One Piece: Ascending the Divine Path

1532 in the Haiyuan calendar.

A sea area in the New World.

A sizable naval warship lies across the sea.

On the deck, a jet-black fist clashed fiercely with a jet-black naginata, and streaks of jet-black, domineering lightning bolts leaped continuously.

"boom!"

A deafening roar echoed through the sky.

The shockwave spread, instantly inflating the sails and nearly breaking the mast.

The entire ship was rocking violently, and the sailors in their uniforms could barely stand.

The two figures suddenly separated and retreated rapidly.

The man wielding the naginata was of an odd build. His upper body was muscular to an exaggerated degree, while his legs were as thin as bamboo poles. He also had a crescent-shaped white mustache on his upper lip.

He grinned foolishly, the blade of his naginata gleaming coldly in the sunlight. "Mom! If I take down these guys, Dad will know about me, right?"

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A small old woman stood on the man's shoulder. She wore thick red lipstick, sunglasses, and a cane. She was short and had a face full of wrinkles.

The old woman, who resembled a witch, chuckled incoherently, "That's right! That's right! Weevil, as long as you kill that bastard Zephyr, not only your old man, but the whole world will know your name!!"

"Everyone, stand back!"

A burly old man, draped in a coat of justice, wearing a purple suit, with soft purple hair and gold-rimmed glasses, spoke in a cold, stern voice, "This is not the kind of opponent you should be facing right now!"

Behind him, the naval recruits who were undergoing their final graduation assessment had different expressions; some were panicked, while others were full of worry.

"Teacher Zephyr!"

The female marine with beautiful, medium-length blue hair gritted her teeth, "We can fight too—"

"Aien, this is an order!"

The Naval Headquarters Chief Instructor, former Admiral Zephyr, with his black fists and eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses, stared intently at the man before him who looked no different from a fool. "Now, protect yourselves!"

Leaving that old woman aside, this man who claims to be Whitebeard's son is definitely extraordinary! While his domineering aura isn't particularly strong, his monstrous strength is quite reminiscent of Whitebeard!

Who exactly are this mother and son?

How dare they be so audacious as to attack the recruit ship I led?

On Zefa's jet-black fists, surging domineering energy transformed into fine, jet-black arcs of electricity that crackled and danced.

"Hey, Zephyr, not bad for you!"

The old woman, leaning on her cane, curled her scarlet lips into a cunning smile. "Weevil, this old bastard isn't so easy to deal with! Let's take care of those brats first!"

"Okay, Mom!"

The man named Weebull responded loudly and foolishly, his muscular body almost turning into the wind as he rushed towards the group of recruits.

"You bastard!!"

Zefa's forehead veins almost bulged out.

That's what he's most worried about!

Although this pirate named Weevil was exceptionally strong, Zephyr was certainly not afraid of him.

However, there were hundreds of children on board!

To defeat this guy without harming them—

"Weevil! Stop!"

An aged voice suddenly rang out.

Weevil, who had been moving swiftly, suddenly stopped, his raised naginata frozen in mid-air.

He stared blankly ahead, snot dripping from his nostrils and wetting his beard.

"Eh!!!"

His eyeballs nearly popped out of their sockets, and he screamed incredulously, "There's another mom!!"

An old woman appeared on the deck ahead, an old woman who looked exactly like his mother on his shoulder!

And there's more than one!

One after another, old women appeared out of thin air, from all directions.

"Weebull!"

They all called out Weevil's name and rushed towards the mother and son.

Zephyr's eyes widened slightly, then a smile instantly spread across his face—his body suddenly became invisible!

The blue-haired female soldier, Ain, exclaimed joyfully, "It's Knight! Is he finally awake?"

"What exactly is going on?"

On Weevil's shoulder, the old woman, former Rocks Pirates officer, Bakingom Stussy, stared in astonishment at herself rushing towards her from all directions. She could no longer see anything else—the marines and ships—only herself rushing towards her.

phantom?

The well-traveled pirate instantly realized, "A Devil Fruit user?"

Most of the illogical things in this world can be explained by someone's abilities!

"Wow! So many moms!!"

Weevil kept turning his head to look around, his mind turning so fast that his eyes became unfocused and he felt dizzy.

"Weebull! Watch out!"

Baginum gasped.

Although they couldn't see it, their Observation Haki had already detected the incoming attack!

The problem is, her mentally challenged son didn't realize what was happening at all!

"Huh?"

Completely overloaded with pig brain, Weevil only had time to instinctively raise his right arm and cover it with Armament Haki for defense.

As if creating something from nothing, Zepha appeared from the void, his jet-black iron fist slamming heavily onto Weevil's right arm.

With a chilling "crack," Weevil's right arm, which he was hastily defending, was smashed and fractured. He screamed and was sent flying, tumbling several times in the air before landing awkwardly.

Without hesitation, Zephyr, having achieved a decisive victory, stomped through the air like a cannonball and pursued Weevil.

"Well done, Knight! The old woman's in your hands!"

Bakingom, who was standing on Weevil's shoulder, also lost his footing as Weevil was knocked away, and was thrown helplessly backward in the air.

"Oh no!"

The wicked old woman was now drenched in sweat.

"They actually want me to bully old people? Seriously, this kind of thing... I love it the most."

A very young voice rang out, slow and leisurely, sounding quite sleepy.

Accompanying this was the sharp sound of the wind!

The air was suddenly torn apart; an invisible attack had arrived!

What kind of ability is this?

Is it both an illusion and invisibility?

But now was not the time to think about such things. Bakingom gritted his teeth and gripped his cane tightly.

Don't underestimate me, brat. I was once a high-ranking officer in the Rocks Pirates—

boom.

The shockwave exploded, and Bagingom's already wrinkled face suddenly deformed. The invisible attack directly dented her nose, causing blood to fly everywhere, broken teeth to scatter, and her entire face to become a bloody mess in an instant.

Bakingom's consciousness went blank for a moment.

What's going on? An attack suddenly appeared out of nowhere?

What kind of ability is this?

Then, the air-tearing blow finally landed.

"Storm Kick!"

An invisible battle axe cleaved through the waist of Bakingom, who was already suffering a severe blow. The old woman, who had been famous throughout the sea decades ago but was now frail and old, was cleaved in two.

"Whoa!!"

Baginum let out a piercing scream.

Although this attack was much weaker than the previous one, there was no time to defend, and my waist was about to be broken!

No, we can't let him get caught like this, otherwise, Weevil—

Thinking this through, Bakingom, who was already sixty-seven years old and a true old man, tried hard to stay conscious.

However, a strong drowsiness struck, and she, already severely injured, had no power to resist, and her consciousness instantly plunged into darkness.

Whoosh!

The old woman fell to the ground like a meteorite, crashing heavily onto the sturdy deck of the warship.

The deck was dented and cracked, and then the old woman bounced up like a ball.

A long, slender hand with distinct knuckles grabbed Bagingom's head and forcibly stopped her.

A young man who looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old emerged from the void, carrying Bakingom and landing lightly on the deck.

He was wearing a standard sailor uniform, his neckerchief was a bit messy, and he was tall and slender, nearly two meters tall.

His black hair was naturally curly and very soft, though it was a bit messy from the wind. His skin was so fair that he didn't look like a sailor who had been exposed to wind and rain at sea. He had red lips and white teeth and was a very handsome young man.

The only thing was that his eyes were a little too lifeless, his eyelids were drooping, and he was yawning, looking lazy as if he had just woken up.

"Ah~"

Young Knight yawned, his droopy eyelids lifting slightly as he looked towards the end of the deck, where Zephyr was engaged in a fierce battle with a man named Weevil.

"This is really..."

He sighed.

Having his arm broken by a single punch, how could he still fight Zeff to this extent? Is Weevil too strong, or has Zeff become too weak?

"Hey, you silly boy over there,"

His voice was weak, but he still tried his best to raise his voice, "Your beloved mother has been arrested."

Weevil, who was struggling to hold off Zephyr's offensive, instantly forgot about fighting and looked in horror at his mother, who was being held captive by the Marines. "Mom!!"

The next instant, Zephyr's iron fist had already smashed into his face.