96: Section 96

The two sides were hundreds, even thousands, of meters apart!

But no matter how Moriah struggled, no matter what Devil Fruit abilities he used, he couldn't escape the elusive blows!

However...

Six Paths of Number Theory was indeed like this.

The true value of the super attack was finally demonstrated on Moriah.

Su Ming had used Six Paths of Number Theory before.

Unfortunately, Katakuri's Observation Haki was too outrageous.

That prophetic intuition always allowed Katakuri to evade Su Ming's long-range attacks from any angle!

Finally.

With a thud.

Moriah, who had been hammered into a blood bag by Su Ming, fell to the ground from a hundred meters high.

After landing, he bounced a few times like a rubber ball.

Aside from the blood splattering more than ten meters away upon impact, the scene looked quite amusing.

It was just a pity...

[Ding! ——]

[Gekko Moriah has died.]

[Congratulations, you have obtained: Professional Experience +1000, Shadow Stitch Sniping (Azure), Shadow Essence *42]

Yes.

Gekko Moriah was dead.

It was a very undignified death; no one whose internal organs and bones were hammered into a bloody pulp from a distance could die with dignity!

Looking back at the battlefield.

Without the control of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit, the zombie army quickly disintegrated.

One Gathering later, all the corpses and swords on the ground vanished.

In fact, even if Moriah could have held on for a while longer, it wouldn't have changed his inevitable defeat!

The undead army under Midnight's command was no joke; before that, the zombie army had already suffered over 80% losses. Ghosts could fight zombies, but no one had ever heard of zombies fighting ghosts.

To be precise, the zombie army caused only dozens of Soul of the Drowned casualties to the ghosts.

This was the result of those few elite zombies, who had mastered Armament Haki Overlord Body or possessed unique skills in life, fighting to the death.

The First Mind's Comprehensive Upgrade

With Gekko Moriah's death, Thriller Bark became Su Ming's possession.

He first brought Perona's body out, and upon returning to the midnight rose, he directly handed her over to Midnight for processing.

Once on Su Ming's ship, and after the combined modification by Midnight and the Dead Remains Furnace, Ghost Princess Perona's future fate could only be as the chief among the Banshee Commanders.

Turning to face Thriller Bark, he had to admit.

This ship was truly not just enormous.

God knows how Moriah gathered the materials, built it, and decorated it back then.

But no matter what.

Su Ming performed several Gatherings in succession.

Thriller Bark, from then on, became a footnote in history.

In its place were large quantities of Yin-attributed materials in Su Ming's backpack, or highly practical items like Sea Undead and Soul of the Drowned.

[Ding! ——]

[Detected only competitor — Gekko Moriah has died.]

[Comprehensive Achievement · King of Terror has been achieved.]

[Congratulations, you have obtained: Professional Experience +3000, Comprehensive Network Gold Coins +200, Terror Dormitory Blueprint (Azure)]

Su Ming: "..."

How did he become the 'only competitor'?

He swore in the name of Aha!

He had never coveted the title of King of Terror... but the Terror Dormitory Blueprint was indeed very appealing.

With this, Perona's physical body would have a place to rest; otherwise, it wouldn't be appropriate to transform the young girl into a Banshee.

Especially when she was already unconscious.

He gave Midnight a command, telling her not to go too far.

Only then did Su Ming have the interest to examine the spoils of this battle.

First, there was a large amount of professional experience. Coupled with the experience accumulated from the previous battle that annihilated Katakuri's forces, the total experience points were already an extremely vast number.

Regarding this professional experience.

Su Ming's approach was to blindly apply it to the derivative skills of his Mind Authority.

Blink L9 (Max)!

Observation Haki Perception Domain L5 (Max)!

Armament Haki Overlord Body L4!

Conquerors Haki Pressure L3!

Psionic Clone L5 Max!

This wave of major skill upgrades directly resulted in Su Ming's vast Sea of Consciousness gaining a few hints of tranquil peace, imbued with the meaning of Order.

Even his own Psychic Power had improved slightly in quality.

Alright.

It was also a typical example of the improvement of technique, in turn promoting the sublimation of the Dao.

[Authority: Blink L9 (Max)]

[Category: Authority · Mind]

[Attributes: Space Perception +180, Psychic Positioning +100]

[Effect: Can instantaneously move anywhere within a 100,000-kilometer radius!]

[Description: With the boundlessness of the mind, comprehend the marvel of the cosmic void!]

A 100,000-kilometer Blink range meant that within a planetary scope, Su Ming's mobility was maximized!

But Su Ming understood even more clearly.

This was merely the beginning of another stage!

On a cosmic scale, 100,000 kilometers was less than a snail's crawl!

Of course.

If he were to truly wander the universe using a 100,000-kilometer Blink speed, Su Ming himself couldn't endure it; the farther the Blink distance, the more terrifying the energy consumption.

During life-or-death battles, Su Ming preferred high-frequency, short-range Blinks.

He tried to avoid using full-power Blink as much as possible.

The L5 Observation Haki Perception Domain could cover a country without issue, but the problem was... Su Ming's current computational power made it difficult to quickly process all the information.

However.

Angel Yan was about to arrive.

Once he was equipped with the Astral Wanderer God Gene, the computational power issue would be resolved.

As for Armament Haki Overlord Body.

With a soft cry.

Crimson light spread throughout his body.

Savage!

Overbearing!

Wild!

With modao bristle-tusk in hand, he simply slashed down towards the sea.

Whoosh! ——

The sea ahead was split by a hundred-meter-long trench!

The corpse of a Sea Kings was silently cut in half in the seawater!

Su Ming smiled with satisfaction. Don't underestimate the hundred-meter normal attack range; the key was that this slash didn't involve any additional enhancements.

No Six Paths of Number Theory!

No Iron-Cutting Realm enhancement!

No Observation Haki Perception Domain guidance!

It was the most ordinary normal attack, performed solely after activating Armament Haki Overlord Body!

With such power, he couldn't be called a Great Swordsman, but he was definitely at the peak of Swordsmanship!

Yes.

After the battle with Katakuri.

Su Ming truly embarked on the path of swordsmanship... well, he wouldn't flatter himself.

A modao is a saber, not a sword!

This is the initial stage of the Dao of the Saber, which is: the realm of cutting metal and severing jade with one's own will!

The reason this technique is called a 'realm' is because even without the modao bristle-tusk, Su Ming could still effortlessly cut through steel!

To reach such a realm.

Green-haired Zoro trained from childhood to adulthood.

And Su Ming?

Less than a month!

Wall-Piercing Insight's value in rapid comprehension was absolutely groundbreaking.

The upgrade of Conquerors Haki Pressure to L3 was nothing special; it was simply stronger, fiercer, and more domineering, nothing more.

What was truly worth mentioning was precisely the Psionic Clone that Su Ming had never used before!

[Authority: Psionic Clone L5 (Max)]

[Category: Authority · Mind]

[Attributes: Split Mind Multi-Simulation +20]

[Effect: Can simultaneously separate up to three Psionic Clones. These Psionic Clones possess 75% of the main body's three-dimensional attributes and can use all skills of this system without hindrance!]

[PS: One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, Three Pure Ones Return to One Qi! ——???]

Can't there be no question marks after PS?

It's damn scary!

However, never mind.

Putting aside this detail, the max-level Psionic Clone indeed had some resemblance to 'One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones'.

Yes, it's 'one qi' rather than 'one Qi'!

That thing is too high-end; even the ' Qi' that Su Ming fiddled with...

Su Ming himself had no answer as to whether it was true ' Qi'.