Skill Tree Chronicles: One Piece

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After Shen Yuan left, the three of them acted like prisoners who had just been pardoned.

Jin and Kaido immediately reverted into their dragon forms, grabbed the gravely injured Jack, and took off without hesitation.

They didn't want to stay here for even a second longer!

As for Shen Yuan—he had truly reaped a massive reward.

Let's not even get started on the Dark-Dark Fruit for now.

Just the skill points gained from this battle were enough to make Shen Yuan grin like a madman for half a month straight!

> [You have defeated plot-character Kaido. Level up to MAX—Level 100! Excess EXP has been converted into Skill Points ×1!]

> [Final Level Reached. All future EXP will now be converted into Skill Points!]

> [Final Level Reward Unlocked: Mysterious Zoan-type Devil Fruit ×1!]

Just then, a gentle breeze passed.

A radiant golden Devil Fruit appeared in Shen Yuan's palm, its luster bright and holy.

Shen Yuan looked down and muttered sincerely, "This fruit… is divine."

He didn't hesitate. Without wasting even a second, he absorbed the power of the fruit directly into his body.

> [New Ability Acquired: The Power of Candlelight!]

After reading through the fruit's description, Shen Yuan couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

Candlelight.

A divine attribute. One of the two sacred entities of Liangyi, associated with the Sun God—also revered as the Holy Beast of Pure Yang.

As he reflected on that…

Shen Yuan suddenly howled into the air: "Kaido, I'm your father now!"

That's right!

In the ancient cosmology, the four divine beasts were born from Zhuzhao, the sun of extreme Yang, and Youying, the moon of extreme Yin.

And Zhuzhao, one of the Two Saints, possessed a solar temperature rivaling the surface of the actual sun.

"Devastating Heat—Unleashed!"

Shen Yuan puffed out his chest—

A burst of golden light and high-pressure wind instantly surged from his body, roaring toward the battlefield ruins far away!

"Boom!"

A wave of superheated energy exploded outward, vaporizing everything in its path with terrifying force.

The surrounding environment instantly became scorching, putting immense pressure on even high-tier combatants like Marco.

Marco was dumbfounded. "No way… Is that a heat breath attack?!"

"Scorchwind Slash!"

But before anyone could catch a breath, another deadly burst of wind followed!

A storm howled, lifting an entire swathe of seawater into the sky—only for it to be vaporized instantly by the burning heat!

And the wind's force? Still rising!

"Beast Transformation?"

Shen Yuan attempted transformation several times, but each attempt ultimately failed.

"It seems the Zoan-type evolution requires more awakening progress… or a compatibility phase," he murmured, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.

As he turned back, he looked ecstatic.

But as soon as he took a step forward—his entire body trembled.

It felt as though a miniature sun had ignited within his chest.

The ultra-high temperature burned his internal organs, causing his blood to boil and making the pain nearly unbearable.

"Damn… There are side effects after all!"

Other than that—

Shen Yuan maxed out his Speed Enhancement.

At this moment—

His stats were close to perfection.

As waves of brutal, volatile energy surged around him, Shen Yuan's mind drifted.

Could he take on the Five Elder Stars now?

He glanced at his status again.

> [Skill Updated: Void Body – Level 100/100 (Ignore physical collision. Move like a specter drifting through the void. MASSIVE speed increase.)]

Ignore collision volume?

What did that even mean?

He paused to think.

Images slowly emerged in his mind.

Voidwalker… Kassadin?

"…Wait, am I a ghost now?"

With that thought, he allocated the three remaining skill points into Darkness Manipulation, further stabilizing his control over Black Hole Gravity.

He turned toward Marco and the others—

All of them stood there, frozen in disbelief, mouths agape wide enough to stuff a sea-king in.

From the start of the battle until now—

Shen Yuan's fighting style had felt surreal. Absurd. Unreal.

A complete subversion of everything they understood about combat.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Go clean up the battlefield!"

With that, he turned and walked off—hands clasped casually behind his back.

Meanwhile—

The entire battle had been broadcast and recorded by Morgans.

The Big Bird's heart was racing!

"Big news! This is huge news!"

"You know, when I saw Kaido arrive earlier, I had a feeling something insane was about to go down!"

"The fortune teller said I'm a man whose destiny is paved with blood and chaos…"

"But I reject that fate! I choose my own path!"

"Well said."

Shen Yuan approached, clapping slowly with a satisfied smile.

"Oh? Mr. Shen Yuan?"

"What brings you here?"

Morgans showed no fear—he didn't even take a step back.

"I just ask that you report everything honestly. As it happened."

Morgans gave a smile and bowed slightly.

"You'll see what you want to see on tomorrow's front page, I assure you."

Shen Yuan nodded, pleased.

He gently patted Morgans' shoulder.

"Would you be interested in coming back with me to Border Island for a private chat?"

Morgans didn't hesitate.

He nodded and followed.

——

Once back on Border Island,

Marco and the others were busy counting treasure from the spoils.

When they saw Shen Yuan arrive, they all greeted him—while sneaking glances at Morgans.

"That's the famous President of the World Economic News Agency!" someone whispered.

Marco nodded in acknowledgment.

"We'll leave you to it, Commander. Even though the war's paused, don't forget—the World Government still has its eyes on us."

Everyone returned to work.

Inside the large command tent, the two sat down.

Kalifa served tea herself.

"Mr. President, some of my abilities… can't be made public yet. They are my last cards against the Five Elders."

Morgans nodded. He'd seen enough rebels before. The Revolutionary Army. The fallen kings. This wasn't new.

"So what can you share publicly?"

"I've recently acquired the Yami Yami no Mi… and I'm a swordsman who combines swordsmanship with darkness."

Morgans took out his notepad and started scribbling excitedly.

"Also, we'll be annexing half of Kaido's territory. The war will continue."

His wings fluttered so fast they left afterimages.

"Big! Big news! The world's gonna explode!"

"And on top of that, Kaido is surrendering ten tons of seastone as tribute."

Morgans kept writing. Non-stop.

"Do you… have any personal requests?" Morgans asked, hinting at something more.

"I want the blame for this war pinned on pressure from the Five Elders."

Morgans nodded immediately. He would've done that even without Shen Yuan's request.

"Understood. I'll be in touch."

As Morgans left, Shen Yuan stood at the entrance of the tent and finally exhaled in relief.

"…Safe!"

In truth—

Morgans had been contacted by Shen Yuan beforehand. This was all part of the master plan.

——

At the same time—

News of Kaido's defeat spread like wildfire.

Within the Whitebeard Pirates, and even more chaotically, inside the Beasts Pirates…

——

On Onigashima—

Kaido lay sprawled across a giant stone slab, groaning in agony.

"…How did Boss Kaido end up like this?"

Black Maria looked on, eyes wide, voice trembling.

"…It's a good thing the enemy stopped," Jhin muttered darkly.

"If they hadn't… Boss Kaido wouldn't have survived today."

"Five of the Flying Six are gone. Only you remain," Jack added grimly. His own injuries were equally severe.

"Who the hell was that guy? Was it Whitebeard?" Black Maria asked, still trying to make sense of it.

Jhin scoffed.

"You think just Whitebeard could do this to us?"

Black Maria looked bewildered.

"It was Shen Yuan. That so-called Death God."

"…Shen Yuan?" Black Maria blinked in disbelief.

"That brat?"

"He knows things we don't," Jhin replied, face grim. "And his strength… can't be questioned."

"We paid with half our territory… ten tons of seastone… and even…"

"…the life of Wano's shogun," he finished.

"You mean Orochi?!"

Black Maria's expression twisted into rage and disgust.

"…Then we need to discuss something important—"

"Who's going to be the next Shogun of Wano?"

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