North Blue, nameless barren reef.
The sea breeze was salty and fishy, and the waves slapped against the black reef, emitting a rhythmic roar.
Bai Yu lay sprawled inelegantly on a piece of dry giant rock, tossing and playing with a red and white ball in his hand.
"Who would have thought that inside a Poké Ball there's actually a three-bedroom apartment? You tell me if that's not ridiculous. If modern roommates had this thing, wouldn't housing prices collapse?"
The show was over, and it was time for the harvest.
He took a deep breath and summoned the system panel.
A pale blue light screen unfolded on his retina, and the golden string of numbers at the top instantly dispelled the chill brought by the sea breeze.
[Current astonishment value: 125,480 points]
One hundred and twenty-five thousand!
This was an unprecedented number.
"Praise the Marine."
Your sacrifice is worth it.
"System, give me a high-level ten-draw!"
Bai Yu waved his hand grandly, full of heroic spirit.
One hundred thousand astonishment points evaporated instantly. The moment the numbers returned to zero, a huge golden roulette wheel began to spin crazily in his field of vision.
This is one hundred thousand points!
"I must get something good..."
Bai Yu stared fixedly at the roulette wheel, his heart beating faster uncontrollably.
"Don't give me trash... Don't give me trash..."
"Ding!"
The first beam of light lit up.
It was an unremarkable blue light.
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Infinite Refill Happy Water]
"Damn it!"
Bai Yu almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.
A draw that costs ten thousand points, and you give me a bottle of cola?
And it only has the attribute of infinite refills?
Don't you know that the most valuable part of a cola is the first sip?
"Continue! Nine draws left!"
The roulette wheel did not stop and continued to spin.
"Ding!"
Another blue light.
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: A crate of Sea Stone handcuffs]
"Trash!"
Bai Yu gritted his teeth, veins throbbing on his forehead.
If he wanted this kind of thing, couldn't he just go and steal it from Kaido?
What! You say buy it?
Sorry, that's just how we do things.
I want the goods, but I don't want to pay the money.
"Ding!"
The third beam of light finally changed color.
It was a deep and mysterious purple!
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining C-rank character card: Bian Que]
[Source: "Honor of Kings" World]
[Introduction: After use, obtain all of Bian Que's abilities. To be or not to be, that is the question. But in my hands, it's just a multiple-choice question. I can save the World with my medical skills, or poison thousands.]
Bai Yu's eyes lit up slightly.
Having a new persona, and a master of medicine at that, this wave isn't a loss.
"Not bad, it counts as recovering some health."
Bai Yu took a deep breath and refocused his gaze on the roulette wheel.
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: A-rank character fragment x 1]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: A-rank character fragment x 1]
"Double yolk?!"
Bai Yu was so excited he almost jumped off the reef.
Adding the fragment saved from the previous newbie package or task rewards, he now had three A-rank fragments in his hand!
As long as he collects two more, he can synthesize a complete A-rank character!
Give me two more, give me two more!
Bai Yu prayed silently in his heart.
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Senzu Bean x 1 can]
[Source: "Dragon Ball" World]
[Introduction: No matter how severe the injury, as long as there is one breath left, eating it will instantly restore you to your peak state, and you won't need to eat for ten days.]
"Senzu Bean..."
Bai Yu looked at the unremarkable can of green beans in his hand, his Adam's apple bobbing.
This thing is a real cheat code in Dragon Ball.
As long as you aren't completely dead, one bean and you are instantly fully healed, and it even fills your stomach.
In this Pirate World where medical means are relatively backward, this is like having an extra life.
"Good stuff, real good stuff."
Bai Yu threw the can of Senzu Beans into the system space. The one hundred thousand astonishment points that he felt pained about earlier now felt like they were worth every penny.
"System, don't stop, continue!"
The huge golden roulette wheel roared and spun again.
Lights flashed, and every pause affected Bai Yu's heartbeat.
"Ding!"
The seventh beam of light lit up.
The light dispersed, and a capsule lay quietly in the palm of Bai Yu's hand.
The surface of the capsule was printed with the word "Capsule," with a red and white color scheme, looking like a cheap children's toy.
But Bai Yu's breath stalled for a beat.
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Gravity Training Room (Portable Capsule Version)]
[Source: "Dragon Ball" World]
[Introduction: The crystallization of the Bulma family's black technology. It can be adjusted up to 100 times gravity, with built-in full living facilities and recovery life-support tanks. As long as you don't train yourself to death, train until you die. Note: This is your shortcut to becoming a powerhouse, and also the fast lane to baldness.]
"Good stuff!"
Bai Yu gripped the capsule tightly, the excitement in his eyes even overshadowing the previous Senzu Beans.
The previous battle made him deeply realize one thing.
Although the blacklight virus gave him a near-immortal body and terrifying evolutionary abilities, his foundation—that is, Haki and martial arts—was still a shortcoming.
Facing a top-tier Logia-type like Kuzan, once the opponent creates distance to kite him, or uses high-intensity elemental attacks to wear him down, he would have a very hard time fighting.
"With this, I can make up for my shortcomings in a short time."
"100 times gravity..."
Bai Yu licked his somewhat chapped lips.
In this Pirate World, physique is the foundation of everything.
As long as the body can withstand it, the limit of Haki can be raised infinitely.
"System, continue! Don't stop!"
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Advanced Skill Book — Ryuo · High-Level Armament Haki (Internal Destruction)]
[Source: "One Piece" World]
[Introduction: Stop acting like a brute who only knows how to cover their fists with iron skin. True Haki is flow, it is penetration, it is disintegrating the enemy's defense from the inside. After use, the host's Armament Haki level is directly upgraded to the high-level Ryuo stage.]
"Beautiful!"
Bai Yu punched the air fiercely.
Just what I needed!
When he fought Kuzan before, the gap in Haki made him suffer quite a bit.
"Use!"
Without the slightest hesitation.
The thread-bound book in his hand turned into countless golden light spots, pouring crazily into Bai Yu's forehead.
Boom!
A warm current instantly swept through his whole body.
Bai Yu subconsciously raised his right hand, a thought moving through his mind.
The originally jet-black Armament Haki instantly covered his entire arm, but this time, the Haki was no longer rigidly attached to the surface of the skin.
They were flowing.
Like an invisible layer of armor, extending and surging beyond the fist.
Bai Yu punched the black reef beneath his feet from a distance.
No contact.
The fist was still ten centimeters away from the reef.
Bang!
A muffled sound.
The surface of the entire three-person-high giant reef was intact, but the next second, countless cracks spread crazily from the inside.
Crash—
The hard rock instantly turned into powder on the ground, scattering with the sea breeze.
"This is... Ryuo."
Bai Yu looked at his fist, his mouth grinning to his ears.
With this, plus the polishing of the 100-times gravity training room.
Even without the help of the system, I can still become the World's top!
I, Bai Yu, have been able to get to where I am today entirely through my own efforts.