Chapter 274

Jozu took a deep breath and swallowed the massive Dragon-level monster cell in one gulp.

The next second.

Jozu suddenly let out a series of painful, low growls.

The hair all over his body instantly stood on end, like steel needles!

His skin turned blood-red.

The veins on his neck bulged out.

His blood vessels became extremely prominent.

Hum~

This immense, incomparable pain caused Jozu to subconsciously activate his Diamond-Fruit ability.

His entire body was instantly covered in a layer of incredibly hard diamond.

But even with the hardness of diamond,

it was difficult to resist the terrifying side effects of the Dragon-level monster cell.

Jozu was soon covered in blood, screaming incessantly.

He looked incredibly ferocious and terrifying.

Seeing this scene,

the commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates were all horrified.

In terms of physical defense, Jozu was the strongest among them.

After all, the hardness of diamond is not easily broken, even by the slashes of the world's strongest swordsman, Mihawk.

However.

Even Jozu, with such strong defense and such a robust physique,

appeared to be in such unbearable pain at this moment.

The side effects of this Dragon-level monster cell were simply too terrifying!

"There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world; if you want to gain powerful strength, you must pay an equal price."

Luo Xing's voice spoke calmly at this moment.

Marco, Vista, and the other commanders were shocked once again.

Invisibly,

their sense of awe toward Luo Xing deepened a little more.

After all,

no matter how terrifying this Dragon-level monster cell was, the one who created it was the man right before their eyes!

Jozu's pain lasted for a full quarter of an hour.

It finally ended.

Jozu already had the strength to challenge the Four Emperors and Admirals, approaching the top combat power of this sea.

Just now,

he had eaten a Senzu Bean given by Luo Xing, and the arm removed by Aokiji and the injuries inflicted by Blackbeard had all instantly recovered.

This allowed him to finally withstand the side effects of the Dragon-level monster cell.

Jozu's figure had become twice as tall as before.

The aura on his body was even as heavy as a mountain.

The Whitebeard commanders sensed it slightly and all revealed looks of shock.

Jozu's aura at this moment was too terrifying!

It was simply incomparable to the past!

Even Marco and Vista showed shock in their eyes.

They dared to be certain.

If they were to fight Jozu now,

even if the two of them went together, they would definitely not be Jozu's match!

The degree of amplification from the Dragon-level monster cell was truly heaven-defying!

Marco could not help but sigh deeply in his heart.

No wonder the strength of the Beasts Pirates had become so terrifying today.

With such heaven-defying monster cells, it would be impossible not to be terrifying.

And with the constant reinforcement of monster cells, the Beasts Pirates would only become more and more powerful...

Until they changed the whole world!

The future was undoubtedly the era of the Beasts!

Even if Pops were resurrected, he would likely be unable to contend with the Beasts Pirates.

Marco had to admit this.

Jozu, whose strength had been greatly improved, closed his eyes.

He was contemplating the power that had suddenly surged within his body.

Luo Xing said:

"Jozu still needs some time to get used to his current power."

"You all saw the intensity of the Dragon-level monster cell just now; except for Marco and Vista, the others should eat the Demon-level monster cells."

Luo Xing's tone was very casual.

But it was a tone that bordered on a command.

And the Whitebeard commanders naturally accepted this command.

Even Marco and Vista complied with Luo Xing's arrangements.

This undoubtedly completely established the master-servant relationship between Luo Xing and the Whitebeard commanders.

The commanders from the Fifth Division of the Whitebeard Pirates and below all ate Demon-level monster cells.

Marco and Vista ate the Dragon-level ones.

Half an hour later,

everyone had finished their upgrades.

Feeling the surging power within their bodies,

the Whitebeard commanders were ecstatic.

They shouted one after another:

"Strong, too strong! This power that keeps surging up!"

"Hahaha, now we can definitely kill that bastard Teach and avenge Pops!"

"Yes, kill Teach, I don't want to wait even a moment longer!"

The surge in strength brought them unprecedented confidence.

These remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates, who had been beaten black and blue by Blackbeard not long ago,

actually wanted to go and settle the score with Blackbeard immediately.

"Calm down, don't let power blind your eyes!"

A thunderous shout suddenly rang out.

It was none other than Marco, the leader of the commanders.

Marco's aura was now as deep as the sea.

His Phoenix properties meant that even the side effects of the Dragon-level monster cell did not cause him much pain.

But,

his increase in strength was the greatest among them all.

It was even above Jozu and Vista!

Marco had clearly stepped into the level of top-tier powerhouses, capable of contending with the Four Emperors and Admirals!

But Marco still remained calm,

not getting carried away by the suddenly increased power.

He spoke up:

"Our strength has increased too quickly; we need a period of time to stabilize. Furthermore, we don't even know where Teach's lair is."

247. Heading to Fish-Man Island to discuss cross-species reproduction with Bai Xing

Blackbeard occupied the former Revolutionary Army headquarters, Baltigo, as his base for developing his forces.

And as Baltigo, which the World Government had searched for for decades without discovering its specific location,

its location was extremely secretive.

At least until now, Baltigo’s exact location had not been leaked.

Of course,

it would be leaked sooner or later.

Because after this period of recruiting, the Blackbeard Pirates’

troop strength had surged to tens of thousands!

So many people were pirates; how could they be managed as strictly as the well-organized Revolutionary Army?

There would always be someone who let something slip, and even bragging and actively leaking it to the outside world was highly likely.

Leaving that aside.

Just speaking of why the Blackbeard Pirates’ troop strength could surge so quickly,

the biggest reason was that those large pirate crews who were forced by the Beasts Pirates and Big Mom Pirates to be unable to gain a foothold in the New World

ran to join the Blackbeard Pirates!

The captains of these large pirate crews all had bounties in the hundreds of millions.

They still had ambition and were unwilling to submit to the Beasts Pirates.

This resulted in the Blackbeard Pirates now having not only a surge in troop strength but also a greatly increased number of powerhouses.

In addition to Blackbeard’s original four crew members, namely Burgess, Laffitte, Van Augur, and Doc Q,

Blackbeard had also selected four or five powerful captains who defected to him from the New World as core members of the Blackbeard Pirates.

The current Blackbeard Pirates,

except for lacking a "right-hand man" who could replace Shiryu’s position in the original story,

already had the standard configuration of a Four Emperor crew!

And although they lacked a right-hand man, Blackbeard possessed both the Dark-Dark and Tremor-Tremor fruit abilities.

And Blackbeard could continue to seize other Devil Fruit abilities for his subordinates.

The Blackbeard Pirates would become stronger and stronger!

It was precisely because Marco knew this

that he wasn't blinded by the surging strength and remained calm.

"We absolutely cannot underestimate that guy Teach just because we ate monster cells!"

Marco warned in a deep voice.

All the Whitebeard Pirates’ commanders, including Jozu, who had the most violent personality, suddenly sobered up quite a bit.

They thought about it.

And found that it was indeed as Marco said; lying low for a period of time,

finding out clear information about Blackbeard’s side, and then launching a surprise attack was the best choice.

Vista the Flower Sword had even more muscles than before.

It was like the most perfect sculpture by an artist, with muscles like ramparts.

As a top-tier swordsman who could trade blows with Mihawk without falling behind during the Summit War,

and now, with the blessing of the Dragon-level monster cell,

his aura seemed even sharper than Mihawk’s—one of the world’s few top-tier swordsmen,

Vista also remained calm, just like Marco.

He spoke slowly and calmly:

"Although Teach is a bastard, he also has some merits."

"He endured for decades on the Moby Dick, and even Pops and we didn't notice his ambition."

"We should learn from this endurance of his, endure for a period of time, and hone our own strength."

"When the time is ripe, we will rise up and kill the bastard Teach in one blow!"

Vista’s description gave people a familiar feeling.

Wasn't this the routine of Blackbeard suddenly rising up to kill Thatch after enduring for decades?

Vista was clearly trying to use his own methods against him!

Don't say it,

his idea was very reasonable and feasible.

Because,

Blackbeard had just beaten their group of Whitebeard Pirates remnants to a pulp in Whitebeard’s hometown, leaving them battered and almost wiped out.

When Blackbeard left, he was incredibly proud and arrogant.

How could Blackbeard still take them seriously?

In Blackbeard’s view,

the Whitebeard Pirates remnants, who had experienced several crushing defeats, were already completely finished and would no longer be a threat to him.

Before Whitebeard died, he had said to Blackbeard,

Blackbeard’s greatest weaknesses were arrogance and rashness.

This point was correct.

Blackbeard, who had finally seized the Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability, was already completely arrogant and wild.

He couldn't possibly imagine

that the Whitebeard Pirates remnants hadn't scattered, but instead chose to defect to the Beasts Pirates, the former hostile force of the Whitebeard Pirates!

They had defected to Luo Xing, the greatest enemy who had made Blackbeard suffer several times and almost die at sea!

Blackbeard wouldn't know even more

that the Whitebeard Pirates remnants had already eaten monster cells, and their strength was no longer at the level of the day they fought him!

Especially.

Marco, Jozu, and Vista had eaten Dragon-level monster cells.

They would definitely give Blackbeard a huge surprise!

"Clap clap clap~~"

A few claps sounded.

It was Luo Xing clapping his hands.

Luo Xing smiled slightly:

"Vista, your idea is very good; dealing with a person like Blackbeard is exactly what this method should be used for."

Luo Xing’s words effectively set the tone for the Whitebeard Pirates’ commanders’ subsequent actions.

Going to find Blackbeard for revenge now was not a wise plan.

The Whitebeard Pirates’ commanders needed to lie low for a period of time, and wait until Blackbeard completely relaxed his vigilance,

then they would suddenly appear and give Blackbeard a thunderous blow!

Even Jozu, who was the most violent and unable to endure the hatred for Blackbeard,

also took a breath, suppressed the impatience in his heart, and said:

"Since Marco, Vista, and Lord Luo Xing all say so, then let that bastard Teach live a little longer!"

"But, where should we go to train next?"

The Whitebeard Pirates remnants defected only to Luo Xing, not the Beasts Pirates, and certainly not Kaido, who had a grudge against Whitebeard.

Therefore.

They wouldn't stay in the Beasts Pirates’ territory.

Especially since most of the Beasts Pirates’ current New World territory originally belonged to the Whitebeard Pirates,

it was even less suitable for them to stay.

Luo Xing, of course, wouldn't make things difficult for them.

He had long considered it and said:

"You go to Fish-Man Island."

Fish-Man Island?

The Whitebeard Pirates’ commanders’ eyes lit up immediately.