This Newcomer Was Using Cheats, Right?

"Third Division Commander?"

They had assumed Lin Yan challenging the division commanders was just him fooling around.

But the next second—

Third Division Commander Jozu actually stood up.

Jozu.

The wielder of the Diamond-Diamond Fruit.

An unquestionable commander beneath an Emperor in the Whitebeard Pirates!!!

If their old man, Whitebeard, was the strongest man in the world and the pillar of the entire Moby Dick—

Then Marco, Ace, and Jozu were the backbone of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Jozu's strength—

Was second only to Whitebeard and Marco.

"I'll be your opponent!"

Jozu said to Lin Yan.

A division commander had personally stepped forward.

The crew's enthusiasm gradually began to rise.

Everyone in the Whitebeard Pirates knew perfectly well that they were no match for Lin Yan.

If they kept fighting—

They would only be at his mercy.

Now that a division commander was personally making a move—

Wouldn't teaching a newcomer a lesson be effortless?

"Come on!"

When Lin Yan saw Jozu, an unusual gleam flashed in his eyes.

Jozu was not good with words.

He merely nodded silently.

Just like Izo before him—

Because private fights were forbidden within the Whitebeard Pirates—

Jozu had long forgotten how long it had been since he last fought!

Lin Yan's appearance happened to—

Ignite Jozu's intense interest.

While he was at it—

He would see just how strong this man who had defeated Izo really was!

With that said—

Jozu directly unleashed his Devil Fruit power.

Over his body—

A layer of diamonds glittering brilliantly under the sunlight covered his skin.

Only half his face remained exposed.

If Marco was the sharpest spear of the Whitebeard Pirates—

Then Jozu was the toughest shield of the Whitebeard Pirates!

"Wild Bull!!"

Jozu stomped on the deck, and the Moby Dick, floating upon the sea, sank slightly.

Then, like a meteor, he raised his diamond-covered fist and smashed it toward Lin Yan!

Facing Jozu's attack—

Lin Yan did not dodge.

A layer of block-shaped Armament Haki covered his fist.

Facing the charging Jozu—

He threw a punch.

"Bang!!!"

Their fists collided, a hard clash of flesh against flesh.

A shockwave centered on the two of them—

Spread outward in every direction.

The flag of the Whitebeard Pirates snapped violently.

The surging aftershock—

Made the surrounding crew members struggle to keep their footing.

After one punch—

The two were evenly matched.

"His speed being that fast would be one thing, but his strength is this terrifying too?"

As someone who had personally experienced Lin Yan's strength, Izo had the most to say about his speed.

Lin Yan was incredibly fast.

So fast that even Izo's Observation Haki could barely track him.

Yet no one had expected—

That in terms of strength—

Lin Yan was just as terrifying as ever.

One had to remember—

Who was Jozu?

The toughest shield of the Whitebeard Pirates.

There was nothing to criticize about his strength.

Aside from their old man—

Almost no one could contend with him head-on.

Yet today—

Jozu had met his match.

And it was a match who was evenly matched with him in strength!

"So strong!"

Likewise, Marco, Vista, Namur, and the other division commanders noticed this detail as well.

As their captain—

Whitebeard repeatedly nodded when he saw this, praising, "Impressive!"

At that moment—

The surrounding Whitebeard Pirates crew members were so shocked that their jaws nearly hit the floor.

Especially after seeing the two end their punch exchange evenly matched—

They were beyond stunned.

They had to know—

Before this—

Lin Yan had fought more than twenty of their crew members in succession.

And he had exchanged hundreds, even thousands, of moves with every single one of them.

That was a full thousand rounds!

Even a bull—

Would have been exhausted by then, right?

Yet when it came to Lin Yan—

Why did he look as though he had infinite stamina?

He was using cheats, wasn't he!

Of course—

Besides cheating, everyone thought of a second possibility.

Perhaps...

When he fought those twenty people—

He had not used his true strength at all.

At that thought—

Quite a few people broke out in a cold sweat.

It was possible.

And highly likely.

If his strength—

Far surpassed that of their ordinary crew members—

Then didn't that mean...

Today—

All sixteen hundred members of the Whitebeard Pirates—

Had been played for fools by a single newcomer?

Only one thought remained in everyone's minds.

They had fallen for one hell of a scam!

From the very beginning—

This newcomer had cast a massive net.

He had simply waited for them hotheaded fools to rush in and plunge headfirst into someone else's trap.

In an extremely short time, the Whitebeard Pirates crew members suddenly pieced together the whole story.

Yet—

It would have been better if they had not figured it out.

Once they did—

They immediately felt sick, as if they had found a fly in their food.

Fuck me.

Before, they had only heard of people screwing others over and trapping them without leaving even a bone behind.

But that had only been something they heard about.

When they truly encountered it—

All sixteen hundred people on the ship widened their eyes.

They were collectively dumbfounded!

Unfortunately—

No one cared about their feelings now.

Lin Yan and Jozu's battle continued.

Jozu truly deserved to be called one of the Whitebeard Pirates' top powerhouses.

Especially the defensive power granted to him by the Diamond-Diamond Fruit.

His immense strength was one thing—

But his whole body was as hard as a solid lump.

He was absurdly tanky.

His defenses alone were enough to give Lin Yan a headache.

Not to mention that Jozu possessed extensive combat experience.

They traded blows.

After several exchanges—

Lin Yan, unusually, failed to gain any advantage over him.

Thinking about it, that made sense.

Jozu was a commander beneath an Emperor in the Whitebeard Pirates. What kind of position was that?

It was a level that could stand against an Admiral!

Since he could rival an Admiral—

How could Jozu possibly be weak?

However—

Jozu also frowned slightly.

He was not having an easy time either.

The pressure Lin Yan brought him was simply too immense!

Perhaps his strength could match Lin Yan's.

But in terms of speed—

Lin Yan surpassed him by a huge margin.

If not for the Diamond-Diamond Fruit's formidable defense—

Jozu would likely have fallen into a disadvantage long ago!

And besides—

Izo had said—

Lin Yan seemed to be a Devil Fruit user as well.

After fighting for so long.

Lin Yan, from beginning to end,

had yet to use his Devil Fruit.

It was clear that this guy was probably even stronger than he was.

Jozu grew even more solemn!

"Izo told me you're also a Devil Fruit user!"

"Show me your full strength!"

Jozu shouted at Lin Yan.