The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

Those who dare to lay a hand on his people must be taught a lesson by Crocodile and Mihawk, those two arrogant fools.

Upon hearing that the captain was coming, Jin was startled and quickly expressed his determination:

"Mr. John, there's no need to trouble yourself, we'll take care of it right away!"

If the captain has to handle everything, then he is being extremely negligent as a subordinate!

But the Den Den Mushi only transmitted two simple words...

"address!"

"...Gaya Island, Mogu Town."

"..."

After hanging up the phone, John turned his gaze to the drunken figure sitting and dozing under the mainmast.

"Kaido, I'm going out for a bit. I'll leave the ship to you."

"Ok?"

Hearing the call, Kaido opened his eyes and wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand.

"Where are you? What are you doing?"

"Just take good care of the boat and wait for me to come back."

John didn't intend to tell Kaido what he was going to do, otherwise, given Kaido's personality, he would definitely be clamoring to join in the fun.

A ship can't be without combatants!

Moreover, becoming the Pirate King by circumnavigating the world is actually quite similar to the Journey to the West. You can choose not to go to those islands, but you absolutely cannot fly there directly; you must sail along the coast and experience the risks along the way.

Therefore, the ship must remain here.

Before Kaido could even reply, John had already vanished from the deck.

Enraged, Kaido snorted hot steam, shifted his position, and continued to snore.

……

Magic Valley Town

Under the blazing sun, yellow sand stretched endlessly.

The once-full well has long since dried up, and even the air no longer retains any moisture from the sea breeze, only scorching heat remains.

Everywhere, yellow sand swirled in the air, obscuring the sunlight, and a dim, yellowish dust cloud enveloped the island.

The remaining ruins are half-buried under the ever-piling sand. The once vibrant Magic Valley Town has been completely drained of life by the power of the Sand-Sand Fruit, turning into a desolate and boundless desert. The wind sweeps through the abandoned streets and alleys, leaving only endless, dry sobs.

The surviving pirates retreated to the edge of the island or returned directly to their ships. They were both afraid of being caught up in the fierce battle and wanted to stay and watch the spectacle.

This dangerous thrill excited them immensely.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield amidst the yellow sands.

"Is Captain John, one of the Four Emperors, coming?"

Mihawk witnessed the entire process of Jhin calling to report, which inevitably made him consider retreating.

Unlike those arrogant fools, after experiencing the strength of Captain John's men, he realized the gap between himself and that man.

He wouldn't waste his time; he chose to continue training and become stronger before taking on any challenges.

Seeing Mihawk retreating, Jhin became anxious instead:

"What? Are you scared away by Mr. John's reputation?"

“Mr. John already knows I’m fighting you. If you just run away like this, how am I supposed to explain it to him!”

“I’m not running away, but a wise man temporarily avoiding the limelight.” Mihawk was not fooled by any provocation and did not stop retreating.

He wasn't being hypocritical; deep down, he truly wasn't afraid of the so-called "Four Emperors." He simply understood himself and the world.

If you're weak, just admit it!

But don't be discouraged, just keep training and getting stronger!

"stop!"

Seeing Mihawk retreating further and further away, and the distance between them widening, Jhin quickly flapped his wings and chased after him.

At the same time, he also felt a sense of appreciation for talent and extended an invitation.

"Naval Hunters, join us!"

"I just said to pause the fighting and give me time to make a phone call. I really appreciate that you don't take advantage of others when they're in trouble!"

"Mr. John will definitely like you too, join us!"

"Sorry, I prefer to travel alone."

Mihawk was even more fed up with Jhin's sudden change in attitude.

He's the kind of person who'll be tougher if you're tough, but if you're warm and easy to get along with, he's helpless against you.

Faced with the enthusiastic invitation, Mihawk felt a rare sense of fear.

Just as the two were retreating and chasing each other, about to reach the coastline...

Rumble

A thunderclap in the clear sky, followed by rolling dark clouds that blot out the sun.

In the blink of an eye, Jaya Island and the surrounding waters turned pitch black, and not a ray of sunlight could be seen again.

Chapter 214 Power Surpassing the Tremor-Tremor Fruit!

Thick black clouds rolled down from the sky, swallowing up the last bit of light. In an instant, the entire sand-covered Demon Valley Town was plunged into deep darkness, so dark that one could hardly see their own hand in front of their face.

The swirling yellow sand was pressed down by the heavy black clouds, and the hot, dry wind suddenly changed its tone, with a suffocating airflow enveloping the entire ruins.

In the darkness, Jin stopped his pursuit, stood still in the sand dunes, and looked up at the sky.

Deep within the thick, dark clouds, pale purple and deathly white lightning began to flicker and surge, lurking and churning. In an instant, several ferocious, blinding bolts of lightning tore through the thick, inky clouds, crashing down with a deafening roar.

A blinding flash of lightning pierced through the darkness, instantly illuminating the dark desert ruins below as if it were daytime.

"coming."

Jin shook his head at Mihawk in front of him and smiled meaningfully.

Mihawk's eyes were filled with seriousness. It had only been a short time since he made the call, but he hadn't expected them to arrive so quickly!

The other side

Crocodile, whose once neat and sleek slicked-back hair had been replaced by a disheveled mess, was panting heavily as he stared at the gloomy sky, his face extremely grim.

It's common knowledge that Captain John is a user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. The sudden appearance of such a large-scale thunderstorm makes this very clear.

That man has arrived!

As a fellow Logia-type Devil Fruit user, Crocodile knew all too well just how terrifying the power required to influence the climate and environment to this extent.

Absolutely a monster among monsters!

bang

A deafening roar shook the heavens and the earth, and rolling thunder descended upon the desolate ruins of Demon Valley Town, causing yellow sand to cascade down from the broken beams and crumbling walls.

The pirates hiding on the shore and on their ships were all trembling with fear and unease.

The pirates were all pale in the alternating flashes of lightning, the chaotic and violent thunderstorm hanging overhead, the unknown fear overwhelming everything.

"Hey! What's going on?!"

"Thunderstorm? Even though Jaya Island is a summer island, there shouldn't be something this terrifying!"

"No! Judging from the expressions of Crocodile and the Navy Hunter, this can't be a natural phenomenon. Something terrifying is coming!"

Amidst the pirates' anxieties and fearful speculations, Crocodile, who was standing opposite Bullet, suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure to his right out of the corner of his eye.

Crocodile turned his head sharply and saw a figure with long purple hair standing with his back to him about four or five meters to his right.

The figure was shirtless, with well-defined muscles that looked like armor made of flesh and blood, and faint electric currents flickering through his long purple hair.

In just a moment, Crocodile guessed the other party's identity.

“'Captain John,' I never expected you to be such a charlatan.”

Crocodile couldn't help but sneer, as if it could boost his own morale and soothe his uneasy heart.

Faced with the mockery, the figure with his back turned remained silent, simply raising his muscular right arm and clenching his fist.

Then, the next action made Crocodile's pupils shrink suddenly.

The reason was that the figure with his back to him had tucked his right fist in and placed it on his left shoulder.

This action is exactly the same as when "Whitebeard" strikes the air!

"Impossible! There can't be another Tremor-Tremor Fruit in the world!" Crocodile exclaimed in horror.

The next moment...

The purple-haired figure suddenly swung his fist from left to right, slamming it heavily into the empty air on the right.

An invisible force suddenly spread out.

From the highest heavens to the deepest depths of the earth, nothing is spared.

High in the sky, the surging thunderclouds and turbulent atmosphere were first cut apart by an invisible force.

The rolling dark clouds were dismantled by the horizontal and vertical blades of light. Thick rain clouds were torn apart into countless cubes of different sizes and sharp edges. The lightning was no longer a continuous arc, but was cut into segments of bright white and purple-blue cubes of lightning, which floated in the dark sky.

The flowing air and howling winds solidified into transparent cubes visible to the naked eye. The originally turbulent atmosphere was disintegrated, and billions of air cubes squeezed and collided with each other, causing the entire sky to tremble wildly.

Beneath the earth, the boundless yellow sand has ceased to flow.

The once surging and rolling sea of ​​sand stopped rolling in an instant. Hundreds of millions of grains of yellow sand were forcibly aggregated and divided, turning into densely packed, earthy-yellow tiny squares.

Broken beams, shattered bricks and stones, rusted weapons, and the ruins of a collapsed tavern, all half-buried in the sand, along with the island's rocky foundation, were all neatly cut open.

The ruins of the entire Magic Valley Town are constantly cracking from the surface into the depths of the island, with cracks spreading wildly in a grid pattern of squares.

crackling