25 powerstones for the next chapter
Alright, I want to thank you guys for the DF suggestions, but I have a question because I am confused.
Is the vermilion bird and the phoenix the same or different creatures? please clarify this point to me.
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Once Baki agreed to join Oliver, Oliver heard the system notification in his head.
DING, Congratulations, host! You recruited Baki. Would you like to claim your rewards now?
After hearing the system's notification, Oliver said to the system, "No system, I will claim the rewards later."
As you wish, host.
Baki then extended his hand and said to Oliver, "Alright, since I joined you, now give me the Dragon Fist martial arts manual."
When Oliver heard this, he chuckled and said, "Fine, follow me to my boat; the Dragon Fist martial arts manual is in my boat."
When Baki heard this, he yelled at Oliver, grabbed his shoulder tightly with both hands, and said, "You moron, do you know how precious and rare this martial arts manual is?" Do you even know its origin?"
Oliver was confused and said to Baki, "What are you talking about? It is just a martial arts manual."
A vein popped on Baki's forehead and said, "Let's go to your boat now; if something happens to the martial arts manual, I am going to kill you."
Oliver chuckled and nodded, then they both walked out of the forest, then they walked towards Oliver's boat."
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At Oliver's boat
Baki and Oliver boarded the boat and proceeded to enter one of the rooms.
When Baki wasn't looking, Oliver said to the system, "System, I want to claim the Dragon Fist martial arts manual now."
As you wish, host
Suddenly, a golden scroll bearing a silver dragon emblem materialized on Oliver's palm. He then tossed it at Baki and said, "This is the Dragon Fist martial art manual I promised you."
Baki caught the scroll carefully and yelled at Oliver, "Don't throw it like that. Do you know how valuable the Dragon Fist martial arts manual is?"
Oliver raised his eyebrows in surprise when he heard this and said to Baki, "It is just a martial arts manual. What is the big deal?"
Baki slapped his forehead upon hearing this and stated, "You truly oblivious of the value and rarity of the Dragon Fist martial art manual." Let me explain."
Baki took a deep breath, and then he continued, "There are 10 martial arts styles that have been lost; some say those martial arts styles were created before the void century; some say these martial arts styles were created at the same time as the void century, and some believe those martial arts styles didn't even exist; they are just myths."
Oliver was surprised when he heard this, and Baki continued, "Those 10 martial arts styles are called ancient martial arts styles; those styles are Dragon Fist style, White Tiger Claw style, Black Tortuse Shield style, Phoenix Feather Dance style, Buddha righteous palm style, Golden Crow Décsend style, Demonic Rebirth Style, Angels Blessing Style, Raindropp style, and Kirin Rage Style."
Oliver was amazed after hearing this. Baki smiled at Oliver and said, "I don't mind becoming a criminal with you, since you generously gave me one of the ancient martial arts styles, the Dragon Fist martial arts style, but you need to keep your promise to me."
Oliver nodded with a smile and said, "Don't worry, I will let you have your revange."
Baki nodded his head in satisfaction then asked, "So what is your plan?"
Oliver thought for a second and said, "We need to recruit talented and strong people to our crew, and we also need to make money before we go to the grandline. Your reputation as a bounty hunter will make it easier for us to make money."
Baki's eyes widened in realization, then he smirked and said to Oliver, "So you plan to go hunting for bounties?"
Oliver smirked and nodded. "Yes, we need a strong ship in the future to enter and sail in the grandline, and I don't think anyone in their right mind wants to join a poor pirate crew."
When Baki heard this, he burst into laughter: "HAHAHAHA, that is true. However, if you are interested in recruiting talented individuals, I recommend that you consider recruiting Revy; she is the most talented sniper and gunner I have ever encountered."
Oliver got intrigued and asked, "Is she more talented than your town's Marine base commander? I heard from the old man who runs the bar in your town that he never missed a shot."
When Baki heard this, he snorted and said to Oliver, "Mark is an amateur in comparison to her; she is in a different league, Oliver." I assure you, you won't find a more skilled sniper or gunner than her in the entire East Blue."
Oliver smiled widely when he heard this and said, "That's excellent news. We need to look for her. Do you have any idea where she might be now?"
Baki nodded and said to Oliver, "She's either hunting for bounty or in the Desolate Kingdom."
Oliver nodded, then said to Baki. "Okay, let's get ready for departure; first, we need to replenish our supplies before we set sail for the Desolate kingdom." I hope that you know how to navigate in East Blue. I don't have any navigation skills."
Baki chuckled when he heard this and nodded to Oliver. "Don't worry, Oliver, I know the basics of navigation; navigating through East Blue is no problem to me."
Oliver sighed in relief, then he and Baki returned to the town, where they began shopping for food to prepare for their sailing to the Desolate Kingdom.
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After One Hour
Baki and Oliver restocked their supplies; they then sailed away from Compass Island.
Oliver prepared some snacks and drinks for him and Baki to enjoy, and Baki was astonished when he tasted the food. Then he remarked to Oliver, "Man, this is so good. You really weren't exaggerating about your cooking skills; your food rivaled those in the Baratie restaurant."
Oliver took a bite and asked, "Baratie restaurant?"
Baki smiled and nodded. "Yes, it's a restaurant located in the East Blue, right in the middle of the sea; their food is so good that it will blow your mind away."
Oliver grinned and said, "Well, before we head to the grandline, I want to visit the Bariatie restaurant to check on their food."
Baki smirked and nodded his head.
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After One week
Baki was deep in thought as he attempted to train the Dragon Fist martial arts, thinking, "This martial art style is incredible, but my body is still too weak to practice it." I need to train and strengthen my body way more just to be able to start practicing the Dragon Fist martial art style."
Oliver suddenly stopped swinging his sword, walked towards Baki, and then glanced at the horizon.
Baki was confused by Oliver's action, and he stood next to Oliver and asked, "What is going on, Oliver? Why the serious face?"
Oliver didn't answer Baki right away. He spotted a merchant ship heading towards them. He then took a quick glance at Baki and said seriously to him, "I sense extremely strong negative emotions coming from the merchant ship that is sailing towards us. This ship isn't a merchant ship, Baki; it must be disguised as a merchant ship."
When Baki heard this, he was shocked. In the past week. Oliver explained Haki to him; he even gave Baki the observation Haki training manual he had received from the system so Baki could train and awaken it in the future.
"Baki, we are raiding this merchant ship; get ready." Oliver said seriously to Baki.
Baki nodded his head to Oliver; they both dropped their shirts into the deck, and then two ten-meter-long feathered white wings popped out from Oliver's back.
Baki was shocked when he saw this and said, "You ate a devil fruit."
Oliver nodded to Baki and said, "I didn't use it when we fought those pirates in your town because they were so weak. Now we are going to fly to the merchant ship; you better hold on tightly."
Baki's eyes widened before he had a chance to protest. Oliver gripped Baki firmly, then flapped his large white wings, propelling them towards the merchant ship with incredible speed.
"WHISH."
"AAAAAHHHHHHH."
Baki was yelling in freight while he and Oliver were flying at incredible speed; then Baki and Oliver landed at the merchant ship deck.
After landing, Baki yelled at Oliver, "Don't you ever do this ever again. I thought I was going to die."
However, Oliver just smiled at Baki and saw all of those in the merchant ship brandishing their weapons at them.
Baki widened his eyes when he saw what the people who brandished their weapons at him and Oliver were wearing. He took his fighting stance and then said to Oliver, "Those are the soldiers from Zangh Kingdom. What is going on?"
Suddenly, both Oliver and Baki heard someone yelling from one of the cabins inside the ship, "Please help me; they are going to sell me to be a slave for the celestial dragons; they killed my father and mother then kidnapped me."
When Oliver and Baki heard this, they narrowed their eyes in anger, while Oliver heard the system notification in his head.
DING, The system detected that the host need to make a choice
Save the hostage reward recipe for Sulong pills.
Don't save the hostage black heart sword style manual.
Oliver didn't care about the system's rewards; he was completely enraged right now after hearing what the hostage had said just now.
Suddenly, Oliver glared at the soldiers, and his conqueror, Haki, unleashed like a furious, uncontrollable beast upon all the soldiers of the Zangh Kingdom.
"WHOOOSH."
When Oliver's conqueror Haki swept through all the Zhang soldiers that surrounded Baki and him, their eyes first turned white, and then they fell unconscious on the ship's deck.
"THUD, THUD, THUD, THUD, THUD, THUD."
Only three soldiers withstood Oliver's conqueror, Haki. One was a lean muscular middle-aged man; he had fair skin, teal short hair and eyes, an ordinary face, and sharp eyebrows.
The other soldier was a bulky muscular middle-aged man; he had ivory medium-length hair, black eyes, tanned skin, and a handsome face.
The last soldier was a very tall man with long navy blue hair, fair skin, black eyes, and a sinister face. He was giving a sadistic smirk while looking at Oliver and Baki.
"WHOOSH."
Suddenly, all three started to transform. The lean muscular man started growing claws and fangs; he then transformed into a humanoid lion.
The tall, middle-aged man also grew fangs and scales; he then transformed into a humanoid Cobra.
The bulky, muscular man began to grow larger and larger; black fur started covering his entire body, eventually transforming into a humanoid black bear.
Oliver grinned with delight upon witnessing the transformations of the three remaining soldiers. He proceeded to unsheathe Sandai Kitetsu and Yabashiri before initiating his own transformation.
"WHOOSH."
Two ten-meter white feathered wings emerged from his back again; his body started to grow larger; white fur with black stripes started covering Oliver's body; his teeth transformed into fangs; his nails transformed into claws; and a white tiger tail emerged from his lower back.
Baki then smirked at the four devil fruit users and asked Oliver, "Oliver, are we in a zoo?"
When Oliver heard this, he burst out in laughter, "KAKAKAKAKA."
The humanoid soldiers' faces twisted in anger when they heard what Baki just said, and the humanoid lion yelled in rage, "How dare you, sons of bitches, make fun of us? We are the three generals of the Zhang Kingdom."
Baki's eyes narrowed in anger when he heard what the humanoid lion called his mother and Oliver's mother.
He quickly dashed towards the humanoid lion. Baki's speed stunned the humanoid lion. Baki pulled his fist back and slammed it hard at the humanoid lion's chest, yelling, "Mountain impact."
"BAAM."
After Baki's punch, the humanoid lion released a large amount of saliva from his mouth and struck the ship deck with a powerful blow.
The humanoid lion stood up, and his face contorted with pain. "What the hell with this guy's punch? If I were in my human form, I would have been defeated with a single punch." The humanoid lion pondered introspectively, gazing at Baki with seriousness.
Baki raised his eyebrows in surprise when he saw the humanoid lion withstood his punch, and he thought to himself, "Oh, he withstood my mountain impact; no one was able to withstand my mountain impact before this is interesting."
Baki then turned to Oliver and said to him while cracking his knuckles, "Oliver, the cat is mine."
The humanoid lion became enraged upon hearing Baki's words, "How dare you disrespect me? You are going to die by my own hands."
The humanoid lion then charged at Baki, and Baki smirked when he saw this and charged at the humanoid lion.
Oliver smirked, nodded, and said to Baki while he was fighting the humanoid lion, "Alright, I will take the snake man and the bear man."
When the humanoid Cobra heard this, he became angry and grabbed the silver halberd from his back. Suddenly, a purple liquid began to coat the halberd. The humanoid Cobra then said to Oliver, "You and your friend are going to face a painful death. Let's go, Alex."
The humanoid bear nodded, pulled his large warhammer from his back, and simultaneously charged at Oliver.
Oliver smirked when he saw this and said to himself, "This is going to be fun."
Oliver then charged at the humanoid bear and the humanoid cobra; their weapons clashed against one another.
"CLANK."