One Piece meme: Starting with eight extraordinary skills

"Red-haired brat, are you here to cause trouble?"

Given Edward Newgate's seniority, he certainly has the right to call Shanks "kid," after all, the age difference between them is enough for him to be Shanks' grandfather.

Red-haired Shanks walked up to white-bearded Edward Newgate and poured wine into both of their bowls, filling them to the brim.

"The moon has its phases of waxing and waning, and people have their ups and downs."

"The navy is now in a dominant position. If you make a mistake, I'm afraid I'll be the next target."

"Actually, ever since Marshal Shura took office and abolished the Seven Warlords system, I've had a vague premonition that this day would come sooner or later. But at that time, I only thought that the other side would drag it out for three or five years before taking action against us Four Emperors. I never expected that this Marshal Shura would be so domineering, wanting to eliminate two of the Four Emperors within a year."

Chapter 462 Whitebeard's Resolve

"Actually, ever since Marshal Shura took office and abolished the Seven Warlords system, I've had a vague premonition that this day would come sooner or later. But at that time, I only thought that the other side would drag it out for three or five years before taking action against us Four Emperors. I never expected that this Marshal Shura would be so domineering, wanting to eliminate two of the Four Emperors within a year."

At this point, Shanks paused, tilted his head back, drank a bowl of wine, wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth, and continued:

"Who could have imagined that the massive Bigo Pirates would be destroyed so easily? If someone had told me this before, I would have taken it as a ridiculous joke. But now I don't think so, just as I don't think the Whitebeard Pirates could gain any advantage against the well-prepared Marines."

"Whitebeard, let's join forces!"

"I couldn't get in touch with the Dark Night Pirates. Otherwise, I would have put aside my past grievances and contacted the Dark Night Overlord, Li Qing."

Red-haired Shanks stared intently at white-bearded Edward Newgate, his tone filled with intense confidence.

Fire Fist Ace is the designated successor and future of the Whitebeard Pirates, and Shanks refuses to believe that Whitebeard Edward Newgate would refuse his tempting offer.

If the two families join forces, even if the Marshal Shura has extraordinary abilities, two Yonko-level combatants will definitely be filled with resentment. In addition, Shanks has a wide circle of friends, and he can call on his friends to help him and cheer from the sidelines. With the power of this battle, they can severely damage the Navy's current aggressive momentum!

In this case, Marshal Shura will be seriously injured and need a long period of recuperation. The Navy will be leaderless and its morale will plummet, which will inevitably cause a strong backlash from the bandits. At that time, the Navy branches in various places will be attacked by the mafia, mountain bandits and sea pirates. No matter how powerful the Navy is, it will be overwhelmed with problems!

Of course, Shanks' desire to ally with Edward Newgate to fight the Navy wasn't just for his own sake; his family's influence also played a part.

The Fetland family!

Even among the 19 Celestial Dragon families, the Fetland family is considered one of the top five noble families, having produced many heroic figures throughout the ages. The strength of their bloodline is astonishing.

Even though Shanks was a child who wandered the world, he still managed to grow into one of the Four Emperors thanks to his powerful bloodline.

When the Fetland family approached Shanks, he simply couldn't refuse!

Because, under Fleet Admiral Shura's command, the Navy's power has reached its zenith, threatening not only the Celestial Dragons' rule but also, due to his actions, posing a deadly threat to all pirates, including the life of Shanks!

Edward Newgate, with his white beard, drank silently, as if he hadn't heard Shanks's advice.

If Edward Newgate hadn't received the mysterious envelope from Jinbe, perhaps he would have broken his past vow of never forming alliances and joined forces with the Red-Haired Pirates to fight against the Navy and Fleet Admiral Shura, all for the sake of Ace.

After learning the truth about the world from the mysterious envelope and understanding Marshal Shura's true intentions, Edward Newgate, the white-bearded man, realized that the entire world had been kept in the dark by Marshal Shura and was being manipulated by him.

Seeing Shanks rambling on and on, Edward Newgate, the white-bearded swordsman, glanced at the empty scabbard at his waist and interrupted:

"Red-haired brat, you've even lost your favorite sword. What right do you have to form an alliance with me?"

Red-Haired Shanks: "???"

No.

What's going on?

Seeing Edward Newgate's cold expression, as if he was about to kick Shanks out, Shanks was completely stunned.

This is not the script he envisioned.

In his plan, as long as he and Edward Newgate (Whitebeard) joined forces to severely defeat Fleet Admiral Shura, the Fetland family behind him would lobby other Celestial Dragon families to use Shura's battlefield defeat as a pretext to attack him, strip him of his power, and then install former Admiral Kuzan (Aokiji) as the Fleet Admiral of the Marine Headquarters.

Former Admiral Kuzan, Aokiji, is easygoing and dislikes meddling. Once he takes over as Marshal Shura, he will inevitably abolish all of Shura's measures, bringing everything back on track and calming the turbulent seas. This would be a great boon for the World Government, the Celestial Dragons, the nobles of various kingdoms, and bandits from all over the world.

Unfortunately, Edward Newgate, the white-bearded man, wasn't fooled!

This made Shanks feel like he'd punched a marshmallow, leaving him feeling extremely frustrated!

Why did you reject my offer?

Red-haired Shanks frowned, unable to suppress his anger, and roared:

"If we join forces, you can definitely rescue Ace from Marineford. Do you want to just stand by and watch your child be publicly executed?"

"I have my own set of rules for doing things, why should I explain them to you?" White-bearded Edward Newgate waved his hand and said coldly, "You can leave now, I don't want to lay a hand on you."

Red-haired Shanks clenched his fists so tightly that his fingertips almost dug into his flesh, his shoulders trembled slightly, and his chest heaved violently.

He really wanted to grab Edward Newgate by the collar and give him a good scolding for being a senile old man.

But now is clearly not the time to act impulsively.

Shanks stormed off.

Seeing him gradually disappear into the distance and return to his flagship, First Squad Leader Marco couldn't suppress his doubts and spoke up:

"Dad, I actually think Shanks is right. If we want to rescue Ace, the best way is to ally with the Red-Haired Pirates."

Edward Newgate, with his white beard, turned his head away without offering any explanation and continued drinking.

Seeing this, Marco sighed deeply.

Looking up at Edward Newgate's white-bearded forehead, the deep wrinkles on his forehead, the persistent fish-eye lines at the corners of his eyes, and the age spots on his face that even makeup couldn't conceal, Marco felt deeply at that moment that his father had truly grown old.

Edward Newgate, the white-bearded man, took in the reactions of Marco and his children. He shook his head inwardly, clearly disappointed in them. However, he couldn't reveal his intentions directly. After all, what Marshal Shura was about to do was unprecedented and would only be revealed to the world when the truth was unveiled. If he were to explain now, it would inevitably leak the secret.

Chapter 463 The Day of Execution Arrives

Edward Newgate, the white-bearded man, took in the reactions of Marco and his children. He shook his head inwardly, clearly disappointed in them. However, he couldn't reveal his intentions directly. After all, what Marshal Shura was about to do was unprecedented and would only be revealed to the world when the truth was unveiled. If he were to explain now, it would inevitably leak the secret.

So what if the children think he's senile during this time?

This world ultimately belongs to all people, not just one family or one clan.

That day will come soon.

Since that Marshal Shura has such lofty ambitions, what's wrong with Edward Newgate, the white-bearded general, spending the last days of his life with him in his madness?

The storm is coming and the wind is filling the building.

The entire ocean was filled with a suffocating sense of oppression.

As the day of Fire Fist Ace's public execution arrived, the eyes of the entire world fell upon Marineford, the Marine Headquarters.

News media outlets, represented by Guangming Daily, had already been promoting the navy beforehand, which caused the matter to become a hot topic.

From nobles to commoners, everyone stopped what they were doing and searched for video Den Den Mushi to watch the live broadcast.

It's fair to say that this was a live-streaming extravaganza that impacted the entire world!

Flags fluttered like clouds, warships stretched like the sea.

More than 200,000 elite naval soldiers are on high alert, and the three admirals of the Navy Headquarters are already in their positions.

As the cameras of numerous media reporters focused on the scene, the gate of a warship slowly opened, and the first thing that caught everyone's eye was the tall and imposing figure of Marshal Shura.

Whether it was due to the unusual nature of his body or the enhancements from various skills, Yang Ming's height increased again, now reaching a height of four meters, making him a veritable little giant.

With black hair and black eyes, a sharply defined face, and deep, star-like eyes beneath thick, dark eyebrows, his thin lips were pressed tightly together. The sunlight streaming in accentuated the resolute and unyielding lines of Marshal Shura's face. (Reading by [Name of Reader])

Even the well-tailored pure white naval uniform could not conceal his robust and imposing physique. From the folds in the clothing, one could clearly feel the powerful muscles of Marshal Shura. He wore a large naval cloak, and the words "Justice" on the back of his clothes shone brightly, drawing everyone's attention.

Marshal Shura held a sea stone chain in his hand, the other end of which extended behind him, binding a tall, slender young man.

Fire Fist Ace has suffered a lot while he was imprisoned in Deepsea Impel Down. Not only did he not eat or sleep well, but the prison guards also had to resort to their traditional trick of trying to sell the prisoners all sorts of torture methods and enthusiastically introducing their cruel instruments of torture.

The disheveled young man stood at the gate of the warship, feeling the sunlight outside was particularly dazzling, and subconsciously raised his arm to shield his eyes from the sun.

"Click-click-click! Click-click-click! Click-click-click..."

As Ace walked toward the execution platform, reporters from the media on both sides of the road pressed their camera shutters one after another. The dazzling light of the flashes fell on him, making this supernova, who had been in the limelight since his debut, look a little disheveled.

Even the whispers among the reporters were like sharp knives piercing Ace's heart.

"Is this the famous Fire Fist Ace? With his cowardly appearance, he really doesn't live up to his name."

"Don't you even think about what kind of place the Deep Sea Prison is? Even a dragon has to coil up, and a tiger has to hide, let alone him?"

"Do you really think Whitebeard would risk his life to save someone like that?"

"Definitely! Whitebeard has always treated his crew members like his own children. Whether that's true or just an act, even if he's faking it, he's been doing it his whole life. He wouldn't give up now. Otherwise, the Whitebeard Pirates might as well disband!"

"Absolutely right!"

Words are like poison; they can corrupt one's mind.

Listening to the undisguised conversations nearby, with sarcasm, ridicule, and laughter all around, Ace seemed somewhat dazed.

Once upon a time, he was also a chosen one, the most handsome man on the sea.

Back then, these reporters didn't say that about him; they all called him the newcomer who was closest to becoming the Pirate King.

But clearly, when a person is at the peak, they will receive a false following. Once they lose these halos, they are nothing at all.

As Ace descended the stairs, step by step, toward the execution platform, each step felt incredibly heavy, as if his legs were bound with sandbags.

Two privates in charge of executing Ace pressed down on his shoulders with their hands, forcing him to kneel on the ground.

The execution platform offered a great view, encompassing half of Marineford, the naval headquarters, as well as the vast coastline and the heavily armed troops.

If Ace hadn't already learned the script from Yang Ming, he probably would have been worried about Whitebeard's safety by now.

With such a formidable force of the navy, only if Whitebeard were in his prime would he be able to carve out a bloody path.

"Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle..."

As a chill swept in, wisps of ice appeared in mid-air, visibly outlining an ice throne that hovered in the void above the three admirals of the Marine Headquarters, symbolizing the throne's supreme status.

The towering figure, standing four meters tall, plopped down on the icy throne, Marshal Shura resting his chin on his hand, exuding an air of composure.

Seeing this, without any prompting from Bellemere, the editor-in-chief of the Guangming Daily, a group of media reporters, like cats smelling fish, all pointed their cameras at Marshal Shura, letting out gasps of surprise:

"There are no wrong nicknames, only wrong names. Marshal Shura's aura is definitely the result of someone who fought his way through mountains of corpses and seas of bones. He's incredibly cool!"

"The Navy has already done its best. It has an army of artificial Devil Fruits, an army of giants, a new admiral in charge of the Navy Headquarters, and the pillar of the Navy, Fleet Admiral Shura. What reason could the Navy possibly have to lose?"

"The Navy is mighty! Long live Marshal Shura!"

The image of Marshal Shura, with his unparalleled domineering presence, was spread to every corner of the world through media reporters and various video Den Den Mushi, leaving an extremely deep impression on people all over the world. Now, everyone inevitably has a question in their minds: facing the most luxurious lineup in the history of the Navy, would the Whitebeard Pirates still dare to come?