Teaching Kaido a Lesson!

A few days later, off the coast of Beehive Island.

The flag of the Rocks Pirates snapped loudly in the sea breeze.

Luo Tian stood at the bow, watching the island drawing ever closer; it was the headquarters of the Rocks Pirates and one of the most dangerous places in the New World.

"Finally back," Golden Lion's voice came from beside him. "We've had quite a haul from this trip."

Whitebeard nodded. "Gurarara! Indeed.

Not only did we test the strength of the Roger Pirates, but the kid Luo Tian has also made a name for himself.

This trip was worth it."

As they spoke, a large ship flying the Rocks Pirates flag slowly approached them.

Through his Spatial Perception, Luo Tian sensed an intense gaze from that ship, locked firmly onto him.

The gaze was filled with scrutiny, provocation, and jealousy.

Luo Tian looked up.

Standing at the bow was a tall figure—bare-chested, wielding a massive club, with long purple hair and a pair of red horns protruding from his forehead.

Kaido.

One of the future Four Emperors who would rule the New World, a monster known as the "World's Strongest Creature."

But the current Kaido was merely a captain under Charlotte Linlin, far from reaching his future heights.

Luo Tian's gaze swept over Kaido, then calmly shifted away.

The current Kaido did not interest him much.

His strength was too weak, and Kaido had not yet obtained the Devil Fruit that would change his life—the Zoan Mythical Type Fish-Fish Fruit Azure Dragon Form.

Relying solely on the monstrous physique granted by his Oni Race bloodline, he was not enough to catch Luo Tian's eye.

"Gurarara! It's that kid Kaido from Linlin's crew!" Whitebeard recognized him and laughed in greeting.

But Kaido ignored Whitebeard.

His eyes remained locked on Luo Tian.

The two ships slowly drew closer, finally coming to a halt side-by-side on the sea.

Kaido leaped across, landing on the ship where Luo Tian stood.

"You're Luo Tian?"

His rough voice rang out, carrying an undisguised tone of interrogation.

Luo Tian raised an eyebrow and looked up at Kaido.

Their gazes collided in the air.

"I am Luo Tian," Luo Tian replied indifferently.

Kaido looked Luo Tian up and down, a savage grin spreading across his face. "I heard Captain Rocks appointed you as an executive?"

"So what?"

"Hmph!" Kaido's smile turned cold instantly. "I don't understand how Captain Rocks could take a fancy to a brat like you.

A kid who hasn't even grown his feathers yet, what right do you have to climb above me?"

As the words fell, a terrifying aura erupted from Kaido!

It wasn't Conqueror's Haki, but a pure, beast-like, violent pressure!

The other pirates on the deck were forced back a few steps by the sheer weight of this aura.

But Luo Tian stood where he was, not moving an inch.

"And so?" Luo Tian's tone remained calm. "What are you trying to say?"

A flash of surprise crossed Kaido's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by an even stronger rage.

He had actually been ignored!

"I'm going to fight you!" Kaido raised his club, pointing it directly at Luo Tian.

"Let me see what kind of skills you have that qualify you for an executive position!"

The atmosphere turned tense in an instant.

Whitebeard and Golden Lion exchanged a glance, neither having any intention of intervening.

They also wanted to see how Luo Tian would handle Kaido's provocation.

Luo Tian slowly raised his right hand, his fingers splayed.

"Spatial Imprisonment!"

The space around Kaido instantly solidified, freezing him in place, unable to move or budge!

"Spatial Cage!"

Luo Tian raised his hand to erect transparent spatial walls around Kaido, the barriers completely isolating the space inside from the outside!

"Kneel... before me!"

As soon as Luo Tian finished speaking, a powerful gravitational force descended upon Kaido, forcing his knees to buckle until he knelt on the ground before Luo Tian.

"You clown!" Luo Tian snorted coldly, using Space Displacement to teleport Kaido into mid-air.

And so, a scene unfolded: Kaido was kneeling on both knees in the middle of the air.

With a ferocious expression and his body trembling violently, this was the result of him exerting all his strength to resist the gravity pressing down upon him.

Under Luo Tian's multiple layers of restraints, unless a core executive intervened, there was no way for Kaido to break free from the shackles placed upon him.

Newgate and Shiki would not intervene, and Rocks would not bother with such trivial matters, so Kaido could only wait for his superior, Charlotte Linlin.

Even if Charlotte Linlin arrived, it would likely take quite a bit of effort for her to undo the multiple restrictions on Kaido.

At this moment, there was no difference between Kaido's situation and being publicly humiliated, because this was the coastal area of Beehive Island, and ships coming and going would all see Kaido kneeling in mid-air.

"Hey, have you heard? Lord Luo Tian clashed with the Dark King Rayleigh of the Roger Pirates!"

"Clashed? That's an understatement! I heard from the brothers who returned with Shiki's fleet that it was a head-on confrontation! It seems Rayleigh even suffered a loss!"

"For real?! That's the Dark King Rayleigh! Roger's right-hand man! Wasn't Lord Luo Tian only just appointed as an executive?"

"It's absolutely true! They say Rayleigh's clothes were blown off, and he fell into the sea wearing nothing but red trunks!"

"Hiss... he's that strong?!"

Despite his prior record of defeating Ochoku, when Captain Rocks personally designated Luo Tian as an executive, many veteran pirates in the crew still felt unconvinced.

They felt that this young man might be gifted or just lucky enough to have obtained a powerful Devil Fruit.

But in terms of comprehensive strength, seniority, and prestige, he was far from being on par with the veteran executives who had fought alongside Captain Rocks for years.

However, the rumors of him clashing with the Dark King Rayleigh and gaining the upper hand instantly shattered all doubts.

The reputation of the Roger Pirates' vice-captain was thunderous throughout the New World.

He was one of the true powerhouses standing at the pinnacle of the sea.

Unknowingly, the perception of Luo Tian among many in the pirate crew had undergone a fundamental shift.

In the Rocks Pirates, which followed the law of the jungle, only solid combat records and overwhelming power could earn respect.

Luo Tian had proven this in the shortest amount of time.

At the harbor, Rocks stood on high ground and shouted:

"Listen up, brats! Enough idle chatter! We have a major operation coming up, so get ready!"

"Ohhh--!!!"

"Treasure! Treasure!!"

"Hehehe, finally, we get to go all out!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the pirates cheered frantically.

For the vast majority of pirates, the pursuit of wealth and pleasure was their eternal driving force.

In the castle's council hall.

Luo Tian saw that Shiki and Newgate were already seated on both sides near the head of the table, so he casually found a spot for himself.

Several executives had already gathered in the hall.

Everyone remained silent, waiting for the arrival of Rocks.

Luo Tian turned his head and asked Shiki, who was puffing on a cigar beside him:

"Shiki, Captain Rocks suddenly summoned all the executives. What kind of mission is he going to issue? Looking at the atmosphere, it doesn't seem like a routine raid."

Shiki: "Hahaha, Luo Tian, you've got sharp instincts.

If I'm not mistaken, this won't be some small-time skirmish.

For Captain Rocks to personally summon all the executives... it's highly likely we are going to face the main force of the Navy, or perhaps even their top-tier combatants, head-on."