One Piece: At the start, defeat Momonosuke and take Yamato to sea.

Chapter 167 Joy Boy's Partner

Intimidated by Joy Boy's Conqueror's Haki, Im quickly and remotely obliterated Satan Saint, the useless 'culprit,' in front of a group of Marine Vice Admirals, leaving only a pile of rotten bones.

Meanwhile, Figarand Garin, the leader of the Knights of God, was immediately promoted to the new Five Elders.

Actually, if Satan Saint hadn't moved the robot Emmett to Egghead Island for research, and if Joy Boy hadn't interfered with everything,

Perhaps the five Elders, along with Admiral Kizaru, numerous Vice Admirals, and officers and soldiers from hundreds of naval warships, have already taken down the Straw Hat Pirates and the Giant Warrior Pirates.

Nika, the sun god, was wiped out on Egghead Island.

But it was precisely because of the Joy Boy Conqueror's Haki emanating from the robot Emmett that the Straw Hat crew was rescued.

Perhaps this is the protagonist's halo or destiny!

Of course, it is also possible that Joy Boy had foreseen this day and left an important contingency plan for the robot Emmett.

But now, Luo Ji gladly accepts Joey Boy's backup plan.

Without the heartbeat of Nika's liberating drum, the robot Emmett probably wouldn't have woken up prematurely.

Luo Ji was determined to have the Conqueror's Haki knot on its body.

If, like the Observation Haki within the Divination Orb, Joy Boy's strongest Conqueror's Haki could grant Luo Ji unexpected growth, then this bond could allow him to achieve such remarkable progress.

Luo Ji will definitely be very grateful to this 'great person'.

Even without direct help, witnessing Joy Boy's strongest Conqueror's Haki would allow Luo Ji to learn and comprehend a higher level of Conqueror's Haki.

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"Is that robot Joy Boy's partner?"

Everyone gasped in surprise. This was an antique robot that had existed for eight or nine hundred years and was full of legendary stories.

"What kind of backup plan is this that allows them to be unafraid of the Five Elders and Im!"

Bonnie and Aramu quickly pressed for details, everyone eager to know what it was.

"Hehe, I'll tell you after I get my hands on the robot."

Luo Ji's poor execution immediately drew a barrage of complaints and criticisms.

But everyone was clearly much more relaxed.

After all, the immense pressure from the Five Elders and Im was constantly weighing on the minds of Aramaki, Ichisho, and Da Xiong, these middle-aged men who were "overthinking".

Now that Luo Ji has found a way to deal with the threat posed by the teleportation arrays of the Five Elders and Im, they are not so nervous anymore.

That kind of unreasonable teleportation ability is indeed too outrageous.

They could face the Five Elders and Im, those six old monsters, at any moment.

"Luo Ji, you even invited Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates this time?"

Yamato learned about the connection between Luo Ji, Ace, and some of the Whitebeard division commanders, and she was also eager to meet Whitebeard Newgate, the first captain whom Kozuki Oden had described in great detail.

"It would be good to have another Yonko pirate crew to share the pressure on the World Government, and the Whitebeard Pirates' power in the New World is indeed enormous."

Luo Ji chuckled softly, "The Whitebeard Pirates have more than forty powerful affiliated pirate crews, and the main crew has 16 divisions with more than 1600 people. The total number of people in the crew exceeds 50,000."

This is more than twice the size of the Beasts Pirates' 20,000 troops.

No wonder the Whitebeard Pirates are the leader of the Four Emperors.

The Whitebeard Pirates' strong sense of brotherhood made it easier for them to attract pirate crews from the New World to join them.

"Are these guys going to cooperate with the Whitebeard Pirates?!"

Crocodile, trapped in his cage, had a somewhat ashen face. After being constantly nagged by that bastard Hanafza, he had actually considered swallowing his pride and joining the Luo Ji World Group.

As a result, since Luo Ji's World Crew is now going to cooperate with the Whitebeard Pirates, he will definitely not join Luo Ji's ranks and fight alongside that old man Whitebeard.

One of his dreams was to personally take Whitebeard's head.

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"I heard that Whitebeard was very arrogant towards pirates from other factions, and he didn't even think much of Shanks."

When you see Whitebeard, Captain, you might get called a brat.

Shirley suddenly laughed and said that she had seen some images of Whitebeard in the Prophecy Orb.

"Would a legendary figure like Whitebeard really be willing to cooperate with us?"

The other crew members were also worried that the Whitebeard Pirates, with their superior numbers, wouldn't give the young Luo Ji World Crew any face.

After all, there is still a strong sense of tradition among the older generation in this pirate world.

"Now that Whitebeard is old and suffering from hidden injuries, he needs IV drips and oxygen every day, and he really needs the healing fruit ability of our little princess Mansherry."

Furthermore, they would need Vegapunk's medical skills to treat Whitebeard.

Now that we know the location of Egghead Island and have the upper hand, they still need our help.

So don't worry too much, and those guys in the Whitebeard Pirates are actually quite loyal."

Luo Ji calmed down the somewhat nervous crew members. It seemed that the Whitebeard Pirates, the leader of the Four Emperors, had indeed accumulated power for a long time and had even been demonized by the World Government and the Marine Headquarters.

Even powerful figures like Aramu and Issho were filled with apprehension towards Whitebeard, the "strongest man in the world."

Even a monster like Whitebeard couldn't escape the passing of age and the torment of hidden injuries; he was still just a mortal.

Those Five Elders and Im, who have lived for hundreds of years, are the real monsters.

Upon hearing that the white-bearded man was old, weak, sick, and disabled, Yixiao couldn't help but sigh at the fairness and fragility of time and life.

In fact, the Five Elders and those immortal monsters like Im are the real scourge of this world.

After all, some pirate overlords only spent a few decades from their rise to power to their death.

The longer one lives, the colder one's emotions become, and one will slowly lose humanity, turning into some cold-blooded so-called 'gods'.

They treat the destruction of islands and the killing of lives as a game that is dispensable.

"This time we're just cooperating with the Whitebeard Pirates to share the pressure from the World Government. There's no need to overthink it."

Luo Ji glanced at Yi Xiao, Huang Mu, and Crocodile, whose face had turned ashen.

Luo Ji only wanted to get the Dark-Dark Fruit from the Whitebeard Pirates; it wasn't a true, comprehensive alliance.

Whitebeard disdained to form an alliance with the other five emperors; this was the arrogance of a powerful ruler.

If Luo Ji really gets his hands on the Dark-Dark Fruit ahead of time, I wonder what Blackbeard Teach will do, and whether the Marineford War will still break out.

But Luo Ji was too lazy to consider these possibilities; he wouldn't let the story unfold as it was originally supposed to.

Whether Blackbeard rises to power is none of his business.

For Luo Ji, neither the Marineford War nor the Impel Down incident were the most important events for seizing benefits.

A Vegapunk and the Seraphim he created are more useful than the lawless pirate prisoners in Impel Down.

After all, Chitian is safer and more reassuring to use, and it completely obeys orders.

Of course, if given the chance, Luo Ji would still go to Impel Down to cause some trouble and annoy the World Government.

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