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"Ku la la la,"
"My foolish sons were really taken care of just now!"
Whitebeard's face was serious, his eyes locked on the seemingly unharmed Vladimir as he tried to control the anger building inside him.
On the shifting sea, a thin layer of blood mist had started to form again.
At any moment, the entire Moby Dick could be covered once more.
However, this time, the countless blood weapons might not just target the powerful captains.
On the Moby Dick, there were not only Whitebeard and the captains but also many weak, regular crew members.
For those weaker crew members,
Even a single blood spear Vladimir casually formed could easily pierce them.
Whitebeard's sons weren't just the captains.
Some of the crew members who had followed Whitebeard for many years but didn't have the potential to become captains were just as important to him.
Every member of his crew was invaluable in Whitebeard's eyes.
"So, do you want to try again?"
Vladimir stared directly into Whitebeard's angry eyes, not showing any fear, and calmly taunted him.
Whitebeard's attack earlier had drained some of Vladimir's blood power, but Vladimir still wanted to provoke a full-scale war with the Whitebeard Pirates.
Blood was everywhere.
Vladimir's eyes narrowed, coldly scanning the ordinary crew members aboard the Moby Dick as if they were nothing more than livestock.
A deep chill suddenly spread over the regular crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Vladimir knew that in a direct fight with the Whitebeard Pirates, he could easily be destroyed by Whitebeard's full power.
After using up all his blood, he could die on this sea.
But before he was completely shattered by Whitebeard, Vladimir was confident that he could drag the entire Whitebeard Pirates down with him.
How much longer could the aging Whitebeard keep fighting at full strength?
The most important thing was that, even though Whitebeard was the strongest man in the world, he was still just a man.
Once someone with abilities falls into the sea, unless they're a Fishman or are rescued in time,
Even Whitebeard would surely die.
Not all Devil Fruit powers can freeze the sea into ice like Aokiji's.
"Or like Kaido's Fish-Fish Fruit, Blue Dragon Type, which can basically ignore the restraints of seawater."
Neither the Moby Dick nor the ruined Beehive Island could survive the all-out battle between Vladimir and Whitebeard.
Seeing Vladimir's confidence, Whitebeard fell silent. Marco and the other captains, filled with shame, decisively said:
"No one gets away unscathed after provoking Dad!"
"We'll bet the dignity of the Whitebeard Pirates on this. We will not let him leave here..."
Marco and the others were prepared to fight to the death.
No matter how powerful and strange Vladimir's abilities were, they could not let him leave in front of the Whitebeard Pirates like this.
Father Whitebeard's dignity must not be tarnished.
Even if it cost them their lives.
"Enough!"
But before Marco and the others could finish speaking, Whitebeard reached out, grabbing Cong in his hand, and with a strong push,
A terrifying aura instantly spread across the entire Moby Dick as Whitebeard's voice echoed!
"But, Dad..."
Marco and the others still wanted to uphold the dignity of the Whitebeard Pirates and fight Vladimir to the death.
"I said, enough is enough!"
With another roar from Whitebeard, the entire Moby Dick fell silent.
In the Whitebeard Pirates, Whitebeard's will is absolute.
No one would disobey his orders.
"Leave the New World,"
"Don't let me see you again here,"
"Otherwise, if you risk the glory of the Whitebeard Pirates,
I will make sure you stay in this sea forever!"
Whitebeard suppressed the anger in his heart, closed his eyes slightly, and spoke each word in a calm, yet forceful tone.
Whitebeard's right hand, gripping Cong, showed veins popping out, and his joints looked slightly pale from the effort.
But for the sake of his foolish sons, Whitebeard chose to back down at this moment.
Yes, the Whitebeard Pirates, the strongest crew in the world, and Whitebeard, the strongest man in the world,
At this moment, he had to choose to retreat before a new Warlord of the Sea.
For the Whitebeard Pirates, retreating without defeating Vladimir was a failure in itself.
Vladimir watched the Whitebeard Pirates move aside and bowed gracefully.
Then, he calmly took control of his specially modified boat and slowly left Beehive Island, now in ruins.
His main goal for coming to the New World had been accomplished, and there was no benefit in continuing to fight with the Whitebeard Pirates.
After all, the Whitebeard Pirates were known to be struggling.
As for Whitebeard's request for Vladimir to leave the New World,
Who cared?
This time, Whitebeard had failed to stop Vladimir.
The next time they met, it wouldn't be certain who would be the one to stay.
Whitebeard's strength was slowly fading as time passed.
Meanwhile, Vladimir's potential had barely been tapped.
Among all the powerful individuals with S+ potential, Vladimir was one of the few who had touched the boundary between man and god.
He had already broken free from the limitations of lifespan, and with more time, Vladimir would one day fully transcend into something greater.
But for now, Vladimir's focus was on returning to the first half of the Grand Line.
At the Thriller Bark, now renamed Shadow Island, he began working on his Blood Apostle plan.
Vladimir was eager to see what would happen when he transformed corpses with his blood magic—bodies that would be almost indistinguishable from the living and possibly even stronger.
With the shadows taken from countless pirates by Gecko Moria, what kind of miracle would be created?
These blood apostles would become an invincible army for Vladimir, gathering pirates from across the seas to serve him.
Well, if there were no more pirates to gather, they could always be used as construction workers...
Meanwhile, in Bilgewater, countless factories and production lines had been transformed into Homitz, working tirelessly in fully automated production!
Truly, a fully automatic production chain!
The next day,
Vladimir boldly wandered through the New World, marking the end of a sea legend.
By the way, the news of his confrontation with the Whitebeard Pirates and his escape unharmed once again shocked the world.
This time, Morgans and the World Government did not exaggerate or fabricate anything.
They simply recorded the truth, as seen by the news birds that had been hovering near Beehive Island, and published it on newsprint!
It was clear—Vladimir had ignored Whitebeard's furious attack.
And after single-handedly forcing the Whitebeard Pirates to retreat,
Vladimir had become a true legend of the sea, with no need for any embellishments!