Copied Abilities Had No Proficiency

Ye Fan's Shrouding the Heavens world.

The Myriad Things Mother Qi Cauldron simmered beast meat mixed with all kinds of spiritual herbs and medicinal ingredients, its rich fragrance filling the dark underground cave.

Ordinary people with slightly weaker constitutions might be overwhelmed just by catching a whiff.

Ignoring the black dog and fat man trying to snatch food, Ye Fan prepared to step aside and check out the novel in which he was the protagonist.

"Shrouding the Heavens? Not a bad name." Ye Fan muttered to himself, but when he saw the messages in the group, he could no longer stay calm.

[I can send you back two years...]

Ye Fan: "..."

Ye Fan: "So you're done pretending and laying all your cards on the table?"

Xiao Yan: "A big shot was right beside me!?"

As expected, no one capable of crossing worlds was simple.

I actually believed his nonsense about an ordinary world.

This transmigrator from a parallel world had such an ability?!

Could the legendary Dou Di reverse time and space?

Xiao Yan's hand trembled as he refined pills. Fortunately, Yao Lao, who had been watching, acted in time to stabilize the flames, or the furnace would have exploded.

"Focus!" Yao Lao looked at his disciple, having no idea what was wrong with him today.

"Yes, Teacher."

Yet Xiao Yan still devoted part of his attention to the group chat.

Time travel was simply too much for a mere Da Dou Shi like him to take calmly. Was this really something he could come into contact with?

Han Li: "Your Excellency can actually reverse time and space?"

Su Lin: "I have a single-use Dharmic Treasure that is of no use to me. As it happens, I'm very interested in the Devil Fruit abilities in their world and want to take a look."

Ye Fan inwardly marveled. No one in this group seemed simple. Su Lin, who had previously claimed to have transmigrated into an ordinary everyday world, had suddenly produced such a treasure.

And you call that an ordinary world?

Still, who did not have a few secrets of their own?

Luffy: "I want to go! Please, let me save Ace just once!"

Having understood Su Lin's meaning, Luffy replied in the group.

Even if he could not change the present, being allowed to save Ace just once would be enough for him if Ace could survive in another world.

Su Lin: "Let me make some preparations first."

Su Lin: "@Everyone, can you lend me some life-saving items that ordinary people can use?"

Han Li frowned. Su Lin could clearly produce such a supreme treasure, yet he was asking them for things ordinary people could use?

If he dared to visit the other party's world, he probably was not a fraud.

Was he pretending? Or...

No, Su Lin knew them inside and out. He probably even understood their personalities.

Could he really be an ordinary person?

But even an ordinary person would not casually take out such a supreme treasure for others to use. He must have some purpose, and besides, he should have other cards up his sleeve.

After thinking it over briefly, Han Li did not hesitate for long. He took out several talismans and pills, as well as a pellet-type hidden weapon.

No matter what, he owed this man a great favor. He would first try to build a good relationship with him.

Although Xiao Yan and Ye Fan had their own considerations, they did not hesitate either. They selected some items and pills usable by ordinary people and sent them into the Chat Group, all things that did not require Dou Qi or spiritual power to use.

At the same time, they explained the relevant methods of use in the group.

After a while, Su Lin, fully prepared, picked up a Cross-Boundary Talisman.

Whether this worked or not depended on this attempt.

Chat Group member Su Lin used a Cross-Boundary Talisman on your world. Allow a passage to be established?

Accept / Reject

"Accept!"

Luffy suddenly shouted, startling Chopper so badly that he nearly choked on his takoyaki.

"Cough! Cough!" Chopper turned to look at Luffy, only to see him gripping his fists with an excited expression. "Luffy?"

The people around them also looked over. After all, no one failed to recognize the Straw Hat Crew now.

A silver-white talisman page engraved with exquisite patterns and unfamiliar writing suddenly appeared in Su Lin's hand. Then, in less than a second, light bloomed and faded, and a deep doorway surging with spatial power appeared before the two of them.

"Heh." Su Lin smiled. "That looks cool."

Then he stepped through the doorway.

At the same time, on the Straw Hat Kid's side, a handsome young man in casual clothes and slippers stepped out of the doorway.

After he emerged, the doorway vanished with him.

Within his field of vision, the Cross-Boundary Talisman showed that it still had one use remaining. It would disappear once a round trip had been completed.

"I forgot to change out of my slippers before leaving home. Whatever." Su Lin glanced at his footwear and spoke indifferently before looking around.

"A door? A door suddenly appeared, and a person??!" Chopper shouted.

"Are you Su Lin?!" Luffy suddenly leaped up and hugged Su Lin. "Thank you! I can't thank you enough!!!"

"You let me use such a precious treasure. Thank you so much!" Luffy hugged Su Lin excitedly. Even he knew how rare such a treasure was.

"Luffy! Let go!" Chopper snapped out of it and pounded Luffy on the back, signaling him to release Su Lin. "He can barely breathe!"

"Ah, sorry."

"Cough, cough, cough, cough, whew—! Hah—!"

Su Lin had never expected that his first appearance after crossing into another world would nearly end with the Straw Hat Kid strangling him breathless.

What kind of physique do you have, and what kind do I have?

It felt as though his bones were about to fall apart. This guy's strength was no joke.

"Wait. Let me catch my breath."

"You're really something."

Two minutes later, Su Lin straightened his clothes and composed himself.

He helplessly accepted a cup of water from Chopper, took a sip, and said, "Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Su Lin, your group friend."

"I'm Chopper."

Though Chopper had no idea what a group friend was.

"I'm Monkey D. Luffy, the man who will become the Pirate King." Luffy said, holding his Straw Hat.

"Luffy, please show me your Gum-Gum Fruit ability."

Su Lin needed to confirm whether he could truly copy abilities from the Pirate World. If he succeeded, that would be ideal. He could head to the Summit War shortly afterward, help Luffy fulfill his wish, and collect a batch of points while he was at it.

If he could not copy it, then he would have to let the Straw Hat Kid go alone. Although he had taken some things from the group, Su Lin did not want to take too many risks.

With the equipment from the group, he could put on a show even in the real world—no, that was wrong, he could Manifest Before the People.

"Huh? Like this?" Luffy stretched out his arm and grabbed some grilled meat from a distant stall. "Want some?"

In an instant, rows upon rows of bookshelves abruptly appeared in Su Lin's mind.

A book appeared on one of the shelves.

'Rubber Form'

Su Lin walked over, took the book down, and opened it.

"I think I understand everything."

It was impossible to describe it clearly with words. The moment the book titled Rubber Form was opened, it shattered into motes of light and merged into Su Lin's body and mind. He comprehended it and learned it.

Swish—

Su Lin's arm suddenly stretched out like Luffy's, grabbing a cotton candy from another stall.

Chopper's eyes widened as he cried out, "Huh!!! The Gum-Gum Fruit?!"

Even Luffy stared at Su Lin in disbelief. "The same ability as me?"

"Wait." Su Lin felt that something was off. "Gum-Gum Pistol."

Imitating what he had seen in anime before, Su Lin threw out his arm. Plop, his arm fell to the ground.

"No proficiency, huh."