Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

gold.

Countless amounts of gold poured in from all directions.

Within seconds, Tesoro's body was completely enveloped in a massive amount of gold.

And it continues to expand.

ten meters.

Twenty meters.

Thirty meters!

A towering golden giant appeared in the square, its body formed from liquid gold.

Those tourists and gamblers who were still watching from the street immediately turned and ran when they saw this.

"They've really started fighting!"

"What a joke! Has Tesoro lost his mind? Does he think he's stronger than the Four Emperors?"

"You never know! Don't forget his abilities. He's a Gold-Gold Fruit user, after all. All the gold on this ship is at his disposal! He's practically invincible here!"

"Invincible my foot! Didn't you see the news? Kaido and Big Mom are both stronger than him, yet they were still utterly defeated by the Straw Hats!"

"What's the use of saying this now! Run! If these two monsters start fighting, the whole ship will be doomed!"

The crowd scattered and fled.

The matter of the Celestial Dragons being attacked is still unresolved, and now Tesoro is fighting the Straw Hat Pirates again.

Is this ship really going to go down today?

Those gamblers who hadn't yet left were filled with despair.

They just want to win some money!

Amid the chaotic crowd, a man in a white suit stood on the rooftop of a building, watching the scene unfold.

It is Rob Lucci, the current leader of CP0.

Suppressing his urge to take action, he dialed the Den Den Mushi and said, "Hello, send me five warships."

The Den Den Mushi's expression instantly turned serious. "Rob Lucci, are you ordering me around?"

Akainu's voice came through the Den Den Mushi, filled with obvious anger.

Although CP0 is directly under the World Government, it is not yet authorized to issue orders to the Fleet Admiral.

"You should have already received the message."

Lucci was not intimidated by Akainu's tone and continued, "The Straw Hat Pirates have boarded Gran Tesoro and are now fighting the Golden Emperor. I must escort the Celestial Dragons out of here."

The Den Den Mushi was silent for a moment.

"The Celestial Dragons are still alive?"

Akainu's voice held a hint of surprise, but it quickly returned to its cold and hard tone. He snorted, "Going to buy fish-man slaves at a time like this is really disrespectful to the World Government."

At this critical juncture when the World Conference is about to convene, he still swaggered to the entertainment center to buy slaves. He deserved to be beaten.

"Watch your words and actions, Akainu."

Lucci's voice suddenly turned cold, "The higher-ups aren't planning any conflict with the Straw Hat Pirates right now. You just need to obey orders."

pat.

The Den Den Mushi (transparent telephone snippet) hung up.

The office of the Admiral of the Navy Headquarters.

Akainu slammed his hand on the desk, unleashing a burst of black Armament Haki and molten lava from beneath his palm, turning the entire desk and its documents into ashes.

"A bunch of old foxes!"

He roared, his voice so loud that even the naval soldiers in the corridor trembled in fright, "So afraid of the Four Emperors now?!"

The office door was gently pushed open a crack, and Green Bull Wild Shepherd peeked inside.

The heat wave that hit him almost burned his hair.

Aramaki shrank back, and only after Akainu calmed down a bit did he tentatively speak: "Brother Sakazuki."

"Use my job title when you're at work!"

Huang Mu immediately stood at attention. "Yes, Marshal! Should we send someone?"

Akainu, cigar in mouth, his chest heaving violently, was clearly not yet fully recovered from his earlier outburst of rage.

"Let those old fogies do as they want. Hmph, I'd like to see how they clean up the mess!"

"That evil Straw Hat brat has become too powerful. Only the Navy can stop him now! Those guys who only enjoy privileges in Mary Geoise have no idea what the seas have become!"

.......

Guran Tezzolo, Central Square.

Tesoro, in his golden giant form, stood tall and looked down at the tiny figure on the ground.

"Hahaha, are you waiting for my full form? You're too arrogant."

Tesoro looked down at Luffy, his voice booming like thunder, "You shouldn't have attacked on my turf! Do you know that every grain of gold on this ship is my weapon? Here, I can say I'm invincible!"

The enormous sound made the entire street tremble.

As he spoke, the golden giant swung his right arm, which exploded in mid-air, splitting into countless thick golden tentacles.

Each of those tentacles was several meters thick, with sharp, spear-like tips, and they stabbed at Luffy from all directions.

The tentacles left no blind spots, completely sealing off the space around Luffy.

At the same time, the golden ground beneath Luffy's feet suddenly liquefied, turning into a churning golden swamp that tried to swallow his legs.

Tentacles pierced down from the sky, and the golden swamp swallowed them from beneath their feet.

Caught between two forces, there was nowhere to escape.

Luffy looked up at the enormous creature before him, a throbbing sound emanating from his body.

"Don't joke around. There are plenty of people who claim to be invincible in front of me, but I've never seen any of them defeat me."

Kaido?

Mother?

It's still the Five Elders.

Rubber Nika!

Luffy's body began to swell and grow larger.

Such a huge giant would be a good warm-up.

White flames surged from his body and shot straight into the sky.

The golden tentacles that were about to pierce him were shattered the moment they touched the white cloud of flames.

Tesoro felt his control waning.

"What kind of power is this?!"

Tesoro roared in disbelief.

"Is this all the power you have?" Luffy looked up at the enormous golden giant.

To be honest, Tesoro's only advantage to him was his Devil Fruit ability.

Imposing? Not really.

Physical skills? They're nothing special.

The only things worth mentioning are the degree of awakening of the Gold-Gold Fruit and the mountains of gold piled up on the ship.

The geographical advantage certainly gave him a significant boost, but that was about it.

Faced with an absolute disparity in strength, the advantage of location merely delays defeat by a few minutes.

However, Luffy did have an idea about Tesoro's abilities.

The gold stele on the ship is no longer hard enough.

During this period, the intensity of his daily training increased, with Armament Haki and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit taking turns to be used. Although the golden stone tablet he brought back from Skypiea had been treated with special techniques by the Shandians, it began to soften in front of his fists.

A few days ago, he punched the stone tablet, and a shallow fist mark was left on its surface.

Fortunately, Tesoro has quite a bit of gold here.

This guy is a user of the Gold-Gold Fruit, which allows him to manipulate the form and properties of gold at will.

If he used his abilities, he might be able to continue refining the golden stone tablet, increasing its purity and hardness to the limit.

To put it bluntly, they're after Tesoro's gold!

Luffy felt that if he made the request directly, Tesoro would definitely not agree.

So let's beat him into submission first.

Just like Nami and the others said, we also need to establish our authority to the outside world.

Someone actually dared to attack the territory protected by the Straw Hat Pirates.

Fishman Island flies his flag, and Tesoro even dares to sell fishman slaves to the Celestial Dragons.

This shows they don't take him seriously.

If we don't teach them a lesson, who will take the Straw Hat Pirates' flag seriously in the future?

It damages the reputation of the Straw Hat Pirates.

"Arrogant, despicable bastard!"

Tesoro roared and slammed his giant golden fist down toward Luffy.

Since he acquired the Gold-Gold Fruit and founded this city, when has he ever suffered such humiliation?

Even the Celestial Dragons need his help, as they require him to seize valuable slaves from all over the world.

On the high seas, seniority matters, and it took him twenty years to climb to his current position.