The Journey of Freedom After the Awakening of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit

"Peng!"

The two pirate ships were split in two by the slashing wave, just like the sea itself, and then quickly sank into the ocean.

"The...the ship is gone!"

"The attack just now was..."

The two pirate crews turned to look at the mountaintop with expressions of horror.

Moria calmly sheathed the Shadow Blade, transforming it into a shadow and merging it beneath him. He then sneered, "Kill them all."

With that, he had a thought, and five hundred shadow servants flew out from the shadows beneath him and attacked the pirates at the foot of the mountain.

"Go! Kill these idiots!" Blake shouted, leading his entourage and shadow servants to attack the terrified Shian and Liu Chuan.

"This...something's not right!!"

Shian and Trump muttered to themselves, "This is not what we imagined!"

Even if they didn't join, the movie star shouldn't have attacked them.

They're not pirates who came to challenge him, so there's no need to kill them.

The two couldn't understand it, but the shadow servants' attack was imminent.

The two of them no longer cared about how dangerous the test was; if they didn't accept the movie star's test, they would be doomed.

Thinking of this, the two shouted to Moria at the same time, "Lord Moria, we are willing to accept your test. Please let us join your ranks!"

"Kill!" Moria's resolute killing intent was the only response he could give to the Shian and Ryu Chuan pirate crews.

"No!"

"Lord Moriah, we are truly willing to accept the test."

"Give us another chance!"

"Damn it... the movie star..."

"Help!"

The carnage came quickly and ended just as quickly. Although Mitsuha and Ichigetsu didn't make a move, with the current quality of Moria's shadow servants, plus Bright, dealing with these two pirate crews would naturally be a piece of cake.

The battle ended in less than three minutes. Moria turned the shadows of those who knew Armament Haki into life energy, and devoured the shadows of those who didn't, turning them into life energy.

Chapter 99 Whitebeard's Show of Force

Moria continued to wait for Whitebeard's arrival on Ark Island.

It was noon on the eighth day of the challenge.

The Whitebeard Pirates' large fleet finally slowly appeared in the distant sea south of the island.

Meanwhile, on the seventh day of his challenge, Moria had five pirate crews pass his test and successfully join his "Actor Pirates" crew.

As for the others who failed the test, they either became shadow servants or were transformed into life energy.

With the addition of Ike, Mitsuba, and Black's pirate crews, Moria now has eight pirate crews under his command.

However, apart from Black and Kiss Mitsuba, none of the other people had a bounty exceeding 4 million Berries.

Clearly, pirate captains with a net worth of over 4 million Berries all possess their own pride and are not the type to rush to join others.

Such people will only join you if you beat them into submission.

"Boss!!!"

"The Whitebeard Pirates are here. They're in the southern sea and are rapidly approaching."

At the freshwater lake camp, Moria, who was drinking, put down his bottle and laughed when he heard his subordinate's report: "They've finally arrived!"

After saying that, he immediately activated Shadow Golden Body mode, instantly took to the air, and flew towards the top of the southern mountain.

Not long after.

Moria arrived at the mountaintop, where Mitsuha, Ichigetsu, and the other affiliated pirates gathered, gazing at the dark silhouettes of pirate ships in the distance.

“Boss, there are thirty-one pirate ships in total, all under the Whitebeard Pirates. Whitebeard’s Mowaggle is among them, the one at the very front,” Ike said, putting down his binoculars.

"Prepare for battle!" Moria grinned, saying nothing more.

Come quickly, Whitebeard!

Moria was filled with excitement. One of his main purposes in coming to the New World was to fight Whitebeard at his peak.

After all, this is Whitebeard at his peak, the kind of fight where every one is one less chance, so now is the perfect time.

the other side.

The Whitebeard Pirates approached Ark Island.

On the Moby Whale, unlike Moria's excited mood, Whitebeard stood at the bow with a frown and asked Marco beside him, "Have you seen the Navy?"

Starting this morning, the Marines led by Garp, who had been following them closely from a distance, suddenly disappeared.

The navy couldn't possibly be unaware of why they came to Ark Island!

Given the Navy's high level of attention, even Garp came, yet he's nowhere to be seen, which worries Whitebeard greatly.

Marco shook his head and said, "We don't know the Navy's movements yet, but we've already sent people to investigate, and we should have news soon."

As they were talking, a figure leaped out of the sea and arrived at the bow of the White Whale.

He was an octopus-shaped fish-man who reported to Whitebeard, "Father, I only saw two warships on each side of Ark Island. They should just be observation ships, not the main fleet led by Garp and Sengoku."

The main fleet is nowhere to be seen!

Was this your arrangement? Strategist of the Warring States period, what exactly are your intentions?

Whitebeard pondered for a moment, then said to Marco in a deep voice, "Have the other ships dock here, and we'll head to Ark Island."

Marco nodded and said, "Understood."

Not long after.

The massive Whitebeard Pirates fleet stopped three kilometers off the coast of Ark Island.

Only the Whitebeard's Moby Whale continued its voyage towards Ark Island.

"What do you mean?"

On the mountaintop, Moria frowned as he watched this scene.

Why did you bring so many pirate crews under your command, but instead of fighting him, did you just come here to cheer on Whitebeard?

Not only Moria didn't understand, but Mitsuha and the others also didn't understand what Whitebeard was trying to do.

"Boss!" January, standing behind Moria, frowned and asked, "Only one ship came! What do they mean by this? Are they looking down on us?"

January's tone was unpleasant, as if she felt slighted. Even the Whitebeard Pirates, the overlords of the New World, shouldn't look down on their Movie Emperor Pirates like that.

"Yeah, isn't Whitebeard underestimating us too much!"

The others also looked indignant, and at this moment they all regarded the glory of the Movie Emperor Pirates as their own.

Moria smiled and said nonchalantly, "Just wait and see. In the end, it's still up to me and Whitebeard to fight."

That said.

It really is.

No matter how many people the Whitebeard Pirates bring, the final battle will depend on Moria. Only if Moria can withstand Whitebeard will they be able to truly establish themselves in the New World.

With that thought in mind, the others fell silent and waited quietly for Whitebeard to arrive.

Three minutes later.

The Whitebeard's Moby-Dick was moored at the foot of the mountain. Whitebeard, on the bow, leaped off the bow and landed on the rocky ground.

"You all step back!" Whitebeard turned around and said to Marco and the others, then turned his gaze to Moria, who was looking at him from the mountaintop.

"Understood, Dad!"

Marco and the others quickly steered the boat away from Ark Island.

They knew that once their father went all out in battle, his destructive power was indiscriminate, affecting both friend and foe.

"Kid, it feels like just yesterday that you challenged Garp on Skull Island. I never thought we'd be facing off today."

Whitebeard sighed, realizing that he had once helped Moria fight Sengoku, but today he was about to fight Moria himself.

"That's just how life is! Whitebeard!" Moria smiled, not paying any attention to the detail that Whitebeard called him a brat.

Because after today's battle, Whitebeard will never call him a brat again.

Moria was very confident in this.

"You're quite confident, kid." Whitebeard's gaze sharpened slightly, and he smiled. He sensed Moria's confidence, so without further ado, he held his pheasant sword in his right hand, pointed it directly at Moria, and shouted, "Come on, kid!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the white-bearded tiger's body trembled, and a domineering aura that made the world pale in comparison suddenly erupted from his body.

The direction pointed directly at Moria and his group on the mountaintop.

"Peng!"

The powerful Conqueror's Haki swept over everyone like a strong wind, blowing their hair around.

then……

"thump!"

"thump!"

A series of people who couldn't withstand Whitebeard's Conqueror's Haki rolled their eyes and fainted.

"What terrifying Conqueror's Haki!"

"This is the spirit of the world's strongest man!"

"Indeed powerful!"

After a moment of reflection, everyone turned their gazes to Moria, whose expression remained calm, with expressions of confusion.

Before the fight even started, Whitebeard gave us a rude awakening. Why isn't the boss retaliating? Everyone was puzzled.

Below, Whitebeard looked at Moria thoughtfully, then seemed to have discovered something interesting, and the corners of his mouth gradually turned up in a smile.

"What are you looking at!"