What Kobra could think of, Yang Ming naturally thought of immediately as well.
"As far as I know, you've never met Cobra before. What do you want with him?"
Upon hearing Yang Ming's question, Boa Hancock, perhaps due to her tsundere tendencies, subconsciously raised her chin, revealing her long, swan-like neck, and even showing her two adorable collarbones.
"I do not need to report to you what I want to do."
very good!
Very energetic!
Yang Ming tilted his head and sized up the arrogant empress, a cold smile creeping across his face.
Cobra's intention to run for a position among the Five Elders was known only to him, Princess Vivi, and trusted members of the other kingdom's guards. Clearly, someone betrayed Cobra by leaking this information to the Five Elders, which led Boa Hancock to intercept him with the aim of killing him here.
The struggle for power has always been dark and dirty.
Even if the Five Elders are disliked by Lord Im and some of them have to leave the power center, it doesn't mean they intend to let the Nefertari family, which has always been outside the core of power, return to the throne. This would put immense pressure on the other Celestial Dragon families.
When Doflamingo of the Donquixote Family tried to rejoin the Celestial Dragons, he was also expelled. This gives us a glimpse into the true nature of the Celestial Dragons: they are not a monolithic entity, but rather a coalition of vested interests.
Chapter 303 I'll Break Your Composure
The ocean is a mysterious world. When the ocean is calm, the surface is as smooth as a mirror, and a gentle sea breeze blows, making people feel relaxed and happy. When the ocean is irritable, the surface is turbulent, with towering waves that make people feel scared and give way.
At that moment, with a single thought in Yang Ming's mind, a gale swirled, howled, and roared across the sea, causing the triangular canvas on the opposite Nine Serpents ship to bulge out, like a middle-aged man with a beer belly. If it weren't for the superior quality of the canvas material, one would wonder if it would be forcibly torn apart in the next moment.
The wind blew even stronger, howling and roaring.
The gale pounded violently against the massive hull of the Nine Serpent Ship, which, despite its size and tonnage being among the best in the world, began to sway violently from side to side in the howling wind. Even the two giant sea serpents pulling the ship at the front could not help but shake their heads and sway, looking as if they were about to collapse.
The wind stirred the once calm sea, and like a person who suddenly turns on their temper, the endless waves surged up and crashed fiercely against the hull of the Nine Serpent Ship, bursting into scattered white spray that then splashed onto the sea surface, creating ripples of white patterns.
The pirates, who were standing on the deck ready to set sail, suddenly felt unsteady on their feet. Their bodies swayed violently on the seawater-soaked deck. These elites from the Amazon Lily Kingdom had never seen such a scene before, and they were immediately terrified.
They looked up ahead, finding it hard to believe that a person's simple gesture could trigger such a terrible natural disaster.
"Rumble! Rumble! Rumble..."
A rumbling thunder came from afar, and before anyone knew it, a layer of dark clouds shrouded the clear blue sky. Forked streaks of lightning flashed by, and the pale light of the lightning made the man standing at the bow of the steel warship appear even more imposing and exuding an inviolable majesty.
In that instant, even these proud Amazonian women had the illusion that the person before them was a god who controlled thunder and gales.
The women of the Amazonian lily kingdom have always been proud and arrogant, and they don't take ordinary men seriously.
In their centuries-old customs, men are merely tools for procreation and are not worthy of their respect.
But now, they suddenly realized that the man in front of them seemed very different from the men they had ever met before.
As for what the difference is, given that these pirates are simple-minded and physically strong, no matter how hard they rack their brains, they can't come up with a clear answer.
"Sister-in-law..."
Boa Sandasonia noticed the reactions of her subordinates and her face showed a hint of anxiety.
"We cannot sit idly by and wait to die!"
Boa Sandersonia can be considered the brains of the Kuja Pirates, always acting as an advisor.
She knew very well that these women from Amazon Lily were, at their core, a group of crazy women who worshipped the strong. Once they wavered or even considered submitting to Yang Ming, the leader's rule would probably come to an end.
This brings us to the issue of the rule of the Kuja Pirates and the Amazon Lily Kingdom.
The three Boa Hancock sisters are not native to the Amazon Lily Kingdom. Boa Hancock inherited power from the previous pirate captain and emperor, which is how she gained the legitimacy to rule.
For this reason, unlike what the outside world imagines, Boa Hancock does not have the powerful leadership of an ordinary pirate captain. The pirates under her command do not serve the empress, but rather the Kuja Pirates and the Amazon Lily Kingdom.
The three Boa Hancock sisters had gone through thick and thin together since childhood, and had long since developed a deep understanding and empathy for each other.
Boa Sandersonia's single sentence was enough to make Boa Hancock tense up and feel a sense of crisis.
If possible, Boa Hancock really didn't want to be enemies with this Shura General in front of her.
However, the Five Elders used the title of Shichibukai as a threat. If she lost this title, she would not only face endless attacks from the Navy, but the prestige she had painstakingly built up in the Kuja Pirates and Amazon Lily Kingdom could also collapse instantly, causing her subordinates to obey orders but not procure them.
A resolute glint flashed in her beautiful eyes. Boa Hancock placed her delicate fingers on her chin and chuckled softly.
"Since General Shura disagrees, then I have no choice but to take Kobra's head by force!"
"I'm sure you'll forgive my mistake because of my beauty!"
After saying that, Boa Hancock made a heart shape with her hands and placed them in front of her chest.
"Sweet Ganfeng!"
In the next instant, a pink beam of light suddenly shot out from Boa Hancock's hand, mercilessly striking the steel warship opposite.
With just this simple movement, white waves rippled from the open neckline of her dress, creating a mesmerizing narrow slit in the sky, making one wonder if even Sun Wukong's Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff) could not pass through this narrow slit.
In particular, the gale that Yang Ming had just created with his abilities stirred up waves and seawater, which splashed onto the deck. The broken water droplets soaked Boa Hancock's elegant cheongsam, causing it to cling tightly to her slender, model-like figure and accentuate her smooth, round legs.
Faced with Boa Hancock's wide-ranging offensive, the ordinary naval soldiers on the deck, despite having practiced the Vajra Indestructible Child Technique since childhood and having followed Yang Ming in battles across the country for many years, were still mortals and inevitably had impure thoughts in their minds.
But this one distracting thought plunged them into a predicament, instantly turning them into lifelike stone sculptures, each with a vivid and expressive face, almost all of them displaying a lewd and lewd expression.
Not only are men unable to resist Boa Hancock's amazing charm, but even women can't resist this damn charm.
Among the group of women, Kuina, Ian, and Domino, the former warden of the Deep Sea Prison, were petrified after only a slight ripple in their hearts.
This is the power of the Paramecia-type Love-Love Fruit: it can petrify those who are infatuated with it, and it can also directly petrify opponents and objects. Once a petrified opponent is petrified, even if the user is killed, the petrification will not be lifted.
Boa Hancock's attack even struck Cobra, who was hiding inside the steel warship, and he was petrified into a statue on the spot by the pink light wave that pierced through the walls.
It's a long story, but the speed of this pink light wave far exceeds that of a bullet, making it impossible to defend against.
Even though Yang Ming wanted to stop him, just as he was about to take action, he suddenly had the idea of using this opportunity to train his subordinates.
Since he became the admiral of the Shanghai Naval Headquarters, his subordinates have inevitably become complacent. If this continues, it could easily cultivate an arrogant army, which is not what Yang Ming wants to see.
Now that such a trend has emerged, Yang Ming can take this opportunity to thoroughly curb the arrogance of his subordinates and make them understand that if they do not persist in rigorous training, they will find it difficult to keep up with him.
His gaze swept over the petrified generals and soldiers, and upon realizing that they were still alive and not immediately dead, Yang Ming secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he could revive them even if they died, it would come at a difficult cost. It would be best if they didn't die; he had plenty of ways to remove their petrified state.
Seeing that half of the naval soldiers were petrified on the spot in just one exchange, including their close friends, Momousagi Gion and Tina were furious. They first glanced at the composed Yang Ming, and seeing that he did not intend to make a move immediately, they rushed towards the other side with the Moonwalk.
Momousagi Gion, wielding the famous sword Kinpira, with Armament Haki coating its blade, slashed down at Boa Hancock.
"Well done!"
As the third sister, Boa Marigold roared, wielding a guandao (a type of halberd), twisting her waist, and fiercely blocking the blow in front of Momousagi Gion with her large hands.
Boa Marigold was tall and strong. Although this adjective is usually used to describe a man's physique, it feels quite fitting when used to describe this third sister.
Compared to Boa Hancock's stunning beauty and Boa Sandersonia's slender figure, Boa Marigold is almost unrecognizable. Not only is she somewhat ugly, but she also has a lot of fat under her body, a large belly, and fleshy arms, though she possesses astonishing brute strength.
"when!"
As the famous sword Kinpira clashed with the Guan Dao, Boa Marigold's body suddenly sank, and she thought to herself:
"What a strength!"
Keep in mind that she is a Zoan-type Snake-Snake Fruit user in Cobra form. In her ultimate form, her strength is enhanced by the Devil Fruit, making her a formidable opponent for most enemies.
Little did she know, she was astonished, and Momousagi Gion was even more so.
Although Momousagi Gion is not known for her strength as a vice admiral of the Marine Headquarters, this one strike was enough to cleave a ship in two.
"Looks like my little brother was right, we've all been a bit lax lately!"
Taking advantage of this gap, Boa Hancock used her Observation Haki to scan the steel warship and found that the mission target had been petrified. She then decided to retreat.
Seeing Boa Hancock's reaction, Yang Ming's lips curled into a cold smile, and he silently drew his sword.
"I'll be the one to break your composure."
Chapter 304 The Map of Mountains and Rivers
A long cry rang out in the sky, and a seagull soared low beneath the rolling dark clouds.
The gale caused the towering waves to roll and roar, emitting a deafening howl. Seagulls, like white lightning bolts, pierced through the dark clouds like arrows, their wings stirring up spray from the waves. In the foreground, two enormous ships came into view, facing each other.
Led by Momousagi Gion and Tina, the remaining Marines who were not petrified used their skills to board the deck of the Kuja Pirate Ship.
The naval soldiers under Yang Ming's command, originally from the Governor's Army, were no strangers to close combat, and were even extremely skilled at it.
If it were a regular navy, they would probably have to wait for the warship to collide with the enemy ship or for a rope bridge to be built between the two ships before they could pass smoothly.
However, for these naval soldiers, there was no need for such a thing. Under the impact of the impact shell from the sky island, a strong impact suddenly rose under their feet, propelling them forward by stepping on the void, just like everyone was practicing one of the six naval techniques, Shave.
However, to the members of the Kuja Pirates, this scene was nothing short of divine intervention, and they felt a sense of pressure, which inevitably dampened their morale.
Sensing the subtle changes on the battlefield, Boa Sandersonia felt anxious yet somewhat helpless.
This is because the Kuja Pirates don't have many capable officers, and their strength is no match for Yang Ming's army. They basically need three to four officers to restrain even one of Yang Ming's generals.
For example, Vice Admiral Momousagi Gion of the Navy Headquarters required the combined efforts of Boa Sandersonia and her younger sister Boa Marigold to successfully restrain her.
On the other side, Tina, Kalifa, and the others were each surrounded by several members of the Kuja Pirates.
Despite the apparent numerical advantage of the Kuja Pirates, the two sides showed signs of weakness once they engaged in battle.
Seeing that Boa Sandersonia still had time to be distracted, Momousagi Gion raised an eyebrow and scolded:
"Where are you looking!"
Having said that, Momousagi Gion turned her famous sword, Kinpira, around, and the chilling light of the blade sent shivers down one's spine, making it impossible for anyone to be careless in the slightest.
Boa Sandasonia's eyes turned cold, and she thought to herself:
"What a formidable opponent!"
"Serpent's hair! Yamata no Orochi!"
With a loud shout, Boa Sandasonia's green hair suddenly twisted, the fine, hair-like strands knotting together to form huge pythons as thick as buckets. Each one raised its upper body, baring its teeth at Momousagi Gion as if it were alive, its tongue flicking out.
Under Boa Sandersonia's control, the eight pythons suddenly shot out, opening their blood-red mouths wide, revealing sharp teeth and fangs. Each fang was covered with Armament Haki, giving them the power to crush steel in one bite.
Boa Marigold, naturally, wouldn't let her second sister have the upper hand. Realizing that she didn't have a significant advantage in strength against Momousagi Gion, she decided to use her Devil Fruit power.
Boa Marigold took a deep breath, drawing in a large amount of air. Her belly, which was originally made up of a lot of fat, swelled up at a visible speed, like an inflated balloon, and even showed menacing blue veins on her skin.
"venom!"
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