Zhu Tian started by deceiving his father-in-law from the perspective of pirates.

Furthermore, they inscribed a magic circle on Whitebeard's soul, completing the final step of enslaving his soul.

At this very moment, in an unseen spiritual world, Rhodes is using countless black chains to bind Whitebeard's soul.

“Submit to me, Whitebeard, submit to your new master,” Rhodes declared.

"You wretched brat, you actually... you actually tried to control me! Don't even think about it! I will never submit to anyone!" The white-bearded soul struggled, trying to break free of the black chains binding him, never expecting that even in death he could not find peace.

"Whitebeard, your power is immense. Are you truly content to remain asleep forever? Rise and serve me!" Rhodes declared, increasing the output of his magical power.

As expected of a Yonko-level being, Whitebeard's soul is indeed very powerful, but fortunately I was well prepared.

He drank a lot of mana restoration potions and mana-boosting potions, as well as all sorts of mana-boosting concoctions.

"You brat, I'm Whitebeard! Even if I die, I won't be controlled by anyone. Do you think I'm afraid of death?" Whitebeard said.

At the same time, he increased his strength and began to break free of the black chains. Cracks actually began to appear on the chains that were binding Whitebeard.

"Conqueror's Haki, it seems it can damage your black chains. Kid, you can't control me." Whitebeard, in his soul form, spoke.

"Resistance is futile, Whitebeard. Do you think breaking free of one chain is enough? You break free of one chain, and I'll bind you with ten more." Rhodes sneered.

He increased his magical output once again, and dozens of black chains appeared, instantly binding Whitebeard's soul.

"Damn it!" Whitebeard, in his spirit form, knelt on the ground, filled with rage.

That brat, is this ability to control the dead a Devil Fruit? I've never heard of such a Devil Fruit ability before!

For a moment, the two sides were locked in a stalemate. The white-bearded old man was extremely stubborn. Even in his soul form, he would rather die than surrender and struggled frantically.

Damn it, I was so close, so close to controlling him.

At this moment, Rhodes was also a little anxious. He really didn't expect that Conqueror's Haki could actually resist his soul contract spell.

There's no other way; it seems we'll have to come up with some other tactics to weaken Whitebeard.

“Whitebeard, you don’t want anything to happen to your children, do you? You don’t want your sons to die, do you?” Rhodes said.

"You little brat, what do you think you're doing?"

"I won't hurt your son, but what about Blackbeard and the Navy?"

They're going to annihilate your Whitebeard Pirates! Your sons are in serious danger right now.

"Accept my enslavement, become my weapon, and I will grant you your free will. I promise you will take your sons safely away from here, all your sons," Rhodes said.

If Whitebeard's soul could voluntarily give up resistance, then the soul contract could be completed. Whitebeard's Achilles' heel was his sons.

"you you!"

"Whitebeard, I possess immense power. You will become my trusted general, and I will take you to a different world, allowing you to see different sights."

"Even in the future, when I become powerful enough, I can resurrect your most beloved son, Ace," Rhodes said.

"Kura la la! You little bastard, are you lying to me?"

"How could you possibly resurrect the dead? If you want to turn Ace into someone like me and enslave him, don't even think about it," Whitebeard said.

"I'm not joking. I can do it. There are treasures in all the worlds that you can't even imagine. Reviving the dead is a piece of cake."

"And all you have to give up is loyalty, and to fight for me," Rhodes said.

Very good! Whitebeard's will to resist has begun to weaken.

"Can you guarantee me that all my sons will leave safely?" the white-bearded man asked.

No matter what, he couldn't let go of his beloved sons. Even if he died, let his father take care of you one more time!

As for the idea of ​​resurrecting the dead, to be honest, Whitebeard didn't really believe in it. He was content to have saved his remaining sons.

“Yes! I assure you, I can get them out of here safely,” Rhodes said.

Even in this cruel sea, we must uphold benevolence and righteousness!

"Boy, those are your words, remember your promise," the white-bearded man said.

“I, Rhodes, will do any despicable thing, but I will never break my promise to anyone,” Rhodes said.

"I promise you, I'll serve Kaido from now on," Whitebeard said.

At the same time, it gave up all resistance, and its Conqueror's Haki disappeared.

"No, no, no, please don't misunderstand. Kaido of the Beasts is slightly better than you; he's like my father-in-law, but he's also my subordinate," Rhodes said with a satisfied smile.

"???? That bastard Bai Shou! Ku la la la! That makes me feel much better."

A slight smile appeared on Rhodes's lips; the final enslavement contract was finally signed.

Whitebeard also completed his final transformation, and the first Blood Knight in the pirate world, Edward Newgate, was born.

Outside, at this moment, everyone, whether from the navy or pirates, was aware of it.

Everyone was incredibly surprised, their mouths agape, their faces filled with disbelief.

"Hey, hey, hey, this is a lie, right? This is a lie, isn't it?"

"How can this be?"

"Could it be that...could it be that Beast didn't kill Hundred Beard just now?"

"Dad! Dad is alive!"

"But Dad! He... he's become so strange!"

Whitebeard had already stood up from the ground, and his skin had turned a dark purple.

His eyes turned a ghostly deep blue, and his body was surrounded by an extremely bloody aura and a chilling aura of death.

The next four thousand words will continue, more tonight.

Chapter 85 A Dramatic Change in Temperament, A Terrifying Will to Die

At this moment, Whitebeard's demeanor completely changed. His eyes became icy cold, and his entire body exuded an aura of death that was extremely dark and evil.

Just by standing there, he exuded an overwhelming aura of power, and an incredibly terrifying aura spread out, making everyone present feel a chill run down their spines.

It was a chilling cold born of death; some of the ground beneath Whitebeard's feet even froze over. Although they were Blood Death Knights, don't assume they couldn't use the power of ice.

“Welcome back, Whitebeard. This is your new weapon, the rune magic sword, and this is your armor,” Rhodes said.

At the same time, he gave Whitebeard a command in his heart, telling him not to reveal his relationship with Kaido and to declare to the outside world that he was Kaido's subordinate.

In fact, after controlling Whitebeard, Rhodes would have absolute power and the ability to control him. Even if he violated their previous agreement, Rhodes could still forcibly control Whitebeard.

However, if that were the case, Whitebeard would become a complete zombie, devoid of any self-awareness. Only a Whitebeard who retains self-awareness possesses the strongest fighting power.

At the very least, Conqueror's Haki, Armament Haki, and the use of certain Death Knight techniques all require retaining one's own personality to unleash their full power.

Otherwise, Whitebeard's corpse would be less worthwhile than a giant soldier being transformed into a death knight.

I wonder if the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power has been retained?

Whitebeard nodded, glancing at the armor on the ground. It fit him quite well; it must have been custom-made for him! They'd been watching him for a while now.

“That’s right, just like you think. I’ve been keeping an eye on you for a long time. Don’t be surprised. I know exactly what you’re thinking.” Rhodes used his soul link ability to transmit his thoughts to Whitebeard.

I am your master. The Lich King's Crown of Domination is more useful. If he had the Crown of Domination, Whitebeard would not have been able to resist at all. Moreover, while retaining his complete independent intelligence and personality, he would have been used by him.

Whitebeard nodded to Rhodes, slowly put on the armor on the ground, and picked up the rune sword.

The dark blue armor on Whitebeard looked incredibly imposing, and the skull and bull horn carvings all over the armor made him look even more majestic and extraordinary.

As for the rune sword in his hand, Whitebeard could feel the new power within him resonating with the sword, and the combination of the two should unleash even greater power.

"Master! If possible, I still prefer my original weapon. I don't know how to use swords or anything like that," Whitebeard said.

At this moment, Whitebeard's voice lost its cheerful and unrestrained quality, instead becoming extremely hoarse, cold, and terrifying.

"What, what, Father, what's going on?"

"Dad's voice sounds so strange! So strange!"

"Hey, you bastard, what did you do to Dad? What's wrong with Dad?" The members of the Whitebeard Pirates began to get anxious.

Although they didn't know exactly what had happened, one thing they were certain of: their father seemed to have been controlled by someone in some way, and his appearance had drastically changed.

"Marco, why didn't you take them with you? You should have heard my final order clearly, right?" Whitebeard's face was icy as he looked at Marco and his former sons and spoke.

Before his transformation, he was preoccupied with protecting his sons, but after becoming a Death Knight, that feeling disappeared, replaced by a death wish, as if everything he had done in life was no longer important.

Everything became meaningless. This terrifying will to die made Whitebeard's heart grow cold. Although he remembered everything with his sons and all the laughter and joy, it was all in the past. Now he could feel nothing.

"Dad! What's wrong with you? Do you even remember us? You damned bastard, what did you do to my dad?" Marco roared at Rhodes in a fit of rage.

Bode didn't answer, but Whitebeard spoke up directly, his voice equally hoarse, cold, and terrifying.

"I made a deal with my master. I accept his eternal enslavement and become his death knight, and you can live. I will take you away from this place safely, but from now on, you and I will have nothing to do with each other," Whitebeard said.

How strange! Is this the will to die? Everything I had in life has now become meaningless.

"You damned bastard, you actually controlled Daddy this way! I'll never forgive you!" Marco roared, transforming into a blue phoenix and flying towards Rhodes.

Now he doesn't want to care about anything, he just wants to beat this kid up. Why has his father become like this?

"Air tremor!" Whitebeard roared, his fist enveloped in a layer of white light, and then he threw a punch into the air.

Crack! Crack! The air began to shatter, and Marco, who was in mid-air, spat out blood. Whitebeard grabbed him by the neck and lifted him high into the air.

Seeing this, Rhodes was pleasantly surprised. Damn it, Whitebeard's abilities had actually been preserved!

The Tremor-Tremor Fruit, combined with Whitebeard's Death Knight abilities and Whitebeard's three types of Haki.

This was a huge profit!

Besides Kaido, he now has a second Yonko-level fighter.

No, no, no. With the power of death from the Death Knight, Whitebeard's current fighting strength is even greater than at his peak, surpassing even the Four Emperors.

After all, Whitebeard is no longer suffering from any injuries and has no weaknesses whatsoever.

Moreover, if he could completely master the power of death, and even learn the techniques of the Frost Death Knight and the Evil Death Knight together, then with all three elements cultivated, Whitebeard's potential would not be much weaker than Kaido's.

“This old man has recovered to his peak strength, and is even stronger now,” Kaido said from the side.

That's good. When he gets back, he can have a proper match with Whitebeard.

This time it's Whitebeard at his absolute peak, even stronger than at his peak.