Military Rank Promotion · Drawing the Byakugan

Ding! Detected an increase in the host's military rank. Your rank has been promoted from [Third-Class Private] to [Second-Class Private]!

[Dao Power Increase]: Energy infusion complete. Your Dao Power has increased to 40 points!

[Spatial Expansion]: The capacity of your personal space has expanded to 4 cubic meters!

[Map Unlock]: Map scan range upgraded. Your combat map now covers a radius of 400 meters!

[Basic Reward]: You have learned [Basic Swordsmanship]!

[Justice Value Gauge]: Physical enhancement complete. Your maximum Justice Value energy capacity has expanded to 400 points!

[Lottery Notice]: Congratulations, host! You have obtained one [Random Lottery] opportunity!

As Hina completed the promotion procedures and Yang Yunzhi received his own second-class private epaulets, several system prompts instantly rang out in his mind. A warm current surged through his body, followed by comprehensive improvements to his stamina, endurance, eyesight, thinking, recovery speed, and reaction speed.

Looking at these increased values, Yang Yunzhi saw that his base Dao Power had been 10. As a third-class private, it became 20; as a second-class private, it became 40. Clearly, every promotion doubled it—so-called exponential growth.

Thus, these increases to his basic attributes could also be seen as his combat power doubling with every military rank promotion.

The same applied to his personal space, map, and Justice Value gauge.

However, he had also discovered that the system's basic attribute enhancements seemed far more comprehensive than those of the One Piece World's natives.

The natives of the One Piece World gave him the impression that they only grew stronger without growing smarter. Even if someone had Dao Power in the tens of thousands and could punch a pirate worth hundreds of millions dead, they could still be an idiot.

Yes, he was talking about Garp.

As for Yang Yunzhi, not only did he feel his stamina and strength improve, but his memory, mental agility, eyesight, and reaction speed had all improved as well.

Given that, he even suspected that his immunity, digestion, and breathing had improved too. It was just that he could not directly observe those attributes, so he did not feel the changes as clearly.

"So, this kind of promotion of mine can't even be called a promotion. It can completely be called... perfect evolution!"

After sensing the changes in his body, Yang Yunzhi began to examine the newly acquired skill in his mind.

Basic Swordsmanship was not the sort of game skill that granted a certain amount of sword-damage bonus. It consisted of actual moves and muscle memory.

It included two parts: swordsmanship and footwork. Swordsmanship itself was divided into two main categories, offense and defense.

The specific sword techniques were as follows:

Thrusting: straight thrusts and level thrust attacks. Extend the arm straight, driving the sword tip forward, upward, or downward in a straight line, with force concentrated at the tip.

Chopping: downward chops and level chops. Swing the sword forcefully from above downward, or diagonally, with force concentrated at the front end of the blade.

Rising Slash: forward rising slashes and reverse rising slashes. The sword tip moved in an arc from below upward. Palm facing upward was a forward rising slash; palm facing downward was a reverse rising slash.

Pointing: forward points and downward points. Raise the wrist, making the sword tip strike downward in short, sharp taps, with force concentrated at the tip.

Flicking: upward flick attacks. Sink the wrist and sharply flick the sword tip forward and upward, with force concentrated at the front end of the blade.

Intercepting: upward and downward intercepts for defense or parrying. Angle the blade upward or downward to intercept and block the opponent's weapon.

Hanging: left and right hanging defenses. Hold the sword upright and sweep it from the front upward, backward, or downward to deflect the opponent's attack.

Cloud Sword: level cloud defense or transition. Using the wrist as the axis, circle the sword horizontally above the head to dissolve incoming attacks.

There were four footwork techniques in total:

Bow Stance: bend the front knee and straighten the rear leg, used for long-distance thrusts, such as a bow-stance straight thrust.

Empty Stance: half-squat on one supporting leg while the other foot touched the ground with its toes, used for probing or defensive counterattacks.

T-stance: place one heel against the arch of the other foot, with both legs slightly bent and an exceptionally stable center of gravity.

Resting Stance/Seated Stance: cross the legs and squat down, used for low defensive postures or downward intercepting movements.

It was worth mentioning that, in the system's terms, a sword specifically referred to an Eight-sided Han Sword, not the local One Piece World kind that made no distinction between sabers and swords.

And Eight-sided Han Swords seemed quite difficult to find in the One Piece World. Perhaps he would have to forge one himself, or draw one from the lottery.

"The previous rank's Justice Value gauge wasn't even full, yet I've already leveled up!" Yang Yunzhi looked at the gauge again. Its function was to grant Justice Value energy whenever he did righteous deeds. Once that energy was accumulated to the maximum, it could be exchanged for an opportunity to be promoted.

This function had been extremely useful in his previous life, because getting promoted then had not been easy. Ability alone was not enough; one also needed connections.

But with this Justice Value gauge, it truly became a matter of doing good deeds without asking about one's future, because the Justice Value gauge would take care of that future.

But in the One Piece World, this Justice Value gauge seemed rather useless. After all, this world did not care about connections, only strength.

And every time Yang Yunzhi was promoted, he received higher-level strength bonuses.

For example, he was currently a second-class private, yet he had 80 points of Dao Power, comparable to a first-class private. That meant he never lacked the strength needed for promotion.

Fortunately, Justice Value could also be used for lotteries. However, he had only just enlisted and had yet to do anything that fit the definition of justice, so his Justice Value was still empty and he could not draw anything.

Finally, there was the one lottery opportunity.

This lottery opportunity was extremely precious. Even if he cleared the entire One Piece World, there would only be seventeen lottery opportunities in total.

As for the lottery from the Justice Value gauge, it was naturally different from a promotion lottery.

Promotion lotteries could draw items from all heavens and myriad worlds, while Justice Value lotteries could only draw things native to the One Piece World.

"System, Three Pure Ancestors, Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Buddha Tathagata, Qingyuan Miaodao True Lord, bless me with something good! I don't ask for an innate spiritual treasure or Pangu's essence blood. A postnatal spiritual treasure will do!" Yang Yunzhi pressed his palms together. At a time like this, do not talk to him about materialism. That stuff was useless.

After letting out a long breath, Yang Yunzhi softly said, "Lottery!"

The next second, the system interface transformed into a vast galaxy.

Within the galaxy, countless lights of white, blue, purple, gold, and rainbow colors glittered.

"What is this?" Yang Yunzhi asked.

"A lottery animation, to increase immersion!" Little Bean said.

"You made this?" Yang Yunzhi asked.

"Yes!" Little Bean replied.

Yang Yunzhi froze, only then remembering that after his promotion, his personal AI had also upgraded. He asked, "You can take over the system now?"

"I can only take over the UI interface. The core functions of the backend system are inaccessible!" Little Bean said.

"That isn't bad either. I can take over the UI while still only a second-class private. Once I become an admiral, maybe I'll be able to take over the entire system!" Though Yang Yunzhi said that, he could not help feeling curious. Was it possible that Little Bean was the previous system assistant, pretending to be a newbie?

Just like how the Heavenly Principles pretended to be Paimon to farm the Traveler's favorability.

But there was no need for that. He was not the sort of protagonist who suspected the system. It had sent a poor loser like him to another world, letting him dominate heaven and earth and even build a harem.

He did not even have enough time to be grateful to System Daddy, so why would he suspect it?

Forget it. None of that mattered, because the lottery animation had ended.

The next second, Yang Yunzhi saw a completely white pearl appear before him.

"What is this?"

"Congratulations, host. You have obtained Bloodline Limit · Byakugan!"

"Woohoo!"