Conqueror's Haki Surpassed Even Red-Hair

"You don't need to make a move. Leave this kid to me!" Atmos slowly stepped forward.

His massive body clad in armor, he held twin blades as he looked down at Ye Yu.

Although Ye Yu was not short, he still appeared tiny beneath Atmos's enormous frame.

At that moment, the pirate grunts aboard the Moby Dick also noticed the commotion.

Some of the sharper-eared ones had already roughly learned what was happening with Ye Yu.

Everyone turned their attention toward Ye Yu and began discussing him.

"See that kid? He's the Zero Division captain Old Man is always talking about."

"What?! That's the Zero Division captain? He looks... so weak..."

"This kid must have sweet-talked the captain somehow. He's been fed and housed for ten years!"

"Brothers, tell me, if I beat this kid, can I become a captain too? Hahaha!"

"Captain Atmos is challenging this kid, isn't he? Looks like the truth's about to come out!"

Ye Yu became the center of attention aboard the entire ship. The pirates laughed continuously, all eagerly waiting to see him make a fool of himself.

In the pirate world, strength ruled supreme!

Everyone spoke with their fists. No one had ever heard of obeying someone just because their position was higher!

The position of captain was not determined by age, but mainly by strength!

If you had the strength, like Ace, you could become the Second Division captain at a young age. If you lacked strength, then sorry, get lost while you still could, or someone would replace you sooner or later!

The reason everyone looked down on Ye Yu was that they felt he was nothing more than a useless pirate with zero combat power! How could someone like that serve as their Zero Division captain?

Looking at the hulking Atmos, Ye Yu drained the cola in his hand and stuffed the last chicken-leg burger into his mouth.

Ye Yu let out a satisfied burp and sized up Atmos from head to toe.

"I'm saying, Buffalo, you're too weak. Even if I beat you, that wouldn't prove I'm the strongest among the captains, would it?" Ye Yu said with a half-smile.

The moment those words came out, the crowd erupted again.

More and more pirate grunts gathered around, whispering among themselves.

"This kid's pretty arrogant..."

"What's the use of being arrogant? Acting tough without strength is just asking to die..."

"Yeah, lighting the fuse on that powder keg Atmos won't end well for Ye Yu!"

"I bet this brat will definitely lose!" The surrounding grunts even started placing bets, and Ye Yu's odds actually reached one thousand to one!

Clearly, no one thought highly of Ye Yu!

Marco narrowed his eyes at Ye Yu while pushing his Observation Haki to its limit.

Jozu and Vista also carefully sized Ye Yu up.

Yet to their disappointment, they could not sense even the slightest aura of a strong person from him.

After hearing Ye Yu's arrogant words, Atmos became furious. A twenty-year-old youngster actually dared question his strength?

To him, that was a blatant insult!

"Kid, are you scared?"

"If you are, give up your position as Zero Division captain. You can still receive the protection of our Whitebeard Pirates!"

"Otherwise..." Atmos said viciously as he wiped the blade in his hand.

What a pain... Ye Yu felt his head swelling.

He had originally planned to crush powerful captains like Marco, Jozu, and Vista, which would have been enough to prove his strength.

But who would have thought that Marco and the others had no intention of fighting him at all?

Ye Yu shook his head. "Atmos, the Zero Division captain has restricted-zone privileges. I won't give them up."

Upon hearing this, Atmos looked at him as though he were an idiot. At a time like this, he was still thinking about those privileges that let him eat and drink for free?

"Kid, die!" Without hesitation, Atmos raised his blade and slashed at Ye Yu.

The strike was immensely powerful, stirring the surrounding air into a violent frenzy.

A glint suddenly flashed through Marco's eyes. That idiot Atmos better not kill the kid... Even if he's a fraud, he doesn't deserve to die!

Just as he was about to fly over and use blue flames to block the fatal blow, Marco's expression turned extremely strange the next moment.

Jozu and Vista beside him also opened their mouths wide, as though they had seen something bizarre.

The surrounding grunts were utterly stunned, their eyes wide as they swallowed frantically.

The previously lively Whitebeard Pirates had fallen completely silent.

Because what they saw before them was simply too unbelievable!

Atmos, captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' Thirteenth Division, had actually dropped to one knee before Ye Yu!!

Atmos had not even processed what was happening when his ears began ringing incessantly. Waves of dizziness and nausea kept washing over him!

The overwhelming pressure made it hard for him to breathe, and his twin blades fell to the ground with a clatter.

At that moment, Atmos used all his strength merely to keep himself from collapsing.

The deepest fear within his soul had been thoroughly awakened! Cold sweat poured down Atmos's forehead and back, and beneath that immense pressure, both knees eventually hit the ground!

With his huge body, he felt like a child before Ye Yu...

And Ye Yu's figure gradually seemed to grow taller, becoming an insurmountable mountain before him!

What was going on? A Devil Fruit ability?

No! This feeling was more like... Conqueror's Haki?!

Atmos's eyes widened to their limits as he finally understood the reason.

But... if it really was Conqueror's Haki, then it was far too terrifying!! As a captain, he was actually being suppressed by Conqueror's Haki?

The little grunts who had been watching the show did not fare any better.

Because of Ye Yu's Conqueror's Haki, a large number of them had already collapsed. And that was only because Ye Yu had accidentally let a tiny bit of it spill out while drawing upon it.

If he were to release his Conqueror's Haki in every direction, these little grunts would probably all collapse and be unable to get back up!

Marco, Jozu, and Vista all widened their eyes, staring at one another.

They remained dumbfounded for quite a while. Finally, Marco swallowed heavily and was the first to speak excitedly. "That's Conqueror's Haki, right... the legendary Conqueror's Haki that only one person in a million possesses!!"

Vista's lips trembled as he muttered, "That's right, it's Conqueror's Haki!"

"What's even more terrifying is that this Conqueror's Haki can suppress Atmos! From that alone, Ye Yu's Conqueror's Haki has already... already surpassed Old Man's... No! It could even be said to have... surpassed Red-Hair's!"

After Vista finished speaking, Marco and the others looked even more exaggeratedly shocked!

They all turned to look at Whitebeard. Old Man... had brought a monster into the Whitebeard Pirates!