Celestial Dragons Really Deserve to Die!

Looking at Grandma Za's complicated expression, Xi Yan asked curiously, "Grandma Za, are you... very familiar with Whitebeard Uncle?"

Why did he feel like the other person knew the Whitebeard Uncle so well?

"Of course we're familiar," Grandma Za said, having composed herself. "We were on the same ship back then."

Although it wasn't for a particularly long time, we were partners for a while.

"Is that so?" Xi Yan asked in surprise.

He truly hadn't expected that this seemingly frail old woman had once been Whitebeard's companion. She... she didn't even have the aura of a powerful figure.

"Yes, there are," Grandma Za nodded, "But that was decades ago."

As she spoke, a hint of reminiscence appeared in Grandma Za's eyes, and images of her time on the Rocks ship flashed through her mind.

Although the time they spent together was short, it was enough for her to remember it for a lifetime.

"Decades ago?" Xi Yan asked in surprise, "That's so long ago."

"Yes, it's been that long."

"So you're one of the Whitebeard Uncle's crew members?"

"No way!" Grandma Za jumped up as if she'd been stepped on, retorting, "He's not qualified to be my captain!"

She acknowledged that Newgate was very capable, but not qualified to be her captain!

"So you're his captain?"

"No, not either."

"That..."

"Alright, stop guessing," Grandma Za interrupted. "I'll just tell you directly, we share a captain."

These words immediately piqued Xi Yan's interest.

"Who is it?" Xi Yan asked. "What's their name?"

"Rocks!"

Grandma Za said, "But you probably haven't heard of this name before..."

"No, I've heard of it!"

"Um?"

The Grandma Za was clearly taken aback for a moment, then asked in surprise, "You've heard of it?"

The World Government has already erased all traces of Rocks, so how did this kid know?

Could it be... that this kid knows some people who escaped from God Valley?

Thinking of this, Grandma Za narrowed her eyes.

"Yes, I've heard of it," Xi Yan nodded.

Where did you hear that?

"I heard it from my companions," Xi Yan said. "As for some details about the Rocks Pirates, Robin told me."

Brook only mentioned a name, but Robin revealed some details about the pirate crew!

"Robin?"

"Ah, that's our ship's historian," Xi Yan explained. "She's from Ohara and is the only survivor of Ohara."

"So you're a historian from there..." Grandma Za nodded and said, "That makes sense then."

Although the World Government tried every means to erase Rocks ' existence, some clues would always be left behind.

Historians are best at deducing past events from the smallest clues!

Therefore, it's not surprising that the other party would know some things about Rocks.

Then, Grandma Za asked, "What did she say to you?"

"She told me that the pirate crew was extremely powerful, a terrifying force that once suppressed an entire era," Xi Yan said. "Then, I don't know what happened, but the pirate crew suddenly disappeared."

"And Rocks himself has completely disappeared without a trace."

"This... is all that Robin knows."

Robin had no idea what exactly happened, since... there was no record of that!

"It seems the World Government has put in a lot of effort," Grandma Za said with a complicated expression.

Otherwise, Ohara wouldn't have only obtained this much information.

"What exactly did you guys do back then?" Xi Yan asked curiously, "You actually forced the World Government to erase all traces of your pirate crew."

Could it be that these guys went to attack Mary Geoise?

Hmm... it's not impossible!

After all, that man named Rocks is the captain of the Whitebeard Uncle's ship; anything is possible for someone like that!

"This is a long story."

After saying that, Grandma Za picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and then continued, "In short... we've done a lot of earth-shattering things!"

After finishing speaking, Grandma Za paused for a moment, then said, "I won't talk about anything else, just the final battle at God Valley."

"That was also the last battle of our lives Rocks."

"God Valley... the Great War?"

Hearing this name, Xi Yan felt a sense of awe and mystery.

'Could it be that that place is Celestial Dragons territory, and Rocks and his group went there to kill Celestial Dragons?' Xi Yan wondered to himself.

That's quite a possibility!

As if sensing Xi Yan's thoughts, Grandma Za said, "God Valley is just the name of that island; it doesn't have any special meaning."

"But there are indeed Celestial Dragons there."

Xi Yan nodded upon hearing this; it was roughly what he had thought.

"Kid, do you know about the Celestial Dragons Hunting Competition?"

"I don't know," Xi Yan shook his head.

He only learned about the Celestial Dragons after he came to this world, so naturally he couldn't know about the Celestial Dragons Hunting Competition.

"Then let me explain to you properly what the Celestial Dragons Hunting Competition is."

After finishing speaking, Grandma Za paused for a moment, then said seriously, "According to the information I've received, it's an extremely brutal competition!"

"The World Government selects islands from non- Member States as hunting grounds, and the people on those islands then become criminals, becoming prey along with the slaves placed there by the Celestial Dragons."

"Then... the Celestial Dragons will step in to hunt them down, and the hunt will continue until the very last prey is killed!"

"In this way, the island becomes the treasure of the World Government."

"And this... is the Celestial Dragons ' Hunting Competition!"

"Varied...?!"

Listening to Grandma Za's words, Merry's eyes were filled with disbelief.

Kill the people on an island?

Isn't this... a bit too cruel?

That's an entire island's worth of people!

"It seems I underestimated the evil of the Celestial Dragons!" Xi Yan said with a grim face, "They truly deserve to die!!!"

He truly hadn't expected the Celestial Dragons to create such a competition just to satisfy their own desires... This was far too cruel!

Kill an entire island's population in one go?

How many people would die!

"The Celestial Dragons are far more despicable than you imagine," Grandma Za said.

Xi Yan paused for a moment upon hearing this, then asked, "How often do they hold such Hunting Competition?"

"I don't know about that," Grandma Za said, shaking her head.

She didn't get any information on that.

"Even if it were held only once every hundred years, eight countries would still be wiped out," Xi Yan said, frowning.

Eight countries... that must be a lot of people.

"They're so pitiful..." Merry said, her eyes brimming with tears.

He did absolutely nothing and yet he's about to be killed by the Celestial Dragons... How pitiful!

"It should take less time than you think," Grandma Za said.

She simply didn't believe the Celestial Dragons would hold Hunting Competition so infrequently.

"Then this number will have to be increased further," Xi Yan said, frowning.

It seems he underestimated the evil of the Celestial Dragons.

After shaking his head, Xi Yan said, "So your purpose in going to the God Valley was to stop them from holding that Hunting Competition?"

"How could that be?" Grandma Za said helplessly, "We're pirates, not philanthropists. Why would we go to God Valley for something like this?"

"Then why did you go?"

This time Grandma Za didn't answer immediately; instead, she became somewhat hesitant.

After a moment, she said, "Rocks was probably after the Celestial Dragons and those powerful Devil Fruit that were the prizes."

"As for whether there are any other purposes..."

After finishing her sentence, the Grandma Za paused, then her eyes flickered, and she said, "To be honest, I don't know either."

Xi Yan didn't notice Grandma Za, and instead stroked his chin, saying, "Killing Celestial Dragons and stealing Devil Fruit, huh...?"

"Looks like this guy has big ambitions."

Devil Fruit the Celestial Dragons would offer as a prize must be an extremely powerful one.

If they could get their hands on this Devil Fruit... the Rocks Pirates would become even stronger!

"Of course he's big," Grandma Za said. "His dream is to become the King of the World!"

"King of the World?"

"What an extremely arrogant person."

"He certainly has the ability," Grandma Za said, "But... he's just had bad luck."

"Luck?"

"Yes, he encountered Garp and Roger at the God Valley, and was ultimately defeated by the two of them working together," Grandma Za said.

If it weren't for those two people, Rocks might have succeeded.

After all... the Celestial Dragons ' defensive forces are no match for them!

Xi Yan:...

"Navy Hero and Pirate King teaming up against an enemy?" Xi Yan's lips twitched. "Isn't that a bit too fantastical?"

Why would two opposing forces join forces against a common enemy?

Could it be... that guy Rocks is planning to kill both of them?

After recalling his Grandma Za's description of Rocks, Xi Yan felt that the chances were quite high.

After all... this guy is incredibly arrogant!

"It really is surreal, but that's the truth," Grandma Za said.

"What about the rest of your pirate crew?" Xi Yan asked. "Didn't anyone go to help Rocks?"

"No," Grandma Za shook her head and said, "Our pirate crew is a bit special. We're people who came together because of a common goal, so when we encounter danger..."

Hearing his Grandma Za's words, Xi Yan fell silent.

This pirate crew is really outrageous.

'Has he gathered a group of ambitious individuals with differing motives by relying on his formidable strength?' Xi Yan thought to himself, 'This man named Rocks is really a bit too confident...'

Perhaps that's why he suffered the backlash.

"Actually, if Rocks could have defeated those two, the pirate crew wouldn't have disbanded," Grandma Za said. "But unfortunately, those two were too strong."

Although they couldn't defeat Rocks one-on-one, they could defeat Rocks when they joined forces!

'It's pretty absurd, really. How could two people who've been fighting for half their lives be so in sync?' Grandma Za thought to herself, speechless.

Recalling the scene of the three fighting back then, Grandma Za's lips twitched.

"In the end, it's probably because he's too confident in his own abilities," Xi Yan said.

"Yes, that's true."

Rocks was indeed extremely confident in his abilities, after all... he could even kill Marine Admiral!

"And then?" Xi Yan asked.

"And then..."

Recalling her past memories, Grandma Za said, "Later, after discovering that Rocks was no match for Garp and Roger, the pirate crew began to retreat off the island."

"Rocks himself fought the two men to the very last moment on the island, and ultimately died at their hands."

At this point, Grandma Za paused for a moment, then said with a complicated expression, "After confirming Rocks' death, I left with Whitebeard and the others."

"And this... is the story of the Battle of God Valley."

After hearing Grandma Za's story, Xi Yan said with some emotion, "Rocks was really tricked to his death, wasn't he?"

If anyone had been willing to help Rocks, Rocks probably could have killed Garp or Roger.

"I suppose so," Grandma Za said, "But it was his own choice."

After all... Rocks never uttered a single word asking for help!

This is one of the reasons why Whitebeard and his crew didn't intervene.

This time, Xi Yan nodded and said nothing more.

"Grandma Za, did you get the Devil Fruit?" Merry asked curiously.

"No."

My Grandma Za this is brought up.

"I didn't get anything!" Grandma Za said through gritted teeth. "Those bastards took all the benefits!"

Not only did she not get any benefits, she was almost beaten to death by those so-called God's Knights!

"Who took all those Devil Fruit?"

"I don't know about that," Grandma Za shook her head and said, "But I reckon those guys probably got their Devil Fruit from God Valley."

Kaido of the Beasts's Mythical Zoan Azure Dragon Fruit, Marco's Immortal Bird Fruit...

These guys probably all got their Devil Fruit during the God Valley Massacre!!

But she got nothing...

Damn it, I'm so angry!

"Those guys?"

"Ah, Whitebeard, Kaido, Big Shiki, Shiki, and so on..."

Xi Yan:???

No, does this mean Rocks had three Four Emperors under his command?

What a terrifying guy. No wonder old man Garp had to team up with Roger to fight him.

Seeing Xi Yan's reaction, Grandma Za laughed and said, "Surprised, aren't you?"

"I was genuinely surprised..."

"If you had seen that man with your own eyes, you wouldn't be surprised," Grandma Za remarked.

After all... that man truly possessed that kind of strength and charisma!

It's just that I wasn't very lucky, otherwise...

Why.

After letting out a silent sigh, Grandma Za said, "Anyway... what I'm telling you both today must remain a secret. Don't tell anyone, understand?"

"Otherwise, it might cause you trouble!"

"Clear!"