Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 278 Aren't all nations just playgrounds to be trodden upon?

Storm rode the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and headed with Ikko to the sea of clouds ten thousand meters above the sky.

Even a mere "sparring" between the two of them could cause terrifying destruction to the surrounding environment.

For Grantezoro's sake, Storm very "thoughtfully" chose the battleground at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

Under Storm's control, the power of the Clay-Clay Fruit surged forth, causing the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's size to expand.

Upon successfully reaching the sea of clouds ten thousand meters above the ground, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon had swelled to a size approaching that of Grantezoro. The enormous white dragon soared through the sky like a floating island.

With a smile, Ikko's Observation Haki clearly sensed the change in the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's size, and he couldn't help but feel a little alarmed.

"Haku's Devil Fruit ability has been developed to an extremely high level!"

In the previous battle, Ikko did not have a deep understanding of Storm's [Clay Fruit] ability.

After all, Storm didn't need to use the Clay-Clay Fruit to fight him.

A "blind man" who relies almost entirely on his Observation Haki for perception in battle can be taught a lesson with just one "Observation Kill"!

At this moment, Issho sensed the change in the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's size and immediately realized that the White Dragon's level of Devil Fruit development was probably no less than the opponent's [Haki] level...

With a smile, he suppressed his distracting thoughts, activated his Observation Haki, locked onto Storm opposite him, and suddenly drew his Supreme Grade Sword, Black Path Fireline.

A series of deep purple halos burst forth from Yi Xiao's [Black Path Fireline], shooting directly into the sky of the new world and even flying beyond the planet.

In no time at all.

A reddish-orange halo suddenly appeared above the azure sky.

A massive, rough meteorite, engulfed in raging flames, descended from the heavens with unparalleled power!

"Meteor!"

Under Yi Xiao's meticulous control, the meteorite from outer space locked onto Storm's location, seemingly about to smash him and the blue-eyed white dragon below into the vast ocean.

"Not bad at all!"

Storm looked up at the fiery meteorite in the sky, a sense of anticipation rising in his eyes.

"Why didn't you use this trick before?"

Before Yixiao could answer, Storm leaped into the air, channeling all his power into his right arm, where a jet-black Armament Haki wrapped around his fist.

Storm swung his right fist toward the meteorite above his head, his posture resembling a firestorm, and the iron fist, wrapped in Armament Haki, struck the meteorite with unparalleled power.

boom--

It was accompanied by a deafening roar.

The giant meteorite that Ichisho pulled down from outer space using the [Fat Fruit] was smashed to pieces by Storm's punch, just like a sandbag!

The giant meteorite, like an egg that had been hit by a rock, split and disintegrated on the spot. Small fragments scattered like petals falling from the sky, landing on the massive body of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, without causing any further damage.

A few scattered meteorite fragments flew off the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's body and fell into the sea below, but they caused no serious harm.

"That was so much fun!"

Storm exhaled a breath of stale air, his eyes shining as he looked at Yixiao not far away.

"Again! Again!"

Yi Xiao sensed that Storm had blasted the meteorite from outer space with a single punch and fell silent for a moment.

He probably, perhaps, seems, possibly... underestimated the White Dragon's pure power level?

……

Time flies, and two days have passed in the blink of an eye.

In these two days.

Storm constantly sought out a "sparring match" with Yixiao, resulting in hundreds of meteorites exploding every day.

The meteorite fragments blasted apart by his iron fists were enough to pile up into a small island in the sky.

Strom did not "waste" these stones, but temporarily incorporated them into the body of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, causing the already enormous Blue-Eyes White Dragon's body to expand and grow even larger, surpassing Grantezoro in the sea below.

With the help of Yixiao's sparring partner and the corpses of countless meteorites.

Storm has fully mastered his nine-star [Strength] attribute and has become more proficient and adept at using [Armament Haki].

Storm had a great time.

Yi Xiao, however, had hit the numb.

After these two days of "exchange".

Yixiao had already deeply grasped Storm's level of strength.

It's no exaggeration to say that...

From today's perspective...

Even if Storm didn't use his special technique called "Sight and Sound Kill," he would still be no match for him.

Whether it's strength or domineering presence.

Even a smile can't compare to Storm.

He had initially thought that the previous battle was won by Bai Long through a sneak attack, lacking martial ethics.

But now it seems that Bai Long actually showed mercy back then...

It was afternoon that day.

Storm and Ichisho left the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, which was 10,000 meters above sea level, and returned to Grantezoro on the ocean.

Tezzolo rushed over upon hearing the news, bringing several pieces of information.

"Lord White Dragon."

Tezzolo stood respectfully before Storm and earnestly reported to his superior.

"We have one day left on our journey to Totto Land. At the latest, we should be able to reach the waters near Totto Land by tomorrow afternoon."

Because the Grantezoro's hull was so enormous, it was practically a giant island floating on the sea.

Totto Land is a unique archipelago filled with islands of all sizes.

Grantezoro has no way to travel through the islands located in the outer seas of Totto Land to reach the heart of Totto Land—Whole Cake Island.

Therefore, when they are about to arrive in the waters near Totto Land, Tezzolo will change ships and land on the island.

Tezzolo had already reported this matter to Storm.

"Okay, I understand."

Storm nodded slightly.

He recalled the information he had previously browsed about the Big Mom Pirates.

The Devil Fruits he had his eye on are mostly now owned by people on Whole Cake Island.

of course.

Whole Cake Island isn't just home to Devil Fruit users; it also contains other "treasures."

For example, the red Poneglyph that belonged to the Rocks Pirates but was later forcibly taken away by Big Mom!

Storm was not initially interested in the so-called "final island".

It's not because of that sentence...

A sign stood at the entrance to Laugh Tale: No one other than a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user with the Mythical Zoan form (Nika Mode) is allowed to enter.

It was simply because Storm was not interested in the so-called "past" contained within Laugh Tale.

A loser from eight hundred years ago has, in a twist of fate, become the savior eight hundred years later...

This sounds absurd.

If a savior can truly save the world, then why didn't he save the world directly eight hundred years ago?

Storm couldn't understand it and was greatly shocked.

But now.

Storm changed his mind.

He still wasn't very interested in the final island, Laugh Tale.

Even according to Vegapunk's description, whoever reaches the final island, Laugh Tale, and obtains "that thing" will simultaneously control the fate of the world.

Storm remains skeptical of this claim.

The reason is simple.

If you reach Laugh Tale, you can control the fate of the world.

So why did Roger's pirate crew disband back then?

Going back even further.

Why did Joey Boyle fail 800 years ago?

The three ancient weapons.

Uranus, the Heavenly King, is in the hands of the World Government.

Poseidon, the Sea King, is on Fishman Island.

[Pluto, the King of Hades] is in Wano Country.

Could there be an "Ancient Weapon" that surpasses the three Ancient Weapons on the final island of Laugh Tale?

all in all.

Storm has little interest in Rafdru.

But if given the chance, he still wanted to see what was inside Laugh Tale...

If there is an opportunity, the historical text of the red road sign can be obtained.

Storm won't miss out either.

"After arriving in Totto Land tomorrow, Mr. Yixiao and I will travel together. As for you..."

Storm looked Tezzolo up and down and said casually.

"You'll be in charge of cleaning up the battlefield! I'll tell you about some key targets later."

Strom's plan to defeat the Big Mom Pirates didn't need to be too complicated.

Just like Capone Becky, one of the future Bad Generation Supernovas, who came up with a whole bunch of fancy plans to fight Charlotte Linlin, but ended up not showing any results at all...

According to Storm.

Our forces: He and Yixiao.

Enemy forces: Charlotte Linlin and her henchmen.

Is there even a need to make a plan?

What Whole Cake Island, what Big Mom Pirates' headquarters...?

Isn't that a playground where Storm and Yixiao can wade around at will?

As for Tezzolo...

The Golden Emperor's strength is quite good.

In Storm's view, Tesoro's overall strength is roughly on par with Charlotte Katakuri, the Charlotte family's greatest masterpiece.

The main difference between the two lies in their "domineering" aura.

Katakuri is proficient in all three types of Haki, especially Observation Haki.

But Tezzolo...