Using the Hogyoku! A New World Government!

Soul Palace.

The thrones in the very front connected together, blooming with light as the entire palace trembled.

"That’s quite a commotion."

Magic Chu Yang said, stroking his chin.

One wall of the palace vanished, turning into a dreamlike nebula.

"What the hell is this?"

Hokage Chu Yang curiously moved closer and was about to walk in when Pirate Chu Yang grabbed him.

"You haven’t figured out what’s going on yet. Aren’t you afraid something might happen?"

Pirate Chu Yang said irritably.

"Have a Shadow Clone go in and take a look."

Magic Chu Yang suggested.

Hokage Chu Yang nodded, then summoned a Shadow Clone and sent it inside to investigate the nebula.

After a while, the Shadow Clone returned with a stunned expression. "The Naruto world is inside!"

Everyone was startled!

"What does that mean? Did it connect different dimensions?" Demon Slayer Chu Yang asked in surprise.

"I’ll take a look myself."

Hokage Chu Yang planned to enter personally.

"I’m going with you!"

Demon Slayer Chu Yang immediately followed. He also wanted to see what another world looked like.

The two walked into the nebula together. A few seconds later, they returned one after the other.

Demon Slayer Chu Yang said with a strange expression, "The other side isn’t the Naruto world. It’s the Demon Slayer world."

Hokage Chu Yang looked baffled. "It’s obviously the Naruto world! Did you go in? I didn’t see you at all!"

Magic Chu Yang suddenly understood. "You each returned to your own worlds. This nebula is our passage back and forth. In other words, we can now freely enter and leave the Soul Palace!"

Only then did the Chu Yangs from the other worlds understand.

Marvel Chu Yang continued, "Doesn’t that also mean we can update and synchronize our cultivation results anytime, anywhere?"

"I’m afraid it’s more than that!" Hokage Chu Yang suddenly pulled a kunai from his robes and said excitedly, "I just brought this back from the Naruto world!"

Magic Chu Yang’s eyes widened. "Objects can travel freely between worlds too? Then we can share each world’s specialties in the future."

"Compared to local specialties, there’s something even more important…" Shinigami Chu Yang pointed to the Hogyoku floating above them. "We can finally take this thing out!"

The last time the Zanpakuto awakened, the Hogyoku had suddenly appeared, absorbed a massive amount of energy, and become complete. Yet it still could not be absorbed or taken out of the Soul Palace.

Over time, everyone had treated it as a mascot and stopped paying attention to it.

But now, the Hogyoku could finally display its true value.

"Perfect. I had some ideas while sorting through our abilities recently. With the Hogyoku’s power, I should be able to make them happen."

Hearing that, everyone looked at Magic Chu Yang curiously.

"I’ve roughly divided our current abilities into three aspects: essence, energy, and spirit."

"Source Breathing, Lightning Release Armor, Sage Mode, Nine Yang Divine Skill, and other abilities that enhance the body belong to essence."

"Ninjutsu, cursed techniques, Kido, magic, and other technique-based abilities belong to energy."

"And then there are spiritual powers, mainly Haki."

"With the Hogyoku as the core, we can fuse all abilities that enhance the body into one."

"I call that state the Source Martial True Body."

"Source Martial True Body?"

"The core foundation is still Source Breathing?"

Pirate Chu Yang asked curiously.

"That’s right. The reason I’m using Source Breathing as the foundation isn’t just because we developed it ourselves, giving it the highest compatibility."

"More importantly, Source Breathing can grow. It has no so-called upper limit."

Magic Chu Yang explained, "With the Hogyoku’s help, Source Breathing’s potential for growth will become even stronger."

The others immediately understood Magic Chu Yang’s idea.

The Hogyoku could protect its host at the brink of death and allow the host to evolve.

But that evolution was limited by the individual’s potential.

For Chu Yang, that limitation could basically be ignored, because every additional clone increased his talent and potential.

The Hogyoku’s other ability was to manifest the desire its host craved in their heart.

Aizen’s desire was to break through the limits of a Shinigami. That was why the Hogyoku fulfilled his wish and gave him the power to surpass those limits.

It fulfilled Aizen’s desire.

It was not that the Hogyoku itself possessed the ability to break the limits of a Shinigami.

If Chu Yang wanted the Hogyoku to help him fuse the ability known as the "Source Martial True Body," it would produce that result.

But whether it was Aizen or Chu Yang, for the Hogyoku to realize their ideas, there first had to be a possibility of fulfilling that wish.

Ignoring the conditions and process, directly converting them into a result—that was the Hogyoku’s true power.

Hokage Chu Yang said to Magic Chu Yang, "Following your line of thought, the Hogyoku can also fuse technique-based abilities and create an entirely new technique that meets our requirements."

Magic Chu Yang hesitated before explaining, "Theoretically, yes. But I’m not sure whether the Hogyoku can fulfill multiple wishes at once."

"Aizen only had the Hogyoku help him surpass the limits of Hollows and Shinigami. He didn’t ask for anything more." Hokage Chu Yang sighed. "In other words, if we have the Hogyoku fuse abilities from all three aspects—essence, energy, and spirit—its effectiveness might be greatly reduced, or it might even collapse?"

Magic Chu Yang nodded.

Marvel Chu Yang added, "That guess is highly likely to be true. But it’s fine. Aizen still has an incomplete one. If worst comes to worst, we can make one ourselves."

Pirate Chu Yang said, "The Source Martial True Body is the most important. The other aspects can wait."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

After receiving unanimous approval, Magic Chu Yang reached out and grasped the Hogyoku, attempting to fuse with it. This time, the fusion process went exceptionally smoothly.

Then, following the idea in his heart, he attempted to create the Source Martial True Body.

Everyone focused their eyes on him, nervous and excited.

Time passed second by second.

When Magic Chu Yang opened his eyes again, a pale golden energy emerged over the surface of his body. It looked somewhat like the Tailed Beast Cloak of Six Paths Sage Mode, yet also somewhat like the Indestructible Golden Body.

"Let me feel it!"

Hokage Chu Yang could not hold back at all. He pressed his hand directly onto Magic Chu Yang and began synchronizing.

A moment later, similar changes appeared on his body as well!

"What incredible power! It’s even stronger than when we used to stack BUFFs!"

Joy filled Hokage Chu Yang’s eyes.

"True fusion isn’t as simple as one plus one equaling two."

Marvel Chu Yang smiled.

Then he could not resist synchronizing the ability as well.

The remaining Chu Yangs synchronized one after another, experiencing this brand-new power!

When Demon Slayer Chu Yang tried to use this power, faint phantom images of the sun and moon appeared behind him. As he swung his arm, soft starlight scattered down.

"Holy shit, brothers, it even has special effects!"

Like a child who had received a new toy, Demon Slayer Chu Yang kept showing off in front of the others.

"There’s still much about this state worth exploring."

Shinigami Chu Yang said with satisfaction.

With the Source Martial True Body combined with Fengdu in Shikai, Shinigami Chu Yang was fully confident he could defeat Aizen in his normal state.

Even if Aizen fused with the Hogyoku, Shinigami Chu Yang was confident he could ensure his own safety.

The Arrancar had not attacked for a long time, leaving him uneasy and worried that some deviation from the plot had occurred. But now, there was no need to worry.

Strength truly was what mattered most.

After discussing their future plans for a while longer, they suddenly realized that the mist had not appeared.

Magic Chu Yang reminded them, "From now on, the mist may never bring us in and out of the Soul Palace again. We’ll need to leave on our own."

Thus, Magic Chu Yang was the first to walk into the nebula. The others followed suit until the Soul Palace was empty.

When Pirate Chu Yang returned to the Holy Land, the people had already begun a grand banquet.

The various races Tiger had gathered were sitting at the same tables as humans, drinking merrily.

From this day onward.

The barriers between races would no longer exist!

Chu Yang silently walked over and sat beside Tiger, picking up a glass of rum and drinking.

"Where did you go just now?"

Seeing Chu Yang return, Tiger, who was in high spirits, grabbed his arm and wanted to announce it to everyone.

"Don’t do that. Just drink quietly."

Chu Yang pulled Tiger back into his seat. The other man could not resist his overwhelming strength at all.

"As the hero who overthrew the Celestial Dragons’ rule, don’t you really want to say a few words?"

Tiger could not understand Chu Yang’s thoughts at that moment.

Or perhaps he was simply too happy and felt that this was the only way to release his emotions.

"Say what? Tell everyone to eat and drink well?"

"Or do you want to see them worship me like they worshipped the Celestial Dragons?"

"The old era is over, Tiger."

Chu Yang’s teasing joke plunged Tiger into silence.

"Yang, in my heart, you are a true hero."

Tiger said sincerely.

Chu Yang smiled and shook his head.

A moment later, Dragon and Rayleigh suddenly walked over.

They seemed to understand Chu Yang’s thoughts. Rather than making a loud fuss, they quietly sat beside him.

The four gathered around the bonfire.

"I never thought the day Roger spoke of would come so quickly. This completely goes against what we expected back then."

Rayleigh’s gaze drifted, as though he could see the past through the flames.

Chu Yang replied, "Fate changes every moment. There’s nothing strange about that."

Rayleigh nodded, agreeing with Chu Yang’s words. Then he smiled. "If you want to know where Laugh Tale is, I can tell you directly."

But Chu Yang immediately refused with a smile. "I’m not interested in the Secret Treasure. Leave it to those adventurers in the future! Otherwise, this sea would lose a lot of its fun."

Dragon and Tiger both echoed Chu Yang’s sentiment.

"The Celestial Dragons’ wealth is enough for us to rebuild this world. As for the Secret Treasure, the Secret Treasure no one finds is the most valuable Secret Treasure."

"Hahaha!"

The group burst into laughter.

"The pirate problem still needs to be dealt with. We can’t let the seas remain chaotic and threaten civilians’ lives."

"The Marines must continue to exist, and so must the World Government. They just need to take a different form."

As a crew member of the Pirate King, Rayleigh chose to remain silent when Chu Yang brought up pirates.

Though they had always claimed pirates symbolized freedom, pirates were precisely the ones who harmed civilians the most.

No matter how much criticism the Marines received, most of them still loyally performed their duties and protected the people.

Most pirates were evil, and most Marines were just. That was the world’s original tone.

The Marines’ many problems ultimately stemmed from the Celestial Dragons. Their greatest mistake was becoming the Celestial Dragons’ hunting dogs.

Chu Yang said, "The Marines are short-handed now and can’t manage pirates across the entire world. We caused that, so we must deal with it."

Dragon’s expression was resolute. "Of course. This will be the Revolutionary Army’s next main focus."

After a moment of silence, Rayleigh said, "Pirates can never be completely dealt with. People’s pursuit of desire and their longing for the sea will give rise to batch after batch of new pirates."

"There’s nothing wrong with enjoying adventure, but that doesn’t mean pirates can plunder as they please." Chu Yang shook his head. "If killing one batch of pirates isn’t enough, then kill another. Keep killing until they learn fear when sailing the seas and understand how to respect other people’s lives and wealth."

The moment Chu Yang spoke, it felt like blood and carnage swept over them. The killing intent washing toward Rayleigh made him shudder.

Tiger hurriedly tried to smooth things over, explaining with a smile, "There are plenty of decent people among pirates too. The public doesn’t see them as bad people. How about we come up with a compromise?"

Dragon nodded. "I agree. There are also many comrades in the Revolutionary Army who came from pirate backgrounds. They aren’t evil."

Vegapunk emerged from somewhere, swaying as he held a wine glass. "How about professionalizing piracy and issuing corresponding permits? Pirates who have attacked civilians won’t be able to obtain permits."

"Pirates without permits can be arrested and executed."

"Permit-holding pirates can be allowed to compete for unclaimed treasure, but they cannot possess territories. They can only make the sea their home, and pirates with permits can temporarily stay in cities."

Vegapunk rattled off a long list of ideas. To Chu Yang, it sounded somewhat like the Hunters in Hunter x Hunter…

Chu Yang frowned. "There are too many loopholes to exploit. Your plan might not work."

Vegapunk chuckled. "New things always start out riddled with flaws. We can patch them up slowly. The Celestial Dragons are gone, the world is free, and humanity has plenty of time to correct its mistakes."

"We can’t just kill them all and turn this world into something completely devoid of fun. How terrifying would that be?"

In the end, Chu Yang nodded in agreement and reminded Vegapunk, "Since you proposed this method, you’ll be responsible for fixing any future flaws."

Vegapunk wiped away sweat awkwardly. "I still have a lot of research to do. Can’t we switch to someone else…?"

Chu Yang sneered. "Like you said, we have plenty of time."

Vegapunk wailed inwardly. How had someone as smart as him seemingly done something so stupid?

"We can discuss permits later. For now, don’t let a single pirate who deserves death go, especially those who slaughtered civilians amid the chaos."

"Restart the World Government and Marine Headquarters as soon as possible. Select the five Kings with the best reputations from nations around the world to serve as representatives of the World Government and handle future decisions."

"I personally recommend King Cobra of Alabasta as one of the representatives."

In one breath, Chu Yang laid down the framework for the future World Government.

"I recommend the shogun of Wano Country, Kozuki Hiyori, as a representative."

Dragon immediately followed up.

"Can I… recommend King Neptune of Fish-Man Island?" Tiger asked somewhat awkwardly.

Chu Yang smiled. "Since these are representatives of the World Government, there should naturally be representatives from races other than humans. The remaining two seats should preferably go to other races as well."

Rayleigh burst out laughing. "By that logic, aren’t five spots a little too few?"

Vegapunk shook his head. "As the decision-making body, the more people there are, the lower the efficiency. Just arguing around the conference table can take enough time to decide many matters."

In the end, everyone decided that the remaining two seats would be chosen by vote.

"For the Marines, Dragon will be in charge for now. Sengoku currently knows the Marines best. Have a good talk with him. If he’s willing, let him become the new Fleet Admiral."

"As for the Admiral position, whether old man Garp agrees or not, make him take the seat first."

Before they knew it, dawn had broken.

The Revolutionary Army was still reveling in the joy of victory when Dragon dispatched them to wipe out pirates causing trouble across the world.

To ensure efficiency, Chu Yang sent a Shadow Clone with every team that departed.

Shadow Clones had a hard time dealing with the top powerhouses of the One Piece world, because they vanished as soon as they suffered a fatal attack, leaving too little room for error.

But against most pirates, they were like slicing vegetables. Those weaklings could not break through Chu Yang’s defenses.

The next day.

Garp and Sengoku met with Dragon in the Fleet Admiral’s office.

Marine Headquarters had been the first to learn of Imu’s death and the fall of the Celestial Dragons, even before the News Coo, because it was closest to the Holy Land.

The first thing Sengoku, wrapped head to toe in bandages, asked was what the Revolutionary Army planned to do next.

Would they take the power from the Celestial Dragons and become the new Celestial Dragons themselves?

Would they make the hero who defeated Imu into a new god?

Sengoku viewed the Revolutionary Army’s next actions with the worst possible malice, because Human Heart was like that—it could not withstand even the slightest test.

Stories of dragon-slayers becoming evil dragons themselves were all too common.

Dragon calmly explained what they had discussed the night before.

Sengoku was stunned after hearing it.

Garp laughed heartily. "They’re not as despicable as you imagined. They don’t care about becoming the ruler of the world at all."

"They’ve given you a way out, so hurry up and come down from there. Go be your Fleet Admiral properly."

Sengoku’s old face reddened as he snapped, "Shut up! You wanted to ask those questions too! Now you’re dumping everything on me, you old bastard!"

Picking his nose, Garp turned his head aside and pretended not to hear.

Sengoku sighed, then spoke in the tone of a Fleet Admiral. "Marine Headquarters will do its best to cooperate with your pirate-cleansing operation, but in terms of manpower, we may disappoint you."

Dragon shook his head. "There’s no need to rush. The Revolutionary Army has enough people to eliminate the pirates. You only need to handle the aftermath."

"I’ll also need you to lead people to Impel Down and Enies Lobby."

Sengoku instantly understood Dragon’s intentions. He wanted the Marines to deal with the remaining forces loyal to the Celestial Dragons and make their stance clear to the entire world.

"No problem. I’ll lead the team myself!"

Sengoku nodded.

"Hahaha, old man, you should rest! Who are all those bandages for? I’ll lead the team!"

Garp stood up and took on the task. He had been injured earlier than Sengoku, so he had naturally recovered faster as well.

"I refused the Admiral position for half my life, yet I’ve ended up taking it now…"

"The Holy Land was breached?!"

"The Celestial Dragons have fallen?!"

"The true master of the Empty Throne, Imu, the ruler of the world?!"

"The Revolutionary Army is uncovering the truth of the Void Century…"

The hand holding the newspaper trembled violently. When Cobra woke up, he discovered that the entire world had been turned upside down.

"I was still resisting the World Government yesterday. I never expected it to end so quickly…"

Cobra stared blankly ahead, feeling as though he were dreaming.

Less than half a month had passed since he had decided to officially break with the Celestial Dragons.

"Your Majesty, while you were asleep, a message came from the World Government asking you to attend a meeting at the Holy Land."

The butler Igaram reminded him from the side.

Cobra froze. "The Celestial Dragons are finished. Where is there still a World Government?"

Igaram scratched his head. "It should be a new one…"

Cobra came back to his senses and said in surprise, "The Revolutionary Army became the World Government? Do they want to replace them?"

Igaram hurriedly shook his head. "It isn’t what you think. You’d better speak with them in person."

Cobra fell silent for a long while before suddenly saying, "Bring me my Den Den Mushi."

At the same time.

The entire world learned that the Celestial Dragons had fallen.

Most people reacted the same way Cobra had, feeling as though they were in a dream and unable to believe it was real.

There were also some who intended to seize the chaos and fight for dominance over the world, secretly building their strength.

However, what awaited them would be the Revolutionary Army’s brutal encirclement and Chu Yang’s Shadow Clones’ iron fists.

The Celestial Dragons had played no positive role whatsoever in the operation of the world. Therefore, after their fall, the entire world did not come to a standstill for even a second.

It was as though such a group of people had never existed.

As the Revolutionary Army continued uncovering it, the truth of the Void Century would one day be fully revealed to the world.

Kingdoms all over the world received invitations from the new World Government, preparing to attend the first Reverie without the Celestial Dragons.

Meanwhile, something similar was happening on Fish-Man Island, except Tiger was personally speaking with King Neptune as a representative.

Queen Otohime stood quietly beside them, listening to their conversation with an excited expression.

A dream that had lasted for so many years finally had hope of becoming reality. The residents of Fish-Man Island could finally go to the true surface world and touch real sunlight.

Over the past two years, thanks to Queen Otohime’s efforts, the Fish-Man and Merfolk Clan no longer hated humans as deeply as before. However, some still remained unwilling to go to the surface.

The shadow humans had left over Fish-Man Island was not so easily erased.

Queen Otohime explained Fish-Man Island’s current situation to Tiger. After understanding it, he smiled and comforted her. "At the beginning, not too many people need to leave. As long as some are willing to go to the surface and willing to bring back what they see outside."

"I believe the residents of Fish-Man Island will definitely come to like the new era, the new world."

"Real experience moves Human Heart more than fancy words ever could."

King Neptune and Queen Otohime exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with joy as they strongly agreed with Tiger.

"By the way, is there a soldier named Hody Jones in the Royal Palace Guard?"

Tiger suddenly asked.

Neptune was slightly surprised, not understanding why Tiger had brought him up, but he still nodded. "That’s right. Hody is a very outstanding soldier, just like Jinbe."

Tiger shook his head. "He’s not like Jinbe. That man is dangerous. I’m taking him away."

Neptune was startled and quickly asked, "Why?"

Tiger explained, "He has been in close contact with Vander Decken recently. Their target appears to be princess Shirahoshi. They know that princess Shirahoshi has the power to summon Sea Kings."

Rather than being reassured by the answer, Neptune was even more shocked. "Tiger, how did you learn about this?"

Tiger looked upward without answering.

Queen Otohime seemed to realize something and softly asked, "Was it the one who defeated the Celestial Dragons who told you?"

Tiger nodded.

Queen Otohime’s gaze became firm. "Although there is no concrete evidence, I am willing to believe that hero."

A smile appeared on Tiger’s face. "Besides this matter, the World Government also needs Fish-Man Island’s help in wiping out pirates like Vander Decken."

King Neptune smiled. "Of course. As a representative King, it is my duty."

When Tiger left, he took away a bewildered Hody Jones.

While Tiger and Neptune were talking, Jinbe had also led a team to wipe out Vander Decken.

A few more days passed.

King Neptune and Queen Otohime led a large number of Fish-Man Island residents to the surface.

"The final two representatives have been chosen: Sky Island and the land of giants, Elbaf."

Dragon personally came to the laboratory to report the results to Chu Yang.

Chu Yang was somewhat surprised. "Sky Island? Elbaf? Those two places should have very little contact with the outside world. Why were they chosen?"

Dragon sighed. "Precisely because they have fewer ties with the outside world, they were suitable. The other countries made countless private deals over the representative positions, forming cliques and dividing spheres of influence. The meetings were a complete mess."

"If this continued, there would be no result. That was something I didn’t want to see, so I made the decision myself…"

Chu Yang patted his shoulder and said approvingly, "You did well. I was being too idealistic and failed to consider that. How could there be absolute fairness in this world?"

"This is good too. At least all three dimensions—sea, land, and sky—are represented."

Dragon immediately let out a sigh of relief. "It’s good that you agree. We’ve already contacted Sky Island. The ruler there calls himself… God, and his methods of rule are extremely harsh. It’s a little troublesome."

Chu Yang frowned. "Isn’t it Gan Fall?"

"Who is Gan Fall? I’ve never heard of him." Dragon shook his head. "In any case, the conditions they proposed are harsh. Judging by his actions and attitude, he has considerable ambition. He may cause trouble in the future."

Chu Yang sneered. "Deal with him directly! If oppression exists, then it falls within the Revolutionary Army’s responsibilities!"

Dragon hesitated. "We’ve only just taken over the Celestial Dragons’ power, and people outside are already saying we want to replace them. If we act so forcefully now, won’t it invite criticism?"

Chu Yang found Dragon’s thinking somewhat amusing and said bluntly, "We have always been only the Revolutionary Army, not the rulers of the world. Not now, and not in the future. Why should the Revolutionary Army worry about anything when liberating oppressed people?"

"If this rebuilt World Government becomes an oppressor of the people in the future, it too will become a target that must be eliminated!"

"The Revolutionary Army is not the boy who slays dragons, but the sword in that boy’s hand!"

"A sword hanging over the heads of all tyrants!"