Pirate: It's reasonable for me to simulate a Super Saiyan, right?

The news of the annihilation of the Hughes Pirates' vice ship spread throughout the town the next day, after someone discovered bloodstains and corpses on the pirate ship.

The crowd gasped in shock. This was the Hughes Pirates! Who did this? Who had the power to do this? This was such big news that it even alarmed the town's gang.

The gangs dispatched numerous men to gather information, attempting to find clues. In addition, some pirates also tried to search, since the treasure on their pirate ships had disappeared, meaning that person possessed a large amount of wealth!

The town quickly descended into turmoil. You learned of this but ignored it, continuing to focus on your cultivation. This situation was entirely within your expectations.

This time, the Hughes Pirates appeared on the eighth day, presumably because they received the news earlier than before.

The Hughes Pirates arrived and, without a word, immediately searched the entire town of Bowen, including the nearby town of Boya.

The Capone family, which controls the two towns, had no complaints about this; on the contrary, they were very cooperative. Although the five major families of the West Blue are top-tier forces, what is currently here is only a branch of the Capone family, and they cannot afford to provoke the Hughes Pirates.

After a search, the Hughes Pirates actually came knocking on your door. You were quite surprised to see Hughes and the others standing outside.

After our conversation, you know where the problem lies.

[Someone saw you appear on the coast. At the time, it didn't seem like anything, but after the Hughes Pirates got into trouble, people quickly connected it to you. Also, your purchase of large quantities of food was suspicious. Combining these clues, Hughes found you.]

You suddenly realized what was going on, but didn't say much. Since they'd come knocking, it was time to get to work.

A barrage of bullets will initially rain down on you, but they will no longer pose a significant danger.

[Soon, Hughes made his move, and you faced off against this overlord of the Western Sea. As the overlord of the Western Sea, Hughes was indeed extraordinary. Not only was he swift, but his strength was also astonishing, only slightly inferior to his beast form.]

Coupled with your opponent's impressive weapon skills, after a dozen or so rounds of fierce fighting, you found yourself at a disadvantage.

Not long after, you were knocked to the ground.

[In your residence, Hughes and his men found a large amount of familiar valuables. You are dead.]

[Simulation ended. This simulation produced positive changes: 1. Muscle energy; 2. Ability usage experience; 3. Combat experience. It also eliminated negative changes: 1. Aversion to training.]

As the simulation ended, Yang Hao couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

Unexpectedly, he died even faster in this simulation than before, which resulted in his cultivation gains being much less, almost negligible.

However, the battle with Hughes also increased Yang Hao's combat experience.

In addition, this simulation has given Yang Hao more ideas on how to cultivate steadily.

Chapter 19: Getting Stronger Again, New Directions for Skill Development

019 becomes stronger again, with new development capabilities in key areas.

On the first day, you cleaned the ship and immediately began your cultivation...

On the third day, everything was as usual...

On the tenth day, five or six pirate ships from the Hughes Pirates surrounded you...

You died in battle at sea.

[Simulation complete, positive changes observed: 1. Muscle strength, 2. Combat experience]

Another simulation ended, and Yang Hao had become a tiny bit stronger once again.

The content of this simulation was similar to, or even exactly the same as, his first one.

However, this was precisely the method Yang Hao had thought of for peaceful cultivation!

The method is simple: make full use of the time before the Hughes Pirates come knocking.

Since he was not at peace whether at sea or back in town, he could simply simulate this period of time multiple times.

Simply put, it simulates for ten days, then stops, and then simulates for another ten days.

Although each simulation can only last for ten days, in reality, it has no impact on him whatsoever.

On the contrary, simulating once every ten days seems to allow him to cultivate more accurately and become stronger, and even if any problems occur during cultivation, he can make timely adjustments.

In addition, clashing with the Hughes Pirates multiple times doesn't seem like a bad thing.

He can at least learn more about naval warfare from the other side.

Even without naval combat experience, it's good to take the opportunity to practice your swimming skills.

With this idea in mind, Yang Hao naturally stopped worrying about it.

His goal, in any case, was to cultivate in peace until he could completely convert 200 million Berries into power.

Since this method was feasible, he naturally stopped thinking about it.

In fact, Yang Hao's current situation is not safe.

At least for now, it seems highly likely that the Hughes Pirates will retaliate in the short term.

Unless he runs out to sea.

However, setting sail rashly without navigation skills is also a very dangerous thing.

Therefore, for Yang Hao, the most important thing right now is to convert 200 million Berries into strength, and obtain power sufficient to contend with, or even crush, Hughes.

On the first day, you cleaned the ship and began your cultivation...

[Day 10...]

once.

twice.

Ten times.

Fifty times.

One hundred times.

In a short period of time, the treasure in front of Yang Hao rapidly diminished.

Ten million, thirty million... one hundred million!

This scene was very bizarre.

But what's even stranger is...

Yang Hao's figure, sitting cross-legged in place, began to change every ten days.

His thin body gradually became fuller, and his muscles became more and more defined.

Of course, such changes are very subtle and would go unnoticed if one were not paying attention.

But as time goes by, the changes accumulate and become very obvious.

Originally, Yang Hao was just an average adult male, neither fat nor thin, nor particularly strong.

But now, the muscle outline is gradually revealed, and finally becomes particularly obvious. Although it is not the kind of explosive muscle, it is definitely a powerful shape.

This change only stopped after 100 million Berries disappeared.

"call!!!"

Yang Hao opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath.

He spent 100 million Berries, which means he has spent more than three years in the simulation!

More than three years of intensive training brought about a tremendous improvement in his physical fitness.

Yang Hao clenched his fist, power surging within him.

At this moment, even in human form, he felt that he possessed power no weaker than in his previous human-beast form!

In this way, if he transforms into human-beast or beast form again, his power will definitely be even greater than before!

In addition to the improvement in his physical fitness, Yang Hao's swimming skills have also improved significantly, and his combat experience has become richer.

After all, over the course of more than three years, he had engaged in nearly a hundred naval battles with the Hughes Pirates!

In this way, their swimming skills naturally improved, and they accumulated a lot of combat experience.

However, there hasn't been much progress in terms of Devil Fruit abilities.

Although I'm even more familiar with it than before, I haven't developed any powerful moves yet.

Yang Hao was both surprised and unsurprised by this situation.

Surprisingly, after more than three years of development, there were not many results.

Unsurprisingly, Zoan-type Devil Fruit abilities are inherently quite monotonous.

Unless he is a Mythical Zoan, or is a Rokushiki Superman.

Otherwise, it would be really difficult to develop ordinary Zoan-type Devil Fruit abilities.

Of course, their original stone-throwing skills became even more refined and masterful.

It still doesn't reach the exaggerated level of hitting the target 100 times, but out of 10 shots, it will definitely hit the target nine times out of 10.

However, Yang Hao was still somewhat dissatisfied.

Such power was not enough for him to run rampant in the West Blue, let alone establish a foothold on the Grand Line.

Besides, even if the West Sea is a beginner area, no one knows if a master might suddenly appear.

Just like in the East Blue, Garp, Hawkeye, Dragon...

These are all top-tier powerhouses standing at the pinnacle of the pirate world, yet they appeared in the East Blue, which is known as the weakest sea.

Who can guarantee that such a great figure won't emerge in the chaotic Western Sea?

Of course, it's a bit far off now to talk about these things.

But putting aside the future, Yang Hao still has a problem to solve right now.

That is, the revenge of the Hughes Pirates!

Yang Hao originally thought it was nothing. In his opinion, as long as he completely converted the 200 million Berries into power, he would definitely be able to deal with the Hughes Pirates, or even crush them.

But the progress is slower than Yang Hao had imagined.

It's worth noting that Yang Hao is now significantly stronger than he was before he spent 100 million Berries.

Even so, he still died at the hands of the Hughes Pirates in the last simulation.

Although this time he caused the Hughes Pirates to suffer heavy casualties, and even seriously injured their leader Hughes, failure is failure.

This situation made Yang Hao understand.