The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

Now there's another Phoenix... even Garp has been dragged down!

If this continues, the navy will become a mere shell of its former self!

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Kingdom of Alabasta

This is a superpower with a population of over ten million and a standing army of six hundred thousand.

Eight hundred years ago, Queen Nefertari and nineteen other kings founded the World Government, making it the only founding nation that did not remain in Mary Geoise to become Celestial Dragons.

Amidst swirling yellow sand, atop a vast, elevated sandstone plateau, lies Arubana, the capital of a city-kingdom.

Two cloaked figures walked side by side, stepping on the rough, off-white sandstone street tiles, passing through buildings constructed of chalk, and stopping in front of a luxurious resort.

Just as the servants guarding the manor gate were about to step forward to greet him, the Den Den Mushi rang. John waved the servants away, then took out his Den Den Mushi and walked into the manor with Shuri on his own.

While following the scent of the phoenix, he connected the Den Den Mushi and his voice came through:

“John Saint, after discussion among the five of us, we have decided to send you and Garin Saint together to hunt down Garp.”

"We must capture Garp alive and publicly execute this traitor!"

"I'm injured."

John shook his head helplessly, just as he had done when he reported to the Five Elders that Garp had escaped.

It wasn't that he didn't want to capture Garp, but Garp was too strong for him to beat, and he even got injured by Garp.

"Where is the military palace? Then let her go and meet with Garin Saint."

“She was injured too. You know, Garp awakened the ‘King’s Qualification,’ which allows him to injure even the immortal.”

John glanced at Shuli, who was still somewhat dazed beside him, and suddenly complained.

"I just don't understand, how can you allow a man who has awakened the 'qualities of a king' to exist in the Navy? What kind of king does he want to become? The Navy King?!"

"Karp is a ticking time bomb. He has been harboring evil intentions for a long time, and it just so happens that I ran into him this time."

"This is your responsibility. I don't need to pay for your mistakes and risk hunting down someone as powerful as Garp who could kill me!"

Chapter 161 Goddess Isis

John was exaggerating the danger posed by Garp, hoping to get the Five Elders to come out in full force to eliminate the threat.

If Mary Geoise's fighting force is reduced to just Im, then he can go and raid their base.

But it seems that Garp alone is not enough to get the Five Elders and the entire Knights of God to mobilize; we need to add something more.

"By the way, I heard that Admiral Sengoku has also awakened the 'King's Qualification'..."

John only told half the story, leaving endless suspense.

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone, and then the call was disconnected.

Staring at the sleeping Den Den Mushi, John's lips curled into a slight smile as his plan gradually became clear in his mind.

To reach Mary Geoise, he will face the five immortal mythical beasts of the Five Elders, along with the Knights of God, the Divine Blades, and the Navy and CP, who will rush to his aid after receiving the news.

This force called the World Government is terrifyingly powerful. Even if he were to gather Newgate, Linlin, Kaido, and Shiki together, he wouldn't be able to set up a proper battle against the World Government at this stage.

There is a severe lack of high-end combat capabilities!

The only solution is to focus our attention on the navy.

However, it is unrealistic to lead the entire navy to rebel against the World Government. Not to mention that most of the navy members have been thoroughly corrupted by power, their minds are already deeply ingrained with servility.

It's important to understand that the World Government is not a simple feudal system, but a highly centralized oligarchic authoritarian system, mixed with characteristics of aristocratic slavery and colonial empires.

And... divine right!

The Celestial Dragons, the "world's nobles," are "descendants of gods," a fact universally acknowledged.

In the minds of the Navy and the general public, the entire world belongs to the Celestial Dragons, and the Navy is the Celestial Dragons' vassals; the two are inextricably linked.

Even though instances of vassals overthrowing their lords and forcing them to commit suicide are common in history, the Navy is not a monolithic entity. Before rebelling against the World Government, the Navy must first fight among itself.

Furthermore, many naval personnel believe they are the embodiment of "justice," and that "rebelling" against the World Government would be a betrayal of "justice."

Furthermore, if the Navy were to clash with the World Government, it would cause the seas to descend into complete chaos, bringing disaster to many civilians. This would also render some Navy personnel who care about the civilians unable to act.

The accumulation of various factors has completely eliminated the possibility of the Navy defecting from the World Government.

"Therefore, we have no choice but to force the navy to make sacrifices."

John's eyes gleamed with a dark light; he was mentally prepared to bear the infamy.

In the worst-case scenario... the navy would be rendered ineffective, the seas would be in chaos as kingdoms fought each other, and the people would suffer from the ravages of war.

He will pay all of this for a chance to fight Im one-on-one.

If Im can be killed, those who are immortal due to the "Deep Sea Pact" will lose their power and turn into skeletons.

This is the most effective decapitation strike!

The world government will completely collapse as a result!

"Once I succeed, great scholars will naturally come to debate the classics for me."

"..."

Behind the pure white Moorish-style domed buildings of the resort is a scene of extreme luxury in the desert.

Passing through the carved arched stone portico, you first encounter a corridor paved with off-white sandstone, the walls of which are carved with traditional Alabasta scrolls and reliefs of the Santo River. Bronze animal head sprinklers are arranged along the columns, continuously spouting clear groundwater.

The long, shallow water channel meanders along the terrain, drawing the fresh water from the distant oasis hot springs into the deep pool. The surface of the water is covered with pale blue water lilies unique to the desert, and tiny water droplets fall onto the hot stone surface, creating a thin white mist that counteracts the scorching desert winds of the day.

This is a hot spring pool located in the desert.

At this moment, a typical Western beauty is lazily lying on the edge of the pool, her head drooping and looking very weak.

This is the "powerless" state of a Devil Fruit user cursed by the sea.

Hearing footsteps, Huang raised her head and saw the figure approaching. Her emerald pupils shimmered.

She braced herself against the stone platform at the edge of the pool and pulled herself out of the hot spring. Her snow-white breasts, encased in a black bikini, trembled and swayed. Her deep and charming features blossomed into a smile as she regained her strength.

"John!"

John lunged forward and was hit squarely by Phoenix, who clung to him like a sloth.

Phoenix buried her head in John's chest, water droplets trickling down her wet orange hair and into the collar of his cloak, giving his white suit a youthful glow.

John cradled Huang's plump, firm buttocks and legs, feeling the smooth, wet skin, and the heaviness that had been weighing on his heart vanished.

"I heard you ate a Devil Fruit. How is it? What kind of power does it have?"

"Whee!"

Huang grinned, revealing a set of pearly white teeth, and was about to kiss John on the cheek when she felt a deep, resentful gaze directed at her from the side.

She then realized that there was another person next to her.

Although she had been intimate with John in public more than once or twice, this was the first time she had been stared at so intently, which made her feel inexplicably shy.

John Phoenix slid off him, steadied himself, cleared his throat with his hands behind his back, and said playfully:

"It's a Zoan-type Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Isis form!"

As she spoke, Huang Xiu raised an eyebrow and suddenly looked directly at John.

Upon closer reflection, she sensed that something was amiss.

"Isis is a goddess from the desert, and is also revered as a protector of the seas..."

"In the mythology of the Alabasta Kingdom, Isis possesses the power to transcend fate, to resurrect the dead, to conquer destiny, to reverse people's fate, and to bring light."

“John.”

Huang Xu squinted, her long eyelashes trembling as she stared intently at the man before her.

"You made me disembark in Alabasta, did you already know about my abilities?"

"Or perhaps, this Devil Fruit was given to me by you?"

"Don't overthink it, it's just a coincidence."

A subconscious feeling of guilt made John avert his gaze from meeting Huang's.

During the three months of preparation, he racked his brains trying to get a Devil Fruit for Huang, but after thinking it over, apart from the Mythical Zoan type vampire fruit in Sleeping Ancient Town that was still waiting for its master, there was nothing else that was strong enough.

However, the dark power of vampires was too incompatible with Huang's sunny and cheerful personality, so he searched through books for other options.

Persistence pays off; John turned to the biography of the Kingdom of Alabasta and recalled a sentence.

Icarus, the future captain of the Royal Guard, said, "The Devil Fruits possessed by Bel the Falcon and Jackal Jakka are the guardian powers passed down through generations of the Alabasta royal family."

Given this, could there be other guardian deities in Alabasta, a country with a long history?

Then, John went to the Alabasta royal tombs again and opened the boxes one by one according to the legends in the murals, and that's how he got this Devil Fruit.

Chapter 162 Sengoku VS Garp

"Is that so?"

Huang gave John a deep look, but did not expose him.

I just felt a sweet feeling in my heart.

"Okay, stop standing there like an idiot."

John felt uncomfortable under Phoenix's gaze, so he grabbed the cloak and ripped it off, then quickly stripped naked and sprinted to the edge of the pool before leaping high into the air.

puff

Water splashed on Huang and Shuli's faces. The former smiled and jumped into the pool to play with John, while the latter stared at the two of them coldly like a resentful woman in her boudoir.

It's not that Shuli was disappointed; she simply hadn't recovered from her sins yet.

John was helpless in this situation and could only wait for Shuri to recover on her own...

Donghai, Windmill Village.

The clear seawater washes over the shallows, the white sand coastline curves into a gentle arc, the old wooden pier stretches straight into the sea, and several small wooden boats are casually stranded on the beach, with the tide carrying a faint smell of sea salt.