Multiverse Skill System

Whispers arose around the giant, and the pirates looked at him with awe.

The giant's face was solemn, and his eyes revealed a sharp light. He looked at Yi Shuihan with a strange expression. "Kid, you're quite strong! Are you interested in fighting with me, Mighty King? If you agree, everything before will be wiped clean, and I'll even give you the position of combat captain. How about that?"

These words immediately caused an uproar among the surrounding pirates. In their pirate crew, besides the captain and vice-captain, the three combat squad leaders held the highest positions. The status of a combat squad leader was second only to the two captains and above the hundred men, a high position that many pirate crew members envied.

Yi Shuihan was slightly surprised. He only saw envy and jealousy in the eyes of the pirates, but no hatred or resentment.

So they really are pirates? The law of the jungle is being taken to its extreme here.

"Enough talk, let's fight!" Yi Shuihan made the first move when the word "fight" was mentioned. He wanted to end the battle before the background music finished. He was still under some pressure from a pirate with a bounty of 5000 million.

"You don't know what's good for you! Then you might as well die." The giant was also quite decisive; seeing that he couldn't win him over, he revealed his fierce face.

"Mighty Fist" shows the giant's arm wriggling strangely during the punch, then growing noticeably larger, giving the impression of immense power.

Yi Shuihan did not dodge, but instead unleashed a sword strike with overwhelming force. If someone were to observe closely, they would notice that the wooden sword in his hand had somehow acquired a metallic sheen.

Chapter 7, Discovering Energy for System Upgrades

There was no stalemate. Yi Shuihan's wooden sword cleaved the giant's hand open, revealing the deep flesh and bone beneath.

A scream of agony rang out as his hand was cleaved open. Even an iron man would feel excruciating pain, and the giant was no exception. He staggered back several steps, trying to cover the wound with his uninjured hand, only to find that it was completely futile.

The other pirates were stunned to realize that their leader had been seriously injured in a single encounter. Their faces were filled with disbelief, and their gazes toward Yi Shuihan were blank.

Actually, the giant was overconfident. Logically speaking, a pirate with a bounty of 5000 million and the owner of a Devil Fruit, even if he doesn't have Haki or swordsmanship, shouldn't be considered weak in this world.

Under normal circumstances, let alone a wooden sword, even a real sword, as long as it's not a high-level blade, he could easily withstand it.

However, although Yi Shuihan's wooden sword was just an ordinary wooden sword, it did have a buff. The song "Gourd Brothers" is the background music of the mythological world, so it cannot be judged by common sense. It transformed an ordinary wooden sword into a divine sword of the level of a large knife in a short period of time.

Yi Shuihan's gaze was deep, seemingly unsurprised by his own attack. In reality, he was stunned; he hadn't expected to take down the other party's leader so easily.

The script shouldn't be like this! Aren't bosses usually supposed to be tanky and have high defense? How did they get taken down so easily?

Yi Shuihan couldn't accept this outcome for a while, so he didn't pursue him while he was asleep. But to others, it was a clear display of his mastery, showing no respect for him and no desire to kick a man when he was down.

"Brother, I was wrong, spare my life! I'm willing to pay the price if you spare my life!" A thunderous shout rang out, drawing everyone's attention.

Suddenly, the giant was kneeling on the ground, blood still flowing from his hands, his face twitching from time to time, clearly enduring great pain.

I admire your ability to not cry out in pain, but what's with begging for mercy? Yi Shuihan was almost dumbfounded.

The pirates were truly dumbfounded. The ruthless and incredibly powerful leader they remembered had actually knelt down... knelt down. How utterly shameless!

Integrity? Can integrity feed you? Life is the most important thing. Once I get through this, I swear I'll leave this plague immediately. I haven't had enough fun yet! Of course, no one else knew what the giant was thinking.

With their leader acting this way, the underlings naturally couldn't go against him. They all stared at Yi Shuihan expectantly, as if they would immediately kneel before him if he so desired.

"Alas! Since that's how it is, I..." A flash of sword light appeared, and a fine head flew into the sky.

The giant in the air still had a smile on his face. He thought Yi Shuihan would let him go, but who knew that Yi Shuihan would act unpredictably.

The giant man died unjustly. With his strength, he could have fought Yi Shuihan for dozens of moves if he had been careful. And if he really wanted to run away, he could have just jumped into the sea and swam. Yi Shuihan couldn't do anything to him because Yi Shuihan wasn't a very good swimmer. He was only good enough to not drown.

Of course, whether they can find other nearby islands after escaping is another matter entirely.

"Go! He won't let us go. We're all going to die anyway, so let's all go together and maybe we can kill him!" shouted a shifty-eyed pirate. After shouting, he turned and ran. It turned out he wasn't someone to be trifled with either, planning to use the others as cannon fodder.

Sure enough, a large majority of the people actually rushed towards Yi Shuihan, while only a small number, like the person who shouted at the beginning, ran backward.

Yi Shuihan naturally didn't care about these small fry. He went forward and killed them one by one, even several at a time, in a short while. None of the ones who ran away at the beginning escaped.

"Oh! There are still quite a few clever people here." Just as they were about to wipe out the last pirate ship, they discovered that the ship was already hundreds of meters away, flying away rapidly. It seemed that it had seen the changes here and left in advance.

Although it was somewhat regrettable, Yi Shuihan wasn't too bothered. What's done is done, and there was no point in thinking about it anymore.

"Ding! Energy required for system upgrade detected. Host, please take note!"

"Ding! Energy required for system upgrade detected. Host, please take note!"

The two consecutive system notifications made Yi Shuihan refocus his attention.

What kind of energy would be needed for the system upgrade? Yi Shuihan, who had long hoped for a system upgrade to provide more powerful functions, was extremely concerned about energy.

When the panel was summoned, it was found to be flashing red light continuously.

After taking a few random steps, Yi Shuihan discovered a pattern: the flashing light only increased as he walked towards the cabin, and slowed down as he moved away from the cabin, eventually almost stopping completely.

It was quite simple. Just follow the system, and Yi Shuihan quickly found a private room deep inside the ship's cabin. At that moment, the system panel turned completely red.

"System upgrade energy detected. Should it be absorbed?"

What exactly is energy? Yi Shuihan opened the box and found an apple lying quietly inside—the legendary Devil Fruit!?

"Uh, this system is really something else!" I've often found Devil Fruits to be energy sources before, but I never thought my system would need this stuff too.

After examining the Devil Fruit in his hand for a moment, Yi Shuihan finally gave up the idea of ​​eating it directly. Not to mention that he didn't know what kind of fruit it was, the fact that Devil Fruit users were vulnerable to seawater made him give up.

His journey spans countless worlds, and he absolutely cannot leave any major weaknesses. Besides, it's still unknown whether this Devil Fruit ability can be used in other worlds.

Of course, there's also the fact that the fruit in his hand is definitely not a Logia-type, and he doesn't want to gamble on luck.

"Absorb it!" The Devil Fruit in his hand turned into a ball of light and slowly merged into Yi Shuihan's hand, disappearing without a trace.

Upon reopening the panel, a progress bar was found at the bottom. However, it seemed that the energy provided by a single fruit was limited, only about one-tenth of the way through.

"The task is arduous and the road ahead is long!" Although nine Devil Fruits may not seem like many at first glance, that is only in relative terms. Finding them will definitely require a lot of effort. Fortunately, it is not an impossible goal for Yi Shuihan.

"Fortunately, it wasn't a complete loss; the system still has some integrity!" Looking at the extra 100 cultivation points on his attribute panel, Yi Shuihan finally smiled. This was a worthwhile investment!

Chapter 8, Going to Sea

The island's inhabitants were unaware that they had inadvertently escaped a catastrophic disaster, and Yi Shuihan naturally had no intention of telling everyone about it.

Now that we understand the world we live in, it would be a waste of our youth to stay on this island. Besides, it's essential to upgrade the system and go out to find Devil Fruits. And to become stronger, relying on ourselves is too slow. We need to find a way to obtain more cultivation points and fusion points.

The past few years have proven one thing: staying here won't automatically attract cultivation points, so Yi Shuihan has no choice but to take the initiative to find them.

After resting for only one night, Yi Shuihan bid farewell to a few people the next day and set sail on the captured pirate ship.

On the deck, Yi Shuihan frowned deeply as he looked at the boundless sea. He still had no experience! He had impulsively set sail without considering that he knew nothing about navigation. On this vast ocean, Yi Shuihan had only managed to stay afloat for less than three days before completely losing his way. Now, he could only let the sea take its course.

"Fortunately, the food problem is solved. Now it depends on my luck. I'll be bored to death if this continues."

"I've been eating fish for a month now, and although there are different ways to cook it, I'm about to run out." The food I brought from the island was all gone in the first month, and now it's the third month. The reason Yi Shuihan hasn't starved to death is because he learned fishing and then used his cultivation points to upgrade it to the highest level, which ensures that he doesn't lack fish to eat.

From beginner to expert, the 30 cultivation points required still sting for Yi Shuihan.

As for the remaining cultivation points, Yi Shuihan put a lot of effort into the skill of water skills, directly pushing it to perfection. Considering that he was only at the beginner level, it took him a full 80 points, leaving him with only 10 points.

There's no way around it; battles on water are absolutely unavoidable in this world, and the importance of water-based skills cannot be ignored! If you encounter a powerful Devil Fruit user and can't win, jumping into the water to escape is always an option!

These three months of solo sailing have made Yi Shuihan determined that he will never go to sea alone again. He must be fully equipped before setting sail, and he must learn all the necessary survival skills.

"System God, company CEO! Can I at least catch a glimpse of him? Ideally, it would be a pretty girl, or even better, several." Yi Shuihan was so bored he was talking to himself.

It seemed like my luck had finally turned around. I was just saying it casually and didn't have high hopes, but who knew that soon after I said it, someone showed up, although she might not have been a pretty girl.

A medium-sized merchant ship slowly approached Yi Shuihan's ship.

"It wasn't easy! Finally... finally!" Yi Shuihan felt like crying. It wasn't that he lacked willpower, but he had been eating the same kind of food for so long that he was almost sick of it. Plus, he didn't know when he would finally reach the real outside world, so the pressure on him was immense.

Once the merchant ship got close enough, Yi Shuihan leaped onto the deck opposite.

"Who are you?" Several men dressed as guards on the deck surrounded Yi Shuihan with wary expressions.

When Yi Shuihan spotted them, they also spotted his ship at the same time. Fortunately, Yi Shuihan had removed the pirate flag from his ship, otherwise they would never have gotten close.

"Don't worry, I just want a ride." Although the other party wasn't exactly friendly, Yi Shuihan's good mood wasn't ruined.

Hmm, its combat power is even weaker than that of ordinary pirates. It seems it really is just an ordinary ship.

"Matsudaira, go and call the captain over."

"Okay, Captain Tufei."

A guard quietly left, and then quickly returned with a middle-aged man who was pot-bellied and had an oily face.

“I am Onodajima, the captain of this ship, the Fortune. I already know your purpose, no problem at all. However, our destination is Talia Island in the North Sea…” Onodajima paused here, looking at Yi Shuihan with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

He was a little surprised by the other party's attitude, why they accepted him, a stranger, so easily, but he didn't think too much about it. Perhaps they saw his extraordinary nature? Yi Shuihan thought to himself, unaware that the truth was not far off.

A person sailing at sea is either a victim of disaster or a true strongman, but Yi Shuihan doesn't look like one of those who have perished; his complexion is perfectly healthy.

"It's alright, I'll just drop it off there." I'll figure it out as soon as I get there; after all, I don't know the location.

"Matsudaira, take this guest to the ship to rest," Onodajima instructed.

After Yi Shuihan entered the cabin, the fat captain spoke up, "Captain, what is his background?"

"Don't worry, they shouldn't be pirates. If they really are, they're not people we can afford to mess with. Everything will proceed as usual. We only have one day left on our journey. I hope nothing bad happens." Onodajima said, a hint of worry in his eyes. What he didn't tell Captain Doi was that ever since he met Yi Shuihan, he had felt a sense of unease, as if some disaster was about to strike.

"Black tea! I never expected to be served such a fine thing." Yi Shuihan looked at the contents in front of him in surprise, truly not expecting to be served black tea.

"Hehe, the cargo on our ship consists mostly of daily necessities, with black tea making up the majority, all so that we can sell it for a good price on Talia Island." Matsudaira said, a hint of pride in his eyes. Black tea is actually considered a relatively high-end beverage, specially made for noble gentlemen.

Yi Shuihan saw the look in his eyes, but he didn't know what Matsudaira was thinking, and even if he did, he wouldn't feel anything.

"Do you have any recent newspapers or anything?" Yi Shuihan said calmly. "It's been a while since I've paid attention to what's happening outside. I wonder if anything major has happened."

"Newspaper? Oh, yes, I'll go get it for you right away!" Matsudaira agreed without any suspicion, unaware of the storm his actions would unleash upon the world.

Chapter 9, Can't you guys be a little stronger?

"The biggest news recently is the capture of Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King. It's said that he will be publicly executed next month!" Matsudaira's face showed a clear hint of fanaticism when he talked about Gol D. Roger.

Oh! It's this time of year, not bad, this means there are a lot of things I can do.

Yi Shuihan was also very curious about Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King. He was a true legendary figure, a great hero who surrendered to start a new era and faced death with a smile. He was a completely fantastical character, and such a person could never exist in Yi Shuihan's original world.

While listening to Matsudaira talk about what he considered important matters, Yi Shuihan also kept browsing the newspaper, gradually gaining some understanding of the world's structure.

The current time is 1498 in the Sea Calendar, which is 5 years before Luffy is born. Luffy will be around 17 years old when he sets sail. There are still 22 years before Yi Shuihan becomes familiar with the story world. Therefore, everything in these 22 years depends on Yi Shuihan's own judgment.

"Forget it, plot and all that are irrelevant. The most important thing is to have strength! As long as I have absolute strength, the so-called plot is just a joke. I can do whatever I want then." Thinking of his system, Yi Shuihan was full of confidence in his future. If he couldn't become the strongest in this world with a system, then he would be too pathetic.

So the next step is set: let's go and witness the death of the Pirate King and the beginning of a new era.

"Ah! It's a pirate ship! Everyone, get ready for battle!"

"How could this happen? It's at this time, when we were almost there."

"Thump thump..."

My good mood was ruined in an instant by the noise outside.

Standing up, Yi Shuihan strode towards the deck. The people on the ship had treated him well, and if possible, he wouldn't mind helping them through this difficult time.

On the deck, Captain Onodajima, who had met Yi Shuihan once before, looked extremely unwell. Although he managed to remain calm, the fear and unease in his eyes could not be hidden from Yi Shuihan.

Upon seeing Yi Shuihan's arrival, Onodajima seemed to have thought of something, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, and he quickly walked over.

"what happened?"

"It's the Blood Bull Pirates. I heard rumors that they don't often visit this route, but I didn't expect..." Onodajima said with a wry smile.

"I'm so sorry to have dragged you into this, but don't worry, they usually won't kill us all. It's just that the cargo on this ship... sigh, without this cargo, I'm afraid I won't be the captain anymore!" Onodajima said, his eyes filled with pleading as he looked at Yi Shuihan.

Clearly, he had his sights set on Yi Shuihan, hoping that this expert was indeed a master.

Yi Shuihan neither confirmed nor denied this, but simply raised the wooden sword in his hand slightly; his sword had not tasted human blood for several months.

The Blood Bull Pirates quickly boarded the deck of the merchant ship, and a group of fierce-looking men surrounded the people on board.

"What, do you still want to resist? You should know our rules, Blood Bull. As long as you obediently hand over all the supplies, we won't kill you. On the contrary, if you resist, then..." The man with a huge scar on his face looked around fiercely, "Leave no one alive."

At this point, the surrounding pirates also brandished their weapons, and the atmosphere became tense.

The guards on the merchant ship were quite well-behaved; although they knew they were no match for their opponents, none of them offered to surrender outright.

Onodajima was naturally in charge of the ship, so everyone else turned their attention to him. This action clearly made the pirates understand Onodajima's identity.

"So? Are you going to resist? Actually, I'd rather you resist. My knife is itching for a fight." Scarface's face was contorted with rage.

“This…” Onodajima turned to Yi Shuihan for help, and Yi Shuihan instantly became the focus of the entire room.

Although he felt a little uncomfortable about being used, Yi Shuihan still stood up.

"Two choices: get out or die." After saying this calmly, Yi Shuihan stood there quietly, as if nothing had happened.

Yi Shuihan's words stunned the pirates, who then burst into laughter. "Did I hear that right? He actually told us to get lost or die?"

"It seems you intend to rebel, then..." Scarface waved his hand, and the surrounding pirates swarmed forward, making a great battle inevitable.

The pirates' actions were somewhat unexpected, so the guards didn't react immediately. By the time they did, four pirates were already in front of Yi Shuihan, and four swords were aimed at him.

At this moment, Yi Shuihan remained in the same posture as before, as if he had been stunned by the sudden change.