Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

The Whitebeard Pirates, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, almost fainted.

"Dad, are you serious?!"

"Hey, are you really going to fight?"

"That's the Straw Hat crew!"

The team leaders looked at each other, but soon smiled. Since their father had spoken, what else was there to say?

Nami and the others rolled their eyes.

"What do we do?" Jinbe looked confused, glancing to the left and then to the right.

On one side are current partners, and on the other are old acquaintances.

"Then we have no choice but to fight."

Ace sighed.

He clenched his fists, and flames began to dance on them.

"Oh dear, are we going to have to fight the Whitebeard Pirates again?" Kuzan scratched his head with a troubled look on his face.

"We're the ones who least want to go to war, aren't we?" Ace retorted.

Who wants to fight a pirate crew with an additional Marine Admiral?

Nobody knows how Luffy did it, he actually recruited a former Marine Admiral.

However, the captain had already given the order.

Let's start a pirate battle!

Zoro and Sanji walked to the front, fearlessly sizing up the Whitebeard Pirates' captains. After all, these captains were formidable opponents, including a skilled swordsman.

Sanji lit a cigarette and tapped his heel on the ground. "Everyone's captain is just as capricious as this."

Brook: "Yohohoho, even though I'm a skeleton now, I can still fight."

As the Straw Hat crew and the Whitebeard Pirates began to fight, Sanji kicked a pirate who rushed up and sent him flying. Zoro and Vista locked eyes, and Brook drew his cane sword to confront Izo.

The others also found their own opponents, and Ace naturally set his sights on Kuzan.

In the two years since Luffy grew to this extent, his older brother naturally hasn't stood still either.

As the son of the Pirate King Roger, he also possesses the qualities of a king.

As the only member of the Whitebeard Pirates with the ability to wake up Whitebeard, Ace carried a heavy responsibility.

In addition, due to the clashes with other Yonko pirate crews in the past two years, Ace has also grown rapidly.

“We’ve been too comfortable for too long. Now’s the perfect opportunity to test our strength. Mr. Kuzan, please don’t hold back.” Ace raised his finger, and a flickering flame appeared.

"Ah la ah la, you two really are brothers, aren't you? Your personalities are so alike in this respect."

Kuzan looked up and saw clusters of scorching flames appear out of thin air, falling down with long trails of fire. He couldn't help but narrow his eyes. "This doesn't seem like something we can hold back from."

"Skyfire, Shiranui!"

Ice Age!

A massive fireball blazed brightly in the sky, and ice sculptures bathed in icy air began to spread as the two forces collided.

"Seriously, they're using this kind of move right from the start?"

Marco scratched his head. "The intimidation power of a naval admiral is indeed still very strong."

"Mr. Marco, wasn't that Mr. Ace's move?" Jinbe asked, his eyes wide as he watched from the side.

"Ah, yes, Akainu's move is also fire, and Ace can use it too."

Marco chuckled and patted Jinbe on the shoulder, glancing around. "Since none of your crew chose me, let's have a spar. We haven't had a proper fight since we met."

Jinbe quickly glanced around and, sure enough, he and Marco were the only ones left standing awkwardly on the battlefield.

It's obvious that the Straw Hat crew had intelligence. Marco is the captain of the first division, so logically Zoro should have been the one to confront him. But Zoro isn't very interested in non-swordsmen, so he rushed over as soon as he saw Vista.

"Then I must offend you." Jinbe immediately made a starting stance.

And in the center of the battlefield.

Whoosh!

In an instant, a black and red lightning bolt shot out in front of Whitebeard. Luffy charged up his punch, pulling his fist from behind to the front. The surface of his fist was wrapped in the white halo of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and Conqueror's Haki black and red lightning leaped on it, directly hitting Whitebeard's head.

There's no question of showing mercy here.

The greatest respect for a battle between the strong is to go all out!

Whitebeard's pupils contracted, and he prepared to parry with his Murakumo-giri, but a flash of red light revealed several vibration balls that directly blocked his blade. These vibration balls precisely intercepted the Murakumo-giri's trajectory, preventing him from raising his sword smoothly.

The force of the vibration was no less than that of the Murakumogiri, and a buzzing tremor erupted the moment it collided with the Murakumogiri.

"Wow, that's amazing! Why didn't I think of developing this kind of power back then?"

Whitebeard laughed loudly, twirling his sword and swinging the imposing hilt towards Luffy's head like an iron rod.

"That's not enough."

Luffy grinned and kicked out.

The kick landed directly on the side of the knife handle, deflecting it, while the other hand was already poised to strike.

"Breaking through the air!"

Whitebeard suddenly rushed forward, cleaving the Vibration Ball in the process. The light orbs that were blocking him were cleaved in two with a single slash. In the interval between Luffy's attack and its descent, he unleashed a teleportation-like attack, swinging it toward Luffy's head.

That slash was incredibly fast.

Just as Murakumogiri was activated, Luffy suddenly lunged forward, his body twisting at an incredible angle to avoid the sharpest part of the blade, his hand landing directly on Whitebeard's chest.

Snap!

Internal sabotage!

The shockwave traveled directly through Whitebeard's chest into his body, where it exploded.

"Kurarara, it really hurts!"

Whitebeard also delivered a punch to Luffy without hesitation, the punch carrying a purplish-red Haki that landed squarely on Luffy's shoulder.

boom!

The two of them took a few steps back at the same time, and then regained their balance.

Whitebeard unleashed another punch, sending up clouds of dust as Luffy and Whitebeard's fists collided.

The clash of Haki against Haki created another shockwave and a massive cloud of dust. A figure darted out from within the dust; Luffy's fist grew larger, the power of his Gum-Gum Fruit causing it to expand several times its original size in an instant.

"Rubber Hegemony!"

That enormous fist blocked out the sunlight and smashed toward Whitebeard with earth-shattering force.

There's no way to dodge it, just like Luffy can't avoid Whitebeard's attacks. Between the two, there's only the purest form of head-on collision!

Because everyone can see it!

"Zhen... I forgot, all my abilities are in you." The white-bearded man's lips twitched.

This delay allowed Luffy's fist to suddenly emerge from the ground. The rubber fist traveled through the ground and then struck Whitebeard's chin at high speed.

Well? !

Whitebeard reacted extremely quickly, but was still a beat too slow.

The punch landed squarely on his chin, causing his head to tilt back and his body to lose its balance.

After being hit, Whitebeard grabbed Luffy's other hand and pulled him sharply, causing Hagolo to lose his balance and rush past Whitebeard.

The immense force carved a deep trench in the ground, stretching all the way to the other side of the island.

Whitebeard flew out, and Luffy was also thrown aside.

The two fell to the ground at the same time, and then got up at the same time.

The two looked at each other and smiled, but blood trickled from the corners of their mouths.

"You've grown a lot, Straw Hat."

Whitebeard laughed, "Heroes come and go on this sea, but a monster like you is one of a kind. It doesn't seem so bad to live a long life. It would be so exciting to have a battle with a little monster like you."

He hoisted the Murakumogiri onto his shoulder, the tip of the blade gathering power behind him.

"Coincidentally, I think so too. There are fewer and fewer strong individuals who can fight against him now."

Luffy grinned and said, "It would be too boring if there weren't a few people who could compete for the title of Pirate King."

He stretched his shoulders, and his imposing aura only increased.

"Kurarara, let's continue!" Whitebeard laughed.

“That suits me perfectly!” Luffy replied.

Chapter 466 My lord, times have changed!

The two exchanged another glance and got back into character.

Luffy's body bounced on the rubber ground, his hands gripping the ground as if he were about to charge. The ground beneath his feet had completely transformed into a rubbery elastic field, allowing him to accumulate more potential energy with each jump.

Paramecia-type Devil Fruits can affect the ground upon awakening, and the Nika Fruit, being a Zoan-type, can also do so, giving it a significant advantage.

Whose Devil Fruit possesses characteristics of both Zoan-type and Paramecia-type awakening?

If you can have both, who's going to fight him?

Whitebeard frowned slightly upon seeing this, then gripped the Murakumogiri tightly and swung it upwards, as if charging up.

A hint of amazement flashed in his eyes.

Having traversed the ocean for so many years, I have encountered countless Devil Fruit users.

Golden Lion's Float-Float Fruit, Linlin's Soul-Soul Fruit, Kaido's Fish-Fish Fruit, Ace's Flame-Flame Fruit... Relatively speaking, Whitebeard felt that their level of developing Devil Fruits was quite high.