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Chapter 398: The Strongest and the Closest to God!
Chapter 398: The Strongest and the Closest to God!
On the coast, the sight of Feng Ye's ship descending from the sky and sailing towards them jolted Marco and his companions out of their daze. They had expected a meeting with the John Pirates, but now they were about to encounter the legendary traveler, Feng Ye, the man said to be closest to a god.
Initially, facing the John Pirates, Marco and his crew were cautious but not overly apprehensive. As members of the Whitebeard Pirates, with Whitebeard himself present, they feared no other pirate crew.
But Feng Ye was an entirely different matter!
Moments ago, Feng Ye had single-handedly annihilated the John Pirates, a force that had roamed the seas for over a decade, right before their very eyes. This was a terrifying force, far more formidable than the John Pirates.
"...!" Even Whitebeard's eyes narrowed slightly, a rare show of wariness.
He didn't know Feng Ye's intentions or what would happen next. After witnessing Feng Ye's effortless killing of Captain John, he didn't consider himself weaker than Feng Ye, but he also didn't have absolute confidence in victory if they were to clash.
Feng Ye's Haki, strength, and speed were all comparable to the pinnacle of the sea!
And most crucially, Feng Ye was a loner.
Such individuals were often the most fearsome because if a conflict arose with Feng Ye, even if he himself could stand against Feng Ye, the rest of his crew would be unable to withstand him.
Feng Ye could wreak havoc unchecked, decimating the vast Whitebeard Pirates, and there would be little they could do in retaliation. Even Whitebeard himself was reluctant to provoke such a force, for it would bring nothing but immense trouble. One needed only look at the destruction of the Holy Land, Mariejois, to understand the consequences.
Soon, under the tense gaze of the Whitebeard Pirates, Feng Ye's ship drew closer to the shore and docked. The anchor dropped into the sea with a splash.
Feng Ye stood tall on the deck and, instead of jumping down, turned and walked down the wooden ladder on the side of the ship like an ordinary person, each step deliberate.
Robin followed close behind him.
Together, they stepped onto the shore and made their way towards the coast.
Shuffle... Shuffle... Shuffle...
The entire coast was silent. No one spoke, and the only sounds were the crashing waves and the soft shuffling of Feng Ye's wooden clogs on the fine sand.
Shuffle! Another step forward.
This time, it wasn't the soft shuffle of sand being disturbed, but a visible tremor that rippled through the sand beneath Feng Ye's feet, spreading outward in all directions.
Shuffle! Feng Ye took another step, his pace unchanged, but this time, the sand several dozen meters away visibly quivered with each footfall.
The Whitebeard Pirates gathered on the coast were almost universally tense as they watched Feng Ye, and it was in this moment that they felt a suffocating pressure bearing down on them.
Thud! Thud!!
Some of the pirates lost consciousness and fell to the ground.
More and more figures began to sway and collapse, and only those with bounties exceeding 100 million berries could remain standing, and even they were drenched in cold sweat, their bodies shaking violently.
Even though Feng Ye was not unleashing his Haoshoku Haki without reservation, the effect it demonstrated was still terrifying. The entire coastline seemed to tremble beneath Feng Ye's feet.
"..."
Even Marco and Joz, the Diamond Guy, broke out in cold sweats as they watched Feng Ye approach, feeling an intense sense of oppression.
This was partly due to the direct intimidation from Feng Ye's previous solo annihilation of the entire John Pirate crew, and partly due to the sheer power of Feng Ye's Haoshoku Haki!
"Such Haoshoku..."
"It seems even stronger than Dad's..."
Marco perched himself on a reef, his eyes fixed tensely on Feng Ye.
As Feng Ye's Haoshoku Haki continued to spread, even those with bounties of around 100 million berries began to falter and lose consciousness, collapsing one after the other.
In the end, only those with bounties of over 200 million berries, individuals with a certain degree of fame in the New World, remained standing.
Shuffle, shuffle, shuffle...
Feng Ye continued walking forward.
He made his way to the base of the cliff, which stood about a dozen meters tall, and the sand beneath his feet began to shift silently, extending upwards into the air and forming a staircase of sand that led to the top of the cliff.
Feng Ye climbed up without hesitation, and Robin followed closely behind, step by step, until they both reached the top.
At the top of the cliff stood Whitebeard.
He did not release his Haoshoku Haki to clash with Feng Ye's, as doing so would cause unnecessary collateral damage. Nor did he show any signs of anger, for among the powerful pirates of the sea, Haoshoku Haki was considered a form of greeting.
To be unable to withstand another's Haoshoku Haki meant one was not qualified to face them directly and welcome their arrival.
One step, two steps... three steps.
Under the tense gazes of countless onlookers, Feng Ye reached the top of the cliff and stood before Whitebeard, stopping about ten meters away from him.
Although Whitebeard was not a giant, his stature was immense, resembling a half-giant. In comparison, Feng Ye and Robin, with their normal human builds, appeared diminutive.
However...
No one showed any signs of disdain due to this difference in stature. The man standing before Whitebeard was Feng Ye, the traveler, the man closest to a god on these seas!
The strongest man in the world,
and the man closest to a god!
"I've wanted to meet you for a long time," Feng Ye said, his white cloak fluttering gently in the wind. He looked up at Whitebeard and smiled faintly. "The strongest man in the world, Whitebeard Edward Newgate."
"I've had a premonition for a long time that we would meet on these seas eventually," Whitebeard said, looking at Feng Ye. "The sea is always full of surprises."
"I didn't come here to cause trouble," Feng Ye said with a smile. "I merely came to pay a visit."
With those words, the tense atmosphere on the cliff instantly eased.
Whitebeard grinned. "Is that something a guy who's spreading his Haoshoku Haki all over the place should be saying? You..."
(End of Chapter)
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