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"Forget it, what's done is done. There's no going back now, even if we regret it." Zhang Shan clapped his hands and said to the others, "Go search that cruise ship and see if there's anything good on it. We're getting ready to leave."

Staying here might mean being hunted down by the Navy again. Now, before the Navy gets any news, we should quickly pack up all the good stuff here and run away!

The search is best left to Luo. Once his ability field is expanded, he can clearly 'see' every place, making it incredibly convenient for investigation!

When Law went to do hard labor, Zhang Shan followed Krillin and comforted him with a smile, "Don't worry about it. Even if we hadn't encountered any Celestial Dragons today, I'd still kill a couple of them for fun in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Krillin paused, then asked in a strange tone, "Why? Captain, you don't have any grudge against the Celestial Dragons, do you?"

Zhang Shan smiled slightly: "Enmity? As long as you're in this world, who wouldn't have an enmity with the Celestial Dragons? My family is a prominent family in the North Blue. We have to pay tribute to the Celestial Dragons every year, otherwise we'll be kicked out of the game and wiped out by the Navy. Tell me, do I have any goodwill towards the Celestial Dragons?"

Klin looked at Zhang Shan with a strange expression: "I didn't expect that's what you were thinking, Captain?"

"Yes, the Celestial Dragons are parasites that suck the blood of the entire world. So, don't feel guilty. Everyone who has lived in this world for the past eight hundred years should raise their swords and cut off the Celestial Dragons' dog heads!"

After Zhang Shan said that, Klin's previously heavy expression relaxed a bit, and he said, "Thank you for your guidance, Captain. I feel much better now."

Zhang Shan simply patted Krillin on the shoulder, then stepped past Krillin and joined the search team.

"Captain, aren't you going to ask me why I killed the Celestial Dragons?"

"I have no interest in reopening old wounds."

As Zhang Shan left, a smile appeared on Kelin's face.

Under Luo's control, the ship's treasures were quickly found, and Hill, carrying a large wooden box seven meters long and wide, hopped back to his ship.

“This guy…” Zhang Shan shook his head, unsure where to begin his吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for complaining/criticizing).

Just as the group was about to leave, Krillin, who had been wandering around by himself, came over with a wooden box and handed it to Zhang Shan, saying, "Captain, there's a Devil Fruit inside. Would you like to take a look?"

"A Devil Fruit? That's a rare find!"

Upon opening the wooden box, a Devil Fruit covered in strange, sharp fangs appeared before everyone's eyes.

"What kind of fruit is this?"

"I don't know, Captain, would you like to try some?"

All eyes turned to Zhang Shan, awaiting his decision.

"Let's get out of here first, or we'll get surrounded."

The group stood on the boat, with Blue pulling it forward from the bottom. After about ten minutes, they left the ice-covered area and began sailing on the open sea.

"Luckily, we'd better run away before the navy arrives!"

Under Hill's command, the sails were lowered, and the group left the troubled place at a great speed.

Just half an hour after they left, a fleet of warships appeared. Looking at the vast glacier, Admiral Akainu charged out with a grim expression, spewing lava from his feet and flying through the air.

When he arrived at the wreckage of the cruise ship and saw the devastation, Akainu's already gloomy face became even more grim.

His gaze swept across the ice surface, past the Celestial Dragon's corpse, searching for Aokiji's whereabouts.

When the entire group of marines arrived at the scene, they saw Akainu standing on the ice with a huge block of ice beside him. Upon closer inspection, they saw a figure inside the ice block – none other than Aokiji.

However, Aokiji's situation was extremely bad at this moment. He was covered in wounds and frozen in ice. If he hadn't used Absolute Zero at the last moment to freeze the space around him and block Zhang Shan's attack, he probably wouldn't even have had a chance to feign death and would have been vaporized by Cero on the spot.

Seeing this, the marines were at a loss for what to do and turned their questioning gazes to Akainu. As the highest commander here, when faced with a problem they couldn't solve, they had to wait for orders from their superiors.

“Take Kuzan back to Marine Headquarters, then have Borsalino send him to Egghead Island, and have Vegapunk find a way to thaw him.”

With Akainu's order, the marines immediately sprang into action. A group of them carried the ice block Aokiji back to the warship in a grand procession, and then, without any delay, quickly headed towards the Marine Headquarters.

Akainu remained where he was, and only when no one was around did he slowly reach out his hand, looking at his frostbitten palm with a glint in his eyes.

"Kuzan, you've gotten stronger again. Did you break through at the critical moment of life and death?" Akainu thought to himself, "Could it be that you've also touched that threshold? However, I will definitely reach that unprecedented level of Logia awakening before you. The Navy is only just under my command!"

After working for a while, Akainu and his crew left with the wreckage scattered all over the ground.

Meanwhile, Zhang Shan and his companions sat on the deck, looking at the fruit covered in sharp fangs.

“Based on my years of experience, this fruit is definitely not a Logia-type! Because Logia-type fruits are all pineapples!” Gray said.

"Based on my years of experience, this fruit is definitely not a Paramecia type; Paramecia types are all cantaloupes."

Chapter 88 Navy's Counterattack

"So this is a Zoan-type?" Zhang Shan said. "A Zoan-type, and it's all thorns, isn't it the Hedgehog Fruit?"

"Wow~ now that you mention it, it might actually be true!"

Everyone's gaze towards the fruit changed; if it were just a hedgehog, the fruit would be completely unappealing.

Hill put the fruit back in the box and said, "Let's put it away for now. We can buy half of the Devil Fruit encyclopedia on the black market later and compare it with the rest."

“Okay, we don’t really need this anyway.” Zhang Shan nodded.

Gray and Blue didn't want to become landlubbers and had no interest in Devil Fruits. As for the others, Law was already a Devil Fruit user and couldn't eat a second one. Hill, Krillin, and Zhang Shan wouldn't eat a fruit with an unknown ability; they would at least understand the fruit's power before considering whether to eat it.

After sailing at sea for three days, the group did not dare to go ashore to resupply, for fear of being blocked by the navy.

Hill put down today's newspaper and frowned: "It's been three days, and the Navy hasn't released a single word. Even Morgans hasn't reported on our situation. Something's not right, something's very wrong!"

Zhang Shan and his friends were playing cards together when they heard Hill's words. Zhang Shan laughed dismissively, "They probably don't want to be laughed at by the whole world, so they've kept the news under wraps. This isn't the first time the Navy has done something like this."

“That’s right. They might be plotting how to ambush us right now, then unleash their top forces to wipe us out in one fell swoop, and only then will they announce their achievements to the world. That’s the Navy’s usual style!” Klin said.

"We're surrounded, this is really troublesome..." Hill said with a worried expression.

"Don't worry, Hill, with me here, they can't do anything to us!"

Hearing Zhang Shan's words, Hill gave a wry smile: "Yes, yes, my captain is the strongest."

No matter how worried they are, it seems that all they can do now is keep moving forward. Once they enter the new world, even the navy won't be able to do anything to them.

Meanwhile, in the New World, on Egghead Island.

Vegapunk tossed Aokiji into a giant furnace, where the intense heat assaulted his senses. Even Kizaru, standing nearby, couldn't help but wipe imaginary sweat from his face with a small handkerchief, asking, "Won't this thing just roast Aokiji alive?"

Vegapunk rolled his eyes: "Don't worry, this temperature isn't enough to unlock absolute zero."

Kizaru remained silent, staring at Aokiji in the furnace; it would be a lie to say he wasn't worried.

However, as the temperature inside the furnace continued to rise, Kizaru was sweating profusely, and he couldn't even wipe it all off with his small handkerchief.

However, the pheasant inside the furnace was completely unaffected. As soon as the high temperature approached the pheasant, it was as if it was blocked by an invisible wall and could not advance even an inch.

After waiting a few minutes, Vegapunk turned off the furnace, used the equipment to pull out Aokiji, and said helplessly, "Absolute Zero, how do we unlock this thing?"

After thinking for a long time, his eyes lit up, and he said to Kizaru, "Take Aokiji with you, let's go to the next experiment!"

Kizaru had no objections and followed Vegapunk with Aokiji.

A short while later, the two arrived at a private room surrounded by huge speakers. Kizaru placed Aokiji in the center of the speakers.

"Go out."

Although he didn't understand what Vegapunk was up to, Kizaru followed him out of the private room out of trust.

Vegapunk One closed the door behind them, and the next moment, the speakers in the box emitted a sharp, explosive sound!

However, the room is well soundproofed; almost no sound can be heard from inside.

The two sat in front of the computer, watching the situation inside.

After the sound system was turned on, a blue halo appeared around Aokiji's body, as if it were resisting the sound waves from the outside world.

After watching for a while, Old Man Bei pressed the stop button and explained to Kizaru's puzzled look, "Aokiji is still instinctively releasing his ability. If this continues, he will eventually die from exhaustion."

Upon hearing this, Kizaru asked, "Isn't there any other way?"

"Uh, yes, but the Navy can't do it..." Vegapunk hesitated for a moment and said, "Either you break through the absolute zero defense instantly, and Aokiji should be able to wake up, or you can ask Whitebeard for help?"

"White beard?"

"Hmm, let him keep vibrating with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, maybe he can break through absolute zero."

Okay, now Kizaru finally understands why Vegapunk said the Navy couldn't do it.

Asking Whitebeard for help is less realistic than hoping Aokiji will wake up on his own.

With a helpless sigh, Kizaru said, "Then I'll leave Aokiji with you for now. I'll go back and report to the Fleet Admiral."

"Huh? Aren't you taking Aokiji with you?"

"Of course not, he's like an ice block right now. I have to use my Haki to protect myself every time I get close to him. Bringing him back would be too tiring~" Kizaru said lazily, "Just leave him with you for now."

After saying that, Kizaru turned into a golden light and disappeared in front of Vegapunk.

Back on the warship, Kizaru immediately took out a Den Den Mushi and reported the situation to Sengoku.

Meanwhile, above the Red Line, where the Five Elders reside.

Standing before the five elders was Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

As the group was talking, Sengoku's Den Den Mushi rang.

After glancing at the five people, Sengoku answered the phone at their signal.

"This is the Warring States period!"

On the other side, Kizaru sat on a recliner on the warship, saying leisurely, "Fleet Admiral, Aokiji has been sent to Vegapunk. The other side doesn't know what to do right now. Aokiji probably won't be able to recover in the short term."

Upon hearing Kizaru's words, Sengoku frowned deeply and said in a deep voice, "I understand. Go back to Marine Headquarters and be ready to be deployed at any time."

"Yes~"

After leisurely hanging up the phone, Kizaru gazed at the boundless sea and muttered to himself, "These new recruits these days are truly terrifying~"

Holy Land.

After hanging up the phone, Sengoku looked at the Five Elders with a heavy expression and said, "That's how it is. I believe you have all seen the battle predictions. Zhang Shan's strength has exceeded our understanding. In front of him, Aokiji was basically powerless to fight back and was beaten into a state of feigned death to protect himself."

When an admiral sets off for battle, the Navy naturally has the means to track him down. Moreover, there's Morgans, the world's largest news agency, following him closely. The Navy has essentially reconstructed the battle between Zhang Shan and Aokiji, and the final conclusion is that Aokiji is no match for Zhang Shan at all.

Therefore, Sengoku has come here to ask the Five Elders whether they should release information about Zhang Shan's actions and, with the encouragement of the Navy and the World Government, directly push Zhang Shan into the position of the next Pirate King candidate. At that time, without their intervention, a group of desperados will come looking for trouble for Zhang Shan.

Chapter 89 Zhang Shan: I don't care!

"Are you trying to flatter them to their detriment?"

“This method isn’t entirely unacceptable, so let’s do it your way. However, this matter will have a very negative impact on the Celestial Dragons, and they’ve demanded that a special admiral be sent to hunt down Zhang Shan.”