Claiming the Sea-Taming Treasure, Playing Monkey for Once

The Crystal Palace doors slowly closed behind him with a deep rumble. Fang Yu squinted; the golden Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan stood out starkly in the dimly lit Dragon Palace. He was incredibly excited. He'd seen countless times on television the scene of the Monkey entering the Dragon Palace to steal the Adamantine Staff), and now it was his turn? The South Sea Dragon King Ao Qin, walked ahead, the hem of his Dragon Robe trailing across the pearl-paved floor. "Young friend, please look." Ao Qin suddenly stopped before a coral-carved screen, tapping it three times with his dragon claws. "This is the Dragon Palace's treasure vault." The screen slid open silently, revealing a dark passageway behind it. A salty sea breeze rushed in, carrying the smell of rusting metal. Fang Yu didn't move, twirling the iron chopsticks between his fingers. "You go first." Ao Qin's dragon whiskers trembled, and he chuckled dryly. "Of course, of course." Suddenly, eerie blue Kakkō lit up on both sides of the passageway, illuminating the dense dragon reliefs on the walls. The dragon eyes, inlaid with rubies, stared at the newcomer as if alive in the Kakkō. "Forget about these little tricks," Fang Yu suddenly said, unleashing his Conqueror's Haki! The rubies on the wall shattered one after another, the fragments clattering onto the pearl floor. Ao Qin's back was instantly soaked with cold sweat. He had originally intended to use the dragon clan's restrictions to give this kid a hard time, but he hadn't expected the other to be so perceptive. After turning three corners, the view suddenly opened up. Fang Yu gritted his teeth slightly. This wasn't a treasure vault; it was clearly an underwater volcano! Boiling magma churned beneath the transparent Crystal floor, and dozens of rare treasures floated three feet above the magma, supported by some invisible force field. "Young friend, please look." Ao Qin pointed to the nearest bronze sword. "This was used by Yu the Great's Flood Control." "Let the Monkey play with this thing. I don't play with sticks. Besides, even the Golden Cudgel was taken by that Monkey. Forget about this one." Fang Yu didn't even look at it. "I want a magic weapon, not scrap metal." Ao Qin's dragon claw trembled, suppressing his anger as he turned to the other side: "Then how about this Kunlun Mirror?" "Doesn't seem very good. Hmm?" Fang Yu's gaze was suddenly drawn to a purple light deep within the magma. "What's that?" At the bottom of the magma, a pool shrouded in purple light could be vaguely seen, with churning liquid lightning and faint dragon shadows moving within. Ao Qin's expression changed drastically: "That's... the Nine Heavens Thunder Pool. Don't even look at it." "The Nine Heavens Thunder Pool?" Fang Yu raised an eyebrow, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes. "Tell me about it." Ao Qin forced a smile, boasting like the East Sea Dragon King: "Young friend, you have sharp eyes. This is the treasure of my South Sea Dragon Palace, taken from the essence of ancient lightning tribulation. It can summon the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, with boundless power." "Oh?" Fang Yu's lips curled slightly. "Then why don't I see you use it?" Ao Qin's dragon whiskers twitched, and he chuckled dryly, "This thing requires the bloodline of the dragon race to activate, and..." "And what?" Fang Yu had already walked to the Thunder Pool. "Speak!" "Young friend, wait!" Ao Qin waved his dragon claws frantically. "This thing was bestowed upon the dragon race by the Thunder Department of the Heavenly Court for guarding the four seas. Outsiders who forcibly take it will be punished by heaven!" It wasn't that it was afraid Fang Yu would strike it dead. It was afraid that once the Nine Heavens Thunder Pool was activated, it would directly destroy its treasure vault with electricity. "Oh? Outsiders who forcibly take it will be punished by heaven? Then let me ask you, why don't you use this thing?" The Dragon King of the South Sea pursed his lips. "It's because... I can't use it." Fang Yu tilted his head. "Didn't you say that the dragon bloodline activates it? Why can't you use it?" "Dragons are also classified. It's just that this old dragon can't use it." "Oh? In that case, if I could use it, could I take it?" The Dragon King of the South Sea suppressed a laugh. "You take it? Young friend, it's not that I, the old Dragon King, am reluctant. Since I promised you to make this a small matter, I'll naturally accept your offer to lend me a magic weapon. Alright, I promise you, if you can really obtain the Nine Heavens Thunder Pool, then you can take it!" At this moment, the Dragon King of the South Sea was just like the East Sea Dragon King five hundred years ago. Both of them thought that the guy in front of them couldn't possibly take away their Dragon Palace's treasures, and just said it casually. Little did he know that the scene from five hundred years ago would be reenacted today. Fang Yu ignored him, his arm already piercing through the magma, and scooped up the Thunder Pool! The Dragon King of the South Sea hid far away, fearing he too would be struck dead. Unexpectedly, the Thunder Pool felt weightless in his hand; the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder was as docile as a pet in Fang Yu's palm. "This—" Ao Qin's dragon eyes widened, "How is this possible?!" Fang Yu grinned, lightning flashing in his palm. "Hehe, not bad, not bad." The lightning around him Resonance with the Thunder Pool. The so-called Nine Heavens Thunder Pool —wasn't that just electricity with a stronger, more violent force? Would Devil Fruit User the Rumble-Rumble Fruit be afraid of electricity? "Boom—!" The Purple Heaven Divine Thunder in the Thunder Pool was instantly absorbed by Fang Yu, becoming part of the lightning within his body! Even more astonishingly, the restriction that originally required the dragon bloodline to activate it was rendered meaningless before the Rumble-Rumble Fruit! Ao Qin panicked completely: "The Nine Heavens Thunder Pool was formed from ancient lightning tribulation; how could it recognize you as its master?!" "Because," Fang Yu spread his five fingers, lightning condensing into a ball in his palm, "I am the lightning tribulation itself!" The entire Dragon Palace suddenly trembled violently! The suspended treasures rained down into the lava, the Crystal dome cracked, and Ao Qin's face turned ashen, his dragon claws digging into the ground. "It's over." Fang Yu, however, stood motionless, his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan suddenly spinning wildly! He felt the Thunder Pool actively establishing a connection with him, countless thunder laws surging into his mind like a tidal wave. "Awesome!" Fang Yu shouted involuntarily. "So this is what it's like to be Monkey! Just rob it!" The Dragon King of the South Sea was furious, his face flushed. Was this guy trying to emulate the Bimawen in the Havoc in Heaven five hundred years ago? You've really set a good example! Fang Yu held the Nine Heavens Thunder Pool in his palm, the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder leaping merrily within, as if it had found its true master. South Sea Dragon King Ao Qin, trembled violently, his dragon claws gripping a coral pillar tightly to keep from falling. "You! You can't take it!" Fang Yu grinned. "Old mudskipper, you just promised yourself that if I can take it, it's mine." Ao Qin's dragon eyes were bloodshot, and he suddenly roared, "Stop him!" Dozens of shrimp soldiers and crab generals surged from all directions, but Fang Yu didn't even lift an eyelid, merely shaking the Thunder Pool in his hand. "Boom!" A bolt of Purple Heaven Divine Thunder struck from the pool, instantly roasting the shrimp soldiers at the forefront until they were red-hot, filling the air with a fragrant aroma. The crab generals behind were so frightened that their pincers fell off, and they retreated tremblingly. "Can't take a joke, huh?" Fang Yu sneered. "The dignified Dragon King of the South Sea, your words are like farts?" Ao Qin's face was ashen, his body trembling slightly beneath his Dragon Robe. He had never suffered such humiliation before. But the strength of this young man before him was unfathomable, and the imposing aura of the Thousand-Hand Giant Buddha was still vivid in his mind. "You brat!" Ao Qin gritted his teeth. "This matter concerns the stability of the four seas. If you take it away, the Heavenly Court will not let you off easily!" Upon hearing this, Fang Yu's eyes flashed with Golden Flames: "Don't try to intimidate me with the Heavenly Court! When your Carp Spirit uncle devours young boys and girls every month, why doesn't the Heavenly Court do anything about it?" These words struck a nerve with Ao Qin, and his dragon face turned red and white in turns. He suddenly flicked his dragon sleeve, and three Dragon Ball flew out from his sleeve, forming a triangular formation in the air. "You won't be leaving the South Sea today!" Fang Yu sighed, knowing that this old mudfish was going to fight to the death. He wasn't afraid of fighting. But if he really killed the Dragon King, it would probably attract the Heavenly Court's army to besiege him. He knew that dealing with an old Dragon King was fine, but if he were to fight against the entire Heavenly Court, it would be like Moegi facing off against Kaguya Otsutsuki —the outcome would be terrible. What? Who is Moegi? The little girl with the Konohamaru. "You old mudskipper, I'll spare your life today because you gave me this treasure." Before the words were even finished, Fang Yu quickly stuffed the treasure into his robes. Ao Qin, seeing this, hurriedly activated his Dragon Ball to smash it down, but only managed to strike empty air. Fang Yu's figure had already vanished in a flash of lightning! Ao Qin's Dragon Ball blasted a large crater in the ground, but Kakuzu of Fang Yu's clothes. "Aaaaah! I'm so angry!" Ao Qin the sky, pounding his chest with his dragon claws and stomping his feet, cracking several of the dragon scales on his chest. The shrimp soldiers and crab generals huddled in a corner, not daring to breathe. After a long while, Ao Qin finally calmed down, a sinister glint flashing in his dragon eyes. "Guards! Prepare the carriage! I'm going to the East Sea!"