Neither Whitebeard Newgate nor Lin Yuan intervened when Jozu attacked.
Whitebeard Newgate also wanted to see Lin Yuan's strength, so he acquiesced to Jozu's actions.
Marco wanted to stop him, but seeing that his Pops didn't say anything, he stopped too.
Lin Yuan didn't care about the comparison; it was just a matter of slapping the other person away.
Erza and Emile, however, were not having it. Facing the charging Jozu, Erza suddenly walked up to Lin Yuan and stomped her foot hard on the ground.
In an instant, the entire beach turned into a smooth mirror. Not only that, but it was impossible to put any weight on it. Jozu's figure fell directly to the ground, and the impact turned into a slide.
It is Erza's Smooth-Smooth Fruit, over the years, with Lin Yuan's help, has not only enabled her to make her body smooth and supple, but now she can also influence the surrounding environment.
Erza can now control everything within a fifty-meter radius, making it incredibly smooth, while remaining unaffected by it.
Erza lightly touched the ground with her feet and rushed towards Jozu, her right cheek radiating Armament Haki. Then, she kicked Jozu back.
Jozu flew backwards at an even faster speed than before, and Marco immediately rushed forward to catch Jozu.
Seeing their brothers repelled, the others were itching to join in. Just then, countless bubbles drifted with the breeze across the entire beach, and even floated in the air.
Whitebeard Newgate looked at Erza and Emile with admiration, his heart filled with praise.
The other squad leaders paid no attention to the bubbles until one of them curiously touched one with his finger, at which point the bubbles quickly enveloped him.
As if a hornet's nest had been stirred up, all the bubbles quickly rose and flew toward the people behind Whitebeard Newgate.
Marco reacted extremely quickly, his body ignited with immortal flames, burning the bubbles to nothingness. The others were not so lucky, and their bodies were covered in bubbles.
Some people were even completely enveloped in bubbles. Even someone as strong as Vista, when he slashed with his knife, did not break the bubbles, but instead turned them into several small bubbles.
" Emile!"
Lin Yuan said something softly, and Emile lowered her hand from snapping her fingers, knowing that her bubbles could explode.
There are tens of thousands of bubbles on the beach right now. If they all explode, even though the Whitebeard Pirates are strong, they might still get injured.
Emile pouted and glared at the other person. Unlike her sister Erza, she usually appeared gentle and weak and didn't talk much.
However, once a battle begins, especially one involving Lin Yuan, she becomes extremely ruthless. If someone were weaker, they would likely be blown to pieces.
Emile alone destroyed an entire pirate crew, blowing them all to smithereens in an instant.
Although Lin Yuan spoke up, Emile did not kill him, but she also did not remove the bubble.
At this point, the seawater had begun to recede, and although it was much weaker than before, it was still more than twenty meters high.
Emile controlled all the bubbles, which then flew towards the sea surface, spreading out for a length of two to three hundred meters.
Just as the seawater was about to dissipate, Emile snapped her fingers lightly.
"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom..."
A violent explosion suddenly occurred on the sea surface, and the backflowing seawater was blasted into a hole more than 300 meters long.
Only then did Marco and the others' eyes narrow, their gazes widening in disbelief, and cold sweat break out on their backs.
At the same time, all eyes turned again to the delicate girl behind Lin Yuan. Although she looked exactly like Erza, Marco and the others felt their hair stand on end.
Erza retreated to Lin Yuan's side, standing guard on either side of Lin Yuan alongside Emile.
"Hehe, Emile a bit ignorant, please forgive me, Whitebeard -senpai."
"Hahaha, what two lovely young ladies! It's my sons who are letting me down; they almost caused a disaster. Marco, you two better apologize now."
Upon hearing this, Marco kicked Jozu, then led everyone in apologizing to Lin Yuan and his two companions.
At this point, they no longer doubted Lin Yuan's strength. The two women beside him alone had almost caused them a great loss. They really didn't know how strong Lin Yuan was before he even made a move.
" Lin Yuan, please come in. I've already arranged a banquet, and we're just waiting for you!"
Although Whitebeard Newgate greatly admired Lin Yuan and was even somewhat envious, he did not suggest adopting Lin Yuan as his son.
After all, with their strength, they all possessed the dignity of the strong. They hadn't yet figured out Lin Yuan's personality, and he was truly afraid that if he adopted Lin Yuan as his son, it would provoke a major war between the two sides.
That would be a huge loss, so Whitebeard Newgate suppressed his impulse and led Lin Yuan toward the island with a smile.
Lin Yuan naturally accepted with a smile, walking side by side with Whitebeard Newgate, while taking a look at Marco and the others one by one.
Lin Yuan was also a little envious. These were all guys with considerable strength, and he really wanted to take them all for himself. However, when he saw Blackbeard, a meaningful smile appeared on his face.
This made Blackbeard, who had been standing behind the group, feel a chill run down his spine. Lin Yuan's smile had been too terrifying, making him feel uneasy.
However, Lin Yuan only glanced at him and ignored him, instead chatting and laughing with the Whitebeard Newgate, each with their own ulterior motives, as they walked toward the island.
Neither of them knew what the other was thinking, otherwise they would definitely have started a fight immediately.
"I invited you here, and you actually want my son!"
"Come here, you want to take me as your son!"
At this moment, Whitebeard Newgate and Lin Yuan were walking and chatting. When he learned that Lin Yuan had beaten up Kaido, Whitebeard Newgate suddenly burst into laughter.
" Lin Yuan, well done! I've been wanting to teach Kaido a lesson for a while now. Call me next time you're going to beat him up!"
"Haha, I guess that won't work. After all, he's practically my father-in-law now, and I'd feel a bit embarrassed to beat him up again!"
"What?! You actually kidnapped Kaido's daughter?! Hahaha!"
"What do you mean by 'kidnapping'? You're being rude! What we did was mutual affection!"
"Oh, and what about them?"
"It's the same; it's mutual affection, not that you can only have one."
"You little rascal, you're really popular with women!"
"Haha, I can't help it, my charm is just too great."
Whitebeard Newgate and Lin Yuan got along very well, like old friends who had known each other for a long time.
As for Erza and Emile, they looked at Lin Yuan with smiles on their faces. They seemed very happy to hear him mention them, without any other emotion.
Marco and the others were astonished by Lin Yuan's words. They didn't care much about women, but when they heard that Lin Yuan had defeated Kaido, everyone gasped.
At this moment, Jozu felt a chill down his spine. Luckily, Erza had stopped him earlier; otherwise, given Lin Yuan's strength, even his own Pops probably wouldn't have had time to come to his rescue.
The group walked along seemingly getting along well, but Blackbeard, with thoughts of Lin Yuan's abilities—his ability to control the Flame Clouds —was filled with greed.
"Old man with the Whitebeard, aren't you going to introduce me to your sons? They all seem to be quite capable!"