Burning Through His Reserves, Getting Stronger, Stronger, Stronger!

Hearing Lin Ye say he wanted to fight, Kozuki Oden quickly waved his hands.

"I've been jumping around all day and haven't eaten anything. How about we wait until I'm full?"

Seeing the somewhat foolish expression unique to people of this world on Kozuki Oden's face, Lin Ye nodded.

Outside, several samurai who had followed Kozuki Oden over did not dare step forward.

Kin'emon stood in the distance, watching what was happening with a conflicted look on his face.

He had arrived too late.

He had naturally gotten there earlier, but he did not know Lin Ye.

And as soon as Lin Ye entered the Flower Capital, Kurozumi Orochi's people noticed him.

Going back and forth like that had delayed him, and he had personally witnessed the scolded samurai get cut down with a single slash.

He was agonizing over how to stop this battle.

What Kozuki Oden was doing was not good. Although a retainer should not tell his lord what to do, if he merely stood by and watched, perhaps he could change Wano Country's fate.

Such a helper had fallen from the sky, yet he had to go and stop him himself.

Besides, Kurozumi Orochi was not someone who kept his word.

With that thought, Kin'emon was about to step forward when he heard movement behind him.

Turning around, he saw a child of four or five come over.

"Young Lord!"

Kin'emon was shocked. Looking at the child who had come over, with his shaved head and pink kimono, he wore a stunned expression.

The newcomer was Kozuki Momonosuke.

"Where is Father?"

Kozuki Momonosuke then looked toward the distant tavern. Seeing Kozuki Oden wolfing down ramen, he wanted to walk over, but Kin'emon grabbed him.

"Young Lord, you cannot go near him right now. That man is dangerous."

Although Kin'emon felt that Lin Ye's arrival was a good thing as long as he made a move against Orochi, even if he was not here to help them.

That did not mean Kin'emon thought Lin Ye was not dangerous.

After all, someone had just been killed out of nowhere.

Inside the tavern, Lin Ye's fully unleashed Observation Haki naturally encompassed everything around him.

He naturally had a grasp of everything happening outside.

Quite a few people were hiding in the shadows outside, watching this place.

Kin'emon and Kozuki Momonosuke had naturally also been noticed by him.

Of course, many of Orochi's subordinates were also quietly gathering and surrounding the place.

There were a great many of them.

Orochi might show up!

That was Lin Ye's judgment.

The thought processes of people in this world were abnormal.

It was hard for normal people to predict how these people thought.

Instead, only people from this world could keep up with that kind of logic themselves.

As Lin Ye thought, he turned his attention to his system.

Fighting Kozuki Oden was an unexpected development.

This guy might not have much sense, but his combat strength was the real deal.

He could fight Kaido of this era on nearly even terms. Gol D. Roger's Divine Departure had sent him flying before, and though he had been injured, he had not lost his ability to fight.

An opponent at the level of an Emperor's right-hand man.

He definitely could not fight someone of that strength with his current power alone.

Besides, he was also planning to make a move against Kozuki Toki.

That naturally included Kozuki Momonosuke, who was outside right now.

Before defeating or killing Kozuki Oden, making a move against Kozuki Toki and Kozuki Momonosuke would definitely drive that brute mad.

[Shatter Voice of All Things Level 3?]

"Yes!"

[Voice of All Things Level 3 shattered. Blank Trait: 79]

Lin Ye narrowed his eyes.

Voice of All Things might have been an ability derived from Gol D. Roger's Observation Haki after it reached its peak, now turned into a trait.

And the sheer number of Blank Traits he received after breaking it down confirmed that point.

However, this ability did not improve Lin Ye much. At least, it was of no use right now.

[Destroy Wind Blade Level 1?]

[Destroy Diving Level 1?]

[Destroy Big Eater Level 1?]

A large number of traits were directly destroyed by Lin Ye.

Just as Lin Ye had expected, they were his reserve energy.

Over the past year, most of the traits he had obtained had been destroyed, but Lin Ye had kept some that seemed somewhat useful.

After all, he could just destroy them when he did not need them. There would be no waste.

And now, that time had come.

Kozuki Oden, whom he was about to fight, should be the strongest opponent he had encountered since crossing over.

[Blank Trait: 2314]

This was the final result after shattering all sorts of traits he possessed, along with the gains from killing his way here this time.

[Upgrade Divine Departure to Level 9. Requires 256 Blank Traits. Upgrade?]

"Yes!"

[Upgrade Divine Departure to Level 10. Requires 512 Blank Traits. Upgrade?]

"Yes!"

[Blank Trait: 1546]

Lin Ye closed his eyes and felt the changes after Divine Departure rose to Level 10.

In his mind, the Pirate King Gol D. Roger gripped his sword with both hands and collided with a gigantic figure whose face he could not see, wielding a naginata.

Their weapons had not even touched.

The violent clash of Haki destroyed everything around them.

Level 10 was the strongest strike Gol D. Roger could unleash.

A realization arose within Lin Ye, but what surprised him was—

[Upgrade Divine Departure to Level 11. Requires 1000 Blank Traits. Upgrade?]

It could actually be upgraded further?

Lin Ye was startled.

Was Level 10 not the maximum level?

But the vision he had seen after upgrading it to Level 10—or rather, Level 10 was the upper limit of that strike, yet continued trait upgrades could break through that limit?

But 1,000 was too expensive.

Lin Ye shook his head slightly and sighed inwardly.

If a great battle were not imminent, he really would have wanted to try it.

But Divine Departure was ultimately only a trump card, and its consumption was not small.

Level 10 was already enough for the situations he currently faced.

With that thought, Lin Ye began upgrading his other abilities.

[Conqueror's Haki upgraded to Level 7. Consumed 64 Blank Traits.]

[Conqueror's Haki upgraded to Level 8. Consumed 128 Blank Traits.]

[Conqueror's Haki upgraded to Level 9. Consumed 256 Blank Traits.]

[Armament Haki upgraded to Level 7...]

[Armament Haki upgraded to Level 8...]

[Armament Haki upgraded to Level 9...]

[Observation Haki upgraded to Level 7...]

[Mighty Arms upgraded to Level 7...]

[Cat-Cat Leap upgraded to Level 6...]

[Cat-Cat Leap upgraded to Level 7...]

[Calmness upgraded to Level 4.]

[Calmness upgraded to Level 5.]

[Calmness upgraded to Level 6.]

[Strong Physique upgraded to Level 8...]

[Strong Physique upgraded to Level 9. Consumed 256 Blank Traits.]

Without holding back in the slightest, all his reserves this time became his strength.

[Blank Trait: 2]

There was not even a drop left.

Yet Lin Ye could feel the changes in his body.

His body was like a volcano about to erupt.

Lin Ye could feel the incomparably terrifying power contained within his body.

If he wanted to, he could easily destroy everything.

The increase in power was exhilarating.

But the Calmness trait Lin Ye had deliberately kept had risen to Level 6.

Though his heart surged with excitement, Lin Ye's mind was exceptionally calm as he turned his attention to his system panel.

It had been completely updated.