Pirates' Max Level System

Whitebeard had personally verified the Nine-Tails' strength. Even he wasn't sure he could defeat its incredibly powerful moves and seemingly endless energy. Whitebeard had also witnessed Kaido's strength, and estimated it to be about the same.

"Whitebeard, wait, I'll come to you soon." Kaido said, and rushed towards the Nine-Tails again. After a brief pause, the two monsters went back to fighting each other.

Without Kaido's interruption, Big Mom faced Whitebeard again.

Everyone, whether on the side of the fishmen or the side of the united forces, consciously made enough space for the two to fight.

Whitebeard's naginata clashed with the long sword transformed from the bicorne-hatted Napoleon in Big Mom's hand. A gust of wind rose from the center of the battlefield, sweeping outward in all directions. A vibration spread through the white mist it stirred.

At this time, the battlefield in the port was divided into three parts.

The leftmost area is where the Nine-Tails and Kaido are fighting each other. Various explosions may occur at any time due to the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Cannon and Kaido's attacks.

In the center was the battlefield between Whitebeard and Big Mom. Around these two, the ground would occasionally collapse, flames would blaze, and thunder would roar. Occasionally, there would be exaggerated collisions of sword and saber energy.

Both of these places were battlefields between monsters, so stay as far away as possible. Even if the ground was open, believe me, no one would want to cross these two places. Even a cat with nine lives wouldn't be enough to accidentally hurt these four monsters.

The actual clash between the two factions took place less than a third of the way to the right of the harbor. It was as if an invisible line had been drawn across the battlefield. Even with the tight squeeze, the fishmen and pirates tacitly fought within that range.

"Whitebeard, aren't you staying in your lair?" The big knife in the aunt's hand collided with Whitebeard's naginata for the umpteenth time.

"How could the Whitebeard Pirates not be involved in such a big thing? Some simple tricks can hide the Whitebeard Pirates' tracks. At least that's what the red-eyed kid said."

Whitebeard tilted his neck to the left to avoid the flames ejected from Big Mom's sun, Prometheus. At the same time, he exerted force with his hands, and the vibration force spread from the naginata, knocking Big Mom's sword away.

Whitebeard spoke as he countered Big Mom's attack. Whitebeard called Itachi the "red-eyed brat." If you ignore the thrilling battle and destructive power between the two, Whitebeard and Big Mom would be just chatting casually.

"Whitebeard, if you stop now, when I conquer Fishman Island, you will get three shares of the profits."

After the sword transformed from the bicorne Napoleon was knocked back, Big Mom remained calm. She waved in the direction of the sword's flight, and the sword automatically flew towards her. But before the sword arrived, black Armament Haki enveloped her hands...

Wrapped in flames and lightning, her right fist, imbued with Armament Haki, struck Whitebeard's head. A flaming attack, Big Mom's signature taijutsu.

Whitebeard calmly held the naginata in his left hand, and his right hand was also covered with armament Haki, gathering the power of vibration, and faced Big Mom's fire attack amid the sound of tearing space.

Whitebeard's fist, black with a fiery white light, shot from top to bottom;

Big Mom's fist, black with flames and thunder, rising from the bottom up;

It was like a meteor colliding with a meteorite, a sharp clash of blades. With a snap, it felt as if the space itself had been shattered by these two. A destructive force field erupted, shattering the earth around them. Even gravity became disrupted, sending fragments of stone drifting through the air. A vast crater sank into the ground where they stood.

"You told me to stop, but if I had stopped just now, you would have punched me in the head." Even after making such a big commotion, these two people still had the mind to joke.

"Hmph, Zhan Guo, what exactly is your purpose? You and Liu Yun still have a grudge, right? Now that Liu Yun is dead, why bother getting involved in Fishman Island's mess again? Whatever Fishman Island promised you, we can still satisfy you after the united forces take over Fishman Island."

At this time, shouldn't Big Mom say, "Fishman Island promised you so much, I will combine forces to give you double?" It's not sincere enough. No wonder Whitebeard didn't show any interest.

"You're using the name of United Forces 2.3 to fool me at this time. Charlotte Lingling, don't treat everyone as fools, or think that I'm one of those weaklings you can manipulate at will."

As if fed up with the incessant release of lightning and fire from Zeus, the Thunder Cloud, and Prometheus, the Sun, Whitebeard plunged his naginata into the ground, clenching his fists in both hands, his black fists grasping a ray of destructive force. He unleashed two simultaneous vibrating punches, aimed at Zeus, the Thunder Cloud, and Prometheus, the Sun, flanking Big Mom, one on the left and one on the right.

A trace of space shattering passed directly across, and even if the thundercloud Zeus and the sun Prometheus released all the lightning and fire under the control of Big Mom, they could not escape the fate of being scattered.

When the attack was over, the re-condensed thundercloud Zeus and the sun Prometheus were no longer as majestic as before.

Chapter 490: Chaos and Planning

Zeus, the thundercloud, and Prometheus, the sun, are Homies created by Big Mom through the injection of souls. They possess human thoughts and powers, but their essence is not biological, and they can reunite after being destroyed.

Of course, they were severely injured and the power of their lightning and fire was greatly reduced.

If the Thundercloud Zeus and the Sun Prometheus were the sun and the thundercloud before, the two little guys that had reunited were nothing more than a lighter and an AA battery, completely posing no threat. Only when Big Mom injected her soul energy could she regain her former strength.

Likewise, Whitebeard paid a price to deal with those two annoying little creatures, Thundercloud Zeus and Sun Prometheus. All the fire and lightning that he had put in a desperate fight were unleashed upon Whitebeard at the last moment.

At this time, Whitebeard not only suffered a critical fire attack on his left shoulder from Big Mom, but also had half of his beard on the right side burned off by the fierce flames.

"Ah, my beard, Charlotte Linling, you have ruined my beard, there is no room for negotiation now." Whitebeard didn't care about the burn on his left shoulder. He glanced at his ruined beard out of the corner of his eye and said to the aunt in annoyance.

Big Mom was so angry at Whitebeard's behavior that she was shaking. He had clearly brought this upon himself, yet Whitebeard still had to put on such a blame-all-you-can expression. She also felt bad for her own thundercloud Zeus and sun Prometheus.

"Since you insist on doing so, I will fulfill your wish and send you and the Whitebeard Pirates to hell." Taking the Napoleon in the bicorne hat who came back to her side, Big Mom pointed the sword in her hand at Whitebeard and said fiercely.

The battle between Big Mom and Whitebeard resumed, and it was even more intense than before. Big Mom, gradually entering a state of rage, vented her power without restraint, and from time to time, she would burst out with strong strange sounds and domineering aura.

In order to fight against Big Mom, Whitebeard also used all his strength. Once the sword energy and vibration spread out, they could not be stopped.

The fight between the two Four Emperors was a real disaster for the pirates from the closest allied forces. Gradually, the battlefield between the pirates and the fishmen was compressed, from one-third of the entire port to one-quarter.

No one wants to die in vain. Look at those who were affected by the attack of the two big guys. They are so miserable that no trace of their bodies is left.

After the combined forces launched a general offensive, the situation on the fishmen became increasingly precarious. Tsunade and Itachi were forced to personally join the fight, but even this was insufficient to stem the tide of defeat.

Amidst the chaos, a group of men continued to rush straight towards the port. Such obvious behavior could not go unnoticed, and a large amount of firepower was concentrated here.

An entire team of members of the Sun Pirates were besieging this group of pirates, but this group of pirates did not care about their lives and continued to rush into the Fishman City fearlessly until they were finally wiped out.

Because the group was heading towards the far right side of the harbor, Neptune paid them no attention. After everyone had stopped paying attention to the bodies scattered on the ground, two pirates climbed up from among the corpses and quickly rushed towards the city of Fishman Island. The nearby fish-man soldiers turned a blind eye to their actions.

After breaking through the port, the two men ran all the way until Dragon Palace City appeared in front of them.

"Master, we've arrived at Dragon Palace. Can you tell me your plan now? Otherwise, I won't be able to cooperate with you." The speaker was Vergo, a senior member of Don Quixote, whom he could call Master. The only other person he could address was naturally Doflamingo himself.

Doflamingo took advantage of the battle and the cover of corpses to break through the defense line of Fishman Island with Vergo and secretly came to Ryugu Castle.

In this attack on Fishman Island, each of the participating factions harbored their own ulterior motives. In comparison, the Donquixote family's plan was far more daring. Even before joining the coalition, Doflamingo had decided to take advantage of the chaos and infiltrate Ryugu Castle. The battle between the coalition and Fishman Island would serve as his best cover.

As long as the plan succeeds, no matter which side wins in the end, the Don Quixote family will be the winner.

Only a few of the Donquixote family's top brass knew of the plan, and even then, only a partial understanding. Doflamingo's clones were still on their ship, pretending to be on the move. The only person Doflamingo had brought out was the agile Vergo.

Parasitic threads, a power of Doflamingo's Thread-Thread Fruit, allow him to manipulate the movements of others. Thus, a group of pirates and fish-man soldiers, under his control, staged a failed breakout.

In other words, whether it was the group of pirates who broke through, or the fish-man soldiers and members of the Sun Pirates who were besieging them, they were all controlled by Doflamingo.

As for the difficulty, if it were this number of living people, it would be very difficult for Doflamingo, who has not yet awakened his devil fruit ability, but what if they were all dead people and corpses?

It was not until the defenders of Fishman Island retreated that people discovered that all the soldiers who were on guard had been dead for a long time.

Doflamingo and Vergo hid among the controlled corpses and got away with it.

"Sea King." Doflamingo whispered in a corridor somewhere in Ryugu Castle.

"What? The Sea King of 913, one of the three ancient weapons, is actually on Fishman Island." Vergo almost shouted in surprise, but after being glared at by Doflamingo, he realized that he had said something wrong and quickly covered his mouth to avoid making any loud noises.

"Young Master, I was wrong. What do you want me to do?" Vergo said in a low voice.

Why is Poseidon on Fish-man Island? Fish-man Island has Poseidon but doesn't use him. And how does the young master know all this? Is it because the young master has been exposed to more secrets as a Celestial Dragon?

Although Virgo still had a lot of questions in his mind, as a loyal dog, he buried these unnecessary doubts in his heart.

Doflamingo nodded in satisfaction at Vergo's performance. Vergo's intelligence and loyalty were the main reasons Doflamingo brought him along. Of course, he also considered that the other officers weren't suited for this kind of work.

"You stay outside and keep watch. If someone comes, find a way to alert me. Don't expose yourself." Doflamingo said to Vergo as they stopped in front of a room that looked like a study.

Doflamingo seemed to be very familiar with the layout of the palaces on Fishman Island, and he almost went straight here after entering Ryugu Castle. This was already the core area of ​​Ryugu Castle, and if you were not careful, you would encounter the fishmen who stayed in Ryugu Castle.

Chapter 491: The Ancient Book of the Sea King

The room in front of Doflamingo and Vergo is very large. If Qin Luo was here too, he would probably have some impression of it. Isn't this the study where Neptune did his accounting that day?

The races of the merman kings of Dragon Palace City have varied greatly, with sizes varying greatly. Some are the size of a normal human, others are as large as Shirahoshi, and some are as small as Papagu's starfish.

Therefore, each new generation of murloc kings would rearrange their bedrooms and study rooms. However, to ensure that each generation of murloc kings could live in the palace, most of the rooms related to the king in Dragon Palace were built to the largest specifications.

The keyhole to the study door was about six or seven meters above the ground. Wrapped in the string, Doflamingo leaped up and reached the keyhole.

There is no need for a room key. Doflamingo has been in the pirate world for so many years, and his reputation is well earned. What he will perform next is the habitual thief, Doflamingo.

He thrust his arm directly into the thigh-thick keyhole, and the power of the String-String Fruit activated, sending countless fine threads from Doflamingo's hand. These threads continued to stretch, extending into the door lock. After a few seconds, there was a "click" sound, and the study door had opened.

"Take this doll and destroy it if anyone comes nearby. I will naturally know." Doflamingo opened the door of the study and handed a doll to Vergo.

This is a palm-sized doll made of various thin strings, and its shape vaguely resembles Doflamingo.

This doll should be similar to his Thread Clone, a doll created using the power of Shadow Rider Thread. However, this doll's function is relatively small, and the difficulty of making it is also much lower.

Everything went according to Doflamingo's plan until some minor accidents occurred.

After entering the study, Doflamingo was stunned by the scene before him. Books, a vast number of books, one meter long and half a meter wide, were piled up like a mountain in the room.

What the hell is going on? Doflamingo said that what he learned directly was not like that.

Opening one of the books, Doflamingo discovered that they were actually Fishman Island's account books. Since when did Fishman Island's accountants all work in the king's study? Doflamingo never imagined that Neptune was now a professional accountant.

As the leader of a newly created faction, Doflamingo possessed some financial knowledge. Judging from the accounts, Fishman Island's financial situation was quite healthy, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was raking in millions daily. No wonder so many factions were so envious of Fishman Island's current state.

Wait, the conversation seemed to be taking a strange turn. Doflamingo quickly threw away the account book in his hand, clearing away all other thoughts. What he was looking for wouldn't be lying around out there.

Ignoring the ledgers, Doflamingo looked towards the five massive bookshelves in the room. Once there, everything seemed normal again. The books were back to their normal size. Each shelf consisted of sixteen compartments, each the size of a human library shelf, and topped with a three-meter-high ladder.

Not every Murloc King was large, so most books were preserved at normal size. As for Neptune's bill, that was probably just his personal hobby.

Hanging from the ceiling of the room by thin white strings, Doflamingo moved freely in the air, looking around the bookshelves.

The books are arranged in order according to the time of their publication. Judging from the books on these bookshelves, the history of Fishman Island has existed for more than a thousand years, and can be traced back to hundreds of years before the emergence of the Church of the Undead.

The Navigational Atlas is a series of books published in the millennium, before the advent of the World Government. It chronicles the explorations of the world by numerous adventurers of the time. Few people know about this book; even O'Hara might not have the complete series.

Now, this set of 42 books, all in perfect condition, is displayed on the bookshelf. If the O'Hara Scholars knew about this, they would probably go crazy for these books.

Doflamingo is not a scholar and does not know the value of these books. Similarly, he is not looking for these books, but the location where these books are stored.

The Nautical Atlas is located in the upper right corner of the first grid on the left of the top shelf of the fourth bookshelf. The wooden planks extending from these grids are large enough for an adult human to walk on.

Doflamingo took the books out and put them aside, then knocked on the shelf where the books were originally placed.

A certain place made a "bang" sound after being hit by Doflamingo.

Doflamingo thought to himself, "There's hope." This crisp sound indicated that the middle of the mezzanine was hollow and there was something inside.

After confirming that this was the mechanism, the next thing was no problem for Doflamingo. After a lot of hammering and exploring with the String-String Fruit, Doflamingo opened the secret compartment in no time.

A book lay quietly in a hidden compartment, about half a meter long and thirty centimeters wide. Judging by its cover, it was quite old. The pages were made of the skin of some sea creature, and the cover was covered in scales from the same creature, emitting an eerie, cold glow.

"It turns out that the Celestial Dragons once captured the royal family of Fishman Island, and the information we obtained from him is true." Doflamingo muttered to himself as he flipped open the ancient book.

The book contained little content, written in the common characters of the continent thousands of years ago. Others might not understand it, but Doflamingo, a former Celestial Dragon, had learned some of it. The book detailed all the information related to Poseidon.

"So that's how it is. The Sea Emperor is actually a fish-man who has awakened his talent. It seems those old guys are well aware of this, which is why they haven't come to steal this book." After reading a portion, Doflamingo put the book down. Knowing that the Sea Emperor wasn't some kind of mechanical weapon, the purpose of this trip suddenly became much less clear.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like any fishmen on Fishman Island have awakened this ability, otherwise this battle wouldn't be so embarrassing. Doflamingo couldn't understand the rest of the content in the book, and there was no need to read it. Apart from the instructions, most of it was about how to train the awakened Sea King to master his abilities.

However, this did not prevent Doflamingo from using the power of the Thread-Thread Fruit to copy an identical thing made of thin threads according to the contents of the ancient book.

He put back the nautical atlases that had been taken out one by one, as if nothing had happened.

Chapter 492: Retreat

Doflamingo originally wanted to take the book away directly, following the principle of "a thief never leaves empty-handed." However, he was concerned that the book was too large and had a strong, strange smell of salted fish.

Doflamingo's instincts told him that if he took the book out, he would likely get into a lot of trouble. This ancient book was related to the Sea Emperor, and the people of Fishman Island couldn't possibly not take any anti-theft and tracking measures.

After weighing the benefits and risks, Doflamingo decisively put aside his principles.

After completing the copy of the ancient book, Doflamingo had achieved his biggest goal of this trip. Doflamingo calculated the time. Since he had learned that the Sea Emperor was actually the awakened fish-man, he no longer needed to spend time looking for the "Sea Emperor." The extra time would be perfect for him to find something extra.

This was the study of the fish-man royal family, a place that had existed for millennia. Doflamingo didn't think it contained any treasures. He had no desire for too many treasures, including the Trident of Poseidon, jewels, and water-repellent beads.

But unfortunately, none of these things were found. The whole room revealed an atmosphere of poverty in the simple musical notation. Apart from the pile of bills 733, Doflamingo really couldn't find anything else that represented wealth.

This made Doflamingo feel very lost.

Doflamingo was still too young at that time. He didn't think about the fact that Fishman Island had been weak for so many years and had been robbed countless times. Anything valuable had been packed away by his predecessors, so how could it be left until now?

Finally, Doflamingo found a document in the inner compartment of Neptune's desk that explained how to tame large fish as mounts. It was a bit of a bummer, though, as the fish he tamed were all deep-sea fish, and non-murlocs couldn't ride them. It was just a small consolation.

Until then, Doflamingo hadn't made any noise while rummaging through the study. But when he opened the compartment on Neptune's desk, the old, old table made a teeth-grinding sound, attracting the people from Ryugu Castle.

Vergo, who had been on guard, destroyed the doll Doflamingo gave him.

"Looks like this is the only way we can go." Doflamingo murmured as he sensed the destruction of the doll in Vergo's hand, with a hint of disappointment in the air.

"Qin Luo, are you back?" It was Taotu who was attracted by the sound from the study. There is a shortage of manpower in Ryugu City now. In order to prevent villains from appearing, Taotu was asked by Tsunade to come back and guard Ryugu City first.

But Taotu arrived too late. After receiving the news from Vergo, Doflamingo had already left the study. At this time, above Taotu's head, Doflamingo and Vergo were hanging from the ceiling by thin wires.

"Strange, no one's here." Taotu looked around, but didn't see anyone, so she left in confusion. There were still many civilians in the main hall of Dragon Palace City, so it wasn't suitable for her to be out for too long.

After Peach Rabbit left, Doflamingo and Vergo slowly landed.

"Did you succeed, young master?" Vergo asked impatiently as soon as he landed.