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"Overlord Fist - Whale Way!" A fierce, two-colored overlord aura surged forth, creating a vacuum in the sky that was disrupted by the overlord aura. Saint Scheder's massive body was compressed by the vacuum and plummeted downwards.

"Haha! I've finally caught you, you wretched bird!" Lin Yi laughed and suddenly lunged forward. His massive, mountain-like body unleashed astonishing power, and a huge, gleaming bear paw, like a small mountain, slammed into the roc's broad chest.

A soft yet chilling cracking sound rang out, and St. Sigdel, struck with such force, was sent flying like an arrow, soaring straight into the sky. However, Lin Yi was not about to let it get away so easily.

He stomped his foot so hard that the surrounding air crackled, and he sped away like lightning, even faster than St. Sigdal.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Yi had already caught up to the top of St. Sigdal. At this moment, he roared, "Overlord—Bull Path!"

In an instant, a black light erupted from his body, quickly condensing into a pair of enormous and solid black bull hooves. Then, these hooves, carrying immense force, mercilessly and firmly stomped on the back of the Roc.

Another deafening roar resounded, as if the entire world trembled. Like a cannonball, Saint Schöndel plummeted straight towards the ground at an terrifying speed. With a deafening boom, the earth shuddered violently, dust billowing like smoke and mist, obscuring the sky.

As the dust settled, a bottomless pit came into view. St. Sigdel lay sprawled at the bottom, its bones shattered in countless places, blood gushing forth and staining the ground beneath it. Even so, its sharp, hawk-like eyes remained fixed on Lin Yi in mid-air, revealing boundless hatred and unyielding spirit.

At this moment, Lin Yi no longer wanted to fight. He could clearly sense many gazes directed at him from afar, and these people had particularly powerful auras.

Tiger has probably escaped successfully now, so there's no need for me to linger. If I get surrounded by these people, I might expose myself. Anyway, I've already gained quite a bit from this trip to Mary Geoise.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi laughed loudly, "Birdman, we'll fight again next time, I'm outta here!"

After saying that, he quickly headed towards the edge of the Red Earth Continent. Saint Sigdel wanted to stop him, but his injuries slowed him down, and he could only watch helplessly as Lin Yi escaped.

The Holy Stigdel let out a furious roar of resentment, and a violent aura swept through the surroundings, destroying many more buildings once again.

(I was really confused while writing this chapter. Today I accompanied my uncle to the hospital for a check-up, and everything went wrong. It was a very frustrating day.)

Chapter 43 Hello, Old Black

When Lin Yi arrived at the edge of the continent, it was in chaos, but Tiger was nowhere to be seen. After carefully listening to the conversations among the CP organization members, Lin Yi learned that Tiger had been rescued by a black man.

"A black guy? Could it be... hehe" Lin Yi chuckled somewhat lewdly, or rather, handsome.

This black man must be the unlucky guy who triggered the bomb; I wonder who he is.

"No, I have to go see who this black guy is!" Lin Yi's curiosity was bursting at this moment.

"Hey, someone come quick! There's a pretty boy here!" Lin Yi was lost in thought when a sharp-eyed, unlucky member of the CP spotted him.

The reason he was considered unlucky is that when he called out "pretty boy," Lin Yi gave him a painless "death sentence."

After finishing off that person, Lin Yi plunged into the water with a perfect diving motion and disappeared into the vast ocean.

"System, checking in, hehe."

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully checked in at Mary Geoise and have obtained..."

Saint Sigder has exited his full beast form, and his injuries are slowly healing. Although not as monstrous as Kaido's, his recovery speed is still terrifying. This is one of the reasons why Zoan-type Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits are more valuable than Logia-type Devil Fruits—their abnormal vitality.

Three figures flashed and appeared before Saint Sigdel. Looking at Mary Geoise, which was nearly a third destroyed, a middle-aged man with a long sword at his waist, hair sticking up and curving forward, his beard forming a crescent shape, frowned and asked, "Saint Sigdel, where are the enemies?"

St. Sigdel clutched his injured chest, a hint of shame in his voice, and said, "I'm sorry, brother, he got away."

"Ran away? What a waste. I told you long ago that giving a piece of trash like you the Roc Fruit would be a waste," mocked another middle-aged man in a suit with a long beard and a black top hat. Clearly, there was a considerable conflict between the two.

“Alright, Saint Butaris, now is not the time to hold Saint Sigder accountable. If this matter is not handled properly, all three of us will be responsible,” said the remaining, taller, thinner man who was younger than them.

Upon hearing this, Saint Butaris did not say anything more. He was the vice leader of the CP organization, and his talent and strength were no less than Saint Sigder's, but he had always been subordinate to Saint Sigder, which made him very jealous of Saint Sigder.

The root cause of all this is that he is merely a member of a collateral branch of the Jaigolusia family. Even though his talent ranks first in the family, he has received very little support since childhood. Everything he has now is the result of his own hard work.

But Saint Sigurd, whose father is the patriarch of the Fergaland family and whose brother Fergaland Gringus is the Supreme Commander of the Knights of God, has the power to supervise and punish the Celestial Dragons. It is conceivable how much power Gringus wields among the Celestial Dragons.

From birth, Saint Sigder had everything he wanted. Even though his strength was inferior to his own at the time, the position of leader of the CP organization was still his. Later, the CP organization even gave Saint Sigder the Mythical Zoan-type Garuda Fruit, which made him one of the strongest people in the world.

"Why? Why do you get everything just by standing there, while I have to risk my life?" Saint Butaris looked at Saint Sigder with eyes full of jealousy, but quickly concealed it.

“Lord Grimm, what should we do now?” the younger man asked.

"Saint Deirtu, I'll leave this to you and Saint Butaris. Take stock of the losses. I'll take Saint Sigder to Pangaea to report to the Five Elders," Saint Gringu said after a moment's thought. Then he grabbed the injured Saint Sigder and disappeared.

Seeing that Saint Grin had left, Saint Butaris snorted coldly and turned to direct his men to clean up the mess.

Seeing Saint Butaris constantly berating his subordinates, Saint Diltu joined in with a friendly smile, but in his heart he was very disdainful of Saint Butaris, thinking him an idiot who had all the strength but couldn't see the situation.

Pangaea City, the same reception room, the same five old men. As the five highest-ranking members of the World Government, they naturally already knew about what had happened in Mary Geoise, but that wasn't enough to make them go there in person.

Seeing Saint Gringu enter with Saint Sigdal, the God of Scientific Defense, Jeigolusia Satan, who was sitting on the sofa, slammed his scepter heavily on the ground and sternly rebuked, "Saint Sigdal, you have disappointed us greatly! Mary Geoise has not been humiliated in such a way for over three hundred years. Not only did you fail to detect it beforehand, but you also allowed the thieves to escape afterwards. Is this the extent of CP's incompetence under your leadership?!"

"I..." Saint Schöndel was immediately berated as soon as he entered the room, his face extremely ugly. Just as he was about to explain, Saint Gringu waved his hand to stop him.

Gringu Saint's face remained expressionless as he coldly stated, "This incident was Saint Sigder's fault. I will have him resign from his position as leader of the CP organization."

"Brother, I..." Saint Sigder was in a panic when he heard that he was to resign. He wanted to say something, but Saint Gringu glared at him and stopped him.

At this moment, the five old men were somewhat at a loss. They only wanted to take this opportunity to vent their anger, hoping to relinquish some of the Figarando family's power, but they never intended to remove Saint Sigder from his position. The atmosphere suddenly fell silent, and an awkwardness gradually rose.

"Ahem," the Legal Warrior God Topman Vochuli coughed twice to break the silence. He said, "Grimm Saint, there's no need for this. It was just a mistake, nothing serious. But as the main criminals who caused this incident, Fisher Tiger and that mysterious boy must be killed as soon as possible. In order to save face for the World Government, this mission is entrusted to you, Sir Schgedel. Is that alright?"

Gringu Saint remained expressionless, glanced at them, nodded, and led the way out of the conference room without saying a word, with Schöder Saint following closely behind.

"Hmph, the Garando family is becoming more and more unruly," said Jaigolusia Satan, his face extremely unpleasant.

Upon hearing this, the other four people did not respond.

The agricultural warrior Shepard X. Pitt asked, "Should we notify the Navy for assistance?"

“No need. They’ve been in a lot of trouble lately. Even Kizaru has been sent out. Just pass the information to Sengoku and tell them to keep an eye on things,” said Financial God of War Izanbaron V. Nasujuro.

The others had no objections, and then they discussed some other things.

Upon leaving the reception room, St. Sigdel said, "Brother, why did you just ask me to relinquish my position as the leader of the CP organization?"

Green Saint looked at his idiotic younger brother with some helplessness; he was a typical case of having muscles but no brains.

He slapped Saint Schöndel on the head, saying with a hint of exasperation, "Idiot, can CP still function without the Fergalando family? You pig-brain! A large portion of CP0 are family retainers, and the other half are also controlled by us. After you resign, who will be able to command them? Do you understand?"

“Uh, I don’t understand,” said St. Sigdal, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"You... never mind, just listen to me." Green Saint was almost driven mad by this guy's stupidity.

Back then, 20 nations formed the World Government Alliance, but the Fergalando family, which was the second most powerful at the time, did not occupy one of the Five Elders, but instead chose the Holy Knights, a department with a special status.

Recently, he has also successfully seized control of the CP organization, which was originally controlled by the Jaigolusia family. That's why Jaigolusia Satan Saint couldn't wait to launch an attack.

The key to controlling CP is not Saint Sigder, but the fact that the entire organization has been controlled by the Vegalando family. If Saint Sigder were replaced, other members of the Vegalando family would take over. In comparison, Saint Sigder, who is not very bright, is easier to deal with.

On the other side, after jumping into the sea, Lin Yi quickly moved away from the Red Earth Continent using spatial teleportation. After changing direction several times, Lin Yi successfully found the ship where Tiger was. It was a medium-sized warship, and he didn't know where Tiger and his crew had stolen it from.

Lin Yi accelerated and stood steadily on the warship in the next moment. At this moment, besides Tiger, there were many rescued slaves on this warship, including fishmen and other races.

Upon seeing Lin Yi, Tiger excitedly walked over and gave him a big hug. "Haha, little brother, it's so good to see you're alright!"

Seeing the apocalyptic battle, Tiger assumed his boastful human friend had heroically sacrificed himself. Now, seeing Lin Yi again, how could Tiger not be moved?

"I wasn't lying to you, Uncle Fishman, I told you I'm incredibly strong," Lin Yi said with a hint of pride.

“Haha, I believe you. By the way, can you tell me your name now?” Tiger asked.

"My name is Lin Yi, you can call me Xiao Lin. Please don't expose me, I don't want to be wanted by the police right now," Lin Yi said softly.

"So you are the recently famous Venerable Lin Yi. I never expected you to come and help me. Thank you, Lin Yi. From now on, you will always be the benefactor of Fishman Island." Tiger bowed to Lin Yi earnestly.

"Haha, don't worry about it, it's just that we're destined to meet," Lin Yi laughed.

At this moment, a thin man wearing a mask and with charred black hair stepped forward.

"Tiger, who is this young man? Why don't you introduce me?" the newcomer asked in a calm tone, but a closer listen revealed a hint of gritted teeth in his voice.

"Haha, Lin... Little Lin, let me introduce you, this is..."

Before Tiger could finish speaking, Lin Yi greeted the newcomer with a bright smile, "Hello, Old Black."

"Damn it, it really is you, you bastard!" the man roared angrily.

(Thanks to Yixuelang for the two flowers, user 10601803 for the little flower, and also thank you to the other brothers for their love and support.)

Chapter 44, Back to the Kingdom of Germa

"Damn it, why are you swearing at me?" Lin Yi was annoyed. "You dare insult me? Don't think I won't hit you just because you're handsome." Actually, Lin Yi recognized Rayleigh when he appeared—the flamboyant slippers, the flowing hair on his legs, the white wavy hair… well… all gone now. His short frame contained terrifying power.

"Insult you? I'll beat you up, kid. Take this punch, honed over 30 years." Rayleigh suddenly attacked, aiming a punch straight at Lin Yi's handsome face.

"Holy crap! I didn't expect you to actually do this! Since that's the case, then don't blame me for being ruthless!" Lin Yi shouted, "Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon, Grab the Dragon Claw Hand!" He moved like lightning, arriving first despite being behind, his hands forming claws, aiming straight for Rayleigh's vital center.

"Good lad, so young, yet so cunning!" Rayleigh's expression changed upon seeing this, and he immediately altered his stance. His clenched fist suddenly loosened, transforming into two fingers that shot out like venomous snakes, aiming straight for Lin Yi's eyes. This move was the Twin Dragons Playing with a Pearl! A move aimed at Lin Yi's eyes.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Yi remained completely calm in the face of Rayleigh's sudden change of tactics. He simply chuckled and said, "Hehe, a groin kick."

Before he finished speaking, his originally fierce dragon claws suddenly retracted and turned into two thick palms, which steadily blocked between Rayleigh's two fingers.

At the same time, Lin Yi's right foot kicked out like a whirlwind, striking Rayleigh's lower body with tremendous force.

"Aow..." A heart-wrenching howl, enough to move any man, suddenly rang out, and the entire scene instantly fell into a deathly silence.

A collective gasp of astonishment rang out.

All the men present instinctively gripped their trouser legs tightly, their faces showing fear. No matter how strong a man is, this is an absolute weakness.

And so, this thrilling and brutal fight, which could be described as thuggish, finally ended with Rayleigh clutching his crotch in pain.

Inside a room, Lin Yi, Tiger, and Riley sat around a round table. As they clinked glasses and exchanged toasts, the atmosphere was incredibly harmonious, a far cry from the tense atmosphere of just moments before.

Rayleigh held a bottle of Moutai liquor in his hand, carefully poured himself a full glass, took a small sip, and showed a look of intoxication on his face.

"I'm telling you, is it really necessary?" Lin Yi couldn't stand it anymore. The stuff was good, but why was you acting so lewd while drinking?

"You little brat, what do you know? Every drop of this rare and exquisite wine is worth savoring. You wouldn't understand even if I told you," Rayleigh said with a hint of disdain, feeling that giving him such fine wine was a complete waste.

"Heh, is that so? I don't understand? Don't forget that only I have this wine," Lin Yi sneered.

"Uh..." Rayleigh's expression froze. Damn it, he'd had a couple too many drinks and forgotten that this was the only supplier.

"Hehe, Xiaolin, I was just joking with you, don't mind it," Rayleigh said with a fawning smile, not wanting to lose face so he could drink this fine wine again.

Tiger looked at the two men with amusement, swallowed a mouthful of wine, and said, "What are your plans now, my two benefactors?"

Rayleigh said, "I'll stay with you for a while longer, and we'll part ways when we reach Sabaody Archipelago."

Seeing that two eyes were on him, Lin Yi smiled and said, "I won't be with you guys. My companions are still waiting for me."

"When are you leaving?" Tiger asked.

Lin Yi thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow then. Let's drink to our hearts' content tonight."

"Haha, great!" Rayleigh and Tiger laughed heartily.

That night, the three of them drank and chatted until late. Lin Yi returned to his room, slightly drunk. Gazing at the moonlight outside his window, he felt a pang of longing for Da Pan and the others. As time passed, his connection with this world deepened.