Rocks laughed heartily and had Sunbell hoist the long-prepared flag of the Rocks Pirates.
He also had Ignis and Shiki find a nearby island for Barbel and Kyo to have their big fight.
Faced with Rocks's decision, Ignis and Shiki could only comply.
They quickly found a small, deserted area to serve as the arena for these two brutes.
"Newgate, that bounty of yours is indeed a bit low. We need at least to surpass Charlotte Linlin's 500 million Berries, or people will laugh at us."
"Our Rocks Pirates are going to become the world's strongest pirate crew!"
Ignis floated in the air, watching the intense battle between Barbel and Kyo, while still needling the somewhat 'buddhist' Newgate.
"This time, when we go to seize Murakumogiri, I'll let you witness my full power!"
Newgate touched the short white mustache above his lip, a new sharpness in his eyes.
He didn't think he was weaker than Silver Axe or Golden Lion, and certainly not worse than that woman Charlotte Linlin!
He was above everyone except Rocks!
Even Ignis couldn't change that.
"I'll be waiting then!"
Ignis's lips curled slightly, and he continued to watch the battlefield.
He had to admit, Barbel really took Ignis's words to heart. In just a few days, he had learned to swing the meteor anchor quite proficiently.
The catfish fish-man Barbel's strength was several times more horrific than Silver Axe Kyo, who also excelled in power.
Unable to gain an advantage in his area of expertise, and with the battle dragging on, Kyo could only reluctantly surpass Barbel by a few moves using his rich battle experience and techniques.
But neither had enough strength to defeat the other!
They fought fiercely for three whole days and nights before Rocks finally called a stop to the boring fight!
The Rocks Pirates set sail again, heading straight for a warring nation in the New World called the Land of Ying.
The great general of this warring nation possessed the national treasure of the Land of Ying, the Supreme Grade Blade, Murakumogiri.
This time, the Rocks Pirates were going to seize Murakumogiri, essentially stealing their national treasure, taking the weapon from the great general himself!
This was no less than declaring war on the entire Land of Ying.
The big news about the Rocks Pirates spread rapidly across the world's seas.
Rocks, the world's worst pirate, had finally formed his own pirate crew, and of the six members, five had bounties exceeding 100 million Berries.
The crew's total bounty had already surpassed 5 billion Berries, a figure exceeding all other New World pirate crews.
The great pirate crews of the New World all felt a sense of impending pressure.
Even though Rocks's individual bounty made up the majority of that total, who would dare provoke this 'rookie' pirate crew, capable of killing a Marine Admiral?
It seemed the Rocks Pirates had peaked the moment they debuted!
In the seas of Elbaf, Harald recognized Rocks, the human monster he had encountered at the Holy Land Mary Geoise, from the newspaper.
"This guy has recruited quite a few pirate scoundrels."
Harald was currently actively seeking a path of peace to integrate into the world, and he had no interest in these pirate scoundrels.
Unfortunately, his last trip to the Holy Land Mary Geoise had not yielded a good result.
The World Government was unwilling to accept Elbaf at all, which gave him a severe headache.
.....
On the island of Elysium in the New World, Wang Zhi, who called himself the 'Pirate Prophet', looked at the sudden rise of the Rocks Pirates with endless caution on his face.
He was the Pirate Prophet, and Rocks was the world's worst pirate. It seemed a confrontation between them was inevitable.
He wondered if Rocks was really as strong as the newspaper said, capable of Killing a Marine Admiral!
...
On a sea current route in the New World, the famous smuggler pirate Ganzui, wearing golden armor, looked at the news about the Rocks Pirates.
"Ahahaha! Looks like another bunch of lawless monsters has arrived in the New World!"
"As long as they don't interfere with my business!"
Ganzui picked his nose and flicked the contents into the sea. Instantly, a huge wave erupted on the ocean surface.
The smuggler pirate Ganzui was the user of the Paramecia-type Bomb-Bomb Fruit.
In a laboratory in the New World, the 20-year-old blonde researcher, Buckingham Stussy, due to insufficient research and ability, had caused multiple experiment failures, earning rebukes from the project head and financial backer.
The financial backer had even set his sights on Stussy's beauty, his lust rising, making several advances.
Stussy, in a fit of anger, killed the project head and financial backer, stole all the experimental equipment and funding, and officially set sail as a 'scientific bandit'.
At the headquarters of the West Blue Mafia, the Mafia boss Marlon had recently completed the Preliminary unification of the West Blue underworld, a brilliant period of his thriving career.
But seeing Rocks's exaggerated bounty, he knew that as the West Blue Mafia boss, he was still far from the world's worst pirate.
Once he completely unified and integrated the West Blue underworld, he would advance to the New World, where there was more room for development.
The position of a Mafia boss was not enough to satisfy Marlon's ambition!
On a smoking island in the New World, Charlotte Linlin and the Gourmet Knight Streusen had just plundered another town, each carrying a large bag of treasure.
"World's worst pirate? This guy's bounty is so much higher than mine. I can't even compare to his change."
Charlotte Linlin looked at Rocks's wanted poster and suddenly felt like going to take down this bastard.
"Linlin! Guys like that are too big for us to mess with. Let's just keep making money and looking for Mother."
Streusen wouldn't dare take Linlin to find a monster like Rocks, whom even the World Government couldn't handle.
He just wanted to use Charlotte Linlin's strength to make money for himself.
The girl now completely listened to him.
"Yes, finding Mother Carmel is still the most important thing!"
Charlotte Linlin's thoughts came and went quickly. For now, her top priority remained finding Mother Carmel.
Seeing how easily he could mislead this monster girl, Streusen revealed a sinister smile.
'Still looking for Mother Carmel?'
'You already ate that monster!'
'But, had the cunning old nun and human trafficker Carmel really been eaten by Linlin like that?'
Streusen still couldn't figure out how Linlin had inherited Mother Carmel's Soul-Soul Fruit ability.
...
In other seas of the New World,
pirate captains like Gill Bastar, Polo Gram, and Captain John were all looking at the news and information about the Rocks Pirates.
The monster Rocks was indeed putting immense pressure on all pirate crews.
After all, most of them didn't dare to engage a Marine Admiral.
And Rocks had forcibly killed a Marine Admiral in the heavily guarded Holy Land Mary Geoise.
How could that not instill caution and fear!
They could only hope not to encounter the monster that was the Rocks Pirates at sea.
...
Several more weeks passed.
Amidst the unpredictable, dreadful weather of the New World, the Rocks Pirates rarely flew, instead sailing on the sea surface.
During this voyage, they learned various methods to cope with the weather.