This time he went to the Sabaody Archipelago and harvested a total of 36 Devil Fruits: 16 from Doflamingo and 20 from the Marines.
Five were used to exchange for Super Regeneration, and three were exchanged for Esdeath, costing a total of eight.
After using eight Devil Fruits, he still had 28 remaining.
"System designated life form random exchange." Ye Chen called out inwardly.
"Proceed?" The system's ice-cold voice, devoid of emotion, instantly sounded.
"Yes."
As his voice fell, three Devil Fruits vanished from inside the box.
Immediately after, a shimmering white light appeared, and a tiny figure emerged, gradually becoming clear.
"Damn it, looks like I'm going to crash." Ye Chen, seeing the tiny figure in the light, felt a premonition. This old driver of his seemed to be heading for a crash.
The light dispersed, and after Ye Chen clearly saw the life form exchanged, he looked helpless.
The old driver crashed.
"Pikachu, Pikashu, Pika."
About fifty centimeters tall, with a yellow body and an electric tail, its cheeks had red circles on both sides.
Pikachu, a life form from the Pokémon world, possessed extremely strong control over electricity.
"How could it be you?" Ye Chen gripped Pikachu's cheeks, looking helpless.
"Pikachu, Pikashu, Pika." Pikachu cried out indignantly. Due to the system's nature, the summoned life form would be absolutely loyal to Ye Chen, so it could only cry out indignantly when squeezed by Ye Chen.
If it were an ordinary person, they would have been hit by a hundred thousand volt electric shock long ago.
Seeing Pikachu's indignant appearance, Ye Chen's heart softened. Although Pikachu wasn't his choice, random exchange itself was a gamble on one's luck.
There was no other choice than Pikachu.
Although it couldn't be used as a fighting force, it might not be bad as a mascot for the crew.
And Pikachu wasn't that weak either; at least, it could instantly kill ordinary pirates.
Not many people could withstand one hundred thousand volts.
"Forget it, you wait here first. I'll take you to play later." Ye Chen stroked Pikachu, smiling faintly.
"Pika, Pika, Pika."
Pikachu rubbed its face comfortably, crying out contentedly.
...
"This time, please don't give me Pikachu again." Ye Chen clasped his hands together and prayed.
This exchange was crucial. As long as he gained one powerful life form, he would have a little more confidence in challenging the Holy Land.
"System designated life form random exchange." Ye Chen abruptly raised his head, his face flushed with excitement, saying very decisively.
"Proceed?"
"Yes."
"Hmm." As his voice fell, a black Devil Fruit appeared in the box.
A familiar white light once again flashed in front of Ye Chen. Ye Chen stared unblinkingly at the white light, muttering something.
The light dispersed, and a figure both strangely familiar and unfamiliar appeared in front of Ye Chen.
He had black messy hair, pale skin, and green eyes. There were dark green tear-like markings on his face. The number "4" was tattooed on his chest. A bone mask with horns was worn on the left side of his head. His face showed no emotion, extremely cold.
"Are you Lord Ye Chen?"
The exchanged life form spoke calmly.
Ye Chen heard this, took a deep breath, and smiled: "Yes, welcome, Ulquiorra."
The exchanged life form was Ulquiorra Cifer from the Fourth Espada of the Bleach world.
Looking at Ulquiorra, Ye Chen was overjoyed.
With Ulquiorra, this trip to the Holy Land was basically nine chapters out of ten certain to succeed.
And this exchange was basically a huge profit. Counting the Devil Fruits exchanged for Pikachu, and then exchanging for Ulquiorra, it was simply a massive profit.
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Amazon Lily training ground.
"This is Ulquiorra." Ye Chen said, pointing at Ulquiorra.
"My name is Esdeath. You look strong, Ulquiorra." Esdeath licked her lips, her eyes filled with fighting intent.
"You're also strong." Ulquiorra nodded faintly. He could tell that Esdeath was not weak.
"Do you want to have a match?" Esdeath asked.
Ulquiorra looked at Ye Chen, and Ye Chen nodded.
Seeing this, Ulquiorra said softly, "Okay."
"You two go to the forest over there. This place can't withstand your battle." Ye Chen shook his head.
"Alright." Esdeath and Ulquiorra nodded.
As their words fell, the two figures instantly vanished.
After the two disappeared, Grandma Nyon came over with Hancock.
...
"Lord Ye Chen, who is that Lord?" Grandma Nyon asked.
Ye Chen turned his head to look. He walked over, pinched Hancock's little face, and said with a chuckle, "He's my crewmate."
"Then, Big Brother Ye Chen, what's that Big Brother's name?" Hancock tilted her head and asked.
"Ulquiorra. You can just call him Brother Ulqui."
"Oh." Hancock nodded, seemingly understanding but not fully.
"How's Hancock's training going?" Ye Chen asked.
Although Hancock was still small, Hancock's potential was still formidable. If he nurtured her, she might even surpass her brothers and sisters.
"Hancock is training very hard. She can now defeat some female warriors." Grandma Nyon said, her words filled with emotion.
For Hancock's current age, very few female warriors who went to sea could be defeated. She had basically confirmed what Ye Chen had said earlier.
"She is the King of your resurgence, and also your future Queen. She possesses the qualities of a king."
This was what Ye Chen personally told Hancock when he returned to her just now.
She hadn't quite believed it before, but now she believed it without a doubt.
"Hancock will definitely train diligently. When the time comes, Hancock will be able to help Big Brother Ye Chen." Hancock tightly clenched her small fists, her bright eyes filled with determination.
"Then I'll look forward to it." Ye Chen replied with a smile.
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