Taoist priest, who is so popular in One Piece

While countless pirates and adventurers gathered on Celebration Island, many major events were happening farther out in the sea.

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"Report to Admiral Kizaru, two hundred navy ships have assembled and are ready to set off at any time."

At the bow of the warship, Borsalino, wearing a white navy cloak, looked into the distance, looking very impressive.

After listening to the words of Vice Admiral Ghost Spider behind him, he muttered to himself:

"Sakaski is really scary. He sent out such a lineup without the approval of the World Government. I don't know if he will be directly dismissed by the Five Elders."

"Ah~haha~haha~I really don't want to get involved in such troublesome matters."

Borsalino raised the corner of his mouth and said in a deep voice: "Let's go!"

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"I'll say it again Sakaski, I'm in trouble now, send Kake and the others over here quickly!"

Aramaki was flying rapidly in the air while yelling at the Den Den Mushi.

Behind him followed closely the big bear that had been following him since the Kingdom of Women.

Huang Mu is in a very bad mood now. He has thought about killing the silent guy directly.

But the key point is that they don't fight him to the death at all.

All along the way, the big bear just followed him closely, occasionally sending out air shock waves to attack him.

Once Huangmu tries to land on the island to absorb nutrients from the forest, the big bear will launch a fierce attack on him immediately.

But when Huangmu became furious and wanted to fight back, the big bear immediately moved away without any desire to fight.

After nearly a week, Huangmu felt that he was beginning to suffer from nervous breakdown.

Then he called Sakaski and asked him to send someone over.

"The navy is engaged in important operations and cannot spare manpower."

Sakaski answered truthfully while sitting in his office.

"Huh?! Are you kidding me?"

Aramaki yelled.

"Are you going to go to war with all the emperors of the New World, or are you going to attack the World Government? How can you not be able to divide your forces?"

"Both the headquarters and the branches need people stationed there." Sakaski spoke sparingly.

"Sakaski!!! What do you want?! Do you want me to tell the Celestial Dragons to cut your military spending again?!"

"That's your own business, Huangmu. The headquarters will not allocate troops to protect you just because you are harassed by the enemy. If you need help even for such a thing, do you think you can still sit firmly in the position of admiral of the navy?"

As soon as the words were spoken, the Den Den Mushi hung up.

"Asshole!!!" Aramaki crushed the Den Den Mushi, and several vines grew out of his body and danced wildly uncontrollably.

Just at this moment, the big bear following behind him silently released a shock wave.

"I've had enough of you. Do you really think I'm afraid of you?!"

Huangmu swung out his vines to knock away the shock wave, then turned and looked at the big bear not far from him.

At this moment, he had only one thought, to completely suck the guy in front of him dry.

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"Commander [Heart Tiger] of the Liaoyuan Army smiled. Are you going to go to war with the World Government on behalf of the Spark now?"

On an uninhabited island in the New World, Roderick Pano, wearing silver-white soft armor, said in a deep voice.

"I do represent the will of Starfire at this moment, but..."

Yixiao pointed the sword at the two people opposite him and said, "What evidence do you have to prove that you are from the World Government? After all, I have never heard of the so-called Knights of God in the World Government."

Hearing this, the man wrapped in golden armor beside Pano couldn't help but:

"Who in this world dares to pretend to be from the World Government? The Knights of God are the absolute force that protects Marijoa. You rebels certainly don't know that."

"As the captain of the Knights of God's guard, Daniel Trick, I warn you again, get out of the way!"

After saying that, Trick looked at the person standing next to Yixiao. Because this person was completely hidden in a black cloak, neither he nor Pano could recognize his identity.

But judging from the ferocious moves he just used, he is definitely not an ordinary person.

This also puzzled Pano and the other two. They received the order to go to Celebration Island at the last minute, and the route of action was only known to a few people including Rob Lucci who had sneaked into Celebration Island in advance.

But why do the two people in front of me seem to have been waiting here for a long time?

At this moment, Pano really couldn't figure out who the traitor was despite his best efforts.

"Why aren't there people pretending to be the World Government?" Yixiao still looked kind: "After all, there are often people pretending to be World Government CP agents in Xinghuo's territory."

Hearing this, Pano and Trick's mouth corners twitched slightly.

Of course, he was not an imposter, but an agent sent by the World Government to Starfire to collect intelligence.

But how could the World Government possibly acknowledge something that was hidden in the dark?

The two of them were feeling quite aggrieved at the moment.

But Yixiao hadn’t finished his words yet: “Besides, if you are really members of the Knights of God, I will definitely not give way.”

He pointed his precious sword at the island under their feet and said, "This is the territory of Starfire. Why did you two come here uninvited? Why don't you come with me for a cup of tea and have a good chat? After Starfire and the World Government have discussed the results, we can make plans later."

"You fart!!!"

The hot-tempered Trick cursed and almost activated the ability of his Berserk Fruit.

"When did this place become Starfire's territory? The town on this island has not announced its membership in either Starfire or the World Government."

"Are you kidding us?!"

"I never play tricks on people." He smiled and said, "Although the people on this island have not yet agreed to join Starfire, Starfire has already recognized them as its own people, so I naturally have to consider the people of Starfire. This is the rule."

"Huh?!" Trick was going crazy: "What kind of bullshit rule is this? Are all you Starfire people idiots?"

"Stop talking, Trick." Pano opened his mouth to stop him. He felt that something was wrong.

"This is a rule that Starfire learned from the World Government."

At this time, Yixiao slowly said: "On this ocean, there are only 167 islands recognized as member states of the world, but doesn't the World Government also regard the other islands as its own?"

"For islands that cannot pay the Heavenly Gold or refuse to join the World Government, we will send warships to destroy them and take the people there to the East China Sea to build the Bridge Kingdom. All the island's resources will also be taken to Marijoa."

"Such a good rule is highly appreciated by the people of Xinghuo, so we should study it well."

puff~

The person standing next to Yixiao, who had been silent the whole time, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He is professionally trained, but sometimes he just can't help himself.

The smile on Yixiao's face became even more intense, and he gradually understood why Bai Ye had to broadcast live in the Sabaody Archipelago and why he had to mock Zhan Guo in Marinford.

Other reasons are not important, except for one thing - it feels great!!!

"Stop talking nonsense and just do it!"

Pano also fully understood the situation and launched an attack directly.

【Split the sky! 】

Trick also picked up the sledgehammer and activated the ability of the Berserk Fruit.

[Frenzy·Explosive Hammer! ]

Seeing the two of them fighting, Yixiao was not surprised at all.

The sword was swung out, and a deep purple slashing wave appeared, heading straight for Trick.

The person next to Yixiao also drew out his sword at the same time, and a powerful slash struck across the sky, slashing towards Pano.

The battle is about to break out.

"Dear pirates and adventurers, did you all enjoy the World Expo after 19 years?"

On the podium built next to the circular sea area in the middle of Celebration Island, a man was asking questions to everyone sitting in the audience seats through the microphone.

He was wearing a white shirt and dark blue overalls, a pink windbreaker, a pirate hat, a mechanical claw in his left hand, and a wooden stick on his right leg like the one Zeff used back then.

"I am the host of this Expo, Donald Modratt!"

Faced with such a question, all the audience naturally cheered out of respect.

Although it was only three days, they did gain a lot during these days.

What made them even more excited was, of course, the next highlight, which was also the biggest gimmick of the entire celebration.

The battle for Pirate King Roger's treasure!

The host Donald clearly knows how to stir up emotions:

"It is said that some time before the beginning of the Great Pirate Era, the Pirate King Gol D. Roger discovered this island and buried a large amount of treasure here, and left behind this sentence!"

Donald's voice became louder and louder:

“He said: [In the darkness that is both deep and high, our answers are buried.]”

"This is simply a challenge from the Pirate King!!! Today, more than 20 years later, we are proud to announce that the Cross Guild has found Roger's treasure hidden on this island and will use it as the prize for this battle!"

"Ohhhh!!!"

The people in the audience shouted more and more excitedly. Even adventurers would not refuse the treasure of One Piece.

"but!!!"

Donald interrupted the cheers of the crowd with a louder voice: "Because there are too many people participating in this battle, we will also have a qualification competition before officially revealing the treasure of the Pirate King!!!"

“Please look at the big screen!!!”

Following Donald's signal, the screens distributed on the three fan-shaped islands lit up. Each screen was divided into many small screens, showing the scenes from the corresponding island.

On the screen, groups gathered together with excited expressions on their faces.

"After a simple draw, we divided hundreds of participating teams into three regions, and each region only has three qualified teams."

"That is to say, in the end, only nine teams will be able to participate in the final battle for the treasure!"

"However, before introducing the rules, let me introduce the seeded teams in each region to you."

The host changed the topic quite abruptly:

"First up is Division 1!"

On the screen representing Division 1, countless images disappeared and then lit up again.

A man with a scarf covering his mouth appears alone in the picture.

"Katakuri, the top executive of the Big Mom Pirates, has a bounty of 10 billion Baileys. Be careful not to lose your balance in front of this man!"

The scene switches and three men with different appearances appear.

"Last year, they were called supernovas. Now they are the trio that joined the Beasts Pirates. They are Drake, Hawkins, and Appo! Although they are called the Uncrowned Generation, if anyone dares to look down on them, they should be prepared!"

The picture disappeared, and this time more people appeared.

"The Awkward Pirates, led by Captain Date, with a bounty of 850 million berries, if you encounter them, run for your life."

Then, the screen flashed faster, and images of other participating teams in Zone 1 appeared continuously.

Just as these people straightened their backs and waited for the host to introduce them, Donald spoke directly:

"Let's see Division 2!!!"

The same screen flashed, and powerful teams appeared in front of the audience.

"Cavendish, known as the Pirate Prince!"

"From the legend of Dressrosa - the Tonta Adventure Group!"

...

"as well as--"

"From the most mysterious Emperor Pirates, several officers under the Blackbeard Pirates—"

"Rain Shiryu!"

"Devil Sheriff Lafitte!"

"Hercules Badgers!"

"Sniper Van Oka!"

...

The cadres of the Blackbeard Pirates can indeed be quite mysterious. After all, after Blackbeard reached the top, he and his cadres rarely showed up.

At this moment, the host's introduction naturally triggered waves of cheers from the audience.

It is the most watched team at the moment.

"Next is Division 3!"

After waiting for the cheers to die down, Donald introduced again:

"The alternative to the Adventurer's Association, the Barto Club that worships pirates!"

"The Adventurer's Association's first [Golden] Adventure Group, Nirvana!"

"A giant mercenary from Elbaf, the new generation of giant pirates led by Helding!"

"And the absolute protagonist of tonight——"

"All the Straw Hat Pirates, including the two emperors, are here!!"

As Donald howled, his voice almost breaking, the appearance of the Straw Hat Pirates was projected onto the big screen.

"Hahahaha, that's us, Bai Ye!"

Seeing himself on the big screen, Luffy patted Bai Ye's shoulder and laughed, seeming to enjoy this moment very much.

This caused Bai Ye to roll his eyes and almost start a fight.

Zoro wiped his sword while Sanji lit a cigarette.

Usopp also rubbed his nose and looked towards the camera with a bit of pretentiousness.

...

"Wow, I didn't expect that all members of the Straw Hat Pirates would really join the battle!!!"

Someone in the audience shouted excitedly.

"The Straw Hat Boy and Tianshi with a bounty of 1 billion, plus Shura and Blackfoot with a bounty of over billion, this lineup is definitely the No. seed!!!"

Some people speak their mind.

"What No. 1 seed! This is obviously the champion!"

"Yes, yes. Even if all the Blackbeard Pirates leaders came out, they would not be able to stop the Straw Hat Pirates without the captain. Besides, not all the leaders showed up this time."

Some people are excited, and some are dissatisfied:

"What's wrong with the Cross Guild? They don't even have any restrictions on this lineup? If the Straw Hat Boy and the Heavenly Master attack at the same time, how can the others play?!"

"Yes, there are other regions with absolutely strong players. I think the other contestants are just runners-up."

"That's right, what's the point of this game? I saw the odds have already been opened, and I guess everyone will bet on the Straw Hat Pirates. What's the point of opening this game like this!"

"Did the Cross Guild and the Straw Hat Pirates reach a secret deal?"

...

Although the audience is excited about the emergence of strong players, they want to see exciting matches rather than one-sided fights.

It's so boring.

Of course, not only the audience, but many contestants also had the same idea.

But Donald's voice sounded at this time:

“Do many contestants think they have no chance?”

"Do you feel that you are totally no match for the monsters in the same division as you?"

“Don’t you think it’s unfair?”

The continuous questions also stopped the discussions in the audience and major competition areas.

"Hahahahaha!"

Donald laughed: "But, there is no fairness in this world!!!"

Ridicule, this is definitely ridicule!

Just when the contestants were angry, Donald changed the subject:

"But this time, we, the Cross Guild, will give you fairness!"

"The rules of this qualification competition are..."