As the system's voice echoed, a surge of memory suddenly appeared in Ye Chen's mind.
At the same time, a mysterious energy began to circulate through his body.
Ye Chen understood—this was the Ultimate Inner Ghost Sword Technique.
He closed his eyes, slowly digesting the information of the Ultimate Inner Ghost Sword Technique, which represented the peak sword mastery of the Ghostblade from the dungeon world.
After about half an hour, Ye Chen slowly opened his eyes. His clear black-and-white pupils shimmered with light.
"This Ultimate Inner Ghost Sword Technique really is powerful."
Ye Chen took a deep breath.
Though he had never studied swordsmanship before, as he absorbed the technique, he could clearly sense its depth and brilliance.
There was far too much contained within it.
Without the help of the system, an ordinary person would need decades to master it—and only a true genius at that.
"So this is Sword Qi?"
Ye Chen stretched out his palm, and a pale light flickered from it, brimming with sharp energy.
Sword Qi released externally—a symbol of a true swordmaster.
Anyone witnessing this would have been utterly shocked.
What others spent a lifetime unable to achieve, Ye Chen had done in just half an hour.
"This exchange was definitely worth it. With the Ultimate Inner Ghost Sword Technique, I can finally be called a swordmaster, hehe."
Ye Chen smiled.
As he closed his palm, the Sword Qi vanished.
Exchanging a rather unremarkable sword manual for the Ultimate Inner Ghost Sword Technique—that was a huge gain.
Though it might not be as extravagant as the last exchange, which yielded Sky Dragon, Sky Dragon was still an external force.
He couldn't rely on it for everything.
But the Inner Ghost Sword Technique strengthened himself.
After all, in this world, Devil Fruits were everywhere.
Who knew what strange abilities might exist?
If he wasn't strong enough, even with Sky Dragon, he could be eliminated.
…………
After obtaining the Ultimate Inner Ghost Sword Technique, Ye Chen practiced the technique briefly, then returned to his room and fell asleep.
The journey to rescue Hancock had been long and exhausting.
Ye Chen had felt tired for a while now, so he soon drifted off peacefully.
While Ye Chen slept soundly, chaos erupted at Marine Headquarters.
Marineford, Fleet Admiral's Office.
The three Admirals, Vice Admiral Garp, Vice Admiral Tsuru, and the current Naval Academy instructor Zephyr had all gathered in the Fleet Admiral's office.
The small room was filled with the top brass of Marine Headquarters.
"Sengoku, what's the big emergency this late at night?"
Garp yawned and rubbed his eyes, clearly annoyed.
"Yeah, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, I'm really sleepy,"
Kizaru added with a lazy yawn.
But both Tsuru and Zephyr looked extremely serious.
They understood Sengoku's character.
If it wasn't something urgent, he wouldn't call them over in the middle of the night.
They suspected something big had happened.
Sengoku took a deep breath and said solemnly,
"The Celestial Gold fleet was wiped out in Wano Country. No survivors. The treasures were all looted.
The Five Elders just contacted me about it."
"Tch, Celestial Gold parades around with its routes printed in the newspaper.
Getting wiped out was only a matter of time,"
Garp muttered while picking his ear, a trace of disdain in his eyes.
In his view, Celestial Gold had no real protection and flaunted their movements as if begging for trouble.
Their destruction was inevitable.
While Garp didn't seem concerned, Kizaru and the others were clearly troubled.
They, too, knew Celestial Gold had it coming—
but wiping them out was the same as slapping the Celestial Dragons in the face.
They could imagine how furious the Five Elders must be.
Robbing Celestial Gold was no different from directly insulting them.
"Sengoku, has the culprit been caught yet?"
Zephyr asked.
Sengoku looked helpless.
"That's what I was about to say. We haven't caught the perpetrator yet.
But the World Government has already sent us his profile.
They want us to issue a global manhunt and capture him as quickly as possible."
As he spoke, Sengoku placed a folder on the desk.
"This is the profile."
Zephyr picked it up and read it. Then he passed it to Tsuru.
"This person hasn't been given a bounty yet, has he?"
"Not yet. What do you think is a suitable amount?"
Sengoku asked.
Kizaru and the others exchanged glances.
It was a tricky question.
From the information, the kid didn't seem very strong—he was just relying on that beast beneath him.
But Ye Chen had attacked Celestial Gold.
He had publicly insulted the Celestial Dragons.
Putting a bounty on him wasn't going to be easy.
After careful thought, Zephyr said,
"Three hundred million."
"Agreed," Kizaru nodded.
"Fine by me," said Akainu.
"Three hundred million sounds about right," Tsuru added.
Sengoku took a deep breath and said,
"Then it's decided—Dragon Knight Ye Chen, bounty: 300 million Beli."
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