High above the misty sea, ten thousand meters in the air, the ten-kilometer-long Golden Ship had undergone a complete transformation.
The originally towering golden structures, once radiant and dazzling, were now in complete disarray—some collapsed, others shattered.
Many had even fallen from the ten-thousand-meter height, crashing down along with the earth.
The face of the brown giant with hundreds of massive arms split open, and Shiki emerged from within, slowly descending to land beside Caesar.
"Cough, cough..."
Shiki coughed violently a few times, spitting out blood-streaked saliva.
His face was somewhat pale, his stamina and Haki severely depleted.
"So, what do you think? That kid Bullett isn't bad, is he?" Caesar asked with a smile.
Upon hearing this, a look of exhilaration spread across Shiki's face.
"Gyehahahaha, not bad at all! Exceptionally talented! Among the star-chasers of his generation, only Red-Haired Shanks could reliably surpass him."
"You didn't kill him, did you?"
Caesar immediately flapped his golden wings and flew toward the spot where Bullett had fallen.
A moment later, he found Bullett unconscious amidst a pile of broken soil.
"He's just exhausted his Haki and stamina. Nothing serious," Shiki said as he caught up.
Caesar nodded and, without another word, waved his hand, releasing a large amount of essence blood that covered Bullett's exposed chest.
"You should recover too, Shiki! Later, I'll need you to fly this Golden Ship to Tottoland."
Caesar released another dozen drops of essence blood, which hovered in front of Shiki.
Shiki didn't stand on ceremony and simply beckoned with his hand, causing the brilliant, ruby-like essence blood to vanish into his mouth.
"Hiss...! So refreshing!"
Shiki's pale complexion quickly regained its color, and his depleted stamina was fully restored.
However, recovering his Haki would take time.
Caesar's essence blood only affected the physical body and had no effect on Haki.
In the pit, Bullett's faint breathing rapidly strengthened.
A moment later, his eyes snapped open, and he pushed himself up from the ground.
"This is...?"
Bullett examined his hands in astonishment.
Clenching his fist slightly, he felt his physical strength fully restored, leaving him utterly perplexed.
He looked up at the even taller Caesar and then at Shiki, who stood beside him, looking revitalized.
Instantly, he understood what had happened.
"How did you do this?" Bullett asked curiously, turning to Caesar.
Caesar extended his index finger, from which a drop of crystalline essence blood emerged, spinning in the air like a ruby.
"My blood has the ability to restore stamina, regenerate severed limbs, and cure diseases."
As he spoke, Caesar flicked the drop of essence blood into the mouth of Tesoro, whom he was holding.
"Urgh!"
Tesoro's dazed eyes suddenly widened as he felt a surge of vibrant life force coursing through his entire body.
The dozens of bones shattered by Caesar's punch rapidly regenerated, reconnecting and healing.
The broken skin and blood vessels on his body also swiftly recovered.
In the blink of an eye, he was completely restored to his original state.
Tesoro staggered to his feet, his gaze toward Caesar now filled with even greater reverence.
Bullett's pupils trembled violently, his mouth twitched slightly as he examined Caesar's inhumanly robust physique with a peculiar expression.
With such remarkably effective blood added to the equation, could anyone in this world surpass this man in physical prowess?
Bullett's expression turned complicated as he stood in place for a long time before finally letting out a deep sigh.
"I admit defeat! The victor becomes king, the vanquished becomes the outlaw. My life is yours now, Caesar! Whether you kill me or cut me to pieces, I'll accept my fate!"
Caesar watched Bullett's upright posture and the unyielding arrogance that remained despite his defeat by Shiki, the curve of his smile growing wider and wider.
Then it transformed into hearty, booming laughter.
"Bororororo! No need for that! How about it? Want to join my crew? If you want to fight and grow stronger, there's no place on the entire sea more suitable for you than my Beast God Pirates! But I must warn you first - we're about to go to war with the Marines and the World Government! If you're afraid of dying, feel free to leave!"
"Just the Marines?! I am Douglas Bullett! Hahahaha! Count me in for the war!"
Caesar and Shiki exchanged glances, then both threw their heads back and laughed uproariously, their laughter piercing through thesky!
"Borororo, then welcome to the Beast God Pirates!"
Caesar extended his massive hand.
Bullett's eyes flashed with intense light as he strode forward.
Two enormous hands clasped together firmly.
...
...
More than ten minutes later, Caesar, Shiki, Bullett, and Ganzui walked side by side across the shattered land.
Behind them followed Tesoro, his face filled with resentment and helplessness, along with his subordinates Baccarat and Tanaka.
"Aren't we flying directly back to Tottoland? This island is completely shattered, and you still want to keep wandering around?"
Shiki scratched his head and asked curiously.
Caesar smiled cheerfully: "No hurry. I just discovered a little CP0 rat. Aren't you curious why there would be World Government intelligence agents on this ship?"
Ganzui, holding the Seven Star Sword in his left hand was contemplating whether he should switch to dual sword style.
Hearing this, he asked in surprise.
"CP0? Aren't they the Celestial Dragons' lackeys?"
Shiki froze: "You mean there are Celestial Dragons on this ship?"
Caesar neither confirmed nor denied, instead turning to look at Bullett beside him.
But Bullett shook his head: "I don't know. I never paid attention to these matters. You'll have to ask Tesoro."
Feeling four pairs of eyes suddenly focus on him, Tesoro's body shuddered violently.
He felt as if four massive mountains were pressing down on him, making him seem to shrink in stature.
Large beads of cold sweat formed on his forehead, and he felt it difficult to even move.
"I..." Tesoro opened his mouth, about to say something.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Several hundred meters away, several figures in white robes quickly rose and dashed rapidly into the distance.
Judging by their direction of flight, they actually intended to jump directly from this ten-thousand-meter high altitude!
Because not far ahead of them was the land shattered by Bullett's punch.
"Borororo, what incredible luck to encounter two Celestial Dragons here!"
Caesar's eyes suddenly showed traces of crimson blood vessels.
The next moment, his figure vanished!
Boom!
Hundreds of meters away, the earth rumbled as smoke and dust billowed.
Caesar's towering figure tore through the swirling dust, spreading his fingers wide as he reached for the CP0 agents attempting to flee with Saint Roswald and Saint Charlos.
"Get lost! Finger Gun!"
"Tempest Kick!"
The CP0 agents' expressions shifted drastically.
Several masked figures decisively charged toward Caesar, while the remaining two, each carrying a Celestial Dragon on their backs, skirted around him and desperately leaped toward the massive fissure.
Shiki leisurely lit a cigar for himself, then clenched his fist in their direction.
"Lion's Might—Earth Roll!"
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