At the bow of the ship, Dai Yuhao looked out at the vast sea, somewhat uncomfortable. He glanced to his side and said indifferently, "These clothes you gave me are a little tight and a little small. Don't you have another set that's bigger?"
.....
"Ah, this, this..." The pirate captain was stunned by Dai Yuhao's question. Seeing his height and terrifying muscles everywhere, he was at a loss for words.
....
"I'm sorry, master, I don't have anything else," the pirate captain said nervously after a silence.
Dai Yuhao waved his hands and said no more. At that moment, the pirate captain sighed with relief and slowly walked away from Dai Yuhao.
At that moment, Dai Yuhao focused on the vast sea, not caring about the pirate captain's departure.
After six years of hard training, his strength had improved significantly. But it's not enough to complete the mission!
"Why don't I take some time to go to Poseidon Island and take the Divine Exam to strengthen myself?" At that moment, an idea occurred to Dai Yuhao, and the more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.
"With my spirit aptitude, I can definitely pass a Black rank test, or even a Red rank test, right?"
Dai Yuhao had absolute confidence in his own abilities. As for obtaining the Nine Trials of the Sea God and inheriting the title of Sea God, he hadn't even considered it. Because according to the original novel, there was one thing that was absolutely essential to achieving the Nine Trials of the Sea God.
That is the Heart of Poseidon!
The so-called Heart of the Sea God was lost long ago and has now become the national treasure of the Tiandou royal family: the Vast Sea Universe Cover!
Under such circumstances, it was impossible for Dai Yuhao to obtain the Vast Sea Universe Cover. Being a national treasure, how could he just give it away?
Even though the current emperor of the Tiandou Empire, Xue Ye, is his mother's half-brother and his uncle in terms of seniority, it is absolutely impossible for him to simply give him the Vast Sea Universe Cover.
Unless Dai Yuhao possesses immense power, so formidable that Xue Ye is forced to conquer him and hand over the national treasure. Or, in the face of a national crisis, he is the straw that breaks the camel's back to save the country... like Tang San in the original novel.
So to sum up.
With the Vast Sea, no longer need to have any illusions.
It is absolutely impossible to obtain!
In other words, even if he obtained the Vast Sea Universe, he would not necessarily be recognized by it and subsequently obtain the Nine Trials of the Sea God; there is no certainty of that.
Because in the first place, to obtain the Nine Trials of the Sea God, one must obtain the Heart of the Sea God, which is the recognition of the Vast Sea Universe, or more clearly, the recognition of the remnant of the Sea God within it.
However, if you want to obtain the recognition of the Vast Sea Universe in the first place, your physique must be able to withstand the power of the Vast Sea!
What is the power of the Vast Sea?
To put it bluntly: it is the power of the Sea God!
But the power of the Sea God is not so easy to withstand. The countless people who obtained the Vast Sea Universe and wanted to be recognized by it ultimately could not withstand the power of the Sea God and died, exploding into pieces.
Dai Yuhao felt that his current self was vastly inferior to Tang San in the original novel in every aspect. Even if he obtained the Vast Sea Universe, if he rashly shed blood to gain its recognition and attract the power of the Sea God, he would undoubtedly end up exploding and dying!
Even if that didn't happen, he wouldn't risk it.
After all, in the original novel, Tang San's ability to gain the approval of the Vast Sea Universe was due to the protagonist's aura and a combination of factors. For example, he possessed the Tang Clan's supreme martial art, the Mysterious Heaven Skill, from his previous life, as well as the gift of twin martial spirits.
He also possessed a spirit ring and two hundred thousand-year spirit bones. In addition, he tempered his body with the Yin-Yang Ice and Fire Eyes and ingested numerous immortal herbs to improve his aptitude... All these factors combined to create his incredibly terrifying aptitude!
But what about him?
What does Dai Yuhao have now?
Apart from the twin martial souls that had been enhanced by the martial soul enhancement card, the only thing he had was his body that had been trained for six years with the gravity bracelet.
He is very talented, but what does that have to do with whether he can withstand the power of the Sea God?
It is pure illusion to want to oppose the power of the Sea God with so little capital!
Dai Yuhao felt that he would have to wait until he could withstand fifty times the gravity and his body was strong enough before he could try, to see if he could withstand the power of the Sea God and gain the recognition of the Vast Sea Universe.
Before that, even if you can get the cover of Vast Sea Universe, you shouldn't try it rashly.
After all, there is only one life!
SOME TIME LATER.
CAPTAIN'S CABIN
"My lord, at this rate, we will reach the nearest island in seven more days," said the pirate captain, who came personally to deliver the food, as he set down the tray. He bowed respectfully, his face full of flattery, before the white-haired young man who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, meditating.
"That island has a large population, and merchant ships passing by often dock there. It is a very famous island at sea. It will certainly meet your expectations, my lord!"
"...Understood."
The white-haired young man slowly opened his eyes. Without even looking at him, he picked up the cutlery and began to eat.
Faced with the young man's indifference, the pirate captain felt a surge of anger, but he did not dare to show it on his face. Instead, he slowly withdrew, bowing, until he left the cabin.
He closed the door gently.
It had been a few days since he left that Desert Island, and everything had gone smoothly. These pirates were naturally timid and had done nothing to deny his demands, but Dai Yuhao knew that they were hostile towards him, his observation haki could sense the malice of these people.
"It's really good..." Dai Yuhao murmured as he enjoyed the food.
Outside the cabin.
The pirate captain let out a long sigh of relief. Every time he faced this young man who didn't look very old, he felt a pang of fear, as if he were about to blow his head off at any moment.
More importantly, every time the young man's gaze swept over him, he always had the illusion that his thoughts were completely deciphered.
It was precisely this illusion of being seen through that made him dare not harbor the slightest ill intent.
The pirate captain now just wanted to quickly deliver this "master" to the nearest island and then sail as far away as possible. He didn't want to encounter this omen of doom in his life again.
Seven days!
Seven days and he would be rid of that omen of doom... Inside the captain's cabin.
After finishing his meal, Dai Yuhao put down his cutlery, waiting for someone to come and collect it later.
Then he returned to bed, sat cross-legged, and began to meditate and cultivate. In that place, there was nothing else to do but cultivate.
After a while.
CLICK
At that moment, Dai Yuhao felt as if a shackle inside him had broken. Feeling this, Dai Yuhao muttered, "Level 39, huh?
Dai Yuhao was about to celebrate his progress with some food when, at that moment, an annoying noise came from outside the cabin.
Then, with a loud bang, the whole ship began to shake violently.
Dai Yuhao frowned, "What's going on? Could it be an attack by a sea spirit beast?"
Dai Yuhao, interrupted from his meditation, instinctively released his Observation Haki enhanced with the thunder fruit. In the next moment, a terrifying invisible perception expanded in all directions like radar, easily penetrating the cabin and revealing everything that was happening outside in vivid detail to his perception.
Seeing what was happening outside, he frowned instantly!
...Outside the cabin.
A steel ship, dozens of meters long and more than ten meters wide, crashed violently into the pirate ship, causing the small wooden boat, only twenty to thirty meters long, to shake continuously.
At the top of this steel ship, dozens of meters long, a skull-shaped flag was also hoisted. The only difference was that a poisonous snake surrounded the skull, clearly a hallmark of the different pirate groups!
Both in terms of its design and its material, this steel ship, dozens of meters long, was far superior to a simple wooden pirate ship.
This ship, flying the poisonous snake pirate flag, belonged to a well-known pirate group in the area: the Snake Pirates!
At that moment, the pirate captain saw the pirate flag of the large ship and almost burst into tears. What luck was this? He was about to get rid of that white-haired brat who was a harbinger of calamity. And then, by pure chance, they ran into this group of lunatics!
The Serpent Pirates were a notorious pirate group that frequently plundered passing merchant ships and even enjoyed attacking other pirates. They were simply a bunch of crazy lunatics!
"Sir, we've been so poor these last two days that we can barely make ends meet. There's no profit!" pleaded the pirate captain, on the verge of tears.
At that moment, the pirate captain almost shit himself in fear.
The Serpent Pirate Group was led by an old man, and the rest of the crew were mostly middle-aged and young people. It could be said that there were both old and young in their crew.
Although the old man who led them looked miserable, the five soul rings—white, white, yellow, yellow, and purple—floating around his body showed that he was not as miserable as he appeared.
A Spirit King!
This was a Spirit King!
The pirate captain felt that he had never had such bad luck. He heard that the Serpent Pirate Group killed without batting an eye, and that there had never been any survivors from the pirate groups they plundered!
It seemed that today they would probably meet a tragic end.
"Tch! Another bunch of poor trash!" Before the old Spirit King could speak, a young man beside him looked at the scruffy people on the enemy's wooden ship and immediately pursed his lips in disdain.
ZiZizi
CRACKLE
At that moment, before anyone could react, a crackling blue light, passed through the crowd at a terrifying speed, appeared behind the young man who had spoken, and placed a hand on his shoulder.
At that moment, the young man, feeling this touch, felt the breath of death. He wanted to activate his martial soul, but it was too late.
At that moment, Dai Yuhao felt like Enel and said indifferently, "Brat, dare to speak like that to God's companions, you are looking for death."
"I... I..." the young man stammered, trying to say something, but the next moment.
CRACK
SQUEAL.
A terrifying electric current ran through his entire body like a tide. Those present shrank their pupils in terror when they saw this. After all, the arrogant young man who had disdained everyone was now covered in a layer of lightning.
The next moment.
CRACKLE
CRACKLE
BOOM
BOOM
A series of lightning bolts fell from the sky and struck the crew of the Serpent Pirate Group. After all, Dai Yuhao wanted to clear the field. He knew that everyone else except the old man was easy to deal with.
That's why he focused on killing the minions first so they wouldn't interrupt his battle with the final boss.
Seeing the lightning strike like a tidal wave, Dai Yuhao's pirate captain trembled with fear. At that moment, he thanked his former self for not provoking this star of misfortune.
SQUEAL
SQUEAL
A few seconds later, the lightning stopped.
THUD
The next moment, the bodies of the people struck by the lightning fell to the ground, charred and lifeless.
Although his Devil Fruit was not as developed as Enel's, it was enough to kill these minions.
Seeing his crew lifeless, the captain of the Snake Pirate Group roared with murderous intent.
"You brat, die for me!!!"
He threw a direct punch at Dai Yuhao's face, the force of the fist so great that it shattered part of the deck. After all, this blow was infused with the power of the soul.
The soul power of none other than a Spirit King, you can imagine the terror of it.
ZiziziZzzi
CRACK
Lightning danced and with a blue glow, the figure of Dai Yuhao appeared on the deck of his ship.
Seeing his enemy disappear, Captain Serpent frowned. He couldn't stop his blow, so it hit the ship's mast.
BOOM
RUMBLE
As it fell, his blow shattered the wooden pillar, causing the mast to begin to fall.
BOOM
SPLASH
As it fell, it destroyed much of the ship and splashed some water.
Seeing this, the crew of Dai Yuhao's ship trembled with fear, unconsciously or consciously positioning themselves behind Dai Yuhao.
Captain Serpent emerged from the dust that had been kicked up at that moment. Seeing Dai Yuhao on the deck, he could finally glimpse the appearance of the man who had destroyed his crew.
His first impression was that he was young, very young, and strong, too strong.
He didn't dare to underestimate Dai Yuhao because of his youth, his intuition, and his previous performance. Because in this world, there are people who seem to have the word "strong" written on their faces from birth. Just by looking at that face, you know that you can't take that person lightly. His appearance was not ugly, nor was it so fierce or terrifying as to stop a child's nighttime crying. Nor did he have the typical handsome face and broad shoulders of a web novel protagonist.
He simply had the appeal that the public liked, with muscles all over his body. But for some reason, he exuded a special aura. If he had to describe it, it would be the aura of a strong person!
Captain Serpent narrowed his eyes and did not dare to underestimate Dai Yuhao.