In Dragon Ball: A brutal beating of Frieza at the start

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The instant the spaceship passed through the spacetime rift, everyone felt a powerful surge of energy, an aura they had never experienced before, a mixture of dreams, resistance, and defiance, like a boundless ocean welcoming their arrival.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the rift, Luffy, the Straw Hat Pirate, smashed a Marine cannonball with a single punch. Looking at the suddenly appearing, unfamiliar spaceship, he grinned and said, "Hey! Are you here for a banquet?"

Chapter 317: The Navy's Justice

The Marine Headquarters in the One Piece world resembles a colossal steel beast lying in a bay, its dark gray walls piercing the sky. Each arrow tower is topped with a black cannon, its muzzle aimed at the sea, where the wreckage of their pirate ships, which they brought from a dimensional rift, floats. The sound of waves crashing against the ship's deck mingles with the rhythmic footsteps echoing from behind the walls. Marines stand in formation, their silver boots clattering rhythmically on the stone slabs.

Lin Ye stood atop the broken mast, silvery-white flames flowing slowly around him like a layer of flowing armor. He looked down at the neatly lined-up naval soldiers below, their badges of justice gleaming in the sunlight. But whenever a wave splashed onto the badges, the droplets would instantly turn black, emitting a fishy smell similar to Blackbeard's Devil Fruit.

“Their sense of justice has been corrupted.” Piccolo’s voice came from behind him. His green skin gleamed heavily in the sunlight. His finger was resting on his right eye, the energy of his Special Beam Cannon already concentrated at his fingertip. “Look at their badges. There are tiny lines along the edges. Those are the seeds of Devil Fruits. These seeds amplify the user’s desires, turning ‘justice’ into an excuse for plunder.”

A young naval soldier seemed to sense their gaze, suddenly gripping his dagger tightly at his waist. A black glint flashed from his insignia, and his eyes instantly turned fervent: "Report! Suspicious personnel detected! Requesting fire!"

"Don't rush to fire." A hoarse voice rang out from the flagship's deck. Akainu emerged from the smoke, his lava-red uniform clinging to his body, black scales on his bare arms rising and falling slightly with his breath, exactly like those on Blackbeard. His right hand transformed into flowing lava, leaving a trail of burning footprints on the deck. "Whoever you are, trespassing on naval territory deserves a just trial!"

Lin Ye's silvery-white aura suddenly unfurled into wings of light, each feather refracting images from different times and spaces: civilians oppressed by the Navy, villages burned by lava, and innocent people imprisoned in the Deep Sea Impel Down. "This kind of justice fueled by fruits is nothing but twisted desire." His fist swept through the air, the Law of Time like an invisible blade, freezing the lava beam shot by Akainu into red crystals. "True justice should protect the weak, not plunder others."

"Nonsense!" Akainu's magma suddenly surged, transforming him into a torrent of lava that shattered crystals while unleashing a wave of intense heat towards Lin Ye. "Only absolute power can maintain order! If those pirates hadn't been spared back then, how could this sea be in such chaos?" The system host's mark suddenly appeared within his magma, gleaming brightly in the intense heat. "Just like that man in the black robe said, the root of the chaos must be eradicated!"

"The one in the black robe?" Goku suddenly rushed out from the side, the golden light of the Kaioken striking the magma torrent, stirring up steam everywhere. "Is it the Lawkeepers? They really did cause trouble in this world!" The golden-haired warrior's fist pierced through the steam, leaving a golden mark on Akainu's chest. The moment the mark touched the scales, Akainu let out a cry of pain.

"These marines seem to be controlled by some kind of force!" Goku's voice was filled with surprise. He could feel a hard, foreign object pulsating where his fist had struck. "They have system chips in their hearts! Just like those who were controlled before!"

Lin Ye's wings of light suddenly accelerated, silvery-white flames weaving through the naval ranks, shattering the badges on soldiers' chests wherever they passed. A middle-aged naval officer collapsed, clutching his chest; fragments of his badge rolled out of his pocket, revealing a tiny black seed, the size of a sesame seed, emitting wisps of black smoke. "It seems the Lawbringers have left a backup plan in this world as well," his voice echoed throughout the port through the flames. "They've used Devil Fruit seeds and system chips to turn the naval forces into tools for eliminating dissidents."

"Nonsense!" Akainu's magma fist slammed into the spot where Lin Ye had just stood, blasting a large hole in the deck. "Everything I did was for justice! That man in black robes said that as long as I wiped out all the pirates, I could use the Super Dragon Ball fragments to control the ocean, and then there would be no more wars!"

"Control the ocean?" Frieza's laughter suddenly echoed from the sky as he stood atop a gathering cloud, his golden tail swaying leisurely behind him. "Sounds just like me back when I wanted to control the universe. Too bad, I was used as a pawn without even realizing it." His death beam suddenly shot towards Akainu's heart, but was deflected the instant it touched the scales. "Oh? These scales can defend against energy attacks?"

Lin Ye's silvery-white aura suddenly transformed into chains, binding Akainu's arm. The laws of time reversed, projecting Akainu's memories into the air like a movie: in the scene, a person in black robes was handing Akainu half a fragment of the Super Dragon Ball, the fragment inscribed with the covenant text of the Law Keepers; the scene shifted, Akainu used magma to burn down the office of his colleagues who opposed him; the final image was of him looking in the mirror late at night, watching the scales beginning to appear on his arm, his eyes filled with both fear and longing.

"What you're pursuing isn't justice, it's power." Lin Ye's chains suddenly tightened, and silvery flames slid down Akainu's arm and into his chest. "The balance of this world shouldn't be broken by external forces. The feud between the Navy and the pirates should be resolved by themselves."

"Ugh..." Akainu let out a painful roar as the magma suddenly receded from his body, revealing human skin covered in sweat. A black chip the size of a fingernail was pulled out by the silvery-white flames and turned to ash in mid-air. He looked at his arm, now back to normal, his eyes filled with confusion. "I... what did I do... those villages..."

“Those villages are fine.” An aged voice came from behind the Marine camp. Sengoku slowly walked out, leaning on his cane. His Justice Cloak was covered in dust, but the badge on his chest was unusually clean. “Garp and I have been secretly protecting them.” The old admiral’s eyes fell on Akainu, with both heartache and relief. “You’ve finally woken up, Sakazuki.”

Just then, an explosion suddenly erupted from behind the port. Blackbeard's remnants rushed out, brandishing various Devil Fruits. Leading them was a three-eyed man holding a bubbling Swamp-Swamp Fruit: "The boss was right! The Navy's justice is a joke!" He slammed the fruit onto the ground, and a swamp instantly spread, engulfing the Navy soldiers who couldn't escape. "The Devil Fruit energy in this world is even more concentrated than the boss said!"

Lin Ye's silvery-white aura simultaneously deployed a defense, blocking the attacks from the swamp and the navy outside the light wall: "It seems the real enemy is here." His light wings swept across the sky, and the laws of time formed a huge barrier on the sea, enveloping the entire port. "Today I'll show you what a battle without relying on fruits is like."

"Well said!" Goku's Kaioken suddenly erupted, golden energy transforming into a dragon shape in his hand. "Piccolo, let's go!"

Piccolo unleashed his Special Beam Cannon simultaneously, green energy intertwining with a golden dragon shape to form a gigantic yin-yang symbol in the air. Within the energy flow, images of the Marines and pirates fighting side-by-side surfaced—the original history of this world: the Roger Pirates and the Marines joining forces against a deep-sea monster; Garp and Roger drinking together in a tavern; Sengoku laughing as he told stories to young Luffy. There was no system interference, only their own justice and freedom.

"That was..." Akainu stared at the scene in the sky, then suddenly knelt down, slamming his fist onto the deck. "I completely forgot..."

Blackbeard's remaining crew were struck by the energy surge, screaming as they were sent flying backward. The Devil Fruits in their hands suddenly lost their luster, turning into ordinary fruits: "Impossible! How could the fruits fail?" The three-eyed man stared in horror at his hands, where the Devil Fruit markings were fading. "Our boss said these fruits were invincible!"

"Because their energy source has been cut off." Lin Ye's voice came from the top of the barrier, and the silver-white flames were purifying the remaining Devil Fruit energy in the air. "The fragments of the Order Keepers' systems are the reason why these fruits can multiply indefinitely. Now that the fragments have been removed, they naturally become ineffective."

When the barrier dissipated, Blackbeard's remaining crew had been subdued by the Marines. The Marines looked at their badges, now restored to their original purity, and exchanged bewildered glances. Suddenly, a young soldier lowered his sword and said to the captured pirate, "I remember you. Three years ago, you saved a child who had fallen into the water."

The pirate paused for a moment, then scratched his head and laughed: "You also helped my grandma fix the roof."

Lin Ye stood on the flagship's mast, looking down at the two sides that had begun negotiations. In the silvery-white aura, the fragments of the hourglass shimmered: "Every world has its own answers. All we need to do is help them find their original path."

"Hey! You guys think you're so tough?" A loud voice suddenly came from the horizon. Everyone looked up and saw a pirate ship with straw hats hanging from its bow approaching. The boy at the bow laughed and raised his fist. "Want to come aboard our ship? I'll treat you to meat!"

Behind Luffy, Zoro was polishing his three swords, Sanji was cooking on the deck with a cigarette in his mouth, and Chopper was excitedly waving a Rumble Ball. On their ship, there was no dark aura from Devil Fruits, only pure camaraderie.

Suddenly, Lin Ye's bracelet popped up a new coordinate, this time pointing to a sky filled with lightning. There, a huge warship was shuttling through the clouds, its hull wrapped in purple lightning, and its sails were printed with a ferocious Thor symbol.

“Thor battleship?” Bick frowned as he looked at the coordinates. “The system notification says that this ship’s energy source is very similar to the core of Omega.”

Goku was eager to try, the golden light of the Kaioken flashing in his hand: "Looks like I have a new opponent!"

Lin Ye looked at the warship that was faintly visible in the lightning. The silver-white flames suddenly fluctuated slightly. He could feel a familiar aura on the ship, which was like the system of the Order Keepers, but also carried a more ancient and violent power.

"Let's go." He turned and jumped off the mast, landing on the deck of the Straw Hat Ship, where Luffy was holding up a large piece of meat and handing it to him.

"Try it! Sanji's grilled meat is amazing!"

The moment Lin Ye took the grilled meat, his bracelet suddenly emitted an urgent alarm. Next to the coordinates of the Thor battleship, a line of bright red notification popped up: [Warning: Ancient Saiyan aura detected, danger level: extinction].

In the distant sky, lightning began to gather at the muzzles of the Thor's battleship, illuminating half the sky with purple flashes. A new battle was about to begin.

Chapter 318: Thor's Trial

The deck of the Thor's battleship groaned under the weight of the lightning, each purplish-blue bolt of electricity leaving spiderweb-like scorch marks on the teak deck. Enel hovered in the center of the deck, the jewel at the top of his golden scepter spitting out electric snakes, dyeing the entire sky an eerie violet. He glanced down at the trembling ship beneath his feet, a disdainful smile playing on his lips, the electricity crackling between his fingers: Mere mortal ironware, worthy to bear the majesty of a god?

Hey! You're so annoying! Goku suddenly slapped his knee and stood up, his golden hair shining like a flame in the lightning. At least Frieza would take direct action, but you're like an old lady haggling at a market!

Enel's pupils suddenly contracted, and the electric net around him instantly swelled three feet: Insolence! How dare a mere mortal blaspheme the name of a god? Before he finished speaking, a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket struck towards Goku, and the ozone in the air was so strong it was choking.

"Watch out!" Lin Ye's wings of light suddenly unfurled, and silvery-white flames transformed into a shield, blocking Wukong's path. Lightning struck the flames and exploded, countless tiny currents scattering like fountains, crackling against the ship's side. Wukong rubbed his nose and stuck out his tongue: "Thanks, Lin Ye. This guy's lightning is much more powerful than the thunder dragon we encountered last time."

His Rumble-Rumble Fruit had been modified by the system. Lin Ye's fingertips traced the electric marks condensed on the surface of the flames. Ordinary physical attacks and energy shocks would be absorbed and transformed by him, just like... He suddenly stopped and looked at the earring on Enel's earlobe that kept flashing with a faint light, like a perpetual motion machine.

God needs no explanation! Enel slammed his scepter heavily onto the deck, causing the entire warship to tilt violently, accompanied by a piercing sound of metal snapping from its hull. Electricity crackled around him, forming a pillar of lightning that seemed to pierce the heavens and earth: Feel the judgment of God! 3000 Million Volts? Thunder Dragon!

A purplish-blue thunder dragon roared and swooped down. Before its claws even touched the deck, the scorching heat wave sent wood chips flying everywhere. Suddenly, Goku roared, and red flames materialized around him: "Ten Times Kaioken!" He charged towards the thunder dragon, and the moment his fist collided with the dragon's skull, a blinding white light erupted.

A crackling sound, a clatter of dislocated bones mixed with the crackling of electricity, rang out. Wukong groaned as he flew backward, his shoulder twisted at an eerie angle. Damn it... He gritted his teeth and forcefully pushed his dislocated shoulder back into place, cold sweat dripping down his jawline onto the deck. This guy's lightning contained strange energy; hitting it felt like hitting a block of iron.

It wasn't an iron block, but the system's energy barrier. Lin Ye's silvery-white aura suddenly spread along the deck, condensing into dozens of slender lightning rods along the edge of the ship's hull. He raised his hand, aiming at the lightning dragon's vital point, his voice calm yet carrying an undeniable power: "The essence of lightning is charge transfer; as long as the energy cycle is cut off—"

The silvery-white flames suddenly transformed into silver chains, coiling around the thunder dragon's body like nimble serpents. The previously raging electric currents rapidly subsided within the flames, flowing into the sea along the chains. Boom! The seawater was struck by tens of millions of volts of electricity, instantly creating a wall of water tens of meters high. Amidst the billowing steam, the white bellies of deep-sea fish could be vaguely seen.

Enel's face turned ugly for the first time: Impossible! How could you possibly control the lightning of a god?

Because your so-called divine power is nothing more than a program written by the system. The silver-white spear in Lin Ye's palm gradually took shape, with fine patterns of time flowing over its tip. Just like this scepter, it seems to be your weapon, but in fact, it is a shackle that restricts your power.

"Nonsense!" Enel slammed his scepter into the deck, and the entire warship suddenly lit up with countless runes. The array formed by those runes began to draw in the surrounding lightning energy. "I'll show you now the difference between a god and a mortal!"

As the silver spear pierced through the air, Lin Ye's voice echoed amidst the lightning: "Do you dare to look at what you have left without this scepter and earring?"

The spear pierced precisely through the core of the lightning array, and the golden scepter shattered inch by inch from its tip. As the first stream of data spilled from the crack, Enel suddenly let out a painful roar—his right arm was becoming transparent at a visible speed, and the lightning that had once obeyed his commands was now frantically tearing at his meridians.

No... my power... Enel stared in disbelief at his ethereal hand, electricity flickering futilely between his fingers. The man in black robes had said that as long as he absorbed enough heterogeneous energy, he could become a true god!

A true god is not afraid of losing power. Lin Ye's wings of light swept past Enel's ear, and the silvery-white flames shattered the black earring with the precision of a scalpel. You were wrong from the beginning. The Order Keepers did not give you divine power, but rather made you a tool to collect energy for them.

The earring fragments exploded in mid-air, transforming into countless flowing points of light. The image pieced together by these points of light was clearer than before—

Young Enel crouched on the edge of a field on Skypiea, carefully cradling the injured Lark in his hands. Behind him, a bamboo basket held freshly picked Angel Fruits, their peels still glistening with dew.

At sixteen, a fragment of the system fell before him like a shooting star, its black surface reflecting his greedy eyes, yearning for power. When the first wisp of electricity shot from his fingertips, he excitedly smashed his neighbor's pumpkin patch, but upon seeing the old man weeping, he felt guilt for the first time.

The system's voice whispered incessantly in his mind: strength is everything, the weak do not deserve to live. So he began to punish those who questioned him with lightning, until one day, his lightning accidentally ignited the granary, and the entire floating island wailed in flames.

"From this day forward, I am God!" Enel roared at the survivors from the ruins, unaware that his shadow had already been stained black by fragments of the system.

Enel's body began to tremble violently, lightning gathering and dissipating around him. "I was never a god, just a fool enslaved by power..." He looked down at his increasingly transparent chest, his voice trembling with sobs. "Those neighbors I drove away, those clansmen burned to death by lightning..."

Lin Ye looked at him quietly: It's not too late to apologize now.

It's too late... Enel suddenly laughed, his laughter mixed with tears and the crackling of electricity. The reconstruction of the Sky Island will take time. Tell the survivors that I will use the last of my lightning energy to ripen new crops from the burned granaries. As for the collapsed temple... He paused, a look of relief flashing in his eyes. Let it remain buried underground forever.

The moment the lightning completely dissipated, a dim fragment of the system fell onto the deck. As Lin Ye bent down to pick it up, the fragment suddenly emitted a warm sensation. It was Enel's last fluctuation of consciousness, containing clearly recorded the coordinates of every inch of the Sky Island and the soil parameters most suitable for planting Angel Fruit.

On the distant ruins of the floating island, a boy in a straw hat was directing others to build makeshift shelters. "Hey! Hey old man over there, watch out!" He was hammering at a crooked wooden beam when he suddenly noticed pale blue light emanating from a broken stone pillar. These light spots landed on the cracked earth and instantly sprouted tender green seedlings.

This is… The boy's eyes widened in surprise, and the little girl behind him suddenly pointed to the sky and clapped her hands: It's a miracle! It's a miracle brought by that radiant adult!

Lin Ye's bracelet suddenly emitted a rapid beeping sound. In the holographic projection, blue coordinates slowly moved across the star map, finally settling on the silver-gray planet. The Moon? Wukong leaned over and scratched his head, his tail wagging excitedly behind him. "Are there lots of delicious things there?"

Perhaps there are things more important than food. Lin Ye summoned the hourglass fragment, and the moment the silvery-white flames poured in, the craters on the surface of the moon appeared within the fragment. The arrangement of those craters perfectly matched the ancient runes on the Super Dragon Balls, except that in the center of the crater, a building covered by an energy shield could be vaguely seen.

The Order Keepers' covenant states that in the early universe, all the laws of life were experimented on the moon. Lin Ye's fingertips traced the outlines of the buildings projected on the screen, including the system's origins.

The repairs to the pirate ship were going more smoothly than expected. Frieza sat on the ship's railing, scanning passing meteors with his detector: What a boring journey. I should have just brought my spaceship.

"Your ship can be faster than this?" Vegeta leaned against the mast with his arms crossed, a disdainful smile on his lips. "Who was it that had their engine pierced by the system puppet last time?"

"Hmph, I was just holding back on purpose." Frieza's tail tip suddenly snapped towards Vegeta's head, but the latter nimbly dodged it. "Once we've dealt with the trouble on the moon, I don't mind showing you my true fighting power."

Who's afraid of who! Vegeta's arrogance surged instantly, and golden light illuminated half the sky.

Hey! You two, stop fighting! Wukong quickly stepped between the two, his stomach suddenly growling. Speaking of which, is there any food on the ship? I haven't eaten anything since this morning.

Lin Ye watched the three bickering figures and suddenly laughed. He walked to the stern, gazing at the receding sky island, its silvery flames gleaming warmly in the sunlight. The alarm on his bracelet sounded again, this time displaying not only the lunar coordinates but also an encrypted message.

Subject 73 awakens; the Genesis Engine countdown begins in 72 hours.

Genesis Engine? Lin Ye frowned as he looked at the text. Suddenly, the hourglass fragment trembled violently. The lunar surface reflected in the fragment showed runes similar to those in the Super Dragon Balls lighting up one by one, like some ancient device awakening.

Frieza's probe suddenly emitted a piercing shriek: "Interesting! The energy reaction on the far side of the moon is growing exponentially, exceeding the intensity of a Super Saiyan 3." He licked his lips, a glint of excitement in his eyes. It seemed this wouldn't be too boring.

No matter how strong the energy is, it's useless. Wukong clenched his fist, his knuckles making a crisp sound. "I like any fight that allows me to fight!"

Lin Ye looked up at the starry sky, the Milky Way flowing like a dazzling ribbon of light outside the porthole. The fragment of the system in his palm suddenly felt slightly warm, and the words "Creator's Legacy" on its back became increasingly clear. Perhaps the secrets on the moon concerned not only the origin of the system, but also the future of the entire universe.

Are you ready for the new trial? Lin Ye turned to look at everyone, and silver-white flames unfurled into huge wings of light behind him.

"Enough talk, let's get going!" Vegeta waved his hand impatiently, but secretly adjusted the position of the sword hilt at his waist.

The moment the pirate ship broke through the clouds, Wukong suddenly pointed at the surface of the moon and shouted: "Look! There's a huge crater there! Did someone fight there before?"

Lin Ye looked in the direction he pointed, and on the edge of that huge crater, he could vaguely see metal fragments that did not belong to the moon. They were the wreckage of some kind of spaceship, and the symbols engraved on them were exactly the same as the seal of the Order Keeper Covenant.

It seems that this cosmic quest has only just begun.

Chapter 319: Lunar Ruins

The moment the pirate ship broke through the lunar clouds, everyone held their breath. They had expected to see a cratered, gray wasteland, but what appeared before them was a huge disc made of silvery-white metal. The seemingly naturally formed craters were now slowly rotating along precise tracks, and the dull sound of gears meshing could be clearly heard even through the spacesuits.

"This thing... is alive?" Goku stared wide-eyed, clinging to the ship's railing, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the metal bars. "It's even more amazing than Bulma's time machine!"

Lin Ye's silvery-white flames danced gently in his palm. The moment they touched the lunar surface, the entire disk suddenly hummed. The enormous gears began to spin faster, whipping up a silvery metallic storm across the wasteland and revealing the surface beneath, shimmering with blue light like a circuit board. "Not alive, but some kind of... activation device." He looked down at the complex patterns reflected in the flames. "The Order Keepers have transformed the entire moon into a machine."

"A machine?" Vegeta landed on a raised metal platform with his arms crossed, his boots making a crisp sound as they hit the ground. "This kind of outdated construction doesn't deserve to be called a machine!" Before he finished speaking, the platform beneath his feet suddenly lit up with a red light, and countless tiny mechanical arms emerged from the gaps, startling him so much that he jumped up abruptly—the mechanical arms were repairing the cracks on the platform's edges at a speed visible to the naked eye.

“Looks like some people don’t like being called backward.” Frieza’s tail coiled around the probe, hovering in mid-air, the screen filled with dense data streams. “Interesting. The molecular structure of these metals is actually reorganizing itself, even more advanced than the latest alloy from the Cosmic Chamber of Commerce.”

Bick's green skin gleamed coldly in the blue light. He raised his hand and pressed it against the ground, purple energy waves seeping into the metal gaps through his fingertips: "Be careful, the energy field here is strange, my senses are being blocked." As soon as he finished speaking, the entire ground suddenly trembled violently, and the central crater bloomed like a flower, revealing a huge temple floating on a pillar of energy.

At the temple entrance stood two statues. The human-shaped statue on the left wore a long robe, its face blurred yet exuding majesty. The dragon statue on the right had clearly defined scales and claws, and its eyes were inlaid with gems that emitted a green glow. Most astonishingly, where the two statues' hands clasped together, they held half a crystal-clear rhomboid fragment, the flowing patterns of time on it exactly matching the hourglass on Lin Ye's chest.

"The Key of Time..." Lin Ye's pupils suddenly contracted, and his wings of light involuntarily unfolded. "The Order Keeper's Covenant says that this thing can reorganize the fundamental laws of the universe."

"Reorganize? That's easier said than done." Vegeta scoffed, sparks flying as his toes slammed into the ground. "To put it bluntly, they just want to turn all the universes into their toys."