Tremble! King of the Flower Country!

The soldiers patrolling the coast were the first to spot the giant ship flying through the sky.

At first, they thought it was a hallucination, rubbing their eyes only to look again—

"Re, report, sir! There is a giant pirate ship... fly, flying into our territorial waters!"

The soldier in the watchtower's voice trembled, nearly on the verge of tears.

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The commanding officer's expression changed upon hearing the news; he rushed out of the barracks and raised his binoculars to look:

"A giant pirate ship? And it's flying in the sky?!"

He gasped, a cold chill running down his spine.

In the entire West Blue, the number of factions possessing a pirate ship of this scale could be counted on one hand.

Could it be that another reckless pirate was coveting the legendary treasure of the Flower Country?

They truly came one after another—did they not know that the Flower Country had "pillars" guarding it?

However, when his gaze landed on the flag at the top of the mast, his heart constricted violently.

That flag...

"Identify the flag immediately! Which pirate in the West Blue does that emblem belong to?!" the officer roared hoarsely.

In truth, he had already seen it clearly, but he refused to believe it.

The next moment, a voice trembling with extreme terror came from the watchtower:

"Si, sir... the flag this ship is flying... it isn't the flag of any pirate in the West Blue!

That pattern... it, it looks exactly like the flag of the legendary overlords of the New World—the Rocks Pirates!"

The Rocks Pirates?!

That terrifying group whose infamous reputation was enough to stop children from crying—how could they appear in the West Blue?!

"You... what did you say?! The Rocks Pirates?!"

The officer's face turned as pale as paper in an instant.

Why? What did the Flower Country have that was worth the Rocks Pirates coveting?

Could it be... the treasure of the Ice Continent?!

"Quick... quickly go to the palace and report to the King!!" the officer shrieked, his voice distorted by fear.

"There is no need to trouble yourselves with a report—"

The soldiers on the dock looked up in horror, only to see a figure who had appeared before them before they even realized it.

It was a young man, appearing to be under twenty years old, with black hair, crimson eyes, and a cold, stern face.

He wore a black trench coat open at the chest, a pitch-black long blade hung at his waist, and his entire being radiated a suffocating aura.

Inside the magnificent and luxurious palace, the King was embracing his concubine, enjoying song and dance in a scene of pure extravagance.

"Your Majesty, have another drink~"

The beauty whispered softly, her eyes brimming with seduction.

The King laughed heartily and was just about to reach out to embrace her when, suddenly—

A series of urgent screams and the sound of heavy bodies hitting the ground echoed from outside the palace.

Before he could even flare up in anger, the palace's ornate doors were blown off their hinges, flying straight into the hall!

"Protect the King!!"

The guards nearby reacted quickly, rushing forward to shield the King behind them.

These guards were carefully selected experts, each possessing at least the strength of a Marine Captain.

"Bang!!"

The one casually tossed in by Luo Tian was the very guard who had been standing at the door.

"Bastard! Who is so bold as to dare trespass into the royal palace?!"

The King stared at the tall figure slowly walking in from outside the palace gates, his face flushed red, his beard trembling with rage.

"Old thing, what are you barking about?"

Luo Tian's voice was cold, like a freezing wind blowing through the hall.

The King felt a blur before his eyes.

The next moment, his chest was struck as if by a heavy blow, his world spun, and he was kicked to the ground.

A foot stepped onto his chest, making it difficult for him to breathe, nearly suffocating him.

The force was controlled with extreme precision—enough to make him feel the threat of death, yet not enough to kill him instantly.

"Guards! What are you standing there for?! Quickly take this madman down!"

The king had never suffered such a humiliating insult; his reason was instantly swallowed by rage, and he began to roar hoarsely.

He was the monarch of the Flower Country, one of the most powerful figures in the West Blue!

Even Chinjao, the leader of the Happo Navy, had to bow respectfully when he saw him!

This brat, who had appeared out of nowhere, actually dared to...

"Stop barking like a dog."

Luo Tian's voice remained calm:

"As for the guards outside the palace, I took care of them on my way in."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the few remaining guards in the hall:

"As for them—"

Before he could finish his sentence, a heart-stopping crimson light suddenly flashed in Luo Tian's eyes.

Hum—

Conqueror's Haki!

It wasn't released at full power, but rather a precise strike aimed only at the few people in the hall.

"Thud! Thud! Thud!"

The last few guards didn't even have time to groan; their eyes rolled back, foam bubbled from their mouths, and they collapsed to the floor, unconscious.

They hadn't even seen what happened; they only felt an indescribably terrifying aura press down upon them like a landslide or a tsunami, and then they lost consciousness.

"Now, it's quiet."

Luo Tian looked down from above, his eyes as cold as ice.

The king met his gaze and felt as if his throat had been constricted; all his curses choked in his windpipe, and his entire body began to tremble.

"Who... who exactly are you... breaking into the royal palace... what is your intention..."

The king forced out a smile that looked worse than a cry, completely surrendering.

Having witnessed the other party's inhuman, terrifying strength, he now only prayed to save his own life; the dignity of a king had long since been cast to the winds.

"Rocks Pirates, executive Luo Tian."

Luo Tian reported his name truthfully.

For the "negotiations" that would follow, it might save some trouble.

After all, the infamous reputation of the Rocks Pirates was enough to make most people give up resistance.

"Wha... what... the Rocks Pirates..."

The king gasped, his voice cutting off abruptly.

He widened his eyes, staring fixedly at Luo Tian's young face, as the newspaper he had recently read flashed through his mind—

The front-page headline of the World Economic News Paper, that excessively young face, that shocking bounty of 2.5 billion...

The king's eyes rolled back, and he fainted from sheer, extreme terror.

Rocks Pirates executive Luo Tian—how could he not know him?

Even though he lived in the remote West Blue, as the ruler of a nation, he had long heard of the few great pirates who had shaken the four seas in recent years and possessed absurdly high bounties.

Especially this monster, whose first bounty had reached a staggering 2.5 billion Beli.

Seeing this, Luo Tian felt quite speechless.

He had expected that since this king held such a high position, he would have at least some backbone or schemes, but he hadn't expected him to faint from fright.

He raised his hand and slapped the king across the face, waking him up.

Slap.

The king slowly regained consciousness, his blurred vision gradually clearing. Seeing that young yet cold face again, he wished he were truly dead.

"My, my lord... spare... spare my life..." his voice trembled, his words incoherent.

Luo Tian released his foot and hauled him up: "Take me to the Ice Continent."

Upon hearing the words "Ice Continent," the king was shocked.

So that was it! The goal of the Rocks Pirates was the glacial treasure that the successive leaders of the Happo Navy had guarded for generations in the Flower Country!

It made sense; in the Flower Country, only the mountains of treasure accumulated under that glacier could pique the interest of the Rocks Pirates, enough to send an executive in person.

That was the wealth accumulated over eleven generations since the founding of the Flower Country!

Although it was nominally guarded by the Happo Navy, in reality, every king had viewed those treasures as his own private property.

It was only because the glacier was indestructible and guarded by the Happo Navy that they had never been able to get their hands on it.

Now, the Rocks Pirates were coming to seize it...