Meanwhile, on another battlefield...
Vista the Flower Sword's situation is not much better than Jozu the Diamond's.
Jozu was tossed around by Aramaki, while Vista's swordsmanship was distorted by Issho's gravity.
"I hate swordsmen with special abilities!"
Vista the Flower Sword would rather fight the World's Greatest Swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk, than fight Issho, that disgusting gravity swordsman.
Yi Xiao's gravity sword strike was powerful and fierce, and the gravity effect could seriously affect his swordsmanship.
To be honest, this was the most frustrating and unpleasant battle for Vista.
He had fought against powerful figures such as Dark King Rayleigh, Gaban the Mountain Eater, Kozuki Oden, and King the Conflagration, and those battles were incredibly enjoyable; even when he was injured, he was still satisfied.
But now, when fighting Yixiao, he's constantly at a disadvantage, which is incredibly frustrating.
The last time I felt that disgusted was when I faced Yasopp, the nasty sniper from the Red Hair Pirates.
That bastard's cunning marksmanship and his ability to Future Sight Haki also caused Vista to suffer a setback.
Before Yixiao appeared, Yasopp was his most hated opponent.
Now, Yixiao is even more detestable than Yasopp, becoming the most hated person in the newest Vista.
"Boom!"
With each strike from Yixiao, a huge crater appeared beneath Vista's feet, forcing Vista to retreat steadily.
The elite pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates saw that even Captain Jozu couldn't defeat Aramaki, and even Captain Vista couldn't beat this blind man.
A deep sense of frustration welled up in their hearts.
They're the World's Strongest pirate crew, how could they be bullied by a mere affiliated kingdom?
Captain Jozu and Captain Vista, you are two of the Three Division Commanders in the world.
How could they possibly be no match for the three Marquess of the Goa Empire?
Even Captain Ace, who defeated Shichibukai, was now stunned and frozen in place by the Emperor of Exile.
When did the Whitebeard Pirates become so weak?
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In the chaos of the battlefield.
Marshall D. Teach was shocked to see these powerful captains falling behind one by one.
His world's number one pirate crew, on which he had placed such high hopes, was utterly defeated by an Affiliated Nation?
Has this era become that chaotic?
There are so many monstrous powerhouses in just one Affiliated Nation!
As expected, the Whitebeard Pirates are not doing so well without their Pops's guidance.
Pops is the World's Strongest Man, carrying the entire glory of the world's number one pirate crew.
This made Teach even more eager for Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability.
If he could obtain the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power, he could become a ruler of an era, just like Whitebeard.
'Dark-Dark Fruit, where are you?'
Teach remained on the fringes, even staying within a certain range, and did not go to deal with the Viscount and Baron of Goa.
His intuition told him that his current location was probably outside of Wang Shi's capabilities.
Because once he enters a certain area, he feels extremely dangerous.
He didn't want to end up like those pirates on the Huasang battlefield, suddenly becoming a 'headless pirate'.
When Teach saw the Wang Shi's demonic wings and the Flame Dragon Breath unleashed, he was even more shocked.
Just like the information circulating in the sea, he always believed that Wang Shi's ability was Paramecia Exile Ability that was not recorded in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia.
Teach was stunned to see that Wang Shi could use other abilities as well.
This must be some Mythical Zoan ability.
Or perhaps, like himself, Wang Shi is an alien, allowing him to acquire even more Devil Fruit abilities?
Thinking about this, Teach panicked a little.
He felt he couldn't understand Wang Shi at all.
Wang Shi seemed to be both his kindred spirit and his natural enemy.
This made Teach even more hesitant to step into the realm of Wang Shi's abilities, and he continued to coast along the edge.
Now it's best to just be the Pops and step in to support us, ending this pointless "standing out" war.
That's right.
In Teach's eyes, standing up for Buffalo Atmos was as boring as children playing house.
What is the point of a war from which there is no benefit to be gained?
If Pops himself were to appear, suppress the One Emperor and Three Marquesses, and then demand a huge ransom from the Goa Empire.
That's kind of interesting.
I've heard that the Goa Empire is now the world's richest Affiliated Nation. They received a lot of compensation in the Huasang Battlefield, and have almost unified the underworld across the Four Blues, with countless businesses.
If I had the same strength and influence as my Pops, and sat in Pops position, this Goa Emperor wouldn't be able to leave the New World without paying a ransom of 100 billion.
While paddling, Teach was also observing these powerful figures of the Goa Empire.
The three Marquess are indeed very powerful.
It's truly enviable that so many of those Viscount Baron possess extraordinary abilities.
Seeing the two young swordsmen who were attacking the Great Vortex Spider Squard together gave Teach a pleasant surprise.
However, seeing that brute Burgess and the Demon Sheriff Laffitte gave him an even stranger feeling, which made him somewhat depressed and puzzled.
The arrogant Barrier -Devil Fruit User and the Sound-Sound Devil Fruit User also fit his imagined crew member's personality.
He liked flamboyant crew members like Burgess and Bartolomeo.
Unfortunately, these people were all Baron of the Goa Empire.
If he ever finds the Dark-Dark Fruit, he'll want to find subordinates of that type.
"That woman is actually that strong? Even Izo couldn't defeat her. No wonder she's one of Germa's greatest creations."
Teach was paddling around on the periphery, witnessed Reiju and Izo's fierce battle and was astonished by the power of Germa technology.
However, in Teach's eyes, technological power can never compare to Devil Fruit abilities.
The Dark-Dark Fruit is his ultimate dream; stealing Devil Fruit abilities is what he most desires.
"It was definitely a mistake for Pops not to come this time."
Teach sensed the range of Wang Shi's abilities and knew that Wang Shi was protecting his subordinates.
The Whitebeard Pirates are likely to suffer a huge loss this time.
"However, no one expected that the One Emperor and Three Marquesses would be so powerful."
Teach's eyes flickered; he showed no emotional reaction to the casualties of these 'comrades,' since they weren't his subordinates anyway.
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On the other side
The battle between Spaden and Jack the Drought.
That was the most intense battle on the entire Silver Island battlefield.
The two were evenly matched, and their fight was extremely ferocious; neither could defeat the other.
Half of Silver Island's port and villages were ravaged by the madman Jack the Drought the Drought.
"The regenerative abilities of Zoan users are truly disgusting."
Spaden sensed that Jack the Drought the Drought's aura, that it hadn't weakened much at all, and he felt extremely troubled.
Perhaps if the fight continues, the only one who will ultimately fall will be him.
However, it won't take more than five days for Jack the Drought to outlast him!
It seems that His Majesty will need to find himself a powerful Devil Fruit ability in the future.
Spaden delivered a powerful punch to Jack the Drought's nose, collecting some blood and completing the task assigned by His Majesty.
Now, Jack the Drought has gone berserk and doesn't care about his injuries and blood at all.
"Spaden! I, Jack, acknowledge your strength!!"
The pain in his body made the brute Jack the Drought acknowledge for the first time that Spaden was a formidable opponent.
"However, if it weren't for your people here, I would have killed you sooner or later!"