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

Before Nami could finish speaking, the Sunny had already crashed into the towering wall of the ocean current. The enormous impact caused the entire ship to bounce violently, and everyone standing on the deck had to grab onto the nearest fixed object.

Then the Sunny began to ascend along the outer wall of the towering current.

Seawater rushed past the sides of the ship's hull with a whooshing sound, and fragments of bubbles drifted past the bow like snowflakes.

On the giant screen, the host watched as a pirate ship took off first.

"Let's see who appears first... the Straw Hat Pirates?!"

The hosts were stunned; no one told him that the Four Emperors were also there.

"Get out of the way! So what if he's one of the Four Emperors? Get out of my way!"

A wildly arrogant roar came from the pirate ship that followed closely behind. A huge mechanical arm suddenly shot out from behind, its five fingers forming claws, and swung towards the pirate ship blocking its way.

"I'm not giving up this straw hat!"

A pirate ship was thrown off its ship.

"Hey hey hey? Why is the Kid Pirates, known as the Worst Generation, here too?!"

The host's voice came through the speakerphone Den Den Mushi, "Rumor has it that he failed to challenge Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, and his whereabouts are unknown! Captain Kid is actually still alive?!"

"Enough with the nonsense!"

Eustace Kidd stood at the bow of his ship, his left hand holding the iconic massive mechanical structure, exuding an aura of savagery.

A shocking scar appeared on his chest, stretching from his collarbone to his ribs—a gift Kaido had given him upon their first meeting.

"That bastard Kaido actually treated me like a subordinate! I'll kill him when I get back!"

Kidd said through gritted teeth.

The scars on his face were contorted with rage.

His crew members were all left in Wano Country as hostages. Kaido, that old bastard, made it very clear that if he dared to betray him, he would truly become a lone wolf.

Kidd hates being threatened more than anything in his life, but he can't beat Kaido, that monster, so he can only grit his teeth and obey.

After Kaido was defeated by the Straw Hats, he seemed to be stimulated by something and began to frantically reorganize his forces, doubling the size of the Beasts Pirates.

Not only Kidd, but almost all of the supernovas from the same batch were recruited.

"Our chances of successfully seizing it are 0.1 percent."

A detached voice came from the other side.

Basil Hawkins stood on another ship not far away, a stack of divination cards spread out in his hand. The images on the cards remained strangely dry in the raging current. "Once Straw Hat Luffy joins the competition, our chances of winning are almost zero. This is not good news."

"Hmph, can you believe in divination? You might as well just rob us!"

Scratchman Apoo sat cross-legged on the deck of the third ship, pounding his chest with his fists, making a thumping sound. "Anyway, that bastard Kaido gave us a death order: either go back with the pointer, or never go back."

He secretly had a third option in his mind... Should he try again to see if he could take down Kaido!

"Are all the goals the same? It feels like we've gone back to two years ago."

X. Drake stood on the last ship, his gaze fixed on the wrecked ship atop the mountain through the towering curtain of water.

Almost all of the supernovas from two years ago are here.

Next up were Urki and Beki.

"Is this the start of the hunt for the Four Emperors?"

The host got excited; he knew what everyone wanted to hear.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle!

Luffy almost laughed.

Two years ago, I called out these guys one by one. Do they think they've improved as fast as I have two years later?

Do you understand the value of cultivating oneself even in one's dreams?

But these alone are clearly not enough.

and,

"Huh? What are you going to do to our boss?!"

Two voices came simultaneously from the other side of the towering ocean current. A ship with a prow that looked like a cannibal's grin and another ship flying a white horse flag forced their way into the battlefield. Two men with different expressions stood on the prows of the two ships.

The Straw Hat Grand Fleet also arrived.

“After all, we are now under the banner of the Four Emperors.” Cavendish took out a rose and reveled in his own beauty.

Bartolomeo, hands on his hips, roared, his green hair a mess in the sea breeze, "Luffy-senpai is our captain! Anyone who dares to touch him will have to get past me first!"

"Can you please stop comparing me to you, you ugly monster?"

Cavendish elegantly tossed his long hair, his handsome face filled with disdain. "I'm here to fight for the treasure, and of course, it wouldn't hurt to help the captain deal with a few fools along the way."

Luffy greeted the two with a smile, "Yo, long time no see!"

That's how the ocean is; unexpected encounters can be quite moving.

Bartolomeo burst into tears on the spot, his scalp tingling with excitement, and he almost knelt down before Luffy.

Luo stood on the aft deck of the Sunny, looking around with a gloomy expression.

He knew this celebration was a trap. The appearance of those two monsters, Barrett and Redfield, Festa's collusion with the World Government, and that Permanent Log Pose of dubious authenticity—all of this was designed to make the pirates kill each other.

The problem is, even if the truth is told, will these pirates, whose eyes are already bloodshot, believe it?

Even if they believed it, would they stop?

That's the pointer to Laugh Tale.

Even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance it's true, it's worth risking your life for.

"Luffy as the captain, is it really okay?"

Luo finally couldn't help but speak up.

He came to warn Luffy how dangerous it was here, but Luffy's current hot-blooded demeanor clearly meant he had already thrown all schemes and tricks out of his mind.

"Oh, two guys from the sixth floor, huh?"

Luffy glanced back at him, laughing carefree, "Let those Marines come if they want, our goal is the treasure!"

From here, he can already see the very top of the island.

Countless golden rays of light were scattered around the dilapidated shipwreck, and even from this distance, the light was still so bright it hurt the eyes.

"The treasure hunt has begun!"

The Sunny was the first to break through the top of the surging current and land on Bubble Island.

The entire island is encased in a giant bubble, and sunlight refracts through the bubble's membrane, casting colorful light and shadow on the island.

The air was filled with the damp scent of moss, mixed with the smell of rotting wood, clearly indicating that the island had been submerged at the bottom of the sea for countless years.

Luffy was the first to jump off the ship and charged straight ahead.

Nami spotted a small box among the many treasures.

Her eyes lit up the instant she scanned the target, and the symbol of Pele flickered faintly in her pupils.

The size of the treasure chest, its location, and the way it was deliberately placed alone all matched her treasure-hunting experience.

Precious treasures are never kept in the largest chest.

The largest boxes are often traps, or they're filled with worthless junk.

The truly good things are always hidden in inconspicuous little boxes, in corners that others can't notice, and in places that require taking the greatest risks to reach.

"Luffy, that!"

Nami pointed to the small box on the rock, her voice brimming with barely suppressed excitement, "That's probably what we're looking for!"

"understand!"

Luffy launched himself without hesitation.

In the blink of an eye, we had crossed nearly a third of the island.

Then his Observation Haki detected countless auras rushing in the same direction.

In caves, among tree canopies, between rocks, even underground... pirates who came here riding the surging ocean currents emerged from every corner like ants, all with their goal on the mountaintop, or more precisely, on that small wooden box.

"That's mine!"

"Go away!"

"Nobody can take it!"

The pirates at the forefront had already begun fighting each other.

A burly man wielding a giant axe swung it out, but before he could strike his opponent, he was struck and sent flying by a fireball that came from the side.

Before the owner of the fireball could even feel smug, a vine that had burst from the ground wrapped around his ankle, hanging him upside down.

"The Flame-Flame Fruit? No, it's the ability to imitate others!"

"Who cares! Kill everyone who's blocking our way!"

Chaos erupted in an instant.

Chapter 539 The Battle for the World's Greatest Swordsman

Luffy charged headlong into the heart of the chaos, his rubber body scrambling through the crowd, squeezing through the gap between two pirates. Soon, a large sword came crashing down on his head, but he didn't even look at it, letting it fall. The sword ended up hitting the ground.

"Make way, make way, make way."

Luffy was like a pusher stick, shoving horizontally. His speed was so fast that most pirates didn't even have time to react. They only felt a gust of wind, and when they came to their senses, the Straw Hat Pirate had already rushed dozens of meters away.

"Straw hat! It's Straw Hat Boy!"

"Stop him! We can't let him get the pointer!"

"Go ahead and do it if you want!"