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

Chapter 261 Blood Servant Lucci

Uchiha Touya casually stretched out his hand, and the yellow sand on the ground was immediately attracted to it. He easily snapped his fingers, and a crimson flame, as red as blood, instantly ignited.

This is the Vicious Flame that Uchiha Touyu has always pursued—its initial juvenile state, which can be called Blood Flame or Red Flame. Although it doesn't improve Uchiha Touyu's strength, its temperature has already exceeded that of ordinary flames.

Under the burning red flames, the quartz particles in the yellow sand instantly melted into pure glass, quickly forming a red glass wine glass.

Uchiha Touyu reached out again, and Lucci groaned as blood flowed from the wound on his chest, pooling into the red wine glass. Uchiha Touyu opened his mouth, revealing the incredibly sharp canines of a vampire, and a drop of crimson, jewel-like blood dripped into the wine glass.

In an instant, the blood in the wine glass seemed to boil, churning and bubbling, before calming down after a while. Then, Uchiha Touyu handed the wine glass to Lucci.

"Drink it, Lucci, this is your fate!"

Lucci gave Uchiha Touyu a strange look, feeling that the guy's actions were too exaggerated and seemed a bit crazy.

However, he didn't care about that. There were plenty of people with mental problems and strange quirks on the high seas, whether they were marines, pirates, the World Government, or even his agent comrades. Weren't there plenty of crazy people out there?

As long as the blood in front of him could effectively enhance his strength, he took the wine glass, smelled the fragrant aroma of the blood in the glass, and felt a sense of intoxication. Without hesitation, he drank it all in one gulp.

Blood rushed into his throat, carrying a sharp chill, and suddenly surged into his stomach, then spread to his limbs and bones. Lucci trembled slightly before regaining his senses.

It's different now, it's completely different. Lucci could feel his physical strength increasing again, just like when he first ate that Zoan-type Devil Fruit in cheetah form. His physical attributes and nerve reflexes had greatly improved.

However, along with the increase in his physical strength, Lucci also felt a strange emptiness in his heart, as if the hunger of the void was burning and entwining his soul.

"From this moment forward, you are my blood servant! Vampire blood will forever change you. You will have a range of symptoms including photophobia and thirst for blood, but you will also gain power close to that of a vampire."

"Your special abilities include transforming into a bat, growing bat wings in a semi-human form, applying blood curses to others' wounds, absorbing blood to restore your strength and healing injuries."

"As for enhanced nerve reflexes, improved physical fitness, and strong recovery and self-healing abilities, these can only be considered the most basic passive effects."

Feeling the sunlight shining on him, Lucci could indeed feel the disgust, and as time went on, his skin began to burn in the sunlight.

However, as a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user, Lucci's physical abilities are currently much stronger than those of the Straw Hat crew. Luffy's victories are mainly due to explosive techniques like Gear Second, so Lucci's pure physical abilities are still superior.

Thanks to his strong physical abilities, he can accurately estimate how long he can stay in the sun. At least ten minutes of exposure will not cause him any adverse reactions. Beyond that time, he will feel unbearable pain in his skin, but it will not cause any major harm to his body.

Of course, it doesn't mean you can't walk during the day anymore. At most, you just need to wear a cloak or apply some special sunscreen to block the sun's power.

If all else fails, once I learn Armament Haki, blocking sunlight won't be a problem.

At least in Lucci's eyes, these flaws were completely insignificant compared to the power he had gained.

"One more thing, as my servant, you will be subject to my control to a certain extent. At the same time, I can also use your eyes to observe the outside world and take the initiative to have a mental dialogue with you."

"I expected this to happen, Lord Feiyu. From now on, I will be your subordinate."

Lucci nodded, not surprised. Uchiha Touyu's title in the World Government's intelligence was Blood Demon, and the intelligence system even analyzed that he was very likely to gain power from killing and bloodshed.

This kind of murderous, cold-blooded, and ruthless guy suddenly changing his attitude and strengthening his power couldn't possibly be for good purposes; he must have his own interests at stake.

However, Uchiha Touya was very frank from the beginning, and Lucci simply chose this path for his own power.

"Then go back to the World Government first! With your current strength, even if you join CP0, you won't have to start from the bottom again."

"While there's still time, I'll teach you a little more about dual-color Haki. With your physique and willpower, you should be able to awaken it in just a few days."

When he awakens his dual-color Haki, masters the Six Powers of the Navy, and acquires the Zoan-type Cheetah Fruit, his strength will be at least at the level of a Navy Vice Admiral. With the added bonus of his Blood Servant ability, he can easily rise to a high-ranking position anywhere.

Lucci nodded. Through the battle just now, he understood Uchiha Tou's strength and knew that he was more than capable of teaching him.

In fact, with Lucci's talent, he should have mastered both types of Haki long ago. In the manga, he suffered from appearing too early and having incomplete character development. However, in the real world, Lucci still doesn't know both types of Haki, which can only be blamed on his idiot boss Spandam's jealousy and envy.

In just two days, Lucci had already awakened both types of Haki, and even other CP9 agents gradually gained the power of Haki within a week.

Even if many of those who become CP9 agents have connections, their talent is definitely not lacking. Coupled with their existing foundation, it is not surprising that they have achieved such results.

In fact, having connections doesn't necessarily mean being weak. Bloodlines in the One Piece world do have power, and children born to strong individuals generally have good talents. Although there are extreme cases like Charlotte Linlin, where an ordinary person gives birth to a monster, more often than not, the descendants of strong individuals are more likely to become strong themselves.

After all members awakened their dual-color Haki, the CP9 agents undoubtedly became even stronger. Afterward, these agents returned to the World Government, and Uchiha Tou also gained some informants within the World Government.

However, the most important thing is that through these agents, they can exert some influence on the World Government—for example, Uchiha Tou has obtained a spot in the upcoming Marineford War.

Although these agents are not the ones making the decisions, it wouldn't be difficult for the World Government to make such a decision by subtly influencing them. After all, the World Government has already brought the Seven Warlords of the Sea to participate in the Marineford War, so it's not unreasonable to bring in another Blood Demon with amazing combat power as well.

As for the reward, Alabasta will no longer need to pay the Heavenly Gold next year. It has to be said that the World Government's calculations are quite shrewd. If their plan is followed, they can win over such a powerful force as Uchiha Tou with just money, which is definitely a profit.

Inside the Alabasta palace, Uchiha Touya smiled as he read the news brought by the news bird.

The newspaper wasn't reporting on Ace's impending execution, but rather on the Straw Hat Pirates' brutal beating of a Celestial Dragon, followed by the Sabaody Archipelago pirates being mercilessly ravaged by Marine Admiral Kizaru.

However, although the newspaper reported that the pirates were easily defeated by the Marine Admirals and sent to Impel Down, the Straw Hat Pirates, the culprits, were "missing" and "most likely dead" under the pursuit of the Marine Admirals.

However, Uchiha Touyu was well aware that Kizaru's actions, in the end, apart from eliminating a large number of small fry, had one main objective that remained unresolved, perfectly demonstrating the self-cultivation of a slacker.

Although he delivered some memorable moments, such as taking down one supernova with a single bite and kicking one with a single kick, it's a pity that all the supernovas escaped in the end. His blatant leniency made people wonder if he was actually an undercover actor.

It's fortunate that Kizaru held back; otherwise, if it were Akainu, he wouldn't have said a word and would have unleashed a massive fire breath attack. Not only would the Straw Hat Pirates be wiped out, but all the Supernovas, except for one Marine spy, would probably be dead.

"After the Sabaody Archipelago incident, it should be the Marineford War! With the help of Lucci and his agents, I should have no problem participating in the Marineford War now, but if I want to go to Impel Down... maybe I should try to hitch a ride on Blackbeard's ship?"

Whether it's Impel Down or Marine Headquarters, both are not only heavily guarded, but also have a certain degree of air defense capability. Even with Uchiha Hiu's Blood Release techniques, it would be difficult for him to infiltrate, which is why he wanted to find a way to join this war.

Only by having the identity of a friendly force within the Navy can Uchiha Touya be guaranteed to arrive safely at Navy Headquarters and Impel Down. Moreover, with his current strength, he is not capable of overwhelming the entire Navy.

"Huh, it's news about Straw Hat Luffy! Those guys actually dared to hit a Celestial Dragon!"

Nami's clear voice rang out, her face full of surprise:

"Those thieves who stole the Going Merry are really quite capable!"

Uchiha Touyu: "..."

Speaking of which, shouldn't we have stolen the Going Merry first? When did the Straw Hat crew become thieves?

Although Uchiha Tou's bottom line is unfathomable, Nami, you really are far superior to me when it comes to distorting the truth!

"Truly worthy of being Garp's grandson, he hasn't disgraced the people of the East Blue!"

Seeing Nami's proud expression, Uchiha Tou rolled his eyes:

"I don't see what's so glorious about that."

"Don't you think Straw Hat Luffy is quite courageous to dare to beat up a Celestial Dragon?"

"Uh... that guy's actions have gone beyond the realm of courage, haven't they?"

Uchiha Touyu recalled Luffy's great achievements and had to admit that this Straw Hat kid basically didn't know what fear was.

In the original story, when this guy was led to the guillotine by Bucky, he simply smiled without any gloom and faced death calmly. Just from this point of view, his courage was already overflowing and beyond the sky.

They just don't have much brains... Of course, it would be difficult for a truly intelligent person to do something so "courageous".

"With the Straw Hat Pirates causing such a ruckus in the Sabaody Archipelago, there probably won't be any Celestial Dragons around for a while. I'm heading to Marine Headquarters soon anyway, so I might as well take advantage of that."

Those people in the lawless Sabaody Archipelago, apart from the captured slaves, might be somewhat unjustly killed. Killing nine levels would definitely leave some who escaped, making it a good place to harvest them.

Originally, Uchiha Touyu was wary of those idiot Celestial Dragons and that old guy Rayleigh, so he hadn't made a move there. But now that Luffy had caused such a commotion, neither the Celestial Dragons nor Rayleigh could stay in the Sabaody Archipelago anymore, so don't blame Uchiha Touyu for being impolite.

Two days later, a fleet of merchant ships from Alabasta arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago, and Uchiha Hiyu slowly stepped off the deck.

After Uchiha Touyu disembarked, the group of people on the merchant ship finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although Uchiha Touyu hadn't done anything along the way, he had simply followed this group of merchant ships traveling the same route to the Sabaody Archipelago.

However, his fame in Alabasta is now so great that it can almost stop children from crying at night. During the past few days of the voyage, many crew members have been dreaming that they have been hacked to pieces and turned into mummies.

Sensing the awe and relief emanating from the crew behind him, Uchiha Touyu didn't care much. The more his terrifying reputation spread, the faster his Devil Fruit skills would improve. He even hoped that everyone on the sea would be in awe of him!

The Observation Haki swept across the Sabaody Archipelago. It was already considered the world's top Observation Haki. In an instant, it could sense the "wailing" sounds from the darkness of the island.

The Vampire Fruit allowed Uchiha Touya's Observation Haki to develop more in the spiritual direction. If an ordinary person were to experience this kind of Observation Haki, they might become a compassionate saint, or an extreme Uchiha who doesn't believe in humanity.

However, Uchiha Touyu was different. Hearing the negative will emanating from those minds, a smile appeared on his lips.

"Tsk tsk tsk, what a terrifying den of demons! It's practically—a paradise on earth for someone like me!"

"Looks like coming to Sabaody Archipelago this time was the right decision. I reckon we can harvest tens of thousands of leeks!"

"But we need to be quick, otherwise the impact will be too great and it will affect my future plans, which would be terrible."

Slowly walking across the harbor without attracting anyone's attention, Uchiha Tou's figure gradually disappeared, transforming into a flock of bats that flew into the sky.

Then, as if sensing something, the bats scattered in different directions, and moments later, sounds of terror and chaos echoed from the lawless zone of the Sabaody Archipelago.

(End of this chapter)