"Roar..."
A roar, capable of intimidating all beasts and filled with shocking power, resounded thousands of meters in the sky, causing some flying creatures to tremble, their faces showing a human-like terror.
When they looked in the direction the sound came from, they were so frightened they plummeted, almost fainting on the spot.
A pink dragon, hundreds of meters long with scales of light and dark shades, was soaring freely thousands of meters in the air.
On the dragon's head sat a figure, who, compared to the pink dragon, was as tiny as an ant. It was Yami.
"Shirahoshi, do you like this ability?"
Yami sat cross-legged on Shirahoshi's head and asked with a smile.
"Mhm... Thank you, Lord Yami. Shirahoshi likes this ability."
The pink dragon emitted a gentle voice; one could tell it was female.
"It's good that you like it. Work hard to develop this ability in the future. Perhaps one day, even without my help, you can move Fish-Man Island from the deep sea to the surface world and have the power to protect it," Yami advised with a smile.
"I understand, Lord Yami."
Shirahoshi nodded gently, then carried Yami, flying through the air for an unknown amount of time, experimenting with the abilities of Flame Clouds, Boro Breath, wind, and lightning.
As an artificial Devil Fruit from the hands of Vegapunk, the only artificial Mythical Zoan in the world, the artificial Mythical Zoan Azure Dragon form that Shirahoshi ate was almost no different from Kaido's Mythical Zoan Azure Dragon form.
The only difference was the skin color. Shirahoshi's artificial Mythical Zoan form was more suited to the name "Mythical Zoan Pink Dragon Form."
In the original story, Kozuki Momonosuke's body was matured to the age of twenty-eight by the Ripe-Ripe Fruit. Despite being weak and cowardly, he only took eight days to awaken the Flame Cloud and Boro Breath abilities.
Unlike his innately strong father, Kozuki Oden, Momonosuke's physique was not strong. But after being aged to twenty-eight, he still obtained a monster's body and abilities, nearly using Admiral Ryokugyu as a stepping stone.
Even such a weak guy could obtain such an astonishing improvement.
Shirahoshi, who was innately powerful and one of the three Ancient Weapons, would naturally improve even more than Momonosuke after eating the artificial Mythical Zoan Azure Dragon form.
Just as Yami said, Shirahoshi's compatibility with this Devil Fruit was extremely high.
Having a mermaid eat it perfectly illustrated the phrase "a fish leaping over the dragon gate."
The only pity was that Shirahoshi's personality was too kind. To make her use her powerful strength against enemies, she would need some "brainwashing" education.
But Yami wasn't counting on Shirahoshi to fight alongside him. As long as she could protect Nojiko and the other girls, that was enough.
With her personality, if her companions and sisters were harmed, she might just awaken her Sea King powers.
At that time, as long as Shirahoshi throws the first punch at an enemy, she will have officially taken the first step to becoming the "Strongest Creature in Sea, Land, and Air."
After helping Shirahoshi familiarize herself with and develop her fruit's abilities, and experiencing the feeling of being a "dragon knight," Yami teleported back to Amazon Lily with Shirahoshi.
Next, Yami handed the task of teaching Shirahoshi over to Carina, who also mastered the powers of wind, fire, thunder, and clouds. He continued to stay in the library reading, occasionally creating a batch of upgraded clone soldiers.
These upgraded clone soldiers possessed laser technology and could fire lasers.
But Yami didn't mass-produce these modified humans, because there was no need.
Vegapunk had moved to Egghead; the Pacifistas were about to debut.
Now, besides reading, Yami spent every day using his Giro Giro no Mi's Clairvoyance and X-Ray Vision to peek at Vegapunk's research.
As long as the Pacifistas were officially "born," Yami would immediately go read Vegapunk's memories, steal part of the technology, and then produce Pacifistas.
And so, time passed, day by day. In a flash, the page turned to Sea Calendar 1520.
That's right, time jumped directly from the middle of Sea Calendar 1518 to January 1st, Sea Calendar 1520.
Time flies when you're busy.
This saying is not false at all!
When a faction begins to accumulate its foundation, a few years, or even a dozen, can pass in a flash.
Kaido feels this most deeply.
Now, the Black Hole Pirates were the same.
Carina and the girls, no longer curious about the outside world, were now truly busy with their own things every day.
Robin, in charge of logistics, led Baccarat, Nojiko, Sandersonia, Marigold, and Marguerite, managing the affairs of Amazon Lily and Gran Tesoro.
Carina participated at first, but after Shirahoshi ate the artificial Mythical Zoan Azure Dragon form, her focus returned to training, and incidentally, teaching Shirahoshi to master the powers of wind, fire, thunder, and clouds.
Nami and Hancock were also diligently training. The former used her top-tier Observation Haki to monitor Gran Tesoro while receiving Hancock's guidance, wanting to master Advanced Haki.
As for Perona, she was a shut-in as usual.
But when Nojiko was busy, she would temporarily act as the cook, making and delivering meals for Yami, who was either in the library reading or in the base creating modified humans.
A year and a half passed, and Yami's image underwent a small change because he had taken off his Pure Gold ring for a while when doing experiments.
Yami, whether in daily life or battle, liked to wear a black top and black pants, sometimes just a simple black and white, with short, ear-length hair.
Now, the 1.9-meter-tall Yami wore a long white robe, and his short black hair had grown long, reaching his waist.
This attire, coupled with two years of cultivating his mind and being immersed in a sea of books, gave his temperament a scholarly, gentle aura, very similar to Robin's.
If he put on a white uniform, he would instantly transform from an elegant young master into a doctor who saves lives or a scientist immersed in research.
If Kaido and Garp were standing in front of Yami now, they would definitely find that this kid, who couldn't help but talk trash in battle and was full of arrogance and cockiness, was now completely introverted. His eyes were as deep as a clear pool, the very picture of a rationalist.
Two years of cultivating his mind had washed away the hostility brought on by Yami's skyrocketing strength, finally allowing his state of mind to catch up to the "monster physique" given by the system.
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