Chapter 130: A Long-Awaited Newcomer, Chu Yang! Another Mixed World!
Dragon's expression changed.
Though he didn't say it outright, he had indeed been viewing himself as a ruler lately.
The reestablishment of the World Government and the Navy, the confirmation of the king representatives—he had personally overseen it all, giving him the illusion of controlling the world.
Chu Yang's words jolted him awake.
That's right!
We've always just been the Revolutionary Army.
"It seems that once things here are settled, I should step down. If this continues, who knows what will happen…"
Dragon let out a bitter laugh, feeling ashamed.
"Retire at your age? Don't be ridiculous! Your old man hasn't even retired yet!"
Chu Yang rolled his eyes and said irritably, "Instead of overthinking, why don't you hurry up and get to Sky Island to take care of things?"
After getting scolded, Dragon actually felt more at ease.
"I'll handle Sky Island, but I can't do anything about Elbaf. The Giant Kingdom's King, Odin, said that if we want Elbaf to join the New World Government, someone has to defeat him first. Otherwise, there's no chance—the giants only deal with the strong."
Chu Yang chuckled. "He's already giving you face. If it were the Celestial Dragons, he wouldn't have even bothered to reply."
Dragon also laughed.
"If Grandpa Garp has time, let him go. I'm focusing on research—I'd rather avoid unnecessary fights."
Once matters on Sky Island and Elbaf were settled, Chu Yang would have no reason to interfere in this world anymore.
But before that, he still had one thing that required the New World Government's help.
One Month Later
The pirates wreaking havoc across the seas had been mostly wiped out by the combined efforts of the Revolutionary Army and the Navy, bringing long-lost peace back to the world.
More and more non-human races were appearing in human-dominated towns, but people were no longer surprised. They were now recognized as legal citizens under the World Government.
As such, any crimes involving the trafficking or slaughter of other races were now capital offenses under the new laws. Even if offenders fled to the sea, they would be relentlessly pursued by the Navy and the Revolutionary Army.
To ensure certain individuals got the message, Chu Yang deliberately demonstrated Pluton's terrifying power.
With a single blast, he obliterated an underground organization still secretly trading non-human slaves.
If the Buster Call was fearsome, then Pluton's deterrent effect was a hundred times greater.
The entire underground world avoided speaking about it, and the related profit chains quickly crumbled.
However, this incident had a minor side effect.
Some member nations, out of fear, proposed destroying Pluton—a suggestion that gained some support.
Dragon understood their real intention and dismissed their concerns with a single sentence.
"The one who possesses Pluton is more terrifying than Pluton itself. Do you think destroying Pluton would change anything?"
From that moment on, the World Government never heard similar proposals again.
The Celestial Dragons' national treasure had already been destroyed by Vegapunk, leaving them with no power to resist Pluton, which made them even more anxious.
But Dragon's words hit them even harder.
Meanwhile, Two New Laws Were Announced
First, the professionalization of piracy.
Second, a mandatory physical examination for all citizens of the World Government, including blood tests and other medical screenings.
This was the fastest way to collect genetic samples from various races, including a vast number of Devil Fruit users.
Vegapunk had previously researched the unnatural nature of Devil Fruits, theorizing that they were born from the extreme desires of living beings, which was why they were rejected by the sea, the mother of nature.
There was no such thing as a "Tree of Devil Fruits."
To truly understand this power, the best approach was to study the users themselves.
As the mass physical examinations progressed, the lab accumulated an enormous number of genetic samples. With Vegapunk's participation, the study of Lineage Factor Technology made substantial breakthroughs.
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Soul Palace
Now that free access was possible, Magic Chu Yang and Marvel Chu Yang had teamed up to set up a research lab. With Pirate Chu Yang now joining them, the facility was getting busier.
Fortunately, the Soul Palace was vast—endlessly so. Otherwise, the sheer amount of experimental materials might have made space an issue.
Among the most space-consuming items were mechas, power sources, and nuclear reactor research equipment.
Next came the storage of Lineage Factors.
By now, the lab had an uncountable number of these genetic materials.
There were samples from various races in the One Piece world, monsters from the One Punch Man world, and magical creatures from the magic world.
Marvel Chu Yang was also collecting samples—he already had Asgardian Lineage Factors in hand.
Following Magic Chu Yang's suggestion, he planned to actively acquire genetic samples from superpowered individuals.
For instance… Wolverine and Phoenix from the X-Men.
And Spider-Man, Peter Parker.
Just as the three were enthusiastically discussing their plans, a clueless young man suddenly appeared in the Soul Palace.
"Seriously? We're just letting people in without a heads-up now?" Marvel Chu Yang shouted toward the empty thrones.
There was no mist, no other Chu Yangs appearing—just the three of them and the newcomer from a different world.
The newcomer looked around in confusion.
"Enough messing around." Pirate Chu Yang shot a glance at Magic Chu Yang before walking up to the newcomer. Placing a hand on the young man's shoulder, he initiated memory synchronization.
A moment later, Pirate Chu Yang withdrew his hand, his expression full of intrigue.
"Another mixed world? Yours is even wilder than the martial arts world. Too bad the main guy isn't here—you two would have had a lot to talk about. He has experience with this kind of thing."
"What kind of world is it, for you to react like that?"
Marvel Chu Yang, overflowing with curiosity, took three quick steps forward and grabbed the newcomer's shoulder.
A short while later, he was waving his arms in excitement.
"Holy crap! A Chinese Paladin Mash-Up?! The Shu Mountain Sect has both Sword and Qi Factions? Careful, The Smiling, Proud Wanderer might sue for plagiarism!"
"What the hell?" Magic Chu Yang frowned and shoved Marvel Chu Yang aside before synchronizing with the newcomer himself.
"The Sword Faction's leader is Dugu Sword Saint, while the Qi Faction's leader is Daoist Qingwei?"
"Not only is Chinese Paladin 1 mixed with Chinese Paladin 3, but there's even the Qionghua Sect thrown in?"
"Xu Changqing and Murong Ziying are called the 'Twin Heroes' of the cultivation world?"
"Good lord, your world is a total mess!"
"Wait… hold on!"
"I swear I just saw Qingyun Sect?!"
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After synchronizing memories, the three of them excitedly went through the newcomer's world details. Compared to the chaos of the martial arts world, the Xianxia world was on a whole other level.
They had thought that Qiao Feng vs. Hong Qigong was already mind-blowing.
But nothing compared to the Sword vs. Qi faction split in Shu Mountain, where Dugu Sword Saint and Daoist Qingwei—two of the sect's most legendary leaders—existed in the same era.
One word—epic!
Xianxia Chu Yang, experiencing synchronization for the first time, took a while to recover from the overwhelming information. But after understanding who the others were, he immediately felt a strong sense of kinship.
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