Eternal Night

Chapter 757 The Beginning of the Marineford War!
Wu Pifu shifted uncomfortably, then stood up after a while, unable to bear it any longer. After thinking for a long time, he sat down again with a sigh of relief.

He hadn't felt this conflicted in a long time.

He couldn't even kill all of those few dozen non-humans, which really annoyed him. He even felt uncomfortable breathing the air here.

At this moment, in a corner of the warship, there were several cages containing dozens of Celestial Dragons, Celestial Dragon nobles, and members of Celestial Dragon families. They were wailing and crying, but no one dared to insult them. This was because the dozen or so Celestial Dragons who had insulted them earlier had their tongues and internal organs pulled out by Wu Pifu. The key point was that they were still alive even after that. With such an example before them, they no longer dared to be so quick to speak.

The reason these Celestial Dragons weren't killed immediately was because Wu Pifu's men found the hosts of the three major news organizations. These journalists, who were willing to risk their lives for sensational news, actually sent an admiral-level officer to Wu Pifu and offered numerous suggestions to escalate the Marineford War, such as... gathering the Celestial Dragons together, taking them to the World Government headquarters, and then executing them all in public during a live broadcast by the three major news organizations worldwide.

Although Wu Pifu could not tolerate the Celestial Dragons' utter inhumanity, he forced himself to endure it in order to create this major event. He thought the suggestion was excellent. The key point was that he also realized that the truth of this world was shrouded in some kind of veil. Although killing human ascendants and Celestial Dragons could damage the veil, if the amount was insufficient, that inexplicable power would continuously repair the veil.

So it would be better to gather all these Celestial Dragons together and kill them all at once.

Seeing that Wu Pifu was restless, Mei brewed him a pot of tea, filled his cup, and then asked, "Does Your Excellency dislike these powerful and wealthy people that much?"

Wu Pifu looked at Mei with a puzzled expression.

Mei glanced at the Celestial Dragons, and Wu Pifu suddenly realized, "You mean them? They're not powerful or wealthy; they're beasts in human skin."

Mei paused for a moment and then said, "Although the Celestial Dragons certainly don't do anything human..."

No, what are you thinking?

Wu Pifu said seriously, "This isn't an adjective, it's a noun. It means something that isn't human. You don't think I'm talking about evil people, do you? Evil people are evil people, and non-humans are non-humans!"

Not only Mei, but everyone around listened attentively.

This world, no, all worlds, actually follow some fundamental laws. When you are a beggar, no one will stop to listen to the truth you speak of. But if you are someone who can easily shake the world, even a casual joke you tell can make the whole world listen carefully.

Wu Pifu naturally explained his inhuman theories in detail, which immediately made the people around him look bizarre and strange.

But they really couldn't refute it.

This is similar to the logic in the statement, "My comrades support me, and the enemy opposes me, which proves that I am doing the right thing."

You are not human; all your language and suffering are merely false anthropomorphic simulations, so there is no room for argument.

Mei took a deep breath. Before she could speak, a voice suddenly came from the mast: "I'm very curious, how did your... strange will and self-anchoring come about?"

Everyone immediately looked over and saw an ordinary-looking human sitting on the mast looking down.

Wu Pifu shook his head and said, "I thought you would stay silent the whole time, Eggers."

This human... is actually the goblin trading tycoon Aegis?
Eggers jumped down from the mast and sat down next to Wu Pifu, saying, "I just don't know what to say for a moment, but as you get closer and closer to the World Government headquarters, I have to do something... Don't worry, the owner of this body is dead. I'm just temporarily possessing it. I didn't kill this person."

“I know.” Wu Pifu finished his tea in one gulp and said, “There is no resentment in this body, so I am still willing to talk to you.”

Eggers took the teapot from Mei's hand, and Mei, realizing what was happening, scrambled away to a distance. Eggers didn't care and poured himself a cup of tea, saying, "You still haven't answered me. How did this self-anchoring of yours come about? It's so... bizarre and unwavering, almost unshakeable. It's unbelievable. You haven't even taken the first step of your sublimation yet. What kind of situation could give birth to a... monster like you?"

"I am human! A pure-blooded human!"

Wu Pifu corrected Eggers, then revealed a reminiscing expression and said, "I guess it's because of loneliness and despair. Too much loneliness and despair made me want to respond to the expectations of my parents in my memory. And because of this loneliness and despair, I wanted to return to my tribe... You know, when I was a child, my father's greatest expectation for me was that I be a person, a good person."

"It's very difficult, extremely difficult."

“A person and a good person?” Eggers looked up at the sky and suddenly laughed. “Although it’s still unbelievable how you anchor yourself, it’s clear that when you say ‘person and good person,’ you mean both your actions and thoughts, right? At least you’ve never treated me as a non-human.”

“That was true before,” Wu Pifu said frankly. “It’s hard to say what will happen in the future. It depends on the truth of this world. If the truth is too ugly, and you are one of the masterminds behind the truth of this world, then you are definitely not human.” “…That’s really frank.”

Eggers shook his head and said, "I'm not here to threaten you, or rather, to tell you two facts frankly."

"The first fact is that a total of twenty-two Ascended Bodies are concentrated at the World Government headquarters. Once you arrive and are going to kill a Celestial Dragon live, then I and others will attack you. There are three Second-Order Ascended Bodies, including myself. This is not the same as a First-Order Ascended Bodies. No matter how special you are, you will definitely die."

Wu Pifu didn't speak, but just nodded silently and continued to look at Eggers.

Eggers knew that Wu Pifu was urging him to reveal the second fact, so he said, "The second fact is that this wasn't actually our intention. Because using too much power in this world would damage the world itself. As you predicted, the veil concealing the truth will be greatly shaken. If a large number of Celestial Dragons die, then this veil will inevitably break. This is a fact we have been trying our best to avoid, but now it's unavoidable, not only because you captured so many Celestial Dragons, but also because..."

At this point, Eggers' expression turned bitter. He paused for a long time before continuing, "We sent five Ascended Beings to your civilization, the true core of this era's civilization, and then..."

Upon hearing this, Wu Pifu burst into laughter, saying between laughs, "Wait, are you guys really that brave? You really dare to go? Come on, tell me, did any of them escape back? If so, I'll definitely laugh at them when I get back."

"……No."

Eggers lowered his head and said, "None of them escaped. Although their images were transmitted back, even their clones and last remaining information were destroyed. But that's not the key point. Five first-tier Ascended Beings aren't enough to drive us to desperation. The real key point is that the unknown terror of your civilization is pushing back along the passage that led to your civilization by the five Ascended Beings. Your civilization's artifacts... it's truly unbelievable. In a civilization era that's still at the Absolute Truth level, you already possess such great terror, and you even have artifacts that have been activated and are still evolving and perfecting. In short, relying on your artifacts, the great terror of your civilization is heading towards the Mountain and Sea Realm..."

"Oh ho." Wu Pifu chuckled smugly, but he still asked, "Speaking of which, isn't the Mountain and Sea Realm a transcendent-level great world, where even the origin cannot be entered?"

“Yes, the Root can’t get in.” Eggers had completely lost all expression: “Ascended beings need to practically sell themselves to get in, while mortals can get in much easier. And the Great Terror of your civilization… is actually a mortal! And they even killed five Ascended beings, so they can really get in, at least for a short time, while you’re exploiting the bug in our world. So you understand now? That’s why we decided to kill you immediately without any further excuses.”

Wu Pifu's understanding of these matters was truly exceptional. He nodded and said, "I understand. You're scared."

"...Let's just say we're scared."

Eggers smiled, stood up and said, "Then so be it, as you wished, and as you said before, we've met... now it's time to settle this with a fight to the death."

After saying that, Eggers was about to leave, but before he left, he suddenly said, "Speaking of which, I have also seen what you have done all along. You have stirred up the world and caused the order of the Grand Line region, which belongs to the Celestial Dragons, to collapse directly, resulting in the deaths of so many people. By your standards, isn't this your crime?"

"What?"

Wu Pifu looked utterly bewildered: "The Celestial Dragons kill people at will, kidnap anyone to be their slaves, perform human sacrifices, and torture and manipulate people at will, while the World Government stands up for them, acts as their henchmen, and suppresses all those who resist. Are you telling me that they should just be slaves and be sacrificed, and why did they have to overthrow the Celestial Dragons, causing a riot and resulting in so many deaths? Are you out of your mind?"

Eggers was speechless for a moment. Then, a loud laugh rang out, and at the same time, a wind dragon rushed in and transformed into a fierce-looking bald man.

"Well said! Besides, what do they know about order? It's all bullshit! It's all lies!"

Eggers glanced at the bald, burly man, shook his head slightly, and strode away, his body vanishing into nothingness.

The bald, burly man didn't even glance at Eggers, but stared intently at Wu Pifu, saying, "I am the leader of the Revolutionary Army, Wind Dragon! I have come to assist you... the savior of the world, and also the destroyer of the world, Wu Pifu!"

This bald, burly man was also an Ascended Being, and quite powerful at that. Wu Pifu looked at the Wind Dragon with great interest and asked, "How do you maintain your human body? Aren't Ascended Beings supposed to transform into monsters?"

Fenglong, who was initially full of enthusiasm, was momentarily speechless. He forced a smile and said, "No, what I mean is, how about we discuss how to tear the curtain apart next?"

"No, you're wrong, Wind Dragon. To him, 'pure-blooded humans' hold special significance!"

Another voice came, and this time a three-headed bird flew in. Strangely, this three-headed bird had the upper body of a bird and the lower body of a human.

"Hello, Mr. Wu Pifu, I am the behind-the-scenes chief of News Corporation. You can call me Media Tycoon." The three-headed bird nodded to Wu Pifu, and then said to Fenglong, "In order to win this battle and completely tear down the veil of falsehood, we must first help Mr. Wu Pifu obtain the Devil Fruit he has been dreaming of!"

"That Human-Human Fruit—the anchor for pure-blooded human form!"

(End of this chapter)