Chapter 808 Burning
New World Cake Island
"Mom! Whitebeard died in the Marine Headquarters. The Whitebeard Pirates are no longer as powerful as before. Should we take this opportunity to annex some of Whitebeard's forces?"
"Mmmmmm! Perospero! Have you seen the new bounty on that kid Vic? This bounty is almost catching up with us, especially the red-haired guy. He is almost catching up with him. What does the World Government mean by this? Katakuri! Tell me what you think?"
"On the surface, it seems that they hope that Wick will inherit the position of the Four Emperors left vacant after Whitebeard's death, but this requires Wick to take the initiative to fight for it, or even snatch those territories from the remaining Whitebeard Pirates. The deeper meaning is that the World Government seems to still be targeting Wick, which should be related to the incident that year!"
"Mmmm! Very good, Katakuri! You have a clear head. We can't go and seize the territory left behind by Whitebeard at this time. That kid Vic helped Whitebeard during the Battle of Marineford, and it won't be easy for him to turn around and seize the territory left behind by Whitebeard. That would be embarrassing!
But if we go and rob it, then that kid will have an excuse to take it back, which will allow his power to grow extremely fast, and he will truly replace Whitebeard as the new Four Emperors. This is not what I want to see, there is a deep hatred between us!"
"Mom! I think you should stop going against Vic in the future. We can't stop a man like him. He is destined to rise and even become the Pirate King of this era!"
"Katakuri! Don't jump to conclusions. I'm not alone. When necessary, I will find someone to form an alliance with. I don't believe that Vic can fight two people alone. As long as I find the right time, that kid will be destroyed! Humph!"
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New World Wano Country Onigashima
"After lying dormant for so long, are you finally going to show your fangs? Today is such a good day! Guys, serve me some wine. I must get drunk today!"
"Boss Kaido! Are you really not going to take Yamato back? He is your own son!"
"Jack! Why are you talking so much nonsense? If Kaido could beat Thundergod Wake, wouldn't Yamato have taken it back long ago? Do you still need to persuade him?
You have no sense at all. Don't say such things that hurt the boss anymore. Didn't you see that the boss wants to drink again? He must be thinking about that sad thing. You really deserve to die! Jack! Be careful, Kaido will get drunk and beat you to death!"
"I..."
"idiot!"
"Idiot Jin! Who are you calling an idiot? Why are you scolding yourself? You have never been beaten by that kid, but he was really ruthless. He almost killed me when we were teenagers. If you had gone there, you would have stayed there. You didn't even thank me for helping you out. You are really heartless!"
"shameless!"
"Hey! I said..."
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New World Sea Area
"Although Teach suffered a loss at your hands this time, he is still in no less danger! Will you replace Whitebeard and become the new Four Emperors?"
On the Dreyfuss, Shanks was holding Wick's bounty order and muttering to himself. When he went to the headquarters of the Navy, he happened to see the Blackbeard Pirates fleeing in a panic. Later he learned that it was Wick who beat them like that. Wick was very strong and Shanks had to admire him.
But Blackbeard's mind is too deep, and his scheming is unmatched. Every step he takes is planned, and every step has his purpose. He doesn't know the intention of many of his actions, but that doesn't stop him from being wary of Blackbeard. Ever since Blackbeard defected from the Whitebeard Pirates, he has been paying attention to Blackbeard's movements!
"I feel like you have a better chance of Blackbeard becoming the new Four Emperors?"
Although Shanks whispered, Beckman, who was smoking not far away, still heard it. He didn't know why Shanks had such great confidence in Blackbeard? Was it just because of the three scars on his left eye?
To be honest, Beckman didn't quite believe it. Of course, he didn't know Blackbeard very well, but he was relatively familiar with Vic's strength. His abnormal growth rate was even better than that of the extremely talented Shanks. Would such a person really lose to Blackbeard?
“You don’t understand the darkness in Teach’s heart, but I can see a little bit of it. Even just a little bit is terrifying. But this man is the one I can’t let go of!
And Vic doesn't care about titles, fame, or wealth. Otherwise, with his strength, his reputation would have spread all over the world, and I wouldn't have to worry so much. I also don't understand some of Vic's actions, but he has no darkness in his heart, and that's enough to trust him! Find some time to talk to Vic!"
Shanks let go of the two wanted posters in his hand and they flew away with the wind. As the wanted posters flew away, some of the contents on the wanted posters could be seen from the pirate ship. One was from Wick, and the other was invisible before. It showed Blackbeard's big face, with a big mouth and big teeth bared, and a gloomy smile on his face...
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"Ace! Unleash your highest-temperature flame for me to see."
A few days later, Vic and Ace had crossed Fish-Man Island and entered the New World without staying on the somewhat chaotic Fish-Man Island.
Coating, sailing, steering, cooking, and doing odd jobs were all done by Ace as he subdued a group of pirates who wanted to go to the New World.
Anyway, they don't have to worry about anything. Those bruised and battered pirates don't dare to do anything. After knowing the identities of Vic and Ace, they try to please them in every way. It is also their first time to the New World. Knowing how dangerous the New World is, they want to find a big force to join.
Before they even left, they met Ace the Fire Fist and Wake the Thunder God. How could they not hold on to such great people? However, the two ignored them and sent them away after arriving in the new world. They let them cry until the sky was dark and they did not turn back. They drove the warship to Titan Island.
"Yes! Mr. Vick!"
Ace knew that Vic was going to start guiding him in his practice, so he agreed and stretched out his hand. A red flame emerged from his palm and burned quietly there.
As Ace's expression became serious, the red flame slowly turned into orange, and the temperature around it also rose a lot, but the two of them seemed not to notice and continued to stare at the changing color of the flame.
"It's almost three thousand degrees, keep going!"
Vic knew that this was not Ace's limit. A flame of only 3,000 degrees could be defended against by ordinary domineering aura, which was the level of those people who could set fires in the New World, and was far from meeting Vic's requirements.
What Vic needs Ace to master is the kind of fire that can burn through domineering. The relationship between domineering and ability is mutual. No one can absolutely restrain anyone, and no one can definitely stop anyone. In the end, it depends on which is stronger, ability or domineering!
Even if the ability is strong enough, domineering defense is still useless. The best example is Law and Vergo. After Law's heart recovered, he used his ability and cut Vergo, who was covered in armed color, in half with one knife.
Ace didn't say anything. The flame in his palm jumped and its color changed from orange to yellow. The temperature around him rose a little bit, and the newspaper on the small table next to him spontaneously combusted. Vic used his armed color to release it, and the self-igniting newspaper was extinguished instantly.
"Not bad! It's almost 4,000 degrees. Can we continue?"
The temperature of four thousand degrees is already very high. Prometheus' temperature is only this high. Ordinary Haki cannot defend against it. Ordinary vice admirals of the Navy Headquarters cannot withstand this flame. Ace can directly scatter his ashes.
Ace in the original work was probably at this level before his death. Even though the temperature was higher than that of magma, his domineering power was far inferior, and he still died at the hands of Akainu in the end.
In fact, a high temperature of four thousand degrees is absolutely a disaster for living things. They will sizzle from a long distance away. No race can withstand it. Even though the people in the pirate world are stronger, mortals are still mortals, and carbon-based creatures cannot withstand flames and high temperatures!
That is to say, there is a magical power like domineering power that can resist it, otherwise such a flame would have been invincible in the world!
This is also the reason why in the original work, Ace began to focus on diversifying his abilities after developing the Flame-Flame Fruit to this point. Most people could not withstand the flames, and further development would take up too much time and energy, so Ace changed his route, and thus failed in both the domineering ability and the move style!