Pirate Kingship-Chapter 760 - 488: Black Sail Pirate King: The Uncrowned King

But the founding time of this Native Empire has been really short.

Starting from the birth of the [Golden Code] of the Aztec Empire, it has only been a year when counted thoroughly, with actual unification lasting only a few months.

It solely relies on [Lord of Heaven]'s prestige of Byron and the achievements of [Father of Healing] to maintain.

Once he encounters an accident, the Golden Empire would likely collapse on the spot, returning to a blood-soaked era of city-states attacking each other in sacrifices.

Only when the law can govern people, rather than everything relying on him, would [Golden Law] truly lay down the foundation for eternal continuity.

"Since time is limited, let's go for a swift and decisive battle!"

Just as Byron decided to reveal another card, he discovered that the Puppet King was even more anxious.

The core battlefield was placed on the [Castle of Dreams]; if this quasi-legendary warship were dismantled, the Puppet King's Domain of Royal Power "Puppet Kingdom" would be directly broken.

With a single blade, Byron was forced back, stomping fiercely.

Buzz—!

Above, the halo representing Self God also slightly protruded, forming the shape of a crown, with endless puppet threads sprinkling into the void.

Beyond the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse, the Puppet King had collected numerous puppets, including potential ones, in his Prince's Domain, across countries on the continent, in colonies, in various private ports in the Shattered Isles, and in the Southern Continent.

Every individual was essentially a subject of his "Puppet Kingdom," every puppet thread was akin to an anchor chain.

Together, they woven a law network belonging to him.

The laws governing this "Puppet Kingdom," under the Puppet King's rule, are simpler than "three rules and regulations," only one: Absolute Sovereignty, my will is the law!

Punishment unknown, deterrence immeasurable, he is undoubtedly a typical tyrant.

Every thread sucked a big gulp from his "subjects," more like a vampire than a vampire.

It was equivalent to collecting a trace of spirituality from every citizen of the puppet nation, significantly enhancing his power.

This is the title effect of [Puppet King]: [Spiritual Taxation].

It allows for the collection of taxes from all puppet nationals under his control, including body, spirituality, transcendent abilities... and so forth, with no upper limit to the taxation system; in theory, it can reach 100%. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

It was hardly different from those Evil Gods treating followers as blood food.

Meanwhile, Byron also unveiled his second card.

"Miss!"

"Sister!"

"Understood" *2

For the first time during battle, he triggered the exclusive ability of "One King Two Queens" [Golden Triangle]:

"Not just spirituality, even life force can flow freely within the Golden Triangle.

Even the souls of 'One King Two Queens' can be instantly transferred through [Golden Triangle], leveraging the bodies of the other two to exhibit their inherent abilities, completely integrating the power of three."

As two golden triangles lit up deep within Byron's azure blue eyes.

Catherine and Violet left only their Starlight Bodies in their flesh, continuing with [Sea Hunter] to sabotage the Castle of Dreams.

Their souls gathered inside Byron's body, each occupying a corner of the triangle.

Theoretically, in this world, three crowns equal a Sixth Order, three Fourth Orders make a Fifth Order.

Simultaneously, all things are born from three, change at seven.

With the ever-solid [Golden Triangle] at its core, an even more powerful seven-layer law network descended.

The Sacred Golden Empire has a population of a full 13 million, the entire populace of the native Kingdom of Castilia barely reaches ten million, let alone just Louis's Puppet Kingdom.

Without forcibly taxing, the centralized power was stronger than his.

The gap between the two was not widened; Byron instead adopted a reverse host approach.

Yet his face revealed no anomaly, maintaining his original combat rhythm, quietly awaiting a chance for a killing blow on the Puppet King.

Just when the Sure-Hit Spear [Gungnir] launched by [Sea Hunter] riding the Mithril Dragon pierced through several layers of deck and opened a large hole at the ship's bottom.

The Puppet King's rigid cheek twitched fiercely.

"Damn it!"

Then, the threads above his head started to covertly split, attaching one by one to Byron from the most concealed angle amidst the heated battle.

One, two, three...

When the tenth thread attached, he bellowed:

"Flesh Is Futile! Die for me!"

Instantly unleashing his strongest Strange Arts, aiming to turn Byron into a puppet.

Even if Byron's resistance remains strong, partial puppet transformation would suffice to significantly weaken his strength and reaction abilities, leading to defeat within a few moves.

Byron's response to the Puppet King was a plain: "I don't eat beef."

This entry specifically targets control-type, rule-type abilities of Bizarre Evil Spirits or other Transcendents.

Breaking self or others' established rules to some extent, depending on one's Extraordinary Order, it can weaken by up to one level.

In this five minutes where both are Fifth Order, including the murderous rules and all control capabilities of the "Puppet Kingdom," none could affect him in the slightest.

Moreover, as the Puppet King missed a move, becoming bewildered, Byron briskly activated [Surgical Operation Table], transplanting all the threads attached to him out.

Not just as before, where they were merely transplanted onto fish.

But transferring even the effect of [Flesh Is Futile], together to... that [Golden Great Devil Card]!