Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 630 Only Domineering Aura Surpasses All Else

"boom--!"

Dark red Conqueror's Haki lightning coiled around the fist like a living thing. Before the fist even reached the body, the extremely condensed Conqueror's Haki had already torn through the air, leaving a twisted trace in the void.

The surrounding environment seemed to suddenly darken, and the dissipating Conqueror's Haki pressed the seawater beneath them into an exaggeratedly huge depression, causing even the nearby massive warships to shake.

Li Xia's dark red eyes suddenly brightened, and his punch went straight for Charlotte Linlin's chest, who had not yet regained her balance.

Instead of the deafening roar I had imagined, there was a dull, almost unsettling "plop" sound.

Charlotte Linlin's chest caved in visibly, the sound of bones shattering clearly audible. Her eyes widened, and after a moment of stunned silence, her back swelled rapidly, followed by flying flesh and blood mixed with white bone fragments and organ shards. Before they could travel far, they were scattered by the terrifying force emanating from her body.

The fist-shaped gust of wind, crackling with dark red lightning, shot straight into the sky and disappeared into the clouds. As a result, the dense clouds in the sky began to boil and churn, rapidly contracting and expanding outward to form a huge hole.

Li Xia withdrew his fist, letting Charlotte Linlin fall downwards. Her two 'Homies' were already crying and chasing after her. Zeus caught Charlotte Linlin and then tried to fly away.

"Buzz!"

A slightly illusory slash passed in front of Zeus, who was already extremely afraid of death. He immediately stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Li Xia in horror.

"Did I let you go?"

Li Xia sheathed his sword at his waist with a backhand motion. At this moment, the entire battlefield was silent. Charlotte Lingling's fleet was as if it were dead, just with its mouth agape, not even understanding what had happened.

No, it should be said that they saw it, but they were desperately denying the fact in their minds, thus falling into a kind of chaotic, malfunctioning state.

It's not just Charlotte Linlin's people; the Sun Pirates, Germa 66, and the Straw Hat crew are the same.

These are the Four Emperors! The Sea Emperors who reign over the latter half of the Grand Line! They can be said to be among the most powerful people on the sea.

But it didn't even last a few minutes!
"Good lad"

Charlotte Linlin had regained consciousness. She struggled to her feet, breathing heavily like a bellows, and clutched her abdomen with her enormous hand.

The gaping hole was gushing blood like a fountain. Such injuries would have left most people on the verge of death, but she seemed capable of continuing to fight.

Li Xia's gaze sharpened, only to discover that the trachea and bones inside her wound had sprouted eyes, as if they had come to life, and were busily trying to stop the bleeding and pull on the torn muscles.

The power of the Soul-Soul Fruit?
To give a part of one's body a soul, allowing it to develop self-awareness.

"When did a monster like you appear at sea?!"

Charlotte Linlin's face showed a hint of fear in addition to anger. She had been hit by Garp's fists before, and it hurt a lot, but it was just a superficial injury, and she could endure a few punches.

But this young general's fist seemed to carry a strange power, capable of penetrating his body and acting internally.

That wasn't Armament Haki entangling. Although Armament Haki entangling also attacks the inside of the body, the essence of this attack is to input Haki into the opponent's body, which can also be defended by Haki.

But Li Xia was different. Even though she had desperately gathered her domineering aura in her abdomen, her body still suffered an extremely fierce blow, as if the force had directly passed through her body and entered her body.

"Mom!"

The Big Mom Pirates, who were gathered in the distance, finally snapped out of their daze after seeing Charlotte Linlin stand up.

They shouted frantically and steered their ships toward this place with all their might.

Li Xia's gaze passed over Charlotte Lingling and fell upon the massive fleet that was drawing ever closer behind her.

Invisible winds seemed to emanate from within his body, drawing in and stirring the sea, which began to swirl around his feet. Countless bolts of lightning collided with each other in mid-air, emitting sharp cries.

It then spread out rapidly, leveling the sea surface that had just formed a huge whirlpool, and creating massive waves.

Divine Might and Overbearing Power!

A visible shockwave emanated from Li Xia's body, accompanied by a sharp buzzing sound, as if a powerful hurricane had been unleashed. Nearby ships creaked and groaned under the terrifying impact.

Dense cracks spread across the wooden planks, but they did not cause any panic. The instant the rushing wave arrived, they collapsed like wheat, their eyes rolling back. The elites who could barely hold on knelt on the ground, using their weapons to support their bodies, and watched in horror as fine cracks gradually appeared on the bodies of their fallen comrades.

Is that Conqueror's Haki?

"Weird. Monster!"

Charlotte Smoothie braced herself against the mast beside her with one hand. Her Conqueror's Haki alone was not enough to directly defeat her, who was the third Sweet Commander of the Yonko Commanders, but at this moment, the fear in her heart had reached its peak.

In her mind, a simple Conqueror's Haki attack couldn't cause any real harm, but what she saw before her eyes was completely beyond her expectations.

Before her eyes was a scene of carnage. Some of the weaker individuals had their bodies torn apart by the terrifying impact; they were still alive, but were on the verge of death.

Not far away, one ship after another creaked and groaned as they sank into the sea, leaving behind a sea of ​​debris and people whose fates were unknown.

Smoothie's body trembled, her face turned deathly pale. The Big Mom Pirates were finished!
Even if not all the people died, the ships were not so easy to replenish. All these ships were accumulated by Charlotte Linlin over the years. They were comparable to the Navy's regular warships. Compared to the pirates who could set sail with just a small sailboat, they were much more expensive and difficult to build.

Monster! Where did this monster come from? No wonder he dared to come in alone. Just with that despair-inducing Conqueror's Haki, any Yonko crew would probably collapse instantly!

Even more astonished than Smoothie was Charlotte Linlin. As a veteran Yonko, she had crushed countless young people who tried to rise above them over the years. She had participated in the God Valley Incident and witnessed Rocks's extremely powerful strength.

Even Roger didn't possess such Conqueror's Haki.

"With your strength, you are capable of doing great things in this world. Why did you choose to join the Navy?"

Charlotte Linlin was already showing signs of backing down; she could vaguely sense that the other party was truly capable of killing her.

Why join the navy?

Go ask the Temple of Light!

"Charlotte Linlin, stop beating around the bush, here are two conditions."

Li Xia held up two fingers:
"I will take the Straw Hat crew with me, but that's not a condition."

First, hand over the original text of your road sign history; I don't care whether you leave a rubbing or not.

Charlotte Linlin's face was extremely ugly. She just snorted coldly without refuting it. The Poneglyphs could not be preserved.

Because of this Poneglyph, many battles have taken place, just as she herself stole this Poneglyph from someone else.

It's normal for them to be defeated and their loot stolen now; the world of pirates is just that cruel.

"Secondly, handing over Zeus is a transfer of ownership!"

Zeus the Thundercloud is a very peculiar being. It is a special Homie created by Charlotte Linlin using fragments of her own soul, yet it is completely independent, and Charlotte Linlin has no real control over Zeus.

In the hall's assessment, Zeus the Thundercloud was defined as a special biological equipment, which is quite useful.

The key point is that besides treasure chests, you can also steal this equipment from the old lady!
Unlike other equipment, the equipment that Zeus stole could actually be taken out of the world, and didn't even need notarization.

Some apostles speculate that the main reason is that the equipment contains a soul, but there are too few apostles with the strength to snatch Zeus from Big Mom.

"Impossible!" The old woman's hair burst into flames again as she furiously raised the Emperor's Sword:

"Zeus will absolutely not be given to you!"

"That's such a shame—"

Li Xia shook his head. He didn't really want to kill the old woman; it was the best choice based on the situation and his own interests.

He stretched out his hand to his side, and brilliant points of light and lightning gathered in his palm, revealing a long spear with a cold gleam.

Ye Ji nimbly twirled it a few times in his hand before suddenly flinging it to his side.

"boom!"

The sea below suddenly exploded, sending water spraying skyward, with glistening waves even splashing onto Charlotte Linlin's face.

Her fat, aged face twitched. Looking at Li Xia, whose aura was completely different now, as if she had transformed into that sharp spear, she suddenly sheathed her weapon and let out her signature maniacal laughter:

"MOMMOM!"

Li Xia leaned forward, preparing to charge, when he heard Charlotte Linlin's voice:
"I agreed!"

She turned around and yelled:

"Smoothie! Bring the boat over here!"

Seriously, he insisted on pulling out his gun himself. No wonder he's a pirate; he won't admit defeat until he's truly facing death.

Li Xia put away his gun and slowly landed on the Thousand Sunny. At this moment, the Straw Hat crew was looking at him with eyes of reverence.

But when Li Xia actually landed, they seemed to realize what was happening and immediately and incredibly quickly lined up and squatted down. Carrot, the Mink Rabbit Girl who had been hiding to the side, also ran out and squatted down, and whispered to Chopper beside her:
Why are we squatting here?

"Shh! Gallo's saying we should speak up—"

Chopper suddenly realized that Carrot wasn't a member of the pirate crew!

Li Xia didn't care about any of that. He pulled up a chair and casually said to Luffy and the others:

"You still remember the process, right?"

Nami immediately raised her hand and spoke in the manner of answering a teacher in class:

"Report! Tie yourself up first. Once inside the cell, do not make a fuss. Wait quietly. When leaving, be quiet and do not shout. When boarding the ship, make sure to take the mooring ropes!"

You can only celebrate when you're more than 100 nautical miles away!

Not bad!

Li Xia nodded in satisfaction. No wonder teachers like smart students; they really save a lot of trouble!
"No need to squat down yet. We'll follow the procedure once the ship arrives. Sanji, could you please get me a light meal? I haven't eaten yet."

Sanji snapped a cigarette to life, leaving behind a cool silhouette: "Wait a minute!"

It has to be said that Sanji's cooking is really good; Li Xia and Kurotan quite like it.

"By the way, give me a copy of the historical text of the road signs you obtained."

These words seemed to trigger a switch for Luffy; he jumped to his feet, hands on his hips.

"No way! I'm the man who's going to become the Pirate King!"

"Oh!"

Nami's speed was so fast that it was almost impossible to see clearly. Even her fists seemed to be wrapped in Armament Haki. With one punch, Luffy's head swung wildly like a punching ball. Because the speed of the punch was so fast, faint smoke even rose from Nami's fist and Luffy's head.

"Sorry, this idiot captain isn't very bright!"

Nami bowed at a ninety-degree angle:
"It'll be delivered right away!"

Li Xia waved her hand, signaling her to go and get it.

"Meow?"

Black Charcoal squatted down beside him and asked curiously.

Li Xia smiled and said, "It's better not to kill the old lady than to kill her. It's not that we can't kill her, but we have to see if it's necessary to kill her."

Anyway, there's still a considerable amount of time. Charlotte Linlin will need some time to prepare the Poneglyphs, so she'll take this opportunity to have a good talk with Kurohime.

"If we kill Big Mom first, we'll probably get the Four Emperors' Treasure Chest. We've taken Whitebeard's Four Emperors' Treasure Chest before. The high-value items inside are nothing more than the same few things: Soul Fruit, Elbaf Sword Technique, Emperor Sword Napoleon, Sun Prometheus, and Thundercloud Zeus."

Soul-Soul Fruits are pretty useless, especially the idea of ​​splitting your own soul to create Homies—it's utterly stupid.

I wish I could keep my soul intact; the Emperor's Sword Napoleon is light orange, and the same goes for Prometheus and Zeus later on.

In other words, the old lady's treasure chest is useless to me.

The Emperor's Sword is very large, belonging to the heavy sword category. Its characteristics include possessing thought and biological qualities, but it has no other distinguishing features.

So Li Xia simply asked for Zeus the Thundercloud. Although Black Charcoal could fly, it was the kind of creature that flew straight, which wasn't very convenient.

Furthermore, Zeus can store electrical energy and release it all when necessary. Black Charcoal charges Zeus whenever he has free time. Both Li Xia and Black Charcoal are skilled at controlling lightning, so Zeus is quite versatile. Crucially, it can also be used as a mount. If Aowu were modified, Zeus might even be able to bring rain.

"A specially prepared light meal, please enjoy."

Sanji placed a plate of food beside him and began to unroll his sleeves. Li Xia nodded.

"Thanks"

Li Xia continued talking to Heitan while eating.

"From a situational perspective, if I kill Big Mom, there will be a vacancy among the Four Emperors. Shanks might not get involved, and Ace might not, but Ace might not be able to control the entire Whitebeard Pirates, even with Marco and others helping him."

He might be forced by his men to seize territory, or at least he'll get back the territory that was previously taken from him.

Moreover, the navy will get involved; at least one admiral will need to be sent—either me or a senior admiral, but more likely it will be me.

After all, this kind of battle against pirates is more suitable for me. Akainu took this into consideration, no, he would definitely have taken this into consideration.

In other words, there is a high possibility that something unexpected could happen while I am preparing to fight Im, thus disrupting my planned strategy.

It's not worth the risk!

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