[{"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-441":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},2340425,4574,"Chapter 441: I Alone Am Enough!","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-441",441,"\u003Cp>One against eight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rydfield’s breath hitched slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had long anticipated this possibility, hearing the confirmed news from Barrett made his heart jolt violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s going to challenge all eight finalists of the World’s Greatest Martial Arts Tournament alone?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How arrogant!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Challenge?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barrett didn’t turn his head, silently gazing ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen had not yet entered the arena, but Barrett’s aura was already coalescing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invisible Haki rose around him, a wild energy field spreading outward, exerting a tangible pressure that cracked the ground beneath his feet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Rydfield, standing beside Barrett, felt profound dread upon sensing this aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For in this moment, Barrett reminded him of the feeling he had decades ago, the first time he saw the peak-era Roger and Whitebeard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like facing a non-human entity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And all this intensity, triggered solely by an opponent who had not yet appeared?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rydfield!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barrett, rarely calling Rydfield by name, fixed him with eyes brimming with a nearly insane battle lust:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t misunderstand!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We are the challengers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The man seated on the Throne is no longer mortal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barrett roared these words, his voice echoing into every ear, carried across the entire world by the surrounding Image Den Den Mushi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had vaguely suspected this now felt their hearts skip a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For at that very moment, clear, slow footsteps echoed from the distant contestant corridor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each step seemed to land upon the hearts of all present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant the semifinal had a ninth participant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no longer a semifinal—it was the final, and right here, right now, the strongest in the world would be decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s name appeared simultaneously in the minds of everyone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Knight… Gao Wen!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>S-Long stood to the side, blade in hand, a cruel, arrogant grin curling his lips:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve felt it—the scent of the perfect prey!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hawk-Eye’s face grew grim; he gripped his black blade, Yoru, yet could not suppress the growing excitement coursing through the weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he realized—the excitement wasn’t just in the blade, but in himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His very blood was burning!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re right—we are the challengers!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me see how far we stand from the world!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While others remained stunned, Hawk-Eye moved first, slashing toward the distant contestant corridor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brilliant emerald blade light, dazzling and radiant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying an absolute will to obliterate all, to ascend to the pinnacle, he launched his assault upon the current strongest in the world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hawk-Eye had prepared for this moment for two full years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bitter fruit of defeat had gnawed at his flesh and soul constantly; that pain of losing had become his driving force to reach the summit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When he fought Zoro, he didn’t even use his full strength!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sanji’s expression shifted slightly, his gaze locked on the distant corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long before the new century began, Gao Wen had ceased fighting Sanji and the others; after two years of cultivation, he had barely fought at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those battles…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t even be called battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even monsters like Barrett couldn’t survive a single strike from Gao Wen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was less a fight, more a one-sided annihilation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outside world wondered at Gao Wen’s power; so too did those within Britannias.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Captain… what will you do?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emerald blade aura swept forward, effortlessly slicing through the wall—then, at one point, froze as if paused, shattering instantly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade aura tore open the arena’s corridor, leaving behind grotesque, deep slashes across the surrounding ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wild winds howled; dark clouds gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hawk-Eye, you’re still as impatient as ever!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen’s cold voice emerged from the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, an overwhelming Haki surged into the air, coalescing, rising, crushing down upon everyone like a mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Haki was so powerful it nearly twisted the air, warped reality itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Image Den Den Mushi hundreds, even thousands of meters away, were disrupted—their transmissions blurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why now? Did I just see that right?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Knight Gao Wen has appeared in the Round Table Arena’s final—what is he doing?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One against eight?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This isn’t arrogance—it’s madness! The title of World’s Strongest has clouded his mind, making him believe he alone can challenge the eight strongest in the world?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What nonsense!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn Image Den Den Mushi, fix it already!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sabaody Archipelago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Shakedown Bar, countless pirates gathered, watching this battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some, unable to contain their frustration, slapped the Image Den Den Mushi—but it wouldn’t restore, forcing them back to their seats, frantically scratching their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Li sat aside, head bowed in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Qi, seeing this, couldn’t help asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I heard correctly just now, Knight Gao Wen is going to challenge all eight finalists of the World’s Greatest Martial Arts Tournament alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though not all eight may truly deserve their status, Barrett, Rydfield, and Kaido are unquestionably unmatched powers of the sea.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The rest—Hawk-Eye, Blackfoot Sanji, and Luffy—all possess strength equal to yours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This lineup…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are Knight Gao Wen’s chances?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Li fell silent for a long moment, then slowly spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t fathom what that man is thinking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His power, in any era, would be invincible—he crushed Whitebeard near his peak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One-on-one, or even one-on-two, no one alive can defeat him; one-on-three, he fears nothing—but one-on-eight…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if some are weak, this is nearly impossible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To place himself in such a hopeless situation… Knight Gao Wen…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you seeking?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I’m right, you’ve already seen the true face of One Piece—why hold this match?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or is it simply the pursuit of being the strongest?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After much thought, Lei Li still found no answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had a strange premonition—if Gao Wen truly won this battle, the world would undergo a seismic change!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it possible?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The projection restored; all that transpired in the Round Table Arena reappeared before everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Haki…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaido tightened his spiked club, his hair and beard stirring without wind, eyes blazing forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had imagined Gao Wen might strike after the tournament’s winner was crowned, using the defeat of the world’s strongest to demonstrate his overwhelming power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Kaido had never once considered this possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>",1017,"2026-06-20T23:03:54.258Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","45b3e96240dfa8e3e4ebef95cf058308e360d2631f5f1d95d8f3e65b53d38dfb","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-442","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-440",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-cover.jpg"]