Chapter 981

A terrifying three-masted sailing ship.

This place is shrouded in perpetual mist.

Dark purple mist rises gently, completely obscuring the surrounding environment.

Even the golden halo emitted by the sun hanging at the horizon cannot penetrate these mists to illuminate the details of this sea.

Due to the constant fog,

it is impossible to see the environment or determine direction.

Therefore,

the Magic Triangle Zone is also called the Devil's Region!

The sea holds a saying:

Anyone who strays into the Magic Triangle Zone will inevitably face a situation of nine deaths and one life!

With good luck, one might escape this zone after ten or fifteen days.

With bad luck…

one is extremely likely to remain trapped in this sea forever.

Becoming nothing but skeletons.

Forever drifting and sleeping in this sea.

Thus,

this region often sees the appearance of many skeleton ships.

These are the vessels that once drifted in this sea, ultimately losing their way, becoming utterly disoriented, and perishing here.

These ships are called ghost ships.

Among them,

including merchant ships and pirate ships.

Even several naval warships are occasionally seen.

Of course,

those are all decayed and ruined warships.

Not only are their sails torn and rotten,

but even their hull structures are severely damaged.

In one sentence:

The Magic Triangle Zone is a forbidden zone for all living beings!

But several years ago,

this unclaimed territory of the Magic Triangle Zone became the exclusive domain of one man!

That man is…

Moonlight Moria!

A famed and notorious pirate.

Extremely powerful,

and also a Devil Fruit user.

A few years ago, rumors about Moonlight Moria still circulated in the New World.

Unfortunately…

Recently,

Moonlight Moria fled in panic from the New World, abandoned his fleet, and returned to the first half of the Grand Line, never daring to set foot in the New World again, as if he had developed a psychological trauma from it.

The reason lies in:

Kuma the Beast!

One of the Four Emperors, Kuma the Beast!

This terrifying being, hailed as the strongest creature on land, sea, and air, destroyed Moonlight Moria's pirate crew, killing every single crew member.

Only Moonlight Moria, the captain, managed to escape, fleeing in terror back to the first half of the Grand Line, vowing to one day return with his zombie army to avenge himself upon the Beasts Pirates.

This event caused a massive uproar across the sea recently.

No one expected it.

The famed Moonlight Moria would end up fleeing back to the Grand Line in such disgrace.

This truly shocked everyone.

On this day,

news from the outside world arrived via the Den Den Mushi.

Inside the Demon Castle,

Moonlight Moria's eyes carried a degree of gravity and wariness.

"Lu En the Fist Demon?"

"A boy merely five years old…"

"Fought head-on against the Emperor's Deputy, Ben Beike Man!"

"Severed the arm of the Emperor-level Red-Haired!"

"What a terrifying monster! Even Kuma the Beast in his prime wasn't this terrifying. The Navy has truly produced an unprecedented prodigy."

He thought to himself.

At this moment,

Moonlight Moria has joined the Seven Warlords of the Sea and become one of the Navy's allied personnel.

For the Yuhai Army to have produced such a terrifying monster prodigy, Moonlight Moria felt no great fear, but instead looked forward to it with keen interest.

One day.

To meet him!

"Such a powerful monster prodigy…"

"His shadow must be strong too, right?"

Moonlight Moria thought to himself.

He had always been a man who feared nothing under heaven or earth.

Only Kaido,

could cast a deep psychological shadow over him.

"But…"

"To withstand a Royal Deputy, this Fist Demon's strength is no simple matter."

"Even I am surely no match for him!"

Although Moonlight Moria was proud and arrogant,

he was not a fool.

At least,

he could discern the vast gap in strength between enemy and ally.

For instance,

the gap in strength between him and the Fist Demon!

He did not believe

he could handle a powerhouse like the Fist Demon.

"At only five years old, he already possesses such astonishing strength?"

"This monster is no wonder the Yuhai Army has hailed him as the greatest genius in their history!"

"Truly deserving of his reputation! Fully justified!"

"In another two years…"

"No one could imagine how far this monster prodigy might grow."

After a bout of contemplation,

Moonlight Moria turned and went to study the corpse.

…

Grand Line.

White Soil Island, Baldigo.