"This is war!
Newgate, put away your ridiculous dream.
Don't forget, this is the New World!"
"If you want to survive in the New World, don't you need to pay tuition fees?"
John's expression was cold, and he was utterly disdainful of Whitebeard's dream.
There were some people on The Great Sea who treated their Crewmates as family.
However, being family was different from being a babysitter.
This battle was destined and inevitable.
Even if he hadn't been defeated by Shiki, John had long decided to teach Newgate a lesson.
In this World where the Strongman reigned supreme, John looked down on Newgate's self-indulgence.
If going to sea wasn't for survival, for treasure, for adventure, or for fame, then what was the point of being a Pirate?
Many of these Great Pirates had tragic pasts.
After all, no one became a Pirate for no reason.
Even less would they have family or loved ones; that was a luxury.
Who knew if seeing Newgate establish the Whitebeard Pirates made him envious, jealous, or perhaps disdainful?
"John!"
"Sky Tremor!"
Ignoring John's words, he had heard too many taunts in the past and no longer took them to heart.
But his sons were undoubtedly his sensitive spot.
Newgate roared and punched the air in front of him.
The Power of Tremors continuously extended, causing the air to vibrate violently.
Terrifying currents of air surged from all directions towards the Elnan of the John Pirates.
The Great Sea rolled irregularly, vertical giant waves surged, and horizontal whirlpools formed.
Seeing this move, John's face changed drastically.
He wasn't unable to resist the attacks coming from all directions, but he couldn't completely resist them.
After not seeing him for many years, he had thought Newgate had degenerated, indulging in the boring game of family.
But the facts proved he was wrong.
Whitebeard was still as powerful as ever, perhaps even more terrifying.
The invisible Power of Tremors spread through the Ship's hull to the stern of the Moby Dick, forming a propelling force that pushed the Moby Dick forward rapidly.
It quickly approached the Elnan of the John Pirates.
His Children were getting injured, were sacrificing themselves.
Newgate could no longer bear it.
Under the assault of the John Pirates, if he did nothing, he could only watch more Children sacrifice themselves.
Although he had prepared himself long ago, when it truly came to this moment, anger still clouded Newgate's reason.
The terrifying Power of Tremors was unleashed recklessly, to the point that even the Moby Dick, built from Adam Wood Branch/Trunk, possessing strong toughness and hardness, as well as self-Restoration Ability, couldn't withstand it.
Cracks appeared on the Deck and the Ship's hull.
The shattered air even lingered for a long time, extending over a thousand meters.
"Pops, gently, the ship can't take it anymore."
Hearing his Children's reminders, Newgate's reason somewhat returned.
Just this one burst of power meant the Moby Dick would need to find a place for repairs.
This was the "Whitebeard" Edward Newgate of his younger days.
Meanwhile, the Elnan of the John Pirates had fallen into crisis.
John unleashed slash after slash, destroying all the terrifying air currents and Power of Tremors that came his way.
The surging giant waves were broken by his Crewmates.
After some effort, Newgate's move was finally broken, though the Ship's hull showed signs of damage.
It was at this moment that the Moby Dick closed in.
Newgate, clenching his fists, was eager to teach John a lesson immediately.
Killing John had never been a psychological burden for Newgate.
In another Sea Area, the Silver Axe Pirates and the Tyrant Dragon Pirates were engaged in a great battle.
The Yinglong, winding and flying over the Sea Surface, was surrounded by gale and lightning, occasionally unleashing terrifying Gravity Rays from its mouth.
The control over gravity made the Silver Axe Pirates extremely uncomfortable.
If Silver Axe hadn't directly intervened, preventing Zak from focusing on others, the Silver Axe Pirates' Pirate Fleet might have been directly annihilated.
Silver Axe, clad in full silver armor and wielding a giant axe.
Silver Axe was his title and also his name.
As for his true name, no one had ever known it.
Since he made his name, this had been his title, and he had used it ever since.
His short body was exceptionally agile, possessing terrifying explosive power and even more terrifying strength.
It's worth mentioning that when Silver Axe's Armament Haki materialized, it appeared silver-gray.
This was his special talent, possessing powerful infiltration, bringing terrifying lethality.
It was equivalent to having a natural Haki Internal Destruction effect.
The difference was that the Haki Internal Destruction Technique could only be used with bare hands and couldn't be applied to weapons.
However, Silver Axe still had this effect when coating his weapon with Haki, essentially having a built-in armor-piercing buff.
The strength of John, Silver Axe, and Wang Zhi was not equal.
If ranked by strength, Silver Axe was undoubtedly the strongest.
Next was Wang Zhi, and then John.
Among them, Wang Zhi had the strongest Swordsmanship Attainment.
Coupled with Silver Axe's weakness in naval battle, Shiki first chose Wang Zhi as his primary target to overcome.
Although Silver Axe was not a Swordsman, he possessed natural monstrous strength.
In terms of physique, he was even stronger than Wang Zhi.
And John had the weakest physique, despite also being a Monster-level Strongman.
Combined with the Paramecia Type Riki Riki no Mi Ability and his special Armament Haki, this established Silver Axe's dominance.
To defeat Silver Axe, Shiki fought a great battle for nine days, finally winning with a slight advantage.
At sea, Silver Axe was not agile, and there was also Zak's Gravity Control, yet he still managed to suppress Zak.
Stepping on Moonwalk, axe swings wrapped in Haki, filled with dominance, tore and shattered Zak's Gravity Rays.
One axe landed on Zak, instantly breaking through his tough dragon scales.
Powerful destructive power seeped into Zak's body along the axe, causing Zak to let out a painful roar.
Gravity covered his entire body, and combined with his movement, he pulled away from Silver Axe.
"Give up those useless abilities!
They're useless against this Old Man!
Fight seriously, Zak!"
From beneath the silver helmet, Silver Axe's laughter rang out.
Stepping on the air with one leg, the terrifying strength distorted the air.
His body shot towards the retreating Zak like a cannonball.
Silver Axe had seen too many kinds of strength.
The derivative abilities of Mythical Zoan also required time to develop.
Before they were developed to their extreme degree, at his level, they wouldn't have much impact.
On the other side, Wang Zhi also began giving Nash a lesson.
On an Island in the Demon King Pirates' Sea Area, Nash could initially fight Wang Zhi to a standstill.
Starting from the third day, Nash began to be gradually suppressed by Wang Zhi.
Later, he fled in disarray.
The war lasted for three months.
The Demon King Pirates had nearly a hundred Islands occupied by the Five Peaks, losing three thousand military strength.
The Tyrant Dragon Pirates had over eighty Islands occupied by the Silver Axe Pirates, losing two thousand military strength.
The Whitebeard Pirates suffered the heaviest losses.
They lost over thirty Islands to the Silver Axe Pirates and over sixty Islands to the John Pirates.
Their ten thousand military strength was reduced to only four thousand, a truly heavy loss.
Of course, the John Pirates didn't have it easy either, enduring Whitebeard's crazy revenge and eventually having some Territory plundered back.
Silver Axe also fought a great battle with Whitebeard later, ultimately being defeated and fleeing.
However, the lost Territory was difficult to plunder back.
The Whitebeard Pirates suffered too greatly and could only silently lick their wounds.
The three Top-Tier Pirate Crews defeated by the Flying Pirates proved with facts that they weren't weak; it was the Flying Pirates' strength that was too great.
The name of the Flying Pirates became even more famous because of this.
(end of chapter)