Out on the sea, more than a dozen pirate ships faced off against the Golden Hind.
“Listen up, people on that ship!
Although you destroyed several of my pirate ships, I’ll spare you if you submit to me and hand over your ship.”
Krieg stood at the bow of his ship and shouted toward the Golden Hind.
“You only have one ship, while I have more than a dozen.
Think carefully about your decision.”
Zhuyun merely chuckled at Krieg’s words and walked to the bow with Tsunade and Drake.
“Hahaha!
That’s right, Captain Krieg is a man destined to become the Pirate King!”
“Being able to become his subordinates is your honor!”
“Exactly!
Exactly!”
The members of the Krieg Pirates began cheering.
On the Golden Hind, Zhuyun’s expression darkened, and killing intent erupted from his eyes.
“I haven’t used this ability since I obtained it.
Today, I’ll let you experience its power.”
“King of the Dead, Stormy Night.
The wild hunt begins!”
As Zhuyun spoke, another Golden Hind suddenly appeared before him.
With this ship at the center, twenty additional ships unfolded around it, all of their cannons aimed directly at the Krieg Pirates.
“What… What is this?
Why are there so many ships?”
Krieg was terrified.
One ship had already frightened him half to death, and now so many ships had appeared out of nowhere.
Zhuyun jumped onto the bow of the newly appeared Golden Hind and looked toward Krieg.
“You seemed pretty confident in your fleet just now.
What about now?”
“Impossible!
Impossible!
Run!
Run!”
Krieg desperately shouted orders to his crew.
“It’s too late.
Remember the name of this Noble Phantasm.”
“Golden Hind and the Stormy Night.”
At Zhuyun’s command, the Golden Hind and the twenty smaller ships simultaneously fired their cannons.
Dozens of laser beams streaked across the surface of the sea and shot toward the Krieg Pirates, reflecting in Krieg’s terrified eyes.
“Zzzzt!”
In an instant, the entire Krieg Pirates were annihilated.
Only the wreckage of their ships remained scattered across the sea.
“As expected of your Noble Phantasm.
Its power is incredible.”
Zhuyun dispersed the Noble Phantasm and turned toward Drake.
“To be honest, using it against Krieg feels like overkill.”
“It consumes quite a lot of energy too.
Half of the magical energy I gained when I obtained the skill is already gone.”
“After all, it’s the ultimate armament of a Heroic Spirit.
A high consumption rate is only natural, Master.”
Drake nodded without objection.
“That’s true.
But with such overwhelming power, one use of the Noble Phantasm is enough to leave almost no enemy standing.”
Zhuyun smiled.
“Still, I need to continue training.
At the very least, I need to increase my own magical energy.”
“Let’s go, Tsunade, Drake.
We have more sailing to do.”
***
A short distance away from the Golden Hind, a huge and luxurious ship sailed across the sea.
A grotesque-looking man wearing a glass helmet stood aboard the ship, staring toward the Golden Hind through a telescope.
He was a Celestial Dragon.
“What was that just now?
A ship suddenly appeared in the sky, and it can even fire lasers.”
“Quick!
Head over there!”
“Yes, sir.”
The butler standing behind the Celestial Dragon hurriedly went to arrange the ship’s course.
“A ship that can sail through the sky?
I must have it.”
The Celestial Dragon spoke with absolute certainty.
“Host, a Devil Fruit has been detected.”
A mechanical voice suddenly sounded in Zhuyun’s mind.
“Hm?
A Devil Fruit?”
Zhuyun immediately looked around.
Soon, he spotted a ship flying the World Government’s flag.
The Celestial Dragon’s ship.
“So that’s where it is.”
Zhuyun was no longer in a hurry to sail away.
He simply stopped and waited for the Celestial Dragon’s ship to approach.
“Hm?
This ship looks very similar to the one that was flying through the sky earlier.”
The snot-nosed Celestial Dragon looked toward Zhuyun and the other two.
“That flying ship from earlier must have something to do with you.
Hand them over to me immediately.”
“Heh.”
Zhuyun merely sneered.
“What’s wrong?
I told you to hand over the ship.
Didn’t you hear me?”
The Celestial Dragon pulled out a pistol and fired at Zhuyun.
The bullet stopped in front of Zhuyun’s chest, firmly caught between a delicate pair of fingers.
“Firing at my king isn’t very polite.”
Tsunade crushed the bullet in her hand and coldly stared at the Celestial Dragon.
“The Celestial Dragons are the descendants of the gods!
We are noble!
Everyone must obey us!
How dare you catch my bullet!”
The Celestial Dragon fired several more shots at Tsunade.
But Tsunade caught every bullet and crushed them in her hands.
“Tsunade, I’ll leave them to you.”
Zhuyun wasn’t afraid of the Celestial Dragon.
Although his forces were not yet powerful enough, given enough time, he was certain that his forces would eventually become the strongest in the world.
“Of course.”
Tsunade clenched her fists.
“I was already especially annoyed by this snot-nosed brat.”
She turned toward Drake.
“Drake, I’m counting on you to protect the little Master.”
With that, Tsunade leaped toward the Celestial Dragon’s ship.
“Heaven-Shattering Kick!”
“Boom!”
Tsunade’s foot slammed into the deck, sending a large amount of splintered wood flying through the air.