One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

After all, each has its own strengths, and who dares to say that Observation Haki, which allows one to hear all things, is necessarily the strongest?

The tremendous increase in his strength ignited a sense of pride within Abel!

So what if it's One Piece?

He wants to forge a path that is uniquely his own.

Chapter 491 Thanks to Blackbeard for the inspiration

In fact, Abel's increase in strength went far beyond that.

Do you still remember that he specially created a second heart—the Dragon Heart!

This is a special organ that he managed to form by chance, thanks to his research on the Dragon Slayer Crystal and the influence of the Dragon Soul.

Why did he have to go through all that trouble?

Of course, it was for his previous idea about multiple Devil Fruit users.

Although he hasn't made up his mind to conduct the experiment yet, that doesn't stop him from preparing in advance.

[Golden Parasite Alien] is Project One!

And this "Dragon Heart" is Plan Two!

If he succeeds in either one, he can smoothly become a dual Devil Fruit user.

If both plans succeed, it means he will become an extremely rare user of three Devil Fruits!

black beard?

Abel will definitely thank this guy properly then.

Thanks to this guy for the inspiration.

And that Dark Fruit that he might snatch up beforehand!

I reckon when that day comes, Blackbeard will be so angry he'll have a stroke and fight him to the death.

(Shrugs) Who cares!

After taking stock of the spoils, Abel turned his attention to the details of the requirements for advancing to the advanced trading qualification.

【Condition 1: Obtain 5 five-star reviews (Completed)】

[Condition 2: Complete at least 60 intermediate-level prayer orders, with a 75% positive review rate of 3 stars or higher. (Not yet completed)]

[Condition 3: Complete one special wish order assessment, requiring a rating of four stars or higher. (Not yet completed)]

[Note: Once conditions one and two are met, you can spend 10000 transaction points to obtain one chance to take the special prayer order assessment. If you fail the assessment, after a 24-hour cooldown period, you can spend 10,000 transaction points equal to the current number of assessment attempts to get another chance to take the assessment.]

……

Overall, it seems that there hasn't been much change since the last time.

However, the difficulty of each condition has increased significantly.

It would take almost three years just to complete at least sixty intermediate prayer orders.

Fortunately, he started processing intermediate prayer orders immediately after the system upgrade; otherwise, the process would have taken even longer.

But the real challenge is actually the final special prayer order assessment.

He almost failed to complete it last time.

This time, as the intermediate level advances to the advanced level, the assessment content will naturally only become more and more difficult.

As a result, the difficulty of the assessment increased, but the evaluation requirements not only did not decrease, they also increased.

Getting a three-star rating isn't enough; you need at least a four-star or five-star rating to pass the assessment.

Furthermore, if you fail the assessment, not only will the 10,000 transaction points you spent on the "ticket" be wasted, but you will also have to pay even more to take the assessment next time.

Such sunk costs are simply terrifying.

Most people would probably give up after one or two failed attempts and wouldn't dare to try again for a while.

The cost is simply too high!

Fortunately, Abel never fights a battle he's not sure he can win. Now that he knows the specific requirements, he can take it slow.

He just needs a goal, not to blindly rush towards it.

……

After returning to the world of One Piece, there was one thing that made Abel very unhappy.

That's the brand new talent that's just been upgraded to red, and it can't be shown off freely.

He could only go to a deserted island where no one was around, transform into the Ice Dragon King, and unleash all the moves he could think of at will.

Abel originally thought that the first talent to be upgraded to red would be [Heart of the Others], but unexpectedly, he fused with the red talent [Ice Dragon King] first.

However, I have to admit that it felt really cool when I transformed into a dragon!

It's a completely different experience from human form, and it's incredibly novel.

Most importantly, he can fly!

Previously, he had to rely on various props or Baymax to fly in the air, but now, transformed into a giant dragon, he flies up easily as if it were instinct.

And it flies extremely fast!

Walking on its claws after landing is the complete opposite of what it is.

The latter, Abel, was so slow that he once contemplated suicide.

After transforming the entire island into a snowy wonderland, he finally left, still feeling quite unsatisfied.

Expansion comes quickly and goes quickly.

The main reason is that Abel believes he is not yet very strong and needs to cultivate himself in a low-key manner.

Especially after gaining new power, he thought of new ways to become stronger.

For example, how to combine the might of a dragon with Conqueror's Haki?

And how to combine the Transparent World with Observation Haki?

These are all amazing feats that are entirely possible!

It's just that it can't be accomplished overnight.

So after returning to his family's residence, Abel resumed his rigorous training.

……

Alabasta, Rain Banquet.

Clap!

Crocodile, his face grim, slammed his wine glass against the wall.

If you look closely, you can see a few striking red spots hidden under his coat.

He had chosen a strategic retreat after the last battle.

He then discovered that the wounds inflicted on his body by that strange knight's lance were unable to heal!

He consulted many doctors and tried various methods, but the final result was always the same.

If he hadn't been able to elementalize his wounds, using this less-than-ideal method to buy some time, along with the constant blood transfusions, he would have bled to death long ago.

"Doflamingo, the Donquixote Family, executive Abel..."

Crocodile never imagined that he would one day be defeated by an unknown nobody.

what?

You said Abel has a bounty of fifty million Berries?

Without even a bounty of 100 million, he's just a nobody among nobodys!

If Doflamingo hadn't been a fellow Shichibukai, he wouldn't have paid any attention to him.

However, upon reflection on his recent gains, Crocodile's urge to kill lessened considerably.

He had already acquired the historical inscription stone buried in the desert and moved it to another location.

He also followed the clues and found another historical inscription stone in the burial hall of the royal tombs to the west of the palace.

Now that we have the two historical inscriptions, one of them has a high chance of recording the location of the ancient weapon, Hades.

Seeing his plan about to come true so easily, how could he not be happy and excited!

But this final step, the last one, completely stumped him.

That is, he had the historical inscription on the stone tablet, but lacked someone around him who could interpret it.

Although he quickly focused his attention on Nico Robin, the Devil Child, the woman had been missing for so long that he couldn't find any clues.

In addition, the rubbing of the Poneglyph in Abel's possession also troubled him greatly.

This means that, besides him, someone else can find the location of Hades.

Even before he did!

Crocodile's gaze was cold; he would never allow such a thing to happen!

Chapter 492 Something's Going Wrong Must Be a Secret

"Suppression mission?"

Abel was quite surprised when he came out of Doflamingo's place.

As Doflamingo established himself in the first half of the Grand Line with the title of Shichibukai, the Donquixote Family's power also grew rapidly.

Even today, very few people would intentionally invite bad luck.

Where Don Quixote family flags were found, even the number of troublemakers decreased.