One Piece meme: Starting with eight extraordinary skills

The freshmen, full of youthful vigor, were still provoked into blushing red even though they knew it was Zefa's provocation, and immediately roared:

"In no mood!"

Hundreds of freshmen spoke in unison, their voices deafening and their presence overwhelming.

Zefa originally thought that he could use this to scare Yang Ming and make him back down.

But when he glanced at Yang Ming out of the corner of his eye, he didn't see any panic on Yang Ming's face. Instead, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and his eyes flashed with a fierce fighting spirit, clearly ready to make a move.

"This kid, how come his personality is just like Garp's? Is he really not Garp's illegitimate son?"

Zefa muttered to himself, but his gaze swept over the group of freshmen.

Those who failed to complete the 42-kilometer run were immediately filtered out.

Smoker ate the Smoke-Smoke Fruit, gaining the ability to transform into an element, making him the strongest among the students, and thus not even considered by Zephyr.

Zephyr could imagine that if he chose Smoker as Yang Ming's opponent, Garp would dare to come and demolish his naval academy tomorrow.

Tina is a girl, so it's not suitable.

Dadi Mastasson has a carefree attitude, so I'm afraid he'll slack off.

Jonathan was still spacing out at this moment. What was he thinking about?

Finally, Zeffa fixed his gaze on Drake.

This kid, with his arrogant attitude, you can tell at a glance he's the kind of troublemaker.

Yang Ming won, so he helped Zefa teach Drake, that troublemaker, a lesson.

Drake won. His strength ranks among the top of the trainees, but he's not too strong, which is perfect for him to refuse Garp's request.

No matter what, Zephyr wins.

What a win!

"Drake, step forward!"

At Zeff's command, Drake stepped out of the line with an excited expression.

Drake had orange hair, blue eyes, a hooked nose, thin lips, and an X-shaped scar on his chin. He was tall and slender, toying with a small knife in his hand. His brows furrowed with arrogance as he stared excitedly at the boy opposite him, a slightly cruel smile playing on his lips.

"Kid, I don't want to know what kind of background you have, because I hate guys like you with connections the most."

"So, I'm giving you a piece of advice: it's not too late to surrender now, otherwise when I beat you to the ground, you'll have nowhere to cry."

Yang Ming's expression was cold and stern. Without saying a word, he simply raised his middle finger at Drake.

A thousand words cannot compare to the destructive power of a single middle finger.

Drake's face darkened, and he suddenly lunged forward, the small knife in his hand aimed straight at the face he loathed.

Yang Ming's five slender fingers were already on the hilt of the sword at his waist, and he suddenly drew the sword from its sheath.

"Clang!"

The blades clashed, sparks flying.

Yang Ming's knife had a cold, sharp edge; it wasn't one of Dadan's family's knives.

Last time, when Yang Ming attached flames to the back of the sword, the sword couldn't withstand the baptism of battle and cracked after the fight. Now, this sword is a standard naval weapon, forged in steel through repeated tempering, with solid hardness, and can withstand flames attached to it.

"Is this all the strength you've got?"

Yang Ming suddenly exerted force in his arm, transmitting the power through the blade to Drake's hand, causing his hand to go numb and lose his grip on the hilt. The knife slipped from his hand, spun in mid-air, and landed on the ground a short distance away with a "clink".

"What a strength!"

Drake was secretly surprised.

Although he had been somewhat careless just now, he never expected that the boy in front of him possessed such strange strength, which surpassed that of many ordinary adult men.

The Six Treasures Immortal Thief technique allows one to extract a large amount of Qi as long as one consumes enough nutritious food, which can be used to improve physical fitness.

The world of One Piece is completely different from Yang Ming's previous life; the food here contains much more nutrients.

Especially during the warship's passage through the Calm Belt, Garp hunted down several Sea Kings for Yang Ming to eat. The nutrients contained in the flesh and blood of the Sea Kings were beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Yang Ming frantically improved his physical fitness through food supplements, which led to his current performance.

After Yang Ming knocked the hilt of his sword away with a single blow, Drake felt the strange looks from his companions. Those looks were like sharp knives piercing his heart, making him both ashamed and angry.

Drake suddenly drew a naval standard-issue longsword from his waist and coldly shouted:

"You brat, a weakling like you should act like a weakling. Why don't you just go home obediently?"

This time, Drake abandoned his contempt and fiercely slashed at Yang Ming with both hands, as if he wanted to cut Yang Ming in two.

Yang Ming knew that although his strength was greater than that of many ordinary adults, he was still far behind an outstanding student like Drake. He immediately chose to avoid his opponent's sharp edge and kept dodging around him.

Yang Ming looked up, meeting Drake's fierce eyes directly, and said calmly:

"Drake, you're wrong!"

"The weak have no rights and no choice."

"Therefore, we must become strong and use the power of the strong to protect the weak!"

Chapter 12 Breath of Flame

"The weak have no rights and no choice."

"Therefore, we must become strong and use the power of the strong to protect the weak!"

A slightly immature voice echoed across the playground.

Smoker and the other freshmen were still young and didn't take those words to heart, focusing intently on the agile figure.

Despite the huge age difference and the disadvantage in height and strength, this figure always managed to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, making Drake run around in circles and refusing to fight him head-on, which made Drake roar in anger.

Only the three—Marshal Sengoku, Garp, and Zephyr—sharpened their gazes upon hearing Yang Ming's words.

Karp gazed at Yang Ming's face, which bore a striking resemblance to his own, and thought to himself:

"Yang Ming, is this the justice you've been searching for?"

Zefa crossed his arms over his chest, and the coldness between his brows dissipated slightly.

Zephyr has always been straightforward and honest, just as Fleet Admiral Sengoku said, he doesn't know how to be flexible. Even though he agreed to the challenge out of respect for Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Garp, he still harbors some prejudice against Yang Ming.

However, after hearing Yang Ming's words, Zefa's perception of Yang Ming, if not completely changed, at least became much more agreeable.

Sensing the change in the gazes of several important figures behind him, Yang Ming's lips curled up slightly.

Yang Ming knew very well that the world was sick.

The Celestial Dragons, high above the rest, enjoy wealth and luxury, and care nothing for the lives of ordinary people.

Ambitious individuals within the navy are eager to make a change, but are powerless to stop the World Government's domination and can only become accomplices in its evil deeds.

Ordinary people either accept their fate and continue to be cruelly exploited, or they have no choice but to risk going to sea as pirates.

It's already difficult enough to survive in such a morbid world; to truly make a difference, one must know how to leverage existing resources!

Yang Ming chose to join the navy not only for the sake of safe development, but also to recruit soldiers under the banner of justice!

Disguise is a sophisticated art of acting. Yang Ming doesn't care whether he can fool everyone. After all, he now has the face of a child, which naturally makes him deceptive enough.

not to mention……

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, host, for reciting a classic line from Demon Slayer. You have been awarded one chance to draw a prize. Would you like to start the prize wheel?"

This was Yang Ming's main objective.

Yang Ming did a somersault, narrowly avoiding Drake's knife.

Dred slashed his sword into the ground, his face ashen, and said coldly:

"You brat, is all you can do to run away?"

"You wanted to defeat me, didn't you? Come on!"

Yang Ming sprang to his feet, dusted himself off, and nonchalantly continued his game of hide-and-seek with Drake.

After this brief encounter, Yang Ming finally understood how valuable the training that Karp had given him had been.

Garp did not teach specific sword techniques or fist techniques; the entire text only focused on the four words: "play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses."

These four simple words are actually difficult for most people to achieve.

Drake is the son of a former naval officer. His moves are quite methodical, but unfortunately, they are all fixed routines without his own unique insights, making it easy for others to see through his intentions.

As Drake raised his arms, Yang Ming knew he was about to chop.

As Drake raised his right arm, Yang Ming knew he was about to make a horizontal slash.

The swordsmanship learned by junior naval officers doesn't involve any fancy moves; it's simply about integrating slashing and cutting techniques into their instincts.

On the battlefield, white blades go in, and red blades come out.

Those with greater strength are more likely to win. Although naval swordsmanship is simple, it is much more practical than those swordsmanship techniques that are all show and no substance.

Yang Ming glanced at the lottery wheel when he had a moment to spare. The prizes were categorized into three types: summoning characters, blood demon techniques, and breathing techniques.

Summoned characters: Kibutsuji Muzan, Suzamaru, Hand Demon...

Blood Demon Arts: Blood Bewitchment, Line Prison, Eye-Killing Corpse ⒖ (This last part is a nonsensical string of characters and doesn't translate directly.)

Breathing techniques: Sun Breathing, Water Breathing, Flame Breathing...

Yang Ming dodged Drake's furious fatal slash with a flash, instantly appearing behind Drake.

At the same time, the lottery wheel pointer stopped at the breathing technique section.

【Breath of Flames】: One of the five basic breathing styles originating from the Breathing of the Sun. Normally, it can be used to strengthen cardiopulmonary function through breathing techniques. In battle, it can allow the blood to absorb a large amount of oxygen in a short period of time, instantly greatly enhancing physical abilities.

"Whoosh!"

A wisp of white smoke, barely perceptible to the naked eye, emerged from Yang Ming's nostrils.

Yang Ming gripped the knife hilt tightly with both hands, as if he had returned to that day at the Uncertain Terminal, surrounded by a raging sea of ​​fire, his breath causing his blood to surge rapidly, and a powerful feeling was rising within him.

At the same moment, to the astonishment of Marshal Sengoku and Zephyr and his entourage, a spark ignited on the tip of Yang Ming's blade. The crimson flame spread along the blade, transforming the entire naval standard longsword into a sword of flame.

When Drake felt the heat wave coming from behind him, he immediately realized something was wrong.