Mihawk really wanted to ask Yang Tao where he found this group of guys; their strength wasn't top-tier, but they definitely weren't weaklings either.
They clearly looked like a bunch of extras.
A green light glowed from his body, and bullets squeezed out from his mighty physique, clinking and clanking as they fell onto the deck.
In just a few seconds, Mihawk, who had been on the verge of death, sat up blankly, touching his chest, which was as smooth as new.
If it weren't for the blood and bullets on the deck, he would have suspected that what just happened was his own illusion.
"How about it? Consider it?"
Yang Tao's voice sounded beside him again. Mihawk stood up, looked at Yang Tao, and said, "I can stay, but I want to see that man one more time..."
Uh...
My friend! This isn't how you seek abuse.
Although 2.99 million health is still a bit short of being a god, for you, that is a god...
But Yang Tao likes to fulfill other people's wishes. Since Mihawk is willing to die, then he is willing to bury him.
"Alright, then you wait a moment."
A few minutes later, Yang Tao walked out from behind the wooden door, followed by the Blue Knight, whom Mihawk had been longing to see.
The moment he saw Lancelot, Mihawk's fighting spirit instantly erupted. He was like an incomparably sharp long blade; even a glance felt like being cut open.
But Lancelot made a move, gently turning his head to look at Mihawk. The soaring fighting spirit vanished, and Mihawk fell to the ground without any warning.
Seeing this, Yang Tao didn't feel any surprise. He reached out and patted the Blue Knight's shoulder, saying:
"Thank you, Lancelot."
The Blue Knight gently shook his head and said, "This is nothing for me. I remember his name, Mihawk... He's a good swordsman. If there's nothing else, then I'll go back first."
"Mm, go back."
Yang Tao nodded lightly. The Blue Knight's tier had just merged with a new tier, and there were still some things he needed to personally handle.
Lancelot returned to the Overworld, and the wooden door also disappeared. Yang Tao walked over to Mihawk, squatted down, and checked his condition:
'Mental exhaustion...'
He took out a bottle of Almond water from his backpack and poured it into Mihawk's mouth. The effect of the Almond water was immediate; Mihawk, who had been unconscious, opened his eyes, but his once sharp eyes now showed a look of fatigue.
"Alright, you've seen him. Now you can cultivate with peace of mind on the ship."
Mihawk couldn't say a word. He was defeated, inexplicably and confusedly, but the only thing he knew was that he and that man were not on the same level of existence at all.
The gap between him and the opponent was even greater than the gap between an ordinary person and him.
If Yang Tao knew his inner thoughts, he would definitely agree. Mihawk looked at the sky, feeling somewhat lost for a moment.
Yang Tao chuckled upon seeing this and asked, "What, are you sulking?"
Mihawk didn't speak.
Yang Tao stood up and walked towards the Blue, leaving Mihawk with a sentence: "If your spirit is defeated by just this, then you should jump down and commit suicide. At least that way you won't have to worry about failing again in the future."
Mihawk: "..."
"I... just... need a rest..."
I'm mentally exhausted and need a rest, and you're telling me to commit suicide??
If my willpower was that weak, I would have slit my throat with my sword the last time I was defeated by that person.
'Huh? Did I misunderstand? Shouldn't the plot be that I provoke you a bit, you directly have a small universe outburst, then you work hard and finally defeat Lancelot?'
Yang Tao didn't turn around, mainly because his face was a bit red. Just as he was about to instruct the Blue to continue towards Sabaody Archipelago, a large ice field appeared on the distant sea.
'Is Kuzan here too?'
What's going on? Knowing he was coming today, everyone ran to Sabaody Archipelago for a gathering?
"Blue, go check out the situation."
Anyone worth Kuzan using his domain skill must be strong. He wanted to go and see who it was.
The Blue sailed at full speed towards Sabaody Archipelago.
Before reaching the battlefield, Yang Tao saw ice pillars and black light pillars soaring into the sky. This peculiar scene made Yang Tao squint his eyes slightly.
A name with legendary significance appeared in his mind.
Marshall D. Teach
The true pirate in the One Piece world, meticulous, ruthless, and committing all kinds of evil. If it weren't for the protagonist's halo, Yang Tao believed that Marshall D. Teach would eventually become the One Piece.
He possesses the mysterious Dark-Dark Fruit. When his body transforms into "darkness," he has the gravitational pull of a black hole, capable of absorbing, compressing, and crushing everything that comes into contact with "darkness," as well as nullifying the abilities of Devil Fruit users.
The Dark-Dark Fruit is known as the most dangerous Devil Fruit. After consuming it, one cannot immune external damage through elementalization like other Logia types; instead, it absorbs damage, but the pain received is doubled.
"You be careful. I'll go check the situation first."
With that, Yang Tao flew into the air and quickly headed towards the direction of the energy burst. The frozen seawater floated on the sea like a floating island.
Waves of battle aftermath continuously came from the center.
Soon, Yang Tao saw a pirate ship frozen on the ice, as well as four or five figures standing on the ice.
Marine Admiral Kuzan, Marshall D. Teach, and his four crew members.
"Kuzan, are you crazy? I caught the pirate king's son, Portgas D. Ace!!!"
Even upon hearing that the pirate king's son was in his hands, Kuzan still showed no change in expression. He calmly looked at Marshall D. Teach and threw his fist.
Ice Age: Pheasant Beak
He gathers cold air in his right arm and releases an ice bird, which has powerful impact and freezes everything in its path.
The ice bird quickly flew towards Marshall D. Teach.
Marshall D. Teach was so angry with Kuzan that he was almost spitting blood. According to his plan, as long as he caught Portgas D. Ace and handed him over to the World Government, he would definitely get the position of a Warlord.
And with Portgas D. Ace being executed by the World Government, based on his understanding of Whitebeard, Whitebeard would definitely not stand by.
At that time, he would use his Warlord status to find an opportunity to go to Impel Down and recruit some powerful crew members, which would give him the strength to contend for the new Four Emperors.
It would be even better if he could take advantage of the Marines and Whitebeard being mutually wounded to defeat Whitebeard and obtain the powerful Tremor-Tremor Devil Fruit.
But a plan is a plan.
However, when he brought Portgas D. Ace to Sabaody Archipelago to find the Marines, he was discovered by Kuzan, one of the Three Admirals, who was leisurely riding a bicycle on the sea.
Being discovered was one thing, but Kuzan actually disregarded the life and death of the pirate king's son and directly attacked him.
'Damn it!! What went wrong!?'
A mass of darkness appeared in his hand, directly swallowing Kuzan's attack.
The powerful "Pheasant Beak" didn't even get to show its effect before being absorbed by Marshall D. Teach's 'Dark Water'.
"Admiral Kuzan, you are strong, but you cannot keep me."
But what annoyed Marshall D. Teach was that Kuzan completely ignored him and instead looked up at the sky.
"You don't underestimate..."
Before he could finish speaking, he also saw Yang Tao suspended in mid-air, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.
"Yang Tao, with a bounty of 10 billion Berries? Zehahahahaha! I never thought I'd meet the guy with the highest bounty here."