The Winds of the World

Buggy clenched his fists and slammed them out into the space to either side!

Two winding spatial rifts extended outwards from his fist, instantly splitting into four, then eight, spreading irregularly and wildly. Countless eerie, emerald-green lights emanated from the intricate network of rifts, instantly turning the entire azure sea emerald green!

"What's this?"

"What on earth happened?!"

"Lord Jack, what should we do!"

The pirates under the Beast Pirates stared in disbelief at the eerie green light that enveloped the sky and their surroundings, and screamed in panic. Even as subordinates of the Four Emperors, they were just ordinary people with some knowledge, and their intuition told them that something terrible was about to happen!

"Shut up!" Jack snapped, his gaze fixed coldly on the Shichibukai Pale White ahead. "Just a mere Shichibukai, resorting to nothing more than fancy tricks. We'll engage them and crush that ship!"

The moment the words fell, a tremendous force of spatial shattering erupted from the spatial rift. The violent power surged across the entire sea, causing the surface to undulate like a swirling ribbon. Waves from all directions surged hundreds of meters into the sky, obscuring the sun and forming a terrifying tsunami!

The raging winds and towering waves, like gaping maws that devour everything, swept towards and engulfed Jack's pirate ship!

Jack stared wide-eyed at the towering, crashing waves, his facial muscles twitching involuntarily. His mouth, hidden beneath his metal jaw, gaped slightly, speechless with shock. Only one thought remained in his mind—a thought he couldn't even comprehend or accept, a thought that was undeniably true to him: the dead Whitebeard... had risen from the dead!!

In an instant, a colossal wave, carrying the immense power of nature, crashed down, capsizing Jack's massive pirate ship in the churning waters!

Meanwhile, a merchant ship that looked like a tiny black dot in the distance passed by, but immediately dropped anchor and lowered its sails, not daring to cross the line again!

The captain and the crew stared dumbfounded at the terrifying upheaval, speechless. A man wearing a white hat and sunglasses shook his head, finally remembering what he was supposed to do. He hurriedly pushed aside a heavily made-up woman beside him, grabbed the camera hanging from his chest with a rope, zoomed in, and rapidly pressed the shutter, snapping photos of the scene before him. He then pulled paper and pen from his inner pocket and began writing furiously. Only after finishing this did he let out a long, exhausted sigh and mutter to himself, "Was this done by human hands...? It must be that the Tremor-Tremor Fruit saw the light of day again after Whitebeard's death."

At this moment, on the deck of the Pale White.

Buggy's forehead was beaded with sweat, and he was breathing slightly heavily. He also used Devil Fruit ability, but he couldn't wield it as skillfully as Whitebeard. His control and precision over the power still needed more refinement. However, now didn't seem to be the time to think about that...

Because the spatial force that tore apart the sea was not only aimed at Jack's pirate ship, but also the Pale White was caught in the aftermath of the storm. The waves tossed the Pale White left and right, but fortunately it was not in the eye of the storm, so the Pale White was not too badly affected. Under Mikuru's control, it gradually sailed away from the center of the storm.

"God, what are you doing, you bastard? Are you trying to get me killed too?!"

Seeing the power that Buggy displayed, Gild Tesoro suppressed the immense shock in his heart and couldn't help but roar angrily.

Buggy shrugged. "There's a reason for it. I just wanted to test my abilities."

"Just testing my skills..."

Gild Tesoro's intended curses caught in his throat, and he mumbled a few words before finally managing to utter, "You're such a reckless bastard!"

"If it were Whitebeard, he probably wouldn't have been able to let his power leak out so much..." Buggy muttered to himself, ignoring everyone else.

"Whitebeard ..." Gild Tesoro paused, then snorted coldly, "You really dare to compare!"

After saying that, he looked up at the spatial rift slowly closing in the air and the sea gradually returning to calm. He couldn't help but subconsciously compare Buggy and Whitebeard, and suddenly looked at Buggy in astonishment. Could this guy have eaten the legendary Tremor-Tremor Fruit that can destroy the world?!

Buggy glanced at Gild Tesoro out of the corner of his eye, seemingly reading the other's mind, and said, "I ate the Chop-Chop Fruit, but this fruit will be perfected in my hands and become famous throughout the world."

"The Chop-Chop Fruit!" Gild Tesoro memorized it.

"Whew~~ I finally dodged it..."

Mikuru took the helm herself, which wasn't her forte, but it was the best choice at the moment. Letting Buggy... or Gild Tesoro take the helm wouldn't be as reliable as her. However, she could only marvel at the tsunami that Buggy had created.

Finally, the sea calmed down, and only the capsized hull of Jack's pirate ship was visible above the surface. Some pirates who had been swept into the sea surfaced, struggling to climb onto the overturned hull, clinging tightly to this last straw, hoping that the ship would not sink any further, otherwise, on this vast ocean, they would probably only face certain death.

Several pirates skilled in swimming swam into the depths of the sea, and with a splash, they emerged from the water, pulling out two enormous arms. Then, Jack's head finally appeared.

The pirate ship was originally full of crew members, but now it has been swept away by the huge tsunami, resulting in extremely serious losses, which is also a rare occurrence for the Beast Pirates.

"That Jack is still alive..." A ruthless glint flashed in Gild Tesoro's eyes.

Buggy said, "If he died so easily, it wouldn't justify his billion-dollar bounty. Besides, even if he sinks into the sea, he won't die. He can struggle for a long time. The Beast Pirates will be able to find him using his Vivre Card and will soon be dispatched to rescue him."

Gild Tesoro watched as the pirates churned in the waves, one after another climbing onto the hull of the overturned pirate ship, using it as a foothold. He thought to himself, "What a pity... my Devil Fruit ability becomes ineffective once it comes into contact with seawater. Otherwise, I could have wiped them out here today, leaving no evidence and no need to worry about Kaido's revenge in the future."

"Kitty, let's continue our voyage."

Buggy was clearly much calmer. Firstly, as long as he couldn't kill Jack, it wouldn't matter if he stirred up another wave. Secondly, he wasn't afraid of Kaido coming after him. That was perfect. Only by fighting Kaido could he test his strength. If he lost, it would mean that he could only stop here and would have difficulty achieving anything in the future. If he won, then his era would soon be coming!

"Just look at the winds of this world, are they blowing east, west, or... right towards me, Buggy!!"