One Piece: Ascending the Divine Path

Not too far from Parret Island, five ships of the naval guerrillas were quietly anchored.

Knight sat cross-legged on the gunwale, dozing off.

Zephyr stood at the bow of the ship, holding a Den Den Mushi and talking to someone.

"Really? They've already started fighting? The Beasts Pirates haven't shown up yet? Alright, let's continue observing!"

Government intelligence agents are lurking on Parret Island and are currently broadcasting the battle live.

"Has it already started?"

Lieutenant General Simon placed his hand on the hilt of his sword at his waist.

Even a seasoned veteran like him couldn't help but feel restless at this moment.

"Katakuri, Cracker, Oven, Daifuku, every name resounds throughout the New World, but the strength of that group of fugitives should not be underestimated. If the Beast Pirates don't intervene, it will probably be difficult to determine a winner."

"Professor Zephyr,"

Rear Admiral Marcus suddenly spoke up, "Although our target is only that group of fugitives, the Charlotte Family and the Beast Pirates are right in front of us. How should we approach them?"

"..."

Zefa fell silent for a moment upon hearing this.

Then, he slowly said, "If they continue to obstruct us, then we need not be polite. But if they do not intend to make a move, then we should not initiate a conflict."

"Professor Zephyr?"

Ain paused for a moment, "Those guys, they're pirates too..."

"Aion,"

Commodore Dor patted the little girl on the shoulder and said calmly, "The Whitebeard Pirates, the Big Mom Pirates, and the Beasts Pirates are more than just pirates."

"Even the government has to carefully consider the consequences of going to war with them, so generally the navy has no right to go to war with them directly without orders from superiors."

"Really? Is that so?"

The inexperienced Ain blinked blankly.

Why can't the Navy directly subdue pirates?

Knight pretended not to hear. The Navy has far too many scandals to cover up. What's this?

  

His attention was entirely focused on Parrette Island.

On this pirate island, a full-scale conflict has broken out.

"Let's go!"

Charlotte Owen was the first to jump off the Queen Mother Anthem and roar as she charged toward the ship not far away.

He has complete faith in Katakuri.

Since Katakuri said he would take care of the woman, then they only need to deal with the others!

Owen is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user with the ability to generate high temperatures at will.

The air around his body was distorted, and the scorching temperature even caused the seawater next to him to boil.

"Wow! It's Charlotte Owen!"

"Quack! That's a pro! Retreat!"

The pirates who had just been shouting that they wanted to join Lord Waldo's crew were now retreating in terror.

"Retreat or die!"

Solt acted as a temporary supervisor, drawing his cross-shaped sword and instantly cutting several pirates at the front in half.

Forced into a corner, the pirates had no choice but to grit their teeth and charge forward.

then.

"Get out of my way!"

Charlotte Daifuku landed with both hands rubbing his stomach.

His stomach opened up like the lid of an oil lamp, and a wisp of white smoke drifted out.

White smoke coalesced into a gigantic demon god, wielding a giant blade and slashing fiercely among the pirates.

"Wow!"

The pirates bloomed like flowers, filling the sky.

"Oh? A magic lamp?"

Anthony jumped down from the roof and stood beside Salt.

Which one do you want?

A layer of black gradually covered the blade in Solt's hand.

"The genie, perhaps?"

Anthony's body swelled visibly, and in the blink of an eye, a giant bear the size of a small mountain stood there. "I want to see if I can make a wish after I kill him."

"it is good."

In the next instant, Solt had vanished completely.

As Irving was clearing out the swarm of soldiers in front of him, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

His muscular body spun around forcefully, and his fiery right fist slammed down.

when!

The iron fist slammed into the black blade.

"Swift Sword, Solt!"

Irving read out the name of the man in front of him.

"You got it right, here's a reward for you—"

Salt suddenly gave a wicked laugh. "A passionate kiss!"

The black blade suddenly changed shape, and a long black snake coiled around Owen's arm, then opened its mouth wide and suddenly bit down.

"What?!"

Irving's expression changed drastically in an instant.

What is this?

A weapon transformed from a snake?

A snake that ate the Sword-Sword Fruit?

A stinging pain was already coming from my arm.

Oh no! I've been bitten!

Irving reacted very quickly, instantly hardening his arm with his domineering aura to trap the black snake's fangs, while scorching heat emanated from his arm.

The venomous snake immediately opened its mouth in pain, letting out a hiss.

The black snake wrapped around Irving's arm instantly contracted, transforming back into a blade, leaving a shallow spiral wound on Irving's arm in the process.

Irving's other hand, radiating intense heat, slammed down hard.

They just missed.

Solt had already created distance as if he were a phantom.

"Tsk, is it hot?"

Solt clicked his tongue slightly in surprise.

I was somewhat restrained, I said.

High temperatures can destroy the venom of snakes.

At the same moment, the giant bear collided with the giant lamp demon.

Anthony slapped the demon's greatsword away with his right claw, which was covered in black and exuded a domineering aura, and then slammed his other bear paw down hard on the demon's chest.

but.

"Innocent!"

Daifuku, the manipulator of the demon, sneered.

The giant demon instantly turned into smoke, and Anthony's bear paw passed right through it.

"There's also elementalization?"

Anthony couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

The smoke condensed into a demonic figure again, and taking advantage of the moment when Anthony's old power had dissipated and new power had not yet arisen, it slashed down fiercely.

"Bubble Shield!"

Anthony's gloved hand merely brushed across the air.

A bubble emerged from his glove, twisting into the shape of a shield, and then a dark, domineering aura was injected into it.

boom!

The bubble shield undulated slightly, seemingly soft, yet it easily blocked the demon's greatsword.

"What?"

Dafu was taken aback.

What is this?

Isn't this guy an Ancient Zoan user?

"The power of science! Kid!"

Anthony laughed loudly and stomped directly on Dafu.

The device he wore on his hand was a bubble shield generator he obtained from Punk Hazard, capable of creating bubble shields of extraordinary strength. When combined with Haki, its defensive power became ridiculously strong.

While the two battlefields were raging, other mid-level executives of the Charlotte family had also joined the fray.

On the ship on the side of the fugitives.

Knight calmly said, "Let's go."

"yes!"

The fugitives, who had been unable to contain themselves any longer, immediately jumped down.

Leading the charge was the user of the Shield-Shield Fruit. With his heavy shield on his head, he charged straight into the battlefield like a locomotive, completely disregarding whether those in front of him were pirates fighting for them or warriors of the Charlotte Family.

The user of the Salt-Salt Fruit stood on the ship's side, unleashing a barrage of arrows that rained down on the battlefield.

In just a moment, both sides suffered numerous casualties.

Of course, the pirates who died on Knight's side were temporary recruits, while on Charlotte's side, the Homies soldiers or low-ranking henchmen died.

That is, at this moment.

"Wow!"

Amidst screams, the user of the Shield-Shield Fruit flew back like a cannonball, crashing directly into a nearby ship.

"Bandi Waldo!"

With heavy steps and covered in burn marks from the intense heat, Charlotte Cracker joined the battle, carrying a greatsword. Her rugged face was framed by eyes fixed intently on Knight, who stood by the ship.

"Hurry up and let me kill you—"

boom!

Before he could finish speaking, a figure descended from the sky and suddenly crashed down in front of him.

"My mom said, 'Let me take care of you!'"

Edward Weebull, clutching a hastily crafted naginata in both hands, his silly face still dripping with snot, only made him seem rather foolish as he uttered his threats.

Therefore, Cracker didn't take this man seriously at all.

"Get out of here!"

The greatsword slashed directly at Weevil.

"Impact Slash!"

Weevil roared, and not only was a layer of dark, domineering aura added to the naginata, but a violent shockwave also began to surge along the blade. With his vigorous swing of the sword, the shockwave was ready to be unleashed.

rub!

At the moment of impact, the shockwave began to release its power.

Cracker, hiding inside the cookie armor, suddenly changed his expression; it looked so serious!

Click!

The biscuit sword shattered suddenly, and the black naginata slashed fiercely at Cracker's chest.

The incredibly hard biscuit soldier was instantly cleaved in two, and amidst the flying fragments, a figure darted backward.

The man was shirtless, wearing only a purple cloak, and had purple hair that was combed into a tall, upright loaf of bread. A long sword hung from his waist.

"Huh?"

Weevil looked at the figure emerging from the biscuit armor with some confusion. "Who are you?"

"This guy!"

Cracker's face turned somewhat grim after revealing his true form.

This guy's strength is truly extraordinary!

He clearly looks like an idiot!

"Here, take a look at this!"

Cracker suddenly sneered and began to clap his hands.

Numerous cookie crumbs flew out and then gathered around him to form a group of burly cookie soldiers.

"Huh! A clone?"

Weibul's brain instantly overloaded; he was sweating profusely and looking around, unable to distinguish one thing from another.

"Hahaha! Die!"

All the biscuit soldiers swarmed toward Webble at the same time.

On the ship's railing at the stern, Bagingom looked at him with utter disappointment. "You idiot son! If you can't tell the difference, just attack them all!"

"Oh! I get it, Mom!"

As if waking from a dream, Weevil suddenly unleashed a horizontal slash from a distance with his naginata.

A violent shockwave surged out like a tsunami, sweeping across the entire arena!

The incredibly hard biscuit soldiers were instantly engulfed by the shockwave, and then their bodies trembled visibly, scattering large amounts of biscuit crumbs.

"What?"

Cracker is unbelievable.

His prized biscuit soldiers were smashed to pieces.

The shockwave is not a physical attack in the ordinary sense, but a penetrating injury.

The biscuit soldiers' most important characteristic of being hard was completely useless; they were directly shattered by the penetrating impact.

Cracker gritted his teeth as he looked at the idiot.

Damn it, we've been restrained!

Knight's eyes swept across the battlefield below before looking up.

The sky is the real battlefield.

Katakuri is at the center of the storm.

literal meaning.

The surging rice cakes transformed into giant waves, and he stood atop one of them.

The giant wave suddenly slammed upwards, and Katakuri was instantly launched into the air like a cannonball.

Higher in the sky, the red dragon, flapping its wings, opened its mouth and spewed air once more.

The blazing flames mingled with the raging winds whipped up by the wings, and a fiery tornado swept down, devouring the heavens and the earth.

"Glutinous Rice Ball Thrust!"

Katakuri's trident spun wildly, and the mere friction with the air turned its blade a fiery red, almost setting it ablaze.

laugh!

Katakuri, like an arrow piercing through a storm, instantly pierced through the Flame Tornado, creating a huge vacuum channel in the center of the flame vortex.

Then, after passing through the flames, the trident, still trailing a long fiery tail, pierced Luna's stomach.

Luna's slender body was bent upwards by the blow, her slender body almost folded in half.

but.

when!

The deafening roar echoed across the sky, and wave after wave of air ripples spread out, sweeping away the white clouds.

Katakuri's eyes were serious.

Useless!

Still completely useless!

That's too tough! This woman's defense is probably even stronger than Jin's!

Hiss!

The air was sliced ​​apart, and huge wind blades fell.

Katakuri's body suddenly changed shape, splitting into several segments, easily avoiding the sharp wind blades.

As his body solidified in the next instant, Katakuri suddenly swung his right fist, chanting, "Mochi-chan!"

A dozen semi-transparent rings materialized out of thin air behind him, and in the next instant, jet-black rice cake fists shot out from the rings, bombarding Luna like a storm.

Luna showed no intention of dodging, and didn't even bother to cover her Haki, letting Katakuri attack her.

She continued to roar.

Thunderbolts rained down from the sky like writhing snakes.

Katakuri's eyes flashed red, and he easily dodged even lightning.

Luna's attacks couldn't even touch him.

However, Katakuri's attacks were completely ineffective against Luna.

The main idea is that you do your thing, and I'll do mine.

It seems I can't beat this guy...

Such a thought came to Katakuri's mind.