Chapter 182

"Huang Yuan and Qingzhi aren't so easy to shake off—they may already be chasing this way. Leave Dressrosa and return to your companions quickly."

"What about you?"

Luo En asked.

Zefa walked to his side, standing shoulder to shoulder with him as he gazed at Dressrosa in the distance: "Though the Donquixote Family has fallen, remnants still linger, so we'll remain in this country for a while longer."

Luo En nodded lightly: "I understand. I'll leave now—let's meet again on the open sea."

Seeing his form rise into the air, Aiyin hurriedly pulled two Life Cards from her chest and handed them to him: "Luo En, take these."

"These are... Life Cards?"

"Yes. Mine and Master Zefa's Life Cards. If you ever want to find us, this will show you the way."

Aiyin smiled at him with crinkled eyes.

"I understand."

Luo En nodded to her with closed eyes and accepted them.

Before he left, Zefa gave him a grave warning:

"With Doflamingo dead and the Donquixote Family destroyed, the New World is about to descend into chaos. And you are at the very heart of this massive storm sweeping across it."

"Even with Huang Yuan and Qingzhi's Marines hunting you, you've had no place to hide in the New World. If the Four Emperors and other factions turn against you, not even the seas of the New World will be safe—let alone the sky. Even if you can withstand the danger, what about your companions?"

"If you don't plan to leave the New World, find somewhere to lie low, lie low for a while, and stop stirring up major incidents. Drawing too much attention before you're strong enough isn't wise."

Before he finished speaking, Luo En had already floated upward, his voice echoing from high above.

"Old Man Zefa, I'll take your words to heart. Don't worry. If one day you tire of running your pirate guerrillas, I welcome you and Aiyin aboard my ship anytime."

"Trying to recruit old man as a partner? That brat..."

Zefa stared at the black dot vanishing into the horizon, lips curling to reveal a row of white teeth.

"That wouldn't be so bad, would it?"

Aiyin said with a full smile.

A breeze blew, sending flowers and grass soaring into the sky.

On the streets of Dressrosa, countless reunited people embraced each other, tears streaming, overwhelmed with joy.

Dressrosa welcomed its rebirth amid tears and laughter.

In the many years that followed,

Dressrosa, besides its nickname "Land of Love and Passion," gained another internal nickname—"Land of Praise for the Traveler."

…………

While Dressrosa celebrated its rebirth and reunions,

Shhh!

A streak of blinding black light pierced through the cloud sea, leaving the island behind and speeding across the ocean toward one direction.

Not long after his departure,

Several warships headed toward Dressrosa.

……

Elsewhere.

In a certain sea of the New World, a massive ship bearing the Big Mom Pirates' and Whole Cake Island insignia floated on the waves.

Charlotte Kizaru, one of the Three Top Commanders of the Big Mom Pirates, stood on the deck, holding a telescope and gazing upward.

"Is that the Traveler Luo En's ship?"

"The one attacking it... is the Beast Pirates' 'Inferno Disaster' Jin? Why is he attacking the Sky Calamity Traveler?"

Kizaru watched the scene in the sky, puzzled.

When had the Traveler Luo En provoked Kaido of the Beast Pirates?

Ten thousand meters above this conversation,

Jin, the Beast Pirates' top commander and "Inferno Disaster," had shattered the laser barrier. Holding a massive Wu Shidao, he hovered above the floating ship on his wings, unleashing relentless attacks wreathed in ferocious flames.

Flames erupted across the hull; sections were shattered and broken—over forty percent damaged. The Traveler had never suffered such destruction before.

"Iron Thorns!"

A colossal vine of intertwined iron spikes shot upward toward Jin, but he made no attempt to dodge or block—letting the vine slam into him.

Countless sharp iron spikes struck his hardened Armament Haki skin, producing crisp metallic clangs, leaving not a single scratch.

Pale-faced Konis immediately willed the giant iron thorn vine to coil tightly around Jin.

"Now!"

Konis shouted.

Guina stomped the deck.

"Ichimonji Style: Azure Moon!"

Guina, dual-wielding swords, leapt into the air and slashed downward at Jin, bound by the iron thorn vine. Two azure slashes, like twin crescent moons, crossed toward him.

"Boring."

Jin, engulfed in flames, spread his arms and tore apart the iron vines binding him.

His black arms, coated in Armament Haki, crossed before his chest.

Guina's twin blades struck his forearms with a sharp, resonant metallic clang.

A powerful recoil surged through the blades into Guina's hands, shattering her Hukou.

In Guina's wide, contracting pupils, Jin had effortlessly blocked the strike with nothing but his Armament Haki-hardened arms.

No matter how hard Guina pushed, her blades felt as if they had struck unyielding steel, making not an inch of progress.

"A swordsman who hasn't even reached the level of a Great Swordsman—can't even break my skin."

Jin regarded her with cold indifference.

"Eight Rush Punch!"

A green shadow flashed beside him; Kage the Martial Sea Cow appeared at his side, its armored Dark Haki-hardened black fist slamming toward Jin with a staggering shockwave.

Jin didn't dodge—he let the punch strike him full force.

Boom!

It was as if striking an impossibly hard piece of steel; the force and shockwave could not penetrate an inch.

Jin glanced at it: "Little thing, are you scratching my back?"

Kage's eyes shrank sharply.

Jin casually threw a punch at it; even though Kage barely managed to raise a guard, the blow sent Kage flying like a cannonball straight into the floating ship below.

161, fury and killing intent from the horizon!

"Kage!"

Guina couldn't help but cry out.

"Worry about yourself instead."

Jin swung his Wu Shidao down at Guina.

Even as Guina crossed her twin blades in defense, the immense force crushed her downward.

She crashed onto the deck of the floating ship below, sliding backward over ten meters before stopping just in front of the injured Konis, Luo Bin, and Bonney.

"Is this the power of the Sky Calamity Travelers?"

The towering, muscular figure known as "Flame Disaster" Jin—wearing a mask and goggles, clad in black, with a pair of black feathered wings on his back, his entire body wreathed in mysterious flames—looked down at Guina and the others on the ship, his gaze condescending, brimming with contempt: "How disappointingly weak. Aside from your captain, isn't there a single one of you with even a hint of strength?"

Konis, Bonney, and Luo Bin stared at him, faces pale.

Is this the power of one of the Three Disasters of the Beasts Pirates—the "Flame Disaster" Jin?!

Is this what a true powerhouse of this strongest sea looks like?

He was an opponent far beyond anything they could now confront.

Guina, her Hukou bleeding and hands trembling, still gripped her twin blades tightly, straightened her body, and stood before them, her eyes locked fiercely on Jin above.

Those resolute, gleaming eyes seemed to tell Jin:

Even if our captain is not here, I will protect this ship—I will not allow a monster like you to run rampant!

Even if I must stake my life!

"Not bad for your resolve. Had you been a man, you might have had a chance to become a worthy rival to me."

Jin spoke to Guina: "But pity—you all lack the qualification to become strong. You're unworthy to serve under Lord Kaido. So… die here."

Boom!