Although the Pirate Expo had come to an end, the storm it had set off was only just beginning.
The Pure Gold that could grant humans eternal life, the ancient Stone Tablet bearing the name of the Pirate King, and the Eternal Pose leading to Laugh Tale had all drawn the eyes of everyone in the world.
The destruction of Sicily Island in particular was simply unbelievable.
It was no ordinary small island, but a large island second only to a super-giant island like Lodestar Island.
Yet after learning what had happened on the island, people felt it was only natural.
More than ten of the world's Top Combat Power had clashed there. Forget a large island—even a true continent might have fallen, right?
The Four Emperors, legendary pirates, heroic Marines, the Hunters' Association president, and the world's greatest Great Swordsman—before these titles, even the Shichibukai, the Calamities, and the Underground King would seem dim by comparison.
Many of the things that had spread from this Wanbo Expo also became the source of the turmoil.
What had the greatest impact on the situation in the New World was naturally the Repel Waves circulated by Apophis.
Pirates who had not attended the Wanbo Expo were hunted down by their former enemies. Before they even realized what was happening, they were completely obliterated by slashes that tore through the sea.
Quite a few Great Pirates with bounties exceeding five hundred million Beli even died inexplicably at the hands of minor figures.
It was not only the small and mid-sized pirate crews that were thrown into turmoil. The large forces were going berserk as well.
The Descendant of Demons, Douglas Bullet, had begun stirring up trouble; Lone Red, Redfield, was pursuing immortality; Beasts Kaido sought to build the strongest pirate crew; Demon Sword