One Piece, I'm just an adventurer.

The two found a deserted island and started fighting for real. Neither of them used their full strength, but the battle scene was still like an apocalyptic catastrophe. From the start of the battle, the island was filled with constant roaring sounds. Finally, with a heavy punch from both sides, another island disappeared.

The two were flying in mid-air.

Garp laughed loudly, "Hahaha, that was exhilarating! Lin Yi, I didn't expect that besides your Devil Fruit ability, your Haki was also so formidable. It seems I'll have to use my real skills."

"Vice Admiral Garp, you flatter me. Use whatever moves you have, I'll take them all," Lin Yi said fearlessly.

Garp's "Fist Bone Impact," imbued with Haki, hurtled towards Lin Yi like a meteor.

Lin Yi also retaliated with a punch.

"Overlord - Dragon Path" A dragon-shaped phantom emerged from Lin Yi's fist in the air, fearlessly and fiercely meeting Garp's iron fist.

A deafening roar shook the heavens and the earth. The sky was thrown into disarray by the powerful shockwave, as if a stone had been dropped onto the water.

Garp and Lin Yi were sent flying backwards. After Garp regained his footing, he did not attack again, and Lin Yi did the same.

Garp was somewhat disappointed that Lin Yi still hadn't used his strange spatial abilities even after the battle had progressed to this point, and he was also surprised by Lin Yi's strength.

"I'm old, I'm old, I'm not playing anymore," Garp said, indicating that he was getting old and his stamina was failing.

Lin Yi was willing to continue fighting, but he also knew that Garp probably didn't want to fight anymore. After all, the two sides had no enmity and it wasn't worth fighting to the death.

Both sides returned to the Silver Dragon.

Garp said earnestly to Lin Yi, "Lin Yi, are you interested in joining the Navy? I can promise you that as soon as you join the Navy, you will be given the rank of Vice Admiral. After you have gained experience for a year or two, the rank of Admiral will be offered to you without hesitation."

Lin Yi shook his head and said just as seriously, "Vice Admiral Garp, you know the darker side of the Navy better than I do, otherwise you wouldn't have refused to be promoted to admiral for so many years. I don't like being constrained, so the Navy isn't suitable for me."

Garp fell silent. He had joined the Navy at a young age and spent his life pursuing his own sense of justice, but he often had to compromise. Oh well, there was no need to force it.

Karp sighed and said, "Lin Yi, I know you're not someone who kills innocent people indiscriminately. I hope you can always stay true to your original intentions, otherwise I'll risk my life to stop you."

"Of course, I just want to travel freely on this vast ocean," Lin Yi said with a smile.

Garp nodded, said nothing more, waved, and returned to his dog-headed warship.

Bogart followed closely behind, turning back as he left to say, "Mr. Lin Yi, I hope we can spar some swordsmanship next time we meet."

"I'd be more than happy to," Lin Yi replied with a smile.

Watching the dog-headed warship depart, Lin Yi chuckled, "What an interesting old man."

“Yes, he’s quite different from any of the navy personnel we’ve met before,” Fiona said from the side.

"Who cares? As long as they're not here to arrest us," Da Pan said nonchalantly.

"Haha, you're right, everyone, let's continue our journey!" Lin Yi shouted.

“Yes, Captain” ×7.

Meanwhile, Garp spoke with Sengoku after leaving.

"Brubru, it's Sengoku. What do you want, Garp?"

“I saw Lin Yi,” Karp said.

"Well, after you met him, what kind of person did you think he was?"

“A person who yearns for freedom has no distinction between factions, only between good and evil,” Garp said.

"So, how strong is he?"

"Very strong," Garp said seriously. He paused for a moment before continuing, "I'm no match for him. I used seventy percent of my power, and I still couldn't force him to use his Devil Fruit ability."

"What? How is that possible? How old is he?" Sengoku said in disbelief.

“Yes, we seriously underestimated his strength,” Garp said seriously.

Zhan Guo remained silent for a while before saying, "I understand. We'll adjust our strategy against Lin Yi. You can come back now."

"Um... I haven't gone back to see my grandson yet," Garp said apologetically.

"What? What have you been doing for a whole month, you bastard?" Sengoku roared.

"Haha, haha, I ran into Shanks on the way, so I chased after him for half a month," Garp said innocently.

"Did you catch up with him?" Zhan Guo asked.

"No," Garp is quite the bachelor.

"Damn it, you're all such a handful. I'll give you another half month. If you don't come back by then, I'll fine you your entire year's salary," Zhan Guo threatened.

"Fine, fine, that's all you can do to threaten me," Garp said, pursing his lips.

"You bastard, would I be like this if you hadn't been taking leave all this time?" Sengoku was furious. Damn it, after the old man retired, Garp, that bastard, has become more and more outrageous.

Seeing that Sengoku was showing signs of going berserk, Garp quickly hung up the Den Den Mushi. He then shouted to Bogart, "Bogart, head to Windmill Village!"

“Yes, Lieutenant General Garp,” Bogart replied.

Sitting in the marshal's office, Zhan Guo rubbed his throbbing head. The sea was becoming increasingly chaotic, and he wondered if Lin Yi's strategic strength might become that uncertain factor.

Damn it, if it weren't for that scoundrel Medivh, how could the Navy have pushed Lin Yi to the opposite side? Sengoku grew angrier the more he thought about it, and roared outside, "Pass the word down, transfer MacArthur to the Navy Cleaning Department, and have him clean the toilets!"

MacArthur...

(Thanks to Meow (●'?'●) for the like and for sending love with electricity)

Chapter 52 Psychedelic Bats

Three more months passed, and 1507 was almost over. Lin Yi and his companions had gained a lot that year.

Lin Yi's domineering cultivation has already rivaled that of the world's top experts. His swordsmanship has also steadily improved, and he has already touched the seventh stage. However, his spatial mastery has slowed down considerably after reaching level 40, and it is only at 42% so far, and it is getting slower and slower.

After learning Haki, the Fishman Brothers are now strong enough to easily defeat ordinary Marine Vice Admirals.

Needless to say, Da Pan is already five meters tall and has an incredibly powerful aura. He could probably hold his own against Aokiji.

Fiona mastered her Devil Fruit ability very quickly, thanks to the experience Lin Yi shared with her regarding Doflamingo's development. As a result, her strength has now reached the level of a Marine Vice Admiral. However, there is one thing that leaves Lin Yi speechless: ever since Fiona learned to fly on her sword, she has been flying several times a day.

Felina and Chiyo's strength has steadily improved, and their Devil Fruit abilities have progressed rapidly, but their Haki training is somewhat disappointing. They haven't broken through to the intermediate level yet, which forces Lin Yi to supervise their training every day.

Reiju's situation is somewhat special. Her strength relies entirely on her bloodline factor. Before her bloodline factor awakens, her training with Haki is simply appalling, even worse than Filina and Chiyo.

Lin Yi also had another idea. It seemed that Reiju's bloodline factor could absorb toxins after awakening. Could he give her the Venom-Venom Fruit he had? He just didn't know if there would be any conflict, because in his memory, no one from the Vinsmoke family seemed to have eaten a Devil Fruit. However, with the purification potion, there probably wouldn't be any problems, and she wouldn't be covered in poison like Magellan.

The Silver Dragon slowly came to a stop in the night. There was a small island not far from them, but Lin Yi and his companions did not go there immediately. One reason was that it would be inappropriate to disturb others at night, and another was that living on the island might not be as comfortable as living on the Silver Dragon.

After dinner, everyone went up to the deck to enjoy the night view of the sea. Lin Yi stared at the darkness of the small island, his expression gradually becoming serious.

The island was so quiet, as if it were uninhabited, but the houses told him that the island was inhabited.

“Brother Lin Yi, something seems off about this island,” Fiona said.

"Hmm, it's too quiet," Lin Yi nodded, but the next moment he heard a faint sound, the sound of footsteps, very rhythmic, tap tap tap.

Then came the knocking, "knock knock knock," but no one answered. After a while, the person or thing knocking continued on its way to the next house, and the knocking started again.

Lin Yi frowned slightly. With a thought, he activated his powerful spatial abilities instantly. In the blink of an eye, he appeared above the island like a ghost. Then, he unleashed his full Observation Haki, the overwhelming aura spreading rapidly like a tide, instantly covering the entire island.

A bizarre scene unfolded before his eyes with crystal clarity. A middle-aged man of exceptionally strong build was slowly moving forward with heavy steps. His eyes were empty and lifeless, as if he had lost his soul, appearing utterly dull. Even more eerie was the enormous axe he gripped tightly in his hand; its sharp blade gleamed with a cold light, inspiring fear in all who beheld it.

The middle-aged man, like a mindless zombie, knocked on doors from house to house. Each knock was accompanied by a dull thud, echoing through the silent island like the tolling of death's bell. The residents hiding inside were pale with fear, desperately covering their mouths with their hands, afraid to make a sound. Some even trembled uncontrollably from the overwhelming terror, their hands tightening their grip on their mouths with even more tension.

When the middle-aged man walked to a door and began to knock, the people inside were terrified. Their eyes widened, their faces filled with despair and helplessness, and their bodies trembled like withered leaves in the wind. However, despite their fear, they forced themselves to make no sound.

Finally, after the middle-aged man left, the people inside seemed to have escaped death, their faces visibly relieved. However, they still dared not let their guard down and remained silent, as if afraid that the slightest carelessness would attract the attention of that terrifying middle-aged man again.

Lin Yi continued to observe, trying to figure out what was going on.

The middle-aged man moved very slowly. Half an hour later, when he knocked on the door of the 26th house, a child inside was startled by the knocking. He trembled and bumped into a cabinet next to him.

The "bang" was very soft, but the middle-aged man heard it. The knocking suddenly became louder, and a series of urgent knocks rang out.

The parents inside the house turned ashen-faced after the child made a noise, but after looking at the child, the father suddenly stood up, took out the iron rod he had prepared earlier, and stood resolutely in front of his wife and child, his eyes fixed on the doorway.

Seeing this, the wife couldn't help but cry out, "My husband."

"It's alright, don't be afraid. Take the child and hide well, don't come out," the child's father whispered.

The mother quickly picked up her child and placed him in the closet, gently saying to him, "Son, don't be afraid. Mom and Dad will protect you. Remember, no matter what happens or what you hear, don't come out or make a sound. Don't come out until dawn, understand?"

The child covered his mouth and nodded vigorously.

The mother took one last look at her child, closed the wardrobe door, picked up a kitchen knife, and walked over to her husband.

The child's father looked at his wife without saying anything, but he gripped the iron bar even tighter.

Finally, with a "bang," the door was knocked open. The middle-aged man with the axe saw the person, his gray eyes flashing with ferocity, and he swung the giant axe at the father. The child's father narrowly dodged to the side, and then swung the iron rod in his hand fiercely at the middle-aged man's head.

But before the iron rod could fall, an axe that came horizontally slapped him away. The child's mother panicked when she saw this and chopped the middle-aged man's back with her kitchen knife, but the effect was very poor. Only a shallow white mark was left on the middle-aged man's back. The middle-aged man then kicked the woman unconscious.

Upon seeing this, the child's father couldn't help but call out, "Wife!"

Then she picked up a stick and attacked the middle-aged man frantically.

The middle-aged man raised his axe, ready to cleave the child's father in two as soon as he got close.

Lin Yi didn't watch any longer. He teleported and slammed the middle-aged man's head hard onto the ground with one hand. The middle-aged man twitched twice and then passed out.

Seeing that the child was saved, the father rushed to his wife's side. When he saw that she was only unconscious, he breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground.

Lin Yi asked, "Can you tell me what's going on?"

The child's father was startled awake by the sound and realized there was someone else in his room.

He immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed several times, repeatedly expressing his gratitude, "Thank you, benefactor! Thank you, benefactor! Thank you for saving my family! Thank you, thank you!"

Lin Yi quickly helped him up, saying, "No need, no need. I just happened to be passing by. You don't need to do this. Sir, could you tell me what happened?"

The child's father composed himself before beginning to speak, "This middle-aged man with the axe is called Dazhuang. He used to be a lumberjack on our island. A month ago, he went into a bat cave and came out shortly after. After coming out, he became dazed, but we didn't pay much attention. However, the next day, we discovered that his entire family had disappeared, and there was a lot of blood in the house. When we asked him, he wouldn't say anything. We thought he was possessed. We were going to report it to the navy, but we found that all the fishing boats on the island had been destroyed, so we had to tie him up. But then, at night..."

The child's father trembled as he spoke, as if he were thinking of something terrible.

Seeing this, Lin Yi patted him on the shoulder to signal him not to be afraid.

The boy's father continued, "That night, he broke free of his ropes, grabbed the axe, and knocked on a resident's door. The resident opened the door and was immediately attacked. When we heard the noise and rushed over, he had already killed the entire family of four. Enraged, we tried to kill him, but he became invulnerable. Seven of us were killed in retaliation. We had to hide at home. Fortunately, he didn't pursue us. The next day, when we went out to check, we found that all the bodies of those killed the night before were gone, and Dazhuang was gone too. After that, every night Dazhuang would go door-to-door with the axe. If anyone made a sound, he would break down the door and kill them all."

At this point, his face showed gratitude again, "My family would have been killed by him today, but luckily we met our benefactor, and we survived."

After listening, Lin Yi fell into deep thought. It seemed that this guy named Dazhuang was being controlled by something.

Lin Yi said to the child's father, "I'm taking him with me. You should comfort your family."

After saying that, he took Dazhuang and left, returning to the Silver Dragon.

The child's father kowtowed heavily again in the direction Lin Yi had left, and then began to settle his wife and children.