One Piece: Space-Space Fruit, Joining the Rocks Crew

"Have I been too lenient with you? Ask me again and I'll make you fly!" Luo Tian's eyes turned cold.

The pirate captain was immediately terrified and scrambled to the helm, not daring to be negligent in the slightest, and steered the ship toward Beehive Island with all his might.

The next day, after the pirate captain had been sailing through the night in a state of constant anxiety, the pirate ship finally arrived at the Rocks Pirates' headquarters—Honeycomb Island.

This island is known as "Pirate Paradise," a gathering place for all pirates in the New World, filled with desire, violence, and chaos.

Rocks chose this location as his base because he valued the diverse and powerful environment, which would make it easier for him to recruit ambitious and powerful individuals from all over the world.

The Lockheed flag flying on the ship allowed Luo Tian and his group to pass through without any hindrance or questioning.

Just as we reached the shore, a loud shout suddenly rang out.

"That's him! This kid killed dozens of our brothers! We can't let him get away with this!"

Seeing that they had set foot on their own territory, the pirate captain took advantage of the moment when Luo Tian's gaze swept across the entire island and suddenly jumped off the ship.

He ran frantically toward the shore, shouting at the top of his lungs in an attempt to attract attention.

However, his shouts had not completely faded away.

hum-

A repulsive force, arriving later but arriving first, pierced through the pirate leader's body, sending him flying three hundred meters away.

Soon, the pirates nearby gathered around at the sound, their eyes flashing with murderous intent.

In the eyes of these people, any act of provoking the Rocks Pirates must be repaid with blood.

Luo Tian was too lazy to waste time on these small fry. With a slight thought, his figure blurred in place and disappeared instantly.

【Spatial Leap】Short-distance teleportation can be performed with the mind, allowing you to accurately land at any designated point within your line of sight!

In a few flashes, Luo Tian had already traversed most of the port and surrounding area, directly teleporting to the central area of ​​Beehive Island, which symbolized the core of power.

Just as his figure solidified!

"Whoosh—!"

A massive, crescent-shaped golden beam shot out without warning from the gate of a bunker built against the mountain, heading straight for Luo Tian's face!

Luo Tian remained expressionless, raised his right hand, and with his five fingers slightly spread, a semi-transparent spatial barrier instantly unfolded in front of him.

[Void Barrier] Unfolds a semi-transparent spatial wall that can deflect all attacks!

"Clang!"

The golden slashing wave crashed violently against the spatial barrier, producing a deafening roar, and the energy surged and scattered in all directions.

Ultimately, it was forcefully deflected and bounced off, flying diagonally into the sky and splitting the clouds in the distant sky with a huge crack.

Luo Tian understood: it seemed that from the moment he landed on the island, his every move had probably been seen by the higher-ups of the Rocks Pirates.

This level of vigilance and strength is truly befitting of a new world overlord.

The loud noise of the golden slash being deflected instantly attracted the attention of more pirates on Beehive Island, who surrounded them from all directions.

"If I'm not mistaken, kid, you're not one of us, are you?" A menacing voice slowly rang out:

"You've got some nerve, daring to come here all by yourself."

With the sound of footsteps, the overlord who rules the entire new world—Lox D. Giebeck—appears, surrounded by his subordinates.

Beside him stood Edward Newgate, shirtless and blond, Charlotte Linlin, eating snacks, and Shiki the Golden Lion, wielding twin swords—the slash from just now was clearly his doing.

These three are the core members of the Rocks Pirates, and also the three strongest among them.

The others were ordinary cadres.

"Not yet, but it will be soon." Facing this lineup that was enough to make the sea tremble, Luo Tian grinned.

Everyone naturally understood the undisguised ambition and the underlying message of defection in his words.

"Hahahaha!" Rocks burst into laughter:

"You've got quite the nerve, but without sufficient strength, forget about joining us; you might not even be able to leave here alive today!"

The surrounding cadres, such as Yin Fu, John, and Wang Zhi, all watched with great interest this arrogant young man, as if watching a show.

For the Rocks Pirates, who aimed to dominate the New World, they had seen plenty of pirates like this who offered themselves up and tried to rise to the top overnight.

But most of them were overconfident and ended up drowning at sea, becoming food for fish.

Under Rocks's top-tier Observation Haki, Luo Tian's aura was indeed much stronger than that of the previous challengers.

Moreover, he possessed a strange ability, but this only piqued his interest slightly, far from warranting his attention.

"Gurrah...what an interesting lad," Edward Newgate mused, arms crossed.

"To be able to deflect Shiki's casual attack so easily, it must be some kind of special Paramecia-type Devil Fruit ability, right?"

Neither Rocks nor his officers had any immediate plans to intervene; dealing with a challenger of this caliber required far more than their personal involvement.

Naturally, there will be people who want to demonstrate or maintain the dignity of the pirate crew.

The central area of ​​Beehive Island is usually the area of ​​activity for officers and elite crew members.

Only when a summons is received or a special event occurs are captains of each squad and outstanding regular crew members allowed to enter.

At this moment, a large number of pirates who heard the commotion had gathered here, and they witnessed with their own eyes Luo Tian deflecting the powerful slash of Shiki's executive.

Those ordinary crew members who knew they could not possibly withstand this attack had mixed feelings in their eyes, and couldn't help but feel a bit of envy and awe towards the powerful figure in the arena.

This is the instinctive desire of the weak to become the strong.

"Hmph, a bunch of good-for-nothings, scared like this by some nobody!"

A captain-level pirate, confident in his strength, stepped forward, his face filled with disdain and anger:

"Kid, let me see what makes you so confident about venturing onto the island alone!"

"Oh?" Luo Tian smiled coldly. "So, you're quite brave!"

"I'm super brave, okay!" the pirate captain loudly proclaimed.

"Remember my name, I'm Zao Si, a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user with the Bird-Bird Fruit, Golden Eagle form! My bounty is 510 million Berries!"

Before he could finish speaking, Zao Si suddenly activated his Devil Fruit ability.

His body rapidly expanded, and with a "whoosh," golden wings unfurled from his back. His hands transformed into sharp claws, and he instantly transformed into a half-human, half-eagle form!

The greatly enhanced physical attributes in his half-beast form, especially speed and strength, gave Zass a surge of confidence.

He firmly believed that with the powerful physique and strength brought by the animal type, he could definitely tear this arrogant young man to pieces!

"Golden Eagle Form? I think it should be read backwards!"

Luo Tian couldn't help but complain, while raising his right hand and gently shaking hands with the eagle-man rushing towards him from a distance.

hum-

An irresistible gravitational force instantly locked onto Zao Si.

Suddenly, the eagle-man Zao Si, who had been rushing forward, felt his body lose control and involuntarily flew rapidly towards Luo Tian.

"What?!" Zao Si was shocked. He flapped his wings desperately, but he couldn't get rid of this strange power at all.

In the critical moment, his fighting instincts made him quickly cover his sharp, hard beak with Armament Haki, intending to use the momentum of being sucked in to pierce his opponent's chest in one fell swoop.

However, Luo Tian had already seen through the other party's intentions.

Just as Zao Si was being sucked several meters in front of him, and the bird's beak was about to pierce him...

Luo Tian clenched his right fist and raised it high, a shockwave condensing on his fist, and then threw a punch with his backhand!

Is that you, Mr. Lowbeard?

Whoosh—Boom—!

A powerful shockwave suddenly erupted, centered on Luo Tian's fist!

The surrounding air was compressed to an extreme and then suddenly exploded, causing the space to tremble violently.

The bird's beak, covered in Armament Haki, was the first to be hit. Faced with the terrifying shockwave, its so-called Haki defense was as fragile as paper and shattered instantly!

boom--

Luo Tian punched Zao Si in the chest, the sternum caved in instantly, and blood mixed with fragments of internal organs gushed out of his mouth and nose.

Zao Si was sent flying backward, crashing heavily onto the hard ground dozens of meters away, creating a deep crater and billowing dust. His fate was unknown.

The pirates watching the battle retreated to avoid being affected by the residual impact.

They were shocked to discover that Captain Zaws couldn't even last three seconds.

"Gurglalala..." Newgate analyzed:

"First, we used a gravity-like ability to forcibly pull Zao Si over, disrupting his flight rhythm and attack posture."

Then, a stronger shockwave is used to deflect it, creating a double attack from both inside and outside.

A decent combo, quite fun.

Shiki, cigar in mouth, glanced at the clueless Zao Si lying in the deep pit, his tone tinged with disdain:

"Whose subordinate is this? Someone with this level of skill is allowed to be a captain? He can't even withstand one punch from the opponent. When did our pirate crew's standards become so low?"

These words made Wang Zhi, an official standing nearby, look rather unpleasant.

Zao Si was his captain.

However, he thought again that if he could recruit this young man with strange abilities into his ranks, it would be a good way to make up for the loss of strength caused by the vacancy of the captain.

In the Rocks Pirates, the law of the jungle is the norm, and the fall of the old guard often means the rise of the new.

"Sorry, I didn't expect him to be so weak." Luo Tian spread his hands, feigning regret. "Just tell him to be more careful in his next life."