Zunesha, Submit to Me

"Destroy it. I'm tired.

I don't need any crew 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's sword with her own.

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

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

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

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

This sight completely crushed Nekomamushi and Inuarashi's hopes.

How could they have known

that 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 influence the tides.

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

"Speaking of which, the Poneglyphs guarded by your Mink Tribe should see 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 unbelievable.

"His ambition was not Carrot, but the Poneglyphs!"

Nekomamushi faced a mighty enemy, though unfortunately, he was no match for one.

"Either submit.

Your Mink Tribe will pledge 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 as well."

Ye Zhuo did not explain further.

He headed straight for the forest.

The Poneglyphs were hidden within.

Robin, Betty, and the others immediately followed.

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

Nekomamushi was helpless, his forehead covered in sweat.

"Lord Demon King, you said you would attack Wano Country?"

Inuarashi had caught the key point.

Even the way he addressed Ye Zhuo had subtly changed.

"Most likely Totto Land first.

I'm short on a beverage maker to squeeze fruit juice.

Oh, and a Three-Eye Tribe memory master would be nice too."

Without looking back, Ye Zhuo walked into the forest.

Nekomamushi and Inuarashi exchanged glances.

After confirming it, they looked at the dense swarm of meteors in the sky.

"We are willing to join the Demon King's ranks and wage war against Totto Land and Wano Country!"

They wanted revenge. In this world, only one Emperor of the Sea could defeat another!

Big Mom had stolen decades of Pedro's lifespan.

Kaido had taken everything from them!

"Do as you like. I need to go see the Poneglyphs first."

The corners of Ye Zhuo's lips lifted.

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

With no hope of avenging themselves and death looming over them, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi 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 sensed that he seemed to 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 title.

That meant it was the strongest Armament Haki.

Ye Zhuo was very satisfied with this mission reward.

He simply had too many skills to worry about having more.

No matter how powerful Garp was, hadn't he still lost to Ye Zhuo 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 through 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 its contents.

Ye Zhuo did not care about it at all.

Instead, he kept listening to Zunesha's voice.

"Are there intruders?"

"He summoned meteors?"

"You can hear me. I can sense your aura!"

Sure enough, Zunesha could resonate with someone who possessed Observation Haki: Voice of All Things!

"I am the intruder you mentioned.

I summoned the meteors too.

I can hear you, Zunesha."

Ye Zhuo's words before the Poneglyphs made Nekomamushi and Inuarashi stare at each other.

They had never expected Ye Zhuo to be speaking with Zunesha.

That was 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 those who awakened the Voice of All Things could be considered true kings.

Just like the overlords among the Sea Kings that carried Noah.

To them, a true king among humanity

had to be someone 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 view, Ye Zhuo was incomparably powerful and had awakened the qualities of a king.

Yet he was still 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, the battle between Ye Zhuo and Zunesha was far more breathtaking.

"You truly are a cruel man!"

Zunesha replied.

But his former master had ordered him

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

Unable to evade the attack in time, he was immediately injured.

He nearly fell to his knees in the sea.

His wounds were covered in blood.

Never before had Zunesha suffered such grave injuries.

Still, they were not fatal to him.

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

Ye Zhuo activated the Water Demon Aura.

Zunesha's body was already unimaginably enormous.

Yet unprecedented colossal waves rose from the sea!

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

"Commanding the sea?"

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

Even his former master had been far inferior to such power.

Boom!

The seawater rose as high as Zunesha himself.

Already injured, he was very likely to sink to the bottom of the sea from this strike.

At the critical moment.

To protect the Zou Kingdom and the Poneglyphs hidden there.

Zunesha roared furiously.

He broke his oath and swung his trunk.

In an instant, he shattered the tidal wave!

"Zunesha, you broke your oath.

That means you are now 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.

What do you intend to do with my power?"

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

"Set foot on the Red Line and conquer the sea!

Create a world that belongs to the Demon King!"

Splash!

The Sea King overlords followed Shirahoshi through the water.

"Zunesha."

"It's been a long time!"

"Have you been well?"

Zunesha could hardly believe it.

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

"Our king has pledged himself to the new king.

Zunesha, why are you still so stubborn?"

A new king?

Zunesha could hardly believe it. In his eyes, Ye Zhuo was nothing but a violent madman!

An absolute demon king!