Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 431 The Second Marineford War Begins!

The appearance of the Whitebeard Pirates.

The appearance of the white-bearded man.

This greatly excited Blackbeard Teach on the execution platform. He was moved to tears, roared passionately, and his voice cracked.

"Dad—!!!"

Whitebeard looked at Blackbeard Teach, who was bound by several white ropes and in poor condition, and was about to speak.

But just then, another extremely excited shout came from the other side.

The shouts of "Dad!!!" were almost identical to those of Blackbeard Teach.

Whitebeard was taken aback.

Because he heard the sound coming from the other side, not from behind.

The main members of the Whitebeard Pirates aboard the Moby Dick were also taken aback.

As they looked in the direction from which the shouts came, they immediately saw two very "familiar" figures.

To be precise, it's a very familiar "beard"

The one who just shouted excitedly was Edward Weevil III, the blond-haired man with a knife in his hand!

Beside Whitebeard III stood the aloof, dignified, and haughty Whitebeard II—Edward.

Teach!

These two young "whitebeards" made their appearance in this battle against the Whitebeard Pirates.

The Whitebeard Pirates, who had just seemed united and full of fighting spirit, suddenly saw their fighting will weaken at a visible rate.

Edward Teach, Edward Weebull.

These two "white-bearded" men, while not exactly identical to their father, were remarkably similar.

The more important question is...

How come those two "white-bearded" guys are on the other side?!

The white-bearded man himself naturally saw the two young "little white-bearded men" opposite him, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.

Even before arriving at the Sky Garden, Whitebeard had used his Observation Haki to sense the situation on the island—his body had not yet deteriorated to the level it would be a few years later, and he could still use the power of Haki.

Therefore, the white beard is very clear.

Although the White Dragon Emperor declared war on the Whitebeard Pirates.

However, he did not concentrate all the power of the world on this island.

On the contrary, the White Dragon Emperor only mobilized a small portion of his forces.

The amount of energy that Whitebeard sensed was very small.

Among these auras, some were very weak—but still close to those of some elite captains of the Whitebeard Pirates' Demon Fleet.

Some of them possessed a formidable aura—already comparable to the squad leaders of the Whitebeard Pirates' main crew.

Some of their auras were so intense that even the white-bearded man himself felt a little uneasy.

If this weren't the New World, this would be near Totto Land in the Land of the World.

Whitebeard thought he was attacking the World Government, not the Pirate Emperor!

Towards these unfamiliar, powerful auras.

Whitebeard didn't have time to think deeply.

Even so, he never imagined it would be "Whitebeard II" and "Whitebeard III"!

Leaving aside the issue of Edward Webull.

Edward Teach, isn't that a high-ranking officer of the Dawn Pirates?!

So in today's war, the enemy is not only the White Dragon Emperor, but also the Crimson Dragon Emperor?

Whitebeard gripped the hilt of the sword "Murakumo-giri" in his right hand, and with his left hand clenched into a fist, he slammed it into the empty air beside him.

Under the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, several dense, irregular, pitch-black cracks appeared in the previously empty air, as if space itself had been completely shattered.

A series of cracking sounds followed.

These spatial rifts originated from Whitebeard's left fist and rapidly spread to the ground of the Sky Garden below.

Rumble-

The moment these spatial rifts came into contact with the earth, the latter instantly crumbled. The once flat and orderly ground suddenly became as fragile as a piece of exquisite porcelain, violently destroyed and torn apart.

Amidst the deafening roar, the ground in front of the Moby Dick suddenly cracked open, revealing deep, narrow ravines that resembled black venomous snakes, rapidly spreading towards the execution platform.

The white-bearded man actually wanted to destroy the execution platform!

Just then, Storm made a move.

He raised his right foot and gently stomped it; the power of the Clay-Clay Fruit quickly permeated the execution platform beneath his feet.

The wooden execution platform was instantly transformed into a clay-like material.

In the next instant, the power of the "Clay Demon" continued to spread to the earth below, completely eroding and assimilating the ground around the execution platform into soft white clay.

When the white-bearded man's "earthquake" spread to Storm's "clay".

The latter is like the sea, fluctuating and undulating.

But only there.

Under Storm's manipulation, the constantly shaking ground of the Sky Garden quickly returned to calm, and the earth that had been completely torn apart by the white-bearded man's "earthquake" was also quickly healed under the visible pull of the "clay hand".

All of this happened so quickly, so rapidly.

The two top-tier powerhouses of the ocean each used the abilities of their Devil Fruits to greet each other.

"Gurala la la—"

Whitebeard narrowed his eyes slightly to conceal the admiration and shock in them. The White Dragon Emperor's development of the Clay Fruit had truly exceeded his expectations.

"You little rascal, your mud-playing skills are pretty good!"

"Hehe..."

Storm chuckled softly, glancing calmly at the white-bearded man.

"The remnants of the Japanese era will eventually be buried by the earth, and you will be no exception, Whitebeard."

Before the white-bearded man could answer.

Storm suddenly turned his head to look at the other side of the Sky Garden, a sarcastic smile curving his lips, before turning back to look at Whitebeard.

"So—"

Storm issued orders like a supreme emperor.

"Let the Second Marineford War begin!"

At the call of the White Dragon Emperor.

The Storm Pirates, the Dawn Pirates, and others all began to take action.

But everyone tacitly gave the first attack opportunity to a certain "crocodile".

A massive sandstorm suddenly swept across the Sky Courtyard, the thick dust filling every corner of the air and covering the entire battlefield in a hazy, gloomy hue.

Big news! Bird Morgans screams angrily.

"I'm going to lose my sight! The audience won't be able to see either!"

But its voice was drowned out by another, more furious and louder voice.

"Whitebeard!!!"

Amidst the swirling dust, Crocodile's figure emerged, glaring furiously at the man aboard the Moby Dick, unleashing all his power without reservation.

"Savor this blade of vengeance!"

"Desert Diamond Sword!!"

Crocodile waved his hands, and the surrounding sand gathered on his arms, forming two enormous, heavy golden sand blades.

With Crocodile's full power, the two "Desert Diamond Blades" slashed fiercely at the massive, whale-like bow of the Moby Dick with overwhelming force, seemingly aiming to cleave Whitebeard and the ship in two.

Faced with this awe-inspiring Desert Vajra Sword.

The white-bearded man merely lifted his eyelids, without even attempting to move.

Behind him, a figure wielding two rapiers appeared.

Amidst a flurry of scarlet rose petals, Vista, the fifth division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, swung his sword to deflect the oncoming Desert Vajra Blade.

When the Desert Vajra Blade struck the two slender Western swords, it only produced a crisp sound like metal clashing, but failed to shake the latter in the slightest.

"Sand crocodile."

Vista the Flower's expression was calm and composed.

"Your father lost interest in you a long time ago. Your current rival is me."

Lies don't hurt, truth is the knife.

Crocodile felt as if Vista's words had slashed his heart with several bloody cuts.

For the past decade or so, he has been dreaming of taking revenge on Whitebeard.

But the truth is...

The white-bearded man had absolutely no interest in paying him any attention!

Crocodile almost broke through his defenses on the spot.

But even the flower swordsman, Vista, has some regrets.

When he first discovered Whitebeard II Edward Teach, he also noticed the golden, lion-like figure standing not far from Edward Teach.

That was the equally mighty and powerful pirate, the Golden Lion II!

Golden Lion II, a great swordsman who wields two swords.

That was the opponent that Vista truly admired most.

Let's figure out a way to get the sand crocodile to Jozu to deal with later!

This is what Vista thought to himself.

Crocodile was unaware that the "foil" he was currently sparring with had already begun to look down on his skill level.

He merely glared fiercely at the white-bearded man before engaging in combat with Vista.

Even if it's just the initial exchange.

Crocodile has also sensed the level of Vista's foil.

Without a doubt, a great swordsman!

With Crocodile's strength, to bypass Vista and directly confront Whitebeard...

It's impossible to do that, at least in the short term.

Whitebeard... well, it's best to leave it to someone else. But Crocodile isn't really without anything to do.

Crocodile, who was floating in mid-air with the help of the sandstorm, suddenly landed on the ground.

From him, the surrounding earth quickly dried up and decayed, turning into fine dust.

"The Whitebeard Pirates! Today, you're all staying here forever!"

Crocodile channeled his power deep into the earth.

"Erosion of Reincarnation!!"