Seeing Princess Otohime's expectant look, Tenki said calmly, "Princess Otohime, don't misunderstand. I announced before that Fishman Island is my territory for conquering pirate crews starting today. As for my protection, Uchiha Tenki, it's just a side effect. Don't forget, we are pirates. We won't do anything good. You will have to pay the price on my territory!"
Tianqi is no savior. He never intended to protect Fishman Island for nothing. He only did all this to spread his fame by conquering pirate crews. As for saving the mermaids, it was just because he couldn't stand it.
Hearing this, Queen Otohime was not saddened but smiled. This was an important step towards peaceful coexistence between humans and fish-men. Paying a little money was not important at all, and the Dragon Palace had no shortage of money.
"Of course! What do you want? A lot of Berries or treasure? We'll give you anything as long as you can protect Fishman Island!"
"All you need to do is help us build a large ship and provide us with some food on board!" Tian Qi said calmly. He didn't value material possessions like Pele and treasure that much. Moreover, he could obtain money through various means whenever he needed it, so money meant nothing to him.
"Huh? A ship and food?" Faced with Tianqi's conditions, Yiji was also surprised. It wasn't that these were difficult to arrange, but rather that they were too simple. In her eyes, pirates all liked Berries and treasures, so why did this person seem to regard money as dirt?
"What, is it that difficult?" Tianqi frowned slightly as he looked at Yiji's expression.
"No, no, no, that's not difficult at all. If possible, I would like you to visit the Dragon Palace. I believe our King Neptune will be very happy to hear that you wish to protect Fishman Island!" Princess Otohime thought of something and warmly invited Tianqi and the others.
Although she has been advocating for peaceful coexistence between fish-men and humans, King Neptune does not support her. Because she is the queen, he has always turned a blind eye. Now that the Conqueror Pirates are willing to coexist with the fish-men, Otohime hopes that Neptune can see the current situation and that everything is moving in the direction of her ideals. She wants to prove that she has not done anything wrong.
"Gurgle..."
Tianqi wanted to refuse Otohime's invitation, but at that moment, the three Hancock sisters' stomachs suddenly growled. Even Shanks and Beckman's stomachs protested. Tianqi could go a long time without eating, but Shanks and his group couldn't. After diving 10,000 meters into the deep sea and wasting time, they hadn't eaten for almost a day, so it was normal for their stomachs to protest.
Hearing Shanks and the others' stomachs rumbling one after another, Tian Qi suddenly felt a little embarrassed. It made it seem like they were so poor they couldn't even afford to eat, which was really shameful.
Shanks and the others realized they had embarrassed themselves, and they immediately looked embarrassed.
"Since the princess is so kind to invite us, then we won't stand on ceremony!" Tianqi rolled his eyes at Shanks and the others before agreeing.
"Then please follow me, everyone!" Upon hearing that the Tianqi people had agreed, Yi Ji smiled and immediately prepared to lead them to the Dragon Palace.
"etc!"
When Tianqi said "wait," everyone looked at him with puzzled expressions, including Shanks and his crew, wondering what their captain was up to.
Tian Qi didn't explain anything. He slowly opened his white eye and kept observing the ground. Suddenly, he found what he needed and immediately walked over and bent down.
"Super strength!" Tian Qi plunged one hand into the ground and lifted a ten-meter-long boulder with a single hand.
"What incredible strength!" Shen Ping and the others watched as the ten-meter-long boulder was lifted, and at that moment they no longer doubted Tian Qi's strength.
Tianqi placed the boulder on the shore and carved the words "Conquer the Pirate Crew" on it. He then carved his own pirate crew's symbol on it, which proved that this territory belonged to the Conquer the Pirate Crew. After doing all this, Tianqi suddenly turned his head to one side.
"You've been watching for so long, why don't you want to come out?" Tian Qi said expressionlessly. Activating his Byakugan's long-range vision, he discovered that there was a group of people hiding not far away, and one of them possessed extremely strong power.
When Shanks and the others heard Tianqi's words, they looked in that direction, but they found nothing.
"Hahaha... You're really something! You managed to hide so well and still got caught. Young man, you're really impressive!"
The white-bearded man laughed heartily and led his crew out, his eyes filled with admiration for Tianqi.
Shanks and the others were somewhat surprised to see that there were indeed people there. When they saw who it was, Shanks and Beckman also showed solemn expressions, because the person who came was none other than the legendary pirate crew of the Whitebeard Pirates, and the captain, Whitebeard himself, had come.
"Who goes there!" The merman soldiers saw someone suddenly appear and immediately raised their weapons in a defensive stance.
Tianqi recognized the newcomer as Edward Newgate, the white-bearded tyrant who commanded respect across the seas. The fact that this guy had appeared on Fishman Island at this time was getting more and more interesting.
Tian Qi slowly stepped forward, his eyes fixed on Whitebeard. There was no doubt that Whitebeard was at his peak at this time, and his strength surpassed that of Marine Admiral Sengoku the Buddha. He was the strongest person Tian Qi had seen since arriving in this world.
Whitebeard stared intently at Tianqi, both of them looking at each other seriously without saying a word.
The clash of the two powerful figures left everyone present speechless. Even the unaware fish-man island soldiers realized something was amiss and gripped their weapons tightly, staring at the two men before them.
"Whitebeard, Edward Newgate!"
"Uchiha Tenchi!"
Tianqi and Whitebeard called out each other's names, their eyes narrowing as they looked at each other.
Shanks watched the two clashing, his mouth forming an "O" shape. He knew that Whitebeard was a strongman on par with the former Captain Roger, while his own captain was a rising star. Shanks was looking forward to their battle. He really wanted to know how his current captain compared to the long-established Whitebeard.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, the two exerted their strength simultaneously, pushing off with both feet and instantly arriving in front of each other. They immediately exchanged punches, and the impact of the collision between the two powerful men's fists caused everyone to take a slight step back.
This young man is indeed extraordinary; he was able to block my punch with 70% of its power. He's truly remarkable. Whitebeard secretly admired him.
Whitebeard Newgate is indeed no ordinary man. Although this was not his full strength, the power of this punch alone shows that his strength is definitely above Sengoku's. Through this punch, we can roughly guess how strong Whitebeard is.
"I just declared this my territory, and you, Whitebeard, dare to cause trouble here? Do you really think I can't take you down?" Tianqi said coldly.
"Young man, don't look at me like that. I just wanted to test your strength. As for causing trouble, I don't think I'm here to cause any, am I?" Whitebeard smiled, not admitting that he was there to cause trouble.
"Does that matter now? Since you dared to attack me, wouldn't you look down on me if I didn't offer something?" Instantly, a large amount of steam rose from Tianqi's body, and his chakra instantly reached its boiling point.
"Boiling Release - Unparalleled Strength!" Tian Qi instantly unleashed his power and punched Whitebeard. The legendary pirate Whitebeard crossed his arms in front of him to block, but was still knocked back dozens of meters before stopping.
"Dad!!!" Marco and the others were immediately tense when they saw their captain being knocked back so far.
"I'm fine!" Whitebeard raised his hand to stop Marco and the others from getting closer. He looked at Tian Qi with slight surprise. He had just used almost 90% of his strength to resist him, but he was still knocked back more than 10 meters. This young man's strength was simply too domineering.
"You're really something. I never expected that someone like you would appear in the vast ocean. Your future is promising. But as I said, I'm not here to cause trouble. I just heard that you were having a banquet, so I came. Hahaha, you don't mind if I join in, do you?" The white-bearded man laughed and called a halt to the fight. Now that he knew Tian Qi's strength, he didn't want to continue fighting.
Although he hadn't yet used the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power, he could tell that this young man hadn't used his trump card either. They weren't enemies, so there was no need for him to fight so desperately.
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