Who could resist taking over such a character?
Qi Yan's body began to rapidly grow taller and larger, his clothes transforming into a white greatcoat. In his hand appeared Whitebeard's exclusive weapon, one of the Supreme Grade Swords, Murakumogiri. Most conspicuously, a crescent-shaped white mustache curved upwards beneath his nose, and his face was a composite of Qi Yan and Whitebeard.
At the same time, Whitebeard's memories began to surface in Qi Yan's mind.
Whitebeard was born in a village in the Sphinx Kingdom of the New World, a non-affiliated country that couldn't join the World Government due to poverty and inability to pay the 'Heavenly Tribute'.
Such countries almost always ended up as lawless lands overrun by pirates and human traffickers.
After his country's destruction, more and more children became unfortunate orphans, and Whitebeard was one of them.
Thus, the young Whitebeard went to sea early to become a pirate. Later, he joined the Rocks Pirates, but after the Rocks Pirates' destruction 38 years ago, he founded his own pirate crew, becoming known as one of the Three Legendary Pirates alongside Roger and Shiki.
Unlike other pirates who craved treasure and status, Whitebeard's greatest desire was family, which is why he called his crew members his sons.
Through the memories, Qi Yan learned that Whitebeard knew there was no possibility of returning from the Marineford War. But he was old, his body already failing. If he didn't go, even if the World Government didn't act, the pirates, like rabid dogs, would tear the Whitebeard Pirates apart.
Ace was the son he believed most capable of supporting the Whitebeard Pirates; as long as Ace was alive, his sons would have hope of survival.
He would use his own life to pave the way for his sons' future.
Having seen it from a first-person perspective, Qi Yan was even more shocked.
Some people always felt that the title of Whitebeard, the World's Strongest Man, lacked substance. Yet, the Fleet Admiral didn't question it, the Marine Admirals didn't question it, nor did the Four Emperors or the Seven Warlords. But some people always thought their judgment was superior to these powerhouses.
Whitebeard's title as the World's Strongest was not bestowed by others; he earned it with every punch.
Qi Yan felt the surging power within his body; he had never felt so strong.
Qi Yan clenched his fist, feeling as though he could easily tear the earth, shatter the sky, and shake the sea.
This overflowing power was like a humanoid volcano.
He felt as if a single punch could shatter space itself.
Qi Yan felt a surge of eagerness.
"Should I try it myself? Just once!"
Once this thought arose in Qi Yan's mind, it became uncontrollable. With such immense power, how could he not try it?
"Hmm... it's already midnight. I'll just use the smallest amount of power, the smallest, the smallest..."
"Om----!"
Qi Yan clenched his fist, and a spherical shield emitting a faint white glow enveloped his fist. The power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit was confined within this spherical shield, and the space around the shield subtly warped.
"Gentle... gentle..."
Qi Yan gently threw a punch.
"------!!"
Crack, crack!!
The atmosphere in front of his fist fractured like glass, covered in dense cracks.
Immediately after!!
Rumble----!!!
The entire Magnolia Town began to shake violently, as if a magnitude six earthquake had erupted.
"Aaaahhh!!"
"It's an earthquake!!"
"Run! Run out of your houses!! To open ground!!"... In the night, lights flickered on in every household in Magnolia. Everyone rushed out of their homes in a panic. For a moment, the entire Magnolia Town was in an uproar.
"Uh... oh no!"
Qi Yan quickly released his transformation, slipped into the house, and directly burrowed under the covers.
"So strong! It's truly too strong!"
Despite causing trouble, Qi Yan was incredibly excited at that moment. He had tried his best to control his power, but the unleashed force was still terrifying. How strong would it be if he used his full power?
Qi Yan quickly selected the blue and lower-tier character cards.
"Do you want to recycle the selected character cards?"
"Yes!"
"Recycling successful! Congratulations, Host, your magic power has increased!"
Qi Yan opened his personal attribute panel.
"Host: Qi Yan"
"Age: 19"
"Race: Human"
"Magic Power: ★★★★☆☆"
"Magic: Take Over Magic"
"Character Cards: Ulquiorra Cifer (Gold), Tsugikuni Yoriichi (Gold), Fushiguro Toji (Gold), Edward Newgate (Gold), Portgas D. Ace (Purple)."
"Current Draw Chances: Three."
"My magic power hasn't increased yet? System, when will my magic power reach six stars?"
"Host, recycle three more purple character cards, or one gold character card, and you can immediately reach six stars."
Upon hearing this, Qi Yan's mouth twitched. He would have to be out of his mind to recycle a gold character card. He had already recycled two purple character cards before. After all, with gold character cards now, he didn't care for ordinary purple character cards.
He kept Ace partly because he liked Ace, and partly because Ace's character was very practical. His mana cost was lower than gold cards, and his attack power was even stronger than some gold cards, making him incredibly cost-effective, even becoming his go-to character for missions.
"At least two more ten-pulls then?"
Magic power was the foundation of everything. The stronger his magic power, the stronger the abilities he displayed when taking over a character, and the longer he could sustain them. Therefore, magic power was crucial.
However, the higher the level, the harder it became to increase magic power.
"I still need to do more missions!"
Early the next morning, Qi Yan arrived at the guild. Many people had gathered there, all discussing last night's earthquake.
"You all felt last night's earthquake, right?"
"Of course, it was a super strong earthquake; it shook me right out of bed."
"Me too! Me too! I was having a wonderful dream, and the earthquake woke me up!"
"The earthquake was so scary. To prevent aftershocks, I didn't go back into my house all night."
"You weren't the only one; no one in the entire town went back inside. Everyone slept on the ground in open spaces."... Hearing their discussions, Qi Yan muttered to himself, "Sorry, sorry..."
"Qi Yan, you felt it too, right?"
At that moment, Elfman patted Qi Yan's shoulder and asked.
Qi Yan, feeling a bit guilty, said, "Uh... I slept pretty soundly last night; I didn't notice."
Mira was slightly surprised to hear Qi Yan's words. Wasn't that the time Qi Yan was going to summon a heroic spirit last night? How could he have slept soundly?
However, Mira didn't think much of it. Perhaps he really was asleep, as missions could be quite tiring.