Lin Qing: "I obtained this fruit a long time ago, and I just remembered it. This is a Zoan-type Mythical Zoan-type Phoenix-type Devil Fruit."
"Eating him will allow your body to be rebuilt in flames; if Ace ate him, he could be resurrected."
Shanks hesitated, "Mythical Zoan type: Phoenix Mode? Are you sure this isn't the Poop Fruit?"
"Ahem, well, I killed the person who ate this fruit, and then the fruit's power was attached to a nearby fruit."
"I saw it with my own eyes; the fruit eventually turned into the shape of poop." Helpless, Lin Qing had no choice but to lie.
Ace asked repeatedly, "Is this really the Phoenix Fruit? Are you sure this isn't the Poop Fruit?"
"Stop dawdling, if you don't eat, I'll feed you." Lin Qing grabbed Ace by the neck, picked up the Poop Fruit, and stuffed it into Ace's mouth.
Lin Qing covered Ace's mouth to prevent him from spitting out the Poop Fruit, and in the end, Ace successfully swallowed the entire poop.
Ace, in his ghost form, couldn't taste anything, but after Lin Qing released his mouth, he shouted, "Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! It tastes awful, like eating poop, even worse than the Flame-Flame Fruit!"
After the Poop-Poop Fruit entered Ace's stomach, Ace's entire body emitted a fiery red light, and soon his whole body was ablaze.
Luffy took a few steps back and said, "Ouch, it's so hot! Why is Ace on fire?"
Lin Qing waved his hand, signaling, "Everyone, step back. It seems the Devil Fruit's power is working. Ace will be revived soon."
Everyone retreated to a safe distance when suddenly Franky shouted, "What do we do? The Thousand Sunny will be burned!"
Lin Qing looked at Ace, who was originally floating in the air, but began to slowly descend and was about to land on the deck.
Lin Qing hurriedly went over, grabbed the burning Ace, and appeared on the shore in a flash, then threw Ace onto the beach.
Ace is now completely oblivious to what's happening outside; he's entered a strange state.
It felt as if he were inside his mother's womb, his whole body warm and cozy. Soon, a huge flame formed an eggshell, enveloping Ace inside.
Ten minutes later, amidst the oppressive atmosphere, the eggshell shattered, and Ace emerged naked from within, his entire body ablaze with flames—a truly dashing sight.
"Haha, I, Ace, am back!" Ace shouted arrogantly.
Lin Qing: "You show-off, can you put your pants on?" Lin Qing grabbed a pair of Sanji's suit pants from inside the room and threw them at him.
Ace gave an awkward smile: "Ah, sorry, sorry." The flames that were almost extinguished on Ace's body suddenly burst forth again.
Then a pair of huge fiery wings sprouted from Ace's back, and he flew up to take the pants and put them on.
Chapter 172 Main Quest Completed
After Ace put on his pants, he slowly landed on the ship, and the flames on his body disappeared the moment he touched the ground.
A completely new Ace appeared before everyone, even the freckles on his face had disappeared, and his handsomeness had reached a new level.
"Ace, Ace, you're back! That's wonderful!" Luffy said, trembling as he hugged Ace, tears welling in his eyes.
System: "Ding, main quest completed, reward issued."
Race: True Dragon (Three Claws)
Size: 960 meters
Luck: 1,633,570 points
Talents: Devouring, Swallowing Clouds and Spitting Mist, Illusion, Control, Super Regeneration, Water Control, Divine Sense, Dragon's Might, Samadhi Fire.
Lifespan: ? ? ? years
Cultivation Technique: Divine Dragon Technique, Second Level (31) (While in a spiritual energy world, the Divine Dragon Technique will automatically cultivate, increasing by one percent every three years.)
Spells: Summoning wind and rain, riding clouds and mist, moving mountains, fire (water) breath, size manipulation, invisibility, earth manipulation, healing spells, (two horns) control of lightning.
Storage space: 300 cubic meters
Evolution Points: 617626310000000 (Up to ten million, you can choose to advance) (You cannot gain evolution points by consuming ordinary creatures)
Main Quest: Help the Straw Hat Pirates enter the Land of the Dead and successfully revive Ace! (Completed)
Side Quest: Participate in the arena battle, win the final victory, and retrieve the Flame-Flame Fruit. (Completed)
The banquet is about to begin! Luffy is preparing a small banquet to celebrate Ace's return. Shanks is the chef, and Lin Qing is preparing the ingredients.
The banquet lasted for five hours before it ended, and everyone was drunk and fast asleep on the deck.
Lin Qing sat alone on a high place, enjoying the sea breeze: "The mission is complete. It's time to enter the next world."
Lin Qing is feeling lost. He doesn't know what will happen if he continues to travel through time. Will he really be able to return to his original world?
Lin Qing downed the wine in his hand in one gulp, dispelling the confusion in his heart. No matter what, as long as he became stronger, he would try even if it was only a one in ten million chance.
Everyone on the ship was asleep, so it wouldn't make sense for Lin Qing to be awake. So Lin Qing lay down and fell asleep without shutting down his five senses.
The next day, the blazing sun did not affect anyone's sleep at all.
"Lin Qing, Lin Qing, are you there?" Rebecca's voice woke Lin Qing up.
Not only Lin Qing, but everyone on the ship was woken up. Lin Qing got up and looked over, and saw Rebecca on a small boat.
Rebecca climbed onto the Thousand Sunny, and everyone woke up, looking at her somewhat groggily.
"Ah, you're that gladiator." Luffy remembered.
Rebecca: "It's me. Thank you for defeating Doflamingo. My father is hosting a grand banquet to thank you and has invited you to the palace."
Lin Qing appeared beside Rebecca without her noticing: "As for the banquet, I'll—"
"Great! We'll all go! Haha, a banquet! Let's go to the banquet!" Luffy interrupted Lin Qing excitedly.
Chopper and Usopp gesticulated wildly, shouting, "Feast, feast, feast!"
"Alright, let's all go together," Lin Qing said helplessly, then looked at Shanks and Law.
The two immediately said they would go too, since they were both hungry and it was about time for lunch.
Rebecca said happily, "That's great! Thank you all for accepting the invitation. Let's go, the banquet is ready."
Lin Qing: "Then let's go, let's go together."
White mist began to appear beneath everyone's feet. The mist slowly condensed and eventually turned into a huge white cloud, which carried everyone into the air.
Lin Qing stretched out his right hand and drew a golden circle, then flicked his finger and flew towards the Thousand Sunny.
The circle instantly expanded, encircling the entire Thousand Sunny: "Alright, no one can damage the Thousand Sunny, let's have a joyous banquet!"
"This is also a farewell banquet for us!" Lin Qing thought to himself.
"Yay! Yay!" Usopp, Chopper, and Luffy were as happy as children.
Shanks exclaimed in amazement, "What an incredible ability! To be able to control clouds, and for those clouds to be able to carry people."
The rest of the people ignored Shanks' words; they were all used to it, except for Rebecca, of course.
"Wow, Lin Qing, I'm flying! I'm flying!" Rebecca exclaimed excitedly as she ran to the edge and looked down.
Lin Qing: "It's alright, this ability isn't very useful." Indeed, it's not very useful, except it's quite impressive when you're trying to show off.
"Hehe, you are very strong." Shanks said with a slight smile.
Lin Qing: "I know."
Shanks: "", Shanks thought to himself, "Shouldn't he have been a little more humble?"
Lin Qing controlled the white clouds to descend into the palace. The entire garden was lined with long tables, on which were various delicacies, fine wines, and delicious fruits.
"Haha, thank you for coming, Straw Hat crew. Thank you for accepting this old man's invitation to the banquet." King Riku laughed heartily and shook hands with Lin Qing.
Lin Qing: "How could we not come if there's food? We haven't had breakfast yet."
"Then I won't be polite, I'm starving." Luffy's eyes were fixed on the whole roasted pig in front of him.
"Bang!" Luffy was knocked to the ground by Nami, who then dragged him back to the crew.
Nami said apologetically, "I'm so sorry, that was really rude of me."
King Riku: "Haha, it's alright, it's alright, Captain Luffy, please eat to your heart's content. This food was prepared to thank you."
"Thank you so much, Lord Lin Qing. If it weren't for you defeating Doflamingo, this kingdom would be..."
"No need for pleasantries. Doflamingo has committed numerous evils. Even if I don't deal with him, someone else will sooner or later."
"Make yourselves at home, I'm getting hungry too, so I'll start eating." Lin Qing waved his hand and walked towards the noodles.
For some reason, Lin Qing really wanted to eat noodles today. Maybe it was because she had been eating too much meat lately and wanted to eat something vegetarian.
Everyone was eating, their mouths stuffed full. Lin Qing was the most elegant, since her mouth was never stuffed.
"This...you are...you are...Shanks? Red-haired Shanks?" King Riku exclaimed.
Then King Riku ran over to Shanks and fawned over him, while Shanks ate his roast meat and dealt with King Riku.
After eating and drinking their fill, everyone left Dressrosa and returned to the Thousand Sunny.
Shanks: "Luffy, now that Ace has been resurrected, I'm leaving too. Good luck to you guys."
Luffy said with a determined look in his eyes, "Shanks, I will. I will definitely become the Pirate King."
Finally, Shanks left in his small boat, and Law also bid farewell afterward, returning alone to Dressrosa to await his crew.
Chapter 173 The Strange World of Jade Dynasty (Please subscribe, recommend, and vote for monthly tickets)
Nami: "Alright, we're off now. Franky, let's set sail!"
Franky: "Roger that."
Nami: "Everyone, get to your positions, let's set sail."
Everyone: "Received."
"Lin Qing, go raise the mainsail, then blow some air to propel us forward," Nami instructed Lin Qing.
Lin Qing said slowly, "I won't go with you. I have something to do and I have to leave."
Luffy: "Leaving? What's wrong? We can go together."
Everyone: "That's right, we're all partners, let's go together."