Chapter 144

This… how could this possibly be!

He suddenly felt an unprecedented icy chill throughout his body.

The course of events far exceeded his imagination.

The Blackbeard Pirates' decisiveness and ruthlessness surpassed his expectations even further.

In this extreme shock, even anger eluded Warlord Sengoku.

His mind was in chaos, unable to decide how to handle either matter.

Crocodile was a Warlord; if he was killed, the Navy could not go unresponsive.

CP9 was a direct agency of the World Government, and now that it had been annihilated, if the Navy did not seek revenge, where would its face be?

But if they sought revenge, whom would they avenge?

Jack the Drought? Foxy?

No, the true mastermind behind it all is the Blackbeard Imperial Son-in-Law Luo Xing!

And once they move against Luo Xing, the entire Blackbeard Pirates will go mad!

With the Blackbeard Pirates' current terrifying strength, if the Navy plunges into total war with them, Warlord Sengoku simply could not predict who would win.

Just as Warlord Sengoku was suffering a splitting headache and had no idea what to do, an astonishing piece of news made him leap to his feet in shock.

His subordinate sailors reported:

"Marshall D. Teach, the Blackbeard who escaped from Whitebeard's ship, has captured Fire Fist Ace and requests the government to appoint him as the new Warlord, replacing the deceased Crocodile."

"And he also said that Fire Fist Ace's true identity is in fact the son of the Pirate King Gol D. Luo Jie!"

Warlord Sengoku stood frozen in place.

The Pirate King Luo Jie had a son?!

So stunned was he that he didn't even notice Capone, who had been calmly eating senbei in his office just moments ago, dropping the senbei from his mouth with a plop onto the floor.

Capone was even more shocked than Warlord Sengoku, and also felt a flicker of panic.

Ace, how in the world did that brat get captured?!

…

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One major event followed another; the Navy was overwhelmed.

Luo Xing, the instigator, appeared utterly indifferent, as if none of it concerned him.

Without a sound, Luo Xing arrived at the Thriller Bark.

Moria personally came to greet him, accompanied by his subordinates Absalom, Perona, and others.

After this period of time, Moria had evidently come to terms with many things; when addressing Luo Xing as my lord, his previous unnaturalness had greatly diminished.

Moreover, his physique had become much slimmer, regaining some of the sharpness he once had when challenging Kaido.

Clearly,

being instantly slain by Luo Xing before had deeply shaken him.

Especially when Absalom knelt before him and even offered to die in his place, and when Perona pleaded for mercy — all of it had profoundly moved Moria.

Moria resolved himself; during this time, he abandoned his sole focus on zombies and instead trained himself relentlessly, achieving considerable results.

Luo Xing was satisfied with this.

Another thing that pleased him was that Perona had continued wearing the Bear Mask he had given her last time, and it had grown considerably.

Luo Xing planned to measure it himself tonight.

Perona noticed Luo Xing's gaze and jumped in fright.

She quickly floated far away, pouting her rosy little lips and muttering:

"This man is terrifying and wicked — ah, how pitiful I am, a cute little girl, forced to be tormented by him — it's so unjust!"

As Perona spoke, she began to cry; she was truly pitiful!

Wuuuuu, someone please save baby!

No one paid attention to Perona's rich inner monologue.

Under Moria's lead, Luo Xing and the others returned to the underground prison where Oars' body was held.

Foxy threw the remaining upper half of Luo Bu Lucci onto the ground.

Moria frowned and said:

"Is this guy qualified to be Oars' shadow?"

Foxy grinned slyly:

"Don't judge him by his current state — his strength is still formidable. If I hadn't consumed the Young Master's Monster Cells, taking him down wouldn't have been easy."

Not just difficult.

According to the original story's plot two years later, Luo Bu Lucci dares to challenge Akainu — his strength must far exceed Foxy's.

Likewise, Luo Bu Lucci's shadow holds great potential and boundless growth.

Moria then, half-skeptical, cut off Luo Bu Lucci's shadow and inserted it into the demon Oars' body.

The next second,

the demon Oars opened his eyes for the first time in decades, letting out a beast-like roar!

The sound was incredibly powerful.

But to Luo Xing, it was still far from enough.

Luo Xing stepped forward, pulled out a large chunk of Monster Cell, and tossed it into Oars' mouth, eagerly saying:

"Swallow this Dragon-grade Monster Cell — let me see how far you can grow, Demon Oars!"

130. Oars' body + Lucci's shadow + Dragon-grade Monster Cell = Strongest Giant!

Though the Dragon-class Monster Cell was large, it looked tiny before Oz, the demon whose body reached sixty-seven meters.

Oz swallowed the entire Dragon-class Monster Cell as if eating a small piece of meat.

The next moment, a shocking scene appeared.

Suddenly, Oz let out a agonized roar, his muscles tensing violently, snapping every thick iron chain binding him!

The energy contained within the Dragon-class Monster Cell was too immense—even Oz, with his massive form, could barely withstand it!

Boom—boom—boom!

In agony, Oz went berserk, swinging his arms wildly.

The entire underground prison was instantly destroyed.

"No wonder he's Oz! I've always been waiting for the strongest zombie!"

Moria was ecstatic.

Everyone stepped back, giving Oz ample space.

Roar! Roar!

Oz let out a deafening cry toward the sky.

The powerful sound wave tore apart the dark clouds above.

Crack—crack—crack—hiss—hiss—hiss~

Suddenly, Oz's brick-red skin began to split, proliferate, and swell wildly.

Oz's body continued to grow taller.

Seventy meters, eighty meters, ninety meters—in an instant, he broke past the hundred-meter mark!

And he was still rising!

Moria was stunned, trembling slightly with excitement.

Oz's current aura was overwhelmingly strong—far stronger than he had ever imagined!

All of this was due to Luo Xing's Monster Cell!

Moria involuntarily swallowed hard, his desire for the Monster Cell surpassing anything he'd ever felt.

Last time, Luo Xing hadn't given him one, because his strength then was insufficient—he might not have survived a Ghost-class Monster Cell.

But after this period of training, Moria was confident his strength had nearly fully recovered.

Once Oz's transformation ended, he would immediately beg Luo Xing for a Monster Cell!

"Terrifying, terrifying, so terrifying!"

Perona was frozen in fear, her pink twin tails nearly standing on end.

"How could that purple lump make Oz so terrifying? And it's ugly enough to scare anyone—I'd rather die than eat it!"

Yu Guang stole another glance at Luo Xing, thinking fearfully to himself: