Having made up his mind, Jinbe naturally did not hesitate at all. With his hands outstretched, the seawater suddenly formed a thick current, carrying Ace's small boat into the sky.
Splash!!!
The massive ocean current twisted and swirled, like a water dragon, rushing from the sea below the warship directly to above it before crashing down.
call!!
Amidst the splashing water, a golden flame suddenly burst open, instantly evaporating the nearby water. Then, the flame slowly receded, revealing Fire Fist Ace's figure.
The current continued to surge, Jinbe's plump figure moved like a nimble fish in the current, instantly being carried aboard the warship and landing steadily.
" Seven Warlords of the Sea, Jinbe, Knight of the Sea!"
" Fire Fist Ace, the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates!"
The sailors on the warship looked at the two men, and in an instant, someone recognized them, took a deep breath, and spoke in a deep voice.
Normally, these low-ranking marines, who wouldn't even reach the rank of colonel, would be terrified of powerful pirates like the Seven Warlords and the Whitebeard Pirates' captain. But now, seeing Jinbe and Ace, not a single marine on this warship showed any fear.
Even the lowest-ranking marines doing odd jobs showed no fear.
This is, of course, because, on the deck, in front of all the marines, stands a man: Vice Admiral Uya, the legendary marine who defeated three of the Four Emperors in a row!
Even though they felt a slight tremor in their hearts, all the marines calmed down upon seeing Uya's back. With Uya here, what could Seven Warlords or even ten Seven Warlords do?!
Uya stood on the deck, looking at Jinbe and Ace with a half-smile, while Ain, standing next to Uya, had a dark look in his eyes, ignored Fire Fist Ace, and spoke directly to Jinbe.
" Jinbe, Knight of the Sea, you are one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Why do you violate the rules and have such close ties with the Whitebeard Pirates? Don't you know that according to the rules, you should be stripped of your Seven Warlords title?"
Ain used to be somewhat afraid of powerful pirates like the Seven Warlords, but now, of course, she has no fear whatsoever. Let alone facing the Seven Warlords, she could probably face even the Four Emperors Whitebeard with ease.
Jinbe glanced at Ain, his eyes filled with determination, and said, "I'm here to stop you, Uya Admiral Yuya. I greatly admire your actions; defeating three Four Emperors in succession is unprecedented in history. However... I hope you can abandon your next operation and avoid conflict with the fourth Four Emperors."
"Why?" Uya looked at Jinbe.
Jinbe said with utmost seriousness, "Because you have defeated three Four Emperors in succession, the Navy's prestige has already greatly increased, and the goal has been achieved. Defeating the last Four Emperors may continue to suppress pirates, but it will plunge the world into chaos. I think you should be aware of this."
"Purpose..." Uya looked at Jinbe with a half-smile, then suddenly said with a hint of mockery, "When did I ever say that my purpose was to suppress pirates and enhance the prestige of the Navy?"
"Well."
Jinbe stared at Uya in astonishment.
Uya shook his head slightly, a casual expression on his face, and said, "I have no purpose. If I had a purpose, it would probably be to kill some time."
Arriving in this world and slowly waiting for his power to recover is certainly a rather boring process. Setting sail to visit the so-called Four Emperors is indeed Uya's way of finding some fun.
However, to Jinbe, this statement was simply too absurd, and even Fire Fist Ace, who had been silent the whole time, looked astonished.
Killing time when you're bored?!
Defeating three Four Emperors in a row, just to kill time?
What a joke!!
"Looks like your words were wasted, Jinbe- kun."
Ace stood beside Jinbe, a wisp of flame suddenly erupting from his fist. He chuckled, his gaze towards Uya showing no fear whatsoever. "If I'd known we were going to have to fight, I wouldn't have wasted my breath talking."
" Ace..."
Jinbe's face showed a complicated expression. Although he was not afraid and had even disregarded life and death, he was not a reckless fool like Ace.
He knew just how powerful Uya was, having single-handedly defeated three of the Four Emperors.
Even though Ace performed exceptionally well after joining the Whitebeard Pirates and quickly rose to the rank of Second Division Commander, the gap between him and Uya was still like heaven and earth.
But now that things have come to this, there's no point in saying anything. Jinbe can't bring himself to say anything about not being able to win, so he suddenly clenched his fist and said, "Since Uya Yuya is unwilling to concede, then this old man has no choice but to offend you!"
Are you sure you want to attack me?
Uya looked at Jinbe. Although Uya should have been looking up at Jinbe because of his size, Uya's gaze gave people a feeling of looking down on him.
"To put it another way... if you want to deal with Daddy, you have to get past me first!" Ace looked at Uya with confidence, then suddenly shouted.
" Fire Fist!!"
Ace's clenched fist Setsuna transformed into a blazing flame. As Ace threw a punch, the towering flames suddenly transformed into a gigantic fist of fire, crashing down towards Uya.
It was said to be aimed at Uya, but in reality, it was aimed at the entire warship, because the attack range was simply too large.
"Not good!"
Upon seeing this, the marines on the warship couldn't help but show a hint of horror. Although they weren't afraid of Ace and Jinbe before, seeing such a large ball of flame about to engulf the entire warship, they felt an instinctive fear of this power.
However, at that moment, Uya looked at the towering flames approaching as if they were some drifting willow catkins, and casually reached out and swatted them away.
Buzz!!!
A strange force suddenly erupted in the air, as if the wind pressure directly in front of Uya had suddenly increased to a terrifying level.
The towering flames suddenly froze, as if pressed down by an invisible hand, and abruptly dissipated!
Ace's figure was also caught in the middle, directly crushed into a ball of flames and collapsed, but the collapsed flames gathered again in the next instant, transforming into Ace's figure.
"Indeed very strong..."
Ace finally dropped his previous confidence and arrogance, a serious look appearing in his eyes as he looked at Uya.
Just then, Ain, who was standing next to Uya, suddenly noticed that Jinbe, Knight of the Sea who had just been standing next to Ace, had suddenly disappeared!
As if she had just realized something, Ain couldn't help but exclaim.
"Not good!"
As she exclaimed in surprise, Ain turned to look at Uya, wanting to say something, but it seemed too late. The entire sea suddenly began to surge wildly, as if a monstrous current had appeared on the seabed, surging madly.
The one who stirred up the ocean currents was Jinbe, Knight of the Sea.
Jinbe wasn't a reckless fool like Ace. He knew he couldn't possibly defeat Uya head-on, so he jumped back into the water, attempting to destroy the warship Uya was on in order to stop Uya.
Feeling the entire ship begin to tremble, Ain's expression immediately turned grim. Although the destruction of the warship wouldn't harm Uya, being without a ship on the high seas was certainly not a good thing. (To be continued.)