Pirate: I'm cracked, but my mutation talent is incredibly strong.

Several days later, in a certain sea area of ​​the Grand Line Paradise.

"Fang Huo, your physique is truly useless. Even an eight-year-old in my village is stronger than you!"

"Hmph! Stop spouting nonsense. Having bloodlines isn't everything! I'll get stronger eventually. In a few years, I'll definitely achieve a qualitative breakthrough!"

Despite his relentless training, Fang Huo's physique still couldn't meet Locke's minimum requirements.

This was simply the weakest student Rocks had ever seen.

Even the little brats of the David clan are stronger than Fang Huo.

The sailors and handyman on the ship were used to the daily bickering between Locke and Fang Huo.

They never imagined that Rocks, who was capable of killing a Marine Admiral, would be such a person.

"Captain Rocks, are we almost at Sabaody Archipelago?"

One of the sailors was a little panicked, after all, this area of ​​water was very close to the naval headquarters, and they were really afraid of being suddenly surrounded by the navy.

"Then lower the black flag and discreetly enter the Sabaody Archipelago."

Lox was prepared; he wasn't a truly reckless brute and knew when to keep a low profile.

He even prepared cloaks for himself and Fang Huo.

This golden warship in the sky had already been altered by them and had been completely transformed into a pirate ship.

The World Government has some reservations about Rocks's repeated attacks on pirate crews during this period...

According to intelligence, Rocks seems to be constantly playing the Davy Back Fight game with those Paradise Pirates, but he hasn't managed to steal anything from them.

Even a new supernova with a bounty of over 100 million was not snatched away by Rocks.

The World Government was even somewhat pleased to see Rocks help wipe out the pirate crew.

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The coating process in the Sabaody Archipelago went surprisingly smoothly, and no incidents occurred.

The Sword of Gibbe successfully reached Fishman Island.

"Hmph, the World Government is deliberately letting pirates and ambitious individuals from the Four Seas and the Grand Line into the New World!"

"Moreover, various pirates have brought a steady stream of slaves and treasures to the Sabaody Archipelago, and the Celestial Dragons have left behind illegal spies specifically for their own amusement."

"The Sabaody Archipelago has now become the Celestial Dragons' backyard."

"A prosperous yet twisted island. The Celestial Dragons would not allow the Navy and pirates to fight a major war here unless they had no other choice."

Rocks snorted softly; he had experienced the darkness of the lawless zone of Sabaody Archipelago himself.

Human auction houses and slave shops are everywhere.

It's practically hell for commoners, paradise for nobles, and a haven for Celestial Dragons...

"So, Rocks, you want to become the King of the World. Once you become king, will you change all of this?"

Fang Huo looked at the disdainful-looking Lockes and spoke calmly.

Even if this brute manages to defeat Im and become the King of the World, he probably won't rule the world.

"..."

Lox was taken aback; he hadn't thought that far ahead.

A terrifying world king was already something he had exhausted all his efforts to figure out, yet he still wasn't confident.

According to the traditions and intelligence of the David family, they must defeat the world king who possesses an immortal body.

You need to possess at least two of the strongest Devil Fruits!

One is the strongest Mythical Zoan type, Nika the Sun God, and the other is the most evil nature type, the Dark-Dark Fruit.

The Sun God Nika Fruit's power possesses unparalleled combat strength, and even has a special ability to counter that old monster.

The Dark-Dark Fruit possesses the bizarre ability to counter all Devil Fruit powers.

However, he currently has absolutely no information about these two Devil Fruits.

He could only place his hopes on Fang Huo.

"Let's think about it after we defeat that old monster!"

"But aren't you still here?"

"All I want to do right now is defeat the King of the World!"

Lox laughed heartily, completely unconcerned about things that hadn't even happened yet.

"If you were to face that old monster head-on, don't be so scared you wet yourself."

Rocks tried to strike Fang Huo again, but Fang Huo quickly flew away to dodge.

"However, your ancestor David D. Jones seems to have had a pact with the World King Nerona Im."

Fang Huo looked at Lockes and asked, "To be honest, I also want to know what the contract between Im and Jones is."

"So you knew my real surname after all!"

Lockes glanced at Fang Huo with a serious expression. Fang Huo even knew about the David family.

They also knew about the Valley of the Gods where they lived in seclusion.

"I also know that Im hangs Queen Lily's portrait in the Holy Land and looks at it every day, knowing that she can descend and possess the Five Elders and the Knights of God."

"Furthermore, every one of the Five Elders and the Knight of God possesses immortality."

"Only the highest level of Conqueror's Haki can break their immortality."

"Rocks, your Conqueror's Haki isn't enough, is it?"

"In a corner of the future, I saw you unable to even kill the commander of the Knights of God."

"Your entanglement only delayed the Divine Knight Commander's immortal recovery!"

Fang Huo looked at Rocks with a similarly serious expression. He couldn't understand why even Rocks' Conqueror's Haki Entanglement couldn't defeat the God Knight.

This is a bit tricky!

"What? Immortal? Even I can't kill him?"

Rocks's face grew increasingly grim, his apprehension towards Im, the King of the World, and the Five Elders' Knights of the Gods deepened.

Such a terrifying enemy, can I really defeat Im?

"Therefore, you need to train an even stronger Conqueror's Haki Entanglement!"

"Work hard."

Fang Huo encouraged Locke, who was having some existential doubts.

How can a captain be lazier than his crew?

When Fang Huo trains in the future, Locke will also need to train twice as hard.

Don't think that just because you can kill a Navy Admiral, you don't need to train!

It's far from enough to defeat Im.

"An even stronger Conqueror's Haki entanglement..."

Rocks felt that he had reached the peak of his strength and planned to focus on recruiting powerful subordinates and finding two legendary Devil Fruits.

He felt that he could only take a step further and reach Im's level through his Devil Fruit powers.

But now Fang Huo tells him that his Conqueror's Haki Entanglement has not yet reached its peak and can still be improved.

"Joy Boy's god-level Conqueror's Haki can terrify Im and force awakened Mythical Zoan users back into human form."

"You have a long road ahead of you, keep up the good work!"

Fang Huo, like an elder, patted Locke on the shoulder and gave him a good lecture.

Just as Locke was about to nod seriously, he saw Fang Huo's young face so close to his eyes and immediately flew into a rage.

"Get lost! I don't need you to teach me how to do things!"

Enraged, Lockes unleashed his Overlord Fist, blasting the fleeing Fang Huo into the cabin.

"Captain Rocks, be careful, we're still underwater!"

A dozen or so sailors and laborers trembled with fear, terrified that the coating would break and they would all perish at sea.

"Lox, you didn't heed the advice of your elders, and now you're paying the price!"

Fang Huo let out screams and curses.

"Tch, you call yourself old? You brat, I'm going to teach you a lesson!"

"Don't think you can lecture me just because you can see a little bit of the future."

"You yourself said that the future can be changed!"

"Now you predict whether you'll get a beating from me today?"

"Guess correctly and you'll win a prize!"

Locus grinned and clenched his fists as he walked into the cabin, ready to give Fang Huo, that arrogant bastard, a good beating.

"I'm already injured, you can't hit me..."

"Looks like your prediction was wrong. Behold my supreme elbow strike!"

"Ah!! I predicted you'd beat me up next... I want a reward!"

"Hahaha, congratulations on your accurate prediction! I'm really going to keep beating you up, and the reward is an unparalleled giant foot!"

"You'll pay for this, Rocks!!"

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