One Move Defeats the General, Bounty Issued

After Luo Chuan turned and left, Whitebeard seemed to have had all the strength drained from his body. He dropped heavily back into the broad chair, his chest heaving violently as he let out rough, thunderous breaths.

Seeing this, Marco and the others at his side hurried forward and gathered around Whitebeard, reaching out to gently help ease his breathing. At the same time, the female medical staff quickly sprang into action. With grave expressions, they held all kinds of medical instruments and began carefully checking Whitebeard's condition.

After quite a while, Whitebeard's state finally improved a little. His originally rapid breathing gradually steadied, and only then did everyone let out a small sigh of relief. Then, almost in unison, their gazes turned toward Teach, who stood not far away.

Faced with the suspicious looks cast his way, Teach's heart tightened, but on the surface he immediately put on a pitiful expression. His legs went weak, and with a thud, he dropped to his knees. Then he crawled on all fours toward Whitebeard's feet, crying out in a sobbing voice as he went, "Pops, I didn't do anything! You have to believe me! And I don't know that guy either."

Whitebeard quietly gazed at the man before him, who was begging so bitterly. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "I know."

After saying that, he gently waved his hand, signaling for everyone to disperse so he could rest quietly for a while.

Hearing this, Teach quickly climbed up from the ground, lowered his head, and answered meekly, "Yes, Pops."

But in the instant he rose, an almost imperceptible hint of killing intent suddenly flashed through his eyes. It vanished in the next breath, too fast for anyone to catch.

Teach left with the others as if nothing had happened. In the end, only Marco remained where he was, silently guarding Whitebeard as he rested with his eyes closed.

"Pops, that man really is..." Marco looked at Whitebeard, wanting to speak but stopping himself.

Whitebeard naturally understood what Marco wanted to ask and gave a slight nod in confirmation.

"I didn't think it would actually be true. Then, Pops... just how strong is he?" Marco asked, his face full of gravity.

"As you saw, he is very strong. Even during our brief exchange just now, I could feel that he deliberately held back," Whitebeard replied solemnly.

Hearing his pops evaluate the other party like this, Marco could not help widening his eyes, his heart filled with shock. After all, his pops was publicly recognized as the strongest man on these seas. For even him to admit that the other man was powerful showed that this person was absolutely no simple figure.

"Marco, from now on, you need to keep a closer eye on Teach," Whitebeard instructed earnestly.

Marco did not hesitate in the slightest and immediately nodded solemnly. "I understand, Pops."

As he flew through the air, Luo Chuan muttered irritably to himself, "So annoying! If I just destroy Mary Geoise outright, would that count as changing a plot node?"

However, the text in his mind gave him no response.

Just like that, Luo Chuan continued flying for about ten minutes before finally spotting an island ahead with a bustling town on it. Seeing this, he lowered his altitude without hesitation and slowly descended toward the island.

After all, the most important thing for him right now was to buy all kinds of food and fill his stomach first. As for the other issues, he could think about them slowly afterward.

On the other side of the town, there was a busy harbor, where a massive and imposing warship was slowly approaching the dock.

As the warship drew closer and closer to the shore, the striking emblem on its hull and the busy figures behind its portholes could be seen clearly.

At last, the warship docked steadily beside the pier.

A dashing adjutant in a military uniform quickly walked onto the deck, saluted Admiral Kuzan, who was lying in a comfortable lounge chair, and reported, "Admiral Kuzan, we have arrived at the nearest island."

Hearing the adjutant's voice, Kuzan, who had been resting, shifted slightly. He slowly took off his eye mask, revealing a pair of eyes that still looked a little drowsy, and said lazily with a yawn, "We're here already? I haven't slept enough yet..." With that, Kuzan stretched both arms out and gave himself a long, forceful stretch.

Afterward, Kuzan stood up from the lounge chair. As he tidied his clothes, he instructed the adjutant, "Since we've arrived, let's go ashore and take a look around. Always staying on this ship sleeping really is kind of boring."

Kuzan then walked toward the passageway off the ship with leisurely steps. Several personnel responsible for resupply followed closely behind him, leaving the warship together.

These navy personnel carried out resupply in the town.

Meanwhile, Kuzan wandered leisurely through the town alone.

After strolling through several blocks, just as Kuzan was about to return, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"Hm?!"

A moment ago, he seemed to have seen someone familiar. To make sure he had not mistaken him, he groped around on himself for a bit and took out a portrait.

"No mistake. It's him. I thought it would take some effort to find him, but I never expected to run into him here."

The person in the portrait was unmistakably Luo Chuan.

Putting the portrait away, Kuzan quietly approached Luo Chuan, who was making purchases.

Luo Chuan, in the middle of shopping, revealed a faint smile. He had bought out everything in the nearby shops and discreetly placed it all into his bracelet. Then he changed direction and walked straight toward Kuzan.

Not long after he had landed on the island to shop, he had sensed that navy forces had arrived. He simply had not paid close attention to it, and he had not expected the person who came to be Kuzan.

"I suggest you surrender without a fight. Perhaps you can still be dealt with again under different terms. After all, what you've done is utterly heinous."

Kuzan stood there straight-backed, scratching his hair as he spoke to Luo Chuan.

Luo Chuan only smiled without saying a word. Seeing this, a faint glimmer flashed through Kuzan's eyes.

He slowly breathed out. Fine, he understood the other party's choice.

As that breath left him, the surrounding temperature plummeted. The ground began to freeze over, and the nearby crowd felt the falling temperature. Realizing that someone seemed to be about to start a fight, everyone fled in all directions.

Bzz!!

Without any warning, Kuzan made his move.

"Ice Time Capsule!"

A shock wave formed from cold air rushed rapidly toward Luo Chuan. Everywhere the shock wave passed, the ground froze at high speed.

Luo Chuan neither dodged nor evaded. He pointed a finger, and the shock wave instantly collapsed.

"!!!"

Kuzan's pupils constricted slightly. He had actually neutralized his attack so easily. Sure enough, he was no ordinary opponent.

Kuzan quickly used his next move, and with a raise of his hand, several frozen spears radiating cold air appeared in midair.

"Two-Thorn Spear!"

The spears shot toward Luo Chuan at incredible speed.

"Child's play."

Luo Chuan flicked his finger, sending out several energy bullets so small they could barely be any smaller.

Bang, bang, bang!!!

The ice spears exploded before they could even reach Luo Chuan.

"This..."

Kuzan couldn't understand it. He had already activated Observation Haki just now, yet he still hadn't seen what move the other party had used.

The next second, Kuzan's expression changed drastically. He sensed an immense terror, and with a bang, his entire body burst into countless shards of ice.

At the same time, the entire island shook, and all kinds of buildings began collapsing.

This time, Luo Chuan had only used the tiniest bit of strength. He hadn't expected to cause such a commotion.

He had almost transformed into Super Saiyan 1 just now and gone straight to fight the World Lord, but the moment he thought of the three words the text had given him, he felt a little deflated.

"Oh! So this is elementalization."

When Luo Chuan had attacked just now, he had sensed a strange energy fluctuation appear on Kuzan's body.

Kuzan, who had condensed back into human form, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

And at that very moment, Luo Chuan arrived in front of him. It was a speed even his Observation Haki couldn't capture. Luo Chuan smiled at Kuzan.

"I'll send you home."

Kuzan's pupils contracted sharply, and by instinct he tried to defend, but it was too late. In the next instant, Kuzan felt as if something had struck him, and then he flew out, moving so fast that his consciousness was almost torn from his body.

Luo Chuan slowly withdrew his fist. Devil Fruits were rather interesting, but unfortunately, he had no use for them. He smiled, turned, and left.

A few minutes after he left, several people hiding in the shadows walked out. They were all reporters, and among them was one named Morgans.

The smile Luo Chuan had shown when he left had actually been directed at those reporters.

Those reporters really were bold. For the sake of news, they could even disregard their lives.

"He sent a Marine admiral flying in one move. Who is this guy?"

"No idea."

The reporters discussed it among themselves, but only Morgans had a few guesses.

They sent the news they had recorded back to the newspaper office.

Half an hour later, newspapers flew across the New World.

After Marine Headquarters saw the news, they immediately placed a bounty on Luo Chuan. The bounty was 1.5 billion.

When Luo Chuan's bounty became known to the world, the world shook once again.

What newcomer debuted with a 1.5-billion bounty right from the start? That was far too absurd. But when they thought about how he was someone capable of defeating an admiral, it suddenly seemed only natural.