Konoha's Mission Master

[Hint: Congratulations to the player for winning 16 gold coins.]

Yakumo smiled with joy. He had recently felt the shortage of gold coins, and now he could receive an extra 160,000 gold coins every year.

In this way, he can improve his skills more freely, and some plans can be made to improve them, such as upgrading the Soul Fruit to Super Awakening Stage 2, and using the soul energy obtained from Super Awakening to break through the bottleneck of 90 attribute points.

This will reduce the consumption of Taoist scrolls.

Yakumo already understands the specific function of the Eternal Scroll reward, but now he is more curious about the Star Tempering Refinement.

"The Refinement of Stars"

Item Description: It draws upon the power of the stars in the sky as its furnace fire, uses the natural energy of heaven and earth as its forging hammer, tempers its unparalleled sharpness with the fire of the sun, and recasts its divine power with the power of the moon.

Item function: It can reforge weapons, giving them even more formidable attributes. However, the main weapon and auxiliary materials must be set in advance when forging.

Item limitations: The number of main weapons is limited to one, while there is no limit to the number of materials that can be added.

Yakumo plans to reforge Fuma.

Over the years, as my strength has increased, the power of the Demon Subduing Technique has become somewhat outdated. I originally planned to increase its power upon returning to the Ninja World.

This prop is actually a pleasant surprise.

The blue light scattered slightly, like stars entering annihilation. Through the light, the true form of the Star Refining was revealed in Yakumo's eyes. It was like a flowing stellar energy, giving people a very heavy sense of power. It contained extremely restrained starlight, which made people unconsciously intoxicated.

Before leaving the world of One Piece, Yakumo has two steps to complete. The first is to use the third awakening of the Soul-Soul Fruit to increase his intelligence attribute. The second is to rebuild the Demon-Slaying Staff.

After a brief hesitation, Yakumo lay down on the bed.

Of the remaining 330,000 gold coins, 320,000 need to be used to upgrade the Soul Fruit, hoping to break through the limit with its help.

Not long after, Yakumo fell into a deep sleep and did not open his eyes until eight o'clock the next morning. This was the most comfortable sleep he had had since coming to the pirate world, which swept away the fatigue in his mind and body.

The New Year's Shop in the game interface is still counting down, but Yakumo has no gold coins to make any purchases and can only lament his poverty.

After getting up, Yakumo contacted Ryu.

The revolutionary army's plan was implemented very smoothly across the world. Even though those noble kings were unwilling to give up their power, there was no chaos due to their strong suppression.

The New World was different; the plan was implemented very slowly and encountered many serious problems. The First Legion faced great resistance and suffered considerable losses.

The new world is a complex web of intertwined forces.

Currently, there are four powerful forces at the Emperor level, which divide the seas of the New World into four regions. In addition, there is the underground black market, which exists in the cracks, but it also contains powerful individuals comparable to the Admiral level.

The combined forces of many factions have managed to halt the Revolutionary Army's advance, and Dragon is now planning to personally travel to the New World.

In particular, the movements of the Red-Haired Pirates have become clear; they are heading towards Mary Geoise, and the Revolutionary Army has not yet figured out the Red-Haired Pirates' objective.

This is the most chaotic and disorderly time for the ocean.

During the phone call, Yakumo asked Ryu to collect some precious metals to strengthen Fuma in a few days.

After arranging everything, Yakumo finally opened the door.

The area in front of the house is relatively flat land, with grass about ten centimeters high growing on it, and occasionally a few pale wildflowers blooming. In the distance is a clear stream.

In the distance, there were bushes several meters high, where tiny squirrels, about the size of a palm, stood and peeked at the group somewhat shyly, their fluffy tails looking exceptionally cute.

Although the scenery here isn't particularly outstanding, it can unconsciously bring peace to one's mood. Occasionally, a gentle breeze rustles the leaves, creating a sound like a natural symphony that cleanses the soul.

Further away, Yakumo could hear birds chirping and the sound of wings rubbing against the air as they took flight—all of which he found incredibly beautiful.

Yakumo promised Ryu that he would go to the New World to break the deadlock in a few days. He wanted to take a short vacation and steal some time from his busy schedule.

After breakfast, Yakumo returned to her bedroom.

Soul-Soul Fruit - Second Awakening 'Breakthrough'

While one may take a mental break, the improvement of one's strength cannot stagnate; only the gold coins accumulated tomorrow can bring about a qualitative change.

"Come on, let's break through."

[Note: This process will consume 320,000 gold coins.]

"Breakthrough confirmed."

The number of gold coins on the panel plummeted like a tsunami, until only a little over ten thousand remained, at which point the decline temporarily stopped.

Energy surged from the depths of Yakumo's soul, and countless streams of pure energy were born from the consumption of gold coins. These were a variant of some kind of soul energy, which strengthened the cells in his brain.

The brain constructs a network between cells that is more suitable for the burst of soul energy, and this network also acts as a kind of protective net, giving the fragile brain cells a degree of defense.

Brain cells are a forbidden zone that Yakumo cannot control. They store all his memories, as well as his extremely important and fragile soul. Even now, he cannot fully understand the components of the soul.

It exists in the human body yet remains extremely mysterious.

Finally, after who knows how much time had passed.

The pure energy formed a near-perfect grid between the cells, an extremely complex pattern, layer upon layer, inch by inch, intertwined like tree roots, encompassing the surface of every cell. Ultimately, it completely covered his brain.

Yakumo felt as if there was an extra organ inside his head, driven by his soul. The function of this organ was to amplify, turning the soul energy that originally had the power of one into two, doubling its power.

Of course, that's not all. The remaining pure energy began to flow back through the network and re-integrate into the depths of the soul, causing Yakumo's intelligence attribute to continuously strengthen due to this change.

Cool energy continuously flowed into his soul, and Yakumo heard a crisp sound like metal clashing, as if a huge chain itself was making a sound.

Yakumo sensed a seal on his body, or rather, a chain at the soul level. Because of the existence of the chain, his intelligence attribute was limited to 89.9 and could not be broken through.

A few minutes later, the cool energy gradually dissipated, and Yakumo could no longer hear the clanging of chains. The super awakening of the Soul-Soul Fruit... was thus completed.

[Note: Due to the player consuming souls and receiving an infusion of external energy, the original chains have been weakened. Now, breaking through to the eighth extreme attribute level only requires one Divine Revelation Scroll.]

This upgrade reduces the number of Divine Revelation Scrolls by two. If you think about it from another perspective, it's equivalent to reducing the cost of 9 gold coins. All Yakumo can say is... it's really good.

He then fell asleep immediately and soon entered a deep sleep.

While he was sleeping, the New World had undergone tremendous changes, and the Red-Haired Pirates, including Shanks, were approaching the Red Line, where Mary Geoise was located.

The following morning, Yakumo appeared in the sky, quietly sensing the changes brought about by the awakening of the Soul-Soul Fruit. The first change was the enhancement of the many abilities he already possessed.

Soul extraction, soul bestowal, soul transformation into soldiers.

Both the Soul Control and Soul Restriction skills have been upgraded.

With a casual wave of his hand, Yakumo's soul energy rapidly formed the shape of a long sword in his hand. Its shape was basically similar to Fuma, and its color was close to pure white, with a faint light shimmering inside.

Without any prior preparation, one can instantly evolve a weapon into a soul energy storage device. Upon seeing this, Yakumo suddenly had a very bold idea.

Yakumo tried the skill again. After a few trips to the toilet, at his limit... he could create a sword that was nearly a hundred meters long, and he could also gather soul energy into extremely fine threads that were almost invisible to the naked eye.

This ability doesn't directly increase combat power much, but it makes Yakumo's fighting style more diverse. If the toughness of the soul threads is adjusted to the maximum, it can instantly cut a person into a thousand pieces.

Of course, in addition to this, the total amount of soul energy has also doubled!

In the upcoming battle, Yakumo's soul energy will have a stronger endurance, and secondly, the distance that the Soul Eye can sense will increase.

"Oh, Shanks?"

Yakumo discovered a very interesting phenomenon from the perspective of the soul: Shanks was climbing the Red Line alone, clearly intending to meet with the dragon.

First, they returned to the base and ate Yukotsu Chiyuki's sushi.

After breakfast, Yakumo instantly appeared inside the conference room. At this time, the huge conference room in Shanks' Pangu Castle was somewhat empty because many of the Revolutionary Army's powerful members were already out on missions.

Long was sitting behind his desk processing documents, with a pot of brewed black tea beside him, emitting wisps of white steam, and three teacups placed next to the teapot.

In the corner of the conference room, there was a huge bookshelf filled with many heavy books, the titles of which were painted with gold paint and gold thread.

Two bowls of green plants were placed by the window.

"Brothers."

Ryu raised his head to greet him, gesturing for Yakumo to sit down beside him, and closed the document he was working on, placing it aside.

“I’ve come here to retrieve those precious metals, and also to see what Shanks’ purpose is,” Yakumo replied.

Many royal-level forces in the New World are united against the Revolutionary Army's efforts to liberate the world, and their relationship has become implicitly hostile. Yet Shanks enters alone to visit them.

"The wind told me he was almost there."

The fruit, not long after.

The three-meter-high gate was pushed open from the outside, and a terrifying pressure instantly filled the space. Shanks' kingly aura erupted wantonly, and the air formed turbulent currents, but it could not shake the documents in the dragon's hand.

Another turbulent flow of air protected the documents, and the dragon transformed into a gentle breeze, its sharp eyes fixed on the languid Shanks.

The two locked eyes, and red arcs of electricity seemed to dance in the void.

"Why have you come?" Long asked softly, his voice still steady.

Shanks smiled, not bothering to conceal his aura, and instead slowly walked towards the table and chairs next to Yakumo. His gaze slowly fell on Yakumo, and a hint of fighting spirit rose in his eyes.

The wooden soles of his shoes made a crisp sound as they struck the marble floor, and began to crack with each step he took.

"I want to make a deal with the revolutionary army."

Shanks' Conqueror's Haki suddenly erupted, and he began to change direction, attempting to suppress Yakumo, who was watching the show from the sidelines.

However, when his Conqueror's Haki struck Yakumo's body, it did not cause any change, just as a gentle breeze could not move a mountain.

"Cough cough."

Yakumo coughed lightly, and his soul energy instantly filled the entire conference room, directly sealing the red-haired man's rampaging Conqueror's Haki and forcefully pressing it back into his body.

The latter's face paled, and his composed steps became somewhat unsteady.

The duel between the two ended almost instantly, without any significant ripples, as easily as swatting away a fly from one's ear.

"Speak, what kind of deal?" Dragon asked calmly, a hint of a smile in his eyes. He was happy to see Shanks suffer a setback at Yakumo's hands.

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Chapter 400 Reforging the Weapon (Part 1)

Inside the conference room at Pangu City.

Shanks' relaxed and lazy expression disappeared, and the fighting spirit in his eyes turned into deep fear. He couldn't understand why his Conqueror's Haki was suppressed, but he could tell that Yakumo was stronger than him.

Could it be that the enemy's Conqueror's Haki is stronger than his own?

Impossible. That energy could never be Conqueror's Haki. I am the strongest Conqueror's Haki user.

Shanks quickly began to steady his wavering resolve.