"Kurarara, he single-handedly stormed Impel Down and rescued his companions. That guy really did something extraordinary! Azure Emperor, what an arrogant nickname! One Emperor and two Sovereigns, he's actually trying to put himself above me. Next time we meet, I'll have to teach that guy a lesson."
In the Whitebeard Pirates, Whitebeard looked at the newspaper and said...
"In the past, if something this big happened, the World Government would have been too busy covering it up to even think about it. This time, they've gone on such a large-scale propaganda campaign, even creating a situation of one emperor and two kings. The World Government is trying to kill us with praise!" Marco said with a grave expression. (Marco Marco means the same thing; someone said a while ago that it's time for him to come over!)
"Hmph, the air is thick with the scent of conspiracy; anyone can see it. But even if they see it, so what? The World Government is using an open strategy this time. Even if they know it's a trap, what pirate in the New World can resist the temptation of becoming the Emperor of the Sea!" Whitebeard said with a sneer.
"I'm afraid we're their target too!" Jozu said worriedly.
During this period, the entire New World has been in turmoil.
The last words of Gol Pirate King Roger, inspired countless people to set sail for the seas and embark on the Grand Line.
The New World, the latter half of the Grand Line, is the epicenter of the entire storm.
Countless people who wanted to obtain Roger's One Piece set sail and became pirates.
Countless pirates have entered the New World 630 in search of Roger's One Piece.
In just six months, the number of pirate crews in the New World has increased several times over.
This caused the conflicts in the New World to increase many times over.
Now that this ranking of one emperor and two kings has emerged, it will surely push the three major pirate crews, including the Whitebeard Pirates, into the limelight.
Jozu could foresee that it wouldn't be long before countless pirates would charge towards them.
They want to use the head of the Whitebeard Pops to ascend the throne of the Emperor of the Sea.
"Kurarara, who do you think I am? I am Whitebeard Whitebeard! Many people want my head, but the one who can take it hasn't been born yet!" Whitebeard said with a loud laugh.
" Pops!" " Pops!"
" Pops is the strongest!"
"That's right, Pops has Whitebeard!"
The Whitebeard Pirates cheered.
" Pops, enemy ship spotted! It's the Silver Axe Pirates!"
"Kurarara, Silver Axe, I can't wait! Let's go meet this old buddy." Whitebeard stood up, and the rest of the Whitebeard Pirates immediately followed.
Soon after, the Whitebeard Pirates and the Silver Axe Pirates engaged in a major battle.
After fighting for three days and three nights, the Silver Axe Pirates were defeated, and Silver Axe was severely injured by Whitebeard.
During the great battle between Whitebeard and the Silver Axe Pirates.
On the other side, Zesi and his crew also encountered the biggest challenge since the formation of their pirate crew.
On a vast ocean somewhere in the New World, two pirate crews with vastly different numbers of men and warships met.
On one side were more than twenty enormous pirate ships, each with a pirate captain renowned New World.
Most importantly, on the largest of their warships stood a captain who struck fear into the hearts of the New World, known as Captain John.
On the other side was a warship, and only six people, including Zesi.
" Captain John?" Buggy trembled as he was surrounded by so many pirate warships. "Looks like you've taken over the Golden Lion's pirate crew, John!" Zesi glanced at the twenty-odd warships.
Half of them originally belonged to the Golden Lion Pirates' Flying Fleet, and the captains of those fleets were also Golden Lion Pirates.
"That guy's still lying in Impel Down, so of course I'll be his captain for a bit!" John said with a laugh after taking a sip of his drink from a jug. "Heh heh heh, I saw Golden Lion in Impel Down, you know. If he heard you say that, he'd definitely come running out to give you a piece of his mind!" "That brainless bastard, do you think I'm afraid of him?" Captain John said, still drinking. "You really don't need to be afraid of him anymore, because you probably won't see him anymore!" "What, is he already dead?" "No, you're about to die!"
"Hahahaha!" Upon hearing Zesi's words, Captain John was stunned for a moment, then burst into maniacal laughter.
"Looks like your Impel Down has made you arrogant, Wenlai Zesi. I had no idea you were so arrogant." " Roger's little lackey has become so arrogant; the world has truly changed."
"Or perhaps the World Government's praise has made you arrogant (cffb), so arrogant that you think a few of you can defeat our twenty-odd warships, twenty-odd pirate captains, and tens of thousands of elite pirates from the New World?"
Upon hearing Captain John's words, the members of John Pirates all burst into laughter.
" Azure Emperor? You don't deserve that title. It's more fitting for you than your old nickname, Natural Disaster. After all, your Devil Fruit ability is more worthy of that title!" Captain John said.
"It's not that the world has changed, it's that the times have changed, John. Now it's the Great Pirate Era, and this era will be called Wenlai Zesi, the Azure Emperor Wenlai Zesi!" Zesi said with a faint smile.
At the same time, an incomparably violent Conqueror's Haki burst forth from Zesi's body.
In an instant, it seemed as if the sky itself had changed color, and a vast and awe-inspiring aura, as imposing as a prison, continuously surged forth from all around.
One by one, the pirates on John Pirates lost consciousness, their eyes rolling back in their heads, and collapsed on the ship for no apparent reason.
Even pirates who have undergone brutal training in the New World are not many who can withstand Zesi's terrifying Conqueror's Haki.
In the blink of an eye, of the tens of thousands of John Pirates, only about three or four thousand remained conscious. " Conqueror's Haki!"
"That Conqueror's Haki is too strong!" "Nearly ten thousand people were stunned." "That's truly domineering Conqueror's Haki!"
Seeing Zesi unleash a Conqueror's Haki and knock down so many people, the captains of the John Pirates didn't seem surprised at all!
Or perhaps they had anticipated this all along.
Although so many people were knocked unconscious at once, those who remained were the elite of the pirate crew.
"That's quite Haki. As expected of a pirate from Roger Pirates, this kind of Haki surpasses even Roger's Conqueror's Haki. No wonder you were able to breach Impel Down. But you're facing Captain John now. Conqueror's Haki won't scare me!"
John said calmly, took a big gulp of wine, and then drew the sword from his waist.
Armament Haki coiled around his sword, and because it was so powerful, the Armament Haki turned into smoke and overflowed from the sword.
Holding the longsword, Captain John exuded a terrifying aura.
The next moment, Captain John leaped off the bow of the ship and slashed his sword down at Zesi's head.
"Oh dear, you bunch of clueless fools. It seems you still don't realize what kind of being you're fighting against!" Zesi said calmly, throwing a punch at the same time.
Overclocked Quake Annihilation Fist.
The air shattered like a mirror beneath his fist.
The terrifying Overfrequency Vibration clashed with Captain John's sword.
Captain John's sword was blocked.
At the same time, Captain John's expression changed drastically.
A mouthful of blood suddenly spurted from his mouth.
An expression of disbelief crossed his face.
(The anime doesn't specify when Silver Axe, John, Ochoku, etc., died. They were originally members of the Rocks Pirates, and later became famous pirate captains. This means they were active for a period of time after Rocks' death, and they should all still be alive during that period. Most likely, they died in battle during the battle for supremacy among the Four Emperors in the New World after Roger's death, and the setting of this book is that they are still alive now.)