Supreme Grade Sword: Murakumogiri

At the port of the Ying Kingdom.

As the soldiers on the shore spotted the pirate ship, they immediately sounded the alarm.

Any nation capable of establishing a foothold in the New World is no pushover.

They possess the formidable military strength to contend with the majority of pirate crews.

Take the Prodence Kingdom of the New World, for instance; their royal family, the Elizabello line, has mastered the charging martial art known as the King Punch.

It holds the power to destroy an entire fortress with a single blow.

The fact that the Shogun of the Ying Kingdom can wield the Supreme Grade Sword, Murakumogiri, without it being snatched away by other great pirates, is proof enough of his immense combat prowess and deterrent power.

To the citizens of the Ying Kingdom, such alarm bells are not a rare occurrence.

After all, there are always greenhorn pirate crews entering the New World who attempt to invade their nation.

However, with the presence of the Great General Kusanagi Oda, they have no fear of pirate incursions.

Yet, when the soldiers caught sight of the name on the pirate ship, every one of them wore an expression of sheer terror.

Emblazoned upon the black sails were the words: [Rocks D. Zebek].

This was actually the ship of the World's Worst Pirate, Rocks!

"Oh no! It's the great pirate Rocks, the man who killed a Marine Admiral!"

"Quick, notify General Kusanagi!"

"It's over! It's all over! Why would Rocks come to the Ying Kingdom?"

The mere infamy of Rocks was enough to bring these soldiers to the brink of collapse.

"Wahahahaha! Do you see that? That is what you call a reputation!"

"If you properly finish off some strong opponents, not only will your infamy spread far and wide, but your bounties will rise as well!"

Rocks stepped onto the prow of the ship, watching the chaos on the island, and spoke triumphantly to those behind him.

"This is the terrifying fame of having killed a Marine Admiral!"

The eyes beneath Silver Axe's sunglasses flickered; he knew he couldn't defeat a Marine Admiral, but he could certainly try his hand against a Marine Vice Admiral.

Or perhaps take down another great pirate!

According to the first 'small goal' set for everyone by their chief strategist, Houka.

Their bounties needed to surpass the 500 million berry bounty of that female pirate, Charlotte Linlin, as soon as possible.

Otherwise, how could they dare to call themselves the world's strongest pirate crew!

How could they dare to claim an all-star lineup of pure villains!

As the number of people on the ship increased, Rocks had already considered kicking the sailors and handymen off.

Even though these small-fry had no desire to leave the ship.

Their strength was simply too weak, and Rocks held them in total contempt.

It was only because none of the officers on board were willing to do chores or cook, and Sambel's cooking was terrible, that these sailors and handymen were allowed to remain.

Once a powerful chef boarded the ship, these lackeys would likely be driven off by Rocks.

Thinking of this issue, Rocks wanted to snatch Charlotte Linlin onto the ship ahead of schedule.

Because this strongest female pirate was accompanied by the Gourmet Knight, Streusen.

Rocks could snatch two pirates at once!

To this end, Rocks had specifically asked for Houka's opinion.

Houka suggested that once Newgate seized the Murakumogiri, they could go find Charlotte Linlin.

Perhaps it would be better to cultivate such a talented female pirate from a young age.

Given that her eldest son, Charlotte Perospero, was born when Charlotte Linlin was eighteen, she had already been ruined by that short-statured Streusen by the age of seventeen.

Streusen and Perospero actually looked quite similar, both possessing long noses.

How could a devious and cunning villain like Streusen not covet Charlotte Linlin's powerful bloodline?

Houka wanted to cultivate Charlotte Linlin himself, to avoid her being corrupted or ruined by that guy before she became the Steel Balloon.

While Charlotte Linlin was still young, perhaps he could even change her desire to bear children of all races herself.

On the Sword of Xebec.

"Hey, hey, Rocks, this is my battlefield!"

Seeing Rocks hogging all the limelight, Newgate looked visibly displeased.

This time, it was his turn to seize the national treasure of the Ying Kingdom, personally defeat the Shogun, and claim the Supreme Grade Sword, Murakumogiri.

How could he let Rocks hog all the limelight!

"Wahahaha, fame is just a fact of life!"

"If you've got the guts, raise your own bounty and reputation to match mine."

Rocks grinned broadly. Right now, the Rocks Pirates were held up by his reputation alone; whether it was Houka or Newgate, they were all just mere newcomers!

"Hmph! That's only a matter of time!" Newgate snorted softly.

At that moment, the island opened fire violently, with countless bullets and artillery shells raining down as if they cost nothing.

They intended to completely sink this terrifying pirate ship before the Rocks Pirates could even land.

"Don't any of you move! Leave this to me!"

Newgate leaped onto the railing and threw a punch directly at the incoming barrage.

In an instant, countless bullets and shells were shattered and detonated in mid-air by the shockwave.

The terrifying shockwave continued to tear toward the harbor.

The next moment, a violent earthquake struck the island; the entire harbor shook fiercely, countless buildings collapsed, and the earth split open.

Dust and smoke billowed into the sky.

"Wahahahaha! Truly worthy of being called the Paramecia ability with the greatest destructive power!"

Even Rocks felt a hint of shock at the destructive force of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

However, while the destructive power was immense, it was not the ability needed to deal with Imu.

This was not an ability that Rocks absolutely had to obtain.

"That's truly exaggerated!"

Golden Lion Shiki saw Newgate use a large-scale destructive move for the first time.

This was completely different from their usual sparring sessions.

"Hmph! Lucky bastard! To have stumbled upon such a powerful ability!"

There was a fair amount of envy in the eyes of Silver Axe Xiong. Whether it was Newgate's Tremor-Tremor Fruit or Shiki's Float-Float Fruit ability, he felt both envy and jealousy.

Of course, what he envied most of all was the multi-fruit ability of that mutant monster, Houka!

Houka's mutant talent was something that even Rocks and Shiki envied and resented, let alone Silver Axe Xiong!

How could such a powerful mutant talent exist? It was ten, a hundred times stronger than Charlotte Linlin's Steel Balloon talent.

Now, Xiong also wanted to find a powerful Devil Fruit to strengthen himself!

"Damn pirates!!!"

A voice filled with immense rage erupted from the island, and a massive slashing blade of energy cut through the air at high speed, aimed directly at the Sword of Xebec.

"Gurararara, is this my blade, then!"

Newgate leaped out directly, his powerful, heavy shockwave punch slamming ferociously into the blade energy.

"BOOM!!"

The blade energy and the shockwave collided in a violent explosion.

In an instant, the seawater receded, the coastline heaved and overturned, and the very space trembled...

Newgate shattered the blade energy with a single punch and continued to charge toward the sword-wielding figure on the island.

"Lads! Kill!"

"Plunder everything!"

Rocks drew his saber and swung it, leading the others to storm the Ying Kingdom for loot.

Newgate was going to snatch his Supreme Grade Sword, and they were going to snatch the treasures they desired.

Sambel, having received the 'warning to disembark,' charged even more viciously toward the Ying Kingdom's army; he intended to battle the strongest warriors among these samurai troops.

The great battle broke out in an instant.

To call it a great battle was perhaps a bit of an exaggeration, as no one could withstand the edge of the Rocks Pirates.

"Feast to your heart's content!"

Houka released a massive swarm of Blood Shadow Bats, which greedily devoured the blood of the samurai, accumulating endless lifespan and power for Houka.

If he could develop an effect similar to the 'Blood Skull Gu' that enhanced one's aptitude, this ability would be even more perfect.