Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 206 The Corpse-Painting Scripture

Nami, who was sent flying by a spiked club, crashed into a large tree with a loud bang, cracking the trunk. She fell to the ground, feeling a splitting headache, dizziness, and numbness all over her body. She tried to get up several times but couldn't.

"Hahaha, with such meager strength, you dare to meddle in the affairs of the number one beauty of the ocean?!"

Ariel laughed loudly as she walked towards Nami, brandishing her spiked club. Nami's face paled slightly as she watched Ariel approach, and she managed a forced smile.

"Um, I'm saying it was a misunderstanding... Can we make up?"

What do you think?!

Amidst the howling wind, the massive spiked club came crashing down again. Nami scrambled to avoid the falling club, but was then pushed twice by the rubble stirred up by the storm generated by the club.

Before she could react, Ariel's spiked club unleashed another devastating attack, sending her flying and smashing through another tombstone.

"Whoa!"

Nami, who spat out a mouthful of blood, felt pain all over her body. She had at least four or five broken ribs. She barely managed to lift her head and saw that the ugly female pirate was walking over again, raising her spiked club.

"Damn it... is there absolutely no chance of winning? Where is that Uchiha Touyu? I can't sense any trace of him; he must have escaped."

"I never imagined that my cleverness would backfire... This is how I ended up; I guess this is karma."

"Little kitty, the game is over. This is what happens when you covet treasure that doesn't belong to you!"

The spiked club whistled through the air and smashed down on Nami's head. Nami closed her eyes in despair, but vaguely heard a scream.

The spiked club, which was originally meant to be swung down, veered off target and struck Nami's shoulder instead. The force was greatly reduced, causing her to groan and feel a crack in her collarbone, rather than suffering a comminuted fracture of her head.

Nami opened her eyes, looked up at Alita in surprise. Alita opened her mouth, some blood foam came out, and she made a hoarse sound.

Behind her, Uchiha Touya appeared like a shadow, holding a long sword that pierced the crevice between her ribs and through her heart.

At this moment, Uchiha Tou's skin was glowing a bright red color, and white smoke was rising from his body. He let out a long breath, casually pulled out his long sword, and a large amount of blood was squeezed out from Alita's heart, gushing out from her back.

If you look closely, you can see that the long sword in Uchiha Tou's hand has revealed its curled tip. Rather than saying it pierced Ariel's heart, it's more accurate to say that he forcefully stabbed it in.

It has to be said that the vitality of people in the One Piece world is incredible. Uchiha Touya first activated Boiling Blood, then controlled his body muscles and used a modified version adapted to the One Piece world, a Body Flicker Technique that was almost like shaving. He then used White Fang Sword Technique to penetrate without any thickness, without touching any bone, following the texture of the muscles, and it can be said that he stabbed Alita's heart with minimal cost.

Even so, the knife in his hand was deformed by the pressure of Ariel's fat body. If he hadn't activated Boiling Blood, Uchiha Touyu was certain that his knife would have only been able to penetrate the muscle at most, and would not have been able to pierce the heart at all.

"Ugh... Ughhhh! Damn it..."

As the blood flowed, Ariel felt a chill run through her body, and her strength seemed to be draining away little by little. She gritted her teeth and turned her head away, her eyes as red as a bull's.

But who is Uchiha Touyu? When he was weak, he was known as a tough nut to crack on the battlefield of the Fourth Shinobi World War. The moment he drew his sword, he used the Body Flicker Technique to retreat more than ten meters, giving Alita no chance to fight back when she was on the verge of death.

"You bastard... don't run away!"

Alita, already dizzy from blood loss, wildly swung her iron rod. However, even without chakra, Uchiha Tou was still a ninja, with maxed-out dodging and aura concealment abilities. The heavily injured Alita had no chance of hitting him.

He swung the iron rod haphazardly a dozen times. Even with the strong vitality of humans in the pirate world, with his heart pierced and a large amount of blood lost, he couldn't last long, let alone fight.

Just half a minute later, Ariel, who had lost a lot of blood, felt cold all over, her vision went black, and she fell to the ground, her blood gradually staining the ground behind her.

Even as he was dying, this guy was still tightly clutching the Devil Fruit in his hand—thankfully, this woman was brainless, otherwise if she had stuffed the Devil Fruit into her mouth, Uchiha Tou's gains would have been significantly reduced.

After waiting for two more minutes, seeing that Ariel's blood had gradually dried up, Uchiha Touyu slowly walked over to her and placed a hand on the wound on her back.

Within Uchiha Hiyu's body, the blood nerve slowly circulated, absorbing traces of blood energy, and quickly regenerated magical power.

Meanwhile, Ariel's body gradually withered away, and her muscles, blood, and even bones began to melt away, becoming a supplement to Uchiha Tou's mana.

At the same time, Uchiha Touyu could also feel a strange sense of oppression emanating from the entire world. Even with Ariel's body providing a continuous source of mana replenishment, his own mana could not be sustained for long.

However, this little bit of time was enough. Without hesitation, Uchiha Hiyu activated the Yin Corpse Painting Skin Scripture and began to absorb the life essence belonging to Ariel.

The Corpse-Painting Scripture initially was just a minor technique for transforming oneself by donning skin, but as cultivation deepened, it gradually evolved into a terrifying ability to steal the heavens and change the earth, replacing one's own status.

Moreover, when the Yin Corpse Painting Skin Sutra is activated, it is calculated based on the main body. The clone's strength is insufficient, but if it were the main body, it would be able to barely devour Ariel.

After Uchiha Touyu replaced Ariel's position, he could selectively inherit everything about Ariel. If he wanted, Uchiha Touyu could completely transform into Ariel's appearance, possessing her power, memories, potential, and luck. No one would doubt his identity.

However, it is clear that for Uchiha Touyu, Ariel's identity, appearance, and memories are meaningless, and even her power is of little significance to him.

The only thing that could truly help Uchiha Tou was Alita's luck and potential.

Needless to say, Alita is just a minor character, but she was able to obtain the Smooth-Smooth Fruit and hang out with Buggy, the luckiest person in the pirate world. So her luck is not bad.

As for talent, Alita is far inferior to the famous pirates of the Grand Line, but she is much stronger than Uchiha Tou's current physical body.

If Uchiha Touyu's physical body can only be rated as mediocre, then Ariel's potential is at least good or above, close to excellent, which is more than enough to make Uchiha Touyu's training speed advance by leaps and bounds.

After activating the Yin Corpse Painting Skin Scripture, Ariel's original corpse seemed to transform into a strange node in Uchiha Tou's eyes, instantly giving him endless insights.

(So ​​that's how it is. The Corpse-Painting Scripture is actually more effective in another world? Perhaps it's because, in this world, my true identity is an extraterrestrial demon, and I don't have a status at all, so it's easier to steal a status.)

(Before others can steal a position, they must first secure their own position, but I don't have such a thing, so I can easily use other people's positions.)

Thinking about this, Uchiha Touyu couldn't help but wonder if the reason why the Book of Demonic Path Inheritance passed on the Yin Corpse Painting Skin Scripture to him was because of this.

A moment later, Alita had been completely absorbed by Uchiha Touyu. All that remained on the ground were her clothes, iron rod, and the Devil Fruit. The magical power absorbed by Uchiha Touyu was then transferred back to his own body.

Besides being able to divide one's mind into countless forms and roam the heavens, the Heavenly Demon Secret Technique also allows one to easily receive power transmitted back from clones. After all, for extraterrestrial demons, transmitting power to other worlds is not easy, but transmitting it back to the main body is absolutely instinctive.

As for the reaction of the original body—humans in the One Piece world have much stronger blood and qi than ninjas in the Naruto world, making them invaluable materials for cultivating the Blood Nerve. We should get more of them.

"It's a pity I can't cultivate the Blood Nerve directly in this world. Otherwise, if I had three months, all those Navy Admirals, Four Emperors, and the World Government could be swept into the dustbin of history."

The demonic art practiced by Uchiha Touyu is the kind of skill that grows stronger the more he kills. In the Naruto world, because order still existed, it was difficult to unleash its power unless there was some war. But in a completely chaotic and fragmented world like One Piece, it was too easy to complete the initial accumulation.

It's a pity that there's no way to cultivate directly now; we still have to slowly modify and adapt to the rules of the One Piece world.

Shaking his hand, Uchiha Touyu glanced at the puddle on the ground, picked up the Devil Fruit that had fallen to the ground. Although he had never intended to eat a Devil Fruit, he obviously wouldn't let go of this trophy.

"Ugh...you bastard...how dare you trick me!"

A woman's voice, punctuated by a few painful groans, rang out. Nami, her head and face covered in blood and covered in wounds, limped over. Although she was complaining, her eyes were fixed on the Devil Fruit in Uchiha Tou's hand.

However, although the girl seemed to be focused on the Devil Fruit, she actually kept her distance from the clothes and iron rod left behind by Ariel. Occasionally, her eyes would dart around and scan Ariel's belongings, with a hint of obvious fear in them.

There was no way around it; Uchiha Tou's demonic powers were terrifying even in a world like One Piece. Nami wasn't blind, so she naturally saw what Uchiha Tou had just done.

Furthermore, Uchiha Touyu's actions just now show that he is definitely not a good person—a good person would not have pushed her out to attract the attention of that fat female pirate and then ambushed and killed her when she was almost beaten to death.

The ruthlessness and decisiveness with which Uchiha Touyu attacked, the chilling coldness of a single, fatal blow, and the indifference he displayed while lurking and dodging all greatly shocked Nami. In addition, he had just completely reduced Alita to ashes. If Nami still thought he was a good person, she would definitely be out of her mind.

If she weren't so badly injured that she couldn't run away, she would have been long gone by now. This guy in front of her is cunning and ruthless. Even if she desperately wants that Devil Fruit, she has to think it over carefully!

Uchiha Touyu chuckled lightly, looked Nami up and down, and said calmly:

"I think someone initially tried to trick me! I'm just giving them a taste of their own medicine."

"Isn't that right? Miss Nami, who backed down after shouting for action."

Nami blinked, her expression slightly embarrassed.

"Alright, alright, I guess I was just unlucky this time. But since I got beaten up so badly and attracted so much of that guy's attention, shouldn't I get half the price of this Devil Fruit?"

At first, Nami naturally thought of the whole Devil Fruit, but now... she was a little worried. Let alone half the price of the Devil Fruit, Nami would be grateful if Uchiha Touyu didn't cut her off along with it.

Saying this now is just to guide the other party's thinking, so as to prevent Uchiha Hiyu from having the idea of ​​killing him to silence him.

"hehe……"

Uchiha Touyu chuckled, glanced at Nami, and then tightened his expression:

"This Devil Fruit won't fetch a high price in the East Blue. If you really want to make big money from it, you'll have to sell it on the Grand Line, or even the Sabaody Archipelago!"

That's true. The best buyers for the Smooth-Smooth Fruit are actually Celestial Dragons. If you run into a female Celestial Dragon, this thing can fetch an astronomical price close to that of a Logia-type or even a Mythical-type!

After all, while the Smooth-Smooth Fruit's combat power boost is decent, it's nowhere near as powerful as its ability to transform a person. There are countless Devil Fruits stronger than the Smooth-Smooth Fruit, but a Devil Fruit with such transformative abilities is truly unique.

"Gulp... Could this be a Logia-type Devil Fruit?"

Nami swallowed hard, her eyes filled with surprise and a hint of covetousness as she looked at the Devil Fruit.

If this really is a Logia-type Devil Fruit, then Nami will definitely find a way to eat it—with the power of a Logia-type Devil Fruit, Arlong? Fish-men? Where did they all come from? I'll stew them all into seafood soup!

While Nami may love money, she clearly understands what the best choice is for her right now.

"I'm sorry... this Devil Fruit might not be much less valuable than a typical Logia-type Devil Fruit, but in terms of combat power, it can't compare to its price."

(End of this chapter)