Multiverse Skill System

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"You think you can get out of here? You're underestimating me."

"You think I'm afraid of you!"

Knowing that Yi Shuihan was determined to make a move, a hint of hatred flashed in Sakazuki's eyes, and his aura exploded instantly as he preemptively attacked.

Like a volcanic eruption, lava instantly enveloped Yi Shuihan, and the scorching temperature turned the sky crimson.

"Die!" His eyes were filled with madness. This time, Sakazuki really used every ounce of his strength. The magma was completely golden with a hint of white. This attack was his peak, and even he himself believed that he would not survive this attack.

"Hahaha, you underestimated me!" Sakazuki laughed wildly, his expression filled with glee.

"what are you laughing at?"

The sound came from behind Sakazuki, interrupting his smile. He turned around and threw a punch, but missed. Yi Shuihan was 30 meters away from him.

"Seeing you entertaining yourself, and having a great time! I don't know what's so exciting about it, can you tell me so I can have a laugh too?" The moment Sakazuki made his move, Yi Shuihan moved behind Sakazuki and just watched him quietly until Sakazuki burst into laughter before interrupting him.

Sakazuki felt as if he was about to climax during an indescribable act and was interrupted, leaving him exhausted. Especially after seeing Yi Shuihan's mocking smile, he was filled with indescribable anger.

Besides anger, there was also shock. He hadn't even noticed Yi Shuihan moving there. Based on this alone, Sakazuki knew he couldn't defeat Yi Shuihan.

At this moment, recalling Yi Shuihan's achievements—fighting to a draw with Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, and even Kaido having fallen to Yi Shuihan—Sakazuki felt fear towards Yi Shuihan for the first time.

But the next moment, that fear turned into anger. He felt terrified of someone he had previously looked down on, which made him feel extremely humiliated.

If I hadn't been so exhausted from the previous battle, this kid would have been dead long ago.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Are you so happy to see me that you can't even speak?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Yi Shuihan appeared directly in front of Sakazuki, his fists blurring as he slammed into Sakazuki, each punch creating a sonic boom and striking Akainu heavily.

Akainu was still in his elemental form at first, but Yi Shuihan was well aware of this. The Haki in his fist directly knocked Akainu out of his elemental state.

Akainu was also very experienced in combat, and he used the Six Powers very skillfully. He used Iron Body almost subconsciously, and then used the impact of Yi Shuihan's fist to retreat continuously, trying to neutralize the force.

"bang bang"

The rain of fists was so easily deflected. Akainu felt waves of intense pain coming from him. His heart relaxed, and he could no longer hold on. He could no longer deflect the power and could only let Yi Shuihan do as she pleased.

"Click"

The sound of bones cracking echoed from Sakazuki's body, and he kept spitting out blood; he looked utterly miserable.

"what!"

With a scream, Sakazuki fell to the ground, his eyes filled with terror as he looked at Yi Shuihan.

"He's still alive! He's got tough skin and thick flesh!"

Seeing that Yi Shuihan showed no sign of letting him go, Sakazuki's eyes blazed with madness. His body suddenly sank into magma, and the temperature rose rapidly. Not only that, his body was also expanding irregularly.

"Come to hell with me!"

"Boom"

With a deafening roar, a massive mushroom cloud appeared in the sky, shaking the entire island. Countless people stared in horror at the mushroom cloud.

After a long while, when the explosion subsided, Yi Shuihan reappeared, his body bearing burns of varying degrees, looking somewhat disheveled.

"He actually self-destructed." A hint of lingering fear flashed in his eyes. "I was careless. I thought my strength was far superior to his, so I didn't take it seriously."

Chapter 123, Out of the Valley

Without lingering in one place, Yi Shuihan returned the way he came.

Upon seeing Yi Shuihan, who had changed his clothes, both Yzak and Eileen were somewhat puzzled. The astute Yzak even began to suspect that the commotion had been caused by the man before him.

This fits perfectly in terms of both timing and capability.

"In this way, the Bone Demon's head cannot be exposed, otherwise Kuzan will definitely suspect me. Although even if I don't show it, he will still suspect me. After all, Sakazuki is not so easy to kill, and I forced him to self-destruct, which clearly shows that his strength is far superior to mine. Speaking of which, Sakazuki is already dead, so whether I have the head or not doesn't matter." As Yi Shuihan was thinking, there were already many more people at the center of the explosion.

Kuzan looked around with a serious expression. Being extremely familiar with Sakazuki, he naturally knew that this was definitely Sakazuki's doing.

"Self-destruction, only self-destruction could have such power." After examining the surrounding battle traces, Kuzan came to this conclusion.

"Isn't this the Bone Demon's lair? Who are they fighting? It looks like they're going to die together."

"It must be an outsider, a user of the Logia-type Magma-Magma Fruit, the Sakazuki who's been making headlines lately. Someone witnessed him in action."

Those in the valley who knew the situation also drew their own conclusions.

"It's him! Kuzan."

Many people spotted Kuzan and started shouting, but this time none of them impulsively charged forward. Having witnessed Sakazuki's strength in taking down the Bone Demon, they dared not underestimate Kuzan.

Just because they aren't making a move doesn't mean Kuzan won't.

"What's going on? It's getting a bit cold."

"It was so hot just now, how come the temperature dropped so quickly?"

"not good!"

By the time they realized something was wrong, it was too late. Moments later, an icy world appeared on the spot, and hundreds of people were forever turned into ice sculptures.

A thousand men is indeed easy for Kuzan and his men. Yi Shuihan killed hundreds of people with a single move before, and now Kuzan can freeze hundreds of people directly. It's too easy. The gap between generals and those below the general level is too great, and numbers cannot make up for it.

After Kuzan left, an incredibly alluring figure appeared, looking at everything Kuzan had caused with a regretful expression.

"Logia-type Devil Fruit users are indeed powerful. It's a pity who killed Sakazuki. Bone Demon shouldn't have been his match." This alluring figure was none other than the succubus. In fact, it was she who told Sakazuki about Bone Demon's location.

Others may not understand the strength of the Bone Demon, but the Succubus does. Although she has reached the level of an Admiral, she is only a weak one among the Admirals. At most, she can hurt Sakazuki, but she could never force Sakazuki to self-destruct. Therefore, she is certain that there is more to Sakazuki's death than meets the eye.

"Could it be him!" For some reason, the succubus's mind conjured up the image of Yi Shuihan, and her woman's intuition told her that this was Yi Shuihan's doing.

But is it really him? If so, how strong must he be to force Sakazuki to self-destruct?

Yi Shuihan left a very deep impression on the succubus, especially the time he quickly broke through her illusion. After all, even Kuzan was awakened by Yi Shuihan after being affected by her illusion. Even if he could break free, it would definitely take him a long time.

"Hey, Kuzan, you've completed your mission?" Yi Shuihan greeted Kuzan with a smile, seemingly unaware of Sakazuki's death.

"Not yet, we still need one more of the five demon heads." Kuzan's expression was somewhat serious. "You saw the massive explosion earlier, right?"

"Yes," Yi Shuihan nodded. "Such a commotion, I'm sure everyone on the island saw it!"

Actually, I didn't see it. I was in the center of the explosion, so naturally I wouldn't tell Kuzan.

"Sakazuki is dead?"

"What!" Yi Shuihan exclaimed in shock. "You mean that explosion?"

"That's right, that was Sakazuki's self-destruction." Although he couldn't stand Sakazuki's sense of justice, Kuzan also felt sorry for Sakazuki's death, after all, he was a member of the Navy's fighting force.

Yi Shuihan was silent for a moment, then said excitedly, "Good riddance! I've disliked him for a long time. He had such a pretentious face, acting like he was the boss of the world."

"Come on, have a drink to celebrate. Now you don't have to do any more missions. I wish you a smooth journey to becoming a general." A glass full of wine appeared in his hand and was handed to Kuzan.

"Cheers!" After a forceful clink, Yi Shuihan downed the wine in his glass in one gulp.

Kuzan stared blankly at Yi Shuihan, gave a wry smile, and finally took a sip of wine.

Kuzan never expected Yi Shuihan to react this way. Although he knew that Yi Shuihan disliked Sakazuki, wishing the other party dead was too exaggerated. But since the person was already dead, he didn't want to say anything more.

Irene and Yzak, who were standing nearby, also overheard the conversation. After learning the cause of the explosion, they were horrified, especially Yzak, who dared not underestimate Kuzan.

After chatting for a few minutes, Yi Shuihan suggested that they could leave, since Sakazuki was dead and the purpose of the knockout stage had been achieved.

To everyone's surprise, Kuzan shook his head and refused, agreeing to leave together in three days, as he had some things to take care of during those three days.

Kuzan didn't say what he was doing, but it's easy to guess that it involved murder. Sakazuki died here, so he needed revenge, and Kuzan still couldn't forget about the succubus.

Yi Shuihan did not stop him and let him go.

For the next three days, the Valley of Life and Death became a lively place with constant battles, and the temperature dropped considerably due to Kuzan.

Kuzan still couldn't find the succubus, but he did find the Heart Eater and the Sword Demon. He killed the Heart Eater with his own hands, and as for the Sword Demon, the two fought a fierce battle, but Kuzan was unable to defeat him, and in the end, the matter was left unresolved.

"Is this enough? Do you want me to help you take down the Sword Demon?"

“No need, the Sword Demon is different from the others.” Kuzan’s expression was somewhat strange when he mentioned the Sword Demon.

They returned to the valley entrance, this time with four people. Eileen and Yzak followed behind. Yi Shuihan agreed to let Eileen leave, while Yzak planned to take her under his command, since such a smart person was still very useful.

"So it really is here?" Just as they were about to leave, the succubus appeared, but this time she was dressed in military uniform, looking heroic and dashing, completely unlike the seductive woman she had been when they first met.

The change in style was so drastic that Kuzan was stunned, and Yi Shuihan exclaimed inwardly that it was a monster.

Chapter 124, Encountering the Sword Demon, Another Lottery Draw

"What are you doing here?" The temperature around Kuzan dropped sharply, and he was ready to attack at any moment.

Yzak and Eileen wisely stepped aside; the clash between these top players was indeed beyond their ability to intervene.

As for Yi Shuihan, he didn't say anything; he felt that a battle was definitely not going to happen.

The succubus was not moved by Kuzan's hostility. On the contrary, her expression was serious, and apart from the occasional sly glint in her eyes, she looked exactly like a tough female official.

"Next, I will go with you to the World Government to report on your performance in this elimination round. Congratulations to both of you generals," the succubus said, enunciating each word with a lifeless tone, as if she were a machine.

Kuzan snorted coldly, knowing he couldn't make a move now, but that didn't mean he would give the succubus a friendly look.

Yzak and Eileen exchanged a glance, their eyes also filled with shock. The legendary succubus was actually a member of the World Government.

"I'm taking both of them with me," Yi Shuihan said at the opportune moment.

The succubus fell silent for a moment upon hearing this, glancing at Eileen and Yzak with a strange look in her eyes.

Eileen and Yzak were both very nervous when faced with the succubus's gaze, fearing that the succubus would say no. In their view, the succubus represented the World Government, and if she disagreed, Yi Shuihan probably wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

"Sure! If it's you." This time, the succubus's words had a slight touch of humanity; this was just a small matter to her.

Upon hearing this, Yi Shuihan nodded, thinking to himself that the succubus was quite sensible. In fact, if the succubus hadn't agreed, he would have forcibly taken the two away. It would have been good if the succubus had agreed, but if she hadn't, it would have only taken a little effort.

"Then please follow me." The succubus said, leading the way and walking out of the valley first.

Yi Shuihan and the others followed without hesitation, and soon arrived at the place where they had come from, where a warship was quietly docked.

"Huh?" Kuzan's expression suddenly changed, as if he had seen something incredible.

Following Kuzan's gaze, Yi Shuihan saw a man dressed in samurai attire, with long hair like an ancient person and incredibly sharp eyes. Notably, this man was holding a sword nearly 2 meters long. For an ordinary person, this would be completely out of place, but in his hands, it looked so harmonious, as if the sword was meant to be his.

"Sword Demon!" Kuzan revealed his true identity, which surprised Yi Shuihan slightly, but he quickly understood. It wasn't surprising that someone with such an aura was the Sword Demon.

But why do I see him here?

Is the world government going to recall him?

At this moment, the Sword Demon also noticed Yi Shuihan and the others' gaze and looked over.

"What a terrifying look! It felt like a sword was held to my neck, it was chilling." Yzak was forced back several steps by that look, and Eileen was so frightened that she almost fell. Fortunately, the Sword Demon only glanced at her and then looked away, otherwise who knows what might have happened.

"He's definitely not an ordinary person." This feeling... Is he an 8th-rank Black Iron? He's already beyond the Admiral level. No wonder Aokiji couldn't defeat him.

Interesting! Another unknown powerful figure. The real world is indeed different.

Although he was interested in the Sword Demon, it was just an interest; Yi Shuihan wouldn't rush up to talk to him right away.

After boarding the warship, it quickly set sail and left the uncomfortable island.

"The elimination rounds are over, why go to the World Government?" In the room where Yi Shuihan was, there was only Yi Shuihan and Kuzan.

When asked by Yi Shuihan, Kuzan shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either. "Anyway, we can only take it one step at a time. It's just about Sakazuki..."

"Alright, let's put that aside for now. What do you think about the Sword Demon appearing here?"

"The Sword Demon? He is dangerous, but also pure. He has no concept of good or evil, right or wrong. He seems to have been born for the sword. He will do anything that benefits his swordsmanship. Such a person cannot be judged by common sense."

This is what is called a sword fanatic. Everything else is secondary except for the way of the sword. As long as such a person does not perish, he will become stronger and stronger sooner or later.

Moreover, Kuzan was right. Such people think completely differently from ordinary people. Many things that ordinary people consider impossible are normal in their minds. For example, in order to improve their swordsmanship, they can even give up everything. Power and women are meaningless to them, and they would rather fight a swordsmanship master.

The usual methods are useless against such people, but the effective method is very simple: find a way to improve their swordsmanship, and then use that as an incentive to make them work for you.

After chatting for a few minutes, Yi Shuihan was left alone in the room again.

"Alright, let's do the lottery now." Opening the virtual screen, Yi Shuihan quickly selected the Silver Lottery, took a deep breath, and confirmed.

All I felt was that the luck I had gained from the transaction was instantly reduced by half, turning into some strange power that affected the lottery process.

I won! There are even two more options.

Two cards occupied the entire screen, one on the left and one on the right. Yi Shuihan didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he had a vague feeling that the card on the right was more attractive to him.

"What's going on? Is it just my imagination? No, I still feel this way! This has never happened before."

Could it be due to luck? I didn't win anything when I tried to win the lottery using luck before, but it was the only option, so I didn't have this feeling.

What to do? Should you follow your instincts and choose the right or the left?