After Marco led Vic and the others to the place Whitebeard had arranged, he transformed into a blue Phoenix with flames and flew away. Rebecca then used her powers to put the island into the sea.
Of course, the chosen location wasn't in very deep water, and there were supporting points underneath; otherwise, the island would have sunk immediately. Very few islands can float directly on the sea surface.
With Whitebeard in charge, Mantis didn't linger there and soon left Whitebeard's territory with Vic and the others.
Although Vic and his crew have left Whitebeard's territory, they are still in the New World. Vick had originally gone to the first half of the Grand Line to invite Mantis, and now that he has succeeded Vic has no plans to return to the first half.
The warship, converted into a pirate ship, returned from the sky to the sea, and only then did Vic's intelligence reappear on the World Government's desk. They had been searching for Vic and his crew for over a month, while the five Holy Knights had long since regrouped and were just waiting for the World Government's intelligence to take down Vic.
Little did they know that Vic and his gang had disappeared for so long, only to reappear in the New World. So the five of them immediately set off for the New World with their agents. The Holy Knights had suffered repeated defeats at Vic's hands, and they were determined to get their revenge.
Given the World Government's intelligence capabilities, unless someone deliberately tries to conceal their presence, they will be detected by their agents as soon as they show themselves. With Vic's current strength, he certainly doesn't need to deliberately conceal his presence, so their whereabouts were quickly locked down.
Not long after, the five members of the God's Knights came knocking on their door. Knowing that the Holy Knights didn't follow any rules, Vic didn't let Rebecca and the others get close to them, lest they become his weakness. He directly told Rebecca to take the pirate ship and use her powers to leave, while he went to meet them.
Because Vic had already made arrangements from a great distance, even though these Celestial Dragons were very fast, with Vic's proactive counterattack, they simply couldn't bypass Vic to intercept the pirate ship.
Furthermore, their target was Vic to begin with, and now that they had five people, they weren't too concerned about Rebecca and the others leaving.
Rebecca and the others had witnessed Vic's current strength, so they weren't too worried about Vic. They had all ganged up on Vic before, but Vic easily defeated, and they couldn't even fathom his Vic power.
Although the enemy this time was five people, Vic was very different from before, and he remained steadfast in the face of being surrounded by five people.
Although Vic has the ability to take down one or two God's Knights when he unleashes his full power, just as he thought before, he can't kill any more Celestial Dragons at this stage; he needs to conserve his strength.
Therefore, Vic only used the five opponents to hone his techniques, reactions, and Haki, and once he had gained enough from the battles, he would simply retreat.
However, not being able to kill Celestial Dragons doesn't mean he can be easily provoked; Vic continued to retaliate against other World Government outposts.
The World Government believed that Vic's performance showed them Vic limits. They thought that if the Five Knights put in a little more effort, they could definitely defeat Vic. Vic had taken revenge elsewhere because he couldn't defeat the Five Knights.
However, after taking his revenge, Vic disappeared again, infuriating the five-person group and causing the World Government another significant loss.
When Vic's pirate crew reappeared, the World Government immediately received the intelligence. It could also be said that Vic deliberately exposed his whereabouts, because after destroying the base, he took all his companions to Titan Island for training, while he himself went to Raijin Island for training.
After a period of training, he gained many insights and accumulated knowledge, and needed to find someone to test them in actual combat. The five members of the Holy Knights were the most suitable candidates. Not only could he refine his moves and abilities, but he could also learn advanced uses of the Six Powers from them. It was a win-win situation.
The result was once again Vic's "hasty escape," but Vic 'Vic retaliation came exceptionally quickly, destroying several more strongholds and causing heavy casualties among the stationed personnel!
Vic would show up every now and then, scuffle with the five God's Knights who came looking for him, and then pretend to be defeated before going to take revenge on the World Government's base.
Two years passed in the blink of an eye. During these two years, many major events occurred. At first, ordinary people were still watching Vic's performance with great interest and were deeply shocked by Vic's repeated provocations against the World Government. However, as such events became more frequent, people became accustomed to them!
Furthermore, Charlotte Linlin had been expanding her territory and power. After so many years of accumulation, she finally had the qualifications to stand on equal footing with Whitebeard, and was thus given the title of the Emperor of the Sea by the World Government.
With two Emperor of the Sea exerting their dominance over the New World, the Navy was forced to respond. Despite the World Government's dissatisfaction with the Navy, Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji were still promoted to Marine Admiral.
However, this period of prosperity was short-lived. Kaido saw that even Big Mom, this old woman, had become the Emperor of the Sea, so what was he lacking? Thus, he intensified his exploitation of Wano Country, and large quantities of weapons and Seastone products flowed to various countries in the New World.
These forces, which relied on Kaido to provide weapons to conquer the world, also joined Kaido's ranks. Kaido's power in the New World quickly expanded, attracting the attention of the World Government.
Over the past two years, Vic acquired an ancient book that recorded how to practice hypnosis. Having long wanted to explore this subject, Vic naturally wouldn't let it pass by. With the added advantage of his talent for proficiency, Vic quickly learned it.
Combined with his use of Observation Haki, he can now create illusions in other people's minds. In fact, he was able to create illusions after mastering Observation Haki, which allows him to foresee the Future Sight. However, without the aid of hypnosis, the illusions he creates are somewhat abrupt and stiff, making them easy for others to detect and see through.
However, with hypnosis, with just a little verbal guidance or a certain action or suggestion, one can lead a person into the illusionary world he has woven, without any abruptness or unnaturalness.
This is a series of scenes with causes and consequences and a plot development, gradually leading people into the scenario Vic wants, which is the most difficult to guard against.
Because of the gradual build-up, it won't arouse suspicion. Vic wants to say that illusion combined with hypnosis really is an illusion! It can immerse people in the world he creates, making them unable to extricate themselves. This is a terrifying ability; it can shape a person and destroy them!