Both time-traveled characters ended up as villainous henchmen.

"King of the Drum Kingdom, Wapol."

He Nian stood on the rooftop, looking down at Wapol, a faint smile on her lips.

"This humble Taoist priest has arrived."

He Nian didn't waste any more words. After speaking, he turned into a blur and arrived three feet in front of Wapol in an instant before anyone could react.

Immediately afterwards, he clenched his fist into a seal, channeled the innate domineering energy within his body into his right fist, and struck Wapol's jawbone with pinpoint accuracy.

Wapol hadn't reacted yet; he was still thinking about what to say in response.

The next instant, an incredibly strong wind suddenly appeared in front of him, and at the same time, an unbearable, intense pain, accompanied by a terrifying force like a heavy cannon blast, exploded at his jaw!

Boom!

A tremendous roar, accompanied by a powerful shockwave, spread rapidly in all directions.

Large amounts of mud, sand, and snowmelt were swirled up, turning into thick dust and smoke that instantly obscured the view of the surrounding guards and the villagers who were hiding and peeping.

Only one enormous figure rapidly soared into the sky, breaking through layers of smoke and dust, and transformed into a shooting star.

Standing still, He Nian silently felt the immense power surging within his body, a satisfied expression on his face.

Even though he only practiced it a few times, the physical enhancement that the Golden Dragon Sky Patrol Technique brought him was terrifying.

The increase in his physical strength is comparable to that of those who have eaten Zoan-type Devil Fruits.

Combined with his already powerful base stats, calling him a humanoid monster wouldn't be an exaggeration at this moment.

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, He Nian's figure, dressed in a dark Taoist robe, gradually came into view.

The Wapol Guard, who had been stunned by the sudden and drastic change, also came to their senses and recognized He Nian.

"It's him! He's the guy who practiced medicine illegally!"

A burly member of the bodyguard shouted, and at the same time, several other bodyguards around him raised their weapons and aimed them at He Nian.

In addition, a bodyguard pointed a gun at the hunter family who were being held hostage.

"Don't move! Confess your crimes and submit to the law, or else..."

Before the guard could finish speaking, He Nian turned around and glanced at him indifferently.

At a glance, the guards seemed to see a terrifying behemoth shrouded in black mist casting its gaze upon them.

Immediately afterwards, his mind inevitably began to collapse, the strength in his limbs was instantly drained, and he collapsed to the ground in an instant.

The other guards who were pointing weapons at He Nian met a similar fate.

In just a moment, they all collapsed to the ground.

This scene, as seen by the hunter's family of three and by the other villagers who were secretly watching, was extremely bizarre.

Why... did these people suddenly collapse?

He Nian did not explain; he simply tested his control over Conqueror's Haki.

So far, the visualization practice has been quite effective.

He raised his hand and flicked out a talisman with the character "sword" written on it. In reality, he used his innate domineering energy to cut the ropes binding the hunter family of three. Then He Nian spoke:

"Don't panic, everyone. I'm going to slay the demon, and I'll be right back!"

Before the hunter family could thank him, He Nian quickly moved and disappeared again as a blur.

He was going to chase after Wapol, and if he left the battlefield in the village, it would inevitably affect the surrounding villagers.

If they don't chase after him soon, He Nian suspects that Wapol might do the same thing now, given how he abandoned his country and fled when he encountered Blackbeard in the original story.

He Nian sped through the mountains and forests, and even the dense trees could not affect his speed in the slightest.

Just a dozen seconds later, Wapol's figure had already disappeared from the expected landing point.

"Fortunately, I've remembered that 'desire' you possess."

He Nian did not pause at all, heading directly towards the huge magnetic drum mountain where the royal palace was built.

The intense "desire" emanating from Wapol, imbued with a strong sense of devouring and intense greed, was constantly fluctuating there.

However, even without his own Observation Haki locking onto Wapol's desire for the Gluttony Fruit, he could still guess where Wapol was going next.

Returning to the palace meant nothing more than packing up and gathering a group of loyal followers, so that they could establish themselves on the high seas after their escape.

Wapol doesn't yet possess the courage to flee alone to the sea.

Not long after, a figure appeared running at high speed on the almost vertical cliff of Cigu Mountain.

Those who had intended to attack He Nian were so intimidated by the powerful aura that they dared not move before they even got close.

Inside the royal palace.

Wapol was panting as he directed his men to move money and weapons. Even though his clothes were mostly torn, he didn't dare stop to change.

The moment Wapol was struck by He Nian's fist, he realized that he was no match for that strange doctor who claimed to be a Taoist priest.

That strange Taoist priest possessed a bizarre power that could suppress the effectiveness of his Devil Fruit abilities.

If the suppressive effect hadn't disappeared at the last moment, allowing him to urgently use his Devil Fruit power to synthesize several flame thrusters on his body, he wouldn't even have had the chance to escape back to the palace to pack his bags and run away.

Rather than relying on the military might of the Drum Kingdom to engage in direct combat with the enemy, it would be better to preserve our strength and escape.

After this strange Taoist priest leaves Drum Island, he can return here again to be his king.

You have to give up something to gain something; that's the wisdom of a king!

Thinking of this, Wapol couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Hahaha, you stay here and treat those commoners. I'm making a strategic retreat now!"

"Yeah?"

A very familiar voice suddenly rang in Wapol's ears, and he immediately turned around in alarm, just in time to see the Taoist figure standing outside the palace.

That indifferent gaze contained a chilling, domineering air.

"You? You..."

Wapol was so frightened that he couldn't speak. He was about to activate his Devil Fruit ability to generate thrusters to escape again, but in the next instant, He Nian appeared in front of him almost instantly.

At the same time, that strange power that could suppress his Devil Fruit abilities reappeared.

Wapol's half-activated Gluttony Fruit power instantly dissipated, and the sudden backlash from the changes in his body caused him to vomit a mouthful of blood.

He Nian looked at Wapol, who was kneeling and vomiting blood in front of him, with a hint of eager excitement on his face.

Since the successful creation of the "Golden Dragon Sky Patrol Technique", his Conqueror's Haki, which was only one layer away from breaking through, has been successfully broken through.

The effect that temporarily suppressed Wapol's Devil Fruit power was his new Conqueror's Haki ability after his breakthrough.

Neither Wapol nor the desires emanating from the Gluttony Fruit could affect He Nian in the slightest; on the contrary, they were suppressed by his Conqueror's Haki.

Now, he's going to try something new.

The next instant, He Nian unleashed his full Observation Haki and Conqueror's Haki, enveloping Wapol completely.

At this moment, all the desires and thoughts in Wapol and the Swallow Fruit are clearly discernible.

With the aid of Conqueror's Haki, he could even cut off a portion of this desire.

Under his control, Conqueror's Haki condensed into a phantom dragon claw, which gently swept across Wapol's body.

Immediately afterwards, a spherical "desire" that was pale purple and had a huge mouth was grasped in the illusory dragon claw.

"This is the desire of the Gluttony Fruit..."

He Nian looked at his palm, feeling the special fluctuations emanating from it, and said with a slight hesitation.