Sailing: Inheriting the Legacy of the Dead and Shocking the World Chapter 001

Year 1519 of the Sea Calendar, in the skies above a certain sea area of the Grand Line, several massive islands were suspended ten thousand meters in the air. Such an illogical sight made it difficult for anyone who witnessed it to remain calm.

Rhine gazed at the sea below, his eyes flashing with terrifying flames of vengeance!

Transmigrating and becoming a member of the Celestial Dragon race, he had initially thought he could enjoy all the privileges of a World Noble. Yet, he never imagined he would become one of the pawns discarded by the World Government!

Even more unlucky, he was targeted by one of the legendary great pirates, the Governor of the Flying Pirates, Golden Lion Shiki, and was captured by him, brought to the Flying Pirates’ headquarters, and became a lowly slave!

The Celestial Dragons, who loved to enslave others, ultimately became slaves themselves. How ridiculous was that?

Besides Shiki, the Flying Pirates’ lower-ranking members, who didn’t even deserve names in the original story, found their greatest daily pleasure in bullying this ‘Celestial Dragon.’ It seemed they thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of trampling a World Noble underfoot!

“Hey, hey, little Celestial Dragon brat.”

Just then, a drunken pirate noticed Rhine’s presence, a deeply sarcastic look on his face. He spoke, “The banquet inside is over. Governor Shiki wants you to go in and clean up the mess. Did you hear me?”

Upon hearing this, Rhine couldn’t help but take a deep breath, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes as he looked at the pirate.

But on Shiki’s territory, ten thousand meters in the air, Rhine knew very well what his fate would be if he couldn’t resist attacking these guys.

Although he was a Celestial Dragon, when Rhine transmigrated, he was keenly aware that besides his Celestial Dragon identity, he also needed to possess sufficient strength. After years of training, Rhine’s current strength was not much different from an ordinary Navy Lieutenant Commander, and he even had some outstanding qualities.

Killing these ordinary pirates would naturally be as easy as turning over his hand, but Rhine knew that after killing them, his own fate would certainly not be good.

Taking a deep breath, Rhine walked towards the banquet hall. Just then, a mechanical voice suddenly echoed in Rhine’s mind, making his steps falter slightly.

[Inheritance System awakening, binding to host…]

[Congratulations, host, Inheritance System bound.]

Listening to the voice in his mind, Rhine couldn’t help but be slightly stunned, then his pupils contracted, and an undisguised look of excitement appeared on his face!

A cheat system! He never expected that after so many years since transmigrating, he would actually awaken a cheat 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 possessed by the deceased. If the host wishes to escape the current predicament, they need to rely on their own abilities.]

Upon hearing this, Rhine couldn’t help but frown. With his Lieutenant Commander-level strength, if he were out at sea, escaping wouldn’t be a particularly difficult task.

But ten thousand meters in the air, at the Flying Pirates’ headquarters, Rhine knew very well that he had no room 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, i.e., a corpse, they can acquire the power the corpse possessed during its lifetime, including physical techniques, swordsmanship, Haki, and Devil Fruit abilities.]

As soon as these words were spoken, Rhine’s expression couldn’t help but change slightly.

Acquiring the power possessed by the deceased during their lifetime? What a heaven-defying method!

But Rhine quickly reacted and hurriedly asked again, “But System, swordsmanship, physical techniques, and Haki are fine, but doesn’t the power of a Devil Fruit disappear with the death of the Fruit user?”

“Even so, can I still acquire the Devil Fruit ability from their body?”

[Yes, host. As long as the host touches the deceased’s body, the inheritance ability will be triggered, and you will acquire the abilities the deceased possessed during their lifetime.]

After listening to the system’s explanation, Rhine had already arrived at Shiki’s banquet hall. Taking a deep breath, a plan quietly began to brew in Rhine’s mind.

Inheriting the power possessed by the deceased during their lifetime, Rhine pushed open the door, his gaze falling on the man at the head of the table, who was dead drunk and now unconscious.

Golden long hair like a lion’s mane, a ship’s rudder stuck in his head, an orange and yellow striped robe, and two great swords tied to his thighs—all revealed the man’s identity.

One of the three legendary pirates, the Governor of the Flying Pirates, the man who once pushed the Pirate King Roger into a corner!

Golden Lion Shiki!

Looking at Shiki’s drunken state, Rhine took a deep breath, his decision already made.

Imprisoned here by Shiki, Rhine would never be able to escape alive. Even with the system awakened, he couldn’t rely on its abilities to continuously grow stronger!

Of course, Rhine might be able to outlive Shiki due to his youth, but Rhine wouldn’t do that.

At this moment, Rhine had made up his mind to seize Shiki’s abilities, but there was a very troublesome problem: how to kill Shiki and acquire his legacy by touching his remains?

“No matter what, I have to gamble!”

Looking at the drunken Shiki, Rhine knew very well that opportunities wouldn’t always be presented. Even if Shiki was no longer in his peak condition, and even his Haki was somewhat out of control due to the rudder in his head.

But the current Shiki could still dominate an area with his Devil Fruit ability, and he even feared no combat power below that of an Admiral!

However, Rhine knew very well that Shiki currently had an incredibly fatal weakness: the rudder on his head!

The rudder on Shiki’s head was already connected to his brain nerves. Once the rudder was violently removed, Shiki’s brain would instantly die!

Although people in the world of pirates had extraordinarily terrifying physiques, there was no chance of survival if the brain died!

The next second, a blade pierced Shiki’s throat. Feeling the intense pain, Shiki immediately opened his eyes and clutched his throat!

Before he could react to what had happened, Rhine’s hands had already gripped the rudder on Shiki’s head tightly. Relying on the strength gained from long-term training, he forcefully pulled the rudder out of Shiki’s head!

Shiki looked at Rhine in disbelief. This legendary great pirate probably never imagined that Rhine would be so aware of his weakness.

One of the three legends of old, the Governor of the Flying Pirates, would die like this at the hands of a mere brat!