One Piece: Ascending the Divine Path

Chapter 82 Yamato VS Luna! Today's Dream Castle

The arena is one of the most popular entertainment venues in Dream City.

Violence is always the thing that most easily stimulates human adrenaline.

In Night City at this time, almost every area had a huge arena.

Anyone can go to the arena to fight, and the equipment crafted through hunting can only be used in the arena, outside of the hunting area.

Therefore, even ordinary people who have never fought before can show off their skills in the arena if they have good equipment.

At this time, Dream City already had a group of professional gladiators. Among them, the strongest and most famous gladiator was like a star in the Kingdom of Dunas, and a large number of people would come to support him every day when he appeared.

Of course, these arenas are now empty; the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Dunas are still in the real world.

Therefore, in the central area of ​​Dream City, in this largest arena, there were very few spectators for the upcoming fierce battle.

"Has Yamato finally arrived?"

High on the stands, Anthony crossed his arms and watched with great interest the two people standing opposite each other in the arena below. "Lord Night King is truly remarkable. He actually managed to abduct Kaido's daughter."

Solt, the good friend who often quarreled with Kaido, said with great interest, "I really don't know how Kaido managed to drive his simple-minded daughter Yamato to such an irreconcilable point of hatred."

Yamato is indeed a bit stupid, but his strength is undeniable! He has the potential to be groomed as the second leader of the Beasts Pirates.

In his opinion, how old was Yamato back then? Isn't it normal for a seven or eight-year-old kid to do some silly things?

As parents, we should discipline and punish as needed, and that's about it.

According to Yamato, Kaido simply threw her into the prison where samurai were held. If those samurai hadn't been good people, she, as Kaido's daughter, would have been killed long ago.

Moreover, after Yamato miraculously survived, he cruelly killed everyone who dared to show him even the slightest kindness.

This is something no normal person could do. It feels like Kaido is just a child, acting out of spite towards Yamato.

Most importantly, even after all this, Kaido still expects Yamato to obey him; I don't know what he's thinking.

That's why we have to say it's Lord Night King.

With just a few words, Yamato was convinced to be completely loyal, and single-mindedly focused on attacking Wano Country together to defeat Kaido in the future.

"Hey, Salt,"

Anthony's eyes lit up. "Let's take a gamble? I'm betting on who will win. Miss Luna will probably disarm the Lunarians, right?"

Solt narrowed his eyes. "Then I bet Miss Luna will win. I'll wager ten thousand Dream Coins."

"I'll go with it!"

Anthony chuckled.

If it were a true all-out battle, Yamato certainly couldn't possibly defeat Ms. Luna.

The despair-inducing defenses of the Lunaria tribe are something Yamato cannot break through.

However, every time Miss Luna fights Yamato, she does so with the intention of honing her skills, so she suppresses her own defensive capabilities.

Then the outcome is hard to say.

While the two were chatting, in the arena, Yamato excitedly waved his iron bar, "Luna, are you ready?"

Luna slowly drew her sword.

Unfortunately, Yamato didn't know the name of the knife, otherwise she would have been very excited.

This sword is called Ame no Habakiri, and it was once the sword of Kozuki Oden.

"bring it on."

Luna unfurled her black wings, and flames blazed behind her head.

"Here it comes, Thunderous Eight Trigrams!"

Yamato suddenly arrived like a whirlwind, with black arcs of electricity leaping from the iron rod in his hand.

At the same time, with the flapping of her wings, Luna transformed into a whirlwind and shot forward. Her Heavenly Feather Slash was also covered by a layer of dark domineering aura.

The next instant, the black knife clashed with the iron rod.

The air suddenly exploded into a violent gust of wind, which was restrained by an invisible force just as it was about to rush into the audience seats.

Moreover, the arena floor beneath their feet remained perfectly still, as if silently proclaiming that this was nothing more than a minor spectacle.

After a brief collision, the two were propelled backward at high speed.

Luna raised her blade, and blazing flames instantly enveloped it.

"cut!"

A fiery red blade streaked across the void, unleashing a powerful flying slash that was crimson, like magma!

"Um."

Solt nodded repeatedly in the audience.

As expected of Miss Luna, she has only recently grasped the essence of cutting iron, yet she can already unleash flying slashes of this scale at will!

"Dagger!"

The moment Yamato landed, he was launched back into the air, swinging his iron rod with all his might. A sharp shockwave suddenly broke through the air and collided fiercely with the Flaming Slash.

Amidst a deafening roar, an astonishing explosion of flames erupted.

The next instant, the explosive flames were suddenly dispersed by the gale.

A red dragon, hundreds of meters long, snaked its way up, Luna's enormous black wings flapped, and her massive head was raised high.

"Heat Breath!"

Flames slashed down.

"Wow, Luna, that's huge!"

Below, Yamato has also directly entered beast form, transforming into a beautiful white wolf.

She exhaled sharply, looking up at the sky, "No Ice Fang!"

An equally astonishing white breath erupted forth, transforming into a white pillar of light.

Ice and fire, two incredibly powerful forces, collided violently, resulting in another deafening explosion.

"Thunder, bad wind!"

Luna flapped her wings and roared with her ferocious maw.

Huge wind blades mixed with lightning swept down upon Yamato, overwhelming everything in their path.

"Ice Barrier!"

Yamato exhaled again, and the white mist condensed into a huge and extremely thick ice wall in front of her.

Wind blades and lightning struck the massive ice wall in succession, causing the entire arena to tremble.

The roar from the arena had no effect on the audience. Anthony watched the dazzling clash of abilities and couldn't help but sigh, "Mythical Zoan species are just amazing."

His Ancient Zoan type is much better than the average Zoan type, but it's nothing compared to the power of Mythical Zoan types.

"Thunderstorm!"

Luna exhaled again.

This time, however, the blazing breath not only contained the innate flames of the Lunarians, but also lightning and storms.

The swirling, massive storm of thunder and fire seemed to drain the world of its color, crushing down with unstoppable force.

But it was at this very moment, just as the lightning was about to strike!

One figure had already launched himself into the air a step ahead of time.

Yamato entered beastman form, his body covered in soft white fur.

She didn't step on the air; with each step she took, a block of ice would condense beneath her feet, allowing her to easily gain leverage in mid-air.

"Ice Slash!"

The iron rod, imbued with chilling aura and domineering power, slammed down towards the red dragon.

Luna was not careless at all.

With the Lunaria's defenses suppressed, their massive size becomes a clear weakness in the face of a master like Yamato.

At that instant, the red dragon's size suddenly shrank.

The slender and beautiful dragon-man, whose scales resembled dark red gemstones, flapped its wings to meet the attack.

She deliberately extinguished the flames behind her head. Since she had given up her defenses, she might as well go all out and attack!

"cut!"

Lightning, flames, and raging winds simultaneously enveloped the Heavenly Feather Blade, its sharp blade completely engulfed by chaotic elemental turbulence.

Luna merely swung her sword, and it already drew a dazzling, multicolored arc in mid-air.

boom!!

A deafening explosion ripped through the air.

"Whoa!"

Solt, who was watching the game, couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Both of them are too strong.

I'm afraid he'll only be able to barely touch their heels after he masters a higher level of Armament Haki.

Unseen by anyone, Knight sat quietly in one corner of the empty stands.

With Luna voluntarily giving up her defensive abilities, the two are actually quite evenly matched.

Yamato's Haki is stronger, Luna's Devil Fruit is stronger, and she also has innate abilities to help her.

Ultimately, Yamato's strength was honed through over a decade of continuous challenges against Kaido.

Luna has only been training for a little over a year, and apart from in her dreams, she hasn't even experienced any real intense battles in the real world.

To be able to fight Yamato to this extent is already quite remarkable.

Yamato is an incredibly talented monster, but Luna surpasses her.

The two, whose strengths were evenly matched, eventually engaged in a protracted battle that lasted for several hours.

Outside, the Kingdom of Dunas has once again fallen into darkness.

As a result, Dream City gradually became lively.

Let's stop here.

After another clash, Luna called a halt, saying, "I've prepared a welcome feast for you; it's about time to start."

"All right."

Yamato was still somewhat reluctant to leave, but upon hearing about the banquet, he immediately became excited. "This is the first time someone has ever hosted a banquet for me!"

"A banquet! Luna, you really are a good person, just like the Night King!"

Luna frowned slightly. "Yamato, you should show some respect to Lord Night King."

"You're very respectful?"

Yamato was somewhat surprised. "The Night King is my best friend! I respect him the most!"

Luna pursed her lips, but didn't say anything more.

Lord Knight didn't say anything, which means he didn't care.

Seeing that the two had no intention of continuing the fight, Knight took a step forward and appeared on a street in Dream City.

The streets, which were empty just a few hours ago, are now bustling with people.

Groups of people laughed and chatted, and almost everyone had a smile on their face.

However, unlike half a year ago, people are no longer walking obediently.

Some people drive cars, some ride wild beasts, some lie leisurely on spaceships that can fly in the sky, some are surrounded by women, and some have even turned into giants or orcs.

The City of Dreams already has several million permanent residents, so Knight's previously envisioned currency system has been launched.

He called it Dream Coin.

By spending Dream Coins, ordinary Dream City residents can access various customized services.

From basic necessities like food, clothing, shelter, and transportation to customizing a spouse, appearance, and bloodline, one can even spend a large amount of Dream Coins to upgrade their privileges in Dream City and gain certain management authority—this is not an empty dream.

As for the origin of Dream Coins...

Knight stood on the street, watching the people coming and going. Regardless of gender or appearance, everyone was holding a small, palm-sized cell phone.

Yes, cell phone.

However, it is called the Dream Terminal in the City of Dreams.

This thing has quite a few functions.

Besides being able to contact others in Dream City just like the cell phone from my previous life, this little device also offers customization services.

At the same time, earning Dream Coins also depends on it.

Knight stipulated that all Dream Coins must be rewards for "creation".

The terminal is for creating.

It has a lower level of creative permissions.

Users can directly generate text, sound, and images using their thoughts through the terminal.

That is, literature, music, and film.

These intellectual products created by people will be stored in corresponding terminal programs, namely novels, music, and movies apps.

Moreover, in addition to terminals, people can also find them in libraries, concert halls, and cinemas.

The more popular a work is, the more Dream Coins Knight rewards its creators according to his rules.

In order to obtain more benefits, the millions of people in the Kingdom of Dunas who have entered the City of Dreams have now set off a nationwide creative craze.

In just over half a year, the terminal's library of works has been filled with millions of works.

Novels are the most numerous, while films and television series are the fewest.

Most of them are garbage, but there are also countless masterpieces. Once the base number increases, many talented people will emerge. Knight only left behind a lot of works from his previous life as examples, and he managed to guide a group of geniuses who could learn by analogy.

Because there were so many works, Knight even had to set up a simple filtering program so that those nonsensical works would not even enter the terminal's recommendation program.

So the result is that now many people, after entering Dream City, stop doing anything else, find a place to sit down, pick up their terminals, and start swiping away.

Even Knight is too lazy to play those random multiplayer games anymore; he prefers to kill time with his terminal.

Besides this kind of creation, professions like gladiators who bring spiritual pleasure to people through gladiatorial combat can also be rewarded, which is why professional gladiators exist.

In fact, if the average quality of people in the red-light district weren't so high, many would probably resort to extreme measures to get Dream Coins.

After all, although Dream Coins are used to redeem customized services, the great Night King allows Dream Coins to be traded freely.

It can be used to purchase materials for hunting in the wild, and even finished equipment. Of course, some people also use real-world Beli to exchange for Dream Coins.

Creation can truly change life in the real world.

Thus, the Dream City truly flourished, with some people coming simply to enjoy it, while others racked their brains to create more.

Knight smiled.

Everyone has a bright future.

The first evolution of projection capabilities is also fast approaching.

It's really exciting! After the first evolution, what will the projection look like? Will it gradually become more like reality instead of being completely fake?

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