If you traveled back to ancient times, while others ate Guanyin clay, you would actually have giant

The White Skull Pirates' lair.

"Haha, little brother, why are you in such a hurry to see me? What's going on?"

Bass of the Red-Haired Pirates received a message from Black Dragon saying that there was important intelligence about Ox Village. Although Bass didn't dare to confront Ox Village head-on, he would still be happy to seize any opportunity to take advantage of the situation. Therefore, when Black Dragon invited him, he had no doubts whatsoever.

"Brother, please have a seat."

Heilong naturally invited Bass to sit down, and then poured him a bowl of Niulanshan tea.

"Brother, is this Niu Lan Shan?"

Bass, who was addicted to alcohol, stared wide-eyed at the sight of Niu Lan Shan.

“That’s right. I know you love to drink this, so I went to great lengths to get you two jars of Niu Lan Shan. Please have a taste.”

As usual, the black dragon flattered Bass from the side, but there was something unusual in his eyes.

Bass, without any suspicion, drank it all in one gulp.

"Good wine, another bowl, please."

Black Dragon, slightly excited, quickly filled the wine bowl.

Bass drank from the bowl for a long time, then suddenly felt a dull pain in his stomach. Soon after, large beads of sweat appeared, followed by excruciating pain that swept over his entire body.

"Ah~~~~~You~~~You~~"

At this point, Bass knew exactly what was going on. He stared intently at the black dragon, but he had no chance left and collapsed to the ground, dead.

Bass's men outside heard their boss's screams and rushed in with their weapons, but were ambushed by Black Dragon's men who jumped out and hacked them to pieces.

"Take the brothers and set off immediately to raid the red-haired man's lair."

Five days later, a shocking piece of news came from the sea: the Red-haired Pirates, ranked fourth among the Seven Warlords of the Sea, had been swallowed up by the White Skull Pirates, who had suffered more than half their losses. After the takeover, the White Skull Pirates' strength increased greatly, and they directly replaced the Red-haired Pirates, becoming the fourth Warlord of the Sea.

The Red-Haired Pirates were absorbed, and the Yellow Pirates joined Zhou Wu, reshuffling the former sea power, the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

First, the Golden Hook Pirates.

Second, slaughter the pirate crew.

Third, the Cross Pirates.

Fourth, the White Skull Pirates.

Fifth, the Steel Pirates.

Sixth, the Storm Pirates. (Newly promoted)

Seventh, the Three Houses Pirates (newly promoted)

. . . . . . .

When Zhou Wu learned of the White Skull Pirates, it was already half a month later.

"Is the news reliable?"

"The news of their maritime power has spread far and wide, so it must be true."

Madam Lin was confident in the veracity of the information, having spent so many years at sea and possessing certain channels.

"This black dragon is quite bold. His strength as White Skull was already inferior to Red Hair's, yet he still managed to swallow Red Hair up despite losing so many men. He's quite capable."

Zhou Wu had never paid any attention to White Skull or Black Dragon before, but this annexation made him start to take Black Dragon seriously. It seems he had always underestimated the other party's abilities.

"However, Black Dragon's move has completely isolated him, and other pirate crews will never be able to cooperate with him again."

Despite their seemingly reckless and wicked behavior, there are some unspoken rules within the pirate world. While everyone usually lives in harmony, anyone who violates these rules may face attacks from other pirates.

Although this annexation incident did not lead to Black Dragon being attacked by the entire pirate group, it essentially cut off all contact with other pirates. No one wanted to associate with pirates who were killing each other.

Did the Black Dragon not know these things? Of course he did, but in the face of hatred, the Black Dragon didn't care at all. As long as one has great strength, all rules can be rewritten by the strong.

"Chief, should we directly target Niujia Village next?"

“Niujia Village? No, Niujia Village alone is no longer enough for me. I want to unify the entire maritime power and then contend for the Central Plains.”

He's gone mad. The underlings were initially astonished by their leader's arrogance, but then they too went berserk. Contending for the world has always been a dream that can easily drive people insane.

The exceptionally smooth annexation of the Red-haired Pirates boosted Black Dragon's confidence to unprecedented heights. He no longer considered Niujia Village a threat. His greatest desire now was to gradually annex other pirate forces at sea, and then use Niujia Village as a stepping stone to conquer the Central Plains and vie for supremacy.

In the western seas, a ball is being held in a seaside castle.

"Chief, Bass has been swallowed up by the Black Dragon. He broke the rules by doing this. Shouldn't we teach him a lesson?"

At this moment, a blond, blue-eyed middle-aged man was speaking respectfully to a handsome young man.

"Hehe, such a trivial matter is naturally handled by Iron Hook, the best of the best. Why should our Crusader Legion have to take the lead?"

The handsome man swirled the wine in his glass, looking completely unconcerned. This handsome man was none other than John, the leader of the Cross Pirates, ranked third among the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

In John's mind, apart from Iron Hook and Ruan, who ranked above him, everyone else was trash.

"Yes, Chief."

. . . . .

Southeast Asian waters.

This is the second-ranked Shichibukai, the Slaughter Pirates.

"Big brother, Black Dragon actually broke the rules and swallowed up Red Hair."

The Slaughter Pirates are controlled by the three Ruan brothers, who are known as the Ruan Three Heroes. The one speaking is the second brother.

"We just need to focus on managing our own territory; as for the rest, we should mind our own business."

The eldest son of the Ruan family only cares about matters in his own Southeast Asian waters. As for the Black Dragon, it is in the South China Sea, which is adjacent to his own territory, but the two sides have always kept to themselves.

"Brother, if we don't step in, that bastard Black Dragon will definitely be after us."

The second and third sons of the Ruan family were in a panic, but the eldest son remained calm and unhurried, like an old monk in meditation.

"He dares to do it. Okay, don't overthink it. The important thing is to manage your own position well."

"Hi~~~"

Seeing that they couldn't persuade their elder brother, the two brothers could only leave in a huff.

. . . . .

In the Western Sea, a storm raged, whipping up waves ten meters high, plunging the world into darkness. In the heart of this storm, a solitary island stood.

The entire island is a mountain, and the interior of the mountain is connected to the sea. That's right, the interior of the mountain is like a cave, and the hollow cave is the lair of the Golden Hook Pirates.

The dock is inside the cave, and no matter how fierce the wind is outside, it does not affect the cave at all.

The cave was very high up, so the pirates built houses around the surrounding cliffs and lived inside. As the leader of the Golden Hook Pirates, Captain Iron Hook did not live at the top of the cave, but at the bottom.

"Boom, boom, boom."

With a rhythmic thumping sound, the noisy cave immediately quieted down.

A lame and disheveled man slowly emerged from the house. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that his entire right hand was missing, replaced by a rounded iron hook.