Chapter 59: Star Platinum: The World!

Ba Dun had just been preparing to show off his skills in front of his subordinates, but after seeing Luo Di opposite him, he narrowed his eyes to size him up for a few seconds, then suddenly opened them wide and snapped, "You are the Blood Calamity Luo Di, the 60 million bounty pirate from the East Blue!"

"It's up to 150 million now, you idiot!" A Nuo retorted, "This place has already been taken over by us, wait to meet your death!"

Although he himself did not have a bounty, he felt that basking in his captain's glory was not bad either.

"Courting death, today I'll see if your bounty is worth it!" No sooner had Ba Dun finished speaking than a shockwave erupted from the soles of his feet, causing his entire body to launch into the air and dash toward the Luo Di before him.

"All of you, move aside!"

Sensing the powerful pressure, Luo Di stepped forward, blocking the path in front of his crew. In the blink of an eye, Ba Dun had charged in front of him like a cannonball, carrying an unstoppable momentum, intending to completely annihilate him.

Just as his fist was about to smash into Luo Di's head, Star Platinum suddenly leaped out, meeting Ba Dun's fist.

"Ora ora ora ora!"

Boom-boom explosive sounds rang out incessantly. Star Platinum smashed fiercely against Ba Dun's fist. Ba Dun was confused at first, then, feeling the wind pressure in the air, he began to trade blows with Star Platinum.

He did not have Observation Haki and could not see the existence of Star Platinum; he only knew that there seemed to be a barrier with power not inferior to his own blocking Luo Di, and he could only use his Devil Fruit ability to sense the wind pressure to fight.

"I am a Press-Press Man who ate the Press-Press Fruit, I can compress air to fight! No matter what ability you have, you will be crushed into smithereens by me! Roar!"

Ba Dun roared, raising his arms, and the compressed air let out a sonic boom as he smashed fiercely toward the invisible Star Platinum in front of him.

"Intangibility!"

The next moment, Star Platinum's body suddenly became transparent. Ba Dun's fist, carrying the compression, missed, and his entire body rushed into the ground due to inertia, plowing for over ten meters before stopping.

"Ah, it's a pity not to go plow the fields." Luo Di chuckled. The next second, Star Platinum had already leaped to Ba Dun's side, grabbed Ba Dun's head with its hand, lifted him up violently, and then smashed him downward.

Boom!

In the eyes of the others, Luo Di had been standing in place the entire time, while Ba Dun seemed to have encountered a ghost wall, fighting against thin air.

"Ah!"

Ba Dun roared, his limbs erupting with pressure, and he shot violently into the high sky. The air around his raised arms was squeezed and distorted, and a powerful might was brewing.

"Explosive Press Fist!"

As Ba Dun swung his fist down violently, a tyrannical shockwave erupted from his hand, aimed straight at Luo Di below.

"Shave!"

Luo Di vanished from his spot and appeared on the other side. Ba Dun in the air sensed it and turned around abruptly, but a blinding blood-red light had already shot into the sky.

"Blood Dragon Chant."

Luo Di's arm transformed into blood, which flowed violently into the high sky, condensing into the shape of an Eastern giant dragon. The blood dragon opened its bloody maw and bit toward the Ba Dun before it.

"Hmph, you think this can kill me?"

After Ba Dun finished speaking, his entire upper body turned pitch black. He raised both arms and then, wrapped in a powerful shockwave, struck toward the dragon head in front of him.

But a second later, he realized something was wrong. Star Platinum had already leaped behind him, and Luo Di below extended two fingers from his other hand; the air seemed to solidify at this moment.

"Star Platinum: The World!"

A colorless light radiated from Star Platinum's body, enveloping the surroundings. Everyone covered within it stopped in their tracks, as if they had been hit by a pressure point strike and were unable to move. The sound of a ticking clock rang out, and time ceased to rotate, but Luo Di's blood dragon was not affected in the slightest, biting straight toward the Ba Dun in front of it.

Ever since eating the Vampire Fruit, Luo Di had been thinking about how to coordinate and integrate it with Star Platinum. Both belonged to him, so there would be no conflict, and their abilities would not interfere with each other, allowing for better coordination and achieving twice the result with half the effort in battle.

The Stand was condensed from his spirit; the stronger his spiritual power, the stronger Star Platinum would be. He had mastered the three types of Haki by relying on his fearless determination, and Star Platinum was improving along with it. If he had always been timid and afraid to strike at those guys with backgrounds, it would have been absolutely impossible to reach this level today.

Boom!

The blood dragon tore into Ba Dun, brought him to the ground, and then turned into blood that sprayed onto the earth. This type of blood was produced from the Blood Pool; besides restoring Luo Di, the Blood Pool could also be used for many blood-based techniques.

As long as the Blood Pool had reserves, Luo Di could always maintain his peak state. During this period, the capacity had increased quite a bit, and the current Luo Di had also grown to be extremely terrifying.

On the ground, Ba Dun's Armament Haki had slowly faded. Several tooth-mark-shaped skull impressions appeared on his upper body, deep enough to see bone. He panted heavily, and his eyes looking at Luo Di held a bit more fear.

"The force still needs strengthening."

Luo Di shook his head and took a step. The next second, he appeared at Ba Dun's side. Ba Dun still wanted to get up and counterattack, but the blood inside his body seeped out from his pores, as if it had seen a superior and was submitting.

Ssh!

Luo Di thrust his hand into Ba Dun's chest. Ba Dun began to twitch uncontrollably. He wanted to beg for mercy but could no longer make a sound, and could only let Luo Di draw out his life force to store in the Blood Pool, while he himself died with dull, lifeless eyes.

The battle ended.

Seeing their captain dead, the Ba Dun crew members who had been fighting the Blood Calamity Pirate Crew retreated in panic, and some knelt down directly to beg Luo Di for mercy.

"Captain Luo Di, how should we deal with them?" Xiao En asked from the side.

Luo Di glared, and a scarlet light enveloped them all. The pirates immediately lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground, becoming fish on a chopping block waiting to be slaughtered.

"When cutting weeds, one must remove the roots," Luo Di said softly.

"Yes!"

Luo Di did not intend to take them in here. The melee between the two sides had already begun, and the opposing pirates also had the blood of his crew members on their hands; it had to be ended with death.

"Damn, Captain, what ability did you just use? How did it end before I saw anything?" Lin De Bo Ge asked in disbelief.

"Ah, it's time stop." Luo Di raised an eyebrow at him: "Pretty amazing, right?"

"Tsk tsk, truly worthy of you. It seems I'll have to study this aspect properly as well." Lin De Bo Ge made a note in his mind.

Soon, the battle ended completely. The crew members began to clear out the supplies, Lu Xi Ya led the medical team to treat the wounded, and Ka Li Na observed the surroundings excitedly, using a paintbrush to start drawing sea charts, then wanting to look for any rare treasures.

Luo Di walked up to Robin and asked, "Have they arrived?"

"They should be here by tomorrow," Robin replied.

"Good." Luo Di nodded.

"Crocodile contacted me just now," Robin suddenly said.

"Oh? Tell me about it." Luo Di became interested.

Robin said slowly: "In Baroque Works, my codename is 'Miss All Sunday'. I am the highest-ranking officer besides the Boss, Crocodile. Usually, it is I who convey the orders of the 'Boss' Crocodile to them; they do not know the true identity of the 'Boss'."

Luo Di nodded; he had already known this.