The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

Ashura Child calmly refused.

Even though he was utterly disappointed in Kozuki Oden, he wouldn't side with Kaido.

"Tch... Fine then, you can spend the rest of your life at the Udon quarry."

Kaido had only asked casually, and since Ashura Doji didn't agree, he didn't intend to force him.

There is plenty of time ahead; he will have all the time to subdue Ashura Doji.

"Quinn, let the Flying Six be in charge of escorting Ashura Doji."

After casually giving instructions, Kaido took King and left.

Since Kozuki Oden wasn't coming, he had no interest in getting involved in such a trivial matter.

"What? In the end, all the trouble fell on my shoulders again."

After complaining, Queen began to contact the Flying Six of the Beasts Pirates.

The Beasts Pirates' leadership is roughly divided into three tiers. The highest-ranking is the Governor-General, followed by Kaido and King, who are considered the highest-ranking officers in the pirate crew.

Below him and Jin were ordinary officers known as 'Shin-da'.

The so-called Flying Six are the six strongest fighters in the real fight.

Quinn was in charge of managing all the real fighters, not because he was the strongest, but because his two older brothers didn't care about anything, so the trivial matters fell to him.

"Hey, Hareno, you and Vante are in charge of escorting Ashura Doji to Udon."

Queen had just brought Ashura Doji's escort vehicle to the outskirts of the Flower Capital when he finally saw two of the Flying Six.

Harleno, a 5-meter-tall giant, nodded earnestly, indicating that he was committed to completing the mission.

Compared to him, Vant was much shorter, only 1.7 meters tall, looking like a dwarf compared to Quinn and Harrell.

He had a face like a rat, and a sly smile.

"Second Brother Quinn, if I complete this task, will I be promoted to a senior board member?"

"You're so smart, get to work!"

Quinn scoffed, ignored Vant, and swaggered away, swinging his fat belly.

The Flying Six are the six strongest members under the Big Six, and naturally not all of them are as honest as Harleno.

Wan Te was one of those who really wanted to rise to power, but unfortunately, his abilities and ambitions were far from meeting.

"Pshaw, we'll do the dirty and hard work. So what if they were born two years earlier than us?"

Vante cursed angrily, glanced at Ashura Doji, and his hands, which had been hooked together, suddenly turned into sharp rat claws, aiming straight for Ashura Doji's face.

boom! ! !

The sharp claws slashed at Ashura Child's face, but no blood splattered; instead, they produced a metallic clanging sound.

Ashura Doji's face was covered with Armament Haki, and his cold eyes stared at Vant.

When Wan Te was stared at by that extremely imposing gaze, he couldn't help but take two steps back.

"Damn it, you're nothing but a prisoner!"

Immediately, he realized something was wrong and, somewhat annoyed, charged at Ashura Child again.

"Alright, Vant!"

Hareno's deep, booming voice rang out, and a giant hand blocked Vant's path.

"We should get going, or Queen will be angry."

"Hmph, only a fool like you would willingly listen to him."

Vante chuckled coldly a few times. Feeling that he had little chance to torture the prisoners, he was a bit bored and leaped onto the giant lizard pulling the prison cart.

This lizard is called the Thunder Lizard, a special animal from Wano Country. It has excellent walking ability and is very suitable for pulling carts.

The little incident quickly passed, and Ashura Child's prison cart continued its journey towards the rabbit bowl.

Ashura Doji only slowly withdrew his gaze from the Flower Capital after it disappeared from sight.

Although he already knew the outcome, he couldn't help but show disappointment in his eyes.

Kozuki Oden never appeared until the very end.

Since we parted two days ago, I haven't seen him even once.

Saying you should understand what he's carrying? Ha, people like that are simply not trustworthy...

Ashura Child simply gave up all hope, sprawled out in the prison cart, looking like he had completely given up.

The Flower Capital is very close to the Rabbit Rice Bowl. With the Thunder Lizard's speed, it can reach the Seastone Mine in half a day.

It was unclear how long they had been traveling, but when Ashura Doji sensed that the Thunder Lizard had stopped, he slowly opened his eyes.

Just when he thought he had arrived, he glanced at his surroundings and suddenly realized something was wrong.

The surrounding area was still a desolate landscape, not the kind of terrain with strange rocks that a quarry would have.

"Why did it stop?"

As he slowly got up, he saw the Thunder Lizard lying face down on the ground, which made him even more certain that something was wrong.

Could it be Kozuki Oden?

Ashura Doji only waited a second before ruling out that possibility.

Anyone could come to save him, but not Kozuki Oden!

He glanced at Vanter, who looked as if facing a formidable enemy, and sneered inwardly.

Kaido's subordinates are only at this level; he has no idea what Kozuki Oden was worried about.

At this moment, Vante stood frozen in place, cold sweat streaming down his face. He hunched over, staring nervously into the distance, completely devoid of his previous arrogance, muttering to himself:

"Impossible... Even Lord Kaido never gave me this feeling of facing death... It must be a lie!"

After listening several times, Ashura Doji finally understood what Vante was muttering.

At this moment, he also realized that something was wrong.

Just then, an extremely terrifying aura came from ahead, which Ashura Doji caught with his Observation Haki.

"Such a terrifying aura... no weaker than Kaido and Kozuki Oden..."

Ashura Child looked solemn and muttered to himself.

Just then, as if sensing something, he slowly raised his head and looked into the distance.

Two people were slowly walking towards them in the wilderness directly in front of them.

No... saying it's two people isn't accurate; there's also a child sitting on the man's shoulders.

It's them!

Ashura Child's expression tightened slightly; he recognized the person who had come.

These were the three people he encountered on the road when he came to the City of Flowers.

At the same time, he also became slightly nervous.

He knew Gion was strong, but he didn't expect her to be this strong when she unleashed her full power.

Especially the man next to him, who was not as harmless as he had been in the caravan, exuded a domineering aura.

Ashura Doji had heard Kozuki Oden mention this ability, calling it Conqueror's Haki.

Those who can master this ability are extraordinary individuals.

Chapter 81 People Who Cherish Their Lives

"die!!!"

Compared to Vant, who was so skilled in Observation Haki that he dared not move, Hareno was much less hesitant when he saw Luther and the others.

Having roughly guessed that the other party was up to no good, he charged straight at Luther and his companion like a heavily armored tank.

During the journey, his body transformed into the form of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, standing about 10 meters tall and several times larger. His two thick legs stomped on the ground with thunderous thuds.

"Roar!"

Facing the imposing Harleno, a gentle breeze blew by, and peach-colored petals were scattered all over the sky.

From the perspectives of Vanto and Ashura Doji, Gion suddenly disappeared.

"Peach Dance - Falling Cherry Blossoms!"

clang!

With a sound of a sword being sheathed, a shower of cherry blossoms completely enveloped Hareno, and Gion's figure appeared one meter in front of Vant.

Behind them, Harleno, enveloped in cherry blossoms, soon revealed himself.

At this moment, he had completely transformed into a blood-red Tyrannosaurus Rex, lying motionless on the ground, without making a sound.

"Gudu!"

Seeing this, Vante swallowed hard in fear.

Even though Gion was within his attack range, he didn't dare to move an inch.

He knew perfectly well that if he showed any aggression, his fate would be no better than Harrell's.

He recognized her at first glance; this woman was someone he couldn't afford to offend... no, even his boss Kaido might not be able to afford to offend her.

"What's your name?"

Luther's voice grew louder as he slowly walked, leading Robin to Gion's side.

"Ah, I am Vant!"

After stating his name, perhaps feeling it wasn't enough, Wan Te immediately added:

"I am a user of the Rat-Rat Fruit, an Ancient Zoan type, with the form of a horned gopher. My bounty is 210 million. I was once the captain of the Rat King Pirates and am now one of the 'Flying Six' of the Beasts Pirates."

"Oh right, the Flying Six are the most powerful members of the Beasts Pirates under the top signboard. Besides Kaido and the two top signboard members, I am the most valuable! Harreno and I, that guy who just died, are in charge of the Udon, and I am in charge of managing the Seastone Quarry. As for the other four, they are responsible for keeping watch on the other four major areas besides the Flower Capital."

"Don't be fooled by the fact that they're each in charge of a region; I'm actually the fourth-ranking member of the Beasts Pirates. The areas they're in charge of have no future. For Lord Kaido, the Seastone Quarry is the most important place!"