**Chapter 500: The Great Sea is Not Peaceful**
The Great Sea after the war was not peaceful.
The Flying Pirates stopped expanding and remained firmly in place.
Meanwhile, other Top Power began waging war, fighting fiercely, and plundering Territory and Resources from each other.
In the New World, a certain degree of order could exist, but war and chaos were always the main theme.
The Tyrant Dragon Pirates and the Silver Axe Pirates had conflict.
The Five Peaks Pirates proactively attacked the Demon King Pirates.
The Whitebeard Pirates and the John Pirates constantly clashed.
The Beast Pirates were also expanding their Territory, fighting fiercely with various Great Pirates located in the Southern Sea Area of the Former Half of the New World.
Looking across the entire New World, only the Central and Southern parts of the Former Half of the New World had several Top Power.
The Explosion Pirate Group and the Tyrant Bear Pirate Group, acting as gatekeepers for the Top Power, possessed the ability to resist the Beast Pirates.
This was especially true for "Raging Bear" Morant, who had evolved after drinking Monster Blood.
After drinking the Monster Blood, he mutated into an Ancient Fine-toothed Bear.
Not only did his strength increase somewhat, but his Zoan Devil Fruit Awakening also allowed his strength, which had originally reached a bottleneck, to improve to some extent once again.
This was equivalent to secondary development, entering a second spring.
It could be said that the Southern New World was embroiled in war, while the North had no war.
After all, the strongest Flying Pirates, Pluto Pirates, and Big Mom Pirates had not clashed with each other.
As for the chaotic fighting in the Isolation Zone, it wasn't worth paying attention to at all.
Furthermore, there were a large number of Young Pirates who delusionally sought to challenge the order of the New World.
They fought and rose up amidst the Great Pirates, or directly invaded the Territory belonging to the Great Pirates.
No one could stand at the top forever.
They all aimed to defeat the Overlord-level Force that occupied vast Territories and annex their Territories.
To this end, some weaker Pirate Crews had begun to band together to contend for living space.
Those Faction unwilling to join the Great Power seeking Protection began to form alliances with each other.
Joining forces to resist one of the Pirate Crews.
This was the stress faced by a Top Power.
Their inner arrogance made it difficult for them to form alliances, so they could not exhibit any signs of decline.
War was the way to exhibit strength and deterrence.
The essence of the Great Sea was the same.
They coveted the status of the Flying Pirates, and likewise, more Faction coveted them.
Vast Territories were difficult to manage effectively, and people often had to be sent to resolve issues.
Pirates invaded, burned flags, and occupied Territories.
Such things were too common.
This included the Pluto Pirates, Flying Pirates, and Big Mom Pirates, who also faced such problems.
However, the Pluto Pirates faced them less often.
The Flying Pirates and Big Mom Pirates, for example, faced them quite frequently.
The Flying Pirates had vast Territories and also possessed sufficient military strength and Strongmen, with their numbers constantly increasing.
As for the Big Mom Pirates, they only fully controlled their core Sea Area.
In terms of military strength and combatant strength, they were still insufficient.
After all, the Monster Legion was only limited to Monster Paradise and a few surrounding Islands.
The impact of this war was far-reaching.
If the Flying Pirates suffered heavy losses, then all the Top Power would secretly unite to launch a war against the Flying Pirates.
Taking this opportunity to break the dominance of the Flying Pirates.
Unfortunately, the Roger Pirates were unable to help them achieve this.
The dominance of the Flying Pirates remained.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, it would likely continue for many more years.
The defeated John Pirates, Five Peaks Pirates, and Silver Axe Pirates had already lost the qualification to challenge the Flying Pirates, so they could only wait for an opportunity.
Waiting for the Flying Pirates to fall into decline.
How could their arrogance truly allow them to willingly submit to the tyranny of Shiki "The Golden Lion"?
Their own Territories still acted like moats, blocking the outside of the Flying Pirates' Territory.
If they truly submitted, their self-esteem would be crushed, and their spirit would be shattered.
At that point, they would certainly have lost their Conqueror's Haki.
Having Conqueror's Haki or not made a big difference in terms of spirit, energy, and vitality.
Otherwise, how could it be called "King's Aptitude"?
Just the massive Pirate Crew they themselves had formed would fall apart immediately.
The fact that these three veteran Great Pirates could declare war on other Pirate Crews immediately after their defeat and regroup showed that they had not completely submitted.
Even though Shiki had the chance to kill them but didn't, wasn't that also a humiliation?
Temporary success or failure meant nothing to them.
In the Great Sea, staying alive was the victory.
Even if they joined forces, they were no match for the Flying Pirates, so they wouldn't do that.
At least for now, there was no suitable time.
Moreover, today's "Golden Lion" Shiki, with the title of "Pirate Admiral", was truly worthy of the name.
He could be said to be the de facto leader of all Pirates on the Great Sea today.
Uniting many Great Pirates to establish Blood War Island and initiating the Bloody Battle was Shiki's achievement.
By now, the war on Blood War Island could be said to be growing increasingly intense as time passed.
Every month, five to six thousand people from the World Government would sacrifice themselves on this Island.
Even with the Army sharing some of the stress, the continuous losses were still heavy.
Furthermore, in the past year or so, quite a few outstanding Pirates had risen on Blood War Island.
Every single one had undergone the cruel baptism of blood.
The significance it brought was beneficial to the Pirate community as a whole, and such actions completely solidified Shiki's status.
At the very least, the Bloody Battle would continue until the Marines and World Government officially decided to launch a war against the Flying Pirates.
Over a month later, the Roger Pirates left the New World, passed through the Calm Belt, and headed for the North Blue, embarking on their final voyage.
The chaotic fighting in the New World was what the Marines and World Government wanted to see.
Or rather, they currently had no intention of interfering in the New World.
The Roger Pirates became their primary target, and they were constantly searching for the whereabouts of the Roger Pirates.
The Great Sea was too vast.
It was extremely difficult to find a Pirate Ship wandering on the Great Sea.
Especially in the New World, where the World Government and Marines had insufficient Intelligence Force, and it was an Area between the Flying Pirates and the Pluto Pirates.
Although they had arranged personnel in advance, they still couldn't find the whereabouts of the Roger Pirates.
The Roger Pirates had dealt with the Marines and World Government too many times.
After ship doctor Crocus returned with the things he bought from Paros Island, they deliberately avoided the well-known Islands.
(end of chapter)
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