The Navy Retreats in Droves, Including Sengoku
"Sengoku, the Air Marshal of Headquarters is calling!" Just when Sengoku and the others were in despair, a marine rushed over, holding a Den Den Mushi in his hand.
"Marshal Kong calling at such a crucial moment, he really knows how to pick his time!" Sengoku complained, but inwardly he breathed a sigh of relief. Now he could only hope that Marshal Kong wouldn't cause trouble. He answered the phone and said, "Marshal, this is Sengoku. I'm currently capturing Uchiha Tianqi. What can I do for you?"
"Sengoku has led his troops to retreat, abandoning the capture of Uchiha Tianqi!" A deep voice came from the Den Den Mushi. This person was none other than the current Fleet Admiral Kong, who would later become the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy.
"Fleet Admiral, we are the righteous Marines, how can we retreat in front of pirates? Besides, we are already engaged in battle with them!" Although Sengoku also wanted to retreat, he put on a show for the sake of the Marines' reputation.
"I don't care whether you're fighting each other or not. Now you have no choice but to obey orders. These are orders personally given by the Five Elders. They are aware of your actions. Although we don't know what they're planning, you have no choice but to retreat!" With that, Steelbone Kong hung up the phone.
Upon hearing what Marshal Kong said, Sengoku was slightly taken aback. It was an order from the Five Elders? Could it be that Uchiha Tianqi was related to the Five Elders?
"Seriously, Uchiha Tianqi has created such a huge giant. How can we just retreat as we please? Marshal Kong is making it sound far too simple!" Karp spread his hands helplessly. It's not that easy to get away from Uchiha Tianqi.
"Although I hate to admit it, Uchiha Tianqi's strength is indeed far beyond ours. We can't fight him. Now, let's just leave as far as we can. Akainu, melt the ice to create an opportunity for us!" Sengoku shook his head helplessly and said to Akainu beside him.
"Alright, leave it to me!" Akainu nodded, and instantly his entire body burst into flames. The scorching lava colliding with the ice surface sent billowing water vapor into the sky, obscuring the view.
"All personnel, retreat!" Sengoku nodded, and he and Karp led the troops to begin the retreat. Immediately, all the marines quickly began to retreat, wishing they could disappear from this place right now.
Standing high in the sky, Tianqi watched the navy begin its retreat. A slight smile played on his lips. Dealing with these ants was truly pointless, but simply watching them leave wasn't his style. He had to teach them a lesson.
"Is this a place where you can come and go as you please? Take this!" The Susanoo controlled by the sky raised its thousand-meter-long sword and was about to strike.
"Don't even think about it! Ghost Dog!" As the giant Akainu slowly rose, Akainu unleashed his strongest move, Ghost Dog, with a single punch. Instantly, a massive amount of magma appeared, melting the ice beneath the giant's feet in a flash.
Susanoo's feet slipped, and his entire body began to sink rapidly into the sea. Sengoku, seeing that Akainu had created the best opportunity and that most of the marines had left, and the few powerful figures there, also jumped onto the warship and sailed away at full speed, their speed reaching an extreme.
Tianqi glanced at the seawater that had already submerged Susanoo's legs, then at the fleeing naval warships. Without hesitation, Tianqi controlled Susanoo swing its weapon and slash directly at the two slower warships.
"Bang! Bang!"
Two explosions rang out, and the two warships were instantly cleaved in two by Susanoo. The crew members on those ships didn't even have time to cry out before their lives were ended.
"Damn Uchiha Tianqi, speed up!" Sengoku gritted his teeth and urged the speed up as he watched hundreds of marines disappear. If it weren't for the Five Elders' orders and the fact that he couldn't defeat Uchiha Tianqi, he would have turned back and fought back today. Unfortunately, that was all wishful thinking. At this moment, he could only run away.
"Consider these hundreds of people the price you pay for provoking me!"
Just as Susanoo to sink completely to the bottom of the sea, Tianqi also released Susanoo and slowly stood on the surface of the sea. With the Water Walking technique from the Hokage world, the side effects of the Devil Fruit were of no use to him, which was a fortunate thing.
"Long live Tianqi! Long live Tianqi!..." Watching the Navy slink away, the three Hancock sisters shouted "Long live!" with great joy.
Sengoku, Karp, and a group of powerful vice admirals—any Pirate Crew on the high seas would be in for a fight. Yet today, this entire Marine force was driven away by their captain alone. As a crew member, who wouldn't be happy?
"Karp, look, isn't Uchiha Tianqi standing on the water?!" Sengoku wanted to turn around and remember Uchiha Tianqi's despicable appearance, but Sengoku saw something he couldn't understand, and thought he was seeing things.
However, after waiting for a long time without hearing Karp's response, Sengoku turned around and almost fainted from anger. He saw that Karp had fallen asleep, and was even standing up while chewing on a piece of sweets. He could still sleep in such a tense moment. He must have a big heart.
After calming himself down a bit, Sengoku squinted at Uchiha Tianqi's increasingly blurry figure and muttered to himself, "This young man is incredibly strong. Even the Five Elders personally withdrew their arrest warrant for him. Could it be that those five elders are also wary of his strength?"
Sengoku was aware of the Five Elders' power. If even those five were wary of this young man, the future of the maritime order would likely change dramatically. Now, all they could do was hope that Uchiha Tianqi wasn't some truly evil person, otherwise the Navy might really lose all its prestige.
"Captain, you're amazing! You even chased Sengoku and Karp away!" Shanks stepped onto the unmelted ice and stood before his captain, his eyes filled with undisguised admiration. That thousand-meter-tall giant that soared into the sky was simply invincible.
"It's perfectly normal for those ants to have fled!" Tianqi slowly turned around and walked towards the Conqueror.
"This is a true powerhouse! He's humble, modest, and keeps his achievements hidden!" Shanks nodded in satisfaction as he watched his captain's retreating figure. He also felt that his decision to choose Tianqi as captain was absolutely correct. With such a loyal, righteous, and powerful captain, they could practically roam the seas with impunity from now on.
Shanks and Beckman followed Tianqi back to their room on the Conqueror. The entire Conqueror Pirates sat together, all looking at Tianqi with admiration. The impact of that thousand-meter giant on them was simply too great.
Seeing everyone staring at him, Tianqi felt extremely uncomfortable. Suddenly, he noticed Shanks' previously injured shoulder and asked casually, "Is your shoulder alright, Shanks?"
"It's nothing, it's just a superficial wound. It will be completely healed in a couple of days!" Shanks said nonchalantly, glancing at his arm that had been stabbed by Ryuma of Ryuda.
Seeing that Shanks didn't care, Tianqi simply placed his hand on Shanks' shoulder, and a healing green light immediately shone, instantly healing the injury on Shanks' shoulder.
"Captain, I didn't expect you to know medicine. I'm really curious now, Captain, what else can you do?" Shanks asked with curiosity, seeing that his shoulder was healed without even a scar.
"Yes, Captain, although it's not very polite to ask, we really want to know what else you can do?" Bex asked with a curious look. Every time they thought they understood Tianqi would suddenly use another ability, which was really tormenting their curiosity.
"Yes, yes, Lord Tianqi, please tell us!" Marigold and Sonia nodded in agreement, only Hancock remained silent, her face slightly flushed as she quietly looked at Tianqi.
"Actually, I don't have many abilities, just some minor ones: controlling fire, water, earth, wind, lightning, ice..."
Hearing Tianqi continuously unleash his abilities, Shanks and the others stared wide-eyed in disbelief. This wasn't a lot? If this was considered a minor ability, what were they?
"Healing, space, attraction and repulsion..." Tianqi kept listing what he knew, and he didn't even finish listing everything in a minute. He knew almost everything in the Hokage world, and he couldn't possibly list it all at once.