Edward Newgate

Seeing Princess Otohime's expectant look, Tianqi said calmly, "Princess Otohime, don't misunderstand. I announced before that Fishman Island is my territory for Conqueror Pirates from today onwards. As for my protection, Uchiha Tianqi, it's just a side benefit. Don't forget, we are pirates, and we won't do anything good. You will have to pay the price on my territory!"

Tianqi is no savior. He never intended to protect Fishman Island for nothing. He did all this simply to spread his fame by Conqueror Pirates. As for saving the mermaids, it was just because he couldn't stand it.

Hearing this, Queen Otohime was not saddened but instead smiled. This was an important step towards peaceful coexistence between humans and fish-men. Paying a little money was not important at all, and the Ryūgū had no shortage of money.

"Of course! What do you want? A lot of Berries or treasure? We'll give you anything as long as you protect Fishman Island!"

"All you need to do is help us build a large ship and give us some food on board!" Tianqi said calmly. He didn't value material possessions like Pele and treasure that much. Moreover, he could obtain money through various means whenever he needed it, so money meant nothing to him.

"Huh? A ship and food?" Faced with Tianqi's conditions, Otohime was also surprised. It wasn't that these were difficult to arrange, but rather that they were too simple. In her eyes, weren't pirates all fond of Berries and treasure? Why did this person seem to regard money as dirt?

"What, is it that difficult?" Looking at Otohime's expression, Tianqi also frowned slightly.

"No, no, no, that's not difficult at all. If possible, I would like you to visit the Ryūgū. I believe our King Neptune will be very pleased to hear that you wish to protect Fishman Island!" Otohime thought of something and warmly invited Tianqi and the others.

Although she has been advocating for peaceful coexistence between fish-men and humans, King Neptune does not support her. Because she is the queen, he has always turned a blind eye. Now that the Conqueror Pirates are willing to coexist with the fish-men, Otohime hopes that Neptune can see the current situation and that everything is moving in the direction of her ideals. She wants to prove that she has not done anything wrong.

"Gurgle..."

Tianqi wanted to refuse Otohime's invitation, but at that moment, the three Hancock sisters' stomachs suddenly growled, and even Shanks and Beckman's stomachs protested. Tianqi could go for a long time without eating, but Shanks and his group couldn't. After diving to a depth of 10,000 meters in the deep sea and wasting time, they hadn't eaten for almost a day, so it was normal for their stomachs to protest.

Hearing Shanks and the others' stomachs rumbling one after another, Tianqi suddenly felt a little embarrassed. It made it seem like they were so poor they couldn't even afford to eat, which was incredibly shameful.

Shanks and the others realized they had embarrassed themselves, and they immediately looked extremely awkward.

"Since the princess is so kind to invite us, then we won't stand on ceremony!" Tianqi rolled his eyes at Shanks and the others, Tianqi then agreed.

"Then please follow me, everyone!" Upon hearing that the Tianqi group had agreed, Otohime smiled and immediately prepared to lead them to the Ryūgū.

"Etc!"

When Tianqi said "wait," everyone looked at him with puzzled expressions, including Shanks and the others, wondering what their captain was up to.

Tianqi didn't explain anything. He slowly opened his Byakugan and kept observing the ground. Suddenly, he found what he needed and immediately walked over and bent down.

"Superhuman strength!" Tianqi plunged one hand into the ground and lifted a ten-meter-long boulder with a single hand.

"What incredible strength!" Jinbe others watched as the ten-meter-long boulder was lifted, and at that moment they no longer doubted Tianqi's strength.

Tianqi placed the boulder on the shore and carved the words "Conqueror Pirates" on it. He then carved his own Pirate Crew's symbol on it, thus definitively proving that this territory belonged to the Conqueror Pirates. After doing all this, Tianqi suddenly turned his head to one side.

"You've been watching for so long, why don't you want to come out?" Tianqi said expressionlessly. Activating his Byakugan's long-range vision, he discovered that there was another group of people hiding not far away, and one of them possessed extremely strong power.

Shanks and the others heard Tianqi's words and looked in that direction, but they found nothing.

"Hahaha... You're really impressive! You managed to hide so well and still got spotted. Young man, you're really something!"

The Whitebeard laughed heartily and led his crew out, his eyes filled with admiration for Tianqi.

Shanks and the others were somewhat surprised to see that there were indeed people there. When they saw who it was, Shanks and Beckman also showed solemn expressions, because the person who came was none other than the legendary pirate crew of the Whitebeard Pirates, and the captain, Whitebeard himself, had come.

"Who goes there!" The merman soldiers saw someone suddenly appear and immediately raised their weapons in a defensive stance.

Tianqi recognized the newcomer as Edward Newgate, the Whitebeard tyrant who commanded respect across the seas. The fact that this guy had appeared on Fishman Island at this time was getting more and more interesting.

Tianqi slowly stepped forward, his eyes fixed on Whitebeard. There was no doubt that Whitebeard was at his peak at this time, and his strength surpassed that of Marine Admiral Buddha Sengoku. He was the strongest person Tianqi had seen since arriving in this world.

Whitebeard stared intently at Tianqi, both of them looking at each other seriously without saying a word.

The clash of the two powerful figures left everyone present speechless. Even the unaware Fishman Island soldiers realized something was amiss and gripped their weapons tightly, staring at the two men before them.

"Whitebeard, Edward Newgate!"

"Uchiha Tianqi!"

Tianqi and Whitebeard called out each other's names, their eyes narrowing as they looked at each other.

Shanks watched the two clashing, his mouth forming an "O" shape. He knew that Whitebeard was a strongman on par with the former Captain Roger, while his own captain was a rising star. Shanks was really looking forward to their battle. He wanted to know how his current captain compared to the long-established Whitebeard.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, the two exerted their strength simultaneously, pushing off with both feet and instantly arriving in front of each other. They immediately exchanged punches, and the impact of the collision between the two powerful men's fists caused everyone to take a slight step back.

This young man is indeed extraordinary; he was able to block my punch with seventy percent of its power. He's truly remarkable. Whitebeard secretly admired him.

Whitebeard Newgate is indeed no ordinary man. Although this was not his full strength, the power of this punch alone shows that his strength is definitely above Sengoku's. Through this Tianqi, we can roughly guess how strong Whitebeard is.

"I just declared this my territory, and you, Whitebeard, dare to cause trouble here? Do you really think I can't take you down?" Tianqi said coldly.

"Young man, don't look at me like that. I just wanted to test your strength. As for causing trouble, I don't think I've come to do anything, have I?" The Whitebeard smiled, not admitting that he had come to cause trouble.

"Does that matter now? Since you dared to attack me, wouldn't you look down on me if I didn't offer something?" Instantly, a large amount of steam rose from Tianqi's body, and his Chakra instantly reached its boiling point.

"Boil Release - Super Strength Unrivaled!" Tianqi instantly unleashed his power, throwing a punch directly at Whitebeard. The legendary pirate Whitebeard crossed his arms in front of him to block, but was still knocked back dozens of meters before stopping.

"Dad!!!" Marco and the others were immediately tense when they saw their captain being knocked back so far.

"I'm fine!" Whitebeard raised his hand to stop Marco and the others from getting closer. He looked at Tianqi with slight surprise. He had just used almost ninety percent of his strength to resist him, but he was still knocked back more than ten meters. This young man's strength was simply too domineering.

"You're really something! I never expected to see someone like you in the vast ocean. Your future is truly promising! But as I said, I'm not here to cause trouble. I just heard you were having a banquet, so I came. Hahaha, you don't mind if I join in, do you?" The Whitebeard laughed and called a halt to the fight. Now that he knew Tianqi's strength, he didn't want to continue fighting.

Although he hadn't yet used the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power, he could tell that this young man wasn't using his trump card either. They weren't enemies, so there was no need for him to fight so desperately.