Chapter 418

The New World.

This is the second half of the Grand Line.

Crisis upon crisis,

Strong ones abound.

Powerful monsters from the first half of the Grand Line flocked eagerly toward the New World, seeking to dominate this chaotic sea.

Yet,

Only a handful of pirate crews could intimidate the entire New World.

Among them were,

the Whitebeard Pirates, the Beasts Pirates, the Big Mom Pirates, and the Red-Haired Pirates.

In this era…

The most illustrious reputation belonged to the Whitebeard Pirates!

Simply because,

the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, Whitebeard Edward Newgate, was a terrifying being hailed as the strongest man in the world, his combat power reaching the pinnacle of the seas.

Second,

the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates lacked the strength to directly challenge the Whitebeard Pirates.

As for the Red-Haired Pirates…

Though newly risen in the New World in recent years and not yet matching the scale of the Four Emperors, they already possessed extraordinary renown, causing countless pirates across the New World to tremble in fear.

Without the title of Emperor,

they were already nearly indistinguishable from one!

Compared to pirate crews like the "007" Whitebeard faction, the Red-Haired Pirates lacked only accumulated depth.

Everyone had a premonition.

Within a few years…

The Red-Haired Pirates would inevitably ascend to the Emperor's throne!

No one could stop them!

On this day,

A colossal vessel slowly sailed in from afar; as the sea breeze gently blew, the skull flag high high gaued revealed the ship's identity.

It was a pirate ship!

And that skull flag bore an extremely distinctive appearance.

A skull with a white, curved crescent-shaped beard.

In the New World…

That skull flag represented a terrifying giant, a pirate group that made countless pirates tremble in fear.

They were…

The Whitebeard Pirates!

Yes!

The pirate ship sailing in from the distant sea was none other than the Moby Dick, the ship known as the largest in the world, capable of carrying the most people.

The Moby Dick, as the flagship of the Whitebeard Pirates, carried the strongest man in the world, Whitebeard Edward Newgate.

Splash!

The massive pirate ship cut through the sea, stirring up ripples across the calm surface.

On deck,

The youthful-looking Phoenix Marco, holding a dossier of intelligence, rushed frantically to his father Whitebeard's side and handed him the document.

"Pops, when did you get another son?"

Marco looked utterly baffled.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

The man before Marco was, of course, Whitebeard, known as the strongest man in the world, possessing a massive, muscular frame, powerful and broad-shouldered.

Even though he had entered old age…

Whitebeard still radiated an overwhelmingly terrifying aura.

"Pops, look."

Marco gestured to the dossier in his hand.

Thus,

Whitebeard picked up the dossier and began reading.

After finishing,

he let out a heavy sigh, his eyes filled with surprise and doubt.

"That Whitebeard II… is really your biological son?"

Marco's expression was odd.

"No."

"But…"

"I remember Miss Baking. She was once a member of the Rocks Pirates, though she never stood out much."

"I never expected she'd find a strong but foolish young man."

Whitebeard shook his head.

He changed the subject,

His eyes held a degree of astonishment and reflection: "A pirate said to possess the combat power of my youth has been captured by a five-year-old brat of the Yuhai Army."

"Truly, life is unpredictable…"

"Unbelievable!"

"If I'm not mistaken, this five-year-old Yuhai Army brat likely already possesses the combat power of a Vice Admiral."

"A five-year-old with Vice Admiral-level power!"

"The Yuhai Army has produced a monster of this caliber!"

Mentioning Lu En's name, even Bai Huzi couldn't help but exclaim repeatedly.

As for the Yuhai Army,

even he, a pirate, felt no great animosity.

"Lu En?"

Ma Erke naturally knew who the monster was that Old Man Bai Huzi spoke of.

At only five years old…

he had already captured a pirate whose power rivaled hundreds of millions of Berries.

Just this one fact alone was enough to show how terrifying this five-year-old boy was!

"What a terrifying monster."

Ma Erke too felt shock and awe.

The moment he heard the news,

he could not believe it.

A five-year-old brat in the Yuhai Army had captured a pirate hailed as possessing the strength of Old Man Bai Huzi in his youth.

A pirate of this caliber…

even across the New World, he could unquestionably be called a top-tier monster!

Yet,

he was cruelly captured by a five-year-old brat.

This, naturally, was unimaginable.

"Old Man, what you don't know is that this five-year-old monster brat is the grandson of your old rival."

Ma Erke added.

"Old rival?"

Bai Huzi raised an eyebrow.

Then,

Ma Erke revealed the truth: "It's Captain Kapu's grandson."

"Captain Kapu's grandson?"

Bai Huzi was startled.

Immediately,

a strong anticipation appeared on his face.

"I truly look forward to…"

"the sight of this five-year-old monster when he grows up."

"I believe that before long, this sea will produce a Yuhai Army supreme powerhouse whose name will strike terror into countless pirates across the ocean!"

"A monster who possessed Vice Admiral-level power at five years old—within another two years, there may be no one in the New World who can match this brat."

"Captain Kapu's grandson is truly a terrifying prodigy!"

In the past decade, no one had ever earned such high praise from the strongest man in the world, Bai Huzi.

And Lu En had become the sole example!

"Even Old Man is taking such serious notice of this monster?"

Seeing the eager expression on Bai Huzi's face, Ma Erke thought to himself silently…

From the five-year-old Lu En…

Ma Erke felt an unprecedented, crushing pressure!

For the first time, he truly understood.

The monsters of the new era were already striving to catch up to men like him from the old era.

No!

More accurately,

only Lu En, among all the monsters of the new era, possessed the qualification to chase after the strong of the old era.

So far,

no other monster of the new era could be mentioned in the same breath as Lu En.

"This sea…"

"is going to become even more chaotic!"

"With that final word from Luo Jie before his death, this sea has been fully ignited. In the coming time, monsters will emerge in ever greater numbers."

Bai Huzi sensed it.

He paused,

then his eyes held a degree of solemnity: "But this boy named Lu En—I cannot see through him at all. Even the monsters surging wildly in this era will be unable to catch up to Lu En!"

"This boy's talent…"

"is simply too astonishing!"

A vice admiral with combat power at the mere age of five—even Bai Huzi could hardly imagine it.

At this thought,