Chapter 140: Hey buddy, need a coating?

Of course,

this was just a casual remark,

and if Rayleigh were really to do such a thing,

he would never do it!

Rayleigh was very clear about his own capabilities!

As for Li Xiao’s strength,

Rayleigh naturally knew it too!

Over a month ago,

during the Celestial Dragon death incident on Sabaody Archipelago,

Li Xiao had fought two Marine Admirals alone!

Not only did he retreat unscathed,

but he also severely injured Akainu,

who almost had to cut off his own arm to save his life!

Just this one battle

was enough to roughly deduce Li Xiao’s true strength!

If two Marine Admirals attacking together were no match for Li Xiao,

then one could imagine

that even if all three Marine Admirals attacked together,

they might not be able to do anything to him!

And this was precisely the reason why the Marines, despite issuing a bounty for Li Xiao,

were unwilling to easily clash with him!

Judging from existing information,

to successfully arrest Li Xiao,

one would need to mobilize at least four Admiral-level combatants,

which would almost drain the Marines' top combat power all at once!

And when it came down to it,

Li Xiao couldn't even be considered a true enemy of the Marines!

Apart from killing two Celestial Dragons,

he had basically no grudge against the Marines,

and even when he was in the East Blue,

he had handed over the Arlong Pirates to the Marines for imprisonment!

By comparison,

the Marines' true enemies were still the pirates on the sea!

The true enemies of the Navy are still those pirates on the sea!.

Once the Navy used a large amount of top combat power to pursue Li Xiao,

leading to internal emptiness,

then all parties of pirates would definitely not let go of such a perfect opportunity!

In this way,

whether the arrest of Li Xiao was successful or not,

it would bring great risks to the Navy!

What's more,

who could guarantee that what Li Xiao displayed

was his full strength?

The Navy didn't dare to gamble,

and couldn't afford to gamble!

To be honest,

when Rayleigh learned from Shakky about the battle result between Li Xiao and Akainu and Huang Yuan,

and even the battle process,

he was shocked!

The strength Li Xiao displayed,

compared to Whitebeard, who was now known as the world's strongest man,

and the once-acknowledged Pirate King Roger,

was not inferior in the slightest!

More importantly,

Li Xiao was still very young!

Although Rayleigh didn't know Li Xiao's exact age,

from his appearance,

he was at most in his twenties!

By comparison,

the two people mentioned above,

one was already over seventy,

with his life entering the final countdown,

and the other had been dead for over twenty years!

The difference between them was huge!

At Li Xiao's current age,

he hadn't even reached his peak combat period,

and there were infinite possibilities for the future!

Developing according to this trend,

just how powerful Li Xiao's strength could become,

even Rayleigh found it hard to imagine!

And it was precisely because he had such powerful strength

that Li Xiao could, on the Sabaody Archipelago,

in front of a Navy Admiral,

openly extort a Celestial Dragon!

And this Navy Admiral not only didn't stop him,

but even silently put on his sunglasses,

pretending not to see!

Even afterwards,

the Navy and the Celestial Dragons couldn't do anything to Li Xiao!

Looking at Rayleigh,

if he really went to do this,

the situation would be different!

Not to mention anything else,

at the very least, Huang Yuan would definitely condense an Ama no Murakumo sword and stop Rayleigh!

Huang Yuan was, after all, a Logia Glint-Glint Fruit user,

a proper veteran Admiral,

and besides Li Xiao,

there really wasn't anyone who could make him afraid to make a move!

Although Rayleigh was once a great pirate who dominated the sea,

known as the Pirate King's right hand,

he was getting old,

and his stamina couldn't keep up,

so if he really faced Huang Yuan alone,

it might be quite difficult!

More importantly,

the Celestial Dragons wouldn't be wary of him!

Even if this could be done,

not to mention how to take away so many Berries,

even if he did take them away,

he wouldn't be able to spend his later years in peace,

and would have to continue fleeing for his life on the sea!

A moment later,

Rayleigh regained his senses,

and asked Li Xiao, who was walking in front:

"Speaking of which, you've been away from the Sabaody Archipelago for over a month; now that you've suddenly returned, are you preparing to enter the New World?"

Upon hearing this,

Li Xiao nodded,

and replied:

"Yes, the first half of the Grand Line has been walked through, it's time to go see the New World!"

Rayleigh raised an eyebrow,

and asked again:

"Looking at the Navy coming to your door, you must have just arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago, right? The ship hasn't been coated yet, has it?"

Seeing Li Xiao shake his head,

Rayleigh continued:

"To get from here to the New World, you need to pass through Fish-Man Island!"

"And Fish-Man Island is located 10,000 meters under the sea at the Holy Land Mary Geoise; to go there, you must first coat the ship!"

"And this coating business cannot be sloppy; it concerns your life!"

"Once the coating on the ship breaks in the deep sea, not to mention the breathing problem, the terrifying pressure alone would be enough to kill you instantly!"

"However, meeting this old man is your luck!"

"On the Sabaody Archipelago, when it comes to coating technology, if I say I'm second, no one dares to claim first!"

"How about I coat the ship for you myself?"

"Of course, this... um... requires a fee!"

However,

Li Xiao shook his head,

and said slowly:

"You misunderstood; I mean, I don't intend to coat the ship!"

Upon hearing this,

Rayleigh was stunned,

and subconsciously asked:

"Not coat the ship? If you don't coat the ship, how are you going to Fish-Man Island?"

Speaking of this,

Rayleigh suddenly remembered Li Xiao's goal for going to the auction—the Treasure Tree Adam,

and immediately thought of a possibility,

hurriedly asking:

"You wouldn't happen to not even have a ship, would you?"

Li Xiao subconsciously nodded,

but after thinking carefully,

the Ark Maxim he left on the Sky Island,

although it was only a half-finished product that had been modified halfway,

could still be considered a ship,

and in terms of performance, it even blew 99.9% of ships out of the water!

So Li Xiao shook his head again,

and said:

"I have one, but it's not here!"