The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

Try it and you'll see just how bizarre and terrifying Captain John's abilities are!

As he was thinking this, Mihawk suddenly noticed that thin arcs of electricity, as fine as hair, would occasionally emanate from the atmosphere around his body.

If it weren't for his sharp eyesight, he wouldn't have noticed it at all.

"Could it be..."

Mihawk understood where the Devil Fruit power that was constantly suppressing his body came from.

It is transmitted through these imperceptible electric arcs!

"A combination of Logia and Paramecia types, huh? That's really tricky!"

We're in a desperate situation.

Even after analyzing how Captain John's power works, his Haki is no match for the opponent's immense physical strength wielded by a Devil Fruit user.

"His combat intelligence is excellent."

Seeing how Mihawk had analyzed his own strength, John praised him without reservation.

There are many powerful monsters in this world, but very few people with true "combat intelligence," which means they can't unleash their full power.

Charlotte Linlin is a perfect example.

At the top level, intelligence is more important than strength!

John suppressed the urge to invite Mihawk aboard; it would be so embarrassing if the kid refused.

He then looked up at the sky, focusing his gaze on the cloud of yellow sand drifting high in the air.

"not good!"

In that instant, Crocodile felt the suppression of his life level, like a white rabbit being stared at by a tiger, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably.

"You arrogant bastard, you just wait!"

After uttering those harsh words, Crocodile immediately began spinning his elemental sand body at high speed, about to fly away like a sandstorm.

bang

Suddenly, thunder roared.

The world in Crocodile's eyes suddenly brightened at that moment, and a huge, winding bolt of lightning filled his entire pupil.

Immediately afterwards, John appeared in the lightning, hovering above Crocodile, his right leg raised high in a volleying stance.

"Sand Crocodile, have you ever been kicked by lightning?"

"Damn it..."

Excruciating pain? No! It's more like numbness.

Crocodile didn't even know how he was kicked; he only felt his body suddenly become very heavy, and he was desperately falling and crashing down.

Then, he lost consciousness.

As they watched "Sand Crocodile" being kicked into the crystalline sea, stirring up countless tiny cubes, the pirates on all the ships fell silent and swallowed hard.

Crocodile, who challenged Whitebeard, one of the Four Emperors, and escaped unscathed, was actually kicked over by Captain John here.

Completely powerless to resist!

It's worth noting that, according to rumors, Crocodile challenged Whitebeard more than once, and he became stronger with each battle, lasting longer and longer each time.

But now, if the sea hadn't been crystallized and solidified, Crocodile, a Devil Fruit user, would have drowned instantly.

In comparison, Captain John, who is also one of the Four Emperors, seems to be much more ruthless than Whitebeard!

Just as the pirates were thinking about how to retreat and escape, to get far away from "Captain John," this god of death...

A rumbling thunder came from high above, its sound crystallizing into clear words that reached everyone's ears.

"Hey!"

John stood suspended in mid-air, his purple hair flying as he looked down upon all living beings.

"Anyone else who wants to challenge me, step forward."

"..."

The pirates fell silent, then shook their heads frantically and waved their hands, repeatedly indicating that they had no such arrogant idea.

But John wasn't about to let them off so easily. He raised his hands, fingers spread wide, as if grasping a curtain in the air.

This posture felt strangely familiar to Mihawk, who had witnessed Whitebeard's outburst from afar.

That's the move!

"Then survive the chaos to come, you ambitious new generation!"

John grinned, his arm muscles bulged and tightened, and he clenched his fingers tightly into the air.

The surrounding flowing space began to gleam with a cold, hard luster like glass, and everything that was originally empty was forcibly given a physical form.

The invisible airspace crystallized and solidified layer by layer, with crisscrossing horizontal, vertical, and diagonal crystalline dividing lines. The space above the entire sea area was disassembled and reconstructed, transforming into massive, angular, translucent crystal cubes.

Enormous spatial cubes were stacked layer upon layer, covering the sky and the sea. Within the clear, cold light of the crystal blocks, there were also flowing clouds, remnants of lightning, and fragments of sea light. Each facet of the cube reflected a dazzling brilliance, making the world look like a distorted, crystal illusion.

The wind could no longer flow freely, but was locked in the gaps between the crystal blocks, and a suffocating pressure pressed down in all directions.

The next moment, John grabbed the air with both hands and swung it down hard.

The entire sky, hanging high overhead, crashed down heavily onto the sea!

The crystalline canopy, weighing billions of pounds, crashed down, causing the cubes to rub and collide, producing a continuous, piercing crystal hum.

The clouds were enveloped within the crystal cubes and sank together, casting an overwhelming shadow over the sea.

Giant waves surged wildly on the sea surface. Pulled back by spatial abilities, the dark and vast ocean defied the laws of nature. The seawater was lifted and pulled by the spatial cube, and a towering wall of water rose from the ground, surging majestically into the sky.

The sky is crashing down, and the sea is surging upwards.

The world has been completely turned upside down!

The pirates standing on the decks of the ships flew up as if on a roller coaster, screaming in fear, and soared into the starry sky with the sea.

Some were scared to death on the spot, some fainted; others lost their grip on something and were thrown off the ship, missing the rising giant blocks of seawater and falling into the endless abyss formed by clouds below.

"This is insane!"

Among the countless inverted giant cubes, only the ruins of Nagaia Island remained intact. Jhin and Barrett stood atop their respective cube towers, watching all of this in utter horror.

This terrifying power is something that no strong user with Haki can achieve; it is something that only a Devil Fruit user can do!

Barrett clenched his fists so tightly they cracked, thinking that his years of diligent training had brought him closer to that man.

But now it seems that it's getting further and further away.

He is so unwilling!

Mihawk, whose body was also compressed into a cube shape, was in no better condition and began to have deep doubts about himself and the world.

Who is truly the strongest in the world?

Have those guys who assign titles ever truly seen the world clearly?

Have you ever witnessed this vast and boundless world, where powerful beings abound?

Chapter 217 Survival is strength!

On the distant sea, a ship adorned with a red background and a dragon's head and skull is violently tossed about by the surging waves that come from afar.

This is a Revolutionary Army ship that was swatted away by Kuma's Paw-Paw Fruit before Jaya Island disappeared, thus avoiding being swept away.

On the deck, Big Bear, Ginny, and the rest of the revolutionaries stared blankly at the upside-down world in the distance, divided into huge cubes.

"Dorag, are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Ginny blinked, her throat dry and hoarse.

"We're supposed to protect such a monster? Who's supposed to protect whom?!"

“Uh…” Big Bear scratched the back of his head, unsure how to answer Ginny.

In the order, the revolutionary leader Dragon did indeed instruct them to clear obstacles along the way for "Captain John," calling him the "destined one" the world had been waiting for for eight hundred years.

Only this man has the chance to overthrow the corrupt world government.

But now it seems that their revolutionary army is lucky if they don't drag the team down, let alone protect "Captain John".

"but……"

Ginny's eyes lit up, and she offered her judgment based on a brief observation.

"Would a crazy man like Captain John really stand on our side?"

"Are our philosophies truly aligned?"

"do not know."

Big Bear shook his head, his eyes behind his glasses filled with thought.

"It is precisely because we do not know that we must continue to follow him and see for ourselves what kind of man he really is."

"We need to find out whether he is our comrade or our enemy."

The last sentence was Dorrag's advice to him before they set off.

People change. A once innocent youth may become a new slave owner after gaining power and influence.

Even those who are "destined" are no exception!

"Xiongxiong, look ahead!"

Just as Big Bear was pondering, Ginny suddenly raised her hand and pointed to the distant sea.

Big Bear quickly looked up, and the scene that came into view completely changed his impression of "Captain John".

The scattered, colliding crystal cubes suddenly stopped, and the violent, agitated fluctuations abruptly subsided.

The ear-piercing explosions that had been tearing through the atmosphere vanished completely, the massive celestial block that had sunk into the abyss stopped falling, and the surging, rising ocean block froze in mid-air.

An invisible force spread out, and all the fragments of space that had been separated began to slowly return to their original positions along their original paths.

The shattered atmospheric blocks pieced themselves back together, the chaotic and upside-down sky slowly rose, the misaligned and turbulent clouds spread back into the high sky, the lightning subsided, the dark clouds slowly dissipated, and the clear sky gradually returned to normal.