No kidding, even Rocks would have to offer me a cigarette.

"You're the Rahu who stole the World Government's celestial gold the day before yesterday, aren't you?"

"It's truly unacceptable that someone so young would commit such a crime."

Kong Gu sighed with slight regret and looked at Luo Hou.

Such a talented and capable young man should join the Navy Headquarters and contribute to the cause of justice.

But now, for the sake of so-called gold and wealth, he has become a despicable pirate.

It is clear.

At this moment, Kong Gu, who had not yet learned what had happened, still believed that young people like Luo Hou were only driven by greed for gold and wealth, which was why they chose to commit such a heinous act as robbing the World Government's celestial transport ship.

Once he learned about Rahu's background and experiences, even if he desperately wanted to protect the World Government, he would still have no choice but to keep quiet and remain silent.

Rahu's life story was truly filled with suffering.

A harmonious and happy family was torn apart just because of the Celestial Dragons.

"Hehehehehehe~"

"A crime? Let's just say it's as you say."

"But I'm in a good mood today, so I'll tell you something else~"

"If nothing unexpected happens, all the Celestial Dragons on this island will be dead today!"

Faced with Kong Gu's sigh, Luo Hou did not choose to explain anything, but only let out a series of strange cackling laughs.

For him now, the process is no longer important.

His only goal in life is to kill all the noble Celestial Dragons in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise!

These beasts don't deserve to live in this world!

These Celestial Dragons are just as evil as the blood-sucking Jews during World War II!

They do not consider any race other than their own Celestial Dragon race as their own.

On the contrary, those bystanders were nothing more than lowly people for their amusement.

Kill if you want, it won't have any impact at all.

"Hahahaha~ What an interesting young man~"

"While I have complete respect for your opinion..."

"But if you want to kill a Celestial Dragon in front of me, then try it!"

"I'm not afraid to tell you, these five fingers of mine are three times harder than steel!"

However, Kong Gu did not choose to laugh at Luo Hou's arrogant words.

Instead, he simply assumed a fighting stance, his five fingers instantly bending like hooks and flashing with a jet-black light!

As Kong Gu assumed a fighting stance, large orbs of basic attributes gradually began to condense on his body.

On the surface, Luo Hou remained calm, but inside he was overjoyed.

These are basic attributes for a Marine Admiral!

If he can absorb it all, his strength will directly advance to the level of Kong Gu!

And this is at the level of a Marine Admiral from the Rocks Pirates era!

In this era, if someone is recognized as the Navy Headquarters' top combat power, then they definitely have some skills.

Whichever of the three Marine Admirals – Kong, Garp, and Zephyr – is the supreme ruler with unparalleled dominance!

The combat power of these three admirals from the Navy Headquarters was completely different from that of the three admirals, Chicken, Dog, and Monkey, in later generations.

It's safe to say that in a one-on-one duel, the admirals of the Navy Headquarters in this era could easily overpower or even utterly defeat the chickens, dogs, and monkeys.

Of the three, Garp has never agreed to be promoted to Admiral of the Marine Headquarters.

However, both the pirates and the navy absolutely acknowledged the opponent's admiral-level strength.

However, while Luo Hou exuded confidence, the small pirates who could only watch from their knees were completely stunned.

"That damn gentleness! Did I hear that right? This newcomer actually wants to kill a Celestial Dragon, a world noble? And he's so audacious as to challenge Steel Bone Kong?"

"Yes, you heard me right. This newcomer really did say he was going to kill all the Celestial Dragons in front of Marine Admiral Kong!"

"No wonder someone with such a powerful aura can awaken Conqueror's Haki like a king! A nobody like me, a mere Karami pirate, can only scare kids with this one-eyed face at best~"

"How exciting! Our rookie king of pirates is going to challenge the long-established Steel Bone Kong of the Marine Headquarters! Anyone want to place a bet? 1 to 300 odds! First come, first served!!!"

Just as the pirates were shouting about opening the betting odds...

Meanwhile, at the port of Alcatraz Island, a tall man who was 666 cm tall and had a crescent-shaped beard suddenly appeared!

"Gurarararararar, so this is that brat Rahu~ Not bad for his aura~"

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Chapter 22 Thunderous Eight Trigrams

"Bring it on, Kong! Let me see just how powerful the Navy Headquarters' top combat force, the Admiral, really is!"

Seeing that Steel Bone Kong's five fingers were as sharp as steel, transformed into a dangerous and menacing form under the domineering aura, Luo Hou's eyes flashed with a cold smile.

If he wants to kill all the Celestial Dragons and their lackeys on Devil's Island today, he must first get past Konggu.

If it were purely based on raw power, Rahu would have absolutely no chance against this guy who was about to be promoted to Fleet Admiral of the Marine Headquarters.

However, if he could quickly absorb basic attributes during the battle and copy the opponent's combat skills, then Luo Hou would only need to spend a few minutes to directly reach Kong Gu's top-level combat power!

After all, this guy is the superior of Monkey D. Garp, the future naval hero!

If Rahu's strength reaches this level, then he could kill as many Celestial Dragons as he wanted without any problem.

Even if the five old men of the World Government tried their best to eliminate Rahu, they would have to send out at least all of their admirals' fighting power.

However, Rahu's next goal is to join the Rocks Pirates and secure a basic position.

Once you join the Rocks Pirates, no matter how angry the Five Elders are, they can only watch helplessly and dare not utter a single word.

Because no matter how you look at it, the Rocks Pirates are now a giant pirate crew that can openly confront all the forces under the World Government.

Without thorough preparation, even the Five Elders wouldn't dare to provoke Rocks.

Moreover, once Rahu reaches the combat strength of a Marine Admiral, he will further increase the number of officers in the Rocks Pirates.

However, faced with Luo Hou's seemingly idiotic words and actions, Kong Gu was completely stunned for a moment.

He had traversed the four seas and the Grand Line for countless years, and had never seen such a courageous newcomer.

Whose subordinate is this?

How dare they propose a one-on-one duel to a veteran like him who has been obsessed with this sport for so long?

The one who's not innocent is the old man who ate poison; is he tired of living?

"Are you sure you want to fight me?"

"Don't say I didn't give you a chance, brat. Turn around and leave Devil's Island right now, and I'll pretend you never existed."

Kong Gu made a final effort; he truly didn't want this young man to kill a Celestial Dragon right in front of him only to be accidentally killed by him!

As a Marine Admiral, he knew best that his duty was to protect these Celestial Dragons.

Rather, it would be against one's own sense of justice to do so.

If that brat Rahu kills a Celestial Dragon in the Sabaody Archipelago or even some other islands, then it has little to do with Kong.

But so far, this stubborn brat insists on killing Celestial Dragons right in front of him.

Isn't this just trying to ruin his reputation as a Navy Admiral?

"Enough talk, just attack! Today it's either you or me! If you have the strength to stop me, those Celestial Dragons can go back~"

"If you, the admiral of the Navy Headquarters' highest combat power, are merely a figurehead with no real strength..."

"Then I will thread the heads of those three Celestial Dragons through ropes one by one, like hanging salted fish, and hang them on the bow of the ship as bait!"

Luo Hou ignored Kong Gu's advice.

This guy is like a Peking duck delivered right to your doorstep. He has such a huge amount of basic attribute value waiting to be absorbed. You can't just leave empty-handed like that.

Kong Gu frowned slightly; he had already admonished this hot-blooded young brat here many times.

But the other party didn't seem to appreciate the old man's kindness at all.

That being the case.

No wonder he resorted to violence and bullied the weak!

Facing Kong Gu, whose aura had gradually shifted from calm to fierce, Luo Hou dared not be careless in the slightest. He immediately controlled the Conqueror's Haki that had been dormant within him and unleashed it in an instant.

Judging from his current strength, if Kong Gu were to unleash his full power with his trump card as the first move, he could definitely kill him instantly.

So, although Luo Hou appeared calm on the surface, he was still somewhat flustered inside.

As a barrage of black lightning struck everything around them, the eyes of the old man and the young man met.

Rahu did not choose to make the first move.

He simply tensed all his muscles and unleashed his Armament Haki and Observation Haki to the maximum to resist Kong's first wave of attacks!

Kong Gu, on the other hand, didn't have many thoughts. He just wanted to show this hot-blooded young brat what kind of power the strong on this sea really had!

Swish!

After a sound that was almost inaudible appeared.

Rahu's eyes widened. In his Observation Haki perception, Kong Gu, who had been standing like an iron tower, had simply vanished from the spot!

"Holy crap! Did that old man go all out right from the start?"

Before Luo Hou could finish speaking...

The air gradually began to solidify, and then suddenly a man more than three meters tall, covered in muscles, who looked as terrifying as a silverback gorilla appeared!

The two people were only less than three meters apart at that moment.

Therefore, Luo Hou could clearly see the thick, powerful muscles on Kong Gu's forearm, which had been fully trained to the point of being fibrous.