One Piece meme: Starting with eight extraordinary skills

This is why Yang Ming planted the Shadow Technique mark on Queen Otohime.

By controlling Queen Otohime, he indirectly controls the mermaid princess Shirahoshi.

Of course, this back garden is clearly not a good place to delve into the secrets of the mermaid princess Shirahoshi. In addition, with the three brothers, the eldest prince of Shark Star, acting as third wheels, given their sister-obsessed nature, they obviously wouldn't allow any strange men to have close contact with their precious sister, not even the renowned Marshal Shura.

Yang Ming handed the Neptune Trident back to the eldest prince of Shark Star, patted him on the shoulder in a seemingly friendly manner, and smiled:

"Don't be so nervous. I've come here to give the Dragon Palace Kingdom a brand new future."

Each of Yang Ming's strikes seemed to carry an overwhelming force, causing even the Shark Star Prince, whose physique far surpassed that of ordinary mermaids, to involuntarily grimace in pain.

The eldest prince of Shark Star, feeling deeply wronged, looked up at Queen Otohime, hoping his mother could stand up for him.

But what he saw was his mother, who was always charming and alluring, looking at Yang Ming with deep affection. Her gaze was full of a young woman's adoration, which made him feel a chill, and a bad feeling in his heart seemed to grow stronger.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"How could Mother have cheated on Father?"

The eldest prince of Shark Star was in a daze, unaware that Queen Otohime had already led Yang Ming to the Dragon Palace to meet with King Neptune and discuss some important matters.

As for Princess Shirahoshi, she seemed quite curious about this boy who had a close relationship with her mother. Despite feeling somewhat timid and fearful, she secretly followed behind him.

Not to mention that the mermaid princess Shirahoshi is so large that she can't hide her figure at all, Yang Ming alone possesses powerful Observation Haki, so the other party has no chance of escaping his perception.

Noticing a little tail following him, Yang Ming chuckled inwardly. He figured his conversation with Queen Otohime must have included a lot of interesting news from the outside world. With Yang Ming's rich experience and knowledge on the sea over the years, how could a girl who never left home possibly imagine that?

Throughout the journey, Princess Shirahoshi listened with rapt attention, completely absorbed in the legendary experiences Yang Ming described. So engrossed was she that she didn't even realize they had entered the Dragon Palace until King Neptune's majestic voice brought her back to her senses.

"Marshal Shura's personal visit is truly an honor to my humble abode!"

Yang Ming looked up and saw a middle-aged mermaid with a thick beard and hair swimming towards him with enthusiasm, waving his tail and embracing him warmly to show his hospitality.

King Neptune, known as the Great Knight of the Sea, was a man of imposing stature. He wore a crown that had been passed down through generations, had a red-rimmed nose, and sported thick, bushy orange-red curly hair and a beard. His arms were adorned with flame-like tattoos, his body was covered in dense hair, and his wrists wore metal bracers inlaid with jewels.

A hint of surprise lingered between his brows; he clearly hadn't expected that the renowned Marshal Shura would venture alone into Fishman Island, thousands of meters below the surface.

It's terrifying to think about, truly terrifying!

Those who can become kings of a country, whether they are cunning and treacherous schemers, despicable and shameless politicians, or chivalrous and unrestrained individuals, are all, without exception, not fools. On the contrary, they possess a sharpness and insight far beyond that of ordinary people.

The pressure of the seawater at a depth of 10,000 meters is terrifying. The fact that Yang Ming was able to descend unscathed without any protective coating is enough to show that his physique has reached a monster level.

Furthermore, the Whitebeard Pirates are still at their peak. Fishman Island is protected from attacks by many foreign pirates and its people are safe thanks to the Whitebeard Pirates. Now that the Navy has detained Whitebeard's second division commander Ace and will publicly execute Fire Fist Ace in a few months, it is clear that they are going to have a final battle with the Whitebeard Pirates.

At this critical juncture, Marshal Shura's solitary journey to Fishman Island seems to reveal his true intentions.

In a fleeting moment, King Neptune had this thought in mind. He smiled and led Yang Ming to sit down, trying to get closer to him while subtly probing him with his words, which made Yang Ming secretly chuckle.

Yang Ming's fame has spread far and wide, reaching a point where everyone knows him. A guard stationed in the Dragon Palace Kingdom glanced at him for a moment, then found an excuse to slip out of the Dragon Palace. He hurriedly ran past, found Jinbe, the former leader of Neptune's army, and exclaimed:

"Boss Jinbe, something terrible has happened! Fleet Admiral Shura is secretly meeting with the King, and it seems he has something important to discuss!"

Chapter 381 Seeking Justice for Ace

Yang Ming's fame has spread far and wide, reaching a point where everyone knows him. A guard stationed in the Dragon Palace Kingdom glanced at him for a moment, then found an excuse to slip out of the Dragon Palace. He hurriedly ran past, found Jinbe, the former leader of Neptune's army, and exclaimed:

"Boss Jinbe, something terrible has happened! Fleet Admiral Shura is secretly meeting with the King, and it seems he has something important to discuss!"

Upon hearing this, Jinbe, who was drinking in silence, suddenly clenched his fist and crushed the bottle in his hand, letting the rum drip through his fingers. He grabbed the guard who had come to report the news by the collar, almost face to face, and said in a deep voice:

"Is this true?"

Since Yang Ming ascended to the position of Fleet Admiral of the Marine Headquarters, he has been dedicated to promoting the abolition of the title of Shichibukai. Jinbe, the Knight of the Sea, no longer had the protection of the title of Shichibukai and was unwilling to fight against the Marines, resulting in heavy losses of his subordinates. So he simply took his men back to Fishman Island to live in seclusion.

Later, he learned that his close friends, the Ace brothers, had been imprisoned and would be publicly executed by the Navy in a few months. All of this was thanks to that Marshal Shura!

Although Jinbe had met Yang Ming once several years ago in the Deepsea Prison, and the transaction between the two was very pleasant, leaving a deep and good impression on each other.

But when faced with interests and friendship, even the best impressions can be destroyed in an instant, which is why Jinbe, the Knight of the Sea, looks somewhat ferocious and speaks somewhat aggressively.

The guard had never seen Jinbe, the knight of the sea, behave like this before, and was immediately terrified, stammering:

"Boss Jinbe, I swear on my integrity that everything I said is true!"

"very good!"

After receiving repeated assurances from the guard, Jinbe released him, rolled up his sleeves, and swam toward the Dragon Palace.

Seeing this, the guards and their merman underlings caught up and asked:

"Boss Jinbe, what are you going to do?"

"I'm going to seek justice for Brother Ace!"

Jinbe, the knight-errant, always puts righteousness first in his life and work.

Even if the opponent was the renowned Marshal Shura, he was not afraid at all.

Life is what I desire, and righteousness is also what I desire. If I cannot have both, I will give up life for righteousness.

Jinbe, the knight of the sea, held immense prestige on Fishman Island, even surpassing that of King Neptune. This large group stormed straight into the Dragon Palace, and the guards on duty dared not and were unwilling to stop them, allowing them to enter the palace as if it were empty. There, they saw Yang Ming and King Neptune chatting happily.

"The Marshal's vision is truly admirable. It is settled then. I will draft a statement to declare that from this day forward, we will be no longer under the protection of the Whitebeard Pirates and will be directly managed by the Navy. At the same time, I will establish a new branch base on Fishman Island."

In this world, everything is driven by self-interest; it's not all decided by force.

At Yang Ming's urging, King Neptune readily accepted his proposal and broke away from the protection of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Of course, this is not necessarily a bad thing.

It's obvious to everyone that Whitebeard Edward Newgate is getting old. Even with the most destructive Paramecia-type Tremor-Tremor Fruit, it's uncertain whether he can defeat the invincible Fleet Admiral Shura if he leads the Whitebeard Pirates in a decisive battle against the Navy.

Even if Whitebeard Edward Newgate barely wins and manages to rescue Fire Fist Ace, it will likely be a Pyrrhic victory. Severely injured, Whitebeard Edward Newgate will probably pass away soon.

Therefore, for the Ryugu Kingdom of Fish-Man Island, continuing to protect the Whitebeard Pirates would be extremely foolish. It would be better to take this opportunity to realign with the Navy.

Besides this reason, what appealed to King Neptune the most was that, as a condition of the negotiations, the navy would build a new naval branch base on Fishman Island, and Yang Ming promised that he would only send high-ranking officers to oversee it and would not interfere with the operation of the Dragon Palace Kingdom.

At the same time, Yang Ming will also send a team of well-trained instructors to recruit the local fish people, train them, and instill the concept of justice in them.

This was like a windfall for King Neptune.

As the ruler of the Ryugu Kingdom, King Neptune was well aware that the conflict between mermaids and fishmen on Fishman Island was becoming increasingly prominent and acute. If no solution was found, the Ryugu Kingdom would be doomed sooner or later.

It's important to know that there's a profound historical reason why this island is named Fishman Island, not Mermaid Island.

Mermaids occupy an upper-middle class in the Dragon Palace Kingdom, but their numbers are very small due to their low reproductive capacity.

The fish-men are at the bottom of the Dragon Palace Kingdom, but due to their amazing reproductive ability, their numbers are astonishing.

Given the resources, industries, and employment situation on Fishman Island, it is simply not possible to support the survival of such a large number of fishmen; they can only be left to fend for themselves.

A large number of fishmen live in the poor and backward Fishman Street, or in the dark and sunless bottom floor of the Coral Apartment. The contradictions accumulated over the years, if not for the racial conflict between humans and fishmen, which diverted the attention of most fishmen and made them hate the humans on the surface and ignore the fact that it was the merfolk who were really oppressing them, would probably have ignited the war between merfolk and fishmen long ago.

However, once the naval branch stationed on Fishman Island recruits a large number of low-ranking fishmen, the situation will be completely different.

After a large number of lower-class fishmen join the army, the survival and social conflicts on Fishman Island will be greatly alleviated. Moreover, these fishmen will likely go to the battlefield in the upcoming Marineford War. Given the intensity of that battle, these fishmen soldiers will basically not return, which can be considered as eliminating a number of hidden dangers for the Ryugu Kingdom.

Don't be fooled by King Neptune's outward appearance of naivety and magnanimity; this is actually his true thought.

Just by looking at the soldiers recruited by Neptune's army, one can get a glimpse of his true intentions. Almost all of them are fish-men as soldiers and mermaids as officers, with the exception of Jinbe, the knight of the sea. Now he just has a better way to do it.

As soon as Jinbe rushed into the palace, he overheard the conversation between King Neptune and Marshal Shura. Although he sensed something was amiss, his lack of education prevented him from pinpointing the exact nature of the problem. He could only vent his anger on Marshal Shura, pointing a finger at Yang Ming and roaring:

"Today, I will seek justice for the Ace brothers!"

Chapter 382 Eat ( ) you

As soon as Jinbe rushed into the palace, he overheard the conversation between King Neptune and Marshal Shura. Although he sensed something was amiss, his lack of education prevented him from pinpointing the exact nature of the problem. He could only vent his anger on Marshal Shura, pointing a finger at Yang Ming and roaring:

"Today, I will seek justice for the Ace brothers!"

Watching Jinbe, the knight of the sea, and his entourage storm into the Dragon Palace as if it were nothing, Yang Ming looked at the ashen-faced King Neptune with a forced smile and said:

"It seems that your country's guards are all siding with outsiders. There are even traitors who betray their own people and leak information. Moreover, they dare not stop any outsiders. If anything goes wrong, you will be the ones who suffer."

With each word Yang Ming spoke, King Neptune's expression grew increasingly grim.

This further solidified King Neptune's determination to follow in Yang Ming's footsteps. These damned low-level fishmen should all join the navy branch and become cannon fodder on the battlefield!

Jinbe, however, misunderstood, thinking that Yang Ming was trying to sow discord, and shouted loudly: AP.

"Marshal Shura, stop spreading rumors! I take full responsibility for my actions; it has nothing to do with the brothers in Neptune's army!"

It would have been better if Jinbe, the knight of the sea, hadn't clarified the relationship; the more he spoke, the more he tarnished it.

King Neptune narrowed his eyes, his gaze sweeping darkly over his Neptune army. He was already thinking that after this incident, he would vigorously reorganize the Neptune army, drive the fishmen out of the army, and recruit only merfolk in the future. Only then would he feel at ease and safe.

Jinbe, the knight of the sea, had been friends with King Neptune for many years and knew the king's character well. When he saw Neptune's expression, his heart skipped a beat. He realized that he had been so angry that he had spoken without thinking, which had caused Neptune to misunderstand something even more.

This left Jinbe, the knight-errant, utterly helpless. He could only pin the blame on Yang Ming and wait to apologize to King Neptune afterward, hoping that the king would not hold a grudge against the brothers in Neptune's army.

Even at such a time, Jinbe, the Knight of the Sea, was still thinking about his brothers. No wonder outsiders gave him the title of Knight of the Sea, which was truly well-deserved.

After several years, Jinbe, the Knight of the Sea, is still the same as ever. As a whale shark man, he has eyebrows and sideburns like a storm, a topknot hairstyle, a thick black beard on his chin, a lightning bolt-shaped scar at the corner of his left eye, and a chubby but agile body. He has two sharp whale shark teeth on his lower jaw, which gleam with a cold light.

He wore the same orange patterned yukata he'd worn for years, with the Sun Pirates' signature sun symbol on his chest, and tall wooden clogs that didn't affect his balance.

Jinbe, the knight of the sea, clenched his fists, assumed a starting stance, and stared intently at Yang Ming.

At that moment, everyone present felt Jinbe's determination; even Jesus couldn't stop him.

Fishmen are born with ten times the strength of humans. Over the long course of time, there have naturally been wise fishmen who have tailored training methods and techniques specifically for them, so as to better utilize the advantages of the fishmen and gradually evolved into Fishman Karate.

Fishman Karate requires flexibility in the knee, elbow, and shoulder joints, as well as waist suppleness, strength in the upper and lower limbs, and the coordination of breath. In the process of training Fishman Karate, it is essential to emphasize both hands and feet, maintain a flexible and stable stance, and make strikes that are heavy, accurate, and quick, with powerful, forceful, and agile kicks.

"Fishman Karate! Five thousand Wa Shoken!"

In that instant, Jinbe emptied his mind, and his power flowed from his legs, waist, shoulders, and elbows all the way to his fist. Every part of his body worked together to concentrate on one point, and the moment he threw his punch, it caused a huge change in the surrounding ocean currents. Instead of creating resistance, the surrounding seawater wrapped around his fist, adding to its lethality.

The power of this punch moved all the fishmen and mermaids present.

"What a powerful momentum!"

King Neptune narrowed his eyes. The reason he made an exception and appointed Jinbe, the knight-errant, as the commander of Neptune's army was not only because of the fish-man hero Tiger or the influence of Jinbe's personal charisma, but also because he appreciated Jinbe's fighting prowess.

"That single punch would be enough to sink a three-masted sailing ship at sea!"

Jinbe, the knight-errant, and his gang watched this scene intently, cheering as if they had already foreseen that this punch would knock down the renowned Marshal Shura.

However, despite Jinbe's powerful attack, Yang Ming remained calm and composed in his original position, without making the slightest move.

Immediately, to everyone's astonishment, Yang Ming simply raised one index finger and blocked Jinbe's punch.