"Impossible! How could you possibly catch up with me in the air?"
With his neck gripped and his limbs broken, the Golden Lion lay like a dead dog, his face contorted with disbelief. He was a completely different person from his previous arrogant and Tyrannical Dao, who had boasted of destroying the entire Marine Headquarters.
"Cuff him!"
He casually knocked the Golden Lion unconscious and tossed him into the naval camp below. Then, he looked at the three powerful auras rushing towards him from the east, west, and north. Two of them were hidden in endless thunderclouds, flashing with terrifying lightning, like the end of the world.
Those are three of the Four Emperors: Red-Haired Shanks, Kaido of the Beasts, and Big Mom Charlotte Lingling. Adding Whitebeard Newgate below, the Four Emperors of the New World are now complete.
" Kong, have you completely fallen? Now you're even siding with the Four Emperors of the Sea?"
His gaze swept over Whitebeard and the others, finally settling on Kong, who was also suspended in mid-air, and he said expressionlessly.
Kong's face darkened, and he remained silent. Clearly, he couldn't say anything in the face of Wang Hao's questioning. However, Red-Haired Shanks, spoke up with righteous indignation.
"Your existence has disrupted the world's balance and will inevitably trigger an unprecedented world war. For the sake of world peace, you must die today."
"Heh... the balance of the world?"
With a disdainful smile, Wang Hao glanced sideways at Red-Haired Shanks.
" Shanks, what exactly is the point of maintaining this so-called world balance? Wasn't the increasingly turbulent sea started by your former captain, the Pirate King Roger?"
I remember that Straw Hat represented Roger's will, and then it was passed down to you. You then gave it to Garp's grandson, and against Roger and his wife's dying wishes, you led Ace down the path of piracy. What was the purpose of setting up such a grand scheme?
Of the Four Emperors, he values Red-Haired Shanks the most, because the latter's hidden cunning is truly profound.
"As far as I know, you seem to have a mysterious connection with the Five Elders of the World Government. What exactly is your stance?"
His previous words had already made Whitebeard and his companions look at Red-Haired Shanks with suspicion, but these new words immediately put them on guard.
The Four Emperors of the New World are undoubtedly the mortal enemies of the World Government, and now Wang Hao has revealed that Red-Haired Shanks has a mysterious connection with the Five Elders, the highest leaders of the World Government, which is quite terrifying.
Everyone is entrenched in the New World. If the World Government wants to deal with them, and with Red-Haired Shanks's inside help, they're in big trouble.
Noticing the suspicious and wary gazes cast upon him by Whitebeard and his companions, Red-Haired Shanks's originally forthright expression turned cold, and a chilling glint appeared in his starry eyes.
He wasn't surprised that the man knew about his relationship with Luffy and Ace, but he hadn't revealed a single detail about his connection with the Five Elders. How did this guy know?
Could this man have planted a spy within the World Government?
" Whitebeard, if you cooperate in killing Zephyr today, I can arrange for your good son Ace to be released."
" Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, you share the same goal. As long as you kill Zephyr, I can grant you a share of the Navy One Hundred and Eight Powers and even the Magnetic Field Martial Dao newly created by Zephyr."
Kong finally spoke, immediately trying to win over and even threaten Whitebeard and his two companions. As for Red-Haired Shanks, he felt there was no need to say more.
The fact that the other party didn't refute the man's words just now indicates that it's true. Since Red-Haired Shanks is one of the Five Elders, he's one of our own, so there's no need to say more.
Next, the five of them, all at the peak of the Admiral level, would be more than capable of taking down that man.
"Make a deal!"
Kaido and Charlotte Linlin had a close relationship, and after exchanging a glance, they readily agreed.
Their main objective in coming here was to obtain the Navy One Hundred and Eight Powers, as well as the Magnetic Field Martial Dao that Wang Hao was currently using.
They also received intelligence that the Marine Headquarters' strength was rapidly increasing. Although they had seized many cultivation techniques in recent years, none of them were systematic or suitable for them, and their cultivation progress was not ideal.
Although the improvement was significant, it was still far from comparable to that of the Marine Headquarters.
If this continues, once the Marine Headquarters becomes powerful enough, it will inevitably target the Four Emperors of the New World.
Rather than waiting to die slowly, they might as well take a gamble now. If they can seize the complete set of the Navy One Hundred and Eight Powers and Magnetic Field Martial Dao, they will have the same resources as the Marine Headquarters.
They can protect themselves without worry, and even go further, truly dominate the world, and replace the current World Government.
Therefore, this battle was inevitable!
All eyes turned to Whitebeard, waiting for the longest-lived and most senior of the Four Emperors to speak.
"Gurararara... Aren't you underestimating me too much? I am Whitebeard! I will personally save Ace; you don't need to lift a finger."
With a hearty laugh, Whitebeard off the warship and charged wildly toward the Execution Platform in the distance, followed by Marco and the others who roared and charged after him.
That's right, they are the Whitebeard Pirates. They get everything they want through their own hard work. Why would they resort to such despicable people?
" Sengoku, let's fight!"
With a single slash, he swept aside the elite naval force blocking his path, his sharp gaze piercing Whitebeard, Sengoku stood on the Execution Platform.
They've been rivals for decades, and today is the perfect opportunity for them to have a match.
It's clear from the fact that Wang Hao didn't stop them from rushing ashore that the man had no interest in fighting them. So, all they needed to do was defeat Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Admiral Kizaru, who was providing support, to rescue Ace.
"Old battlefield rose, Whitebeard man! Let this old man weigh you and see if you truly deserve the title of the World's Strongest Man!"
Before the Sengoku even began, Kizaru transformed into golden light and stood in front of Whitebeard, displaying his full fighting spirit.
He had long been unhappy with Whitebeard's so-called title of the World's Strongest Man. In his opinion, this title should belong to his mentor, and today he would snatch it and give it to his teacher.
" Kizaru, your status and position are not on par with my Pops's. Let me test whether you're qualified to be Admiral!"
Before Kizaru could make a move, Marco, whose body was engulfed in blue flames, blocked his path.
"Your opponent is me!"
However, before Marco could make a move, a beautiful figure flashed between the two sides, a straight-bladed longsword hanging from her slender waist. It was Momousagi Gion.
She has made considerable progress in recent years, and even with the help of her cousin, Vice Admiral Vice Admiral Tsuru, she received extra training from Wang Hao. In terms of strength, she is not much weaker than Kizaru.
As Gion appeared, a group of Marine Vice Admiral who had been trained by Wang Hao also showed up, displaying their Admiral- level aura, which greatly shocked Marco and the others.
" The Little Monkey from back then has grown into a big monkey!"
Standing with his knife in hand, the Whitebeard's face showed a newfound seriousness.
He could sense that Kizaru was much stronger than he had been decades ago, and not much weaker than him. This would be a rather troublesome opponent.
What troubled him most were the Admiral- level powerhouses emerging in the Navy. Although they couldn't compare to Kizaru and others now, they weren't far behind. A few years ago, they would have been definite Marine Admiral.
Clearly, these junior naval personnel all possessed exclusive cultivation techniques tailored specifically for them by that man, resulting in a terrifying increase in their strength.
Although he obtained the Shake and Shatter the Firmament technique through Rayleigh, only a handful of his subordinates were qualified for that man to create the technique.
Now that their numbers were far fewer than the Navy's, Whitebeard couldn't help but feel a little gloomy.
Leaving aside the clash between the Whitebeard Pirates and Kizaru and his crew, Kong, on the other side, although he secretly resented Whitebeard's lack of respect, didn't say much. Otherwise, if he really angered Whitebeard, the latter might join forces with Zephyr, Sengoku, and others to use him as a bargaining chip to rescue Ace.
Fortunately, they still have one person they can win over.
"Empress of Amazon Lily, let's join forces!"
Cyborg Kong extended an invitation to Kong Snake Princess Hancock, who had been standing quietly to the side since the ceasefire. Originally, they had no interest in this woman. Although Amazon Lily was powerful, it was only powerful in an overall way, and it had never been very good in terms of high-end, especially top-level, combat power.
However, the fighting prowess that Snake Princess Hancock displayed in the previous battle shocked everyone present, even Hawk Eyes, who has the World's Greatest Swordsman and the strongest of the Shichibukai, was far inferior to her.
The opponent has reached the extreme level of Sengoku Garp, and is a true top-tier powerhouse.
If they could win him over, they were absolutely confident they could surround and kill that terrifying man.
This time, the attacking force was many times stronger than before; even if that man went all out, he wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Unfortunately, Hancock disappointed Kong others. She first glared at Wang Hao with hatred, then looked at Kong others with disdain, and said arrogantly, "Although I wish I could chop that despicable old man to pieces right now, this is just a personal grudge between us. I have no need to join forces with you vipers."
These words made Kong and the others turn pale; in their words, they had all become snakes and rats.
If the timing weren't so bad, they would have loved to teach this junior a lesson.
That's incredibly arrogant!
"Are you the new Empress of Amazon Lily? Have you come to avenge the previous Empress?"
Wang Hao feigned confusion. He didn't want to reveal his true relationship with this girl, nor did he want her to see through his act and cause trouble later. So he had to keep up the act!
"Snort!"
With a cold snort, Snake Princess Hancock didn't respond, but the murderous intent in her beautiful eyes grew even more chilling.
Back then, it was this despicable man who colluded with the Celestial Dragons and those human traffickers to capture the former Empress, and even had Amazon Lily attacked, causing countless of their compatriots to die tragically or become slaves, and be sold to all over the world.
The women of Amazon Lily are known for their fierce temperaments, and most of them have already committed suicide. The remaining women are still suffering in unknown places, and all these blood debts must be attributed to that man.
Even so, she would never join forces with these vile and despicable people; they were simply too vile.
Not to mention that Red-Haired Shanks and Kong represent the World Government and are the lackeys and henchmen of those Celestial Dragons scum. How could she possibly cooperate with these people?
She loathed and hated the World Government even more than the navy.
"If it's just the four of you, then you can face death head-on!"
After withdrawing his gaze from the Snake Princess, Wang Hao indifferently glanced at the four Kong who surrounded him.
Although he was just an avatar, possessing only Issei of the original's strength, he was still far superior to Kong.
Although these four guys practiced the cultivation technique he created, it was something they had stolen, not something they were truly dedicated to. Their practice was much less efficient, and while their strength increased significantly, it was only so-so; they were far inferior to him.