Demonic Qi: Fire Chi, Lightning Chi, Water Demon Aura, Wind Demon Aura, Heavenly Demonic Qi, Moon Demonic Energy, Mountain Demonic Energy, Earth Demon Aura (Complete Version)]

[Skill: Swordsmanship (Great Swordsman)]

[Haki: Armament Haki (Ryuo, Iron Fist), Observation Haki (Future Vision, Ultra-Long Distance, Voice of All Things), Conqueror's Haki (Conqueror's Coating, Observation Killing)]

[Talents: Demon Sorcerer Form (Full Status), Demon King Form (Double Enhancement)]

[Skill: Twelve Talismans (Conceptual Level)]

[Summons: Samurai Shadowkhan, Ninja Shadowkhan, Blade Shadowkhan, Night Bat Shadowkhan, Hunter Claw Shadowkhan, Troll Shadowkhan, Shadow Eaters, Alien Shadowkhan, Mantis Shadowkhan (Unlimited)]

[Divine Artifact: Book of Ages (Locked)]

[Inventory: Pluton blueprints, Poneglyphs (Sky Island, Alabasta, Fish-Man Island, Zou), 10 chests of gold, 2 billion Beli, Life Grail]

[Equipment: Supreme Grade Blade First Kitetsu, Shivas Bracelet, Divine Armor: Perfect Version]

Ye Zhuo had only one assessment for that mountain of abilities.

"Not bad."

He clicked to close it.

The character panel on the system interface withdrew as well.

"The Demon King's Grand Fleet is still too weak.

There are too few crew members. How can we dominate the seas with so few?

Hopefully Totto Land has something fun."

Ye Zhuo had always wanted to find a bartender with the right affinity.

Someone who could ensure the Demon King had an ample supply of drinking water at sea.

His memory was not all that great either, so finding a memory master would not be bad.

However, with drinks, they also needed to be chilled at all times.

He had heard that one of Whitebeard's pirate captains was called the Ice Witch.

"Captain, Totto Land is just ahead!

We've spotted ten pirate ships approaching us!

They should be the Big Mom Pirates' advance fleet!"

Kalifa reported, while Violet and Carrot watched the distance as lookouts.

"Then what are we waiting for? Open fire!"

Ye Zhuo snapped out of his plans for the crew roster.

He left the dining hall and looked into the distance from the bow.

The Big Mom Pirates' ships were fairly formidable, but in terms of scale and size.

The Demon King was twice as large as even their main warships!

It was not just a treasure ship, but a massive ocean liner!

Ye Zhuo's Demon King skull fluttered in the wind upon the pirate flag.

He used the Monkey Talisman.

Transforming into the Mythical Zoan Makami form.

He exhaled a breath of frost, instantly freezing the Big Mom Pirates' route of advance.

"Kill!"

Leaping into the air.

Ye Zhuo grasped Fire Chi and threw a punch at the ten immobilized pirate ships.

Whoosh!

The flames scorched open the earth, melting the frozen sea in a single instant.

Steam surged upward.

A towering figure shot into the sky.

An azure dragon hung in the heavens!

Lightning Chi, Water Demon Aura, and Heavenly Demonic Qi.

Only with the amplification of all three Demonic Qi could he become a true dragon capable of ruling the weather!

Ye Zhuo opened his bloody maw.

A Dragon Breath wrapped in Fire Chi blasted forth.

The ten pirate ships—and without even knowing which members of the Big Mom Pirates were aboard them.

All soared into the sky beneath that smooth chain of attacks.

"Keep moving."

Ye Zhuo returned to human form.

He swirled his wineglass. That had counted as morning exercise.