Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 439 The Whitebeard's Defeat!

"Breaking news! Big news!!"

Morgans's pair of birds held a video Den Den Mushi on their wings, and the eyes of the video Den Den Mushi—which were also live-streaming cameras—were pointed in the direction of Whitebeard.

Through the live broadcast of this video Den Den Mushi, the scene of "the Whitebeard Pirates being completely wiped out, leaving only Whitebeard as their lone commander" was instantly transmitted to thousands of households across the sea.

Even the most ignorant ordinary people know that a pirate crew cannot be sustained by just one captain.

In other words.

Even if Whitebeard managed to escape from the Sky Garden by sheer luck.

The Whitebeard Pirates, who once dominated the New World and were one of the Four Emperors, have now become history!

This realization was made known and understood by countless people as Morgans continued to explain.

"The Whitebeard Pirates have been completely wiped out!"

"Who could have imagined that the 'path to survival' that Whitebeard paved for his sons would be turned by the White Dragon Emperor into a 'path to the underworld'!"

"Resilient! Invincible! Strongest! This is the White Dragon Emperor!"

On a whim, Morgans began to boast wildly about the White Dragon Emperor's immense power.

"Hooray! A new 'World's Strongest Man'! A new 'World's Strongest Pirate'! A new 'World's Strongest Emperor'! Has been born!"

The Big Newsbird's mad outburst went unnoticed by the rest of the people in the Sky Garden.

Sky Garden, and indeed all the viewers watching the execution live, focused their attention on the final battle.

That is, White Dragon Emperor VS Whitebeard!

Whitebeard practically "sent off" most of his sons' lives himself.

Even if there is interference from the enemy.

But the one who made this decision and sent his sons on their way was always his "father"!

The immense mental stimulation, like a raging fire, directly "ignited" the white beard.

Whitebeard, whose injuries had relapsed and who was in poor condition, strangely suppressed his physical injuries under this intense mental stimulation. As if experiencing a final burst of energy before death, his aura returned to its peak.

This moment.

The white-bearded man's bloodshot eyes were fixed on the White Dragon Emperor before him.

Even at the cost of his life, he would make this brat in front of him pay for his sons' deaths!

The white beard moved!

He grabbed the Supreme Grade Sword [Murakumogiri] from the side with his right hand, and stomped heavily on the ground of the Sky Garden with both feet, the powerful force shattering the ground.

Using this powerful recoil, Whitebeard's speed suddenly increased, and he rushed towards White Dragon Emperor at an extremely fast speed.

The sword "Murakumo-giri," one of the twelve supreme grade swords, was swung with great force by the white-bearded man, unleashing a thunderous slash in mid-air that resembled a crescent moon.

On the broad blade of the Murakumogiri, black and red arcs of electricity, symbolizing Conqueror's Haki, and pale white vibrational power, representing the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, are simultaneously wrapped.

His white beard, gleaming with a final burst of energy, seemed to have returned to its peak at this moment.

But Storm remained calm.

Faced with Whitebeard's thunderous slash, Storm's right fist struck out with what appeared to be a slow but actually fast motion, his ordinary right fist simultaneously wreathed in Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki.

Boom! A punch, a slash.

The two collided under the spotlight.

A blinding light, like the blazing summer sun, suddenly erupted, completely covering the Sky Garden and making it impossible to see the situation at the core of the battlefield. Black and red arcs of domineering electricity danced wildly across the Sky Garden like twisted lightning snakes.

The almost tangible [Conqueror's Haki] recklessly ravaged and destroyed the surrounding environment, making the already rugged land even more fragmented.

The thunderous sounds of battle were incessant.

Although the white-bearded creature no longer exerts any influence on the Sky Garden, the island, which had just nearly flipped over and sunk into the sea, slowly returned to its original level state.

But at this very moment, amidst the clash between Storm and Whitebeard, the small patch of battlefield where they were located still risked sinking into the sea.

The relatively weaker members of the Storm Pirates were forced to retreat some distance.

Morgans was forced to retreat repeatedly, moving away from the two terrifyingly powerful monsters.

Only the members of the Dawn Pirates could completely ignore the aftermath of the battle between Strom and Whitebeard, silently guarding the area like stars surrounding the moon.

Two red lights shone in Storm's eyes as his nine-star Observation Haki quietly activated, allowing him to meticulously observe the state of the white-bearded man before him.

In his perception, the white beard was like a blazing fireball, powerful and dazzling enough.

But it just can't last long.

"A last gasp before death?"

With a slight thought, Storm silently released the demonic power of the Clay-Clay Fruit.

"Then let me see you off on your final journey, Whitebeard!"

"Stop talking big!"

The white-bearded man's eyes were bloodshot, and the muscles in his arms were bulging high, with veins like earthworms exposed on his skin, making him look even more ferocious.

"You little rascal playing in the mud!"

The white-bearded man said this, but his eyes were carefully observing the changes opposite him.

Suddenly, a mysterious power appeared, igniting the white dragon's body like flames. His clothes and hair instantly transformed into a clay-like color, and spiral patterns resembling ocean whirlpools appeared all over his body.

It is worth mentioning that.

The white hues on Bai Long's body—his white clothes, his short white hair—all seemed to flow like seawater.

It appears extremely mysterious and profound.

Transformation!?

A sense of surprise welled up in Whitebeard's heart.

Isn't "transformation" an exclusive ability of Zoan-type Devil Fruit users?

When did Paramecia-type Devil Fruit users become able to "transform" like this?

Could it be that the white dragon didn't eat the Clay Fruit, but some unknown mythical beast?

Storm releases the "Clay Nikka" form.

He has had this ability for a long time.

But this is the first time I've used it in public!

And it was used in a live broadcast event that was broadcast to the whole world!

The moment Storm's "Clay Nikka" form appeared.

Red Line, Mary Geoise, Between Powers.

The Five Elders, who were also watching the execution live, all stared wide-eyed.

The White Dragon Emperor's form, its color, its appearance that resembles both flames and seawater—

This made the Five Elders involuntarily think of another person.

A legendary figure who died eight hundred years ago.

Joey Boy!

"The Hundred Dragon Emperor! Him! How could this be!"

"What kind of ability is this!? Why can the White Dragon Emperor transform into this form!?"

"Its appearance is like both flames and seawater! Is this really the White Dragon Emperor?"

"Wasn't it said that the White Dragon Emperor ate the Clay-Clay Fruit?"

"Even if the legendary Gum-Gum Fruit awakens, it's still nothing special!"

That's right!

What shocked the Five Elders most was that the form the White Dragon Emperor was now displaying was not only identical to the "Free Form" of Joey Boy from eight hundred years ago, but exactly the same!

However, all the intelligence gathering in the past has proven one point.

The White Dragon Emperor is a user of the Paramecia-type Clay-Clay Fruit!

And the Devil Fruit that Joy Boy possesses.

The fruit whose name was forcibly changed by the World Government and renamed the "Gum-Gum Fruit" is a Zoan-type Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Nikka form.

Wasn't it taken away by Shanks?!

The Five Elders were thrown into a state of utter confusion.

"Was the Gum-Gum Fruit that Shanks stole eaten by the White Dragon Emperor?"

"That's impossible! Even if the White Dragon Emperor took the Gum-Gum Fruit from Shanks, he couldn't possibly eat two Devil Fruits at the same time!"

"Devil Fruits are incompatible! One person cannot eat two Devil Fruits! This is an ironclad rule of the sea!"

"But how do we explain the White Dragon Emperor's current posture!?"

"There is no such thing as 'Nika' in the world, or rather, everyone can be 'Nika'?"

The scientific defense god, Satan Saint, subconsciously voiced his conjecture.

But in the next instant, a black flame, as if from hell, began to burn on the surface of his body.

"ah!!"

Enveloped in black flames, Satan Saint let out a bloodcurdling scream.

However, the Five Elders not only did not offer any help, but were so frightened that they dodged away repeatedly, then knelt on the ground, facing the direction of the flowers.

No one can punish the Five Elders.

Only God, only the master of the Throne of Emptiness, can punish the Five Elders!

Satan Saint was "ignited," and there's only one possibility: Im is enraged!

"Joey! Boy!"

Im's piercing screams echoed in the minds of the Five Elders of the Power Realm.

"The White Dragon is not Joey Boy!"

"But! His threat is no less than that of Joey Boy!"

"Kill the White Dragon! Join forces with Nasujuro! Kill the White Dragon!!"

Im screamed as he gave orders to the Five Elders.

This spiritual communication remains unknown to the outside world.

Sky Garden.

After releasing his "Clay Nikka" form, Storm began to display his abilities at will.