Ye Chen stroked his chin, pondering for a moment before speaking, "Five Devil Fruits? And a supreme grade sword? The organizers of this sword fighting tournament are quite generous."
Five Devil Fruits and a supreme grade sword would be a considerable treasure for any faction, yet they were being offered as prizes for this tournament. He had never heard of such lavish rewards for a sword fighting tournament before.
In the past, the rewards for sword fighting tournaments were never supreme grade swords, or even Devil Fruits. They were merely famous swords of some renown.
Ye Chen had a vague feeling that if he went this time, it would likely not be peaceful.
"Hee hee hee, this sword fighting tournament is being organized by the current second-best swordsman." Doflamingo let out a laugh, his tone suddenly becoming serious.
"And all the prizes this time are provided by him alone. Most importantly, this current swordsman is one of the Alliance members. However, there's something wrong with this prize, this supreme grade sword is quite special."
"A special supreme grade sword?" Ye Chen's eyes showed a hint of confusion. He didn't have much desire for supreme grade swords. If the opportunity arose, he wouldn't mind acquiring one, but he wouldn't value it too highly.
"That supreme grade sword contains a strange power. It is said to be imbued with ghost energy and death energy. Every wielder of this supreme grade sword has met an unfortunate end!"
"However, precisely because of its诡异 nature, I think this supreme grade sword might perfectly meet your requirements, Lord Ye Chen, for dealing with special items, don't you think?"
Doflamingo's words made Ye Chen fall into contemplation. A highly unusual supreme grade sword, suspected of containing special energy?
"A blade with special energy?" Ye Chen's expression flickered at the words. He suddenly recalled the two strange famous swords he had absorbed before, both possessing killing intent or ghost energy. This one might also, or rather, certainly would, and the energy contained within would definitely not be small.
"Five Devil Fruits, plus a special supreme grade sword. Interesting, very interesting. I want to see what tricks you, the Alliance, are playing." Ye Chen thought to himself.
The Alliance going to such great lengths and offering so many rewards, he didn't believe there was no hidden agenda.
However, no matter what the hidden agenda was, he was not afraid. After all, for him, these rewards were already within his grasp, already his.
"Since such an interesting thing has come up, I might as well go and see, since I have nothing else to do right now."
"Doflamingo, tell me where the competition is taking place!"
Doflamingo breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. He knew Ye Chen was interested and replied, "On Arlon Island."
After hanging up the mental call, Ye Chen looked into the distance, a deep expression in his eyes. "Interesting. I hope you won't disappoint me!"
Immediately, Ye Chen patted the Slifer the Sky Dragon beneath him. Instantly, layers of auspiciousness surged. Slifer the Sky Dragon let out two low roars, then released a long dragon's roar towards the sky. The sound was immense, spreading in all directions, causing ripples on the sea surface, and terrifying waves continuously diffused outwards.
"Alright, stop yelling. Now let's go to Arlon Island. I want to see what that supreme grade sword is all about."
Compared to the Devil Fruits, Ye Chen clearly valued the supreme grade sword more, though a large part of this value was due to curiosity.
Slifer the Sky Dragon roared twice in a low voice, responding to Ye Chen's words, then soared into the sky, cutting through the ocean and creating a terrifying sonic boom.
The entire Fish-Man Island was shaken.
Many Fish-Men cast their gaze here, their eyes showing surprise, shock, or a hint of fear.
"That's the Imperial Pirate Group, the infamous Slifer the Sky Dragon..." The person who said this lost their voice for a moment.
Slifer the Sky Dragon was inseparable from the leader of the Imperial Pirate Group. In other words, where Slifer the Sky Dragon was, so was that legendary great pirate who roamed the seas, feared and retreated from even by the Navy.
"It is said that that dragon is a Four Emperors-level powerhouse, and the leader of the Imperial who rides that dragon has unfathomable strength, at least a Four Emperors-level existence."
"Is that important figure actually descending upon Fish-Man Island?"
Knowing this, most of the Fish-Men felt their hearts surge. It was both excitement and a lingering fear.
Before, not many people knew about Ye Chen's arrival at Fish-Man Island; only Tiger and Neptune and a few others knew.
Ye Chen left, but the shock he left on Fish-Man Island lingered for a long time, never fading.
The power of Slifer the Sky Dragon was beyond doubt.
As a legendary creature in Yu-Gi-Oh!, in just one breath, it pierced through the atmosphere, flying at an unimaginable speed directly towards Arlon Island, the reported location of the sword fighting tournament.
Ye Chen pondered for a long time on the spot, an indescribable glint flickering in his eyes.
Just one day later, Slifer the Sky Dragon had already arrived near Arlon Island.
And at this moment, Doflamingo had already helped Ye Chen successfully register for the World's Number One Sword Fighting Tournament.
After arriving at the venue of the World's Number One Sword Fighting Tournament, Ye Chen did not go to Arlon Island immediately, but instead stayed outside Arlon Island.
"...There are quite a lot of people!" Ye Chen's mouth curled into a strange smile. The sight that greeted his eyes was countless pirate ships docked on the coast, and on the island, countless people were coming and going, entering the island. Most of these people carried seven Trandell.
"System, I want to obtain Observation Haki, and I hope to acquire the ability to hear the voice of all things within Observation Haki, as well as the ability to see glimpses of the future!"
The various magical aspects of Observation Haki, when cultivated to its highest realm, were beyond doubt. Whether it was the ability of the Pirate King Roger to hear the voice of all things, or the ability of Big Mom to glimpse the future when facing that Observation Haki master, both abilities were excellent.
He had actually also practiced Observation Haki, but the practice time was too short to show any results. However, this time Charlotte Linlin gave him many Devil Fruits, which he could use to exchange for Observation Haki. Even if the ability of Observation Haki was only calculated for other times, it would still yield considerable results.
The system was silent for a while, clearly calculating, and finally said, "It will cost the energy of three Devil Fruits to obtain this level of Observation Haki."
"Three Devil Fruits?" Ye Chen pondered for a moment, then nodded with a serious expression, "Alright, then let's spend three Devil Fruits!"
Observation Haki was not a one-time use power. As one of the Three Types of Haki in the One Piece world, its practicality was beyond doubt.
The system activated, merging an unknown power into Ye Chen's body.
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