Persuading Whitebeard Dragon Garp and Sengoku

Chapter 197 Persuading Whitebeard Dragon Garp and Sengoku

Whitebeard is indeed very strong.

The demonized white-bearded one is even stronger.

But for Beltz, it was nothing!

Black Sun!

This time, he launched the Black Sun once again!

The rapidly expanding darkness then contracted just as quickly. This time, unlike the black sun created purely from the Azure Dragon Fruit, it now incorporated the power of the Dark Dark Fruit!

The Dark-Dark Fruit, a fruit that can devour the power of demons!

Moreover, with the blessing of the Dark-Dark Fruit, the Black Sun can be said to have truly formed a black hole!

The previous process involved absorbing matter through a large amount of condensed wind pressure, thus transforming it into a singularity of extremely high mass. Finally, the mass devoured by this singularity was transformed into black flames and spewed out.

Now, with the gravitational pull of the Dark-Dark Fruit added, the Black Sun has begun to develop into a true black hole!

The writhing darkness that appeared in his hand instantly transformed into a swirling nebula!

"drink!"

Whitebeard, wielding a naginata in both hands, slashed at Beltz with all his might. The combination of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and the power of the Devil Fruit seemed to shatter the space in front of him!

An immense amount of Conqueror's Haki surged forth, slashing towards Beltz with overwhelming force!

But Beltz reached out and placed the swirling dark nebula in front of the white-bearded man!

boom!

The darkness and the tremor collided, instantly absorbing all the power released by the white-bearded man!

Then--

Spit it out!

boom!

Belz reversed Whitebeard's power, adding his own Haki to it, and slammed it into Whitebeard's body, sending Whitebeard's demonic form flying with a bang!

Like a cannonball being fired, the white-bearded man was instantly sent flying into the distance, his eyes rolling back as he collapsed to the ground. Then the abyssal black mist that had clung to him for years peeled off his body and dissipated into the air.

The white-bearded man's white eyes, which had lost their pupils, slowly regained focus.

Beltz's attack absorbed the demonic power from Whitebeard and forced him out of his demonic state!

Therefore, his consciousness, which had been suppressed by demonization, gradually returned.

He lowered his head, looking at his hands with a somewhat bewildered expression.

"Ah—I—I'm still alive." The white-bearded man's voice was hoarse, like sandpaper rubbing against rock.

He hasn't spoken a normal word in years.

He looked up at Beltz standing before him: "I remember you—in the Sphinx, you were the one who took me away—" The white-bearded man said, glancing around. In this dark, boundless crevice, only he and Beltz were present. "Where is this? I remember after that—I think I arrived in a samurai world similar to Wano Country. But after that—"

He slowly recalled what had happened before.

He was sealed away by Yamamoto and has been under the seal for many years, which has caused him to be somewhat confused now that he has broken free of the seal.

He looked around and continued, "And unlike the Sphinx—?"

"This is the Shadow World, a space in the cracks," Beltz said. "Ever since you were dominated by the Dark Ones at the Sphinx and sealed away in the Soul Society, you've been left here by Keiko."

"The woman who turned you into a demon is from the World Government. There's an even stronger entity behind them. It's a long story, but right now we have a common enemy, and he'll be coming for us soon."

Actually, it was Litoto who turned the white beard black, but Litoto wasn't using her own appearance at the time. In addition, she had actually absorbed the Five Elders at that time, so Beltz directly said that she was a member of the World Government.

Then Beltz briefly told Whitebeard about the World Government, the Five Elders, Im, Yhwach's absorption of Hueco Mundo, his imminent completion of his Hollow King form, the Wandenreich's impending all-out war against Soul Society, and the gradual merging of the two worlds.

Of course, what he said was only what he could say, and what Beltz should know on the surface.

The World Government of the One Piece world has already joined forces with the Wandenreich of the Bleach world. If Yhwach wins this war, both worlds will become his breeding ground.

As for Yhwach's fusion with Im, this is something that only he knows about in the three realms at present.

Whitebeard listened silently. From the remnants of the black transformation that Beltz had stripped away, he could sense a larger and darker will behind that power. According to Beltz, that was Im, the master of the World Government.

And now, Beltz is telling him that Im has joined forces with an even more terrifying being?

Yhwach, the King of the Quincy, and now—also the Hollow King!

"I see----"

The white-bearded man said in a deep voice, "I will help you, no, I should say I will help both worlds, at the very least we can't let the World Government win this war."

Beltz nodded; this gave him another important fighting asset.

He said, "This war is about to break out in full force, and before that, we need to get everyone together and unite the world's strength to fight them."

"Adam will stand by our side, granting us greater power to fight Yhwach and Im's forces, while He Himself will hold Yhwach and Im back."

"—Are you looking for anyone else?" The white-bearded man sensed from Beltz's words that he was looking to recruit more people.

"I don't know if it will succeed, but I still have to try." Beltz thought of those two people and then said, "Sengoku and Garp, these two—although they are from the Navy, it's not like we can't win them over."

"Indeed." Whitebeard couldn't help but say upon hearing these two names, "Although these two are Marines, they are different from those disgusting Celestial Dragons in the World Government."

Beltz realized that there were two people on his side.

He could go to the dragon and have the dragon persuade Garp.

Go find Kong and ask him to persuade the Warring States.

Bringing these two people over would be a significant help.

It's better than staying with the World Government and becoming Yohbach's snack.

With that in mind, Beltz prepared to set off.

Beltz, accompanied by Whitebeard, stepped out of the Shadow World and returned to the skies of the Pirate World.

He left Whitebeard in Wano Country first.

Whitebeard and Golden Lion are old friends.

During the Battle of the Sphinx, it was the Golden Lion who went to help him.

Therefore, leaving Whitebeard with Shiki is not a problem.

He went to find the dragon first.

The Self-Defense Forces' temporary stronghold was set up on an unnamed deserted island in the South China Sea.

The island is so small that it's not even marked on the navy's maps.

The island contained only a coconut grove, a few shacks built from scrap ship planks, and a tattered flag bearing the insignia of the Self-Defense Forces.

The flags fluttered in the sea breeze, as if announcing the existence of this group of homeless people.

Monkey D. Dragon stood on the shore, holding a newly received intelligence briefing.

His brows were furrowed, and the tattoo on his forehead twisted into a deep groove as he frowned.

The contents of the briefing made him uneasy.

Over the past month, the World Government has mobilized a large number of elite troops from various regions and gathered them all in Mary Geoise.

It has been less than two years since the last troop movement of this scale.

The last time was when they went to deal with Elbaf, and the result was the annihilation of nearly a million naval personnel, with a large number of elite soldiers killed in action.

Even for a world government with tens of millions of troops, the death of a million naval personnel is a huge loss.

And now, only a little over a year, almost two years later, the World Government has already begun to amass troops again—

Something bigger must be happening.

"Mr. Long!"

Ginny's voice came from behind.

Dragon turned around and saw Ginny running towards him, panting, with Big Bear following behind.

After being rescued by Beltz, Big Bear and Ginny ventured out to sea to hone their skills. They later encountered a dragon and together they founded the Self-Defense Force.

The Self-Defense Forces' purpose is to rebel against the World Government, because they are highly sensitive to the World Government's intelligence.

Ginny clutched a newspaper she had just bought from Newsbird, her face as pale as if she had seen a ghost.

"Look at this!" Ginny shoved the newspaper into Long's hand.

The front page headline of the newspaper was a statement from the World Government, which said that the World Government would launch a full-scale purge of pirates, and that those who surrendered before the Navy and the World Government took action would be pardoned.

"They're going to wage war against all pirates?" Dragon was surprised when he saw the news.

How dare the world government do that?

There are countless pirates in the world, and the number of strong ones is innumerable!

If a full-scale war were to break out with the pirates, even if the World Government were to win, it would be a Pyrrhic victory!

And you can never kill all the pirates!

Ultimately, isn't the rampant piracy a major reason why the World Government is acting so perversely and brutally?

As long as the World Government exists, pirates will continue to be born!

In the past, the world government's idea was always to maintain a balance; as long as they didn't interfere with its operations, it wouldn't interfere. Why is it suddenly like this now—

"The World Government is also making preparations."

A voice came from behind them.

Dragon and Ginny turned around at the same time and saw Beltz descending from the sky, his dragon-human scales reverting to his skin at the last moment before he hit the ground.

"Brother Beltz!" Ginny rushed over and grabbed his arm, tears welling in her eyes. "What brings you here?" she exclaimed in surprise.

"Haha, Ginny, long time no see," Beltz laughed. "But I'm here on business today."

"Is it serious business? Is it related to this news?" Ginny asked. "Yes," Beltz nodded seriously, "but not entirely, it's something deeper."

"What on earth happened? Why did the World Government suddenly start mobilizing troops? And why did they suddenly open fire on the pirates?"

war?"

"Ginny." Beltz reached out and placed his hand on her shoulder, his voice much softer than usual: "Take a deep breath, and then listen to me."

Ginny bit her lip, took a deep breath, and forced herself to calm down.

The bear walked up to her and gently placed its huge hand on her shoulder.

Long put away the briefing in his hand, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and frowned slightly.

He really wanted to ask Beltz how he found this place, since it was their secret base and no one except their own Self-Defense Force should know about it.

But he still trusted Beltz. Beltz was a bit extreme in his behavior, but he wasn't a bad person at heart, and he was also an enemy of the World Government.

They had discussed it before, and Long was quite agreeable with some of Beltz's ideas.

So he didn't say anything at that moment, just wanting to hear what he was going to say next.

"The World Government has been taken over by a terrible monster—" Beltz said, now that the time had come, these things could be said.

So, starting with Im, and moving on to another world, the Soul Society, the Wandenreich, Yhwach—

All the necessary things have been said, just like what was said to Whitebeard before. They need to know the general outline, at least what kind of enemy they will be fighting next.

"The King of the World—Im? The Quincy? The Wandenreich?" Dragon frowned, the tattoo on his forehead twisting into a grotesque pattern. "Beltz, I understand every word you say, but putting them together..." "There will be time to explain later, or you can ask those who have contact with both worlds; they will tell you in detail. We don't have much time right now." Beltz raised his hand to stop him. "Right now, you need to know two things. First, if Yhwach wins, both worlds will become his breeding ground. Second, your father and Sengoku are still in the Navy; if they stay there, they may never be able to leave."

The dragon fell silent.

The tattered flag bearing the insignia of the Self-Defense Forces behind him was still fluttering in the wind, as if providing background music for this silence.

"The World Government has gathered so many people, even going so far as to recruit the Navy despite past grievances. Is it all for Yhwach?" After a while, Dragon finally spoke, his voice hoarse.

"You're really smart," Beltz said. "That's right. These pirates who listened to the World Government's lies and decided to surrender now in exchange for the World Government's forgiveness will definitely be used as nourishment for Yhwach and Im."

"And your father, I suspect, might be valued by them and given the mark of the abyss and holy script, at which point he would become a weapon of war for the World Government."

"The old man's whole life has been about fighting pirates and protecting the Navy." Dragon said with a wry smile, "Do you think he'll believe me if you ask me to tell him that now?"

"I wouldn't have believed it before, but so many things have happened over the years, even if he's slow to realize something's wrong, he should have noticed something's off by now."

Beltz said calmly, "And there's another person going with you, former Fleet Admiral Kong. He should be arriving soon. The two of you will go to Marine Headquarters together to persuade Sengoku and Garp."

"Seriously—"

At this point, Beltz's eyes hardened, and he said, "If they refuse to agree to the death, I can only prevent them from having any chance of helping the World Government."

He said it very firmly!

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