One Piece: The Salted Fish Fruit

"Oh! Brook's shadow? He went over there!" Zoro replied, putting away the longsword he had just picked up and pointing in the distance.

"Isn't that where Merry fought? If he won, why hasn't he come back yet?" Usopp stared at the still area, resting his chin on his hand, completely bewildered.

"Huh! Isn't that where all the shadows ran off to?"

Mia asked in confusion, her lower limbs and snake tail coiled up quickly, and she launched herself into the sky. She looked up and her expression suddenly changed as she shouted to the crowd below!

"I saw it over there! He's devouring those shadows! Sanji's there too!"

"Let's go, crew! On the cloud bridge!" Hearing Mia's command from the sky, Luffy was the first to jump onto the cloud bridge. Previously, to facilitate the battle, the entire cloud bridge was built on the castle's support point, and the floating cloud island above it was aligned with the giant zombie in the distance, making it faster to travel using the cloud bridge.

"Hehehehe! Hehehehe! Straw Hat Boys, die!" Moria, who had devoured all the shadows on the island and transformed into a giant over thirty meters tall, laughed maniacally. His crazed eyes were fixed on the giant robot wielding an axe and hammer, and he swung his fist fiercely at the robot's knee.

"Hehehehe! Hehehehe! This is the power to gather the strength of a thousand people, enough to shatter an island with a single blow! Activate it!"

Clang! Clang! Clang! Moria, now a giant, pounded even more furiously on Mabe's knees! The powerful force shot backward through the steel joints, sending countless stones and dirt flying and plowing out rows of brown earth.

"Two hundred million volts! Thor's Spear!" Mabi, sitting on the head, seemed oblivious to the cracking of her knees. The spear behind her vaporized under the powerful voltage, and a blue-white energy spear emerged from her palm and thrust downwards.

"Hehehehe! Hehehehe! I'm not just a giant with strength! Shadow Strike!" Sensing the spear that suddenly appeared behind him, he quickly turned his body to dodge the lightning spear that fell from the sky. Despite his half-numb body, he laughed and waved his arm. The huge shadow cast on Merry by the firelight in the distance instantly solidified into a sharp cone and pierced upwards.

"Cough cough! Cough cough!" Due to the forced activation of his Devil Fruit ability, coupled with the lightning piercing and spreading into his body, which once again triggered the chaos of the shadow within him, Moria, who was still incredibly dashing, was suddenly writhing in pain on the ground, raising his head to look at the steel giant in the distance while laughing wildly.

"Hehehehe! Hehehehe! This isn't just a simple, intangible shadow! As the price for killing my most perfect creation! Die, Iron Monster!"

Just then, a figure descended from the sky!

"Third Gear! Giant Rocket Launcher!"

"Ugh! Ugh! Damn it! It's Straw Hat Boy!"

Moria felt intense pain in his back, and his abdomen was being squeezed even more violently. The shadow that had been calmly suppressed was now boiling inside his stomach again, trying to stir up all his internal organs and rush towards his throat.

"Coo! Coo! Uh! Uh! I can't speak, I absolutely can't speak! Power! Power has always been mine!"

"Bastards! You bunch of bastards! I'll kill you all!" He desperately covered his mouth with the chaotic shadows, stomped heavily on the ground, sending dirt and stones flying, and his figure flashed into the air. He stared at the Straw Hat crew standing on the cloud island in the distance, landed again, bounced, and charged forward.

Clang! A massive steel wall descended instantly, crashing directly onto his flight path. The impact produced a deafening, terrifying sound.

Instantly, waves visible to the naked eye formed throughout the space. Qi Lian passed through the entire island and entered the ocean, with layers of waves rising up and rolling into the distance.

The dense dark clouds in the sky shattered instantly, and a ray of sunlight shone through and shone on the island sailboat.

"Damn it! Damn it! Spit out your shadows! Gear Third! Giant Machine Gun!" Luffy, still hovering in the air, swung his arms rapidly, his fists flashing wildly as he unleashed a barrage of punches at Moria, who was clinging to the steel wall where Merry had fallen. The continuous booming sounds carried far into the distance.

"Damn it! Damn it! How could I possibly lose! How could I possibly lose to a newbie who just set sail!" Moria roared inwardly after being hit, stretching out a hand covering his mouth and nose to catch the flying fist.

"That's not up to you! Bone Balloon! Giant Battle Axe!" Seeing that he had been caught, Luffy's body instantly expanded, and all the gas rushed into his raised legs. His entire body was like a giant axe breaking through layers of air waves and falling from the sky, pointing directly at Moria, whose body was limp below.

Give their shadows back!

Rumble! Rumble! As Luffy fell high into the air, the island, which had been completely destroyed in several battles, was instantly split open by the force of the attack, and seawater poured in, forming a river that ran through the entire island.

"Ugh! Ugh!" Moria, who had been lying dormant in the earth, could no longer hold back and let out a painful scream that instantly resounded throughout the entire island, causing all who heard it to feel a chill run down their spines.

Countless black shadows were spewed from his mouth and flew joyfully into the sky towards their respective masters. At this moment, the bright sunlight above shone on the dilapidated sailboat island below.

"Yohoho! Yohoho! The shadow is back! The shadow is back! Thank you, Straw Hats!" Brook said, looking down at his own shadow through the sunlight.

"Haha! Haha! Straw Hat Pirates, thank you so much! If it weren't for you, we probably wouldn't know how long we would have had to wait to get our shadows back!" The surviving pirates in the distance saw their shadows return and ran over to express their gratitude.

Luffy, who was squatting on a pile of rocks, stood up and laughed heartily.

"Haha! Haha! Let's have a banquet! Let's have a banquet! Sanji, let's have a banquet! Let's have a banquet!"

"Relax! Wait a minute! There's not much food here, eat what you have in stock first." Sanji stood among the rubble, rummaging through the rocks for anything edible.

"Brother Sanji! We're here to help you!" Several pirates nearby also rushed over to offer their assistance.

"Straw Hat Boys! Marry me! The whole fleet is yours!"

"No!" Merry, Zoro, Usopp, Luffy, Jack, and Franky, who were resting, responded in unison with grim faces upon hearing this suffocating marriage proposal.

"This is Captain Lola's 450th failed marriage proposal!"

"Wow! Boss is failing more and more. When will she finally get married!" Little did they know that a fist had already appeared above their heads and slammed down, sending them flying.

"Damn it! What are you two underestimating? I'll become beautiful sooner or later!"

"Relax! Hurry up and finish the banquet so we can go back and rest! We've been busy all night and we're so tired!" Nami replied, stretching one arm up and the other behind her head to ease her aching neck.

Sanji, far away, seemed to have ears everywhere, his eyes sparkling with hearts, his sweet voice carrying far and wide.

"Haha! Miss Nami will be able to throw a banquet soon!"

"Understood! Understood!"

"Huh? A shadowy figure!" Nami was about to look up when she found herself shrouded in a shadow. Looking up, she saw a tall figure standing on the broken building in front of her.

The figure above glanced at the crouching figures below and spoke in a calm and gentle voice: "Following Crocodile, Gecko Moria, another member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, has been defeated by you again, not to mention your heinous act of storming Enies Lobby! The Straw Hat crew is truly insane!"

"Who is it?" Luffy asked, tilting his head to look.

"Bartholomew Kuma! The evil man known to all as the Tyrant is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea! A figure on par with Moria!" Mia drew her longsword and stood straight, facing the enormous figure standing atop the building.

"Is it an enemy? This is very stressful!" Zoro said in a deep voice, slowly placing his hand on his waist.

"We don't know yet!"

"They're still a troublesome bunch! We just found someone to replace Baroquel, and now Moria has been defeated by them again! Try to find out Moria's fate! Since the Straw Hat crew is there, don't worry about Garp's feelings! Bartholomew Kuma, kill them!"

"···"

"Received!" Bartholomew Xiong replied softly after a few seconds of pause, putting away his phone and looking down at the figures below who had been on guard because they had overheard his conversation. Their bodies vanished instantly!

"Puhahaha! Puhahaha! Sengoku, you want to kill my grandson again!"

"Damn it! If he weren't your grandson, I would have arrested them already! Give me the senbei! *smack smack smack*"

"You bastard Sengoku, you stole my senbei! My apprentice bought it for me."

"Damn it! Where did you get your apprentice? And what kind of people have you trained!"

Chapter 154 The Terrifying Bartholomew Bear!

What do you want to do?

"It should be!"

"It's definitely true!"

The fighting spirit burned brightly in everyone's eyes as they exchanged glances, conveying their messages. As comrades who had fought for months, some information did not need to be spoken; a single look or gesture was enough for them to understand each other.

"Hey! Hey! Straw Hats! That's Kuma, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the most brutal one known as the 'Tyrant'!" A pirate holding weapons in the distance shouted loudly at the Straw Hat crew, who were all standing in battle stances.

"So what if he's a tyrant! How can we be afraid of him!" Luffy said coldly from the center of the battle.

Whoosh! A soft sound!

The giant figure that had been standing atop the broken building vanished once more and instantly reappeared in front of Luffy.

"Straw Hat Boy with a bounty of 370 million! Monkey D. Luffy, let's start with you!"

"Teleportation! That bastard's power, you pervert! Luffy, get out of here!" Zoro shouted instantly when he saw the figure that suddenly appeared in front of Luffy from the left.

Hearing Zoro's shout, Luffy remained unmoved, his body instantly stiffening. Rings of Qi Lian rippled from his body's surface, his skin turning bright red, and scorching steam erupted from his pores.

"Second gear! Retractable rocket launcher!"

Zoro, his legs bent from rheumatism, gripped his long sword tightly at his waist with both hands. His eager eyes were fixed on the majestic figure. He quickly drew his sword, and two blade-shaped sword energies rose up and charged forward.

"Rashomon!"

"Pulley of flesh launcher!"

A fleshy ball resembling a cat's paw appeared instantly before the flying sword energy, its slight twitch causing it to turn back and slash at Zoro, who was lying prone on the ground.

The other giant hand easily caught Luffy's rapidly charging fist, instantly creating a visible wall of air between the hand and the fist.

Clang! Zoro, who was far away, sensed something was wrong in the air and quickly ducked to avoid the attack he had just launched. Looking back, he saw that his attack had instantly split a broken building in two. He was sweating profusely and staring at the figure with a pounding heart.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! It hurts! It's an air cannon!" Luffy was instantly blasted away by the impact, crashing into a towering building in the distance!

"Ah! Luffy!" His companions exclaimed in surprise when they saw Luffy being instantly knocked away.

Crack! Crack! A figure stepped out from a distant building, lifted by an unknown force.

Luffy shook off the rubble that had covered him as he emerged, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. His fist was covered in bloodstains, clearly indicating that the attack he had just suffered had not been easy. He looked at the unusually calm figure in the distance and became serious.

"It's an air cannon that can intercept everything! Several times more powerful than the air cannons that Mabi and I fire! It can force air into the human body to create an impact!"

"And it has a ricochet effect! Unlike an air cannon that explodes and dissipates once intercepted, it can perfectly deflect any attack it receives." Zoro, who had also stood up, added, tying his previously untied green bandana back tightly around his head, securing it to his forehead.

"Paw-Paw Fruit, a Paramecia-type! It can deflect all attacks, diseases, and matter!" Bartholomew Kuma calmly explained after hearing the conversation between the two below, then looked at a figure in the crowd again, only to have that figure disappear once more.

"Are you ready now, Straw Hat Boys!"

"Here comes your turn! Iron Man Franky! Pressure Cannon!"

"Damn it! Left-handed martial arts..." Before he could finish speaking, a fleshy air cannon shot directly into his body, passing right through him and leaving a fleshy ball several meters in diameter behind him.

"Frankie!"

"Frankie!"

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Upon seeing the impact Franky suffered again, his companions were immediately enraged and attacked him. They knew that an impact carrying air into the human body could damage anything in the surrounding environment.

"Golden Chains!" Angelia, who was closest, was the first to act, and a chain appeared on his body and began to wrap around him wildly.

"Sea Star!" Usopp raised his slingshot and launched a white stone pellet at his skin.

"Defuse the wounding bullet!" Bartholomew Kuma, bound by golden chains, raised his hand and waved it at his massive body. The golden chains binding him instantly disappeared, and a fleshy ball-like space appeared behind him, where the previously vanished chains were now struggling fiercely.

"Fleshball Reflex!" The fleshball covered in golden chains behind him was hurled at Usopp, who had just fired the bullet.

"Devil's Barbecue! Explosive Grilled Head Meat!" Sanji descended from the sky, his legs wreathed in orange flames, and lashed out at the head of the opponent, Renli.

Clang! With a metallic clang, the Sea Stone, which had struck the opponent's shoulder, fell limply to the ground and spun around.

"So hard!" Sanji, whose legs were injured by the powerful impact, jumped rapidly to dodge the opponent's attacking hand, cursing angrily as he stood on some ruins to relieve the pain in his body.

"Hey! Seastone has no effect on him!" Usopp, whose whole body was bound by golden chains, saw the Seastone falling helplessly with great anticipation and burst into tears.