I reached the top of Pirates

Chapter 97 096. Big enters the Tao!

After a while.

A leaky thatched hut built in the woods appeared before my eyes.

A very subtle but real fluctuation in breathing frequency suddenly appeared in Messer's perception.

Ushiwakamaru brought Moses to the back of the hut and stopped in front of a large tomb made of earth blocks.

Bowed silently.

Then he brushed aside the snowflakes that had fallen from a corner of the wall behind the hut.

A stone slab was exposed on the ground.

Ushiwakamaru lifted a stone slab about one meter in diameter, and suddenly a cellar entrance was revealed.

"This is the cellar where Onimaru and I store our food. Wait a moment, I'll go down and get it out for you."

Being relatively thin, he crawled in directly. After a while, he crawled out with a purple-red devil fruit covered with arabesque patterns in his hand.

With a bright smile on his fair face, Ushiwakamaru handed the devil fruit to Messer.

"Messer, since you want it, I'll give it to you."

Without any hesitation, Ushiwakamaru handed the devil fruit that was sought after by everyone in the sea to Mercer.

He reached out and took it.

[Zootopia. Human-Human Fruit. Mythical Beast. Great Path Form (EX)]

Looking at this top-level devil fruit that he had finally obtained with great effort, Messer looked at the satisfied look on Ushiwakamaru's pretty face.

"I also said on the way here, devil fruits are very magical. If you encounter the top-level devil fruits, they can often allow an ordinary person to change his fate."

"This is a top-tier Devil Fruit of the Animal type, a mythical beast. And you're just giving it to me? If you eat it, you'll definitely become even stronger in the future."

Mercer looked at Ushiwakamaru's beautiful eyes, which were black and shimmering with purple light, and said:

"Don't you want to become stronger? If you eat it, you will have more potential. Otherwise, you may not be able to defeat Kaido in the future."

Ushiwakamaru looked into Messer's eyes, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and a smile without a trace of hesitation appeared on his face:

"Let's talk about the future later. Without you saving me, Ushiwakamaru might have been killed by the Orochi. Without you telling me, I wouldn't have known that this was a devil fruit. It was you, Messer, who saved me. I don't have any treasures to repay you, so since you like it, I'll give it to you."

Moses smiled.

Looking at this boy who is more beautiful than a girl, my understanding of him has become more complete.

Gratitude.

Plus, he wants to follow me in the future.

then.

Messer casually threw the devil fruit towards him.

Ushiwakamaru reached out and took it in confusion.

"What are you doing?"

"Since it's yours, you can eat it. I'm optimistic about your future. Don't you want to follow me in the future?

If you are too weak, I am afraid you will feel inferior in the future.

Eat it, and let me see the power of the Dairudo Fruit."

Ushiwakamaru looked at Messer with some complicated feelings. Even though he had only briefly learned about devil fruits, with his intelligence, he knew the value of a mythical beast.

Even someone as strong as Kaido ate a mythical beast.

"Yes, I will eat. I will work hard to become very strong. I won't be left behind by you."

In this regard, Messer did not think there was anything wrong with his words. Ushiwakamaru was able to have D-level strength at this age.

This is enough to prove his extraordinary talent.

Ushiwakamaru held the devil fruit in both hands and took a big bite. The next moment, his pretty face wrinkled and his complexion turned a little blue:

"It tastes terrible."

"Well, it's right that it tastes bad. If it tastes bad, it proves it's the real thing. Well, remember to eat it all and don't waste it."

Messer is cheating people online every day.

Ushiwakamaru swallowed the fruit in his mouth with a bitter face, then his eyes narrowed, and he opened his mouth wide and took a big bite.

Ten seconds later,

A trickle of purple-red juice flowed from the corner of Ushiwakamaru's mouth, and his pretty face was bitter, with an expression that made me feel pity for him.

He was breathing with his mouth slightly open.

Moses had a subtle expression on his face.

"Try to experience it carefully. After eating the devil fruit, you will instinctively know what your abilities are."

Ushiwakamaru nodded, his eyes slightly closed.

At this moment, Messer felt his clothes being pulled. He turned his head and saw Xiong Bao looking at him curiously.

"what happened?"

"What is Dairudo?"

"A legendary monster monk, said to possess strange abilities."

"What could Ushiwakamaru's ability be?"

"you guess?"

"The bear can't guess."

Xiong Bao's ears drooped.

At this time, Mercer looked to the side with some anticipation for Komakokimaru. In the original world, it was this white-haired fox that ate the Dairudo fruit.

Half-beast transformation.

It is the image of a strong monk.

I wonder what will become of Ushiwakamaru.

Muscle monk strongman?

At this time, Ushiwakamaru opened his eyes, looked at Messer and said:

"I think I know what my ability is. Let me show you how to become Mercer."

Moses looked back.

The next moment, Ushiwakamaru's body changed.

The body becomes slender and strong.

It is three meters high.

The originally shiny black hairstyle disappeared, replaced by a shiny big bald head.

There were now a few purple-red lines on the originally smooth and white face and between the eyebrows.

It's like having a weird face painted on it.

At this time, Ushiwakamaru excitedly said:

"My fruit ability allows me to possess an exceptionally strong body, and can also transform the damage I receive into a larger body and greater strength. The greater the damage I suffer, the greater the increase in size and strength."

Mercer looked thoughtfully at the bald monk who had become extremely charming. Although his head was bald, his charm had become even more powerful.

"Is that so? Then let me help you try."

Ushiwakamaru tilted his head, a look of confusion on his charming face.

next moment,
Moses appeared in front of him, jumped up with a kick of his feet, and punched him in the face with his clenched fist with a sound of breaking wind.

Ushiwakamaru was startled and quickly crossed his arms to cover his head.

Bang!
There was a muffled sound.

Ushiwakamaru was directly knocked away.

There was a sharp pain in both arms.

Ushiwakamaru adjusted his body in the air and landed heavily on the ground.

As the power of the fruit continued to be released, his body became a little bigger.

"Let's have a fistfight."

After Messier finished speaking, there was curiosity in his eyes, and he rushed forward and started fighting with Ushiwakamaru.

Punches and kicks collided quickly.

Strong winds spread between the two of them.

One-sided beating.

Ushiwakamaru's increased size didn't have much effect on Messer.

His figure became clumsy.

His hand-to-hand combat skills are also very poor.

The dull thud of punches hitting flesh could be heard continuously.

Twenty minutes later.

"Don't be sad, you're still young, you just can't use your power properly for the time being."

"I'll teach you how to fight later."

Messer looked at Ushiwakamaru, who was panting and had a frustrated expression on his face. Looking at his huge body that was now nearly seven meters tall, he felt like he was looking at a giant.

"Really?" Ushiwakamaru's eyes lit up with surprise when he heard what Messi said. This crushing battle made him clearly realize that the gap between him and Messi could not be made up by the mythical beast he had just eaten.

"Well, it's true."

Mercer nodded, thinking that in the last few minutes of the beating, Ushiwakamaru didn't grow any bigger. Has he reached his current limit?

Looking at Ushiwakamaru, Messer smiled and said:

"Okay, let me try one last time."

"What."

With a flash of his body, Messer came in front of Ushiwakamaru, with black and red arcs of electricity wrapped around his right fist, and punched out.

Boom! A muffled sound was heard.

A big meaty bump appeared on his forehead, and Ushiwakamaru felt an indescribable horror shocking his mind, and his consciousness became blurred.

His eyes rolled up, his body swayed twice, and he fell to the ground, losing consciousness.

"It seems that Dairudo's ability does not have much resistance to the power of Conqueror's Haki."

Mercer watched as Ushiwakamaru, lying on the ground, began to shrink in size, and returned to his original size in just a few breaths.

A boy with a beautiful hairstyle.

He turned his head to signal Xiong Bao.

Xiong Bao walked forward, pulled Ushiwakamaru up and carried him on his shoulder.

Messer said to Onimaru:
"Come on, let's go have lunch."

……

The east coast of Linghou.

The firewood rises.

Grease dripped onto the firewood, crackling.

The aroma of meat wafted in the wind.

Two large fish, each five meters long, were placed on the fire.

The skin was cut into a web-like pattern by a knife, and tempting fat oozed out.

"嘤咛."

Ushiwakamaru let out a cute moan and opened his eyes, only to see a pile of burning firewood.

The tempting aroma of grilled fish wafts into the air.

I couldn't stop drooling from the corners of my mouth.

Looking around, I saw Messi, Xiong Bao and my own Onimaru.

"Messer, how long have I been sleeping? And that black and red lightning you just showed, are you also a user with special abilities?"

Ushiwakamaru looked at Messer with a dazed expression as if he had just woken up.

Seeing this, Messer smiled and said, "It's domineering."

Ushiwakamaru asked doubtfully, "That's not right. I heard from my father that Armament Haki, also known as Ryuo, doesn't look like the way you use it."

I smiled and explained the three colors of domineering to him.

After listening to this, Ushiwakamaru said thoughtfully: "Is it the same domineering color as the armed color?"

"Messer, do you think I can awaken the Conqueror's Haki?"

"Believe."

"Believe?" Ushiwakamaru asked, puzzled. "What do you mean?"

"Sometimes, steadfastness is also a form of strength and dominance, and sometimes it can be linked to will and belief." Mercer explained seriously:
"If you want to awaken the Conqueror's Haki, you must first believe and be unwaveringly certain that you will possess it. After going through arduous training, the Haki will respond to you."

So Moses taught him.

Sometimes, the power of domineering is also quite idealistic.

As time went by, the spirit of Mercer who awakened the Conqueror's Haki grew stronger, and he also discovered that Conqueror's Haki, like the other two, was born in the living beings of this world.

But in order to awaken, one must have a strong spirit.

It's like one's armament color can only be awakened when the body is strong.

Of course, unwavering willpower is also indispensable.

"Okay, the fish is cooked, let's eat."

Moses got up and cut the fish into pieces with the cold dew.

Distribute them one by one.

Not too hot.

I ate the extremely delicious fish in big mouthfuls. The meat was firm and chewy, and very tasty.

After you eat, the food rises and falls with your breathing, and is broken down into nutrients by the stomach and intestines and circulates throughout the body, giving you a feeling of fullness all over your body.

Mercer and Xiong Bao ate with big mouthfuls.

Onimaru on the side also ate with big mouthfuls, the fox stuck out his tongue, looking as if his mouth was burned.

As Ushiwakamaru ate, his eyes turned red and he looked nostalgic:

"The last time I ate such a big fish was a few days before my father defeated Kaido. At that time, he also took Onimaru and me to the coast to catch fish and grilled them.

Hehehe, it’s just not as delicious as what you guys made, Messer.”

With tears in his eyes, Ushiwakamaru ate the fish in big mouthfuls. After he had eaten ten large pieces of fish in a row, he breathed a sigh of satisfaction.

"I haven't eaten this full in a long time. I feel so satisfied. Thank you, Messer."

Ushiwakamaru looked at Mercer with sparkling eyes, his eyes full of satisfaction. After looking at him for a while, Ushiwakamaru suddenly said:

"By the way, Mercer, I see you can also use a sword. Do you know how to meditate?"

"My family has a unique meditation method called 'Issin-ryu' that we've inherited. Can I teach you?"

Moses wondered:
"Since it's your family tradition, is it appropriate for you to teach me so casually?"

Ushiwakamaru smiled bitterly and said:

"I'm the only one left in my family. I'm afraid that if something happens to me in the future, my family's inheritance will be cut off. Okay, I won't say anymore. I'll teach you right away."

This child is impetuous.

After wiping his greasy hands on his kimono, he moved closer to Moses and began to touch some of the key breathing points on his body with his fingers.

He also began to talk about the meditation method of "One-Mind Flow", which is a unique breathing technique.

After a while.

Ushiwakamaru looked at Messer in shock. He only said it once and Messer learned it, and soon used it better than he did.

His chest and abdomen rose and fell slowly. Moser refined his breathing, using the "Isshin-ryu" technique, and felt a sense of calmness.

Mercer nodded, appreciating it. Compared to his own "easy" breathing method, there was no need to say more.

so so.

Mercer looked at Ushiwakamaru and said with a smile:
"The breathing method is very good. I will teach you one of mine."

One by one, silver needles were inserted into the breathing nodes of Ushiwakamaru's body.

Mercer achieved harmony with nature, and his breathing rate fluctuated in sync with Ushiwakamaru's disguise, synchronizing and pulling him along, using his own breathing to drive his breathing and accelerate his learning.

Soon,
Coming back to his senses from meditation, Ushiwakamaru looked at Messer with embarrassment, his head unconsciously lowered.

"I'm sorry for the humiliation I've shown you."

Moses burst out laughing.
"If you want to go far on the path of a swordsman, breathing techniques are essential, either inherited from family or created by your own talent.

Understand the breathing of all things.

Learn from all things in nature.”

"Ushiwakamaru, I'm very happy that you're willing to teach me, so don't be embarrassed. Just hold your head high."

Ushiwakamaru looked up, his eyes sparkling as he stared at Mercer. "What's the name of this powerful breathing technique of yours? Mercer, have you mastered the Breath of All Things? You're a swordsman, right?"

"Hmm. 'Easy Breathing Technique'."

Ushiwakamaru said thoughtfully:

“Are you at ease and at peace with yourself, both physically and mentally?”

"That's it."

Moses looked at the sky and realized that he had been out for almost a day and a night, and it was time to go back and show his face.

We finished the meal while chatting.

Mercer looked at Ushiwakamaru and said:

"I'm going back to Onigashima today. Do you want to come with me, or stay here and I'll pick you up when I leave?"

Ushiwakamaru's face froze, and he said hurriedly:
"I'll go with you. Even if that's Kaido's territory, he probably won't recognize a nobody like me. My presence won't cause you any trouble."

Mercer nodded, "Okay, let's go now."

"See if you have anything else you want to take. If not, we'll leave now."

Ushiwakamaru shook his head and said, "I don't have anything else. All the valuable things in my house were taken away by Orochi's men a long time ago.

But I want to go and pay my respects to my father again."

(End of this chapter)