[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki":3,"chapter-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-438":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","If You Don't Try Hard, How Can I Become Pirate King?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2340422,4574,"Chapter 438","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-438",438,"\u003Cp>Everyone looked at the old vice admiral with nothing but pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the world is about to sink, land will only grow scarcer, unable to support so many people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, it was naturally better for the Celestial Dragons if there were fewer people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, revealing such news in advance would bring nothing but endless panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This era, already taut on a single thread, would instantly spiral out of control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the Celestial Dragons’ perspective, no matter how they concealed the news, secretly seeking an escape route was the best choice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet at the same time, the marine high command present felt only an indescribable sense of helplessness and despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the tide of heaven and earth—it would not change for any human will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even someone as powerful as Knight Gao Wen could never alter the heavens and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conference room fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the news of the world’s impending sinking, the ever-expanding strength under Knight Gao Wen’s command seemed insignificant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if humanity itself was heading toward extinction, justice, evil, the Marines, the pirates—all these concepts lost all meaning!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akainu slowly opened his eyes, and within them, molten lava seemed to flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the World Government abandons this world, then what exactly… can we do?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me, what is the justice we bear—and who defined it?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It is time for the Marines to make their own choice!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their expressions hardened—they now understood Akainu’s intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did they realize why every Marine office contained a seat for Zefa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though that man was dead, his name had become a taboo even the World Government and Marine Headquarters dared not speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had never left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conference room door was violently shoved open; standing at the threshold, Green Bull lifted his gaze and met the eyes of all present—he felt a jolt in his chest:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like I came at a bad time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akainu grinned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You came at the perfect time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time rewound—minutes earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Britannias.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaido roared, breaking free from Gao Wen’s Haki, but scanned the surroundings and found no trace of Gao Wen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant—even across an unknown distance—that man could still use Conqueror’s Haki to precisely lock onto, and even suppress, him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such power…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there truly a monster in this world capable of anything?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even his earlier defeat at Gao Wen’s hands had only made Kaido wary—not fearful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, feeling this Conqueror’s Haki, Kaido’s palms were drenched in sweat; he finally understood firsthand what Whitebeard had faced during the Marineford War!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In shock, Kaido realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had just happened was merely Gao Wen’s warning—if he continued to forcibly target Moria, next time Gao Wen would strike with lethal intent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lethal strike no one could block!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tch—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaido spat, glared fiercely at Keluo, sheathed his Hachisai, and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keluo smirked, slightly disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had hoped to fight Kaido, to test just how far he’d grown in this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since Kaido had chosen to retreat, he had no reason to pursue further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After instructing the nearby doctors to carry Moria away, Keluo’s figure blurred and vanished from everyone’s sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the competitors in the stands remained immersed in the lingering weight of that Conqueror’s Haki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei De’s pupils shrank; his hand instinctively gripped the hilt of his longsword:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This aura…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s the same monster from the Marineford War!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been present on the battlefield of Marineford and had watched from afar as Gao Wen fought Whitebeard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, though Gao Wen was strong, the aura he displayed had merely surpassed Whitebeard slightly—not nearly as overwhelming as what he had just exerted over Kaido.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, unless Gao Wen had grown stronger during this time, then during the Marineford War, he had held back far more than he showed against Whitebeard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei De finally understood the weight of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just the aura alone makes one feel suffocated…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luffy stood by the window, pondering how he himself would fare against this power—or even against the Gao Wen of the Marineford War.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer terrified him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you confident?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kid swallowed hard, unable to help asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not at all?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kid stared at Luffy’s grinning face and felt a surge of frustration:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why are you smiling so brightly?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t this great?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luffy tilted his head, his face lit with confident joy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just when I thought my strength was enough to decide everything, a new opponent appears.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Adventure…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Has no end!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t that exciting?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kid rubbed his forehead, momentarily speechless, even regretting why he’d ever agreed to Luffy’s joking bet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once you boarded this pirate ship—even with your whole family aboard—it wasn’t easy to get off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take this seriously!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Asshole!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahahahahaha—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid their roughhousing, the despair brought by Gao Wen’s Haki was slightly diluted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mihawk sat aside, gently polishing the edge of his black blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black blade, sensing Gao Wen’s aura, vibrated continuously—it thrilled at the prospect of facing such a peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Round Table Arena, Zan Gao’s announcement, transmitted via Den Den Mushi, spread across the world:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Round 8 of the World’s Strongest Martial Arts Tournament’s quarterfinals: Winner, Kaido of the Beasts!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thus concludes the quarterfinals of this World’s Strongest Martial Arts Tournament. The finals will begin in three days—stay tuned!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ding—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The video feed cut off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who watched the battle wore varied expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were stunned into existential doubt by the monstrous power on display; others were unsatisfied; still others were uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Five Elders seated in the Palace of Mary Geoise showed no expression whatsoever—nearly numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Moria’s sudden display of Emperor-level power had merely made them take notice and raise their guard,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Gao Wen’s use of Conqueror’s Haki to suppress Kaido from afar left them on edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, in this tournament, every warrior from Britannias who fought had reached Emperor-level strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This isn’t about determining the world’s strongest—it’s Britannias flexing its muscles, showing us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nasu Shourou’s face darkened as he drew a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others beside him were equally grim; Ma Zi rubbed his beard nervously, his face unusually pale:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Round Table Knights…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s targeting the Divine Knights. This man has already written his ambition on his face.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1045,"2026-06-20T23:03:54.258Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","924dedf2d417087817b0a23b032d8486c948518072141d5465def671b5489756","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-439","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-437",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-cover.jpg"]