Chapter 260

The Beasts Pirates had far too many powerful figures; with his New Generation status, he was utterly inconspicuous within their ranks.

Kid's death was, for Luo Xing now, merely a trivial matter.

Luo Xing ordered Page One to return to Dressrosa, and told the newly arrived Apoo and Hawkins to go to Wano Country, awaiting the dispatch of his father-in-law.

He himself then took the Anywhere Door and went to Vergo's location.

Previously,

Luo Xing, to enable Vergo's rise to Fleet Admiral, had informed the other party of the location of the Bat-Bat Fruit, Mythical Zoan Type, Vampire Form.

Now.

Vergo had already obtained this powerful Mythical Zoan fruit, and his strength had received a considerable boost.

Luo Xing planned to have Vergo drink the Super God Water again; thus, Vergo's promotion to Fleet Admiral would be as certain as a nail in a board.

222. The abilities of the Vampire Form; Vergo possesses Fleet Admiral-level strength!

Vergo led the G-5 fleet to Sleepy Town and successfully obtained the Bat-Bat Fruit, Mythical Zoan Type, Vampire Form.

This was an extremely powerful fruit capable of restoring youth.

However, Vergo himself was already in the prime of life and did not need to use this ability.

The fruit's greatest effect on him was to constantly weaken enemies by absorbing their life force, while keeping himself in peak condition at all times.

This ability was, in some respects, somewhat similar to Green Bull's absorption of nutrients from others' bodies.

One wonders, if Vergo and Green Bull fought, which would be faster: blood-sucking or nutrient-sucking.

Vergo anchored the fleet on an uninhabited small island.

He ordered the G-5 soldiers to wait for him on the shore.

Vergo then went onto the island alone.

On the deck of the warship, Smoker the Ashen Gaze watched Vergo's back with a look of suspicion and hostility.

When Neo Navy surrounded and attacked the former Fleet Admiral Black Arm Zephyr,

it was Vergo alone who went to confront Master Zephyr.

Afterwards, Tashigi was also drawn to that battlefield by Zephyr's disciple, Ain.

Later, a volcano erupted, and the entire island was destroyed.

Vergo returned unscathed, yet claimed that Tashigi had been submerged by the erupting volcano.

At that time, Smoker's eyes turned red with rage and he sought to settle the score with Vergo, only to be kicked flying by Vergo instead.

He was far, far from being Vergo's match.

Smoker was furious, hating his own weakness.

He had failed to protect Tashigi; he couldn't even manage to teach that despicable Vergo a lesson!

To strengthen his power as quickly as possible, he disregarded the danger and participated in the Summit War.

But he failed to play any significant role.

He could only deal with the pirate underlings under Whitebeard's command, or pirate captains with lower rankings.

Like the dozen or so commanders on the Whitebeard Pirates' flagship, Smoker could not defeat a single one of them.

After the Summit War ended,

he returned to the G-5 branch once more.

On one hand,

he always felt Vergo's movements were mysterious, as if he were hiding something, and he intended to spy on him.

Just before the Summit War, Smoker had suggested to Kuzan to thoroughly investigate Vergo's past.

But because Vergo had the merit of Eradicating Zephyr, he was valued by the Navy high command, and Sengoku even praised him as having the bearing of a Fleet Admiral.

Now.

Kuzan had already left the Navy and his whereabouts were unknown, so this matter naturally came to nothing.

On the other hand,

Smoker was also holding back a grudge; he trained for over ten hours every day.

He did so hoping that one day he could avenge Tashigi and thoroughly beat Vergo.

Unfortunately,

Smoker's wish would probably never be realized.

Unless one day Smoker could also possess Fleet Admiral-level strength.

Otherwise, he could not even touch Vergo's back.

Vergo, walking toward the center of the island, could feel Smoker's hostile gaze from behind without even turning around.

He sneered coldly, feeling contempt in his heart.

Had it not been for my lord Luo Xing's orders, he would have already secretly eliminated the presumptuous Smoker.

He arrived at the island's center.

Here, the G-5 soldiers on the shore could not see.

A tall and majestic man stood there.

The moment Vergo saw the man's figure, the authority of the G-5 base commander vanished completely.

He knelt on one knee and bowed with a voice of utmost respect:

"Greetings, Young Master!"

"Rise."

Sensing Vergo's increasingly deep and heavy aura, Luo Xing nodded in satisfaction:

"Your strength has become even more refined compared to before."

Vilgo stood up, his respectful posture unchanged, and said:

"It is all thanks to the strange cells bestowed by Young Master, and the merits of the Gravity Training Room."

To enable Vilgo to quickly attain the strength of an Admiral, Luo Xing had specially constructed a Gravity Training Room for him.

It was the only Gravity Training Room on the entire sea, aside from Wano Country.

This clearly demonstrated his regard for Vilgo.

How could Vilgo not feel boundless gratitude?

Luo Xing took out the Super God Water and tossed it to Vilgo:

"Drink this potion, and you will completely possess the top-tier strength of this sea."

Vilgo excitedly caught it.

Was this potion another god-defying invention by Lord Luo Xing, comparable to the strange cells?

Awe and gratitude surged within him together.

Vilgo bowed deeply to Luo Xing once more.

Then he drank the Super God Water.

After a bout of intense pain, his aura surged dramatically.

He was now indistinguishable from an Admiral-level powerhouse.

Feeling the unprecedented surging power within his body, Vilgo could not help but roar to the sky.

Roar!

The roar shot skyward, terrifying the birds and beasts on this small island into fleeing in panic.

Vilgo said with full confidence:

"Young Master, with my current strength, I can absolutely secure the position of Navy Admiral! I will not lose to those two newcomers, Fujitora and Ryokugyu!"

Luo Xing was equally confident in Vilgo's current strength.

He said:

"Under Akainu's leadership, the new Navy's various systems will be finalized immediately."

"You must head to Marineford as soon as possible and seize the Admiral position."

"But before that, while you still hold the identity of G-5 Base Commander, go to Huang Jincheng and retrieve all the money from Emperor of Gold Tezoro for me."

Emperor of Gold Tezoro, a user of the Gold-Gold Fruit, can freely manipulate gold.

It is said he controls twenty percent of the world's Belly and has numerous enterprises across the globe.

Luo Xing intends to contest hegemony over the seas with the World Government; a massive war affecting the entire world is advancing from the North Blue.

Although the process of conquering the world will itself yield huge profits.

But when it comes to money, who ever thinks there is too little?