Multiverse Skill System

Whitebeard himself was quite open-minded about winning against Yi Shuihan, but the others were different. Even if it wasn't intentional, they subconsciously distanced themselves from Yi Shuihan.

If Yi Shuihan hadn't been so perceptive, he really wouldn't have noticed this.

Having achieved his goal, Yi Shuihan decided to leave and took his leave after staying on the boat for a while.

"Father, you really can't beat him?" Marco asked, watching Yi Shuihan's ship sail away. As Whitebeard's closest confidant, he knew that his father's strength was far more than what he had shown before.

As someone who had developed the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to its peak, how could Whitebeard not have mastered the fruit's awakening?

The difference between an awakened and unawakened Devil Fruit user is still quite significant. If Whitebeard had used his Devil Fruit to awaken, his strength would have increased considerably.

In response to Marco's question, Whitebeard remained silent for a moment before saying, "I can't win. Even if I use my awakened power, I can only remain undefeated at best. His speed is terrifying, his defense is too strong, and his attack is not weak either. He has no weaknesses, and I can sense that there is even stronger power hidden within his body."

What Whitebeard didn't say was that when he glimpsed that power, he felt as powerless as an ant facing a giant in the face of that mysterious force.

Upon hearing Whitebeard's words, Marco's eyes flashed with horror. He had experienced Whitebeard's true full-power state before, and it was no exaggeration to say that it was a power capable of destroying the world. But even so, Whitebeard admitted that he was not as strong as Yi Shuihan. Just how strong was Yi Shuihan?

"Such a powerful person, and a member of the Navy, what will the world be like in the future?"

Yi Shuihan was unaware of the conversation between Whitebeard and Marco. If he had known, his opinion of Whitebeard would have changed. The fact that he could vaguely detect the system already demonstrated Whitebeard's extraordinary nature.

In fact, Yi Shuihan also discovered that Whitebeard had hidden his power during the battle and guessed that it was the awakening of his Devil Fruit. However, he did not care. Even if Whitebeard really used the awakening, he would still win. Although the awakening of the Devil Fruit was powerful, it was only equivalent to the characteristics of his Haki being fully realized.

Chapter 148, The Plot Begins

As time passed, because Yi Shuihan went on a killing spree as soon as he arrived in the New World and was extremely powerful, the pirates all went into hiding, and no one dared to provoke him.

As a general, he didn't need to handle ordinary matters, so he became idle, spending his days practicing martial arts, taking walks, and going around.

"Should we just leave a clone here and go out and have some fun ourselves?"

Although he had this idea, Yi Shuihan ultimately did not carry it out. After all, he was a naval admiral, and doing so would be too disrespectful to Sengoku. If he really wanted to travel around, he could simply tell Sengoku, and Sengoku wouldn't be able to stop him.

Despite not intending to leave, Yi Shuihan secretly arranged for Robin and her daughter to be brought over, planning to stay in Tasnia for the next few years and serve as a high-ranking general.

Robin's first encounter with the succubus was quite unpleasant, with the two clashing. Robin only felt much better when Yi Shuihan clarified his stance and stated that the succubus was merely a watcher.

"Brother Han, look."

In the general's office, Robin, dressed in a professional military uniform, sat gracefully in Yi Shuihan's lap, while behind Yi Shuihan, a succubus dressed as a maid massaged Yi Shuihan's shoulders with her delicate hands.

"The Straw Hat Pirates? Has Luffy already set sail?" It was a bounty poster with a face that Yi Shuihan recognized very well: a boy wearing a straw hat, with a big smile that showed all his teeth.

That's right, the person above is none other than Luffy, the man who keeps clamoring to become the Pirate King, and the protagonist of this world, with an astonishing background.

Luffy is indeed a second-generation with a powerful background. His grandfather is Vice Admiral Garp, the man who chased and killed Roger, whose strength is even greater than that of an Admiral. His father is the leader of the Revolutionary Army, and he also has an older brother, Ace, who is a captain in the Whitebeard Pirates. He can be said to have connections in both the underworld and the legitimate world.

In the end, Ace did become Whitebeard's son. Although the process changed slightly, the result was the same.

Because of Yi Shuihan, Ace's strength is much stronger than in the original story. However, whether he can defeat Blackbeard is still uncertain. If he had a 10% chance of winning against Blackbeard, who has the Dark-Dark Fruit, without Yi Shuihan, his chance of winning is now 50%, assuming a one-on-one fight between him and Blackbeard.

"It's time to go out and see some old friends." Now that the story has begun, Yi Shuihan doesn't plan to stay here any longer. In fact, his strength reached a bottleneck a year ago.

Nine stars of Black Iron – that's the system's assessment of his overall strength. The next step would be Bronze, a completely different realm from Black Iron. Once he steps into that realm, his strength will experience an explosive increase.

In just one year, he showed almost no signs of breakthrough. He initially thought there was something wrong with his cultivation, but later he had a vague guess that this world could no longer support him to break through to a higher level.

Worlds are different. Some worlds are powerful and can accommodate many strong people. For example, the Primordial World can accommodate strong people at the level of Dao Lord Hongjun, and even a few saints. Other worlds are weak and cannot even accommodate cultivation.

After his strength increased to Black Iron 9-star, Yi Shuihan secretly tested his strength and found that even with his full power, the attack he could unleash was at most Black Iron 9-star, which was about the same as his previous strength when he was Black Iron 8-star and empowered by his burst aura. The only difference was that his endurance was slightly better.

This phenomenon further confirmed Yi Shuihan's suspicions.

Since further growth in strength is no longer possible, leaving is inevitable for Yi Shuihan, who is pursuing the pinnacle of all realms.

The world is so vast, he wants to see it.

If he doesn't leave soon, Yi Shuihan is starting to worry about his lifespan. Even though he's only 22 years old now, he's still far from his 99-year limit.

The world of One Piece isn't without ways to extend lifespan; for example, the Op-Op Fruit can achieve this goal. However, compared to using the power of a Devil Fruit to achieve immortality, Yi Shuihan prefers to use other methods.

Although the power of Devil Fruits is immense, Yi Shuihan believes their potential is not high at all. Compared to cultivating immortality, igniting divine fire, and becoming a god, they are insignificant.

As for how to leave this world, that's not difficult for Yi Shuihan either. The system issued a main quest from the very beginning: as long as you reach Bronze Level 3 in one skill, or obtain the title of the world's strongest within 20 years, you will have a chance to travel to other worlds.

Now that he has several Silver-level skills, he has fully met the standard and can travel between worlds long ago.

Yi Shuihan has not left all this time because there is still room for improvement in his strength, and he also wants to see what happens when the story is about to begin.

"Alright, since that's the case, it's time to make the final plan."

These past few years haven't been wasted for Yi Shuihan. In addition to raising his own strength to the ninth level of Black Iron, he has also made considerable contributions to the development of the Myriad Realms Temple.

He gained a large number of skills and cultivation points. Although none of them were powerful skills, and he didn't even have any Bronze-level skills, it didn't prevent him from gaining cultivation points.

Another point is the collection of luck. Although he is not the main character and his luck is not great, it adds up little by little. If the quality is not good, quantity will make up for it. Over the years, he has collected a huge amount of luck, enough for about 10 silver lotteries.

Chapter 149, Bucky's Dumbfounded

East China Sea, Rogge Town

Standing once again on the main street of Rogge Town, Yi Shuihan suddenly felt a strong sense of nostalgia, and the scenes from back then involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

As the place where he first appeared on the world stage, Loguetown holds considerable significance for him.

Unlike the former Rogge Town, which marks both the beginning and the end of the town, the current Rogge Town, though called a town, is far larger and more prosperous than a typical town, and is a fully international metropolis.

The street is filled with nearly 9% of the goods from the East Blue. You can basically buy anything that's available in the East Blue here, and you can even find some items from the Grand Line.

"The security here is pretty good!"

After walking around Loguetown for half a day, Yi Shuihan couldn't help but sigh, having seen virtually no bullying or pirates appearing openly.

Robin, who was holding Yi Shuihan's arm, laughed and said, "The Navy here is now under the command of that kid Smoker. I don't know what he did wrong to be sent here."

Robin had spent some time at Marine Headquarters and was quite familiar with Smoker, knowing his strength, so she wasn't surprised by the current situation in Loguetown.

With Smoker's strength, he could have easily stayed in the Grand Line or even the New World. Staying in the East Blue, or even in Loguetown, would be a waste of his talents, which is why people find it strange that Smoker is here.

When Robin mentioned Smoker, Yi Shuihan smiled slightly. He actually knew about this. Smoker was indeed supposed to be on the Grand Line, but he casually mentioned to Sengoku that Smoker needed some training, and as a result, Smoker was brought here. In a way, it was all thanks to him.

"Are we going to the naval branch?" The succubus was still following behind Yi Shuihan. Over the past few years, the succubus had basically become Yi Shuihan's person. Of course, that was only on the surface. Her true feelings were another matter.

It can only be said that if the succubus had to choose between Yi Shuihan and the Five Elders, she would most likely choose Yi Shuihan now.

"Naval branch? Forget it, what's so interesting about a smoker?" Yi Shuihan decisively refused.

"Hey, have you heard? At the very place where the Pirate King was executed, a few pirates are now also going to be executed."

"He's said to be the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, who have recently risen to fame!"

"Let's go and take a look."

Suddenly, a commotion reached Yi Shuihan's ears, startling him.

Seriously? Luffy got captured after all? It would be one thing if he got captured in the original story, but now, after all the training I gave him, his strength has increased by a lot, and this is still the outcome?

Yi Shuihan found it hard to believe. After all, Luffy had trained under him for so long. If Luffy's strength in the original story was only equivalent to a rear admiral, then he would at least be a vice admiral now, or even an admiral, and he would be able to put up a fight with him. He was no worse than Smoker. It was abnormal that his strength was still on the same trajectory as before.

"Let's go, let's go too."

I didn't think much of it; I figured I'd find out the real answer as soon as I went to see for myself.

So, Yi Shuihan, along with Robin and the succubus, followed the crowd to where Luffy was.

"Is it really him?"

Upon arriving at his destination and seeing that familiar face, Yi Shuihan felt an urge to cover his face.

At this moment, Luffy showed no awareness of being a prisoner. He looked around curiously, with even a hint of excitement in his eyes, as if he were not tied up and about to be executed, but rather admiring some special scenery.

Not far from Luffy, several very familiar figures were also spotted nearby.

With his enormous red nose and comical attire, he was none other than Buggy the Clown, a former member of Roger's pirate crew alongside Shanks.

Of course, compared to Shanks, Buggy the Clown is much worse. Shanks has become one of the Four Emperors, while Buggy is just a nobody who occupies a small town in the East Blue.

Next to Bucky was a stunningly beautiful woman with wavy black hair, fair, smooth, and supple skin—she was clearly a top-tier beauty.

Yi Shuihan only glanced at her briefly before losing interest. As for this defective product that was transformed into a beauty by a Devil Fruit, just thinking about her original appearance—a fat woman—made him lose all interest in looking at her again.

"Do you need to help him?" Robin knew about Luffy, having learned from Yi Shuihan that Luffy had trained by his side for a period of time.

Shaking his head to stop Robin, Yi Shuihan said with a strange expression, "No need. If he wants, he can get out of his current situation at any time."

Yi Shuihan could naturally see that with his presence, Luffy was different after all. Luffy's current strength had even reached the threshold of an admiral. As long as he showed his true strength, breaking free from his constraints would be too easy.

Looking at Buggy the Clown, who was now acting like a victor, incessantly spouting his victory declaration, Yi Shuihan found it quite amusing. Did this guy really think Luffy was doomed?

I wonder what his expression will be when he sees Luffy's true strength. He'll probably regret coming to seek revenge on Luffy!

Luffy then saw Yi Shuihan and the others. He first looked incredulous, then overjoyed. Even after so many years, he recognized Yi Shuihan at first glance.

"Hey, Brother Yi, is that you? Did you come to see me?" Luffy shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Huh?" Yi Shuihan could only remain speechless at this straightforward person who completely disregarded the situation and acted arbitrarily based on his own preferences.

When the people around Yi Shuihan looked at him with strange eyes and quietly moved away, Yi Shuihan knew that it was impossible for him to keep a low profile.

"Who are you? Luffy's reinforcements?" Buggy the Clown looked at Yi Shuihan with rather unfriendly eyes. Alvida, who had become a beautiful woman due to the Smooth-Smooth Fruit, was also looking at Yi Shuihan with great interest.

"Captain, should we..." A pirate made a throat-slitting gesture, unaware that this action had already sentenced him to death.

"Looks like I've been too low-key; even Tom, Dick, and Harry dare to mess with me," Yi Shuihan said coldly, his eyes flashing with a chilling light.

Bucky the Clown looked at Yi Shuihan and felt a strong sense of familiarity. He must have seen him before, or somewhere before, but his memory was a little vague and he couldn't remember where.

"Bucky, don't mess with Brother Yi. He's much stronger than me. You'll die."

Luffy suddenly shouted, but these words made Buggy's face darken. They were already prisoners, didn't they know their place?

"Hmph, he'll be no match for me, the great Captain Bucky! Watch me take care of him in no time."

Just as Bucky was about to make his move, he felt a stab in his waist. He turned around menacingly and saw a face full of fear, as if he had seen a ghost.

"He...he is Yanlong, Yanlong!"

"What Yanlong? Yanlong... what's going on..."

Unable to utter any more harsh words, Bucky recalled somewhere he had seen Yi Shuihan's face before.

Yanlong? Buggy finally realized Yi Shuihan's identity. His face turned pale instantly, and he stared at Yi Shuihan, trembling, pointing at him, "How could a Marine Headquarters Admiral be here? You must be kidding me!"

At this point, Bucky was completely terrified and didn't know what to do next. He had actually thought of attacking a Marine Admiral! How stupid of him to even think of that!

Chapter 150, Look at your son

Buggy, who was pointing a knife at Luffy, was so frightened that he could barely hold the knife.

As a former member of Roger's pirate crew, Buggy knew the strength of the Marine Admirals. Their earth-shattering power was simply inhuman and beyond his ability to resist, not to mention someone like Yi Shuihan, who was even slightly superior to an Admiral.

Before, when he didn't know Yi Shuihan's identity, Buggy didn't feel anything. But now, he felt as if he were facing his former captain, the Pirate King Roger, and even more terrifying.

Is he even stronger than Captain Roger? The thought startled Bucky, yet he didn't deny it in his heart, as if it were indeed the case.

Now that I think about it, this guy in front of me is the monster who killed the captain with his own hands many years ago!

"Admiral? He said Admiral?"

"Looking at it this way, this person really does resemble him."

"It's actually General Yanlong, the youngest general in history."

The appearance of a naval admiral here was undoubtedly a very shocking thing, just like the appearance of the president of the country in a small county town. Everyone looked at Yi Shuihan with excitement.

Ordinary people felt a mixture of curiosity and admiration for Yi Shuihan, like seeing a celebrity, but the pirates felt completely horrified.

The Admiral's intimidating power is simply too strong. The Admiral represents the Navy's highest combat power. They don't even dare to provoke Smoker and behave themselves in Loguetown. Now that an Admiral who is countless times stronger than Smoker has arrived, it's simply deadly.

Many pirates who were hiding in the crowd, who originally came to watch the excitement, are now quietly preparing to retreat.

As for Bucky and his group, who were facing Yi Shuihan directly, they were on the verge of collapse.

Alvida also wore an expression of extreme terror. Even when facing a Marine Admiral, all she felt was fear. Coupled with her surgically enhanced face, she actually looked quite pitiful.

"Boom"

The once clear sky suddenly darkened, and the air became somewhat humid, threatening rain.

In Yi Shuihan's perception, the aura of a Black Iron 8-star was quietly watching this place not far away, and a strange fluctuation was emanating from it. This fluctuation directly connected to the sky, and the change in the celestial phenomenon was not natural, but man-made.

Is this Luffy's father, Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army? He's here to see his son off!

It was easy to deduce the other party's identity, since in the original work, it was Dragon who used his Devil Fruit power to rescue Luffy!

"Since you're here, why don't you come out and greet us?" Yi Shuihan suddenly said, then locked onto the dragon with his aura.

What was he saying? Bucky and the others were completely bewildered, unable to understand Yi Shuihan's meaning at all.