Zunesha, Submit to Me

"Be destroyed. I'm tired.

I don't need any crew members anymore."

Ye Zhuo was just about to move his finger.

Nekomamushi and Inuarashi drew their swords.

But Empress and Momousagi easily stopped them.

"Don't even think about stopping the captain!"

Empress said coldly. The Mink Tribe?

She did not care.

"Though I don't know what the captain intends to do,

this is a rare chance to uncover the Mink Tribe's secrets."

Momousagi, dressed in a dancer's outfit, blocked Inuarashi with her sword.

"Demon King, when did my Mink Tribe ever offend you?"

Inuarashi did not understand. Even if he was going to die, he wanted to know why.

"Because I'm bored and feel like destroying something."

With a flick of his finger, Ye Zhuo added several dozen more meteors.

This scene utterly crushed Nekomamushi and Inuarashi's hopes.

How could they have known?

Ye Zhuo's Moon Demonic Energy had just been fully unleashed.

It was no weaker than any of the other seven Demonic Energies.

It could even affect the tides.

And this was not even the limit of how many meteors he could unleash at once.

"By the way, it's about time the Poneglyphs guarded by your Mink Tribe saw the light of day again."

Ye Zhuo snapped his fingers.

A hundred more meteors appeared!

"How do you know about the Poneglyphs?"

Duke Inuarashi looked at Ye Zhuo, finding it utterly unbelievable.

"His ambition isn't Carrot—it's the Poneglyphs!"

Nekomamushi faced a formidable enemy, but unfortunately, he was no match for one.

"Either submit.

Your Mink Tribe will swear loyalty to me and follow me in attacking Totto Land and Wano Country.

Or be destroyed.

You will vanish into ashes. The Poneglyphs will be mine, and I'll take Carrot with me too."

Ye Zhuo did not explain further.

He headed straight toward the forest.

The Poneglyphs were hidden inside.

Robin, Betty, and the others followed immediately.

"He isn't even willing to discuss this?"

Nekomamushi sighed helplessly, his forehead covered in sweat.

"Lord Demon King, did you say you were going to attack Wano Country?"

Inuarashi, however, had caught the key point.

Even the way he addressed Ye Zhuo had subtly changed.

"Most likely Totto Land first.

I'm short a beverage maker who can squeeze juice.

Oh, and that Three-Eye Tribe memory master wouldn't be bad either."

Without looking back, Ye Zhuo walked toward the forest.

Nekomamushi and Inuarashi exchanged glances.

Once they confirmed it, they looked at the dense swarm of meteors in the sky.

"We are willing to serve under the Demon King and wage war on Totto Land and Wano Country!"

They wanted revenge. In this world, only a Four Emperor could defeat another Four Emperor!

Big Mom had stolen decades of Pedro's lifespan.

Kaido had taken everything from them!

"Suit yourselves. I need to go see the Poneglyphs first."

The corners of Ye Zhuo's lips rose.

He knew it. Overwhelming strength was the foundation of everything.

With Inuarashi and Nekomamushi unable to avenge themselves and teetering on the edge of life and death, they would naturally seek hope.

[Ding!]

[Hidden chain mission completed: Conquer the Zou Kingdom and bring the Mink Tribe under your command]

[Mission reward: Advanced Observation Haki: Voice of All Things]

Ye Zhuo felt as though he could hear some unusual voices.

Even his heartbeat slowed.

[Hidden chain mission activated: Conquer Zunesha and become its new master]

[Mission reward: Advanced Armament Haki: Iron Fist]

Oh?

Iron Fist.

It should correspond to Garp's Iron Fist epithet.

That meant it was the strongest Armament Haki.

Ye Zhuo was very satisfied with this mission reward.

He simply had too many skills to ever have enough.

No matter how strong Garp was, hadn't he still lost when Ye Zhuo went all out?

The Eight Demonic Energies, Demon Sorcerer Form, Demon King Form, and Twelve Talismans.

Even without Haki, he could still sweep across the New World.

Deep within the forest.

The enormous Poneglyphs came into view.

Nekomamushi, Inuarashi, and Carrot followed behind the Demon King Pirates.

Robin slowly explained the contents.

Ye Zhuo did not care in the slightest.

Instead, he kept listening to Zunesha's voice.

"Are there intruders?"

"He summoned meteors?"

"You can hear me speak. I can sense your presence!"

As expected, Zunesha could resonate with someone possessing Observation Haki: Voice of All Things!

"I am the intruder you mentioned.

I summoned the meteors as well.

I can hear you, Zunesha."

Ye Zhuo's words before the Poneglyphs left Nekomamushi and Inuarashi staring at each other.

They had not expected Ye Zhuo to be speaking with Zunesha.

That was absolutely impossible!

Ye Zhuo had to be muttering to himself.

"Why? You possess the qualities of a king. You should not be like this."

In Zunesha's eyes, only one who had awakened the Voice of All Things could be considered a true king.

It was the same as the overlords among the Sea Kings that carried Noah.

To them, a true king among humans

had to be one who had awakened the Voice of All Things.

"Zunesha, will you submit to me and set foot upon the Red Line?"

Ye Zhuo asked Zunesha.

"A cruel king

can never earn my recognition.

You are not the true master!"

Zunesha refused.

In his eyes, Ye Zhuo was incomparably powerful and had awakened the qualities of a king.

Yet he still was not the person Zunesha had been waiting for.

"Fine."

Ye Zhuo clenched his empty hand.

Over a hundred meteors crashed toward Zunesha's head and limbs.

Boom!

A massive explosion rang out.

Nekomamushi and Inuarashi looked at Ye Zhuo, filled with concern.

At that moment.

Robin also stopped interpreting the Poneglyphs.

Clearly, Ye Zhuo's battle with Zunesha was far more breathtaking.

"Truly a cruel man!"

Zunesha replied.

But his former master had once commanded him

to walk upon the seas for his entire life and never attack!

Now, faced with an assault, he could not dodge in time and was immediately injured.

He nearly fell to his knees in the sea.

His wounds were stained with blood.

Zunesha had never suffered such grievous injuries before.

But they were not fatal to him.

"Then you no longer have any chance to fight back. The sea is cruel."

Ye Zhuo activated the Water Demon Aura.

Zunesha's body was already incomparably enormous.

Yet unprecedented waves rose upon the sea!

They were fiercer and taller than even the waves raised by the Tremor-Tremor Fruit!

"Commanding the sea?"

Zunesha could not believe that someone could both summon meteors and command the sea.

Even his master from long ago had been far inferior to such power.

Boom!

The seawater rose as high as Zunesha himself.

Already wounded, he could very well sink to the ocean floor from this blow.

At the critical moment.

To protect the Zou Kingdom

and the Poneglyphs hidden there,

Zunesha roared in fury.

He broke his vow and swung his trunk.

In an instant, he shattered the wave!

"Zunesha, you broke your oath.

That means you are masterless.

And I command you!

Zunesha, submit to me!"

Ye Zhuo's words left Zunesha utterly shaken.

He had broken his oath!

But how did Ye Zhuo know?

"Who exactly are you? Cruel Demon King!

Ancient secrets have long been forgotten.

And what do you intend to use my power for?"

Zunesha felt that Ye Zhuo knew far too much and might even be an ancient being.

"To set foot upon the Red Line and conquer the seas!

To create a world that belongs to the Demon King!"

Splash!

In the sea, the Sea King Overlords followed Shirahoshi here.

"Zunesha, long time no see!"

"Have you all been well?"

Zunesha was incredulous.

Why had these old Sea Kings gathered around that brutal king?

"Our king has followed a new king.

Zunesha, why are you still so stubborn?"

A new king?

Zunesha could not believe it. In his eyes, Ye Zhuo was nothing but a violent maniac!

A bona fide Demon King!