Chapter 851: Chapter 521: The Greatest Martial Arts Tournament in the World! (Part 2)
As the burly man with horn-shaped hair opened the door, he muffled, "Captain."
Sage said, "Go, bring Jean Bart over."
Blueno nodded, didn’t say a word, closed the door, and disappeared. Before long, he opened another square door, and a guy of similar stature came out, calling, "Captain."
"Mad Beast, huh? What’s the use of such a guy?" Smoker wondered.
Jean Bart, one of the New Stars of the Disaster Pirates, ranked alongside ’Beast’ Mute as the Gatekeeper’s Two-headed Dog, has a bounty of only 140 million. Although he’s a pirate with a bounty of over a hundred million, he doesn’t seem to have much use on this battlefield.
Or does he have something special about him?
"Jean Bart."
Sage said, "I’m not satisfied with this place. Remodel it, create an arena."
Jean Bart nodded, and once his feet stabilized on the ground, his entire body suddenly petrified, melding into the island’s surface.
Rumble...
The next moment, the ground began to tremble, and the surrounding land retracted toward the center, gradually piling up into a flat-topped mountain with steps, with various arenas on it.
"I remember that’s the ability of that Flamingo’s subordinate..."
Crocodile looked at the suddenly rising peak, muttering, "The trade with that guy Teach went quite smoothly, huh."
Sage laughed, "My subordinate, the helmsman Jean Bart, should be known by not a few; the new Ability User of the Stone-Stone Fruit, can merge and control any stone. Since the original island shattered, let’s create a new arena. After all, my plan is destined not to fail."
Last time, Lily captured Pika and Diamante; their abilities were taken for Teach to seize.
Sipher got the Float-Float Fruit, while the Stone-Stone Fruit went to Jean Bart.
As for how Doflamingo wants an explanation after he gets out of jail...
He’s already been defeated; the cooperation is void; what explanation does he need? What status does he have to demand an explanation?
"Lily!"
Sage called again; a streak of lightning suddenly darted up from afar, flickering beside Sage, with a microphone in her hand.
She handed it to Sage, "Connected to the ship."
Sage took the microphone, smiled at everyone, and said, "I never plan alone... Barrett seemed to forget; the original Plan was just to recruit soldiers through this venue, but since it got destroyed, I’ll go with Plan B."
The Martial Arts Tournament certainly needs an arena. If there’s no arena, he’ll create one.
The Plan B was to prepare for uncontrollable forces, like ocean currents destroying the island or a volcanic eruption causing a hole; Jean Bart’s ability could patch it up.
Though it’s not to that extent now, Jean Bart can still be used.
"Lily, my luck isn’t that bad now; it’s much better than I imagined," Sage chuckled.
Lily scanned the people around, pursed her beautiful lips, and didn’t speak.
Good luck...
So many people serving you, what’s good about it?
She had heard from Lucci before, thinking only a couple would show up, but it turned out so many strong individuals of the seas surfaced, even the seemingly weakest Smoker is a Logia-type.
Even the Pirate Emperor couldn’t handle such a scene.
But fortunately, Sage wasn’t alone.
Lily looked toward the Disaster Fleet, seeing a massive shadow already climbing from the ship to the shore, forming a Shadow Barrier in a corner, seething open.
The roar of Weevil, constantly expanding with a giant shockwave, could be heard over here.
The Disaster Three-Phase Seven-Star, the entire fleet, all the officers, had all arrived here!
"Let’s begin!"
Sage raised the microphone to his mouth, shouting grimly, "Pirates! I’ll give you a chance. Want to prove your valor? Challenge your limits?! Those eager for fame, now is the best opportunity here!"
"I, the [Four Emperors] of the seas, Disaster! Norton Sage am officially launching the Martial Arts Tournament, whether or not you’re willing to join me, come over! Reach here, challenge the strong, win your place, and thus gain fame! As long as you win a place, no matter who you are, I won’t hesitate to reward you!"
"Those willing to join me, I’ll treat you as members of the Death Star crew! If you perform well, you can even choose among the officer positions under me! If you’re capable! You can even take the Three-Phase positions!"
"Under the Navy’s siege, reach here; that’s your ticket. Only those who overcome numerous obstacles and reach the peak have the right to join this grand event!"
"Join the ’World Recruitment,’ join this Martial Arts Tournament!"
Sage grinned wildly, "Then, I announce, the world’s number one Martial Arts Tournament! Now officially starts!!"
Bam!
As he crushed the microphone, he also turned into a blur, rushing directly at the just-standing Barrett. As he kicked him flying far away, he flashed in front of Fujitora.
"Gravity Blade!"
Gravity coiled around Fujitora’s sword as he slashed at the onrushing Sage.
Clang!
Sage’s leg, kicked open, collided with the blade, producing a crisp sound.
"This kind of gravity isn’t enough! Hohohoho!"
Sage was only slightly stalled, then his leg broke free, kicking Fujitora away along with the sword.
Gravity...
This level of gravity wasn’t significant for Sage, as it wasn’t based on one’s own body’s gravity multiplier but decided by this world’s gravity.
Sage’s form was already bearing weight and bulk; this level of gravity was hardly a concern.
After kicking away, he immediately spun into the sky. Before Smoker could instinctively turn into smoke, Sage grabbed his head with a Haki-filled hand and threw him out.
"Let’s change the venue, don’t ruin the arena I painstakingly set up!"
Sage kicked open, shooting forward, dropping numerous Haki Bullets towards the remaining people.
Swish!
Mihawk slashed open the Haki Bullets with a stroke, smirked, and followed up.
Boa Hancock leaned back slightly to dodge a Haki Bullet beautifully, then elegantly swung her jade-white leg to explosively kick the Haki Bullet reaching her waist, performing a backflip, and jumped high to follow up too.
Crocodile and Sabo transformed, one into sand, the other into fire, both dodging the Haki Bullets, sand flying, and fire raging, both catching up.
Lucci took a deep breath, instantly transforming into a leopard Human-Beast Form, charging straight up, blasting an incoming Haki Bullet with a punch, and flickering into a blur, rushing forward.
Barett, who was kicked flying, finally stopped on a flat area close to the Navy Fleet on the left side of the island after crashing into a depression. He roared like a tiger, and his right arm morphed with the land, forming a rocky arm, brimming with Haki, smashing towards the figure in the high sky.
"Told you before, wide-range Haki is useless! Rock Mountain Double Slash Wave!"
Sage’s hand chop cleaved down, striking directly on the stone arm’s punch face. The concentrated Haki broke through the Haki covering it, slashing at the stone’s secret hole, instantly cleaving it in half and shattering it apart.
The shattered rubble fell like rain, obscuring Sage’s vision.
Within the rubble, mist suddenly spread, accompanied by a suffocating dense smoke, covering Sage’s surroundings.
"Fire Dharma!"
Within the smoke, flames inexplicably ignited, burning directly amidst the figure in the smoke.
The fusion of smoke and fire brought not only high-temperature burning but intensified the suffocating sensation.
Whoosh!
But then, a gust of strong wind swept open, scattering all the surrounding smoke and fire.
"Nice smoke and fire!"
Sage smiled at Sabo, who had his hands spread out, his figure blinking, appearing instantly before him, delivering a sword-like kick to his chest, launching Sabo heavily against the rising stones behind.
The stone was shattered, Sabo also spreading rapidly as flames, gathering his form in the fire again, clutching his abdomen with a solemn face.
"Oh? You’re stronger than Ace, haven’t slackened on the Haki skills."
Sage smiled, looking at the people surrounding him voluntarily, revealing a fierce intention:
"Nice tension, hope you all can have fun with me, so... let’s start the World’s Greatest Martial Arts Tournament of mine!"
