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

Chapter 250 Taking Down Wapol

"As for the other type of incense and refreshing balm, long-term use may make people more focused, more energetic, and more mentally agile. However, there are not many things that can nourish the brain, and in terms of preciousness, they are probably not much different from these prescriptions."

"However... your prescription is still missing a part! For these medicines to nourish the body, they must undergo a process of destruction followed by rebuilding, so a method of physical training is still missing! A method to absorb the medicinal effects through physical training!"

"And it must be a very sophisticated training method. Could it be that it requires the Life Return skill to absorb the medicinal power?"

"So, incense and menthol balm are for developing the brain and enhancing Observation Haki?"

Clap clap clap, Uchiha Touyu clapped his hands, a look of admiration on his face:

"As expected of a witch doctor who has lived for 140 years, she can guess the effects of medicines and even the training methods almost completely just by looking at a few prescriptions..."

"That's right, those prescriptions are for strengthening the body and cleansing the marrow and blood. The incense and cooling oil do indeed have the effect of developing the brain. So, Dr. Kureha, would you be willing to help me develop these prescriptions?"

"If you're willing to help, I can also provide you with specific methods for strengthening your body and mind. With your medical skills and understanding of the human body, it's very possible to extend your lifespan by several decades or even a hundred years."

Upon hearing this, Kureha sighed.

"It looks like this deal is going to be a loss."

There was nothing she could do; the other party's prescription and training methods were priceless treasures, and she had just seen them for free. Even if Kureha had a thick skin, she couldn't bring herself to ask for money.

"However, I can certainly help you research the prescription, but we'll have to wait a little longer so I can sort things out. After all, I'm the only doctor left in Drum Kingdom right now."

"Doctor Doriel, aren't I a doctor?"

"You idiot son, you're just a reindeer! You're a hundred years too young to be a doctor!"

Kureha habitually tapped her silly son, Chopper. In reality, Chopper's medical skills were already quite good, but Drum Country was only the first country in the first half of the Grand Line, and it didn't have much capacity to accept Devil Fruits, let alone a reindeer who had eaten the Human-Human Fruit.

Given Chopper's appearance, if he were in the New World, he would have been captured by Kaido and joined the Beasts Pirates long ago. But in Drum Country, he would only be seen as a giant yeti monster by the common people, and would be chased and driven away by the villagers if he went to find some food.

It's fortunate that Chopper is kind-hearted and innocent; otherwise, if it were someone with a slightly worse temper, those villagers would probably have been beaten to a pulp.

Don't let Chopper's small size and cute appearance fool you; when he transforms, he can grow to over three meters tall and crush an ordinary person into a pulp with a single slap. It's really quite restrained that he hasn't done that.

"To put it bluntly, the problems in Drum Country are probably all the work of that Wapol! I can just deal with him then, right?"

Uchiha Touyu said very seriously, "Although Wapol is also the king of a member state of the World Government, as anyone who knows, he is far inferior to Alabasta. Killing such a minor king is no problem for Uchiha Touyu."

"Heh, young people are full of energy... I'll leave that bastard king to you! I just wonder when he'll be back..."

"Don't worry..."

Uchiha Touyu looked into the distance and chuckled softly as he spoke:

"It won't be long before he's back!"

Originally, due to his experience in cultivating divine sense, Uchiha Tou's Observation Haki range was extremely wide.

After obtaining the Vampire Fruit and evolving into the Mythical Vampire state, Uchiha Tou's Observation Haki at its limit could cover a distance of nearly 100 kilometers, which is several times the diameter of Drum Country!

So while everyone was completely oblivious, Uchiha Tou had already spotted a pirate ship heading this way—the White Iron King, a combination of a submarine and a sailboat, which was Wapol's White Iron Pirates.

……

"Finally, I'm back in my country!! I can't wait to see the panicked faces of my people when they see me return!!"

The one who spoke was a bizarre-looking man, resembling a hippopotamus. The most striking features were his enormous mouth and his chin made of steel.

"Wapol?! Wapol is back!!"

"It really is that bastard king! Why has that bastard king come back?! Didn't he already abandon our kingdom?!"

Walpo's appearance was too easy to recognize. As soon as the ship docked, the civilians on the dock recognized him and immediately showed expressions of fear.

Of course, most civilians looked terrified, but some strong young men, with indignant expressions, came out armed.

"Walpo, what are you doing back here?!"

"Hahahaha! This is my country! You ask me why I've come back? I've come back to rule you, of course!"

Valpo, who resembled a hippopotamus, burst into laughter, instantly infuriating the young men on the dock.

"You've enacted so many ridiculous laws, you're so clever at exploiting us, but when pirates come, you run faster than anyone else. We can't afford a king like you!"

"Exactly! We don't need a king who burns down our houses and eats our food every day!"

"Hmph!! A bunch of unruly people!! Do you think you can escape my clutches?!"

After a few words, Wapol, looking furious, directly ordered his men:

"Open fire! Let's teach these bastards a lesson they won't forget!!"

The pirate ship behind them extended many cannons, and Wapol's men also picked up their guns, unleashing a barrage of explosions. Screams of agony erupted from the people on the dock.

"Hahaha!! You scoundrels, now you know how powerful I am! If I can't deal with pirates, surely I can deal with you?!"

Wapol, laughing wildly, looked at the burning dock and couldn't help but slurp, drooling.

"Grilled house! Delicious grilled house!! I haven't had grilled house in so long!! What kind of life do we live at sea, hahahahaha! Finally, it's time for my favorite part: eating!!"

Ignoring the port residents who had suffered heavy casualties and were fleeing in all directions, Wapol's gaze fell on the burning buildings. He opened his strange, large mouth and took a bite.

The buildings near the port were mostly made of stone to prevent corrosion from seawater and wind. Over time, they were worn down to be harder than metal. However, they were crushed like biscuits by Vapol's huge mouth. He chewed them a couple of times and swallowed them.

"This is so delicious!! It's so good!!"

Wapol was breathing heavily, panting, and a greedy glint in his eyes:

"These damned bastards! Let me eat all their houses!!"

Just then, a faint crimson hue flashed across the sky, and then Wapol heard a voice behind him:

"Although I've known for a long time that many kings in the pirate world are inhuman, those who are inhuman to the extent of yours are truly rare."

"Although other people's kings are greedy and vicious, at least they're not as stupid as you. It's such a waste that the Gluttony Fruit is such a god-level fruit."

"Who is it! Who are you?"

Upon hearing the sound, Wapol flew into a rage and turned around, only to see a thick, blood-red fog.

In the thick, blood-red fog, Wapol's men gaped, struggled frantically, and howled silently, but ultimately melted into a puddle of mud in the blood fog. Then, the vast blood fog merged into Uchiha Tou's body, resembling a blood-red cloak.

"Waaaaaaahhhhhh!! Who...who are you?"

Seeing such a bizarre and terrifying scene, Wapol was almost scared to death. He scrambled backward, his face filled with horror.

There's no way around it; Wapol in the original work wasn't exactly a coward. He could put up a fight against someone like Luffy, but when faced with Blackbeard, whose strength far surpassed his own, he didn't utter a single word and simply ran away in a panic.

The terrifying abilities displayed by Uchiha Tou were even more frightening than those of Blackbeard. Seeing this, Wapol was naturally scared half to death.

Uchiha Touyu had no intention of answering Wapol's question. He simply stretched out one hand, and the blood mist behind him condensed into a black and red blood blade in his hand, which he casually flicked out.

The black and red blood blade flashed and disappeared in an instant. Before Wapol could react, he felt a chill on his arms and legs, followed by a sharp pain.

"Waaaaaah! My hands, my legs!! What did you do?!"

Seeing his severed limbs, Wapol screamed and cried out, opening his mouth wide as if to devour his hands and feet.

With the power of the Gluttony Fruit, if he were to eat his hands and feet again, he might be able to reconnect and reassemble them. However, Uchiha Tou would certainly not give him that chance.

"Too noisy, you idiot!"

With a simple reach, Uchiha Hiyu grabbed Wapol, who had been wailing, and his voice immediately subsided. Wapol's skin wrinkled, his body shrank, and he turned into a white-haired old man, looking as if he only had one breath left.

This is the most primitive ability of the Vampire Fruit: directly extracting the lifespan of others to replenish one's own power. Wapol himself hadn't even awakened Haki, so naturally he couldn't resist this ability.

He casually stopped the bleeding of the unconscious Wapol to prevent him from bleeding to death, and then Uchiha Hiyu put sea stone handcuffs on him. Since he had no hands or feet, the handcuffs were put around his neck.

Now that Wapol has been captured, Drum Island is no longer a threat. Uchiha Tou found Wapol's pirate ship and brought back Doctor 20 from there.

"From now on you are free. If you want to continue being doctors, then continue being doctors here!"

Although Doctor 20 was Wapol's subordinate, he had taken them all from Drum Kingdom and had no loyalty to the king, so of course he wouldn't have any objections.

These people were originally the best doctors in Drum Kingdom, and their social status was very high. After being taken away by that idiot Wapol, their lives were naturally not as good as before. Now that they heard that they were free, they all happily disembarked from the ship.

The sight of blood on the dock made the doctors tremble. They hadn't expected the seemingly gentle young man to be so ruthless. Fortunately, although he was ruthless, he wasn't heartless, otherwise... In the black market of the pirate world, skilled doctors can fetch very high prices.

After killing Wapol's men, capturing the idiotic king, and releasing Doctor 20, Uchiha Touyu, displaying a chivalrous spirit of killing without regard for burial, simply grabbed Wapol and left the dock.

After returning to the castle, Uchiha Touyu threw Wapol to the ground. The Gluttony Fruit user was already on the verge of death due to old age, serious injuries, and the torment of Seastone. He just groaned when he was thrown to the ground.

"Ew—how scary!!"

Chopper the deer spotted poor Wapol immediately, and his fur stood on end in fright. He darted behind Dr. Kureha in a flash, then poked his head out again:

"He seems to be dying! Doctor Doriel, let's save him!"

Dr. Kureha frowned and said in a somewhat cold voice:

"Who is this old man? You went way too far!"

Uchiha Touyu shrugged and explained:

"This isn't some old man. Take a closer look at his attire, and I think you should be able to recognize who he is."

Dr. Kureha paused for a moment, then took a closer look at the disabled "old man" on the ground. She stared at the large iron chin for a long time before finally realizing what was happening:

"This guy...this guy is Wapol? There's no mistake. Although he's turned into an old man, his skeletal structure and that big iron jaw haven't changed at all. It really is that bastard Wapol!"

Hearing this, Chopper, who had been hiding behind Doctor Kureha, jumped out, looking at the old man lying on the ground groaning with shock:

"It's that wicked king?! What happened to him? Has he been punished by heaven?!"

Dr. Kureha wasn't as naive as her foolish son; upon hearing this, she rolled her eyes.

"How could there be any divine retribution?! This guy must have been put into this state by a Devil Fruit ability!"

"Tsk tsk, it's really tragic. Whether it's the appearance or the internal organs and bones, it's almost the same as this old woman! It's as if decades or hundreds of years have been taken away in an instant."

(End of this chapter)