Five years times two!!!
Do you know how I spent these five years times two?!
Over three thousand days and nights, living like a savage on this deserted island surrounded by monsters and beasts—what kept Luo Xia going was his belief in Fairy Tail.
Over the past decade, he had made countless plans for his future: first, become an S-Class Mage of Fairy Tail, and then...
But now, all those plans had become empty talk, discarded drafts, because the "foundational code" had been wrong from the very beginning.
This wasn't Fairy Tail—this was One Piece.
Luo Xia once read a story about a genie.
If someone had freed him a hundred years ago, he would have granted them three wishes.
If someone had freed him fifty years ago, he would have granted them one wish.
But if it were now... he would kill the person who freed him.
Luo Xia felt his current mindset was somewhat similar to that genie's. Damn it, Azure Dragon, why didn't you come sooner?!
Of course, the person who freed the genie a hundred years later wasn't at fault. Similarly, Luo Xia knew full well that the shattering of his beliefs had nothing to do with the Azure Dragon.
But there was a fire burning in his chest, a fury that demanded release through an all-out battle. In the next moment, his body moved before his mind could even process it.
Whoosh—
A fist wreathed in scorching flames descended from the sky, mercilessly smashing into the drunken Azure Dragon's head.
Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!
The force of the blow sent the Azure Dragon's proud head crashing down onto the island's surface, kicking up a storm of dust.
"Fire Dragon's Roar!"
Luo Xia puffed out his cheeks, cupped his hands like a megaphone in front of his mouth, and unleashed a torrent of blazing flames, engulfing the Azure Dragon.
"Hot... so damn hot..."
The drunken Azure Dragon's consciousness cleared slightly as his massive draconic body thrashed wildly, flattening the surrounding forest for hundreds of meters.
Finally, the Azure Dragon stepped onto a cloud of flames and soared into the sky, vanishing into the thick storm clouds.
Luo Xia landed back on the ground, staring unblinkingly at the clouds. He knew the Azure Dragon hadn't fled.
After all, this was one of the strongest beings at the pinnacle of the One Piece world—a man hailed as the strongest creature on land, sea, and air.
Sure enough, the next second, the dark clouds churned, and a ferocious dragon's head emerged.
"Wororororo, so it's some brash little brat who dares to pick a fight with me. Just some local kid, huh?"
Azure Dragon Kaido laughed uproariously, speaking in human tongue.
"Quite amusing. Never thought I'd run into someone strong on this island, hic~ Though it's a shame you're not a Zoan user, you're not half bad. That last hit actually stung a little."
Luo Xia's brow twitched in surprise. Incredibly, he could understand Kaido's words—and could even speak back. This was probably the work of the "translation correction" effect of his crossing.
Not bad. It saved him a lot of effort—no need to painstakingly learn this world's language.
"Hey, you're a Logia user with the Flame-Flame Fruit, aren't you?"
Azure Dragon Kaido's voice boomed like thunder, echoing across the island and sending all the beasts cowering in fear.
"I'm not 'hey.' I am Luo Xia, the Fire Dragon Slayer Wizard!"
Luo Xia grinned wildly, declaring his title.
What the hell was the Flame-Flame Fruit? Not even dogs would eat that.
"Dragon Slayer Wizard?"
Kaido, still in his dragon form, visibly froze for a moment.
He had no idea what a wizard was, but the words "dragon slayer" were unmistakable.
In this world, there was actually someone bold enough to flaunt their title as a dragon slayer right in his face?
It was like lighting a lamp in the toilet, doing somersaults on a cliff, or a fat pig walking straight to the butcher...
"Urorororo!"
The Azure Dragon laughed again, roaring with amusement. Instead of anger, Luo Xia's brazen provocation only delighted him.
"Excellent! I'm growing fonder of you by the minute. You call yourself a dragon slayer, and I'm a dragon who can't seem to die. Can you, the dragon slayer, truly kill me, the dragon? How fascinating!"
With those words, the Azure Dragon opened its massive maw and launched the first attack.
"Destructive Wind!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
One after another, invisible blades of wind surged from the dragon's mouth, unleashing indiscriminate AoE strikes toward Luo Xia's position.
Giant trees over two meters in diameter were instantly sliced diagonally and toppled with thunderous crashes. The island's terrain was carved with deep, intersecting fissures.
A storm of dust billowed into the air. When the winds finally settled, the forest had been flattened, the earth riddled with scars—yet Luo Xia stood unwavering, untouched.
In his hand, he clutched the last wind blade. With a slight squeeze of his fingers, the nearly solidified blade shattered into nothingness.
"Urorororo! Not bad, not bad! As expected of the man I've taken a liking to. Native boy, how about you try this next?"
Kaido, in his Azure Dragon form, let out a delighted laugh, his jaws stretching to their limit.
A pinpoint of light flickered before his maw, rapidly swelling into a radiant cross-shaped star suspended high in the sky.
The Azure Dragon Kaido clamped down on the star—then abruptly spat it out.
"Heat Breath!!!"
A torrent of draconic flames tore through the sky, carrying apocalyptic force as it shot straight toward Luo Xia.
This was Kaido's strongest technique in dragon form—capable of effortlessly obliterating mountains and piercing through islands.
Luo Xia's gaze sharpened, but he didn't budge. Though the Heat Breath's destructive power was immense, its essence was still a concentrated form of flames.
For a Fire Dragon Slayer Wizard, flames were a source of power. Any fire could be consumed—even the Azure Dragon's Heat Breath.
In an instant, the attack arrived. Luo Xia opened his mouth and inhaled deeply.
The next moment, something miraculous happened. The once-ferocious Heat Breath suddenly stalled.
Then, under the influence of some mysterious force, it disintegrated into pure flame energy, funneling straight into Luo Xia's mouth.
Gulp~
Gulp, gulp~
Luo Xia swallowed the Heat Breath as effortlessly as drinking water.
Once consumed, an endless surge of power flooded through him, coursing through every limb and vein.
The flames of the Azure Dragon's Heat Breath were of an exceptionally high grade. Luo Xia felt stronger than ever, reaching new heights.
Unlike Luo Xia's exhilaration, the Azure Dragon hovering in the clouds was utterly dumbfounded, its draconic face frozen in shock.
What the hell was up with this native kid?
He—he actually ate my Heat Breath?!
Kaido never expected his Heat Breath to defeat a Logia-type Flame-Flame Fruit user outright.
He'd considered the possibility of Luo Xia dodging with physical prowess or simply standing his ground and turning into his elemental form. But this? Never.
Did Logia users even have abilities like this? As far as he could recall, this was a first.
His Heat Breath had been sliced apart by master swordsmen, deflected by Haki experts, and even blocked by the bizarre abilities of Devil Fruit users... but never had it been eaten before.
Luo Xia's appearance filled the gap—his was the first instance where someone had blocked Heat Breath by devouring it.
Just as Azure Dragon Kaido stood
stunned in disbelief, a thunderous voice roared beside his ear.
"Hey, dragon! Where are you looking?!"
Luo Xia shot into the sky, flames erupting behind him and forming massive wings of fire.
"Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!!!"