Chapter 986

Now.

Upon hearing that a major event had occurred in the East Sea, Bai Huzi felt a bit of anticipation.

"Didn't you hear about how Red Hair and his crew specifically traveled all the way from the New World to the East Sea? I'm sure you haven't forgotten, Old Man?"

Ma Erke asked.

"What happened? Did Red Hair and his crew cause some big commotion?"

"Or perhaps…"

Bai Huzi slightly narrowed his eyes, a hint of anticipation in his gaze as he smiled, "Did Red Hair, that brat, run into Captain Kapu in the East Sea?"

"If that's true, then this just got very interesting."

"Back then,"

"Yu Hong Hair's eyes, Captain Kapu was nothing short of a great demon king!"

"If Red Hair were to meet Captain Kapu, even I am eager to see how their encounter unfolds."

With that said,

Ma Erke nodded solemnly: "As you said, Old Man, they did meet—and a fierce battle erupted between them!"

"Hm?!"

Bai Huzi raised an eyebrow.

Had he actually guessed right?

Red Hair met Captain Kapu?

Bai Huzi had some understanding of Red Hair's strength.

Red Hair was no weakling.

At the very least,

his power was on par with Kaido and Xia Luote.

Undoubtedly a Four Emperors-level force!

One of the strongest pirates in this sea.

Such a powerful figure, facing Captain Kapu—the navy's pinnacle of strength—

what would be the outcome?

Bai Huzi was eager to know the answer.

One was a Four Emperor-level pirate,

the other, the navy legend widely regarded as the strongest in the ocean.

What would be the outcome?

Bai Huzi thought,

Red Hair would likely suffer a crushing defeat!

Though Red Hair's strength reached Four Emperors level, he still fell far short of that legendary navy hero.

Captain Kapu was the strongest in the sea!

Bai Huzi had to admit this, even if reluctantly.

"The result was…"

"Red Hair was defeated!"

Ma Erke revealed the outcome.

"As expected."

Bai Huzi chuckled lightly.

He had anticipated this result, so he wasn't particularly surprised.

"Then, did Red Hair and his crew get permanently stranded in the East Sea?"

Bai Huzi asked again.

If so, the balance of power in the New World might undergo massive changes.

"No, that didn't happen."

"But…"

"During the clash between Red Hair and Captain Kapu,"

"Quan Mo Lu En intervened."

Ma Erke said.

"Quan Mo Lu En?"

Upon hearing the name Quan Mo Lu En, Bai Huzi's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

He had not forgotten this prodigy, Quan Mo Lu En!

Renowned as the navy's greatest genius in history!

And the most terrifying monster the sea had ever seen!

Such a once-in-several-hundred-years prodigy—even Bai Huzi, in his high position, could never easily forget his name.

"Quan Mo Lu En also intervened in the battle?"

Bai Huzi pondered.

"In that battle, Quan Mo Lu En, at just five years old, single-handedly clashed to a standstill with Ben Beike Man, Red Hair's vice-captain!"

Ben Beike Man, whom even I could not surpass, was brought to a draw by Quan Mo Lu En in a single fight!"

"That means…"

"At only five years old, Quan Mo Lu En possessed terrifying strength on par with a Four Emperors' vice-captain!"

At the tender age of five, he had reached an unprecedentedly terrifying level of power.

Ma Erke took a deep breath and spoke with profound shock.

Yes!

Ben Beike Man, a Sovereign Deputy-level powerhouse, could not even defeat him.

If he truly encountered Ben Beike Man...

His chances of victory,

were probably no more than a mere thirty percent.

This was still the most conservative estimate.

"Hm?!"

Bai Huzi's pupils shrank slightly, his expression deeply moved.

"That red-haired vice-captain..."

"Could not subdue Fist Demon?"

"Are you certain?"

"He is a true Sovereign Deputy-level powerhouse."

"This little brat, Fist Demon, at just five years old, actually shook this level of strength?"

"This is truly unbelievable."

Bai Huzi marveled repeatedly.

He had a fairly deep impression of Ben Beike Man, the vice-captain of the Red-Haired Pirates.

His greatest impression of Ben Beike Man was...

He was a strategist!

A master strategist!

Compared to Ben Beike Man's strength, Bai Huzi valued his intellect even more.

Of course.

His strength was certainly not weak.

Bai Huzi could confirm this.

Yet such a powerhouse had fought to a draw with a five-year-old Fist Demon?!

This was truly beyond Bai Huzi's imagination...

"A Sovereign Deputy-level powerhouse at only five years old?"

"What an incredible monster!"

"A freak has emerged among the younger generation—this will surely become every future prodigy's nightmare."