The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

Then, John rushed into the Conch Research Institute and found the Wano Country Permanent Log Pose among a pile of Permanent Log Pose arranged in the storage room.

After confirming that the permanent pointer was correct, John walked out of the Marine Research Institute and onto the street, looking up through the artificial sun at the endless deep sea beyond the double-layered rainbow bubble membrane.

It transformed into lightning and soared straight up.

Night enveloped the world in a thick, inky darkness, swallowing up the stars and moon with heavy, dark clouds. The sea was as black as a bottomless abyss, with only the fine, rippled waves gleaming with a cold, white light.

The once silent and still night sky was suddenly torn open by a dazzling purple crack in the first half of the Grand Line. Boundless thunderclouds rolled and surged, extending wildly along a straight trajectory to the second half, spanning thousands of miles of dark night, and forcibly drawing a flowing path of lightning in the pitch-black world.

……

Wano Country

Eight hundred years ago, the "Ancient Kingdom of Wa" was located at the foot of Mount Fuji, and at that time, the country was at sea level. Later, a huge city wall was built around the country for defense, which led to the country's isolation.

Later, due to years of accumulated rainwater, the ancient Wano Country was submerged, and the water level rose to the top of the castle walls, forming a waterfall. The people were forced to abandon the old site and rebuild the present-day Wano Country on the slopes of Mount Fuji, making it a mountainous country hundreds of meters above sea level.

In other words, Fujiyama is the entire Wano Country!

At this moment, multiple battlefields have been divided on the top of Tengshan Mountain. The fierce fighting and towering flames have caused the massive mountain to tremble, threatening to collapse at any moment.

In the sky, a thousand-meter-long azure dragon spewed out crimson breath, colliding fiercely with the blazing fireballs spewed out by Itsumade, causing the air to become scorching hot.

In mid-air, Shiki wielded two swords and flew swiftly, unleashing golden flying slashes at the ferocious horse bones that were relentlessly pursuing him.

The blade of the "First Generation Kitetsu" gleamed with a cold light, and as Izanbaron V. Nass Juro Sei wielded it, it unleashed a chilling frost to meet the golden slash.

Below, on the flat-topped mountain, "Divine Avoidance" and "Fist Bone" collided, and the crimson-black lightning sparked by the clash between Conqueror's Haki and Conqueror's Haki struck the sky, tearing apart the clouds.

Beside them, the "steel balloon" engulfed in raging flames clashed with the giant beast, which was also clad in fiery armor. The terrifying clash of their bodies left the ground ravaged.

Elsewhere, at the entrance to the secret passage, Rayleigh cleaved the incoming shockwave with his sword, then leaped into the air and charged towards the giant, golden Buddha.

Sengoku's fist, imbued with Conqueror's Haki, slammed out with a shockwave, colliding with Rayleigh's sword, which was also imbued with Conqueror's Haki. Crimson and black lightning exploded and swept outwards in all directions.

Feeling the immense power from the fist, Rayleigh strained, veins bulging on his forehead, and he sneered hoarsely:

"Didn't we agree to join forces? Why did you suddenly change your mind and become a lackey of the World Government again?"

"Sorry, we will eventually return to justice."

Sengoku verbally backed down, but his punches were anything but polite. Bright rings emanated from his arms, and bursts of chanting accompanied the shockwaves, knocking Rayleigh back.

"Make way, let me into the secret passage to find the ancient weapon. Only when the Navy possesses 'Pluto' can the seas truly enter peace!"

"Then defeat me!"

Rayleigh was propelled backward by the impact, his legs carving long tracks in the ground. After the force dissipated, he bent his knees sharply and charged at Sengoku again.

Just then...

Rumble

A purple thunder dragon, dragging blinding bolts of lightning, pierced through the inky night sky, bringing with it a torrent of thunderclouds stretching for kilometers.

With a deafening roar, the Thunder Dragon crashed into the summit of Tengshan Mountain, causing the mountain to tremble and rocks to tumble down.

Such a commotion caused the Five Elders, who had displayed an immortal and almost invincible presence on the battlefield, to turn serious. They all abandoned their opponents and turned their gazes toward the place where the lightning suddenly shone.

They knew that guy was coming!

"Wasn't Lord Im cut off his leg? How could he be here so badly injured?"

Ignoring the massive bullet fired by Wald, the Ox-Demon Satan Saint raised a question in the contractual agreement.

On the other side, seeing his attack ignored and the bullet still piercing through the hideous spider's body, Wald felt extremely humiliated.

"Damn it! Momo, 100x speed!"

Wald gathered Armament Haki all over his body, and his figure suddenly shot out like a bullet, leaving a trail of afterimages in the air as he slammed into Satan Saint's huge bull-demon body.

With a dull thud, Satan Saint's entire body flew backward rapidly, his head tilting forward and spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Haha, now you know how powerful I am!"

Even though his whole body was aching as if it were falling apart, Wald couldn't help but grin triumphantly.

Just as his body hovered in mid-air after the violent impact, a blond figure, accompanied by the light of a sword, sped towards him.

"Die, you despicable pirates!"

With a ferocious expression, Garin drew his sword and thrust it forward, the blade aimed directly at Wald's heart.

Before this, he had already taken down several great pirates with bounties of over a billion Berries by roaming the battlefield and launching surprise attacks from behind.

"World Destroyer" Wald will be next!

Chapter 181 "The Enemy of God" John!

Damn it!

Observation Haki detected the killing intent behind him, and Wald's expression changed drastically. He quickly stepped into the air and used "Moonwalk," a technique he had stolen from the Navy.

Even so, with Garin's calculated move catching him off guard, the sword was already fast approaching, and Wald was already half a beat too late to turn around.

There was no way to dodge it!

At the critical moment...

Rumble

Lightning flashed and thunder roared.

A bolt of lightning suddenly appeared beside Wald, who raised his hand and caught the thrusting sword, preventing it from advancing any further.

Garin Sheng gritted his teeth and strained, but found that the rapier in his hand did not move at all. Only then did he change his gaze and turn to the figure that had appeared out of thin air on his right.

The newcomer had long, flowing purple hair, with arcs of electricity and lightning seemingly swirling within it. He was bare-chested, his solid muscles resembling armor forged from flesh and blood, and wore a black battle robe that covered his legs.

If it weren't for the fact that Garin Saint was very familiar with that cold and stern face, he would almost have thought that this was an ancient war god who had emerged from the blank century.

"John, the enemy of God!"

Garin's face gradually contorted into a ferocious expression. Unable to shake the sword in his hand, he simply gave up and retreated repeatedly to create distance between himself and the sword.

Although arrogant and conceited, Garin Sei knew clearly that the gap between him and this man was so vast that he was simply no match for him!

John flicked his finger, sending the rapier he had grabbed flying. Without even glancing at Garin, he turned and looked at Wald, who was standing beside him, looking puzzled and dazed.

"Although I don't know who you are, thank you for saving me."

At this time, Wald had not yet been betrayed by his companions, his personality had not become extreme, and he immediately nodded gratefully at the help he received from others.

John smiled slightly and raised his hand, revealing a syringe in his palm.

"You're welcome, I'll collect my payment now."

"Ok?"

Just as Wald was wondering what was going on, John's right arm flashed out like lightning, and he plunged the syringe in his palm into Wald's neck. The electric current paralyzed Wald, rendering him unable to move.

Then, to Wald's horrified gaze, John used his thumb to lift the syringe plunger and drew out the bright red blood.

"You bastard, what did you do to me?!"

The slight sting meant nothing to Wald, but what unsettled him was the other party's purpose.

The man in front of him was too powerful. Not only was his strength terrifyingly fast, but his speed was so fast that even he, who was in "Momo's 100x Speed" mode, couldn't react in time.

After the bloodline factor was extracted, John pulled the needle out of Wald's neck and disappeared in a flash, without even offering an explanation.

When he found himself with nothing in front of him, Wald raised his hand to touch his neck. He felt a little warmth on his skin and opened his palm to see only a trace of blood.

Wald frowned and turned his gaze to Garin Saint, who had retreated to a distance.

"Hey, is that someone from your World Government? What did he do to me?!"

When questioned, Garin Sei ignored him completely, picked up the rapier that had been knocked away, and hurriedly headed towards the direction where the Five Elders were.

He must regroup with his men to avoid encountering John again and being unable to fight him, resulting in a one-on-one defeat.

at the same time

Thunder surged atop Mount Teng, and with each flash of lightning that streaked across the sky, John's figure would appear out of thin air, only to vanish in an instant at the next location.

Like a ghost, it was impossible for the powerful figures present to detect it with either Observation Haki or the naked eye.

"Hey! Shiki!"

A call rang out, followed by purple lightning tearing through the atmosphere, and John appeared out of thin air in front of Shiki, reaching out his hand to him.

"Become my right-hand man, and together we'll turn this world upside down!"

"what?"

Looking at the unfamiliar yet familiar figure before him, Shiki raised an eyebrow and opened his stubble-covered mouth wide.

"John, you disappeared for so long and then suddenly reappeared just to play this kind of silly joke?"

As he spoke, Shiki couldn't help but roar.

"I can never be anyone's subordinate again!"

That's a real shame.

John squinted, his right fist crackling with lightning and thunder, as terrifying Conqueror's Haki materialized and poured out, sweeping across the surroundings.

The ground around them cracked layer by layer under the shockwave of the Conqueror's Haki, and the sky trembled as if it was about to collapse.

"Then I have no choice but to defeat you here."

"Damn it...you actually tried to attack me?!"

The wind whipped at his face, making Shi Ji's hair fly wildly, but it couldn't dispel the grievances in his heart.

He used to be so eager to avenge John, but now he's completely changed, showing no regard for the past.

"Damn it! I'll fight you to the death!"

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and the angrier he became, the more he thought about it. Shiki's eyes were bloodshot, and he charged at John first, wielding his twin swords.

Sizzle

A purple lightning bolt pierced the atmosphere, and John vanished from his spot in an instant, instead of advancing, he shot backward toward Nassoujiro, who had stopped to watch the show.

"what?"