Sea Circle Calendar year 1519, on the Grand Line, above a certain sea area, several massive islands were floating in the sky at an altitude of ten thousand meters. This phenomenon that defied common sense would be difficult for anyone to remain calm after witnessing.
Rhine looked down at the sea below, his eyes flickering with terrifyingly intense flames of revenge!
Having crossed over and become a member of the Celestial Dragon clan, he originally thought he could enjoy all the privileges of being a world noble as a Celestial Dragon, but never expected that he would become one of the abandoned children discarded by the World Government!
Even more unlucky, he was actually targeted by one of the legendary great pirates, the Admiral of the Flying Pirates, Golden Lion Shiki, captured and brought to the Flying Pirates' headquarters, becoming a menial slave!
The Celestial Dragons who most loved enslaving others had ultimately become slaves to others - what a laughable situation this was!
Besides Golden Lion, the Flying Pirates crew - those minor pirates who didn't even deserve to have names mentioned in the original story - their greatest daily pleasure was also bullying him, this 'Celestial Dragon.' They seemed to greatly enjoy the feeling of trampling world nobles underfoot!
"Hey, hey, Celestial Dragon brat."
Just then, a drunken pirate noticed Rhine's presence, showing an extremely mocking expression on his face as he spoke: "The banquet inside has ended. Admiral Shiki wants you to go in and clean up the mess. Did you hear me?"
Hearing this, Rhine couldn't help but take a deep breath, and the look he gave that pirate flickered with a hint of killing intent.
But on Golden Lion's territory, at this altitude of ten thousand meters, Rhine was very clear about what kind of fate awaited him if he couldn't resist striking out at these guys.
Although he was a Celestial Dragon, when Rhine crossed over, he deeply understood that besides his Celestial Dragon identity, he must also possess sufficiently powerful strength. After years of training, Rhine's current strength was not much different from an ordinary Navy Major, and even had some outstanding aspects.
Killing these ordinary pirates would naturally be as easy as turning his hand, but Rhine knew that after killing them, his own fate would definitely not be good either.
Taking a deep breath, Rhine walked toward the banquet hall. Just then, a mechanical voice suddenly rang in Rhine's mind, causing his steps to pause in surprise.
[Inheritance System awakening, binding to host]
[Congratulations host, successfully bound to Inheritance System]
Hearing the voice in his mind, Rhine couldn't help but be slightly stunned, then his pupils contracted, and his expression showed unconcealed excitement!
A golden finger system - he never expected that after crossing over for so many years, he would actually awaken a golden finger system!
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Rhine couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "System, can you help me escape my current predicament?"
[The Inheritance System's ability is to help the host inherit the power contained within the deceased. If the host wants to escape the current predicament, you need to rely on your own abilities]
Hearing this, Rhine couldn't help but furrow his brow. With his Major-level strength, if he were on the sea, escaping wouldn't be particularly difficult.
But at this altitude of ten thousand meters, at the Flying Pirates' headquarters, Rhine was very clear that he had no space for escape.
Thinking of this, Rhine couldn't help but ask again: "What do you mean by inheriting the power within the deceased?"
[When the host comes into contact with the deceased - that is, corpses - you can absorb the power they possessed in life, including physical techniques, swordsmanship, Haki, and Devil Fruit abilities]
Upon hearing this, Rhine's expression couldn't help but change somewhat.
Seizing the power that the deceased possessed in life? What kind of heaven-defying method was this!
But Rhine then reacted and hurriedly asked again: "But system, physical techniques, swordsmanship, and Haki aside, don't Devil Fruit powers disappear with the death of the fruit user?"
"Even so, can I still obtain the Devil Fruit abilities within their body?"
[Yes, host. As long as the host touches the deceased's body, you can trigger the inheritance ability and obtain the abilities the deceased mastered in life]
After hearing the system's explanation, Rhine had already arrived at Golden Lion's banquet hall. Taking a deep breath, a plan quietly began brewing in Rhine's heart.
Inheriting the power the deceased possessed in life - Rhine pushed open the door, his gaze falling on the man in the seat of honor who was dead drunk and had already fallen asleep.
Golden long hair like a lion's mane, a ship's wheel stuck in his head, wearing an orange and yellow striped robe, and two great swords tied to his thighs - everything revealed this man's identity.
One of the three legendary pirates, Admiral of the Flying Pirates, the man who once drove Pirate King Roger to the brink!
Looking at Golden Lion's dead drunk appearance, Rhine took a deep breath, having already made his decision in his heart.
Being imprisoned here by Golden Lion, Rhine would never be able to escape for his entire life. Even if he had awakened the system, there was no way to continuously grow stronger through the system's abilities!
Of course, Rhine could perhaps rely on his youth advantage to outlive Golden Lion, but Rhine wouldn't do that.
At this moment, Rhine had already made up his mind to seize Golden Lion's abilities, but there was a very troublesome problem - how could he kill Golden Lion and obtain Golden Lion's legacy by touching the corpse?
"Forget it, I must gamble everything!"
Looking at the dead drunk Golden Lion, Rhine was very clear that opportunities wouldn't always present themselves. Even though Golden Lion was no longer in his peak state, and even because of the ship's wheel in his head affecting him, his own Haki was somewhat out of control.
But the current Golden Lion could still dominate one side with his fruit abilities, and didn't even fear any combat power below Admiral level!
But Rhine was very clear that Golden Lion currently had an extremely fatal weakness - the ship's wheel in his head!
The ship's wheel on Golden Lion's head had already connected with Golden Lion's brain nerves. Once the wheel was violently removed, Golden Lion's brain would die instantly!
Although people in the pirate world all had extraordinarily terrifying physical constitutions, under the condition of brain death, there was no possibility of surviving!
The next second, a blade pierced through Golden Lion's throat. Feeling the intense pain, Golden Lion immediately opened his eyes and grasped his throat with his hand!
Before he could react to what had happened, at the same time, Rhine's hands had already firmly grasped the ship's wheel on Golden Lion's head, and relying on the strength gained from long-term training, he forcibly tore the wheel out of Golden Lion's head!
Golden Lion looked at Rhine in disbelief. This legendary great pirate probably never would have imagined that Rhine would be so clear about his weakness.
The former Admiral of the Flying Pirates, one of the three legends, would die like this at the hands of a brat!