Redhead looked around and sensed that his companions were weak and even had a faint life force, so he quickly told Ben Beckman to treat them.

"Then what will you do...?"

Ben Beckman hesitated upon hearing this.

The power Yang Hao is currently displaying is truly terrifying. It was already difficult enough without the help of Crocodile and the others. If he were to leave the battlefield, could Shanks withstand it?

Upon hearing this, Red Hair replied in a somber tone, "This man is beyond the reach of numbers. Even with your help, we are probably no match for him."

"Gather everyone together and let's evacuate."

In the end, Shanks sounded unwilling, but as the captain, he should have made this judgment.

Faced with an invincible opponent, what he had to do was not to fight to the death, but to preserve his companions' lives as much as possible and escape with their lives.

Upon hearing this, Ben Beckman immediately understood Shanks's intention and quickly retreated.

"Tsk tsk, Shanks, you're scared, huh? In that case, I'll handle him all by myself!"

"Yang Hao, let's have a one-on-one fight, hahaha!!!"

Barrett laughed wildly, stepped forward, and lunged at Yang Hao.

But the result was that it flew back even faster.

Yang Hao's massive, jet-black fist once again shattered Barrett's incredibly powerful Armament Haki defense, sending him flying backward, coughing up blood.

Even before the Nightmare status was stacked, Barrett's defense was already struggling to withstand Yang Hao's punches, let alone now.

As Barrett was knocked away, a gust of wind swept through, causing his red hair and black cloak to flutter wildly.

Immediately afterward, a gust of evil wind arose, and Yang Hao charged towards the red-haired man.

Faced with Yang Hao's attack, the red-haired man did not retreat, and suddenly slashed with the Griffin in his hand.

With a buzzing sound.

A dark red blade aura suddenly rose up.

Like splitting the heavens and earth, it directly cut through the raging wind and fell headlong towards Yang Hao.

Faced with this fierce slash, Yang Hao neither dodged nor avoided it. With his two large, black hands, he grabbed at the blade with his bare hands!

"Open it for me!"

The blade energy unleashed by the red-haired man was no less massive than Yang Hao's at this moment.

But the moment it struck Yang Hao, it suddenly froze.

"What!?"

Redhead was startled and immediately noticed something amiss.

Before Yang Hao's gaping maw, waves of sound could be seen emanating from within.

It was also interspersed with dark red lightning.

It was a sonic roar mixed with Conqueror's Haki.

Under the roar of these sonic waves, the kinetic energy of his massive slash was rapidly reduced, and then he was almost obediently held in Yang Hao's hand.

With a sudden burst of force, Yang Hao's seemingly massive strike shattered.

Immediately afterwards, breaking through the energy fluctuations, Yang Hao crushed down like a mountain!

Redhead's expression changed, and he hurriedly dodged, but the massive Yang Hao was even faster than him!

In this situation, even if Shanks possessed Observation Haki that allowed him to foresee the future, it would be of no use!

With a bang, the red-haired man also coughed up blood and flew backward.

But this time, Yang Hao didn't let the redhead off the hook. He relentlessly attacked with his fists, which were as big as water tanks.

Shanks' several simple yet powerful counterattacks were all thwarted by him, followed by a barrage of punches and kicks.

When Yang Hao's power reaches a certain level, he no longer pursues any changes in techniques, because every move he makes, amplified by his extremely powerful strength, is like a powerful move.

Hawkeye is also researching this, but he hasn't succeeded in doing so yet.

Therefore, seeing Yang Hao's current state, even the world's greatest swordsman was deeply shocked.

Of course, he didn't forget his friend's situation. Seeing that Shanks was being overwhelmed by Yang Hao, he also wielded the world's number one black sword, Yoru, and came to help.

However, it was still to no avail.

Although Shanks and Hawkeye are both top-tier powerhouses like Yang Hao.

However, even among top-tier experts, there are differences in skill level.

At this moment, with the combined amplification of various forms, Yang Hao's power was almost surpassing the level of top-tier experts.

This is also why Shanks doesn't need Ben Beckman's help.

In just a short while, both Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, and Hawkeye, the world's greatest swordsman, fell to Yang Hao's fists.

Although they were top-tier experts, they were still swordsmen, and their physical strength wasn't particularly great.

Under Yang Hao's terrifying fists, they couldn't hold out for long.

Barrett, on the other hand, bounced back up and ran out alive after Shanks and Hawkeye fell down.

As expected of a physical powerhouse.

However, Yang Hao was not surprised but delighted upon seeing this.

This was the first time he had used Nightmare Mode in combat, and merely taking down Shanks and Hawkeye wasn't enough.

Simply put, it's not enough.

And so, under the watchful eyes of Katakuri and the others, Yang Hao and Barrett engaged in a brutal close-quarters combat.

Barrett is indeed very strong; his physique is among the best of the top experts.

But it's a pity.

He is still far inferior to Yang Hao.

So an hour later, Barrett also collapsed to the ground, lying in a starfish position.

Looking at the sky, Barrett's face showed a hint of confusion.

He originally thought that with what he had accumulated in Impel Down, he would be able to sweep across the seas after he came out.

But to his utter surprise, he lost on his very first attempt.

Even though his opponent was the world's most powerful sea emperor, he still found it hard to believe.

From the Great Pirate Era to the present new era, he has never been able to become the strongest. Is he destined to be subordinate to others?

Just as Barrett was questioning his existence, Yang Hao's voice suddenly rang out.

Chapter 299 They've all joined the Beast Pirates!?

"Heh, you've already fallen? I thought you were so strong."

Just as Barrett was questioning his existence, Yang Hao's voice rang out, tinged with sarcasm.

Upon hearing this, Barrett immediately frowned and looked over.

At this moment, Yang Hao had returned to his original handsome appearance.

In this form, he shouldn't be too terrifyingly strong.

However, Barrett had been completely defeated and could no longer muster any will to fight back. He simply snorted coldly to express his dissatisfaction.

But Yang Hao didn't seem to intend to let him off so easily, and continued, "Do you know why you're not my match?"

Upon hearing this, Barrett was taken aback and ignored it, but his ears perked up quietly.

He also wanted to know about this.

"Is it because of the Devil Fruit's power?"

Upon hearing Yang Hao's words, Barrett's heart stirred.

He compared his own abilities with Yang Hao's and surprisingly found himself agreeing with him.

His fusion fruit ability is certainly powerful, even arguably a divine skill in war, but in one-on-one combat, it seems inferior to Yang Hao's Zoan-type.

Oh, and there were the transformations Yang Hao just showed, and the boost from Gecko Moria...

Just as Barrett was thinking this, Yang Hao asked again, "Is it still because of my transformation forms?"

"neither."

Yang Hao denied all of them.

Barrett was taken aback.

Yang Hao's voice continued, "It's because you've been working in isolation all these years!"

"I heard you didn't give up your training even when you were in Impel Down, right? But so what!?"

"Simply focusing on cultivation is not the best approach."

"Besides cultivation, one also needs to fight and battle. Only in this way can one obtain infinitely powerful strength!"

Yang Hao spoke with the air of someone who had been through it all.

Barrett scoffed at the idea, after all, he had experienced his own fair share of battles and bloodshed.

Judging from Yang Hao's age, Yang Hao may not have experienced as many battles and fights as him.

However, given that Yang Hao is the victor, his words naturally have some merit.

Barrett couldn't help but reflect on whether his years of closed-door training in Impel Down had really been ineffective.

Otherwise, how could Yang Hao, who is so much younger than him, have defeated him...?

Seeing Barrett deep in thought, Yang Hao smiled to himself.

He deliberately lectured Barrett, precisely to achieve this effect.

Strike while the iron is hot, he quickly continued, "Barrett, come with me, and I will provide you with more opportunities to fight and kill."

"On this vast ocean, almost all the famous strongmen are under my command. If you join my pirate crew, you will never lack opponents!"

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