The sea where the battle had ended was littered with fish floating belly-up.
A trench dozens of meters wide and stretching for several kilometers was clearly visible.
In this battle, the long-famous Admiral Qiong Qi had actually been gravely injured, while Luo Tian—the one who had started the conflict—had left unscathed!
As soon as the news spread, it sent shock waves throughout the world.
The pirates went wild.
"Have you heard? Luo Tian of the Rocks Pirates took down a Marine Admiral!"
"Seriously?! That old geezer Qiong Qi is still alive? I thought he'd retired ages ago!"
"It's absolutely true! It's in the papers! Merchant ships from the Kingdom of Sinatu saw it with their own eyes. The sea was red with blood!"
"My god... How strong is Luo Tian now? Admiral level?"
"Probably even stronger! If he could leave Qiong Qi so badly injured that he had to retreat, then he's already among the strongest in the world!"
However, in stark contrast, the shocking deed of Luo Tian slaughtering a Celestial Dragon and kidnapping two others
seemed never to have happened at all. Not a word of it leaked into the papers.
Ordinary people knew nothing about it.
Only a handful of well-informed powers learned part of the truth through covert channels.
But they all chose to remain silent.
Because the matter involved the Celestial Dragons, the World Government's dignity, and the most fundamental order of this world.
Anyone who touched it would die.
Beehive Island, headquarters of the Rocks Pirates.
At the heart of the island stood a towering black Gothic castle, the very core of the Rocks Pirates.
Inside the castle's great hall.
Rocks sat upon a stone throne, holding the newspaper that had just arrived. His eyes swept over its startling headline.
"Gyahahaha... That kid