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Xiong, who was assassinated twice by the same move, had his thick shawl curly hair blown to pieces.

The highly recognizable clothes on his body were also in tatters.

But there really weren't many serious burns on his body.

"Can you react to this and use domineering protection?"

He did not pop up his "pain" again.

Although Wayne seemed to have beaten the bear badly, the undeniable fact was——

He didn't suffer any fatal injuries at all.

Of course, neither did Wayne.

Neither side used a big move that could determine the outcome.

With the combat power Xiong showed, he couldn't absolutely suppress Wayne like Kuzan did.

With Wayne's physical strength, physical skills, dominance and abilities, even if Xiong was stronger than him, it would take at least several days and nights to truly defeat him.

What's more, when it comes to physical strength, Wayne has never been afraid of anyone.

If we really fight for several days and nights, there is a high probability that a bear will be killed.

So, Venn was testing out the new abilities he developed during this time.

As for the bear, in addition to showing several directions of developing its own abilities, it did not perform any powerful attacks.

just like……

He just kept watching Wayne.

Now the bear extinguished the flames and turned to face the still-spreading flames.

He opened his arms and gave me a sudden hug!

"Om..."

A scalp-numbing roar sounded, and Wayne watched silently as the airflow on the entire island was crazily compressed by the bear's embrace!

A bear paw-shaped compressed air balloon containing terrifying energy appeared in the bear's hand.

"Boom!"

The compressed air balloon flew over the sea of ​​​​fire that had spread over half of the island.

"Bear's Paw Impact!"

"Boom—"

Wayne raised his hand to block the howling wind. The simple wind pressure uprooted many big trees on the island!

Being bombarded by this level of compressed air, even a sea of ​​​​fire of this size could no longer burn.

Well, it's probably the same as blowing out candles with your mouth.

"So, even if it's the same move, the power output is really different."

Wayne clapped slowly.

The bear is so powerful that this move can start to take shape.

Although Wayne did not exert his full strength, in terms of ability alone, it does need to be further developed.

Because... his face was slightly red, and he was feeling drunk.

Time is up.

"Ahem, luckily I have this baby."

Wayne quickly took out the metal flask and took a sip.

But it's not wine, but the secret sobering potion of Nine Snakes that William spent a lot of time and finally concocted.

This thing was originally invented to brew koji wine, the unique wine of Amazon Lily on Kuji Island.

During a brief exchange with the Kuji Pirates, Wayne learned that the specialty wine of Kuji Island is not only liquor.

Rice wine and rice wine are not available in the outside world.

These three kinds of wine are the three that were unique to my country in my previous life.

Among the various alcoholic drinks that are mainstream in the world, distilled wines account for the majority, and a small number are fermented wines and prepared wines.

Among them, white wine and the often-said "six base wines" belong to distilled wine, while rice wine, wine, beer, etc. belong to fermented wine.

Cocktails made with base wine are included in the cocktail list. In addition, there are also famous sherry, liqueur, etc.

Baijiu, rice wine and rice wine are not famous, mainly because Jiu She Island is located in a windless zone and is isolated from the outside world.

The biggest difference between them and other wines is the brewing process - koji brewing.

The koji is used to make wine, and the koji determines the aroma of the wine, which becomes more fragrant as it ages.

Most wines in the outside world are fermented and brewed using the raw materials themselves, and then distilled.

Most of their taste and flavor come from the oak barrels used in brewing.

Even with the exception of a few types, most wines do not have an aging process.

This is also the reason why Wayne's wine shop, apart from his ability, was able to open in a short period of time.

Most wines can be completed within a few months from input to production.

Wein’s “crafted wine” was inspired by distiller’s yeast.

Then the white wine and rice wine brewed from jiu koji will have huge characteristics that are different from other non-jiu koji brewed wines——

The taste and flavor are extremely rich, far from being comparable to the simple and list-like taste of most wines widely circulated in the world.

Compared with non-jiu koji wine, jiu koji wine is less likely to “get on top”.

That is to say, it is less likely to get drunk.

That's why the female warriors of Nine Snakes robbed William and Carl's ship full of good wine, got drunk and caused trouble, and Hancock ordered Hancock to ban alcohol for three months.

Hancock was also ordered to carry the ancient sobering medicine with him at all times.

This is a magical formula invented by the ancestors of Nine Snakes who discovered the magical effect of distiller's yeast.

Quite a bit like "Wherever poisonous snakes are infested, there must be an antidote within seven steps."

Maybe it's because all Nine Snakes are women, and they can't get drunk easily?

While my thoughts were in turmoil, the hangover medicine took effect.

Although he is still drunk, he will not be drunk directly.

"I didn't expect that your ability would have any side effects."

Xiong walked over step by step, still with the same paralyzed face, but there seemed to be a hint of smile in his tone.

"If ability becomes a burden, there is no way to develop it."

Wayne sighed after hearing this, put away the wine bottle, and cried when he said too much:

"I have a special physique. I came across this devil fruit when I was drunk, and I ate it impulsively, and I was almost tricked to death.

"But it's much better now. At the beginning, I could only use my full power for 1 minute."

"It turns out that in just a few months, the progress has been huge."

There was something unexpected in Xiong's tone.

"Then, taking advantage of the gap between the activation of my abilities is a good time to completely defeat me."

Wayne sat directly on the ground, still drunk and dazed:

"Would you like to try it?"

"The foundation of ability development is imagination."

The bear walked up to Wayne and stopped.

"You have developed your abilities to this extent, so you must be aware of this truth."

"Ah, indeed."

Wayne raised his head and looked at the other party's expressionless face:

"But I'm confused, why do you believe that something like a meat ball can pop something as nihilistic as 'feeling' into a physical entity?"

"..."

The bear was silent for a moment.

"Your combat power is already comparable to that of some Shichibukai."

Xiong slowly took out his gloves from his pocket and put them on, and sat down directly.

"Did you use your ability to cheat Kuzan's death?"

"Correct."

Wayne nodded:

"Although I hope he can remember his past friendship, he obviously knows where he stands."

"You just said that 'feeling' is 'nihility'."

After receiving a positive answer, the bear turned his head slightly and looked to the northwest.

"Someone told me that 'feeling' actually exists in the human body."

"Ok?"

Wayne was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed slightly.

The direction the bear was looking should be Upside Down Mountain.

No, more accurately, maybe... a new world?

Ignoring Wayne's alertness, Xiong continued speaking:

"In his words, human 'feelings' come from changes in nerve signals in the body, and are something that can be actually observed.

"The ability of the meat ball fruit, according to this idea, is to convert nerve signals into tangible energy and pop it out of the body."

He glanced at his gloved palm:

"Represent abstract things, but the abstract things themselves are real."

"..."

Unknowingly, Wayne was leaning forward.

He felt as if cold sweat was flowing down his forehead.

"That person...is Dr. Vegapunk?"

"..."

The bear seemed to turn and glance at him.

"Maybe it's because I'm special, but that person once said, 'Everything comes to the world out of expectation.'"

Xiong did not directly answer Wayne's question, but threw out a piece of news that made him feel dizzy.

"Are you looking forward to it..."

Wayne's breathing quickened.

Regardless of whether this is true or not, if it is really Dr. Vegapunk who told the bear this, no, it must be Dr. Vegapunk...

So if this genius whose technological power exceeds that of the world for 500 years thinks so, it must be extremely close to the truth even if it is not completely true!

Is this the nature of the world?

[Should he realize one day that he is a paper man in a comic? 】

But the world now is obviously not the world that "should be like that".

Because of Wayne's existence!

[Is my appearance also due to expectation? 】

[So if this is the case, what is the world’s most dreamy setting—Devil Fruit? ! 】

"Venn the Dragon Slayer."

The sound of the bear woke Wayne up.

The other party slowly stood up and took off his gloves again.

"!"

Wayne frowned. Having said so much key information just now, he thought the bear was being friendly.

"Do you want to continue fighting?"

"No, your fighting power has exceeded expectations. There is no need to continue fighting."

He was silent for a moment.

"Do you regret killing the Celestial Dragon?"

"My goal is to one day make this crap disappear."

"……understood."

The bear's figure suddenly disappeared!

"So if you go on a trip, where would you like to go?"