One Piece: Ascending the Divine Path

"Are you really Stuart?"

Caesar Courland stared in disbelief at the beautiful woman before him.

So, is the Queen of Pleasure Street, Stussy, actually a fake?

"What a heartless man, Caesar,"

The tall and stunning Birkingum Stussy smiled, resting her chin on her hand, and said teasingly, "You can't recognize me just because of the false appearance I present to the outside world?"

"No, the outside world is clearly the real place!"

Caesar's lips twitched. "You old hag, can't you see reality yet?"

"What are you talking about? Where in the outside world is there any reality like here?"

As she spoke, Bagginum waved to the white-bearded man playing beach volleyball with Weevil on the distant shore.

"You woman—"

Caesar's eye twitched.

They're completely absorbed in this fake world!

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Do you even qualify as a scientist?

"By the way, Caesar, have you been to your world yet?"

"This genius has absolutely no interest in places like that!"

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"Caesar, you are the world's greatest scientist!"

The big-headed man prostrated himself in worship.

"I, Judge, am truly convinced, Lord Caesar, you are my idol!"

The golden retriever man was completely awestruck.

"Dr. Caesar, I, Thane, am your most loyal follower!"

The fat man with long braids kowtowed repeatedly.

"Hehehehe! Have you idiots finally figured out who the world's best scientist is?"

Caesar's ghostly body was now enormous, seemingly blotting out the sky, and he laughed wildly with boundless excitement.

"That idiot, doesn't he like it very much?"

Having arrived in Caesar's world, Birkingum Stussy, who had regained her original appearance, snorted coldly.

Seeing Caesar thoroughly enjoying himself, she couldn't help but yell, "That's enough, Caesar. It's time to get down to business. Share the information you have with me. You don't want Lord Night King to be angry, do you?"

"……Forehead!"

Caesar, who had been so smug, instantly came to his senses.

Oh right, if we make that person angry, we're doomed!

Meanwhile, at the highest level of the dream world, in the vast and boundless galaxy, two enormous beings are locked in combat.

One is Hakimi, who could shatter the Milky Way with a single palm strike.

One is Xiu Gou, whose roar can pierce through the Milky Way.

The two supreme beings fought to the very end of the universe, obliterating even the Great Dao.

Knight controlled Hakimi and with a cat-like hiss followed by a cat-like punch, sent Xiu Gou flying into the 2D world, where the art style changed to 2D.

"Lord Knight, what are your thoughts?"

Luna, sitting next to him, was manipulating the black and white hooks to smash through the dimensional wall and ascend to a new dimension. With a roll of the hooks, she created a huge black hole that seemed to devour everything.

"Both the Charlotte Family and the Beasts Pirates are formidable forces. Even if those two monsters don't come out in person, it won't be easy for us to deal with them, not to mention the pursuing Marine guerrillas."

"It's easy to avoid them."

Knight said calmly, "But it's not so easy to keep avoiding them."

"Let's play along and let them understand that unless those two monsters personally intervene, they should get as far away as possible."

"Understood."

Luna nodded slightly.

What's there to be afraid of?

Even if Kaido or Charlotte Linlin came in person, so what?

With the Momo-Momo Fruit and the ability to project, it's definitely impossible for them to defeat those two monsters, but can they stop them from running away?

Who can stop us, whether we go to the sky or the sea?

We must seize this opportunity to let the world know that they are not people to be trifled with.

Let's make a scene!

A few days later, the naval guerrillas.

After waking up, Knight did his usual quick wash and then began his daily workout.

He is already very strong, but not strong enough.

In this world, only one's own strength is truly trustworthy.

When Knight began his training, it was still dark, and only the marines on duty were active on the deck.

However, the deck soon became lively.

Dor arrived.

Binz has arrived.

Ian has arrived.

Even Zefa came.

In a sense, Knight, the king of the roll, really got everyone involved.

Of course, no one knew that Knight, who was diligently training at this moment, was actually slacking off in the dream world.

Just as Knight was engrossed in his practice, he was suddenly patted on the shoulder.

A voice came from beside me, "Knight."

Binz, who was still warming up nearby, immediately changed his expression. "Zeffa-sensei! No!!"

He watched as Zephyr walked up to Knight and patted him on the shoulder.

Then, naturally, Knight reacted instantly, like a machine, and threw a punch at Zephyr's face.

Zephyr tilted his head, dodging Knight's punch just in time.

call!

Even without the added Haki, Knight's punch still stirred up a gust of wind on the deck.

"Um?"

Knight's eyes finally began to shine again.

He looked at his mentor with some surprise, "Professor Zephyr?"

What is this going to do?

"Do me a favor, Knight."

Zefa said, "I feel like I've made some progress after so much rehabilitation. Can you test it for me?"

"Oh?"

Knight immediately became interested. "This sounds interesting."

Come to think of it, I haven't sparred with Teacher Zephyr since graduation. Back in the training camp, he was always Knight's sparring partner.

But, is it that fast?

It's only been about half a month since you started rehabilitation, right?

As a result, the news that Knight was going to spar with Zephyr attracted a lot of attention.

Even the brigadiers from the other ships arrived excitedly.

"Give it your all, Knight!"

Zefa smoothed his hair. "Otherwise, it won't serve its purpose as a test."

"Come, heavens!"

He has already used Moonwalk to launch himself into the air.

"Then I won't hold back!"

Knight leaped into the air like a cannonball, an invisible aura of dominance swirling around his right foot, unleashing the cry, "Storm Kick: Black Flash!"

This is the evolved version of Storm Kick: White Thunder.

After mastering the flow of Armament Haki, techniques like Vacuum Wave and Flying Slash can be easily imbued with Haki.

The pitch-black vacuum wave, like thunder and laser, suddenly swept across the sky and rushed straight towards Zefa.

then.

Snapped.

Zephyr casually shattered Knight's black lightning with a single punch.

"Didn't we say we'd give it our all?"

Zephyr said nonchalantly, "Knight, there's no need to respect the elderly and care for the young right now. I can still handle it."

Teacher Zefa, you've really gone astray!

Knight's lips curled into a smirk as he stomped through the air and shot out.

"A serious punch!"

The leaping arc of electricity transformed into a long trail, and this punch was like a meteor streaking across the sky!

The meteor struck Zephyr's shin, and he suddenly raised his knee, using his right shin to block Knight's fist.

A huge blast of air exploded, and Knight's soft curls were almost straightened by the wind.

But Zefa remained unmoved.

"Is that all? Knight!"

Zefa's smile widened.

Another purpose of this test was to make Knight realize that the world is still very big.

He is not yet at the point where he can act recklessly.

"Life returned!"

Knight then chuckled and gave a soft shout.

Life cannot be directly used as a fighting force.

However, when you can control every inch of your body at will, your body becomes a true fighting machine!

Knight's attack transformed into a storm, completely defying the laws of physics. His attacks were as unpredictable as a gazelle leaping across the sky, one second he was throwing a punch, the next he was unleashing a spinning kick.

However, even with such a ferocious attack, Zephyr managed to block it all.

It was done casually and effortlessly.

When Knight punched, Zephyr blocked with his palm; when Knight kicked, Zephyr countered with his leg.

"That's amazing!"

Watching from below, Ain couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "Nate's attacks were so fast we couldn't even see them, yet Teacher Zephyr blocked them so easily!"

"That's Professor Zephyr!"

Vice Admiral Simon exclaimed, "Back in the day, before we even joined the Navy, the mere mention of Black Arm Zephyr was enough to strike fear into the hearts of countless pirates!"

This is still not Zephyr's peak power, but it is already amazing enough!

"Wow, that's amazing, Professor Zephyr."

In fact, Knight couldn't help but marvel at this moment.

When he fought Weevil before, Zephyr didn't have much of an advantage. Although he was hesitant to act for fear of harming others, he was at most at the level of a Yonko's second-in-command back then, probably not even as strong as Magellan at full power.

But after only a short period of rehabilitation, he's already so strong that he can treat himself like a child.

He's still some distance from being at the level of a general in his prime, but presumably, he's no longer someone that can be easily compared to a mere vice-president.

No wonder they chased after us with such confidence.

With the Charlotte Family and the Beast Pirates joining the fray, it's bound to be an epic climactic battle.

Belief is a truly wondrous thing.

In the original work, Crocodile was the weakest of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, who was beaten up by Luffy without Gear. But after escaping from prison, he transformed into a pirate who could go toe-to-toe with the various powerful figures at Marineford.

That guy didn't even have a chance to exercise and rehabilitate; he just spent his time in jail.

"Then let's try this!"

Knight snapped his fingers, creating a distance between them, and instantly countless Knights appeared in the sky.

The densely packed Knights suddenly charged towards Zephyr.

At the same time, all the Knights raised their fists.

"Six Kings Spear!"

The shockwave of the Six Kings Spear combined with the outward-emitting Armament Haki!

Hundreds of surging waves, crackling with black electric arcs, simultaneously crashed down on Zephyr.

"..."

But at this moment, Zephyr, who was enveloped by countless phantoms, simply smiled slightly.

He raised his right hand and pushed to the side, an invisible aura of dominance surging forth, transforming into an indestructible wall that slammed into a shockwave.

boom!

The powerful collision exploded into a large number of dark arcs of electricity, and the spreading storm even made the warships below shake, causing many soldiers on the deck to fall.

"What?"

Knight was genuinely surprised.

The illusion was detected?

Zephyr withdrew his right hand and said slowly, "Illusions with aura are indeed difficult to distinguish even with Observation Haki, but an illusion is still an illusion, and its impact on the real world is different from that of the original."

"The turbulent airflow and the resulting vibrations—for a true master, these subtle differences are enough."

Knight seemed thoughtful.

So, we have to do the whole thing?

I wasn't careful enough.

"Of course, the most crucial thing is..."

A faint red light flashed in Zephyr's eyes. "It has even less meaning for someone who can see the future."

Wow, Professor Zefa, you really got it!

"Teacher Zephyr, I also want to see the future!"

Then, it's time for the other side to show its face.