The New Emperor Who Shocked the World-Blackbeard

On the screen, a flood of surprised comments appeared: {Hey! Hey! Is this for real?! A small competition has gathered so many renowned powerhouses?! That's terrifying!}

{This is the allure of the Flame-Flame Fruit! It's terrifying!}

Aren't they afraid of the Navy? Many of them are on the Navy's wanted list! Not to mention, a Marine Admiral is among them; this group is probably doomed!

I'm getting more and more excited for this match! I wonder who will win?!

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The New World, The Sleeping Forest, White Horse.

"Hahaha, the Flame-Flame Fruit will definitely belong to me! Then, my fame will surely soar even higher!" Cavendish boasted.

Inside a house in Loguetown, East Blue.

"Waaaaah, to actually compete against Luffy- senpai... this is just too wonderful!" Bartolomeo exclaimed, tears streaming down his face.

The video footage shifts from the inner lounge to the outer arena, where the host, Gatz, is explaining the rules of the competition to the audience, "The first round is a knockout tournament for each of the four zones. In a knockout tournament, every contestant on the field is an enemy to everyone else except themselves. All participants will engage in a free-for-all, and the last one standing on the field will advance to the next round. Anyone who falls out of the field or dies on the field will be disqualified."

"At the same time, one point needs special mention: in the sea outside the arena, there are also the arena's specialty—small schools of Fighting Fish —waiting for all the contestants. Those guys are bloodthirsty, meaning that both inside and outside the arena will be a hellish spectacle, and that's the allure of the Corrida Colosseum."

"Now, I hereby announce the start of the first round of the special event at the Corrida Colosseum, the elimination round for 137 players in Zone A."

As Gatz finished speaking, a crisp bell rang out the next second, "Ding!"

The contestants in the arena immediately engaged in a chaotic melee, with people being knocked down, pushed into the sea, or thrown away by Fighting Fish.

The blood-pumping scene instantly ignited the primal desires within the audience, causing them to shout wildly.

Among the contestants, a burly man wearing a paper mask stood out. He eliminated nearly half of the contestants by himself, forcing the remaining contestants to temporarily unite and work together to deal with him.

First, they bound him tightly with chains, and then the rest of the group, wielding various weapons, attacked him.

However, the masked man showed no fear. He glared and exerted force with his arms, unleashing a powerful surge of energy that instantly sent all the remaining contestants flying into the air. They then crashed to the ground, collapsing unconscious.

For a moment, only the masked man remained standing upright in the entire arena.

This scene instantly stunned the audience, including the host, Jia Ci. However, his excellent professionalism allowed him to quickly regain his composure and announce, "The winner of Area A is the masked man—Mr. Stole."

His words instantly brought the audience back to their senses, and they all shouted at the top of their lungs.

"The battle was decided in the blink of an eye! That's really impressive! It seems a new hero has emerged in the arena!" Jiaci praised without reservation.

As he finished speaking, the masked man slowly removed his mask in front of everyone, revealing his true face.

Upon seeing his appearance, everyone present was instantly stunned, their eyes wide with disbelief and fear.

The host, Jiaci, trembled as she spoke, "This... this is too amazing! The masked man we know, the one with the earth-shattering opening ceremony, the unexpected entrance, the winner of the A-zone elimination round is actually—the captain of the Blackbeard Pirates, one of the Four Emperors, Gizas Jesus Burgess."

"Hahaha." Jesus Burgess raised his arms, showing off his muscles to the audience, and laughed heartily.

The screen immediately filled with shocked comments: {Four... Four Emperors Blackbeard? Wasn't this guy just appointed as Shichibukai by the World Government not long ago? How did he become one of the Four Emperors two years later? What... what's going on?!}

{Hey! A new... a new Emperor of the Sea— Blackbeard! Wait, does that mean the Emperor of the Sea will be replaced? Whitebeard? Kaido? Big Mom? Or Red-Haired? Give me an answer! God from Beyond the Domain.}

{Not only has the Navy changed, but the pirate world has also undergone earth-shattering changes. So much has happened in the last two years!}

{ God from Beyond the Domain Realms... I beg you! I'll give you anything you want, just show me what will happen two years from now! Please!}

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The New World, Moby Dick.

"Wh... what? Blackbeard, that traitor, became one of the Four Emperors two years later?! I... I didn't hear that wrong, did I?!"

"No... no, you heard me right, that's exactly how the host introduced it."

"This... this is outrageous! How could a traitor like him become one of the Four Emperors? Heaven is truly blind! It's unbelievable that he wasn't struck down."

"Who can argue with that! The question is, whose position did he usurp? Big Mom? Kaido? Or Red-Haired?"

"Who knows! Anyway, I'm really annoyed right now."

"Me too, I really want to punch someone! Give me a beating!"

"Roll!"

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On the other side, Marco, standing next to Whitebeard, seemed to have guessed something. A look of worry appeared in his eyes as he looked at Whitebeard, who was seated in a high position, and said, "Pops, Blackbeard, he..."

"Gurarara, don't worry, Marco." Whitebeard smiled as if he understood, interrupting him, and said, "This time I won't let him succeed."