I reached the top of Pirates

Chapter 227, Section 226: Overbearing A!

All that could be seen was pitch blackness, followed by a ring-shaped wave of water spreading outwards.

Blood appeared in the seawater. Moses stared speechlessly at the ten-meter-long foxfish sea monster before him.

"I'm not your food."

Immediately afterwards, the gray mist devoured and refined the essence of flesh and blood to replenish its own energy.

The surrounding seawater was swallowed up in huge quantities, and the essence was refined into water essence to nourish and cleanse itself.

Upon seeing this scene, a thought suddenly occurred to Moses.

This world is said to be destroyed by a flood, so wouldn't I be able to become a flood-controlling genius in another world?

Seawater is a renewable resource.

Pulling back from his wandering thoughts, a gray fog vortex hundreds of meters in diameter spread out, affecting both seawater and other creatures.

In short, he swallowed it all in one big gulp.

The water level in the "small world" rose sharply, then quickly dissipated amidst the churning gray fog, like a bottomless pit capable of swallowing anything.

As my body's energy is continuously replenished, I feel completely relaxed and comfortable.

"It feels so good, my whole body feels full."

Mercer was suddenly stunned, realizing that absorbing natural energy to replenish one's own energy was something a normal person could do.

Feeling the continuous feedback from the "small world" after it devoured a large amount of water essence, Messer couldn't help but remain silent for a few seconds.

"The transformation of the body should not be as superficial as breaking through the top combat power of the sea, which is only A-level. It should be a deeper and more essential transformation."

It should be a transformation of the species, of existence itself, like the difference between humans and dragons—even if their strength is the same, their essence is different.

Moses realized what was happening at that moment, scratched his head helplessly, and sensed that his body had no extra organs or tissues.

Does that mean that the basic human structure will not change?

In other words, it will only be a special kind of evolution, like that of a certain bald demon king.

At most, the subtle structures of organisms will become increasingly complex, and a small world will be hidden in the mind, Moses thought to himself:
I'd better stop thinking about it to myself.

With his dragon-human form fully transformed, Messer began to continuously optimize his dragon-human form.

Gray mist dissipated from its mouth and nose, and the dragon's breath circulated within its body, continuously refining its dragon-human form.

As his domineering aura flowed, his body became even stronger. The amplification effect of dragon transformation on his body gave Messer the feeling that he could easily shatter a mountain with a single punch.

As Conqueror's Haki interacted and resonated with the concept of dragons in her consciousness, a unique characteristic began to emerge, much like Erii's dragon might that day, making it even more awe-inspiring.

Waves of conceptual energy flowed and circulated within his body, free and unrestrained, allowing Mercer to experience his own power on his own.

A large amount of water essence replenishes the deficiency until the body fully recovers to normal.

Emerging from the sea, stepping on the surface, the seawater naturally flows into the ocean, returning to the bar on the first floor of the ship.

Ace and his friends were playing cards and fooling around, with a stack of Berries in front of each of them.

Law looked at Ace and smirked, "I won again this time. You've already lost your entire allowance for next month. Want to play some more?"

Ace's lips twitched violently. He was about to speak when he felt a chill behind him. He turned around and saw a thud!
A punch landed on his head, making a dull thud.

"Ouch! Why did you hit me?" Ace stared blankly at Messer.

Mercer smiled and said, "I heard you're a gambler. Well then, your allowance will be halved next month."

He then looked at them with a smile and said, "You guys get pocket money for keeping watch at night, you probably don't mind that Ace earns all your pocket money this month, right?"

They all looked at Ace with strange expressions, then nodded repeatedly.

Saab: "It is everyone's responsibility to support students from impoverished backgrounds."

Luo: "Listen to the boss."

Page Van: "Whatever you say, brother, I'll listen to you."

Kukuku.
Although Xiong Bao doesn't play cards, he kept laughing.

Bepo and Chopper were a little confused; it was their turn to keep watch tonight.

……

next day
Boom!
He swung Hanafza's right leg, smashing the ground and creating a dense crack pattern with a diameter of 100 meters.

Hanafza's eyes bulged out.

"Desert Diamond Sword".

He dodged Old Sand's sand blade by turning his head, accurately sensed his body hidden in the flying sand, and swung out his right fist, which was wrapped with domineering energy.

Even the air seemed to distort.

Bang! Old Sha's figure flew backward out of the sand.

He then swung Hanafza at him, slamming him into a ball of flame, and Sabo and Hanafza were sent flying together.

With a look of bewilderment in his eyes, Hanafza was somewhat incredulous. There were so many people around, yet he was being beaten like a son.

His eyes were fixed on Mather's dragon-man form, which gradually overlapped with the figure in his mind, possessing the same brute strength as Kaido.

"Got it, hahaha, eh?"

Runti rushed over from the air and swung her bat at the back of Mercer's head, but suddenly missed. Mercer appeared behind her and kicked her in the buttocks.

"Wow ah ah!"

Runti lunged forward, baring her teeth and claws, and crashed headfirst into Erii's retracted blade. With a clang, Erii was sent flying along with her.

The two rolled to their feet, covered in dust. Runti wiped the blood from her forehead, her lips twitching. Her diamond-like body had been breached so easily.

Even Yamato needs Armament Haki to cause internal damage.

He couldn't help but glance at Erii's incredibly sharp blade with great apprehension.

Furthermore, his physical strength also decreased dramatically after that slash.

"Is that the kind of ability that Moses mentioned—the ability to absorb fruit? I'm so envious!"

Runti looked at the beautiful Crimson Cherry Blade, her eyes filled with envy.

Holding their spiked clubs, Erii and Erii exchanged a glance and charged forward again.

As the two women charged toward him, a frost appeared in Moses' right hand.

Erii's eyes were filled with Messe, and the sword she swung was haphazard, yet sharp as a gazelle's horns.

The blade is covered with a layer of judgment domain, and the concept of slicing can be brought forth with a wave of the hand.

A terrifying force was unleashed with a wave of its hand.

Runti had just swung her bat when she was sent flying backward at an even faster speed.

A series of slashing beams spread out, Crocodile's eyes narrowed, and he hurriedly retreated to dodge. The power on that blade that made one's hair stand on end was in no way inferior to his own withered power, but the other person used it much more smoothly, and a sense of envy arose in his heart.

Ding ding ding ding ding
Their movements were graceful and fluid, as the two wielded their swords and clashed instinctively, creating a melodious metallic clang that rose and fell like a beautiful melody.

Beautiful, melodious, and somber.
The ground around the two of them cracked open with terrifying ravines. The ground was as soft as tofu, and a long ravine could be created with a casual wave of the hand.

Hanafza looked at the deep, bone-revealing gash on his arm, which had appeared after an unintentional slash.

There was a persistent, bone-deep force at the wound site, requiring all of his domineering energy to expel it before it could heal. A bead of cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

"Two monsters"

The two figures collided frequently, turning into two afterimages, one black and one dark red.

Erii swung her sword but missed, then suddenly whispered:

"Brother, I'm tired."

Mercer abruptly stopped in front of her, wiping away the glistening beads of sweat from her forehead with his left hand.

Erii sheathed her Hizakura sword, her mouth slightly open, breathing slowly.

His eyes were fixed on Mercer's raised, snow-white right wrist. "It hurts a little."

Mercer smiled and reached out to hold her hand, giving her a gentle squeeze. Erii's lips curled up slightly as she looked at Mercer with delight.

Runti, who was not far away, twitched her lips and thought to herself, "I've learned something, but how come this little girl is so good at it?"

Sensing Erii's body with her Observation Haki, the corner of her mouth twitched again:
"His breathing is as steady as a bottomless pit. It's all a routine, a routine."

Touching the bloodstains on her forehead, Runti's lips trembled, and in an instant, her eyes welled up with tears. She skipped and hopped over.

"Waaah! Mercer, my head hurts so much! It's bleeding, please help me heal it."

Erii looked at Junti, who had stopped rushing towards them. Her fair right thumb brushed across Junti's forehead, dispelling the sense of slashing that had been there.

Without the concept of severance, the wound was visibly healing. Erii tilted her head to look at Junti, a charmingly innocent expression on her face:
"The knife wound is healed."

Erii held out her bloodied thumb to Mercer and whispered, "Help me."

Mercer shook his head, his left hand, damp with moisture, wiping her thumb and absorbing the blood.

Runti looked at her blankly. "Am I here to help her out?" she thought, a twitch appearing on her lips.

Mercer chuckled, wiping Runti's forehead with his right hand. The bloodstains on it disappeared, and the gray mist swallowed the blood in his hand.

"done."

Runti pouted and looked at Messer:

Are you calling again in the morning?

Glancing at Luo and his group, who had left early, Moses shook his head and said:
"That's all for this morning. It'll be almost noon soon, and Xiong Bao will be coming over to call us for lunch."

"Oh! Alright then, I was looking forward to a three-hundred-round battle with you."

"That's impossible, Junti-nee, you can't last that long. Only Erii can do it here."

The little girl looked at Runti with a serious expression, stating the facts.

Runti chuckled and said, "Eri, are you cunning?"

Erii tilted her head, looking at the white short-sleeved shirt with the "Crimi" logo on the chest, pulled up the hem slightly, pointed to her smooth, white belly and shook her head: "It's very white, not dirty."

Messer's eyes twitched. From Erii's subtle facial expressions, he could tell that the girl was teasing Junti.

Runti's lips twitched, and her eyes became somewhat blank. Thinking of Erii's natural naiveté in the past, she couldn't help but sigh.

What's wrong with me? How could I possibly suspect this girl of being cunning?

Instead of doubting her, you should doubt Yamato instead.

Runti looked at Messer and said, "Then let's go back and wash up. We're covered in sweat and dust."

"Well, let's go."

The three walked towards the large ship. Erii held Messe's hand, her deep rose-red eyes sparkling.

……

Sitting in front of Mercer, she enjoyed Mercer drying her hair; her smooth, moist, dark red hair was like the finest silk.

It's so lovely you can't put it down.

"Brother, are we going to cultivate underwater again later? I want to go too."

"Okay. Together."

Sitting on the edge of the bed, she happily swung her fair and delicate legs, radiating a joyful mood.

after lunch.

In the deep sea.

Two fleeting dragon-human figures, one pale and one gray-black, darted swiftly across the seabed.

Soon they arrived at an underwater mountain range. Looking at the undulating mountain range before him, Moses laughed:
"A metal vein?"

Floating beside Mercer, Erii looked at the pair of cold white, metallic horns that had appeared on either side of Mercer's head, and his slightly androgynous appearance, and her mouth pursed slightly.

In my mind's eye, Runti was laughing happily:

"The ocean in the Mercury is so interesting, it's so beautiful."

The gray fog spread out, engulfing the metal vein. Within the "small world," the gray fog boiled, devouring and refining, fusing and refining into high-quality alloy blocks according to a unique ratio.

These are all very important forging materials.

While chatting with the two of them, the underwater mineral vein, which had never been visited by anyone, was completely swallowed up by Mercer.

All that remains of the original site of the entire mine is a huge underwater cavity.

Looking at the thumb-sized, golden-brown rhombus-shaped crystal that had just appeared in the "small world".

"Identification"

【Earth Essence (B+)】: An essence of earth element refined from a large amount of soil and rocks. It has exceptionally abundant natural energy, is edible, and long-term use can improve physical condition and promote affinity with the earth.

As Mercer gazed at the crystal, the gray mist engulfed and merged into his body, giving rise to a profound feeling that balanced his spirit and flesh.

The body's structural framework is becoming more stable and solid.

Can it enhance endurance?
Mercer smiled faintly, sensing the earth essence being refined and swallowed by the "small world," a heavy feeling that could bear all things appeared.

Is it a characteristic of the mass of matter?

Looking at Erii beside him, he took her hand, and a surge of earth spirit energy flowed into her body. Her eyes widened slightly.
"I feel as if the dragon's blood is boiling, and I have a faint feeling of thirst."

Mercer smiled and said, "It is the power of the earth. It is the power of bearing."

Looking blankly at Moses, he didn't quite understand, but his brother was amazing.

"Something like crystal."

"That's right. I'll call it the Earth Spirit."

Time flies, a day has passed

During her brief journey underwater, Runti experienced a superhuman sensation: she didn't eat or drink, yet her body was unusually full of energy.

It gave her the feeling that as long as she was with Mercer, she could live forever.

That's what I thought, and that's what I asked.

Mercer chuckled silently:

"Did you eat too much earth spirit and your head turn into a clod of earth too?"

Runti muttered to herself in her mind:
"How can you blame me? If you don't believe me, ask Erii."

In her mind, Erii whispered:

"My brother and I will be together forever, we don't care about forever, it has nothing to do with that."

Runti felt like she had failed again. How could this girl be so good at flirting without even realizing it?

Just speechless.

Mercer sensed that half of the spherical "small world" was filled with rock and seawater. He smiled and used his Observation Haki to sense that Ohara, ten thousand meters away, was already filled with familiar presence.

"Let's go, we should go back, they've already arrived."

Riding the ocean current, he swam rapidly in that direction, interacting with the seawater. Thanks to the ocean's affinity, the surrounding currents aided Moses's movement.

Its figure flashed and disappeared hundreds of meters away. On land, it would have far exceeded the speed of sound long ago.

Taking advantage of this moment, Mercer mentally opened the light screen panel and looked at the domineering section.

All three types of domineering aura reached A- level.

Observation Haki and Conqueror's Haki were developed when a massive amount of water essence was absorbed into their bodies and refined during the process of comprehending the concept of dragon transformation. The moment they successfully comprehended the concept of dragon transformation, they naturally broke through to a completely new stage.

As for Armament Haki, it was mastered yesterday. Earth essence merged into his body, balancing his physical and spiritual bodies, allowing him to easily pierce through that cracked membrane.

Contrary to what Messer had imagined, he did not improve through combat but rather achieved a breakthrough naturally during his daily training.

It's just magical.

At the same time, the range of Observation Haki becomes larger, super large, and extremely wide.

He moved at will, Armament Haki coiling around his right arm, with delicate dragon scale patterns swirling around it, giving off an incomparably heavy and resilient feeling.

in consciousness.

Runti whispered to Erii, "Messer has gotten stronger again. That Armament Haki feels like it can defend against everything."

Erii said doubtfully, "You don't need to whisper like that, Junti-nee. My brother can hear you. It makes him seem a little silly."

Pfft!

Mercer couldn't help but laugh out loud, and Runti's angry voice rang out:

"I've figured it out, Erii, you really are cunning."

"No, no! My brother said Erii has fair skin. Junti-nee, are your eyes injured?"

As they were talking, with a splash, Mercer burst out of the sea and landed on the deck.

Two figures appeared in the gray fog.

Runti, with her left hand on her hip and her right hand pinching Erii's cheek, said with a dissatisfied expression:

"You actually scolded me?"

Erii blinked innocently and said, "No, it's not true. It was you, Junti-nee, who said my lower abdomen has dark skin. That's wrong."

Mercer glanced at their playful antics, smiled wryly, and returned to the cabin to see a pretty girl with red and white hair and rabbit ears sitting at the bar, drinking juice.

There was also a charming red-haired man in his thirties, and a man with a sharp aura, wearing black trousers and a burgundy patterned shirt.

Upon seeing Moses enter, Shanks picked up a bottle of liquor and handed it to him, laughing heartily:
"Hey! You're back. I'll buy you a drink."

At the same time, Mihawk, holding a glass of red wine, nodded to Mercer.

Mercer glanced at the interior layout with a somewhat blank expression. Yes, it was his own ship.

He snatched the bottle with a huff, popped the cork, and took a swig. "This is my boat, you uninvited bastard."

Shanks immediately slammed his hand on the table and burst into laughter, pointing at Uta, whose face was flushed red, and said:
"See, I won. I knew that when Moses came back, he would speak in such a petty tone."

Hahaha. "

Bear Cub grinned at Mercer in front of the bartender, "You're back. I thought you were going away for another week."

Mercer waved his hand and laughed, "It's not that bad. I'm keeping an eye on the time."

Uta blinked at Messer, her little face flushed: "Long time no see."

Mercer nodded. "It's been a long time since we've met in real life."

At this moment, Mihawk asked Moses with a burning gaze, "Let's have a spar."

"I didn't have a chance last time, so I'm going to have some fun this time."

A glint of light shone in his eyes.

"Identification"

Strength rating: A-
Shanks, standing to the side, is at the same level.

Moses laughed, looking at the two of them, and said:

"You've all gotten stronger, stronger than monsters."

As he spoke, he glanced at the other two uninvited guests:
"Unlike those two, they're just so-so, they haven't made any progress in the past few years."

Crocodile and Hanafza's faces darkened, turning as black as the bottom of a pot.

He looked at Moses with hostility.

At that moment, a glint flashed in Shanks' eyes, and he said with a chuckle:
"Why are those two important figures here with you? Have they pledged allegiance to you?"

(End of this chapter)