The Beast Pirates Attack Fish-Man Island
"I'm not worried about your strength, I'm just sorry for your arm!" Tianqi interrupted Shanks. Although losing an arm wouldn't drastically reduce his strength, it would still have some impact.
"I'm sorry, Captain..." Shanks looked apologetic. Although Tianqi didn't say it directly, he knew he had disappointed the captain.
"You still don't understand what I'm saying!" Tianqi shook his head, slowly got up, and walked to Shanks' side, placing his hands on Shanks' severed arm.
"Captain, what are you doing...?" Shanks looked at Tianqi in confusion, wondering what he was up to.
"To be honest with you, Shanks, one day I will leave this world, and I will not be able to take you with me. So I plan to entrust the future Conqueror Pirates to you. As captain, protecting the crew is your most important responsibility, and you can't fulfill this responsibility without an arm!" With that, Tianqi activated the ultimate power of Yang, and an arm grew directly from the severed arm.
"This is!" Shanks stared in disbelief as his severed arm grew back. This was simply too amazing; he dared to say that no one in the entire ocean could do such a thing.
"Alright, I've fixed your hand. Don't do anything foolish like that again. Also, you know I'm leaving, so don't tell anyone else!" After giving these instructions, Tianqi left the cabin and headed for the deck.
Shanks paused for two seconds, clenched his newly grown fist, and then followed Tianqi out of the cabin. After all these events, Tianqi's status in Shanks' heart had risen dramatically, now no less than that of former captain Gol D. Roger Beckman and Yasopp finally noticed the difference: Shanks' missing arm had somehow grown back, which explained why they had felt something was off.
"Hancock, what are you guys doing? You scared me half to death!" Shanks looked at Hancock and the others with a puzzled expression.
"Shanks, when did this arm grow back? Why haven't you told me about it before?" Beckman asked before Hancock could speak.
"This was regenerated for me by the captain before. I thought you all noticed?" Shanks grinned, as if it were a trivial matter, little did he know that the ability to regenerate a severed hand was by no means insignificant.
"What do you mean, 'found a ghost'? It would be strange if we noticed you suddenly growing an arm!" Hancock looked at Shanks speechlessly, while also being very surprised by Tianqi's regenerative ability.
"Oh, it's nothing, everyone, don't worry about it too much. It's just an arm, it doesn't mean anything!" Shanks waved his hand dismissively.
The group discussed the issue of the arm the entire way, only managing to end the topic as they approached Fishman Island.
Having experienced the previous incident at Fishman Island, this time they easily crossed the deep sea and entered the area of the underwater Fishman Island.
"After so many years, we're finally back on this land that belongs to us. It's wonderful!" Hancock was overjoyed as she looked at Fishman Island. Both the Sabaody Archipelago and Fishman Island held many beautiful memories for her, and she would never forget these two places.
"Hahaha... We're finally in our territory! Now we can finally drink and eat to our hearts' content!" Yasopp and the others were overjoyed as they looked at Fishman Island right in front of them.
Tianqi smiled as he looked at Fishman Island. Last time he came, he only saw the king and queen of Fishman Island. This time, he should be able to see Shirahoshi, who has the power of the Sea King.
"Bang!"
Just as everyone was smiling as they watched Fishman Island, a series of huge explosions rang out, and thick smoke rose from the Fishman Island. Everyone's faces darkened; it was clear that someone was attacking Fishman Island. How could they not be happy with such a blatant attack on the territory of the Conqueror Pirates?
"Captain! How dare they cause trouble on our turf! Let's go and wipe them out!" Beckman said with a grim face.
Tianqi nodded, his face grim as he looked ahead, pointing to the Fishman Island engulfed in gunfire, and said, "Yes, turn the ship around and march on Fishman Island!"
In fact, Tianqi didn't even need to give the order. The two navigators, Ben Beckman and Bendick Snake, were already prepared. As soon as Tianqi gave the order, the two ships rushed towards Fishman Island at top speed.
As they got closer, they could finally see some things more clearly. In the distance, they could see dozens of pirate ships constantly firing cannonballs at the fishmen, while Xuanyuan Wudao and Tianqi's clones were constantly blocking the cannonball attacks.
"Look, look at their pirate flags!" Hancock exclaimed, pointing to the dozens of pirate ships ahead, her face showing both surprise and anger.
"This pirate flag is... it's the Beast Pirates!" Tianqi narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the pirate flag opposite him. He never expected that the guy who came to cause trouble on his territory would be Kaido. As one of the Four Emperors of the New World, Kaido's strength is definitely not weaker than Whitebeard's, and he may even be able to improve his strength and surpass Whitebeard.
"Captain, I didn't expect it to be Kaido!" Shanks gripped the sword at his waist, his fighting spirit rising. He was always so excited when facing a strong opponent.
"Beckman, Snake, move the ship over here. I want to see what Kaido has that dares to cause trouble on my turf!" Tianqi snorted coldly, standing at the bow of the ship and looking ahead. Originally, his plan was to challenge a few Yonko-level Pirate Crew, but now that Kaido had delivered himself to his doorstep, he was spared the trouble of looking for him.
"Yes, Captain!"
Beckman and Snake nodded, then immediately turned and ran into the control room to activate the thrusters. Instantly, both ships rushed toward the target vessel.
The appearance of the Conqueror's massive hull immediately caught the attention of the Beast Pirates. On the largest ship among dozens of vessels, a slightly overweight man was sitting on the deck, drinking and watching the Fishman Island being attacked.
"Hmph, I thought the person who forced Sengoku and Karp to retreat was some kind of powerful figure, but it turns out he's just a mere brat. It's utter nonsense that such a kid dares to be one of the Four Emperors with me!" Kaido sat on a chair on the deck, drinking as he looked at Uchiha Tianqi and the others who were resisting the cannon fire ahead, his face full of disdain.
"Captain, two ships have appeared behind us. They look like the Conqueror Pirates' ships!" A pirate ran up to Kaido and reported.
Hearing that the Conqueror Pirates' ships had arrived, Kaido still didn't take them seriously, and said with a cold laugh, "Heh, probably his crew has come to reinforce us. It's too late for reinforcements now. No need to waste words with them, just open fire and sink them!"
"Yes, Captain!" Upon receiving the captain's order, the pirate in charge of relaying the message immediately relayed it, and the two ships turned around and aimed directly at the two ships, one large and one small, charging towards them, and opened fire.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."
Countless cannonballs were fired at Tianqi and the others. Tianqi didn't even need to lift a finger. Ryuma of Ryuda and Shanks simultaneously drew their swords and unleashed a burst of sword energy, destroying the cannonballs in mid-air.
The tremendous sound of the attack immediately caught Kaido's attention. Looking at the two beams of sword energy, Kaido narrowed his eyes and muttered, "Oh, there's another expert!"
"Captain, this should be Shanks, the vice-captain of the Conqueror Pirates!" Kaido, one of Kaido's Calamities, said calmly.
"Red-Haired Shanks? How strong is he?"
"It's said that Shanks, the vice-captain of the Conqueror Pirates, is Uchiha Tianqi in strength and is the most likely candidate to become the Fifth Emperor!" King said casually. To be honest, he really wanted to meet this vice-captain of the Conqueror Pirates.
"Hmph! Calling him the Fifth Emperor is laughable. Uchiha Tianqi is not even worth fearing, and Shanks, who is below him, is probably not much better. Becoming an Emperor is not so easy!" Kaido looked down on Tianqi and therefore didn't take Shanks seriously either.
Meanwhile, on the Conqueror, Tianqi saw that the Beast Pirates still dared to fire at him, and his temper flared up. Today, he had to teach Kaido why the flowers were so red and who he couldn't afford to mess with. As he entered Fishman Island, he also connected with his Xuanyuan Group's Five Paths of Reincarnation.
With Tianqi in control, the five paths of Xuanyuan Group immediately changed their previous defenses. The mechanical armor on the Asura Path was fully activated, and countless cannonballs were launched in an instant to begin the counterattack.
The other factions also launched their own attacks, some summoning spirit beasts, others absorbing the attacks—in short, they began a full-scale offensive.
Seeing that the enemy had launched a counterattack, Kaido was about to personally deal with these guys when Queen, one of his Calamities, suddenly spoke up, "Captain, look! Who's that guy!"
Upon hearing Queen's words, Kaido looked in the direction she pointed, only to be completely bewildered. He saw Tianqi and Shanks standing at the bow of the ship, looking at him from a distance.
"Huh? What's going on? How come there are two Uchiha Tianqi?" Kaido looked at the Tianqi in front of him and then at the Tianqi behind him, and Kaido was completely bewildered. He really couldn't understand how there could be two Uchiha Tianqi.
While Kaido puzzled, he also ordered his men to stop attacking. He wanted to figure out what was going on. Both sides stopped attacking at the same time, and the Conqueror Pirates' ships arrived in front of the Beast Pirates.
Upon arriving before the beasts, Tianqi remained silent, merely glancing indifferently at Shanks. Shanks immediately understood his captain's meaning and stepped forward, shouting, "Don't you guys know this Fishman Island is our Conqueror Pirates' territory? Daring to cause trouble on our land, are you courting death?!"