I reached the top of Pirates

Chapter 224, Section 223: Concept: Dragon!

"Why is it so noisy? The sunlight is too bright. Am I dead? Why can't I move at all? I'm so thirsty."

Intermittent words kept coming out, and the scene of being repeatedly beaten by that bastard kept echoing in my mind.

"Boss, you're not dead, you're just wrapped in bandages a bit too tightly."

The young man with the monk's head spoke with an inexplicable subtlety, looking at the man in front of him who was wrapped up like a big dumpling in bandages that smelled of medicine.

The two were in the same boat, recalling how they were beaten up by a group of people a week ago, while their boss watched from a short distance away.

It's true that fortunes change.

Once he regained consciousness, Crocodile silently closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them:

"Bonise, remove the bandages from me."

He nodded, then his right index finger transformed into a blade, and slashed!

Crocodile, now free, removed the excess bandages from his body, sat up, and his lips twitched involuntarily.

It hurts.

My whole body aches.

However, it's not unbearable. I've been through a lot of storms and even experienced near-death experiences.

Looking at the guys having a bonfire party not far from the shore, I stood up and walked over. I couldn't see anything wrong with them.

The bandages still wrapped around his body looked rather comical.

Approaching.

"Since he wants to see you, let him come. We'll wait for him here in Ohara."

Runti blinked, nodded, and grinned, "Did you hear that? You old rascal, we're over here in Ohara. If you want to see us, hurry up, or we won't wait."

An excited voice came from the other side: "Wait for me, Dad will be here soon. You guys wait for me, I'll bring you gifts."

Click!

Runti hung up on the Den Den Mushi.

With a helpless expression, he looked at Moses:
"He's so clingy. He calls me every day with all sorts of excuses to ask where Xiao Pei and I are. You don't mind, do you?"

Moses laughed and said, "He wants to see you, so I have no reason to refuse. Let him see you."

"What if that old bastard tries to take us away? I'm making it clear now, I'm not going with him."

As he spoke, he looked at Peggy with an unfriendly gaze and asked, "What about you, Peggy?"

Peggy, who was swallowing the grilled fish, shook her head speechlessly and sighed, "Practice makes perfect."
"Wherever you are, I'll go."

Runti immediately smiled happily and handed over the grilled fish she was holding:

"Xiao Pei, here's some grilled fish for you. You're such a good brother to your sister."

Page One stared tearfully at the unidentified object, half-burnt and half-cooked, and under Runti's intense gaze, had no choice but to look at Mercer, his eyes filled with pleading:

"Brother-in-law, please save me."

Amid Runti's blushing expression, Messer chuckled softly:

"Since it's Runti's love for you, then I can't help you."

Crocodile's eyes flickered slightly; that voice just now belonged to Hanafza.

"Are they Hanafza's children?"

He asked this.

Moses glanced at him and nodded:
"have opinions?"

Crocodile was silent for a moment, then asked:
"Can I still cultivate domineering power in this state?"

With a smirk, he said, "Your problem isn't too big, but it's not small either. Because you rely too much on the power of your Devil Fruit, you need to experience the feeling of being on the verge of death more often."

Break through your limits in the face of life and death.

"Eat well and get a good night's sleep today. Starting tomorrow, you will be prohibited from using your Devil Fruit abilities until you have mastered Haki."

Crocodile frowned, then nodded and said, "Okay."

He was initially somewhat dissatisfied, but then he realized that he had been easily defeated by him, so there was no need to dwell on anything else.

It seems he first defeated himself before saying such things.

Mercer continued, "Starting tomorrow, you will engage in hand-to-hand combat training with Essaborough and the others."

Until you learn to be domineering.

Crocodile nodded silently. It was time to abandon his so-called pride. The weak had no right to whine and complain here.

Seeing that he didn't object, Moses nodded, which was quite sensible: "Let's eat first. There aren't many resources on this island. Of course, you can also find your own way."

Crocodile's lips twitched. The supplies on the ship wouldn't last long, so he sat down and started eating the roasted meat from the fire.

The atmosphere at the banquet was very joyful.

A variety of delicious foods were served in turn.

We played until very late.

On the deck, leaning against the railing and enjoying the sea breeze, Robin looked at Mercer and smiled, "Then tomorrow we'll go to another island to open a branch office."

"Okay, let's split up. The people who are assertive will go together, and I and the people who aren't will stay here. I'll come find you after this is done."

"Will you leave Reiju with you? She's not exactly domineering."

"No need, you can teach her when the time comes. She's your secretary."

One of the purposes of this trip to Xihai is to expand the Global Times' business to this area.

Robin chuckled, "Heh! It feels like only Ace and the others among us don't know Haki, and among the girls, only Reiju and Nojiko do."

Are Ulti and Erii the ones who are with you here this time?

“In a while, Runti and Xiaopei’s father, Hanafza, will also be coming, so we’ll leave them here.”

Looking up at the night sky, Moses smiled:
"It's getting late, you should get some rest too. The big ship will stay with me tomorrow, you have Da Bao and Xiao Xiong."

Robin hummed in agreement, tiptoed and lightly touched the corner of Mercer's lips, then turned and left.

I went back to my room, washed up, and went to bed.

The next day, the sky was overcast.

Mercer opened his eyes and saw a snowy white scene. He sat up, looked at Yamato sleeping sprawled out on his left, and covered his face speechlessly.

Her smooth, white belly was now exposed to the air.

This girl sneaked over again in the middle of the night.

I still habitually stay in my own bed.

She also has terrible sleeping posture.

"Brother? Aren't you going to sleep?"

Erii sat up, rubbing her eyes. Wearing pink pajamas, she looked at Mercer, then leaned into Mercer's arms, finding a comfortable position to continue sleeping.

Helplessly, he rubbed her head.

He laid her down on the bed and pinched her delicate face, which was covered in drool.

I got up and jumped out of the castle through the window.

In the cabin.

Crow Da Bao, holding Crow Xiao Niu in his arms, opened his eyes and looked at Messer, cawing loudly:
"Are they going to train in the ocean again? I'll go wake Ace and the others up."

"Yes. Their good days are over starting today."

Stepping out of the cabin,

Ya Dabao heard a splash of water.

They also perked up.

After breakfast,
Watching the crows disappear into the horizon, Messer turned back and ruffled Erii's hair:

"Let's take this opportunity to try and understand the concept of a dragon."

Erii looked up at Messer, her eyes crinkling as she smiled sweetly.

"Hmm, now that I've learned about the concept of dragons, will my body be completely cured?"

"Well, once you've learned the concept of dragons, I'll create a special dragon breathing technique tailored just for you, and then you'll be able to fully control your dragon blood."

Holding Messe's hand, Erii said obediently, "Then let's begin, brother."

The gray mist engulfed her body, and the two bodies merged, causing Moses's appearance to change.

Runti blinked her bright eyes at Messer beside her, stood on tiptoe, reached out and gently poked Messer's cheek, and said with a grin:
"This is amazing, it's so cool! Mercer, can I fuse with you too? Will you grow horns after we fuse?"

"Hmm. It depends on my mood whether it's long or not."

Oh my~ Runti's eyes sparkled.

He patted her head and said with a smile, "Alright, it's time to get down to business."

Moses turned to look at the shore below the ship, where Crocodile and Ace were waiting for him.

He jumped off the boat and walked over.

He channeled his domineering energy into them, bringing it to their sides. He patted their shoulders one by one, and his Armament Haki flowed into their bodies with each breath.

"Feel the power entering your body; this is Armament Haki."

A feeling of something foreign filled my body.

Moses stood next to Crocodile at the back, clenched his fist, and slammed it into Crocodile's stomach!

His eyes widened suddenly as a sharp pain surged through him, causing his own domineering energy to surge wildly within him, driven by its defensive properties.

Then, he landed punches on Ace and the others' abdomens.

One by one, their eyes widened in pain, sweat beading on their foreheads.

"Feel the fluctuations of Armament Haki within your bodies, and then feel the unique power hidden within you."

"Next, I will inject it into your bodies every ten minutes. After an hour, you will begin sparring in pairs, with each punch landing hard."

"Ace and Sabo, you two spar with Crocodile. Law, you spar with Pepe. Chopper, you spar with Bepo."

"Let's leave it like this for now, I'll adjust it for you as needed."

They had no questions.

However, Runti looked at Messer and quickly raised her hand to indicate, "What about me? What about me? This humble lady hasn't made any arrangements yet."

Messer pursed his lips, "What are you doing interrupting when you can use dual-color Haki?" But seeing her expectant look, Messer smiled and said:

"You and Xiong Bao go practice together."

They're both so domineering, they might as well go play somewhere else.

Bear Baby looked at Mercer's round bear face with a helpless expression.

Mercer chuckled, "Be a good girl." "Oh! Okay."

Xiong Bao grinned at Run Ti, revealing his gleaming white canines, his eyes flashing with ferocity, and a set of handsome iron-gray armor appeared on his body.

Runti's eyes lit up as she pulled out a spiked club and rushed over to swing it.

As he watched them all begin their cultivation, Messer also began to sense the dragon frequency fluctuations within his body.

Taking the concept of slashing in Erii's dragon bloodline incantation as a starting point, she uses her spiritual vision to analyze the most essential aspects of it.

The concept of the dragon.

With each breath, the invisible "small world" domain expanded, the "seed of the world" evolved into a "small world," and at the same time, the domain became more complete.

Within their own "domain.world", they will be able to freely use any power they possess.

However, it consumes a lot of energy.

As the domain expanded, it sensed itself while also sensing Ace and Crocodile.

Every now and then, a powerful energy would strike their bodies from a distance, causing them pain without harming them.

Complete freedom and spontaneity.

Time's up, let's start fighting.

After lunch.

The fight continued.

Bang bang bang!
Eszabo and Crocodile engaged in a brutal, hand-to-hand fight, both ending up with bruises and swelling on their faces.

He was still a Shichibukai, a "veteran" on the sea. Even though his physical skills were weak, he could still hold his own against Ace and the other two.

In the end, it felt like the two of them ganging up on each other was too much of a bullying tactic, so Ace and his two companions went from two against one to a three-way brawl.

They were all bruised and battered.

In the evening, Ace and Sabo lay on the ground, and Crocodile lay on the ground as well, panting heavily, but three of his ribs had been broken.

There was a hint of confusion in his eyes at that moment.

He felt as if he were fighting two ferocious beasts, who were beating him without any regard for the consequences.

He sat up, looked at the two who had recovered and were mostly fine, and remained silent.

However, it wasn't without its gains; two fists, or rather, one and a half fists, were no match for four hands.

Amidst the relentless beatings, the instinctive suppression of elementalization, over time, allows him to occasionally sense a fleeting, unfamiliar power within his body.

Is that what domineering is?

Crocodile thought to himself.

Moses then came over to sense his body and saw his ragged appearance.

"Go find Law or Chopper later and have them set your bones and bandage you."

"it is good."

Crocodile said quietly, "Is today's training over? If so, I'll go back and wash up."

"Well, it's up to you."

Moses stopped paying attention to him; after all, it was a trade, and he only needed to fulfill his responsibilities.

Half a month later.

afternoon.

As Moses watched them fight in pairs, Armament Haki began to emanate from his body from time to time.

His face lit up with relief.

Once you awaken your domineering aura, it generally takes a long time and a lot of hard work to get it going.

Until you can use it proficiently.

clap clap clap!
Moses clapped his hands and beckoned them over, and when they all arrived...

"You can already use Armament Haki, so the next step is to train Observation Haki."

"It's still a fight between us, but put this prop on for me."

Gray mist spread from Mercer's body, and steel devices resembling VR glasses that could protect the eyes and ears appeared, along with ropes.

"Close your eyes and ears, then tie your waists with ropes to connect you together, and use your senses to find your opponent, to sense their voice and breath."

To attack or to dodge.

Before long, one by one, they were restrained by ropes around their waists, simulating searching for and attacking opponents in a limited space.

Runti came to Messer's side, looking at them not far away and marveling at them:

"You really know how to play. Back when we were cultivating our domineering aura, it was you who beat us into it. I used to be beaten unconscious all the time."

"I don't have time to teach them all one by one. If you're interested, you can join in and add some off-field challenges for them."

"How to say?"

"You can throw stones, right? Use your domineering aura to wrap them around and throw them at their butts and thighs."

Runti's eyes immediately lit up. "Then I'll go teach Xiaopei right now. My Xiaopei can't just lose to them like that."

Shortly after, screams of pain rang out from the field, including those of Page Van and the accidentally injured Law.

The two angrily removed the tools that aided their cultivation, only to see Runti excitedly throwing stones at them.

He stared intently at Moses, his displeasure quite evident. Moses shrugged and smiled.

"Runti, don't favor one over the other. Put them all through some extra effort."

Runti pouted and glared fiercely at Luo, because Xiao Pei was her younger brother.

The arduous practice of seeing and hearing form begins here.

The practice of seeing and hearing color is not limited to this. It involves condensing an ice tank, filling it with seawater, and throwing them into it to experience the suffocating, near-death state of a revolving lantern.

In that state, a person is exceptionally calm and focused.

It is similar to the use of Observation Color.

Or you could create a large circle with flames, put them inside to bake, and toughen their will.

Yes, Sabo started the fire.

As a result, Sabo was often beaten up by gangs.

Moses's various wicked ideas put them in a state of extreme torment and ecstasy.

But the result is always good.

One after another, they quickly caught the beginnings of Observation Haki.

Of course, Messer only prepared the props; the rest was up to Runti to take over.

Messer can also focus more on his and Erii's conceptual training.

He floated in the deep sea, the gray mist spreading and swallowing the seawater to extract water essence.

Messer and Erii merged, experiencing themselves in the seawater, as time passed day by day.

Mercer had long ago grasped the frequency fluctuations of dragons, and he had not given up trying to understand them over the years; he was now very familiar with the concept of dragons.

The sea is lonely, yet not lonely.

The water flowed spontaneously around him, and the water film covered his mouth and nose, capturing oxygen from the seawater.

The two were of one mind, jointly sensing the various frequency fluctuations of the dragon, and together weaving the concept of the dragon.

The devouring gray mist continuously refined the dragon blood within their bodies, constantly increasing its purity. The high-quality water essence then merged into their bodies, cleansing and purifying their minds and bodies.

Water was welcoming, the ocean was welcoming to the two of them, their breaths mingling and interacting with the frequencies of the ocean and the dragon, circulating within their bodies.

A month later.

On the ship's deck, Runti sat on the railing, swinging her smooth legs idly, and looked at Xiong Bao with her head turned to the side. "They've been at sea for seven days already. Aren't they coming up yet? Could something have happened to them?"

Xiong Bao rolled his eyes and said speechlessly:
"You're not Da Bao, why are you making such a jinx?"

Looking back at the two men fighting fiercely not far from the shore, he realized that he could already use his own domineering aura, so he didn't need to.

Runti shouted helplessly:

"So much free time! So much free time!!!"

In the deep sea.

A mysterious point of light appeared at the center of their consciousness, and the two of them jointly comprehended and wove this crystallized concept of the dragon.

It appeared in the gray mist vortex in the mind, entered the "small world", and then merged into the origin of the "small world".

A unique realization dawned on the two of them, and a wondrous frequency began to circulate within their bodies.

Fine, pale scales grew inch by inch from its body, and a pair of delicate, warm, pale white dragon horns sprouted from both sides of its forehead. Its claws were sharp, and thousands of bones inside its body were tightly fastened together. A pale white dragon membrane wing spread out from both sides of its shoulder armor.

Concept: Dragonification.

At the same time, the frequency of breathing naturally changes with the rise and fall of the breath, perfectly matching the concept of the dragon.

With each breath, a unique frequency fluctuation appears on the body, greatly increasing physical strength and granting the body the instinct to breathe in seawater.

His eyes opened, revealing dazzling, pure golden pupils, and a terrifying dragon's might mixed with black and red arcs of electricity emanated from his body.

The marine life within a radius of hundreds of meters instantly rolled over belly up and fainted.

With each breath, an information from the dragon's blood was instinctively understood.

"Cocooning"

Through purification by gray mist and refinement by water essence, has the dragon bloodline been refined to a level comparable to the first generation of species? It seems so.

Everything is going smooth.

However, the only somewhat surprising thing is that after the concept of dragons was integrated into the "small world," Moses' transformation, which was already coming to an end, began again.

This gave Moses a different feeling, but it wasn't a bad thing; it was more like the accumulation of inner strength.

Although his transformation is not yet complete, his strength continues to grow steadily.

Mercer has plenty of time and doesn't mind continuing the transformation for a while longer.

In consciousness,
"Brother, is this the power of concepts? It's amazing, I can no longer sense the harm that the dragon blood is causing me."

It's so obedient, just like a little puppy.

Mercer chuckled, "Yes, from now on you will never have to be afraid again. You have complete control over it now."

"Hehe, let's go up then."

The features of his dragon form disappeared from his body.

The two swam quickly toward the distant shore.

(End of this chapter)