"Ding, opening purple treasure chest..."
"Congratulations, Host, you obtained one Ability Upgrade Card."
"Ding, opening purple treasure chest..."
"Congratulations, Host, you obtained one Ability Upgrade Card."
"Ding..."
...
After opening all four purple treasure chests, he obtained two Ability Upgrade Cards, one World Coordinate (1/3), and also...
Ark Maxim?!
That golden flying ship that only existed in the original story— a divine vessel that required lightning power to drive.
Only, this treasure ship looked a little different.
The cabin entrance no longer had Enel's idol head. Instead, it had been replaced with the emblem that Crocodile and the others had designed for Creed's crew before.
He had to admit—this system was pretty considerate. Creed was very satisfied.
Otherwise, he'd have had to modify it himself again.
With Ark Maxim, the whole pirate world suddenly felt much smaller in Creed's eyes. From now on, wherever he wanted to go, he could save a huge amount of travel time.
Of course, Creed felt the best way to travel was still the Doa Doa no Mi (Door-Door Fruit).
Because he believed that if the Door-Door Fruit was fully awakened, it would very likely have the effect of opening spatial doors anywhere.
"I didn't expect to pull a reward like this," Creed sighed.
Over here, he had already given Enel the Zō Zō no Mi (Elephant-Elephant Fruit), so Ark Maxim should've had no chance of appearing in the world at all.
Creed set Ark Maxim aside and didn't take it out of the system space yet. Instead, he focused on the World Coordinate.
Last time, he'd obtained one-third.
Now he'd gotten another one-third.
That meant he already held two-thirds of the coordinate—if he got one more, he would have a complete World Coordinate.
As for what world the coordinate led to, Creed had no idea.
And he also felt a bit lost.
Over here, he already had Ain—his beloved companion. If nothing unexpected happened, after overthrowing the Celestial Dragons, he would continue living together with her.
But his instincts told him:
That kind of life… probably wasn't what he truly wanted.
After all, he had transmigrated from Earth, and his personality was never the type that could enjoy a stable, peaceful life.
Now, an unknown world was about to reveal a mysterious side to him.
It would be very hard for him to refuse.
The only thing he could be certain of was the heart inside him—one that wanted to grow stronger every single moment.
If that new world held the power he craved, Creed wouldn't hesitate at all!
On the hidden attribute panel, the two World Coordinate fragments merged, becoming a 2/3 state.
Setting aside the matter of the World Coordinate, Creed shifted his focus to the Ability Upgrade Cards.
Right now, Ability Upgrade Cards were absolutely a god-tier tool for him!
He already had so many SSSS-level abilities it was shocking: Armament Haki and Observation Haki were both SSSS-level, and his swordsmanship was also SSSS-level. Beyond that, he had more than a dozen SSSS- level abilities!
Two Ability Cards… honestly still didn't feel like enough.
But the first one—he already knew exactly where to use it!
"System, upgrade my Super Vitality!"
Creed immediately used one card.
"Ding, the Host's Super Vitality has been upgraded to SSSS- level."
With SSSS- Super Vitality, plus Steel Skin and Super Regeneration at the same grade, Creed felt that his body's toughness was no weaker than Kaido's anymore!
Even if Kaido possessed SSSS+ defense!
"Ding, due to the upgrade of Super Vitality, the Host's Endurance (Defense) attribute will be upgraded to SSSS- level!"
A moment later, the system notification made Creed light up with joy.
He hadn't expected that raising an ability from SSS to SSSS would also drive an upgrade to his basic attributes.
But thinking about it, it was only natural.
He'd gained so many abilities along the way, yet his basic stats hadn't moved—meaning they were already sitting at the threshold of a breakthrough. Today's Super Vitality upgrade was just the final push.
"Then the last card… which ability should I use it on?"
Creed's "gaze" landed on Armament Haki and Observation Haki, excluding swordsmanship first.
Then he excluded Observation Haki as well—his Observation Haki was already good enough right now, and there was no need to rush upgrading it.
Because he had successfully extracted Aegis's Armament Haki, Creed's Armament Haki was now SSSS-level too.
If he upgraded it again, it would become SSSS+!
The only question was whether SSSS+ Armament Haki could pierce Kaido's ultimate defense...
The enhancements Creed was making now were all preparations for the upcoming campaign against Kaido.
Besides the Road Poneglyph, Creed also wanted to go to Wano as soon as possible and search for the whereabouts of the Toki Toki no Mi (Time-Time Fruit).
To be honest, this was his real objective.
In the past, he might not have cared too much about the Time-Time Fruit.
But after guessing that Imu might have control over a spatial Devil Fruit, he couldn't afford not to prepare.
Time and space were possibly the two strongest Devil Fruits in this world.
Without a doubt, based on all available information, Imu—having ruled the world for so many years—possessed terrifying power that crushed the era.
To defeat him, Creed had to obtain the Time-Time Fruit.
Of course, he could also use the remaining Devil Fruit Ability Extraction Card to extract Imu's Devil Fruit ability.
But without a Devil Fruit Awakening Card, the extracted ability wouldn't be awakened, and its usefulness would likely be limited.
Thinking of that, Creed couldn't help feeling that if those four chests had dropped an Awakening Card, it would've been perfect.
"What a pity that Blood Shadow Supreme Commander got away," Creed rubbed his chin. "That guy's treasure chest must've been purple-gold grade."
Then he asked the system, "System, can an Ability Upgrade Card be used on the Rinnegan (Samsara Eye)?"
This wasn't a random thought.
He still hadn't even developed half of the Rinnegan's power, and he hadn't fully mastered its complete set of abilities.
Just the bug-level technique Limbo: Hengoku (Border Jail) alone made him drool.
In a world without a second Rinnegan and Six Paths techniques, it was basically an invincible ability!
Even Imu might not be completely immune to it!
"Ability Upgrade Cards can be used to upgrade the Rinnegan's abilities. Do you wish to use an Ability Upgrade Card to upgrade the Rinnegan?"
The system's answer made Creed delighted, but he quickly fell into thought.
No matter whether it was Limbo: Hengoku, Infinite Tsukuyomi, or freezing time—any of the Rinnegan's higher-tier abilities were things he desperately wanted.
But at the same time, he also had to consider the situation with his sword intent fusion.
"The Rinnegan can wait. I'll fuse the sword intent first."
A moment later, he made his decision.
(End of Chapter)
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