Upon seeing Yang Tao, Jinbe's azure face slightly changed, and he said in a deep voice, "It's actually you, Yang Tao..."
"What? Are you surprised?"
A person's name is like a tree's shadow; a 10 billion bounty, while not a combat power index, means that someone with such a high bounty must have at least the strength of a Four Emperors.
After all, if the strength is too low, it's impossible to even last until the bounty is issued.
"What is your purpose in coming to Fish-Man Island?"
Yang Tao walked step by step towards Jinbe. Although his height was only 1.8 meters, the pressure he exerted on Jinbe was no less than Whitebeard.
"Nothing much, just seeing that the Fish-Man brothers are having a hard time and wanting to help them out..."
"It's a bit difficult for me to make these Fish-Man brothers study hard, but if you ask me to make them reform Fish-Man Island, see if they are willing?"
"Reform!!"
"Reform!!"
The shouts of dozens, even hundreds, of Fish-Men made Jinbe's azure face even more unsightly.
A group of Fish-Men surrounded them.
They were no longer like the relay battle from before; it seemed as if, if Yang Tao gave the order, they would rush up and tear Jinbe to shreds.
"This is Whitebeard's territory..."
"When you're old, don't learn from others to fight and kill. Fish-Man Island will be the world of young Fish-Men in the future. Whitebeard is indeed good, but he's old and can't carry the burden anymore. Don't worry, I will have them bring gifts to visit the Whitebeard Pirates in the future."
Whitebeard incorporating Fish-Man Island into his sphere of influence prevented slave traders and pirates from being as reckless as before. The Fish-Men must remember these things in their hearts.
Jinbe: "..."
"You can only have a say if you defeat me."
Yang Tao sighed, shook his head, and waved his hand. Dozens of Fish-Men instantly swarmed forward.
All kinds of attacks instantly overwhelmed Jinbe.
"You should first pass my subordinates' test..."
Half an hour later.
No power-ups occurred, and even those Fish-Men who wanted to rush up and help Jinbe were all lying on the somewhat dirty streets of Fish-Man Street.
Three to five Fish-Men specializing in Armament Haki were responsible for restraining, three Fish-Men of the doctor profession were responsible for healing, and the rest were all damage dealers.
Perhaps Jinbe could instantly incapacitate Yang Tao's subordinates using his ultimate moves, but with the healers' treatment, they would be back to full health and charge at Jinbe again within a minute or two.
At this moment, Yang Tao stood in front of a tall Fish-Man, saying with an annoyed expression, "You're a good Fish-Man, why did you choose to be human?"
"I thought I would become a human as strong as you, Captain..."
This six-meter-tall Fish-Man scratched his head foolishly, and hearing this answer, Yang Tao was quite speechless:
"Good fellow, that's Armament Haki, right?"
However, Yang Tao did not blame him; he was the one who mainly took Jinbe's attacks just now.
As the saying goes, to be glorious in front of others, one must suffer behind the scenes. This guy's proficiency in Armament Haki and Iron Body is so high, he must have taken a lot of beatings usually.
At this time, two Fish-Men brought the heavily injured Jinbe before him.
One of his azure fangs had been knocked out, but this is the pirate world, and drinking milk can make it grow back. At most, it's considered a minor injury.
"Jinbe, do you submit?"
Although he was beaten down by dozens of people, Jinbe truly had nothing to say. Previously, when these guys were on Fish-Man Island or even in the Sun Pirates, they were just cannon fodder. It would have been impossible for dozens, let alone hundreds, of them to defeat him.
Seeing Jinbe remain silent, Yang Tao chuckled and said, "No one can stop the rise of the Fish-Men, not even the Fish-Men themselves!"
"Take him and all the Fish-Men who helped him just now, lock them up, and let them watch how the Fish-Men rise."
Looking at the remaining Fish-Men on the field, besides the dozens of his subordinates from the beginning, there were also some Fish-Men who joined later.
Seeing some guys with red health bar borders above their heads among the Fish-Men, Yang Tao waved his hand and called a subordinate over.
Pointing at those few conspicuous guys, he softly said, "Their minds haven't been straightened out yet; at least they still harbor ill will towards me..."
The Fish-Man subordinate's gaze sharply swept over the few Fish-Men Yang Tao pointed at, then he slowly nodded and said in a booming voice, "Captain, I understand. I will handle it."
Clap...
Gently patting him, Yang Tao said impatiently, "Still handling it? You're making us sound like the mafia..."
"You need to use your heart to influence them. Your Fish-Men's animosity towards humans didn't start yesterday or today; it's not that easy to change overnight. I don't care about other humans, but at least make them obey me first."
He took out a bundle of Character Creation Books from his backpack and handed them to him.
"Except for those few just now, have the other Fish-Men who joined later change their professions."
"Yes, Captain..."
"Don't laugh... Forget it, you go. I'm going to the Ryugu Palace, but before that, I'll go find some gifts to bring."
With the Fish-Men's appearance, they look like villains when they smile, and like murderers when they don't.
After giving his instructions, Yang Tao swam out of Fish-Man Island, passing through two layers of bubbles. A Sea King, nearly a thousand meters long and resembling a fat-headed fish, discovered him.
It opened its large mouth, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth, and with a 'Storm Suction' attack, it gave Yang Tao no time to react before swallowing him.
Wet... Dark... Soft...
"Again... Swallowed again?"
This Sea King had a health of 50,000, mostly due to its size advantage.
The Quantum Helmet's night vision mode activated, and everything around became clear.
"Seriously, it seems I really need to popularize Journey to the West."
Black cubes appeared on Yang Tao's body and began to expand at an exaggerated rate.
The cubes passed through the Sea King's body.
A nearly thousand-meter-long crab was 'stuck' inside the fat-headed fish's body.
Puff...
Sharp appendages pierced through the fat-headed fish's head.
Suffering such heavy injuries, the Sea King struggled violently and let out a shrill scream.
They possess long lifespans and high intelligence, with an IQ similar to humans. Sea Kings cannot be tamed, nor can humans communicate with them. Even mermaids and Fish-Men cannot communicate with them; only Shirahoshi, as 'Poseidon,' has the ability to control them.
Puff...
Another sharp appendage pinned the Sea King to the seabed.
"Take a deep breath, dizziness is normal, don't struggle, conserve your strength... The meat won't taste good if it falls apart."
The Sea King's health rapidly drained like water from an open sluice gate. In just a few tens of seconds, the Sea King completely died.
Yang Tao returned to his original form, took out the Yamato, cut off some meat from different parts of the fat-headed fish, and then converted all the remaining parts into energy points.
Energy Points +260,000
"Only this much?"
If he had known, such a large Sea King would be enough to feed tens of thousands of people until they vomited, but it was a pity he couldn't put it all into his backpack at once.
Transforming into a Sea King, he quickly swam around Fish-Man Island.
'Vander Decken IX, where are you...'
Just then, a several-meter-long meteor hammer flew past his body towards the upper layer of Fish-Man Island.
The hammerhead of the meteor hammer was covered in sharp spikes, and there was even a rose pattern on the handle.
This was Vander Decken IX's symbol of courtship.
Yang Tao's eyes lit up as he looked at the dark seabed in the distance.
"Found him!"
The Mark-Mark Fruit can automatically target, but the problem is that this attack is not instantaneous but has a trajectory.
Yang Tao simply couldn't understand why the three sons of Neptune, the King of Fish-Man Island, searched for ten years and still couldn't find Vander Decken IX.
But this was good too, otherwise he wouldn't even have a gift to bring.