Eternal Night

Chapter 748 Kill is enough
As Wu Pifu roared out, the distant thunder seemed to pause for a moment, but then it became even more turbulent. From the sea, the distant sky looked like a sea of ​​thunder.

However, Wu Pifu ignored him completely and instead took out the Nodos Contract Crystal from his personal space.

The broken crystal fragment shimmered with a faint fluorescence, which filled most of the crystal, but was still about one-fifth full.

The Nodos Contract Crystal is the core item for transforming into a hero's body, and it is also one of Wu Pifu's biggest trump cards.

From the perspective of the superposition multiplier, the hero transformation is actually an independent multiplier, without much difference, and not much different from the magical girl heart flower, except that the multiplier is slightly larger.

What's truly important is the elevation in rank brought about by the transformation of the Hero Race. This is a qualitative change, allowing Wu Pifu to use the power of the Ascended Body while still in his mortal stage!
During the time reversal, he had already used the Heroic Race transformation to fight against the End Producer. Although he defeated the End Producer, he did not kill the Taotie behind the End Producer. He only shattered its projection part, so the Nodos Contract Crystal was unable to recharge.

Previously, he killed the remnants of the Nine-Headed Serpent. Because the essence of the Nine-Headed Serpent was not much left, the Nodos Contract Crystal was still not fully charged, so he was still unable to use the Heroic Race transformation.

Wu Pifu silently stored the Nodos Contract Crystal in his personal space.

He had a hunch that although he had temporarily fooled the Heavenly Dao with the Deception Orb, the Heavenly Dao's suspicion of him had never disappeared. It was just that it was temporarily unable to act due to some kind of bug. As long as a part of the Heavenly Dao remained in his essence, the Heavenly Dao would never let him go.

However, he could not hand over this part of the essence of the Heavenly Dao. Firstly, he did not know how to hand it over, and secondly, this thing seemed to be very precious, as it was a necessary item for the main brain's third upgrade, so he could not hand it over.

Therefore... he must have a trump card to defy the Heavenly Dao, and without a doubt, the Hero Race Transformation is that trump card!

"move on!"

Ignoring the impotent rage from the distant horizon, Wu Pifu instead gave orders to the crew. He then lay quietly in his chair, and as the ship's speed decreased, he once again slapped it forward, propelling it at at least seven or eight hundred kilometers per hour. At this speed, even with the vast expanse of the Mountain and Sea Realm, reaching the next city would only take an hour or two.

However, as Wu Pifu continued to wave his hands, he also felt a strange sensation, as if everything in this world was feeling disgusted with him. This disgust was not obvious, and was even very slight, but he still keenly sensed it. However, his reaction was just to sneer and then not take it seriously.

At this moment, Mei sat down next to Wu Pifu with a worried look on her face, hesitant to speak. Wu Pifu lay back with his eyes closed and said, "Speak your mind. You have the special ability to see through people's hearts. You should know my personality. I won't do anything to you just because you said something or offended me. And don't worry, I will beat you up so that you can get your revenge and also gain wealth."

Mei remained silent for a long while before speaking in a very soft voice, "You... towards the Heavenly Dao, towards this world..."

"Yes."

Wu Pifu didn't deny it and directly admitted, "I'm not from this world, you probably guessed that. But there are plenty of outsiders in this world. I guess your ancestors were from outside the world too?"

Mei didn't speak.

These points were clearly stated in the historical records that Mei had read before.

Since One Piece opened the Grand Line and the methods of absorbing other worlds, countless planes have been captured and absorbed by this world over the past countless years. This is not a direct crushing and destruction like that of demon kings, giant beasts, or ancient gods, but rather a method of conquest or subtle influence to seize other worlds. As a result, many people from these worlds have become inhabitants of this world.

This is also the root of the world's almost harsh hierarchical system.

In this world, Celestial Dragons are known as the world's nobles. Even ordinary Celestial Dragons who are not hereditary can kill civilians in the street and only need to pay compensation. If they are Celestial Dragon nobles, they don't even need to pay compensation. From the emotions of the people around him, Wu Pifu felt that the Celestial Dragons in this world were truly inhuman. Compared to them, the gentry in the Song Dynasty Dream World were simply great benefactors.

The root cause is this: the vast majority of ordinary people in this world come from other planes. They have simply multiplied and settled in this world and are now considered human beings in this world. However, in the eyes of Heaven, there are definitely still distinctions of kinship.

Mei remained silent for at least several minutes before she finally managed to ask with difficulty, "But you're targeting the Heavenly Dao, the Heavens, and this world..."

"Yes."

Wu Pifu remained outspoken, looking up at the sky with a strange gaze and saying, "Since I came to this world, I have inexplicably felt that this world is hateful. Although so far, only the Celestial Dragons have made me feel deep hatred, this world itself definitely has a problem, and a huge, terrifying, and chilling hidden problem. I don't know what this problem is yet, so I've decided... to let this world expose itself to me."

"How can I expose myself to you?" Mei asked, puzzled. "Just kill him."

Wu Pifu closed his eyes, lay back in the chair and said, “I don’t know if you understand, but in a world with a unified consciousness, the whole world is a whole. The resources within it have owners because of the existence of the unified consciousness. If you want to become stronger, you need resources, and these resources are the portion given by the unified consciousness. That’s why the World Government only cares about the Heavenly Way, and that’s why the Celestial Dragons go out to sea to search for and conquer other worlds to gain a share. In this situation, the stronger a person is, the more they will be favored by the Heavenly Way and become its confidants. As long as I kill them, the Heavenly Way will naturally reveal its true colors to me.”

Mei was shocked and exclaimed, "My lord, my lord, you mustn't! Your status as a chosen one..."

"no need to worry."

Wu Pifu looked at the title "Deception Pearl," shook his head slightly, and offered no explanation.

Although he didn't understand the workings of the Deception Pearl, just as he didn't understand the origins of the "five steps within" and "five steps outside" rules of the title "Commoner," he knew one thing: as long as he didn't admit on the spot that he was Wu Pifu, the one to be captured, the mission would continue. And while the mission continued, even if Heaven felt like it was eating shit and wanted to kill him, it couldn't cancel the mission it had issued to him... Of course, if he didn't complete this mission, he couldn't leave the Mountain and Sea Realm camp and couldn't return to the human camp, so in the end, he still had to complete the mission.

Just then, the sky suddenly changed dramatically. What was once a clear, cloudless sky was suddenly filled with dark clouds, and the entire sea was suddenly whipped up by raging winds and waves, causing the Tier 5 battleship to toss and turn on the sea.

Wu Pifu then stood up from his chair and said, "All those I forced onto this ship can disembark at the next port at their own discretion. I will give you a large sum of money. We can discuss the details later. The bonus will double for each port you stay on this ship."

As he spoke, Wu Pifu didn't wait for the crew's reply and flew directly into the sky. In the sky, a tall man dressed in the same general's uniform was looking at Wu Pifu, the battleship, and all the crew members with a cold gaze.

"...That's Admiral Barossa, the user of the Cloud-Cloud Fruit!" Mei shouted from the ship's side.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed in the dark clouds, and Mei's pupils contracted sharply. Not only her, but everyone on the ship saw what was happening in the sky...

Behind Barossa stood five other men and women, all dressed in general's uniforms, including both navy blue and army green uniforms...

There were six generals in total!
Even when besieging pirates of the Sea King level, so many admirals have never been deployed before!

"Wu Pifu! You are favored by Heaven, yet when this enemy invaded, you disregarded the overall situation and killed a World Government Admiral. You are not even a Celestial Dragon, yet you are far too audacious. Although I do not know why Heaven still favors you, the Supreme Council has already petitioned Heaven for a ruling, and Heaven has remained silent on this matter. So... why don't you surrender?"

Barossa shouted sharply, his voice like a howling wind.

Then, in the next second, a blade of light more dazzling than thunder burst forth, reaching Barossa in an instant. As soon as the blade touched him, a bloody gash appeared on Barossa's face.

Barossa was startled. His combat experience was extremely rich. In an instant, his entire body turned into mist. As the blade slashed in front of him, he could dodge the direct hit of the blade. Even with the restraint of Haki, he was a Logia-type Devil Fruit user and had developed it to an extremely high level. At most, he would only suffer minor injuries. Then it would be his turn to take the hit...

But in the next instant, the blade of light slashed through the clouds and mist. Before the clouds and mist could even disperse, Wu Pifu followed the blade. Within five steps, the Death-Defying Greatsword slashed through the air, the blade cutting through the clouds and mist. Then, the blade veered off course and slashed at a giant behind him with the speed of a whirlwind.

The other five generals were startled when they saw the blade's edge, but seeing that Barossa had transformed into mist to dodge it, they immediately scattered. When the giant saw Wu Pifu slash through the mist and then strike him, he roared. This giant, who was originally nearly ten meters tall, transformed into a small mountain with a roar—a real small mountain, but with a head, face, hands, and feet, and at least a thousand meters tall. As Wu Pifu approached, the small mountain's fist smashed down on him from mid-air.

The next scene flashed through everyone's minds: Wu Pifu being smashed into a pulp with a single punch. The Mountain-Mountain Fruit's power wasn't just about increasing size; it truly possessed the strength to uproot mountains. A full-force attack could sink an island. It was absolutely impossible to match its power...

But then, a scream came from the clouds. Barossa's body was cut in half at the waist, half of him was clouds and half of his flesh. Moreover, he had no way to heal his flesh by transforming into clouds. The cut began to annihilate and shatter.

On the other side, Wu Pifu, as small as an ant, clashed his blade with Shanchuan's fist. In the next instant, the blade's energy swept the sky, and the enormous force even tore the seawater below a thousand meters into the air. Even the four generals scattered around felt a sense of being pulled involuntarily. With a single strike, the thick dark clouds were pierced and torn open, and the mountain giant formed from the Mountain-Mountain Fruit began to crumble inch by inch, its dying screams echoing throughout the heavens and earth.

Wu Pifu stood still in mid-air. A beam of light descended from above the gaping dark clouds and enveloped him. He brandished his death-defying greatsword and watched as the blade cleaved through thousands of miles, cutting off the sea and the sky. He paid no attention to that and instead looked at the other four generals.

"Come."

"Step forward and face death."

(End of this chapter)