Multiverse Skill System

"Are you going to fight? Uncle, you'd better be careful. Ace is very strong; he can even defeat a tiger." In Luffy's mind, he also felt that Yi Shuihan was no stronger than Ace.

"Defeat you? That's too easy, no challenge at all. But since you've asked, I'll reluctantly agree." Bullying a junior isn't anything to brag about, but surprising this arrogant brat might be quite interesting.

Although Yi Shuihan killed Ace's father, it doesn't mean he really had a grudge against Ace. On the contrary, he had a slight liking for Ace and wouldn't deliberately target him. However, this was on the premise that Ace didn't oppose him. If necessary, he wouldn't mind teaching Ace a lesson.

"Luffy, get out of the way and watch how I teach this liar a lesson."

"Oh, both sides need to do their best!"

Compared to Ace, Yi Shuihan simply stood there casually, seemingly not taking the battle to heart at all.

Still pretending? There are so many flaws in your act. I'll expose you right away.

In Ace's eyes, Yi Shuihan was full of flaws, as if he could be knocked down with a single blow, which made him confident that he could defeat Yi Shuihan.

"Take this, Ace's Iron Fist!" He charged forward full of righteous indignation, his speed even faster than that of an average adult, truly befitting his superior genes.

However, Ace's punch missed. At the crucial moment, Yi Shuihan turned his foot, and Ace's punch just grazed past him. Ace, due to the excessive force, staggered and almost fell.

After barely managing to steady himself, he rushed towards Yi Shuihan again, but he seemed somewhat embarrassed and angry than before. This was probably because his attack, which he thought would win, was so easily dodged, and he had made a fool of himself in front of Luffy.

Kids this age are very vengeful. If Ace had only intended to teach Yi Shuihan a lesson earlier and hadn't used his full strength, then now, in his anger, the power he unleashed was even beyond what was expected.

"This strike is indeed enough to kill a tiger." Facing Ace's fierce attack, Yi Shuihan remained calm and composed. There was nothing he could do; even if the attack hit him, he probably wouldn't even have a reaction. Ace might even be injured by the force of his own attack.

"Damn it, all you do is dodge? If you're so capable, take my punch head-on!" After several attacks failed to hit Yi Shuihan, Ace couldn't help but shout.

He is indeed still a child. If it were a real battle, wouldn't it be normal for him to dodge the enemy's attacks?

"As you wish, I won't hide anymore."

"That's what you said."

Ace was overjoyed upon hearing this, but his fist still flew towards Yi Shuihan without hesitation.

With a "bang," the fist finally struck Yi Shuihan successfully, but it was Ace who showed a pained expression.

"Ouch! Did you put an iron plate under your clothes? How cunning!" Ace said angrily, clutching his red fist. Even now, he still didn't believe that Yi Shuihan was really that strong.

It must be an iron block, but I can't tell how it got hidden there. Ace scrutinized the area he had attacked, as if trying to see right through his clothes.

"Even if you look at me like that, I won't get hurt. Or do you know a move that attacks with your eyes?"

Ace felt awkward upon hearing this and looked away.

Chapter 93, The Delicate Age

"To make you give up, I'll show you," Yi Shuihan said with a hint of sarcasm, lifting his clothes as he spoke.

"What? Really not?" When he saw that skin as white as a woman's, Ace could only admit his mistake.

How could he really be that powerful? Ace's little mind simply couldn't believe it.

"boom"

"What's going on? That's..."

"Wow, that's amazing, uncle! You're so strong!"

Did he do it? From such a distance, he could smash a rock that big, dozens of meters away, to pieces with a single punch.

"Still don't believe me? Then I'll show you something even more amazing." What a dishonest guy.

Under the curious gazes of Ace and Luffy, Yi Shuihan walked to a spot near the forest. With a swift movement, eight identical copies of Yi Shuihan appeared.

Nine Yi Shuihans simultaneously unleashed a punch in the same direction.

"boom"

"Rumble"

The direction from which the fist struck left a blank space; the once dense trees had completely disappeared, replaced by a smooth surface, as if it had been crushed by a road roller.

Upon seeing this, Ace was completely dumbfounded, while the light in Luffy's eyes almost illuminated the surroundings.

"Is this... even human? This can't be real! How can a human be so strong?"

"Wow, you're amazing, uncle! Please teach me how to become like you. How can there be nine uncles?"

Thinking about how he had just fought someone like that, and that the fight was initiated by him, Ace felt a wave of fear. Fortunately, the other party didn't take him seriously; otherwise, if the other party had really gotten serious, he didn't think he would be any better off than that forest.

With such strength, and knowing her father, is her father also such a powerful person?

His father was the Pirate King, and perhaps even more powerful. Imagining his father's strength, Ace suddenly felt a strong sense of pride.

"Alright, now you believe what I said, right?" He clapped his hands and returned to his previous position.

"I believe you, I believe you! Uncle is really amazing!"

Ace nodded, a hint of admiration in his eyes as he looked at Yi Shuihan.

"Grumpy"

Yi Shuihan and Ace both looked at Luffy, who then wore an embarrassed expression.

"I'm hungry, so hungry!" Suddenly, as if he had lost all his strength, Luffy's body went limp. "I need to eat meat, or I'll die."

"You rascal." Ace looked at Luffy with a wry smile, but he wasn't too surprised, as he had seen this kind of scene many times before.

"Um, I'm sorry, but could we go eat together first?" Ace's tone carried a hint of embarrassment, indicating that he truly had no hostility towards Yi Shuihan.

Seeing Luffy's state, Yi Shuihan knew it wasn't the time to talk, so he naturally agreed. Thus, led by Ace, they arrived at the place where they had originally planned to eat.

It was a cave, which looked like it had only been built recently, but the cave was fully equipped with everyday items.

"It's my favorite pot-bellied pig and hare." Luffy was revived as soon as he saw food, and his eyes were only on meat. He rushed to the meat and started to eat it.

"Is it just the two of you?" Yi Shuihan asked, because he saw three sets of tableware, which, if he wasn't mistaken, should belong to the young nobleman.

"No, there's one more." Ace looked around and then added, "Sabo, Sabo, where are you?"

"That's strange, it was just here a moment ago."

I've had a strange feeling since just now, Ace and Luffy aren't that old!

In the original work, Luffy was 7 years old and Ace was 10 years old when they met Sabo. Here it is obviously different. Although Ace looks older than Luffy, he is not 3 years old. In the end, he is 1 year old, or the age difference is even smaller.

Have my butterfly wings finally put them to good use?

"Just a quick question, how old are you, and how old is Luffy?"

"Ace is 7 years old, and I am 6 years old." Luffy answered Yi Shuihan. His words were a little unclear because he still had meat in his mouth, but Yi Shuihan still understood him.

Really? This age is quite subtle!

However, well, such a small change is acceptable. Even if everything changes, it would only mean losing a slight advantage for me, which wouldn't have a significant impact on my current strength.

His immense strength brought him immense confidence, especially after easily defeating Shanks and Kaido in succession. Yi Shuihan felt that there was basically nothing in the pirate world that could stump him.

"What happened? Sabo couldn't have just left like that." Luffy didn't seem to realize anything was wrong, but Ace had a keen sense of what was going on.

"Boom"

A deafening roar shook the earth.

"what happened?"

As they rushed out of the cave, they saw that half of the sky was burning red, and explosions could be heard from time to time.

"That direction is... Oh no!" Ace's expression changed, and without saying a word, he ran towards the direction from which the explosion had occurred.

Luffy had also appeared out of nowhere, and his eyes were completely different from before. Although he didn't know what had happened, his intuition told him that if he didn't do something now, he would definitely regret it.

"Do you know what happened?" Before Yi Shuihan could finish speaking, Luffy did the same thing as Ace and disappeared from Yi Shuihan's sight.

What an unlovable bunch of brats! Let's go check them out!

With no other option, Yi Shuihan had to go and see for himself what had happened.

When Yi Shuihan arrived at the scene, the system notification sounded simultaneously.

"Another major event has occurred. I was right to come!"

What appeared before Yi Shuihan were countless ragged people and a burning volcano. Upon closer inspection, the burning things were all sorts of things: clothes, broken furniture, discarded food, and scrap ironware.

"Garbage mountain?" When this term came to mind, Yi Shuihan seemed to understand something.

Chapter 94, A Transaction Involving 3% of One's Fortune

"Everyone, run away!"

"Staying here is just waiting to die!!"

"Forget about the house, run!"

"Putting out the fire is impossible."

The garbage mountain is where the city dwellers store the trash they don't need. The mountains of garbage are seen as unnecessary by the city's residents.

Conversely, countless people outside the city rely on this garbage to survive. The garbage mountain is like fish and water to them; they can only survive by finding food, old clothes, and some broken but still usable tools in the garbage mountain.

Over the years, the garbage mountain has supported countless people, and many have even built their own houses on it, forming a system that relies on the garbage mountain for survival.

They never imagined that something like this would happen today: the garbage mountain was burned down, and the one who started it was undoubtedly the group of nobles in the city.

This garbage mountain is too much of an eyesore. As for burning it, which would cause many deaths, that's completely outside their consideration. Perhaps in their eyes, these people who live off garbage are garbage themselves.

The fire raged relentlessly, and people occasionally emerged from the garbage dump in disarray, their reactions varying.

Some were wailing, some were cursing incessantly, and some were numb and desperate. Overall, they were in a very depressed atmosphere, not knowing how to live after losing the garbage mountain.

You might say that losing the garbage mountain is no big deal; you can just find another place to live or simply leave the island.

But that's actually impossible. Only a very few people have the ability to leave the island. Most people who rely on the garbage mountain for a living don't have any special skills. If they leave the garbage mountain, they can't even have a full meal. Why would capable people want to make a living in the garbage mountain?

So, barring any unforeseen circumstances, 90% or more of the people here will slowly die over the next period of time.

"Those guys in the city are trying to kill us! I'm going to fight them!" A young man with a sallow complexion but still looking quite energetic shouted excitedly. However, his wife held his hand tightly beside him, her eyes pleading, not wanting her husband to do anything foolish.

"Sabo! Sabo, are you there?" Ace's voice reached Yi Shuihan's ears, causing him to temporarily stop observing other places and follow the sound to find Ace.

At this moment, Ace looked anxious and kept calling Sabo's name, while Luffy was not far away, doing the same thing.

Have you seen Sabo?

After asking countless people, an elderly man finally gave a different answer.

"If you're talking about that handsome blond kid, he's been kidnapped by the people in town."

This old man is quite powerful! Could he be Naguri, the one who once competed with Roger for the title of Pirate King?

Yi Shuihan was about 80% certain of the old man's identity, but it didn't matter to him, so he just stayed there quietly without taking any action.

"Really? Can you describe what the person you saw looked like?"

"Yes, that's possible. He passed right in front of me. I remember it very clearly. He was wearing a top hat with goggles, had short blond hair, was missing a tooth, and had scars on his face. You could tell from his eyes that he was a very stubborn kid."

“That’s right, it’s Sabo. That hat and the missing tooth definitely belong to him.”

"Brother Ace, Sabo has been captured, what do we do?"

Compared to Ace, Luffy now clearly lacks his own opinions, although this is partly due to his age.

Ace gritted his teeth, his expression uncertain, but finally made a decision: "Let's go save him. He definitely didn't do it willingly."

"Okay, we must rescue Sabo." Luffy's eyes hardened.

Just when Yi Shuihan thought Ace would soon take Luffy into the city to rescue people, she saw Ace slowly walk up to Yi Shuihan and bend down.

"Please lend me your power. We must rescue Sabo no matter what. Please help me!"

Ace was still clear-headed and knew to bring in outside help. His approach was indeed correct. If Yi Shuihan had intervened, rescuing Sabo would have been much easier.

But why did he intervene? Was it because of Ace's request, or because Luffy is the protagonist?

There are reasons, of course, but they are not because of Ace or Luffy, or even anyone else, but because of himself.

"I can help you, but you need to promise me one thing." As Yi Shuihan said this, a scroll suddenly appeared in his hand.

Hearing Yi Shuihan's words, Ace frowned, somewhat annoyed that Yi Shuihan was taking advantage of the situation at this time. However, considering that the other party was indeed not related to him much, and they had only just met, and he had misunderstood the other party before, and in the end he really wanted to save Sabo, he nodded.

As for Luffy standing to the side, he was even more direct. After Yi Shuihan finished speaking, he patted Yue Xiong and said there was no problem.

"Then all you need to do is press your handprints on this." He opened the scroll and handed it to Ace.

The scroll wasn't written in the usual script of the One Piece world, nor was it any script Ace had ever seen before, but when he saw it, its meaning immediately came to mind.

The text above means that he will trade 3% of his luck to Yi Shuihan as an item, and in exchange, Yi Shuihan will do his best to help him save people.