20demayo Chapter 123 The Origin of Billions
Chapter 123 The Origin of Billions
"You don't want to stop me from going to Marinford, do you?"
Ling Yuan suddenly raised his head and stared at Shanks with burning eyes. Although Ling Yuan's eyes were lazy and calm, Shanks felt as if he was being stared at by a ferocious beast. Cold sweat broke out on his back and his clothes were soaked with sweat.
"No..." Shanks calmed down and drank a bowl of wine. "Since you have a backup plan, I don't have much to say, but don't let Saint Satan die."
Ling Yuan rested his arms on the table, supporting his head, and said with his head tilted: "Oh? Give me a reason why I shouldn't kill him. I believe you have one!"
Shanks felt as if Ling Yuan saw through him. He couldn't help but recall the time when Jabba described to him the details of the battle in the Valley of the Gods with Ling Yuan on Roger's ship. It was as if Ling Yuan could see through each of them. All their secrets were exposed in Ling Yuan's eyes.
He had heard Roger and others talk about the battle of the Valley of the Gods many times, and gradually formed an image of Ling Yuan in his mind: the sky was filled with golden thunder, and a man stepped out of the flames with a cold and captivating gaze.
Now that he had actually seen Ling Yuan in person, Shanks completely understood Jabba's description of Ling Yuan. It was not an exaggeration at all, and was even a little restrained.
The wanted poster photo from forty years ago still looks young now, more than forty years later.
No matter which point, it constantly proves that Ling Yuan's strength is not something they can match. Facing Ling Yuan's questions, Shanks can only answer honestly. He can't hide it from this terrifying man in front of him.
"Satan Saint will die, but not now. Let him play his due value, and then let him die." Shanks looked at Ling Yuan cautiously, a little afraid that Ling Yuan would not be satisfied with his answer.
"You have good reasons. I agree!" Ling Yuan smiled and waved his hands, then drank another large bowl of wine. "But I have no control over how he leaves Daughter Island, and I also don't care what happens to him before he returns."
Shanks shrugged. He didn't care. The five old guys weren't easy to kill anyway. If there was a way to kill the five guys, I'm afraid only the man in front of him could do it, provided Ling Yuan wanted to.
Shanks couldn't help but recall the origin of the 30 billion bounty on Ling Yuan. That was a past that neither the World Government nor the Celestial Dragons dared to recall.
According to records and stories told by others, more than fifty years ago, Lingyuan's Hyperion anchored on an unknown island. The islanders lived and worked in peace and contentment, and it looked like a paradise.
A little girl received Ling Yuan and Ai Yi. She provided them with a place to stay and treated them warmly, hoping that they could stay for a while longer.
However, the Celestial Dragons eventually found this island. One of them came here with a warship. The people here were warm and hospitable, which the Celestial Dragon considered an insult to him, so he ordered the massacre of everyone on the island.
Afterwards, the celestial dragon grabbed the little girl by the neck and wanted her to be his slave. The little girl would rather die than obey, and even bit the guy hard. The celestial dragon was furious and drew his sword to kill the little girl.
Afterwards, when the entire island was ravaged, the Celestial Dragons left with their warships in a swagger.
That day, Ling Yuan and Ai Yi went to the Sabaody Archipelago to buy things. They were not on the island until the evening. Looking at the bodies on the ground, Ling Yuan panicked. He nervously searched for the little girl, and finally found the cold body on the shore.
It is said that on that day, Ling Yuan and Ai Yi quickly caught up with the Celestial Dragon's warship. Ai Yi's ghostly figure flashed by, and almost instantly wiped out all the navy.
Ling Yuan walked towards the Tianlong people step by step, with murderous intent on his body, like an evil ghost crawling out of hell, scaring the Tianlong people so much that they kept retreating.
Ling Yuan forced the Celestial Dragon into a corner, but did not kill him. Instead, Ai Yi brought a chair over, and Ling Yuan sat in front of the Celestial Dragon with his legs crossed, holding a Den Den Mushi found on the ship in his hand, and started a live broadcast to the world.
Under the terrifying oppression of Ling Yuan, the Tianlong people confessed in detail the crimes they committed against those civilians in front of everyone in the world.
In the camera, Ling Yuan sentenced the Tianlong people to death and cut off the evil head with one sword. In front of the eyes of the whole world,
Ling Yuan's arrogant behavior aroused the wrath of the World Government. The Five Elders were furious and issued an order to kill demons on the island mentioned in the live broadcast.
Ling Yuan carried the head of the Celestial Dragon back to the island. He and Ai Yi buried the bodies of the islanders one by one, including the body of the little girl. Finally, they used the head to pay tribute to the islanders who were simple, hospitable and took good care of them.
From this moment on, Ling Yuan was completely disappointed with the ruler of this world. The purpose of the live broadcast was to attract the attention of the world government. He wanted to make a big fuss in this world.
When a large number of warships arrived here, the navy and admirals on the ships saw only an endless field of tombstones and Ling Yuan, who was sitting on a chair in front of all the tombstones, looking at them with a cold face.
There was no negotiation. Ai Yi, who was standing behind Ling Yuan, took action directly. A pair of ring blades with blazing flames crossed the sea and landed on a warship. The huge warship was like tofu in front of the tiny ring blades. It was cut in an instant, and the navy on the ship was blown away and fell into the sea.
Sparks were burning on the cut surface of the warship. The speed of the ring blade was too fast, and the warship was completely cut in half before the fire on it was ignited.
The result of the Demon Slaying Order was that the navy was almost destroyed, and all the admirals were seriously injured and on the verge of death. Admiral of the Navy, Kong Gu, knelt on the ground, holding his chest, blood dripping onto the ground. Ling Yuan was next to the Heavenly Fire Holy Judge and the Earthly Soul, which were stuck into the ground on both sides of his body, looking down at Kong Gu with cold eyes.
Since then, Ling Yuan's reputation has spread throughout the sea. He traveled to every island and country, and when he saw the Tianlong people oppressing the people, he would kill them. Sometimes the other party escaped, and Ling Yuan would issue a bounty, a bounty for the Tianlong people all over the world.
As Ling Yuan continued to kill Celestial Dragons, the World Government gradually increased the bounty on Ling Yuan from 2 billion to 30 billion, and Ai Yi's bounty was also increased from the original 1 billion to 20 billion Beli.
As the saying goes, a big reward will always bring out a brave man, but the World Government has forgotten one thing: Ling Yuan's strength is enough to make even a brave man not be brave enough. Therefore, Ling Yuan's bounty became the highest in the world, and even the later Pirate King Roger could not catch up with Ling Yuan and Ai's bounty.
Shanks looked at the leisurely man in front of him. He could not connect this handsome-looking man with the evil man who killed Celestial Dragons and put a bounty on them.
"Okay! I'll leave if there's nothing else. See you in Marinford then. I know you will come!" Ling Yuan drank the wine in the bowl in front of him in one gulp and said with a smile.
After saying that, Ling Yuan flew up out of thin air, left the Red Force, and flew to his own Hyperion. Shanks looked at Ling Yuan's back as he left, his eyes deep, wondering what he was thinking.