One Piece meme: Starting with eight extraordinary skills

Don't underestimate these ordinary sand and gravel; their destructive power far exceeds your imagination.

The sand and gravel we see in everyday life often give us a fragile feeling because of their loose density, which has even given rise to the idiom "a pile of loose sand".

However, when the density of sand and gravel reaches a certain level, it not only becomes as hard as steel and cement, but can even rival diamonds!

Of course, given Crocodile's level of physics knowledge, he could not possibly know the theoretical knowledge that the greater the density of gravel, the greater its hardness, nor did he have the means to compress gravel to the degree of a diamond in a short period of time.

However, through years of exploration, Crocodile, relying on his past experience, roughly knew some uses. He simply and crudely condensed a large amount of sand into an arc-shaped sand blade, powerful enough to easily cut a three-masted sailing ship in half.

In addition, Crocodile insidiously injected scorpion venom into these sands, which evaporates with the air and causes great damage once inhaled.

With this combination of moves, Crocodile has killed many powerful opponents.

Faced with the overwhelming onslaught of arc-shaped sand blades, Yang Ming did something that greatly shocked Crocodile.

But then, Yang Ming spread his five fingers into claws, as if to welcome the many curved sand blades coming towards him.

"Infinite City!"

In that instant, a door opened in the space around Yang Ming, transferring all the numerous arc-shaped sand blades into another dimension.

The Infinite City is a massive castle located in another dimension. When these arc-shaped sand blades fell into it, they instantly tore apart large sections of buildings. However, thanks to the Infinite City's self-healing ability, it was restored to its original state, as if it had never suffered any disaster.

It's a long story, but it all happened in the blink of an eye.

From Crocodile's perspective, he naturally couldn't see the true face of the Infinity Castle. He only felt that Yang Ming casually made a move, and the skill he had released with all his might disappeared in mid-air, without even a trace.

He didn't understand it, but he was deeply shocked!

If Yang Ming were to launch a strong counterattack, Crocodile wouldn't be completely alarmed; he would still be within Crocodile's comprehension.

But what's going on right now?

Crocodile felt that the person in front of him was shrouded in mist and had a mysterious aura. He even felt a little scared. If this ability were applied to him, would he also disappear without a trace in an instant?

As a ruthless and cunning man, Crocodile never trusted anyone but his own eyes and judgment. Once he sensed something was wrong, he would immediately turn tail and run.

This is not a shameful escape, it is a strategic retreat!

If the green hills are left, there is no need to worry about no firewood.

If we were to lose our lives here, that would be truly shameful.

Looking down from high above at Crocodile's disheveled retreating figure, Yang Ming said leisurely:

"I don't care what people in this world say about me. I just want to do what I believe in, and I will never regret it, now or in the future!"

With his right hand resting on the hilt, he slowly drew his Zanpakuto.

This Zanpakuto, which had accompanied Yang Ming on his travels for many years, seemed to be excited about about to behead a powerful enemy. The blade trembled slightly, and purple lightning and orange flames spread along the tip of the blade. Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki intertwined within it, and the entire blade gradually turned into a black sword.

cut!

A streak of sword light, stretching across the heavens and earth, shot out from the sky. That terrifying sword light seemed to be able to cut the sun and moon in two, carrying a power that was terrifying to behold.

Feeling the sound of wind breaking through the air like a tsunami behind him, Crocodile couldn't help but subconsciously turn around to look.

What he saw nearly scared him out of his wits.

What a terrifying slash!

As the blade advanced, it carved a massive ravine through the desert, resembling the Great Rift Valley of Africa, before Crocodile. Its depth was unknown, its bottom unseen. The cut was smooth and fluid, with endless shifting sand pouring down, attempting to fill the gap in the ravine.

Even more terrifying, this attack blocked all of Crocodile's escape routes.

At this critical moment, Crocodile stomped his right foot on the ground, and a monstrous wave suddenly surged up beneath his feet.

"Erosion of reincarnation!"

The Sand Fruit can not only turn any part of its body into sand or assemble it into any shape, but it can also cause any living thing or object it touches to be dried out and turned into sand through contact.

The desert surged with enormous waves, transforming into a massive wall of sand that blocked Crocodile's path. The corrosive power contained within it could not only impede the advance of the blade's edge but could even further erode it.

Taking advantage of this brief moment of resistance, Crocodile transformed into his elemental form, merging into the earth, intending to escape far away from this ominous place.

This cunning and ruthless tyrant even disregarded everything else this time, burrowing all the way underground, as if he were about to drill into the core of a planet.

"Now let's see what you can do to me!"

Chapter 286 Dark Fruit

The planet where One Piece is located has a radius of over 7000 kilometers, and the distance from the Earth's core to a point on the other side of the planet is at least 14000 kilometers.

Theoretically speaking, if Crocodile were to use the Sand-Sand Fruit to burrow underground, it would be possible for him to reach the Earth's core.

In reality, since the deepest part of the Alabasta Kingdom's desert is only a little over 300 meters, with an average depth of about 150 meters, Crocodile, thanks to his elemental advantage, was initially able to move freely through the gravel. However, when he encountered the thick geological layer covered by the desert, if he wanted to drill further down, he would have to spend some effort transforming the solid soil into soft gravel before he could continue drilling.

The farther away from the ground, the thinner the oxygen becomes, and the surrounding pressure begins to increase. Even an elemental body is not immune to the effects, thus slowing down Crocodile's drilling speed.

Therefore, when the enormous blade of light cleaved through the desert, and Yang Ming's five fingers, like eagle claws, gripped Crocodile's neck and pulled him out of the sand, Crocodile was completely dumbfounded.

who am I?

where am I?

What am I doing?

Crocodile's plan was to drill into the earth's crust and dig a tunnel underground to connect with the outside world, thus easily evading Yang Ming's detection and capture, and gaining his freedom at will.

But now, what's going on?

Crocodile was stunned!

It's easy to see why the saying "Master math, physics, and chemistry, and you'll be able to go anywhere in the world" holds true, even in the culturally barren world of One Piece.

At least, when you are captured by the enemy, you won't be so embarrassed by your own stupid actions that you cry.

With a "click," the sea stone shackles were fastened to Crocodile's hands. As Yang Ming escorted this renowned tyrant away, Crocodile was still in shock.

It can only be said that his knowledge of mathematics, physics, and chemistry was not worthy of his ambition and capacity.

On his way out of the Rainland Oasis, Yang Ming took a moment to check the system notification.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, host, for reciting a classic line from One Piece. You have been awarded one chance to draw a prize. Would you like to start the prize wheel?"

A lottery wheel appeared in Yang Ming's field of vision, but no one around him noticed.

The lottery wheel is divided into two categories: Devil Fruits and Techniques.

Devil Fruits: Dark-Dark Fruit, Flame-Flame Fruit...

Techniques: Navy Six Styles, Fishman Karate, Transvestite Kung Fu...

【Dark-Dark Fruit】: The most vicious ability in the history of Devil Fruits. After eating it, one possesses an infinite gravitational pull and space like a black hole from which even light cannot escape. It can suck in anything that comes into contact with darkness and compress and crush it with infinite power. It can also attract Devil Fruit users and disable their abilities.

The Dark Fruit fell directly into the spatial ring.

This is a fruit that looks very much like a cantaloupe, except that its skin is dark purple and has strange patterns painted on its surface.

"The Dark-Dark Fruit?"

Yang Ming thought to himself, he was not a Devil Fruit user. If he ate the Dark-Dark Fruit, it would only give him the ability to fear seawater. He could choose to give it to a subordinate or use it as bait to lure Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach and turn him into a pawn.

Yang Ming has not yet reached a conclusion on how to proceed.

The desert is solitary and straight, and the long river falls into the sun.

While Tina and the others remained in the Rain Oasis, they were not idle at all. They were attacking everywhere, knocking down the Baroque Works members who tried to fight back, and putting them in sea stone shackles.

None of the women were worried about Yang Ming's safety. He was just one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. He might be a threat to others, but he was nothing to Yang Ming.

The employees of Baroque Works, except for Nicole Robin, were still confused about the situation. They exchanged glances as if they were using Morse code, which made Nicole Robin shake her head inwardly, thinking to herself:

"They're a bunch of frogs in a well."

Nico Robin once spent some time in the Flower Kingdom of the West Sea and witnessed the methods and strategies of this former West Sea Governor. Often, a seemingly unintentional action may have hidden meanings and will create a series of butterfly effects in the future.

Because of her knowledge of this Shura General, Nico Robin did not believe that Yang Ming had traveled all the way to Alabasta just to arrest Crocodile. Her woman's intuition told her that there was definitely more to this story than met the eye.

However, with the information and clues Nicole Robin currently has, she cannot deduce Yang Ming's intentions at all.

"This Asura General's strategies are always wildly imaginative; who knows what will happen in the future?"

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

Just as Nicole Robin was pondering this, she heard a joyful cry from the enormous Santa Ra lizard beside her, and she looked in the direction the lizard was looking.

Then, amidst the endless yellow sand, a tall and upright young general slowly walked over, holding Crocodile upside down in his hand. It seemed that having an extra person in his hand did not affect his balance, and he still walked with great speed.

"Boss, what's wrong?"

"How could this be? The boss is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

"It's over, even the boss has fallen, we're completely finished!"

The members of Baroque Works wore expressions of despair, clearly not expecting Crocodile to be defeated so quickly.

From Crocodile's escape from the Rainlands Oasis to Yang Ming's capture and return of Crocodile, the entire sequence lasts no more than ten minutes.

Ten minutes is enough time to eat a bowl of noodles, so you can imagine how short this time is.

After handing over Crocodile, who had been captured alive, to Tina and the others for detention and instructing them to keep a close watch on Crocodile's safety to prevent him from biting off his tongue and committing suicide, Yang Ming finally had time to take a look at the members of Baroque Works.

Vice President, Nico Robin, user of the Flower Flower Fruit.

r.1 Daz Bones, user of the Quick-Cut Fruit.

Partner, ISS Two-Finger Pola, the user of the Thorn-Thorn Fruit.

R.2 Bensam, user of the Imitation Fruit.

r.3 Gardino, user of the Wax Wax Fruit.

R.4 Bebu's weapon is a gun made from the Dog-Dog Fruit in the form of a dachshund.

Partner, ISS Christmas Dorothy, a user of the Mole-Mole Fruit.

R.5 Jem, user of the Blast-Blast Fruit.

Partner, ISS Valentine Michita, a user of the Light-Heavy Fruit.

It must be said that Baroque Works is a treasure trove of talent, encompassing Devil Fruit users with various abilities.

If we ignore the unreliable personalities of its staff, their bizarre Devil Fruit abilities, and their low work efficiency, Baroque Works' executives alone are enough to form a powerful pirate crew, judging solely by their strength on paper.