Chapter 23

"Mihawk, this is my territory; it's one thing for you to trespass, but you actually broke my toy!"

26. Luo Xing’s Bounty, 1.5 Billion Berries!

Who else could it be but the world’s greatest swordsman, Hawk-Eyes Dracule Mihawk, to be able to send out such a powerful sword wave with a single casual slash?

Mihawk walked straight to Red-Haired Shanks.

The two were old friends and used to spar with swordsmanship often.

Red-Haired Shanks shrugged helplessly, knowing that someone with Mihawk’s cold personality wouldn't apologize for killing his toy without permission, so he sat down on the ground and said:

"What are you here for?"

"I heard you went to great lengths to snatch the monster cells, so I came over to take a look," Mihawk said indifferently.

Red-Haired Shanks didn't know where he picked up a blade of grass and held it in his mouth.

"You came here on purpose to see me make a fool of myself, right?"

Mihawk glanced at the corpse he had killed with one slash.

"If it's only at this level, the monster cells you went to such great lengths to snatch are indeed a joke."

The monster cell had doubled the strength of the big pirate just now, and the degree of his aura surge had made many people in the Red-Haired Pirates change color.

But,

In front of top-tier powerhouses like Mihawk and Red-Haired Shanks, it was still far from enough.

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Red-Haired Shanks spat out the grass, and his lazy expression suddenly became serious.

"Mihawk, you're wrong about that. According to the intelligence I secretly investigated, the monster cells that the Beasts Imperial Son-in-Law sold to Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte Linlin were only low-level ones; he also invented a high-level monster cell!"

"It was that high-level monster cell that allowed the Ancient Zoan fruits of the Beasts Pirates' Tobi Roppo to evolve into Mythical Zoan!"

Mihawk’s sharp pupils shrank slightly.

This was truly the first time he had heard this news.

High-level monster cells that could allow Ancient Zoan to evolve into Mythical Zoan—even he could no longer view that as ordinary.

Mihawk asked after a moment of silence:

"How much do you know about that Beasts Imperial Son-in-Law?"

Red-Haired Shanks shook his head and sighed: "Basically nothing at all. He is too mysterious; he has never appeared in the outside world, and to this day, no one even knows what he looks like."

Speaking of this, Red-Haired Shanks thought of his daughter again and couldn't help but envy Kaido for finding such a good son-in-law.

Ben Beckman exhaled a puff of thick smoke: "In any case, since that person can invent monster cells, he is definitely not an ordinary person."

Red-Haired Shanks, Mihawk, Lucky Roux, and others all nodded in deep agreement.

Monster cells can rival Devil Fruits; in the entire sea, probably only Vegapunk, who has been hidden away by the World Government, can be mentioned in the same breath as someone with such R&D capabilities.

Mihawk changed the subject and talked about something else.

"Red-Haired Shanks, I plan to travel to the East Blue; coming here this time can also be considered saying goodbye to you."

Mihawk looked at Red-Haired Shanks’ empty left arm.

"I want to know what kind of powerhouse is hidden in the East Blue, which is known as the weakest of the four seas, that could make you lose an arm."

As soon as these words were spoken.

Red-Haired Shanks and everyone in the Red-Haired Pirates showed awkward smiles on their faces.

That was not a glorious thing.

Red-Haired Shanks coughed and said, half-bluffing and half-persuading:

"Mihawk, if it's because of this, then I advise you not to go to the East Blue. If you happen to run into the Sea King, I'm afraid you'll be in mortal danger..."

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Navy Headquarters, Marineford.

If one were to talk about the biggest beneficiaries of this monster cell snatching, it would definitely be the Navy and the World Government.

After all.

Their spies were everywhere, and their overall strength was undoubtedly the number one on the sea.

At this moment,

In the Fleet Admiral’s office, Sengoku, Garp, Tsuru, and the three Admirals were all present.

Sengoku said:

"We have handed over all the monster cells obtained this time to Dr. Vegapunk for research. The doctor has already sent word that he can analyze the mechanism of action of the monster cells, but he cannot parse their production principle."

"In other words, our Navy cannot replicate monster cells."

Garp and the three Admirals were all very surprised.

Even Dr. Vegapunk, who could develop artificial Devil Fruits, couldn't parse the monster cells!

Doesn't that mean that the research ability of that Beasts Imperial Son-in-Law, Luo Xing, is even above Dr. Vegapunk?!

This is truly a bit hair-raising.

"There is one more thing," Sengoku continued. "The Heavenly Tribute in the New World has been plundered by the Beasts Pirates again."

Robbing it once wasn't enough, they had to rob it a second time!

This had never happened in the 800-year history of the World Government!

"Damn it, those bastards of the Beasts Pirates!"

Akainu, who had a fiery temper, could not suppress his anger.

Sengoku sighed: "The Heavenly Tribute has been robbed twice, and the Five Elders are truly furious. They have given a death order for me to dispatch an Admiral to protect the Heavenly Tribute."

Sengoku’s gaze swept over Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru.

"Who among you is willing to do this?"

Sengoku’s gaze lingered longest on Aokiji; after all, Aokiji was his favorite successor.

However, Aokiji was unwilling to be a dog for the Celestial Dragons and had no intention of volunteering.

The "off-duty" expert Kizaru was still there clipping his nails, as if he hadn't heard at all.

Without any surprise, Akainu took on the task.

"Finally, at the request of the World Government, we must issue a bounty for that Beasts Imperial Son-in-Law."

"The amount of the bounty was set by the Five Elders themselves."

Sengoku took a deep breath and said a number that made everyone present jump.

"Beasts Imperial Son-in-Law Luo Xing, bounty 1.5 billion Berries!"

27. The Mysterious Fifth Emperor of the Sea (Attached with the protagonist's bounty poster image)

"Breaking news! Breaking news!"

"The mysterious Beasts Imperial Son-in-Law, bounty 1.5 billion Berries!"

"It is said that this bounty was set by the Five Elders, the highest power holders of the World Government!"

Above the boundless sea, all the carrier pigeons of the World Economic News were shouting at the top of their lungs all over the world.

People looked up in shock, took the newspapers that fell down, and their eyes widened—

Beasts Imperial Son-in-Law Luo Xing, bounty 1.5 billion Berries!

Hiss!

Countless sounds of gasping.

That was a full 1.5 billion Berries, higher than the second-in-command of an Emperor crew!

In the entire sea, the only ones with higher bounties than Luo Xing were the Emperors themselves, who ruled the New World and stood above countless pirates!

"But why is the photo of the Beasts Imperial Son-in-Law on the bounty poster a yellow Psyduck?"

"It must be that the Navy still doesn't know what the Beasts Imperial Son-in-Law looks like."

"What a mysterious figure! Even the Navy’s spies, who are all over the world, can't catch a glimpse of him."

"To set a bounty of 1.5 billion Berries without even seeing the person is enough to prove how terrifying that Beasts Imperial Son-in-Law is!"

"After all, he is the existence who invented monster cells that can rival Devil Fruits!"

The whole world was filled with intense discussions about Luo Xing.