Skill Tree Chronicles: One Piece

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The next morning—

On the Moby Dick, Shen Yuan stirred from sleep, still holding two girls in his arms, his expression groggy but satisfied.

He casually pushed Kalifa aside, reached for a cigarette on the bedside table, and lit it with a flick of his finger.

"A cigarette in the morning... better than being a god."

He adjusted his clothes, shot a warm glance at the two girls' flushed faces, and smiled lazily.

Gently, he pulled the blanket over them, opened the door, and stepped outside.

"Goo! Goo! Goo!"

The morning messenger pigeon arrived like clockwork, gracefully dropping off a fresh newspaper and a stack of wanted posters into Shen Yuan's hands.

He patted the pigeon on the head affectionately, pulled out a pouch of Baileys from his pocket, and placed it into the bird's delivery harness.

"Go on."

The pigeon cooed happily, flapping its wings and vanishing into the sky.

Shen Yuan reclined on a chair and rubbed his hands together with anticipation.

"Come on! Let's see how the world changed overnight!"

His eyes landed on the headline first, printed in bold black ink:

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Newspaper Headline:

A Storm Is Coming! War Between Two Emperors on the Horizon?!

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Shen Yuan chuckled quietly and continued reading.

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Newspaper Excerpt:

Yesterday, Kaido of the Beasts—one of the Four Emperors—suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of the Whitebeard Pirates.

The offensive was spearheaded by Whitebeard's Vice-Captain, the infamous Death God Shen Yuan.

Within just one day, much of Kaido's territory fell.

Was it the result of a secret pact? Or was a hidden hand pulling the strings from behind the scenes?

Sources claim unidentified agents have been intimidating Whitebeard's forces under cover of darkness.

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Shen Yuan folded the paper, his smile curling into something sinister.

"Morgans, you daring bastard... You're finally growing a spine, huh?"

He didn't bother reading the rest.

He casually raised a hand and used gravity to pull a seagull from the skies above.

Waves of dark energy surged from his palm and flooded into the bird, instantly enslaving its mind.

"Go. Watch that bitch... and the idiot obsessed with cherry pie."

The seagull's eyes flashed with eerie black light as it flew toward the island's forest, vanishing from sight.

"So it's true... I can combine the powers of the Candle-Candle Fruit and the Yami Yami no Mi to control living creatures."

Leaving the main ship, Shen Yuan gazed at the island's devastated terrain.

Border Island, once bustling and lively, had become a shattered ruin.

Though reconstruction was underway, the effort was painfully slow.

"Whoosh!"

A bolt of lightning streaked across the horizon.

From it emerged Joan, who handed a slip of paper to Shen Yuan before turning to leave.

He grabbed his arm.

"Joan, Kawamatsu is working in the quarry. Check in with him. I'm heading to Wano next."

Joan nodded silently. His body sparked and disappeared in a flash of lightning.

With that settled, Shen Yuan sat down cross-legged and began testing his Devil Fruit abilities.

Drawing from recent battles and firsthand experience, he understood this well:

The power of a Devil Fruit develops through creativity and imagination.

For Logia users like him, the potential paths of growth were nearly limitless.

One method was internal strengthening—fortifying the body through elemental absorption.

Another was external replication—creating semi-autonomous combat puppets made of energy.

And those were just two directions. The true potential came from innovation.

Take Marco's phoenix flames, for example.

He fused regeneration with flame—something no one else had done.

"If I can fuse solar yang energy deep into my bones... can I undergo true rebirth?"

Golden light pulsed from his body, radiant and intense.

Shen Yuan inhaled deeply. The heat of the yang energy was overwhelming.

A single misstep could reduce him to vapor.

"But... maybe the Undying Vajra state can withstand it?"

To train his body under these extremes, preparation would be crucial.

Shen Yuan stood, letting out a controlled exhale.

"Master, you're up early?"

Enel emerged from his tent with his arms behind his head, looking unusually relaxed.

"You're up early too."

Enel smirked.

"Master, I've awakened."

"Explain."

Shen Yuan turned to him, eyes sharp with interest.

"After watching your 'Future Trial-and-Error' method, I began developing my own fighting style. And I've succeeded."

Shen Yuan feigned surprise, though inwardly he wasn't.

"Oh? Do tell."

He suspected it had to do with Observation Haki—Enel's Mantra—but taken to another level.

Enel grinned and activated his Haki.

At that moment, the entire Border Island seemed to freeze—time itself slowing to a crawl.

Shen Yuan felt it immediately: the shift in presence, the command over space.

Now, Enel was like a chessmaster overseeing a massive board. Every tree, stone, and wind current moved by his design.

"Clack! Clack!"

It was as if a colossal chess game echoed from all directions.

"Game start!"

Enel vanished and reappeared before a massive tree, pointing with a single finger.

BOOM!

Energy surged—yet the tree didn't budge.

Then he appeared beside a giant boulder and lashed out with a kick that sliced through the air like a whip.

"Game over."

The illusion lifted.

Suddenly, all the trees and stones he'd struck exploded in delayed shockwaves.

Shen Yuan blinked in genuine surprise.

"A short-range time-freeze? Or pre-emptive damage mapping? Either way... incredible."

Enel stood tall, proud as a child seeking praise.

"This technique disrupts time, dealing damage before the enemy even realizes they're in danger!"

Shen Yuan approached and clapped his shoulder.

"You're truly my disciple. You've made me proud."

He remembered the day Enel joined the ship—barely waist-high.

Now, half a year later, the boy had grown like a tree under sunlight, already eye-to-eye with Shen Yuan.

"Master... it's all thanks to your guidance."

Enel blushed, his usual arrogance replaced with humility.

"Your strength is nearly at Yonko-commander level now. The only thing you're missing... is the right Devil Fruit."

Enel's eyes gleamed like polished gold, eager.

"I think I'd suit a Logia. But that damn Kaido and his beasts—all Zoan types. There's nothing for me among them."

Shen Yuan pondered. Perhaps it was time to raid Impel Down?

"Master, when I read your Devil Fruit Compendium, one fruit really stood out to me..."

"Which one?"

"The Mori Mori no Mi."

"Mori Mori... the Forest-Force Fruit?"

Shen Yuan nodded. If the rumors were true, that fruit belonged to a Marine Admiral—Green Bull.

If Green Bull had eaten it...

Then Shen Yuan would have to kill him.

"Noted. Tell the old man. We're moving out for Wano."

"Another big move?"

Enel grinned and strolled into Whitebeard's tent.

Shen Yuan stretched.

"Yeah... but first, we pay a visit to Impel Down."

But this time—not as a prisoner.

He was going in... to loot it.

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