One Piece: Building the Roxas Empire

West Sea, Jiulong Town, this once peaceful harbor has now become the mighty territory of the Steel Pirates.

The flagship of the Steel Pirates stands tall. Its captain, Iron Sword, is the most powerful pirate in the West Sea and is known as the 'Admiral of the West Sea'. He not only conquered Jiulong Town, but also extended his tentacles to dozens of villages on the surrounding islands, weaving a huge network of power. He cleverly used bribery to win the Steel Pirates the right to do whatever they want in this sea area.

At this moment, in the sea area outside Kowloon Town, other pirate groups witnessed the majestic fleet of the Steel Pirates and were all terrified. In panic, they hurriedly reported to their captains through Den Den Mushi: "It's bad, the Roxas Pirates are approaching us."

On the flagship of the Roxas Pirates, Captain Darius was sweating profusely in the gym. He was not very concerned about the Roxas Pirates' upcoming attack on the Steel Pirates, and instead left this matter to A-shin.

Even though the captain of the Iron Pirates, Iron Sword, was the 'Overlord of the West Sea', Darius did not take him seriously.

At this time, a pirate hurried in and reported respectfully: "Captain, we have arrived at the waters of Jiulong Town. Vice Captain A Shen asked if you have any special instructions. If not, he will order a general attack on the Steel Pirates."

Darius wiped the sweat off his face with a towel, his eyes revealing an unquestionable determination: "Everything remains the same. The person with special abilities must be captured alive, and all gold and treasures must be brought back. As for the rest of the matters, leave it to Ah Shen to handle. As for the iron sword, I will only give him half an hour. If he can't handle it, I will take action."

"Yes!" The pirate retreated.

Then, wearing a tight yoga suit, Blue Crystal walked into the gym. Although she was over 7000 years old, time seemed to be particularly tolerant to her, and her figure was still graceful. She asked gently, "Master, don't worry. When Ah Shen was not yet a power user, he killed more than million pirates, and that was more than a decade ago. I believe he will live up to your expectations."

Darius smiled and nodded, put down the barbell in his hand, and turned his gaze to the blue crystal: "By the way, you don't plan to go? I deliberately restrained my murderous intention to give you a chance to gain experience!"

Blue Crystal gently nestled in Darius's arms, her eyes sparkling with tenderness and coquettishness: "I just want to be with you, isn't this the best choice? And Master, you haven't been with me for a long time, don't you think I'm too old!"

Upon hearing this, Darius also gently hugged the blue crystal and said teasingly: "Although young girls are good, I also like warm-hearted and gentle sisters like you. Let's go and witness the end of this battle together."

At this moment, the Roxas Pirates have launched an attack, leaving no room for their opponents to beg for peace. This is exactly Darius' usual style - in his view, meaningless negotiations are just a waste of time, and only by using absolute force to make the other party surrender can the true power be revealed.

Even if there were voices within the Steel Pirates who wanted to negotiate, it had vanished at this moment. With a round of fierce artillery fire from the Rocks Pirates, the Steel Pirates were caught off guard and their defenses collapsed instantly. By the time they recovered from the shock, the elite of the Rocks Pirates had already approached the shore like a tide, preparing to land and fight.

"How unreasonable! This is too much!" Captain Tiejian of the Iron Pirates was furious. As the recognized overlord of the West Sea, when had he ever suffered such humiliation? He had heard that the Roxas Pirates had risen to the top of the West Sea, and he was dissatisfied. He had never thought that the other party would be so arrogant and domineering, and directly launched an attack. Moreover, the two sides had no old grudges or new hatreds. This move was really puzzling and infuriating.

However, the enemy had already made their move and caught them off guard.

"Brothers, follow me and charge to kill the Roxas Pirates." Tiejian roared, and then his left hand turned into an iron stick as thick as a bowl, and his whole body was covered with metallic luster. He is the eater of the Iron-Iron Fruit, which can transform any part of his body into steel, making him indestructible.

A Shen, the vice-captain of the Roxas Pirates, quickly locked onto Tie Jian as his opponent, and in a flash, he approached and slashed with his sword. As a pirate with a bounty of 9500 million Baileys, Tie Jian was naturally very powerful. He easily resolved A Shen's attack and looked at the man in front of him, wondering, "Who are you?"

A Shen calmly responded: "My name is A Shen, the vice captain of the Roxas Pirates."

Upon hearing this, Tiejian was furious: "Where is Darius? I have no grudges against your Roxas Pirates, why are you invading my territory?"

A Shen raised a cold smile at the corner of his mouth: "Things are unpredictable in this world. I can only say that you are unlucky and are destined to become a stepping stone on our road."

After saying that, A Shen's attack became more fierce. However, Tie Jian was no ordinary man. Before Darius appeared, he dominated the West Sea for many years. He used his iron body to counter A Shen's sword and sneered: "Swordsman? Humph, I'm the Iron Man who ate the Iron-Iron Fruit. My iron body is your nemesis!" After saying that, his other arm turned into a giant sword and swept across.

However, Ah Shen was agile and easily dodged, with a hint of contempt on his lips: "Iron Man? Interesting, but even steel can't stop the sword in my hand."

The two were fighting fiercely, and a full-scale conflict between Roxas and the Steel Pirates broke out. The Steel Pirates were able to dominate the West Sea, and they naturally had their own strengths, especially their large number of people. Although they were not as many as Roxas, they also had fifty warships and more than seven thousand people. Jiulong Town, as its core stronghold, also had four to five thousand soldiers left behind. At the beginning of the battle, the two sides were evenly matched and the situation was stalemate.

The contest between A Shen and Tie Jian was particularly fierce. A Shen seemed to be intent on testing his years of hard training. He had not yet used the power of the devil fruit, but his swordsmanship alone made him even better than Tie Jian, the overlord of the West Sea.

At this time, Darius stood on the Iron Blood, overlooking the battlefield. Because the opponent was just a pirate from the West Sea, Darius gave his subordinates room to grow. If he went on the battlefield himself, it would undoubtedly deprive his subordinates of the opportunity to train.

The battlefield is a ruthless testing ground. Only by going through the test of life and death can one become a true strong man. The strong survive and the weak die. This is the rule of the Roxas Pirates.

On the battleship, Kuanglong also ordered his crew members to join the melee.

Xiaowei looked at Youxi who was beside him with a look of astonishment on his face, and his tone was full of unquestionable determination: "Boy, just stay on the boat! This kind of war is not something a kid like you can participate in." After that, Xiaowei resolutely followed Kuanglong's footsteps and threw himself into the center of the vortex of fierce battle.

"Hey, this fight is really fierce! It seems that if I am eliminated, the combat effectiveness of the Roxas Pirates will not be much different from that of the Steel Pirates!" A ferocious smile appeared on Darius's lips.

The officers under the Iron Pirates are all good fighters. Look at the Red Chain Snake, Crocodile, Cheng Hai and others, who were all top masters in Boro City before, and are now fighting with the enemy officers. Both sides are evenly matched and it is difficult to decide.

In fact, the elite force of the Roxas Pirates also inherited the high-end combat power system of Boro City, such as the existence of the Four Generals, Five Dragons, Six Demons, Seven Demons, etc. Although they have not yet been rewarded, if measured by the standards of the sea, each of them is worth more than 30 million Baileys.

Darius watched the battle with a cold eye. Although he saw that the Roxas Pirates had a temporary advantage, this advantage was more due to the suppression of numbers. The duel between A Shen and Tie Jian became the focus of everyone's attention. The battle between the two constantly collided with sparks and sword energy, and ordinary people had no way to get close to them.

"Damn it! I'm made of steel, how did your sword hurt me?" Tiejian was covering his abdomen at this time. His steel body had been injured by Ashen's sword energy.

"I've already told you, it's just steel. It can't stop my sword." Ah Shen smiled confidently. The iron sword was indeed very powerful. If other people faced this steel body, they might not have any good way to deal with it. But he was different. He was not only a swordsman, but also a master of domineering power.

"Stop looking down on me." Tie Jian roared, and a layer of lines appeared on the steel on his body, raising his defense to a higher level.

On the Iron Blood, seeing that the battle had not yet ended, Darius finally couldn't hold back any longer and used his Observation Haki to spread his voice far away: "Ah God, a quick victory!"

Darius' voice was soft, but it reached everyone's heart through his observation Haki. Upon hearing this, A Shen smiled bitterly with a hint of helplessness, and looked at Tie Jian and said, "It seems that our captain is getting impatient. This battle must be ended as soon as possible."

After saying this, Ashen's body began to undergo amazing changes. Grey hair began to grow on his body, and within a few seconds, he expanded to five meters tall and transformed into a ferocious werewolf.

Tie Jian looked at him in shock: "So you are also a person with special abilities?"

"I am a person who has eaten the animal-type Gray Wolf Fruit." After saying this, Ah Shen started to attack. The power of the devil fruit doubled his strength. Tie Jian was already at a disadvantage in front of Ah Shen. Although Tie Jian had a body of steel, he knew nothing about domineering. Facing Ah Shen who mastered the dual-color domineering, even a body of steel could not withstand it and was quickly defeated.

In the end, with the defeat of Iron Sword, the morale of the Steel Pirates was severely damaged, and the remaining cadres and members also lost their fighting spirit. The entire battle situation quickly tilted, and a large number of pirates chose to surrender in despair.

The seriously injured Tie Jian was pressed over, his eyes filled with anger. Although he wanted to struggle, he was ruthlessly bound by the cold seastone handcuffs.

Darius showed a familiar playful smile, looking down at the unwilling Iron Sword: "I give you a choice, surrender to me, and I won't kill you."

Tiejian's eyes were wide open, his chest was heaving violently with anger, he angrily retorted: "Darius, you shameless man! I have no hatred or grudge against you, but you carried out this sneak attack, how can I accept it! Let me go, let us fight fairly and see who is better! If I lose, I will let you do whatever you want." He was full of disdain for Darius, but he was in awe of the other person - A Shen. After all, A Shen defeated him in a head-on confrontation, while Darius was hiding behind the scenes, which made him feel humiliated.

Darius raised a scornful smile. This was just a temporary test. He did not want all the strong men to be his subordinates. Seeing that Tiejian was so stubborn, he had made up his mind and decided to personally verify the power of his new ability.

"You are not worthy enough? A Shen can easily deal with you. Why do I need to take action? But! As a pirate, I admire your toughness." Darius' words were full of admiration, but then he changed the subject, "However, you are destined to be my test subject today. Take him to my room." After that, he turned around leisurely and walked into the depths of the cabin.

Tiejian was stunned by the sudden change, and then he was pushed by a force from behind and followed Darius into the cabin.

He thought to himself that perhaps this was a prelude to Darius recruiting him, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud. Although Tiejian just said that he was not convinced, Darius was a pirate with a bounty of 500 million. His strength was unfathomable. Even his deputy A Shen could easily defeat him. Darius himself made him feel in awe. He began to think about how to gain the greatest benefit in the next conversation.

However, Darius's order shattered his fantasy: "You step back, no one is allowed to enter without my order." As the bunny-eared maids left, only he and Darius were left in the room.

Tiejian thought Darius was about to start recruiting him, but he just stared at him coldly, then whispered the frightening spell: "Reincarnation Despair..."

Instantly, the room seemed to be torn apart, and they were in a completely different space. Darius was like a cheetah with night vision, clearly seeing everything around him, while Iron Sword fell into endless darkness.

"Where is this? Darius, hurry up and get someone to turn on the lights." The darkness made Tiejian panic and he shouted angrily.

Darius remained unmoved, waiting for time to pass. Three minutes passed in a flash, he gripped the giant axe tightly, the power of the heart steel surged, and with one swing of the axe, the iron sword's head was chopped off in an instant.

As Tiejian died, his body emitted a dazzling white light and gradually condensed into a white devil fruit - the Steel Fruit.

The different space slowly dissipated, and everything returned to its original state. There was an extra devil fruit in Darius's hand, which was the superhuman steel fruit.