The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

The inverted ocean cube sank downwards, the shattered seawater merged again, crashed back onto the surface, the surging waves calmed down, the cracks in the torn sea surface were gradually healed, and the waves returned to their original state.

Below, the devastated town of Mogu, reduced to fragments of yellow sand, with building blocks, streets, houses, and ruins of varying sizes, all carrying fine sand, converged on the ground from all directions of the void.

The walls fit together perfectly, the collapsed tavern was rebuilt, the broken stone streets were pieced together again, and the land eroded by desertification was freed from the yellow sand, with soil and stones returning to their original positions.

The cracks in the earth that had been cut open slowly closed as the blocks came together.

The sounds of shattering wind and crashing waves rise again, and the destroyed towns, mountains, seas, and atmosphere gradually revert to their state before the disaster.

The terrifying traces of the sky turning upside down and the island collapsing were completely erased, as if that devastating spatial tear had never happened in that area.

"Everything is back to normal?"

"Even the town of Mogu, which was turned into yellow sand by sand crocodiles, has reappeared!"

"This……"

Not only Big Bear and Ginny, but the other revolutionaries on the deck were also stunned, having never encountered such a scene before.

They had seen many scenes of powerful beings destroying the world and wantonly causing chaos, but to restore everything to its original state after such destruction was truly a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence.

Putting everything else aside, no one can compare to Captain John when it comes to protecting the environment.

On the reappearance of Jaya Island, the cube-shaped Mihawk stands on the streets of Mogu Town, his once unwavering eagle eyes now filled with confusion.

why?

He didn't understand why it was necessary to go to such lengths to restore everything to its original state; weren't the traces of destruction the very manifestation of the power of the strong?

crunch

The tavern door rattled, and John emerged, carrying a bottle of rum in his right hand. He stepped onto the street and took a large gulp.

"what!"

John let out a long sigh of relief, and with a flick of his left hand, a bottle of rum flew out of the tavern and shot towards Mihawk.

As the bottle flew closer, Mihawk, who had been suppressed by the power of the Diamond-Diamond Fruit, returned to human form. He quickly raised his hand to catch the bottle and gave John a puzzled look.

"Heaven creates all things to nourish man, yet man has nothing to repay Heaven."

John, holding the bottle of liquor, waved it at Mihawk from afar.

"People can be reborn after they die, but the destruction of the environment is a permanent damage. Protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility."

"Sea levels are rising continuously, and the living space for terrestrial life will become increasingly limited in the future. In order to be able to watch the sunset on the beach, run through the forest, and catch fish barefoot in the stream..."

"We must understand how to suppress our own power!"

These words struck Mihawk like a thunderbolt, leaving him frozen in place.

Previously, the people he had encountered, regardless of their strength, all chanted various moral principles such as "justice and evil" and "right and wrong," but none of them had reached such a high level as the man in front of him.

This man has transcended the realm of "humanity" and touched upon the divine realm of "creation."

"I... lost."

While sheer power alone wouldn't have been enough to subdue Mihawk, it was this survival instinct that shattered his long-held arrogance beyond repair.

To survive is to be strong!

"Keep going, you have a long road ahead of you."

John walked up and brushed past Mihawk, paused briefly to say a few words, and then walked away.

Mihawk was jolted, quickly turned to face John's retreating figure, and made up his mind:

"Mr. John, please let me aboard your ship!"

John didn't stop walking, but shook the rum bottle in his hand again, as if raising a glass.

"bring it on."

"Thank you!" Mihawk's face lit up with joy, and he quickly caught up with her.

At the same time, he didn't forget to uncork the bottle and tilt his head back to gulp down the rum.

When the two arrived at the dock, Barrett and King were already waiting on a pirate ship flying a simple skull and crossbones flag.

Upon seeing Mihawk following behind John, Jin smiled and nodded at him.

Remembering how he had sternly refused the invitation before, Mihawk felt embarrassed and could only nod in response with a straight face.

Chapter 218 Heavenly Dao?

Crocodile emerged from the alley, gazing at the ships departing from the dock, before turning his gaze to the pirates standing or lying on the street.

Those standing were conscious, while those lying down were still unconscious. The few pirates who survived the upside-down world were all sent back to the island.

This reminded Crocodile of a line recorded in an ancient book from the "Land of Flowers" in the Western Sea...

The Great Way is fifty, and Heaven evolves into forty-nine. The absence of one in the Heavenly Way represents a glimmer of hope.

"That arrogant bastard, does he think he's a god?!"

Crocodile's forehead veins bulged, and his right arm, fractured from being struck by lightning, was faintly affected.

"I will definitely defeat you, and that bastard Whitebeard too!"

"..."

"Ancient Island" Small Garden

A dark gold pirate ship slowly approached the shore, with a skull and crossbones flag hanging from its mast fluttering in the wind.

This is the Golden Jackson of the Roger Pirates.

"Captain, are we really going to land on this island? I saw so many terrifying dinosaurs!"

The blue-haired, red-nosed boy suddenly developed a disease that prevented him from going ashore. He clung tightly to the arm of the red-haired boy, who was about the same age as him, as if this could bring him a little bit of peace.

Jabba pulled the axes from his left and right hips, glanced at the blue-haired, red-nosed boy, and shook his head in exasperation at his lack of ambition:

"Bucky, if you're scared, stay on the ship."

Then, she switched to a doting tone.

"Shanks, I sensed Kaido's presence on this island. It seems John and his crew are still here."

"Be careful and stay safe, we won't be able to look after you if things get too bad."

“I understand, Mr. Jabba.”

Shanks agreed verbally, but his eyes gleamed with eagerness, wanting to see what kind of demeanor that legendary man was.

As Shanks's arch-enemy, Buggy immediately sensed Shanks's state of mind and, with a mournful face, advised him:

"Shanks, let's not get involved in these monster wars. Stay on the ship with me."

"Bucky, let's go!"

Shanks seemed oblivious to Bucky's words. Seeing Captain Roger, Rayleigh, and the others disembark, he immediately grabbed Bucky and leaped high off the deck.

Bucky turned pale with fright, his disgust for the red-haired brat reaching its peak at that moment.

"Damn Shanks, I hate you!"

"..."

The island's interior, inland rivers.

On the deck of the three-masted sailboat, Begabank and Clover sat on the ground, playing chess under the dappled shade of the trees on both sides of the riverbank, occasionally sipping hot tea, looking extremely relaxed.

On the bridge above the ship's cabin, Olbia was watering all sorts of strange, ugly and cute flowers with a watering can.

Beneath the mast, Kaido lay sprawled out, fast asleep, snot bubbles rising and falling from his nostrils with each breath.

Suddenly, with a "pop," the snot bubble burst.

Kaido suddenly opened his eyes, sat up, and turned to look towards the coastline outside the island.

His actions immediately startled the leisurely crowd.

"Kaido, what's wrong?"

"I smell a wild beast."

Kaido grinned maliciously, stood up, picked up his gourd of sake, and drank it down in one gulp.

As he drank the stimulant, his dark brown pupils gradually turned dark gold and then transformed into menacing vertical pupils.

Kaido tossed the empty gourd onto the deck, and his body suddenly grew taller and larger, transforming into a thousand-meter-long blue dragon that soared into the sky and disappeared into the distance.

The three people left on the ship looked at each other in confusion. Finally, Begabank rushed into the captain's cabin and activated the optical camouflage system, making the entire ship blend into its surroundings.

All they could do was hide and not hold the combatants back.

the other side

Roger and his crew raced through the ancient forest following the aura they sensed with their Observation Haki. But the one leading the charge was not Captain Roger, but a man wearing wooden clogs and a kimono.

Kozuki Oden!

After the Wano Country incident, while doing business with John using seastone, Oden also wanted to join them in venturing out into the world.

But John told him that they needed to retreat into seclusion for a while and that he could make his own arrangements.

Then, he was drawn to Roger and his crew who stayed in Wano Country to rest and joined them.

"Damn Oden, I'm the captain, don't run ahead of me!"

Roger had exerted all his strength, but he was still several steps behind Oden, which made him so angry that he couldn't help but curse.

"That way people will think you're the captain! You despicable bastard!"

"Hahaha! Fighting, all I want to do is fight!"

Despite the captain's reprimand, Oden grinned foolishly, completely ignoring him.

Born a monster, he has perfected his skills in all aspects by fighting and adventuring on the seas with Roger's crew over the years, becoming an absolute main force in the pirate crew.

With Roger suffering from a terminal illness and unable to exert his peak strength, no one on the pirate ship could do anything about this maverick guy.

Before long, the group rushed to the heart of the island, to the open space where the remains of two super sea kings were displayed.

Just then.