One Piece: Fist of the World.

Chapter 237 Hunting Target
After realizing that Big Mom's [Soul-Soul Fruit] might be able to help him, Rhodes' actions became more violent. He approached her closely and punched her hard one after another. His powerful aura burst out with each attack, damaging every part of Big Mom's body.

Big Mom, who was injured by Rhode's attack, also fought with real anger. The power of the three great homies "Zeus", "Prometheus" and "Napoleon" were combined together and controlled by her powerful strength. Every blow contained terrifying power.

The domineering color wrapped around Rhodes' fist collided violently with the domineering color on Big Mom's weapon. Astonishing momentum burst out, and the terrifying air wave almost destroyed everything around.

"too strong!"

On the Moby Dick, Ace watched the battle between Rod and Big Mom, and his heart was shocked again and again.

He could feel that the flames that Big Mom controlled and used with the power of her fruit were in no way inferior to his own Flame-Flame Fruit in terms of power.

However, this level of strength was no match for Rhodes' fist.

Not only that, the domineering nature of these two people is far stronger than his.

Originally, after undergoing special training from Garp, joining the Whitebeard Pirates and experiencing many battles, Ace thought he was about to catch up with Rod's strength.

But feeling the momentum of the battle between Rhodes and Big Mom, Ace realized that he was still too immature. The gap in strength between the two of them not only did not narrow, but seemed to be getting bigger.

"Gulala, are you scared?"

Whitebeard looked down at Ace.

Whitebeard had high hopes for this son whom he had just adopted.

He himself knew that although the Whitebeard Pirates were now the strongest force in the New World, all of this was built on his strength and reputation.

However, he is already old, and the injuries from his youth are slowly eating away at his life.

After he grew old, the Whitebeard Pirates needed a new captain who could lead his family to continue sailing in this world.

Although Marco is capable, calm, and thorough, he is not qualified to be a navigator.

The same goes for Joz and Vista. Personality-wise, they are not the type to be captains.

Not only that, the strength of the two of them is not as good as Marco, and they are not enough to support the reputation of the Whitebeard Pirates.

The world of pirates is, after all, a world where strength speaks.

But Ace is different.

He has a cheerful personality and an open-minded heart. After only a few months of joining the Whitebeard Pirates, he has already established deep friendships with the captains of each major group. Even among the 43 pirate groups under his command, many people have gathered around him and become his good partners.

Not only that, Ace's strength is also good. Even now, he can be ranked in the top five in the Whitebeard Pirates.

The most important thing is that he is still young and his strength is still improving.

In time, he will surely be able to take over the heavy responsibility and become the new captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, leading his family to continue sailing freely on the sea!

"Afraid? Or rather, looking forward to it!"

There seemed to be a flame burning in Ace's eyes.

"I look forward to the day when I can fight them head-on!"

"Gulala, this is my good son!"

Whitebeard laughed upon hearing this, his voice full of relief.

"Ace, did you notice that?"

The laughter subsided, and Whitebeard pointed at the battle between Rod and Big Mom and spoke to Ace.

"The domineering attitude of both of them."

Ace focused slightly, feeling the domineering aura released by Rhodes and Big Mom.

That was the technique of letting the Armament Haki flow and launching an outward attack. When Ace was specially trained by his grandfather before, he also initially mastered that technique. After fighting for this period of time, he was able to master it very well.

Compared to simply wrapping the domineering aura around the body to carry out a hardened attack, this kind of flowing release can ignore the opponent's defense to a certain extent and cause real damage to it.

However, Ace is now more accustomed to using the power of the fruit to fight, and he currently does not have a good idea of ​​how to integrate this technique into the power of the fruit.

However, in addition to the outward-expressing Armament Haki, there seems to be another kind of domineering power.

"Overlord and domineering!"

Ace whispered.

"That's right, Conqueror's Haki!"

Whitebeard glanced at Ace with satisfaction.

"Conqueror's Haki can also be wrapped around an attack!"

"The two of them are using that technique to fight now. The entanglement of Conqueror's Haki can make the attack more powerful, and even enhance the power of Armament Haki to a certain extent."

"Watch carefully and learn seriously, opportunities like this don't come often!"

Ace's eyes lit up slightly, and he looked at the battle between Rhodes and Big Mom more seriously.

He also has the domineering aura!
After learning the entanglement of Conqueror's Haki, the gap between me and Rhodes will be narrowed a little!
Also on the Moby Dick.

Blackbeard Teach hid in the crowd, looking at Rhodes who was fighting with Big Mom over there, with a hint of hidden ambition in his eyes.

"Just like this, face the Four Emperors head-on and become famous all over the world!"

'Sooner or later, I will also be able to do something like this, stepping on the corpses of these powerful people today to forge my own reputation!'

"My father is old. He is so old that even a rising star like Baquan Rod can't suppress him. The next era should belong to me!"

"As long as I wait for that fruit, I can start my plan! ! "

Blackbeard Teach hid himself in the Whitebeard Pirates, nurturing his own ambitions and silently waiting for an opportunity.

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On Big Mom's Pirate Ship

Only Nalu was left standing.

The group of people brought by Big Mom, led by Perospero, have all fallen at Nerlu's feet.

It has been almost a year since Neilu ate the Thunder Fruit. With continuous practice and the help of several battles, the development of the fruit's ability has entered a new stage.

Even when facing a famous pirate like Marco, he was not at a disadvantage in the battle, and was even able to gain an advantage in some aspects with his powerful attack power and super-fast mobility.

As long as Katakuri, the leader of the three sweet generals of the Big Mom Pirates, does not take action, the other members of the Big Mom Pirates pose no threat to him!
Suddenly, Nelu turned his head and looked into the distance of the sea.

How did they come here together?

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"This is not good. Lingling seems to be no match for Baquan."

This thought flashed silently through Kaido's mind, and then his mind began to wander again.

Do you want to help Lingling?

If I want to take action, I'm afraid Whitebeard won't agree.

Moreover, each of these people under Tyrant Rhodes seems to be very strong!
Even if he can't beat me, he can still hold me back for a while.

It's so annoying! Otherwise, just forget about it and just pull everyone in for a big fight!

Kaido gave up thinking and prepared to use his body to control his mind. Before he could take any action, he suddenly sensed a familiar breath from a distance. "Yamato!!"

Kaido turned his head, his sharp eyes piercing the sea in the distance.

"Oh, oh, oh, I must catch you this time!"

Kaido, who was already somewhat hesitant, immediately put the battle between Rod and Big Mom behind him, and turned into a blue dragon, soaring into the sky and flying away.

While Kaido was taking action, the others also noticed a belated ship.

As Kaido took action, the hull began to appear in everyone's sight.

It was an enormous pirate ship, almost like an island, and it was heading towards Urukum.

"The Terrifying Bark, it's Moonlight Moriah!"

On the navy ship, Kizaru looked at the pirate ship appearing in the distance and felt that the situation here was becoming more and more chaotic.

"Not only Gekko Moriah, but also Crocodile!"

On the Red Hair's pirate ship, Ben Beckman took a puff of his cigarette and also felt that the situation before him was becoming increasingly complicated.

According to the information they obtained, when Kaido went to Dressrosa, Gekko Moriah and Crocodile took the opportunity to go to Wano Country and caused a lot of trouble. It is said that Kaido's daughter was also abducted by them.

Recently, the Beasts Pirates' fleet outside has had conflicts with Moria and Crocodile more than once, but they were unable to do anything to them.

Both of them are pirates who became famous twenty years ago. They are both very powerful and cannot be dealt with by just a few people.

On the terrifying barque
“Hahahahahaha, the Four Emperors are all here, what a grand occasion!”

Moria saw several ships docked around the island through the telescope and forced a smile on his face.

"White beard!"

Crocodile's gaze passed through the distant sea and fell on Whitebeard, with an inexplicable look on his face.

"So cool, that's the Four Emperors!"

Yamato held his weapon in his hand and looked carelessly at the pirate ships over there, as well as a few people who noticed him at a glance.

Red Hair, Big Mom, White Beard, these are the big names who are famous in the New World and stand at the top of pirates!

Huh? Why is there another one with red hair?

And what about Kaido?

“Ugh, you dare to appear in front of me, are you ready to die?!”

Kaido's laughter came from the sky, and the next moment, a terrifying aura descended from the sky, pressing down fiercely.

"Thunder Gossip!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the green dragon hovering above the terrifying three-masted sailing ship suddenly shrank and turned into a burly man who fell from the sky with a mace in his hand. The terrifying thunder gathered on the mace in his hand, containing astonishing power.

"Desert sword!"

"Shadow Horn Knife!"

"Thunder gossip!"

Facing Kaido's attack, Crocodile, Gekko Moriah, and Yamato attacked at the same time. The terrifying power collided with each other in an instant, and astonishing air waves spread out.

"very scary!!"

"dying!"

"Help!"

As the battle between Kaido, Crocodile and the other three unfolded, the members under Crocodile and Gekko Moriah, led by Gal Dino and Perona, were trembling with fear and their faces were pale.

With their thin arms and legs, even the aftermath of a battle could cost them their lives!

Why does the battle have to start on the pirate ship? Wouldn't it be better to wait until we get close to the island and fight on it?

Thinking of this, and fearing that a battle might break out on the island, the timid group drove the terrifying three-masted sailboat quickly towards the sea.

Squeak~~~
With a flash of lightning, a figure suddenly appeared on the terrifying three-masted sailboat.

"Why are you two here?"

Nalu looked at Genos and Bakara.

The two of them should have teamed up to carry out a mission, so why would they come here on Gekko Moriah's pirate ship?

"To put it simply, we were discovered by them on Ironwood Island, and we happened to hear that there might be a conflict with the Whitebeard Pirates here, so we just happened to follow them along."

Bakara briefly explained the reason for their presence on the ship.

In fact, both of them were full of doubts.

They found traces of Crocodile's actions on Ironwood Island and reported it to Rhodes. Unexpectedly, they found Crocodile and Gekko Moriah not long after.

They originally thought they would have to fight a big battle with them, but unexpectedly, the other party just invited them to come to Urukum Island together.

Genos and Bakara were full of doubts about what had happened between Rhodes and the two men, but they still chose to come together.

Nelu glanced at Crocodile and Gekko Moriah who were fighting Kaido.

Unlike Genos and Bakara, he knew a lot about Rod's plan.

These two people were originally driven into the New World by Rhodes to disrupt the situation.

So far, it has indeed achieved the effect Rhodes expected.

Before on Urukum Island, Nail’s observation Haki read the taste of "betrayal" from Kaido.

Considering the information obtained before, Kaido and Big Mom were once pirate companions on the same ship, and even Kaido's devil fruit was given to her by Big Mom. Neru has always been worried that Kaido would turn against him.

Now, Kaido's attention has been attracted by Crocodile and the others.

The Red Hair Pirates had no intention of taking action, the White Beard Pirates chose to wait and see, and the Navy was even more eager for a fight between the pirates.

This way, no one would interfere in the battle between Rhode and Big Mom.

"Be prepared, Bakara. Rhodes may need your abilities."

Nelu looked at Bakara and reminded him.

From the battle between Rhodes and Big Mom, Neylu also read some of Rhodes' intentions.

He wants Big Mom's fruit!

Bakara's heart moved and his body shook slightly.

Those are the Four Emperors!

Even the fruit abilities of the Four Emperors have now become targets of hunting!

(End of this chapter)